Just Stop Oil protesters tape themselves to the street in Islington on the 22nd day of their campaign
Just Stop Oil activists glued themselves to a street in Islington today as they enter the 22nd day of their protest.
Around 20 protesters took to the streets of north London at 12 noon today, stopping traffic on Upper Street and Islington Green and demanding that the Government halt all new oil and gas licenses and permits.
Some backers glued themselves to the tarmac and others used lock-ons.
The action comes as the group continues to defend their widely controversial move to pour soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflower painting at the National Gallery in London on October 14.
Just Stop Oil activists set up a roadblock in Islington today as they enter the 22nd day of their protest
About 20 protesters took to the streets at 12 noon today, stopping traffic on Upper Street and Islington Green to demand an end to new oil and gas
The group wrote on Twitter today: “Just Stop Oil’s ‘Soup and Sunflower’ campaign sparked and continues to spark millions of conversations worldwide. Like it or hate it, it did what it was supposed to do: made you feel something.
Today, the group can be seen sitting in the middle of the street, blocking traffic and holding up their familiar orange banners.
Protester Pia Baas, 28, from London said: “I am taking action because it is my civic duty.
“I could no longer sit still and watch as the world was torn apart around me and millions suffered for the sake of the few. Direct action is a necessity because demonstrations and protests have not worked. I have no future unless we grow food and find water to drink.’
Sam Griffiths, 47, a father and designer from London, added: “I started doing this when we first hit 40C in this country. It scared me, and the lack of media and government response scared me even more.
The action comes as the group continues to defend their widely controversial move to pour soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflower painting at the National Gallery in London on October 14
Today, the group can be seen sitting in the middle of the street, blocking traffic and holding up their familiar orange banners
“I knew I had to get up and act. I do this for my boy. The government’s toxic policies are ruining his future and that of all our children. We must stop all new fossil fuel licenses. The state is corrupt and actively destroying our stable climate and thus our future. It is our duty to stand up and stand up for what is right.”
Today’s roadblock follows more than two weeks of continuous civil resistance from Just Stop Oil supporters, during which police arrested 554 people, including 15 on Thursday.
Since the campaign began on April 1, Just Stop Oil supporters have been arrested over 1,800 times and seven supporters are currently in prison.
The group warned that “this is not a one-day event,” adding: “Expect us any day, anywhere… Our supporters will return – today, tomorrow and the next day – and the next day after – and every day until ours.” Demand met: no new oil and gas in Britain.’
The group has received plenty of backlash, particularly after being accused of having “blood on their hands” after two women died on a motorway during the Just Stop Oil protest at Dartford Bridge
The group has received plenty of backlash, particularly after being accused of having “blood on their hands” after two women died on a motorway during the Just Stop Oil protest at Dartford Bridge.
A “true NHS hero” was yesterday named as the second victim to die after a four-vehicle motorway crash that killed two women during the protest.
The family of dr. Habiba Hajallie, 35, who is known to her friends and family as Bee, paid tribute to the mother-of-one.
The other woman who died was referred to as Lisa Webber by her father on social media.
In a statement released yesterday by the family, they described Bee as a “true NHS hero” who has “sacrificed selflessly” by being separated from her family during the pandemic while working on the Covid frontline.
She has been described as “contagious” and leaving an “irreplaceable void”.
The ‘true NHS hero’, Dr. Habiba Hajallie, 35, (pictured) has been named as the second victim to die after a four-vehicle motorway crash that killed two women on Dartford Bridge during the Just Stop Oil protest
Eco-protesters have been accused of having “blood on their hands” after two women died on a motorway during the Just Stop Oil protest at Dartford Bridge. Pictured Lisa Webber, a mother of four in her 50s, was named as one of the victims
Bee was working at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent when she died.
She lived in Swanley with her fiancé, Adam Linnell, and their five-year-old daughter.
Her family said: “It is with great sadness that Dr. Habiba Hajallie (aka Bee) announced her untimely and tragic death following a car accident on October 17, 2022 at the age of 35.”
The other victim, Lisa Webber from Swanley, Kent, was hit by a speeding BMW car and thrown into oncoming traffic as she pulled over on the shoulder of the busy M20 motorway to help another driver who had lost control Rain.
From his hospital bed, Mr Heap, who suffered a broken back and leg, told MailOnline: “The eco-warriors may have thought it was an innocent protest, but they have blood on their hands.”
It took ambulance crews 40 minutes to reach the scene (pictured) in Swanley, Kent. The police and fire department were also called
Contractor Mark Heap, 55, also stopped to release the driver of the stricken gray Infinity Q30 car, four hours after protests began Monday.
But both women and Mr Heap were hit by the BMW trying to bypass the huge traffic jam caused by the blockade of the vital M25 Thames crossing.
From his hospital bed, Mr Heap, who suffered a broken back and leg, told MailOnline: “The eco-warriors may have thought it was an innocent protest, but they have blood on their hands.
“I don’t think they caused the crash on purpose.
“But her actions, bringing traffic to a standstill on the M20, caused the accident in which these two women died.
“About the same time there was another serious accident on the M2.”
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