Solidarity with Refugees March

This weekend, tens of thousands people marched through the streets of London in solidarity with refugees, and I was among them. It was overwhelming to see just how many people support refugees and are happy to welcome them into the UK. 


The march started at Park Lane with a rally in which hugely inspiring, passionate speakers addressed the crowds. Particularly impelling for me was the speech from Kevin Courtney from the National Union of Teachers, who spoke about how our diverse classrooms are an early peek into what the future of our country will be, and how these mixes of religions and cultures can only enhance our society. 



100 refugees led the march 2 miles from Park Lane, down Picadilly, into Pall Mall, through Trafalgar Square, down Whitehall past Downing Street and into Parliament Square outside the Houses of Parliament, where there was a second rally.

When we reached Parliament Square, the sound from the stage was pretty poor, so we ended up standing behind it, where we could hear better. As we stood there, the newly-elected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn came scuttling past flanked by police to make his speech. At this point, we decided to move around to the front but unfortunately we couldn't hear a thing, so had to wait until we got home before we could actually listen to his speech. Needless to say, he received an incredibly warm welcome, and I think we were all entirely convinced of his dedication to improving our provision for refugees. 

It was a hugely uplifting movement and I really hope it shows David Cameron how much support we have for refugees in the UK. We haven't done enough and this needs to change. Hopefully now the government will wake up.


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