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James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/10/police-raid-london-quaker-meeting-house-very-worrying" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/10/police-raid-london-quaker-meeting-house-very-worrying</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PoliceState</a>

WenThe metropolitan police have a remarkably partial view of the need for force and the people they use it against.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/10/police-raid-london-quaker-meeting-house-very-worrying" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/10/police-raid-london-quaker-meeting-house-very-worrying</a>“As many people who know their British history and their Quaker history have since remarked, when the government are after the Quakers, you know you’re in trouble.”<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UkPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UkPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MetPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MetPolice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/undueForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#undueForce</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Protest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Conspiracy</a>

Steve"As a Quaker, I hope the raid on our meeting house serves as a wake-up call, a catalyst for the conversations we need to have about the country we want to be. We are at a fork in the road. One way leads to greater intolerance of dissent, repression and ultimately authoritarianism. The other leads to a lively, tolerant and open democratic society. That, surely, is the path our country must take now..."Paul Parker is recording clerk of Quakers in Britain<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PeacefulProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeacefulProtest</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a><a href="https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/voices/paul-parker-the-government-must-now-commit-to-civil-society-s-right-to-dissent.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/voices/paul-parker-the-government-must-now-commit-to-civil-society-s-right-to-dissent.html</a>

Friends JournalIn the 1950s and ’60s, "This Little Light of Mine" was one of the many songs that helped drive the Civil Rights Movement. It continues to be popular among <a href="https://quakers.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a>, who feel aligned with the message that there is a light shining within every person.A new childrens' book illustrates the hymn's uplifting message of kindness and encouragement to those around us.<a href="https://www.friendsjournal.org/book/this-little-light-of-mine/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.friendsjournal.org/book/this-little-light-of-mine/</a>

Friends Journal"In a world as profoundly abundant as ours, it is a societal failure of monumental proportions that anyone go without safe and comfortable housing," Gabe Ehri writes in his introduction to our May issue. "Yet here we are."This month, we share the stories of <a href="https://quakers.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> who are not content to look away from the distressing reality of the unhoused, but rather follow Spirit’s leadings to care for our neighbors—and in so doing set out upon a generative cycle of kindness.<a href="https://www.friendsjournal.org/issue-category/2025/housing-and-homelessness/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.friendsjournal.org/issue-category/2025/housing-and-homelessness/</a>

Friends JournalGeorge Fox exhorted <a href="https://quakers.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> to “let your lives preach, let your light shine, that your works may be seen, that your Father may be glorified.” Pope Francis encouraged a similar enthusiasm; “to be able to speak of Christ,” he wrote, “by witness or by word, in such a way that others seek to love him, is the greatest desire of every missionary of souls.”<a href="https://quaker.org/2025/04/28/engaged-in-this-ministry/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://quaker.org/2025/04/28/engaged-in-this-ministry/</a>

Tim Stickland<a href="https://mastodon.ie/@EugeneMcParland" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@EugeneMcParland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Cadbury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cadbury</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> The original Cadbury brothers were Quakers. They'll be spinning in their graves.

Janet<a href="https://wandering.shop/@consumablejoy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@consumablejoy</a> Forgot to look for that book - here’s the website though. <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quakers</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/ProtestSewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtestSewing</a> <a href="https://www.quaker-tapestry.co.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.quaker-tapestry.co.uk/</a>

Friends Journal"Tackling climate change has so many facets that there’s something for everyone to do," says Stephen Loughin. "There are little things you can do in your home or meeting and bigger things that we can all work on together!"Stephen introduces us to some <a href="https://quakers.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> who have found ways to engage in climate activism and keep up their hope for the future.<a href="https://www.friendsjournal.org/addressing-the-long-emergency/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.friendsjournal.org/addressing-the-long-emergency/</a>

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈I believe these were the people the Quaker raid was over?Heartening to see Resistance ✊ <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/05/youth-demand-pro-palestinian-protest-blocks-traffic-in-london" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/05/youth-demand-pro-palestinian-protest-blocks-traffic-in-london</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePalestine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKPOL</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKpolitics</a>

