{"id":2026,"date":"2020-09-27T11:09:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T01:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/?p=2026"},"modified":"2020-09-27T11:09:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T01:09:30","slug":"we-do-not-consent-london-rally-against-covid-19-lockdowns-draws-huge-crowds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/we-do-not-consent-london-rally-against-covid-19-lockdowns-draws-huge-crowds\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Do Not Consent\u2019: London Rally Against COVID-19 Lockdowns Draws Huge Crowds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thousands gather at Trafalgar Square to protest UK\u2019s authoritarian measures<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/501779-trafalgar-lockdown-protest-londo-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">RT<\/a> &#8211; September 26, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/london-protest2.jpg?resize=789%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/london-protest2.jpg?w=789&amp;ssl=1 789w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/london-protest2.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/london-protest2.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image Credits: @damiengayle\/Twitter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Demonstrators descended on London for the second straight weekend to air their disapproval of the coronavirus guidelines, with police warning they will break up the rally if protesters don\u2019t follow social distancing rules.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several thousand protesters assembled at Trafalgar Square on Saturday, with some eyewitnesses claiming that attendance was even higher than the turnout at a similar event held last weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeDoNotConsent?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeDoNotConsent<\/a><br>The crowds get bigger at every protest.<br>More people are waking up.<br>Stand up and fight for your rights.<br>Trafalgar Square <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gugLqUfLs6\">pic.twitter.com\/gugLqUfLs6<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Charlotte Gracias (@Charlotte3003G) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Charlotte3003G\/status\/1309817510137651200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Demonstrators held signs, waved British flags and cheered as speakers addressed the crowd. At one point the crowd could be heard chanting \u201cfreedom\u201d as people whistled and clapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trafalgar Square. Right now. Amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QwLMt583Fp\">pic.twitter.com\/QwLMt583Fp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bazzaf (@Bazzaf3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bazzaf3\/status\/1309816691879227392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thousand of people have joined a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoNewNormal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoNewNormal<\/a> demonstration against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lockdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lockdown<\/a>, mass vaccination and other Covid-19 measures in Trafalgar Square. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n30bIoVJVe\">pic.twitter.com\/n30bIoVJVe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Damien Gayle (@damiengayle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/damiengayle\/status\/1309816131176280064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The protest, dubbed We Do Not Consent, received a warning from the Metropolitan Police, which said it would intervene if the protesters don\u2019t abide by social distancing guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Live - Did the police ruin the Trafalgar Square anti lockdown protest #antiprotest in London ?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BEWQhVOOL2E?start=246&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Footage from RT\u2019s video agency, Ruptly, shows the square packed with people, most of them without masks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=1977&#038;v=RVqDKi8Qr6A&#038;feature=emb_logo\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Toby Young, General Secretary of the Free Speech Union, expressed hope that law enforcement would allow the group to protest \u201cas they did with [Extinction Rebellion] and BLM,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Saturday more than 30 people were arrested after police engaged in a shoving match with demonstrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK government has faced considerable criticism for imposing strict new rules in September purportedly put in place to stop the spread of Covid-19. People are now barred from meeting in groups larger than six, and citizens face large fines if they refuse to self-quarantine when ordered to do so by public health officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Restaurants and pubs were recently instructed to stop serving customers at 10pm. The country has seen a surge in new coronavirus cases, but the uptick has not led to a noticeable rise in deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands gather at Trafalgar Square to protest UK\u2019s authoritarian measures RT &#8211; September 26, 2020 Demonstrators descended on London for the second straight weekend to air their disapproval of the coronavirus guidelines, with police warning they will break up the rally if protesters don\u2019t follow social distancing rules. Several thousand protesters assembled at Trafalgar Square&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/we-do-not-consent-london-rally-against-covid-19-lockdowns-draws-huge-crowds\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u2018We Do Not Consent\u2019: London Rally Against COVID-19 Lockdowns Draws Huge Crowds<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[198,769],"tags":[281,1278,1279,32,45,236,1272,1273,1270,42],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/london-protest2.jpg?fit=789%2C413&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2026"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2028,"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026\/revisions\/2028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}