Solidarity with Yarl's Wood hunger strikers
Home Office, London. Wed 28 Feb 2018
People set up their banners ready for the protest
'I believe That we Will WIN!! In SOlidarity'
Women of Colour in the Global Women's Strike put up their banner
'Solidarity W/ Yarl's Wood Detainees'
A Queer Strike supporter with a poster 'UK government STOP detaining
& deporting lgbtq asylum seekers'
'No Borders No Nations Stop Deportations'
One of several phone calls from the hunger strikers inside Yarl's
Wood is relayed over a loudspeaker
and some of the demands made by the hunger striers are read to the
protest
'Free Yarl's Wood Women Now' , 'No Detention, No destitution poster
from the Black Women's Rape Action Project
'Immigrants make the world go round' is the message hanging from her
neck as a woman speaks
Movement for Justice with the message 'WOmen of Yarls Wood You are
powerful and strong fighters - Together We Will Win'
one of the large colourful posters that MfJ have taken on their protests
to Yarls Wood to be read by those imprisoned inside.
More of the MfJ posters, made large to be read by the women inside
when they hold them up at Yarl's Wood
'When We Figth We Can Wind - By Any Means Necessary - Shut Down Yarls
Wood'
'End Detention'
'#Hunger For Freedom' ' Close Down Yarl's Wood & All Detention
Centres'
Queer Strike banner at the back of the crowd 'Invest in Caring not
Killing - No to pink capitalism'
People in the crowd listen to the speakers. Many at the protest have
been held inside Yarl's Wood
All African Women's Group
Support African refugees in Israel!'
A man from Payday brings news about a similar hunger strike at at
US detention centre
'Detention is Abuse'
Everyone in Detention is Unfairly Treade' @Detained Voices are publishing
the views and demands of the hunger strikers
'Solidarity with the Yarls Wood Hunder Strike'
There are as many demands as there are detainees
The protesters fill the pavement on a long stretch outside the Home
Office
I am getting too cold and it is time to leave, as the protest continues
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