“Toys and flowers will be laid at the gates of Downing Street during a candle-lit vigil and a naming of the dead reading.”
By Jennie Walsh, Stop the War Coalition
Thousands of peace campaigners are expected in Westminster, Parliament Square and Whitehall on Saturday (14 December) for a rally to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza and a commemorative event to remember the 44,500 people killed by Israel so far, the majority of them women and children.
Toys and flowers will be laid at the gates of Downing Street during a candle-lit vigil and a naming of the dead reading, followed by a performance by Carol Singers for Palestine near the Churchill Statue.
Speakers at the 2:45pm rally in Whitehall include musician, visual artist and Stop the War president Brian Eno, author and poet Michael Rosen, British actress and writer Sarah Agha, who is of Palestinian and Irish heritage, and Leanne Mohamad, the British-Palestinian activist.
The events are part of a national day of action for Palestine organised by the coalition of organisations behind the national Palestine demonstrations. Events are also taking place in a number of towns and cities around the country.
It comes after 150,000 people marched through central London a fortnight ago for the 22nd national march for Palestine since October 2023, and the biggest day of workplace action, which saw trade-union activists, workers and students stage solidarity actions from rallies and pickets to teach-ins and bake sales in demand of an end to the genocide and to British arms sales to Israel.
🚨 Next Saturday 🚨
— Stop the War (@STWuk) December 6, 2024
As part of the national day of action we are organising a 🇵🇸 London rally for Palestine 🇵🇸
📍 Parliament Square, 2.30PM
🧸 💐 If you can, please bring flowers or a toy to contribute to the commemorative action that will take place after the rally for the… pic.twitter.com/4W2u8XTfmZ
- The Rally for Palestine starts at 2:45pm, Saturday 14 December in Parliament Square. Those attending are being asked to bring toys and flowers for a commemorative action.
- Jennie Walsh is the Press Officer for the Stop the War Coalition. You can follow Stop the War on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter/X.
