#TRAFALGAR SQUARE

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The Lion in Winter - Trafalgar Square, London

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A Day of Atonement, Like A Bat Out of Hell

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Wolfgang Suschitzky - Trafalgar Square. London, 1953

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95-year-old Charlotte Despard (1844-1939 / Scottish/Irish) speaks at an anti-fascist rally in Trafalgar Square, London, 1933 - by James Jarché (1890 - 1965), English

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LONDON PROTEST FOR PALESTINE

STOP THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA HANDS OFF LEBANON DONT ATTACK IRAN

SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER, 2-4PM TRAFALGAR SQ, LONDON

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Joan Baez and Vanessa Redgrave, Trafalgar Square, May 5, 1965 © Graham Keen.

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article from the english edition of the Hankyoreh September 9 2024

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“My life is not your porn” and “Deepfake is murder” — these were some of the chants heard in a mix of Korean, English, and Chinese on the night of Sept. 3 (local time), directed at the South Korean Embassy in the UK. 

Over 100 people, including women from South Korea, China, Japan, and others from around the world, gathered that evening at Trafalgar Square in London. They marched from there, passing Buckingham Palace, and continued to the South Korean Embassy, calling for measures to address the ongoing deepfake sex crime crisis plaguing South Korea.

The march was organized by Chinese feminists based in London, who voiced their support for South Korean women fighting against digital sex crimes, such as deepfakes and illegal filming. Their aim was to raise awareness among women worldwide about these crimes occurring in South Korea.

In a post on their Instagram account (@weareallchainedwomen), the organizers wrote, “The illegal use of hidden cameras and deepfake technology by men to turn women’s everyday lives into pornography is not just a social issue in Korea; it is a widespread problem globally, particularly in East Asian countries.” They also said, “In China, the bravery of Korean feminists has long inspired many to awaken,” adding, “We hope to become each other’s strongest and most loyal sisters, supporting each other to overthrow the patriarchy together!”

A 42-year-old woman from South Asia participating in the march said, “I came out today because I believe in the importance of solidarity among women worldwide, who are all suffering from the effects of misogyny and patriarchy.” The woman, a youth educator and social activist, urged the South Korean government to “introduce new curricula into the education system that teach about women’s safety, online safety, digital sex crimes, the influence of the porn industry, healthy relationships, and gender roles and stereotypes.”

A 27-year-old Korean participant, who works as a documentary filmmaker in the UK, said, “I am standing in front of the South Korean Embassy with a heavy heart” and expressed hope that the “government will strongly punish the perpetrators and accomplices and seek justice for the victims.”

In Tokyo, Japan, Chinese feminists living there also held a rally in front of the South Korean Embassy on Saturday afternoon, calling for attention to the digital sex crimes crisis in Korea.

By Park Hyun-jung, staff reporter

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People gathered around the fountains at Trafalgar Square. Beautiful snippet of London in the 1960s. ⛲

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Cutesaurus is considering going for a swim in one of the fountains at Trafalgar Square.

In London, England.

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Day 31 - Landmark

Another Inktober over and done with. I don't know if I've improved much but I've definitely got some fresh ideas rattling around my brain now for future projects.

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Trafalgar Square's fountain hums with life in the summer of 1953

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A skinheads lionheart

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There's lots of pics of Nelson’s Column, but we don't often see what a pigeon may sit on. Here is a close up of Nelson as he looks out at London from the top of the nearly 180 year old monument. Nelson’s Column cost £47,000 to be built in the 1840s, which is the equivalent of between £3 million and £4 million today. Most of the money came from private investors, with the Tsar of Russia footing more than a quarter of the bill on his own. Its also interesting to know that part of Admiral Nelson’s shoulder was chipped when the column was struck by lightning during an electrical storm in 1896. The four panels at the bottom of the monument each depict a scene from Nelson’s most famous battles, the Battle of the Nile, the Battle of Copenhagen, the Battle of Cape St Vincent and his death at the Battle of Trafalgar.

The panels were made from French guns which were captured and melted down. Four different artists designed each of the panel depictions: Musgrave Watson, William F. Woodington, John Ternouth and John Edward Carew. An interesting fact, had Adolf Hitler succeeded in invading mainland Britain during the Second World War, he had planned to relocate Nelson’s Column from central London to Berlin.

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On Trafalgar Square...

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Trafalgar Square

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I’m dead