Today supporters of Youth Demand have disrupted traffic in Manchester, demanding a two-way arms embargo on Israel, and for the UK government to halt all new oil and gas licences granted since 2021. [1]
At 11am, a group of young supporters blocked Fairfield Street in Manchester, preventing cars from passing while holding banners that read: ‘NEVER AGAIN IS NOW’ and ‘YOUTH DEMAND AN END TO GENOCIDE’, along with Palestine flags.
Shelby Murphy, 28, a Project Manager from Manchester, took action today. She said:
“We are witnessing a Genocide in real time. There should be no business as usual. Disruptive action reminds people of that.”
Then, at 12:00, the group went on to block Sackville Street, lighting green and red coloured flares while traffic was at a standstill. They then went ahead to block Oxford Road.
A Youth Demand spokesperson said today:
“Every day that Governments like ours fail to act, Israel escalates the genocide they’re committing . They are attempting to close down UNRWA aid operations, not just in Gaza but the West Bank too – top officials are warning this will be devastating. This is murder.” [2]
Young people will not accept our politicians supporting the murder of innocent people. This week, young people are taking action in cities all around the country. Sign up for the national week of action at https://youthdemand.org.
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Notes to Editors
[1] Youth Demand is a youth resistance campaign fighting for an end to genocide, demanding a two-way arms embargo on Israel and an end to all oil and gas projects licensed since 2021. Youth Demand is part of Umbrella and a member of the A22 Network of civil resistance projects.
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/13/unrwa-shutdown-by-israel-would-add-to-gaza-suffering-says-top-official
