{"id":49591,"date":"2022-11-10T23:11:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T23:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=49591"},"modified":"2022-11-18T14:41:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T14:41:29","slug":"investigation-into-the-young-activist-demanding-a-general-election-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/investigation-into-the-young-activist-demanding-a-general-election-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation into the young activist: demanding a general election now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesassembly.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The People&#8217;s Assembly Against Austerity<\/a> held a national demonstration on 5 November to advocate for an immediate general election.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"People&#039;s Assembly: A Picture of the Young Activist\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kl7WcLkDTLg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly 20,000 protesters from across the UK marched around Central London to support causes including <a href=\"https:\/\/juststopoil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Just Stop Oil<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/standuptoracism.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stand Up to Racism<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/rebellion.global\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Extinction Rebellion<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBy the end of the march, if you haven\u2019t lost your voice, you\u2019re doing something wrong.\u201d The crowd has begun the route towards Westminster and Downing Street. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/peoplesassembly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#peoplesassembly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pplsassembly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@pplsassembly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z9UhTftwjt\">pic.twitter.com\/Z9UhTftwjt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Voice Of London UK (@VoiceOfLondonUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoiceOfLondonUK\/status\/1588879532400218115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A significant amount of the protesters were young activists campaigning for a more sustainable future, many of which marched with either Just Stop Oil or Extinction Rebellion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robin, an organiser with <a href=\"https:\/\/fossilfreelondon.org\/\" title=\"https:\/\/fossilfreelondon.org\/\">Fossil Free London<\/a>, explained that the reason Just Stop Oil does &#8220;ridiculous actions&#8221; is because there is so little for activists to cling onto to make their point clear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/IMG_2491-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49639\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/IMG_2491-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?attachment_id=49639\" class=\"wp-image-49639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/IMG_2491-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/IMG_2491-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/IMG_2491-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/IMG_2491-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/IMG_2491-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Protesters hold signs supporting a range of progressive groups, including End Fuel Poverty, The People&#8217;s Assembly and Stop the War.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/IMG_2485-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49641\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/IMG_2485-2-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?attachment_id=49641\" class=\"wp-image-49641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/IMG_2485-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/IMG_2485-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/IMG_2485-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/IMG_2485-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/IMG_2485-2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Protesters assemble outside of Embankment Tube Station before the march begins. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Towards the end of the march, Just Stop Oil staged a series of roadblocks around Trafalgar Square. This action took place the day before the COP27 summit began in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other climate news: <\/strong><a style=\"font-weight: bold\" href=\"https:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/climate-countdown-what-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-cop27\/\">Climate Countdown: What you need to know ahead of COP27<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HUGE turnout to listen to speeches by representatives for Just Stop Oil, Stand Up to Racism, and Socialist Workers Party. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/peoplesassembly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#peoplesassembly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sMlkpeZaNn\">pic.twitter.com\/sMlkpeZaNn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Voice Of London UK (@VoiceOfLondonUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoiceOfLondonUK\/status\/1588871511129325571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch Voice of London&#8217;s coverage of the event above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Words: Cerah Handsaker | Subbing: Yana Trup<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The People&#8217;s Assembly Against Austerity held a national demonstration on 5 November to advocate for an immediate general election. 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