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Pro-Palestine, anti-lockdown and NHS pay: three protests in Bristol on same day
Bristol is well-known for being a city of protest. But rarely have three such disparate demonstrations taken place on the same day.
First were NHS staff asking for a 15 per cent pay rise; next were people marching in support of Palestine; and then came a ragtag group of anti-lockdown protesters, urging we “stand up to tyranny”.
The protest which easily drew the largest crowds was the pro-Palestine event, which saw protesters start and finish by the bandstand in Castle Park and in-between marching through the city.
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Photographer Rob Browne captured all three protests:
Green Party councillor and prospective Bristol West MP Carla Denyer speaks on Millennium Square during the NHS protest – photo: Rob Browne
People gather in Castle Park before the pro-Palestine march – photo: Rob Browne
Palestinian flags were attached to the top of the bandstand – photo: Rob Browne
‘We do not consent’ was among the banners at the ant-lockdown gathering – photo: Rob Browne
QAnon believers were among the anti-vaxxer crowd – photo: Rob Browne
Main photo and video: Martin Booth
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