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People take part in a ‘wall of sound’ protest at the Tory policing Bill outside the Conservative conference in Manchester
[Neil Terry Photography / neilterryphotography.co.uk]
TRAVELLER activists led a “wall of sound” in protest at the Tory policing Bill outside the Conservative conference today.
The Police, Crime, Courts & Sentencing Bill threatens to place new criminal restrictions on protests and public assembly.
It has faced particular resistance from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, as members could be criminalised by the Bill’s provision to outlaw “residing on land without consent in a vehicle.”
On May 16 1944, Romani families in Auschwitz-Birkenau armed themselves with stones, tools, and sheer collective will, forcing the SS to retreat – leaving a legacy of defiance that speaks directly to the fascisms of today, says VICTORIA HOLMES
From terrifying the children of immigrants to pepper-spraying frogs, the US under Trump is rapidly descending into mayhem, writes Linda Pentz Gunter