PaulHutchinsonSpotted on BlueSky h/t @flofflach.bsky.social‬<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/WestminsterQuakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WestminsterQuakers</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/metpolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#metpolice</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/flofflach.bsky.social/post/3llvqiifrv22e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/flofflach.bsky.social/post/3llvqiifrv22e</a>

Cornovia PostcardsFriends' Meeting House, Come-To-Good, Cornwall, 1955 - Judges RP Postcard<a href="https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/friends-meeting-house-come-to-good-cornwall-1955-judges-rp-postcard-221627813.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/friends-meeting-house-come-to-good-cornwall-1955-judges-rp-postcard-221627813.htm</a><a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/ComeToGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ComeToGood</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Truro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Truro</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Postcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Postcards</a>

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Quakers from around the country descended on Scotland Yard to pour shame on them<a href="https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/people/lancaster-quakers-and-residents-hold-silent-protest-after-london-police-raid-5067583" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/people/lancaster-quakers-and-residents-hold-silent-protest-after-london-police-raid-5067583</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScotlandYard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScotlandYard</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKPOL</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKpolitics</a>

Su_G<a href="https://social.coop/@afewbugs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@afewbugs</a> Oh I wish I could be there: “<a href="https://aus.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> are organising a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MeetingForWorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeetingForWorship</a> outside <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NewScotlandYard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewScotlandYard</a>” I feel very strongly about the sanctity of honest religious places.

JuneSim63"The standard ministerial line is that any historic act of struggle was noble and necessary – but modern equivalents are the preserve of malcontents and malefactors who deserve a good truncheon or tasering.’ James Butler on protest.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MetPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MetPol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Protest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKPolitics</a><a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/march/as-the-met-bruised-in" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/march/as-the-met-bruised-in</a>

Quäker-Andacht in KrefeldKommenden Samstag, den 02.04.2025 um 17 Uhr, findet in der Königstraße 132 in 47798 <a href="https://krefeld.life/tags/Krefeld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Krefeld</a> die nächste <a href="https://krefeld.life/tags/Qu%C3%A4ker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quäker</a>-Andacht statt. Ab 16 Uhr besteht die Möglichkeit, sich mit der <a href="https://krefeld.life/tags/Bibel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bibel</a> zu beschäftigen, Glaubensfragen zu diskutieren und/oder einfach nur Tee zu trinken. Thema diesmal: der aktuellen Vorfall vom 27.3.2025, bei dem über 20 Polizisten, gewaltsam in das Versammlungshaus der Quäker in Westminster (London) gestürmt haben. <a href="https://quaker-kr.de/post/2025/04-05-polizei-im-meeting-house/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://quaker-kr.de/post/2025/04-05-polizei-im-meeting-house/</a> <a href="https://krefeld.life/tags/quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quakers</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/quakers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@quakers</a>

JulesIn response to the police raid on <a href="https://social.coop/tags/WestminsterMeetingHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WestminsterMeetingHouse</a>, <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> are organising a <a href="https://social.coop/tags/MeetingForWorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeetingForWorship</a> outside New Scotland Yard on Thursday. People of all faiths and none welcome.<a href="https://mailchi.mp/d312ad2f1001/quaker-faith-in-action-october-16511620?e=6ffe430c3f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mailchi.mp/d312ad2f1001/quaker-faith-in-action-october-16511620?e=6ffe430c3f</a><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Quaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quaker</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/NonViolent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NonViolent</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DirectAction</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#London</a>

Geriatric Gardener“Peace-loving Quakers under state attack”by Another Angry Voice on Substack “The [London Metropolitan] police raid on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Westminster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Westminster</a> Quaker Meeting House violated the principle of religious sanctuary and evoked the brutal state persecution of Quakerism in the past”<a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/anotherangryvoice/p/peace-loving-quakers-under-state?r=27oltk&utm_medium=ios" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://open.substack.com/pub/anotherangryvoice/p/peace-loving-quakers-under-state?r=27oltk&utm_medium=ios</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Press</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Britain</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Police</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Brutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brutality</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MetPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MetPolice</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Repression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Repression</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PoliticalPolicing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PoliticalPolicing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Peaceful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Peaceful</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Protest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Starmer</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cooper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cooper</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Labour</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ZionistLobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ZionistLobby</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Israel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Genocide</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Complicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Complicity</a>

