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'''Youth Demand''' are a British activist group who oppose oil drilling and . |
'''Youth Demand''' are a British activist group who oppose the licencing of new oil and gas agreements by the British government for drilling in the North Sea and British arms exports to Israel. |
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==Background and aims== |
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| ⚫ | 10 members of the group were arrested in [[Victoria Embankment Gardens]] on the day of the |
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The group was established in January 2024 after a meeting at the Old Print Works in Birmingham as one of four groups under a central coordinating group called Umbrella. The four groups under 'Umbrella' are the direct action group [[Just Stop Oil]], Assemble, Robin Hood, and Youth Demand.<ref name=GuardJul24/> |
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A spokesperson for youth demand said that their aims were "an end to all new licences and consents for exploration of fossil fuels in the North Sea" and the imposition of "a two-way arms embargo on the state of Israel ... [to] stop selling them weapons and we stop buying their weapons. We sever all the links between the UK and the Israeli war machine".<ref name=GuardJul24/> |
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Youth Demand claim to be represented at 17 British universities and have 5,000-10,000 people on a mailing list.<ref name=GuardJul24/> |
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==Protest actions== |
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In 2024 members of the group spray-painted the headquarters of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] and the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]].<ref name=GuardJul24>{{cite news|last=Boffey|first=Daniel|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/11/revolutions-are-coming-who-are-youth-demand-and-what-do-they-want|archive-url=|title='Revolutions are coming': who are Youth Demand and what do they want?|date=17 July 2024|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=17 July 2024|archivedate=}}</ref> The group also laid children's shoes and hung a banner that said 'Starmer stop the killing' outside the [[Kentish Town]] home of [[Keir Starmer]], then [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Leader of the Labour Party]].<ref name=GuardJul24/> |
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On 15 July 2024 two members of the group were arrested after spray-painting '180,000 killed' on the pavement in front of the [[Cenotaph, Whitehall|Cenotaph]] on Whitehall.<ref name=BBCJul24>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrl1r45r7lo|archive-url=|title=Two women arrested over Gaza protest at Cenotaph|date=17 July 2024|work=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=17 July 2024|archivedate=}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | 10 members of the group were arrested in [[Victoria Embankment Gardens]] on the day of the [[State Opening of Parliament]] on 17 July 2024.<ref name=ESJul24>{{cite news|last=Davidson|first=Tom|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/youth-demand-protest-kings-speech-met-police-arrests-b1171196.html|archive-url=|title=Met Police arrest ten Youth Demand protesters ahead of King's Speech|date=17 July 2024|work=[[The Evening Standard]]|accessdate=17 July 2024|archivedate=}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 10:26, 17 July 2024
Youth Demand are a British activist group who oppose the licencing of new oil and gas agreements by the British government for drilling in the North Sea and British arms exports to Israel.
Background and aims
The group was established in January 2024 after a meeting at the Old Print Works in Birmingham as one of four groups under a central coordinating group called Umbrella. The four groups under 'Umbrella' are the direct action group Just Stop Oil, Assemble, Robin Hood, and Youth Demand.[1]
A spokesperson for youth demand said that their aims were "an end to all new licences and consents for exploration of fossil fuels in the North Sea" and the imposition of "a two-way arms embargo on the state of Israel ... [to] stop selling them weapons and we stop buying their weapons. We sever all the links between the UK and the Israeli war machine".[1]
Youth Demand claim to be represented at 17 British universities and have 5,000-10,000 people on a mailing list.[1]
Protest actions
In 2024 members of the group spray-painted the headquarters of the Labour Party and the Ministry of Defence.[1] The group also laid children's shoes and hung a banner that said 'Starmer stop the killing' outside the Kentish Town home of Keir Starmer, then Leader of the Labour Party.[1]
On 15 July 2024 two members of the group were arrested after spray-painting '180,000 killed' on the pavement in front of the Cenotaph on Whitehall.[2]
10 members of the group were arrested in Victoria Embankment Gardens on the day of the State Opening of Parliament on 17 July 2024.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Boffey, Daniel (17 July 2024). "'Revolutions are coming': who are Youth Demand and what do they want?". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Two women arrested over Gaza protest at Cenotaph". BBC News. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Davidson, Tom (17 July 2024). "Met Police arrest ten Youth Demand protesters ahead of King's Speech". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 17 July 2024.