Stop Killing Londoners road block
Marylebone Road, London. Fri 2 Dec 2017
The protesters get ready to cross the road opposite Marylebone Church
and then move onto the west-bound carriageway to repeat the protest
They hold hte banner so that the traffice stopped can read it, and
their message
but a man in a white van tries to drive through the protesters
and then throws water over them
The protesters rest against the bonnet of the van
while others dance to the disco music
This is one of the most polluted streets in London the poster says
- and tells them the protest will be short
a motorcyclist refused to stop and rides through the middle of the
dancers
and a taxi driver gets out and shouts at them
They tell him that pollution, mainly from traffic, is causing thousands
of early deaths each year
and that drivers like him are among those most affected - and shoul
dbe backing their campaign, not objecting
at the minor inconvenience it is causing him.
Government and the London Mayor are refusing to take effective action,
ignoring the need to stop the thousands
of early deaths each year. Only a mass campaign of direct action seems likely
to get action here to cut the traffic.
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