Thousands attend Sisters Uncut and Reclaim The Fight protests against police violence ‘The police, courts and state don’t protect us or keep us safe: they are part of the problem’
3 weeks ago
On Sunday afternoon thousands of people attended a series of peaceful protests organised by Sisters Uncut and Reclaim the Fight.
The aim was to protest police violence as well as the new proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. This happened a day after the police force violently dispersed women attending a vigil for Sarah Everard at Clapham Common.
Calling people to attend in solidarity, Sisters Uncut posted “The police abuse the powers that they already have – and yet the government plans to give them more powers in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. This is dangerous. This will lead to even more state violence against women. This bill must be stopped.”
Last night, the #ReclaimSheffieldStreets vigil was meant to take place in memory of Sarah Everard at Devonshire Green. It was cancelled by the police due to Covid-19 restrictions.
The event was replaced by a virtual Zoom vigil which took place at 6 pm online. However, this didn’t stop the public from going down to Devonshire Green and paying their respects to Ms Everard. Flowers and signs were placed and candles were lit to show their condolences for the murder and kidnap of the 33-year-old.
A sign left at the Sheffield vigil
Sarah went missing in Clapham on her walk home from a friend’s house. A Metropolitan policeman was arrested for kidnap and murder after a body discovered in Kent was identified as Sarah’s.