Protest

On 30th January myself and a few friends took part in a protest against Trump/Theresa May/the Muslim Ban. 

It was an event on Facebook organised by Stand Up to Racism - an movement with branches/groups all over the UK set up by people including Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbot. These protests happened all over the country with simultaneous events in York and London etc.

The event generated a lot of public interest, with over 1000 people attending and marching. 



Starting out meeting at Dortmund Square, our route took us along the Headrow, down Park Lane, along Boar Lane and up Briggate to Dortmund Square again. From here the march went onto the Town Hall where the whole protest group gathered to chant and listen to people speak about the relevant issues.

 *(film photos by Jessica Heap)

The above photos were taken on the march, the first 2 on Park Lane and Briggate during the march and the bottom 3 at the Town Hall where the group gathered.

The protest was a really interesting evening out and it was amazing to see people of all races/genders/ages/sexualities coming together to protest something that mattered to all of us.
Even though a protest technically isn't a celebratory event, the fact that everyone came together to peacefully protest a man preaching hateful things and the muslim ban (an act based on hate) is great to me and I wanted to celebrate this.

Place wise, my poster will be based on the Town Hall or one of the main roads we marched on the protest (Briggate or Park Lane). The Town Hall might be better as it was a place where most of the chanting took place and it would be easier to capture a moment as everyone was stationary.