Air Pollution Protest Blocks Brixton
Brixton, London. Thu 14 Sep 2017
People meet at Windrush Square for the first 'Stop Killing Londoners'
road block in Brixton
The have large posters telling drivers why the protest is takeing
place and that it will only last a few minutes
Among those taking part are four mothers with young children - greatly
at risk from air pollution
Most of London's air pollution comes from the heavy traffic on our
streets
and the worst effects are on young children, the elderly and those
with lung problems
People move off to walk to where the protest will take place
and wait for everyone to be ready at the busiest crossing in Brixton,
in front of the Underground station
They walk onto the crossing to begin the protest
and block the road, though a few motorcylists make their way through
or round the protest
One protester wears a gas mask
and another speaks over the public address system they have brought
about the critically high pollution levels
on our streets that result in 10,000 premature deaths a year in London
Children in buggies suffer more as pollution is higher close to the
ground
The protesters ask drivers to cut their engines and reassure them the protest
will only last a few minutes, but some
still get rather angry.
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