Youth Demand Disrupt London Marathon (2025-04-27)
Youth Demand Disrupt London Marathon (2025-04-27)
Youth Demand Disrupt London Marathon (2025-04-27)
Youth Demand supporters have disrupted the London Marathon. Youth Demand is a youth-led civil resistance group calling for the [UK] government to impose a full trade embargo on Israel, and make the fossil fuel elite pay damages to communities and countries most harmed by fossil fuel burning.
At approximately 10:35am, two Youth Demand supporters jumped over the barriers and threw red powder paint in front of the men’s elite race at the London marathon as it crossed Tower Bridge. ... City of London police quickly moved to arrest the pair.
[a spokesperson from Youth Demand:] “This is a race against time: Gaza is running out of food. Millions of starving Palestinians are being bombed with UK complicity..."
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