Archive for 2021
Christmas in Cardigan Bay
Christmas around Tywyn, Aberdovey, Abergynolwyn, Happy Valley, Dolgoch Falls and Bryneglwys Slate Quarry,
Gwynedd, Wales.
© Jess Hurd
Positive Money Bank of England
Positive Money protestors wearing masks of Rishi Sunak, Governor of the Bank of England and Andrew Bailey, Governor of The Bank of England, outside the Bank of England as the bank releases its Financial Stability Report, protesting against policymakers’ failure to reign in the City of London’s funding of fossil fuels, City of London.
Shot on commission for Positive Money
Save London’s Transport
Save London’s Transport protest outside Parliament, Transport workers in London are facing an attack on their pensions, pay freezes and threats to services and jobs, imposed as part of the government’s conditions for bailout out Transport for London. Old Palace Yard, Westminster, London.
© Jess Hurd
People’s Covid Inquiry report
Keep Our NHS Public launch the People’s Covid Inquiry report with chair Mike Mansfield QC, One Great George Street, Westminster, London.
©Jess Hurd
Black Friday – Make Amazon Pay
Make amazon Pay Coalition Black Friday day of action, campaigning to limit the global monopoly power of Amazon, win trade union recognition and good terms and conditions of employment for Amazon workers. The campaign is convened by UNI Global Union and supported by GMB, Unite and the TUC. Amazon HQ, Liverpool Street.
© Jess Hurd
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No More Deaths
No More Deaths after 27 refugees drown making the Channel crossing to claim asylum, Sisters Uncut protest outside the Home Office, Westminster.
© Jess Hurd
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Cannae afford a carbon footprint – COP26
Cannae afford a carbon footprint, working class graffiti during COP26, Glasgow.
© Jess Hurd
COP26 Global Day of Action for Climate Justice
Global Day of Action for Climate Justice marching through Glasgow during COP26.
© Jess Hurd
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Global Climate Strike
Global Climate Strike, school strike movement, Fridays for Future, marching through Glasgow during COP26.
© Jess Hurd
COP26 Minga Indigena Fire Ceremony
Traditional sacred Fire Ceremony of Minga Indigena at COP26 UN Climate Conference, Hidden Gardens, Tramway, Glasgow, Scotland.
© Jess Hurd
Police Kettle Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion block roads and are kettled by police during COP26 UN Climate Conference, Glasgow, Scotland.
© Jess Hurd
Jubilee Loch Ness Debt Monster COP26
Jubilee Debt Campaign Loch Ness Debt Monster is impounded by police under Section 20 Police, Fire and Reforms act 2012, in a dawn raid at COP26 UN Climate Summit, Govan Dry Dock, Glasgow, Scotland. Photo credit: © Jess Hurd
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Best photographs of the day – The Guardian.
Extinction Rebellion block the Clyde Arc COP26
Extinction Rebellion block the Clyde Arc outside COP26 UN Climate Conference, Glasgow, Scotland. © Jess Hurd
Rally Outside World Leaders’ Dinner
Rally outside the COP26 world leader’s dinner at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scotland.
© Jess Hurd
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COP26 Oxfam Heads of State
Oxfam heads of state COP26 Hot Air Band stunt with Boris Johnson, Exchange Square, Scotland.
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Glasgow Bin Strike COP26
Glasgow GMB bin collectors and street cleaners picket line during Cop26, Anderston Cleansing Depot, in a pay dispute, Scotland.
©Jess Hurd
Storm clouds gather over Glasgow on eve of COP26
Storm clouds gather over Glasgow on the eve of COP26, Glasgow, Scotland.
© Jess Hurd
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Scotland.
COP26 Halloween Lantern Procession
Shine a Light on the climate crisis, zombie walk and lantern procession to highlight the issues around climate change during COP26, Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve, Scotland.
© Jess Hurd
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Dale Farm Protest Police Bill
Dale Farm travellers and activists gather to mark 10 years since the eviction of the largest traveller site in Europe and to protest against the Tories’ police bill, calling for the release of Charlie Anderson, sent to prison for seven months for the “crime” of living on his own land at Hovefields, Wickford (pictures on Charlie’s flattened land).
Charlie was picked up by police a the airport going to his honeymoon and jailed for 7 months.
© Jess Hurd
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St Paul’s Welcomes Little Amal
St Paul’s Cathedral and children from London schools welcomes Little Amal, the refugee puppet.
© Jess Hurd
Dale Farm Eviction – 10 years
10 years ago today at 06.06 riot police aimed a taser at my head (pictured). They were storming the Dale Farm site to brutally evict travellers that owned their own land. Basildon. Essex
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For video coverage: Jason N. Parkinson
Covid-19 Day of Shame
Covid-19 Day of Shame protest by Global Justice Now, highlighting the Covid death toll and calling for the suspension of Covid-19 vaccine patents to the Foreign Office, Whitehall, London.
Shot on commission for Global Justice Now
© Jess Hurd
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Boris Johnson Conservative Conference
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Conservative Party Conference.
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Priti Patel Conservative Conference
Priti Patel speaking Conservative Party Conference.
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