JuneSim63"It’s kind of baffling but also affirming that the police believe a bunch of young people taking actions like this are worth the sort of resources they are devoting to these raids.”<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GazaProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GazaProtest</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gaza</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MetPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MetPol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#London</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a>Youth Demand says more protesters have signed up since Quaker house raid | UK news | The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/30/youth-demand-says-more-protesters-have-signed-up-since-quaker-house-raid?CMP=firstedition_email" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/30/youth-demand-says-more-protesters-have-signed-up-since-quaker-house-raid?CMP=firstedition_email</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> condemn arrests of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activists</a> at meeting houseMarch 30, 2025"The arrests of six female supporters of activist group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a> at a Quaker meeting house have been condemned by the faith group."Quakers in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Britain</a> said the arrests were the first at a meeting house and 'an aggressive violation'."The Metropolitan Police said six people were arrested on Thursday evening at the Westminster Meeting House on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicNuisance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicNuisance</a>."The force said it came amid concerns there were plans to 'shut down' London during April using tactics such as road blocks."Youth Demand said more than 30 officers were involved with making the arrests."Paul Parker, of Quakers in Britain, said he could not recall anyone being arrested at a Quaker meeting house in living memory."'The forceful removal of young people holding a protest group meeting clearly shows what happens when a society <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalisesProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalisesProtest</a>."'<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreedomOfSpeech</a>, assembly, and fair trials are an essential part of free public debate which underpins <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a>,' he said."Police said a further five arrests for the same offence were made on Friday - four at addresses in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#London</a> and one in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Exeter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Exeter</a>."Youth Demand, which is not affiliated with the Quakers, said the meeting was 'an opportunity to share plans for non-violent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilResistance</a> actions' due to take place in April."The group claimed a number of houses were also raided on Thursday and Friday as part of the operation."Quakers in Britain said: 'Quakers support the right to non-violent public protest, acting themselves from a deep moral imperative to stand up against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/injustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#injustice</a> and for our planet."'Many have taken non-violent direct action over the centuries from the abolition of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slavery</a> to women's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#suffrage</a> and prison reform.'"The Met said the force understood the importance of the right to protest but added that Youth Demand had stated an intention to 'shut down' London in April."'We have a responsibility to intervene to prevent activity that crosses the line from protest into serious disruption and other criminality,' a spokesman said."On Thursday, officers raided a Youth Demand planning meeting where those in attendance were plotting their April action."Six people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance."A further five arrests for the same offence were made on Friday, 28 March. Four of the arrests were at addresses in London and one in Exeter.'Policing priorities'"Out of the 11 people arrested, 10 have been released on bail and one will face no further action."Asked about the matter on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: 'I have made clear to the police this government's priorities for policing are reducing serious violence... and bringing back neighbourhood policing, those crimes in town centres like shoplifting.'"Youth Demand, which describes itself as a 'new youth resistance campaign fighting for an end to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#genocide</a>', began carrying out acts of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilDisobedience</a> last year."Its demands of the government include stopping all trade with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Israel</a> and raising money from 'the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SuperRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SuperRich</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fossilfuel</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/elite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elite</a>' to pay damages for the effects of fossil fuel burning."Read more: <a href="https://bbc.com/news/articles/cj3x5j6g30ro" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bbc.com/news/articles/cj3x5j6g30ro</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThoughtCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThoughtCrime</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalizingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalizingActivism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicNuisanceLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicNuisanceLaws</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Article20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Article20</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2023PublicOrderAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2023PublicOrderAct</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKResistance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectMotherEarth</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePalestine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraeliWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IsraeliWarCrimes</a>

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