“Marc Vallée Picture Library” – marcvallee.co.uk
My 2010 & 2009 protest pictures have now been re-edited and moved over to the new Marc Vallée Picture Library from Photoshelter. Enjoy.
June 7th, 2010
May 22nd, 2010
“Coalition has no interest in protecting the right to strike” – Marc Vallée, The Guardian.
Here is a Comment is free for Liberty Central by yours truly on the right to strike, civil liberties and press freedom. This Roy Greenslade piece is also worth taking a look at.
March 21st, 2010
BOLTON, UNITED KINGDOM – 20.03.10. An anti-fascist campaigner is arrested as the far right English Defence League congregate in Bolton on Saturday 10 March 2010 in Lancashire, England. Police in full riot gear used the controversial tactic of ‘kettling’ along with dogs, horses and riot police snatch squads to control the demonstration organised by Unite Against Fascism (UAF) in Victoria Square. Police made dozens of arrests, including UAF organiser Weyman Bennett. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2010.
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BOLTON, UNITED KINGDOM – 20.03.10. Far right nationalist campaigners congregate in Bolton on Saturday 10 March 2010 in Lancashire, England. The English Defence League protested in Victoria Square as shops and pubs across the town closed for the day. Police in full riot gear used the controversial tactic of ‘kettling’ along with dogs, horses and riot police snatch squads to control a counter demonstration organised by Unite Against Fascism (UAF). Police made dozens of arrests, including UAF organiser Weyman Bennett. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2010.
March 18th, 2010
PART OF the 50,000 strong protest against the far right BNP in 1993 that took place in Welling, South East London after four racist murders, including that of Stephen Lawrence, within two miles of the BNP Headquarters. Published here by kind permission of Paul Mattsson. (c) Paul Mattsson, 1993.
Video: “Inside the closed ranks of Scotland Yard’s top secret deep infiltration squad” – Tony Thompson and Shehani Fernando, The Observer.
“Undercover policeman reveals how he infiltrated UK’s violent activists” – Tony Thompson, The Observer.
“Inside the lonely and violent world of the Yard’s elite undercover unit” – Tony Thompson, The Observer.
“Police or provocateurs?” – Hannah Sell, The Guardian.
Hannah Sell, Youth Against Racism in Europe (YRE) national secretary 1992-96, has written an excellent rebuttal on Comment is Free of The Observer allegations that the YRE was a violent extremist group.
Apart from that fundamental error, the investigation by Tony Thompson about police infiltration of the YRE in the 90’s is still interesting and worth a look.
What the front page investigation did not reveal was that “Officer A” of the *Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) also targeted and infiltrated the Militant for a number of years. After speaking to people who knew him back then I’m sure more will come out on how the state targeted open and democratic groups on the left in the 90′s.
Disclaimer: I was a member of the YRE in the 90′s when I was in my mid twenties and worked as a typesetter and layout artist on the Militant newspaper from the late 80′s to the mid 90′s.
PART OF the 50,000 strong protest against the far right BNP in 1993 that took place in Welling, South East London after four racist murders, including that of Stephen Lawrence, within two miles of the BNP Headquarters. Published here by kind permission of Paul Mattsson. (c) Paul Mattsson, 1993.
March 8th, 2010
“Photographer and investigative journalist Marc Vallée on protests, breaking stories and police poundings” – ideastap.com
The nice folks at Ideas Tap interviewed me last week about my work and here it is.
March 7th, 2010
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 05.03.10. A man wearing a balaclava joins members of the far right English Defence League to demonstrate in support of the controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders on Friday 5 March 2010 in London, England. Wilders – who has been banned from the UK in the past by the Home Office – had been invited by of the UK Independence party leader Lord Pearson to screen his anti-Islam film at the House of Loads. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2010.
“Geert Wilders anti-Islam film gets House of Lords screening” – The Guardian.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 05.03.10. Anti-fascist campaigns protests against the far right English Defence League and the controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders on Friday 5 March 2010 in London, England. Wilders – who has been banned from the UK in the past by the Home Office – had been invited by of the UK Independence party leader Lord Pearson to screen his anti-Islam film at the House of Loads. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2010.
December 14th, 2009
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 13.12.09. A CCTV camera in front of Harrow Centre Mosque before a protest organized by the far right ‘Stop the Islamisation of Europe’ group is held on Sunday 13 December 2009 London, England. Hundreds of police officers surrounded Harrow Civic Centre, Harrow Central Mosque and Harrow and Wealdstone Station to prevent clashes between members of the English Defence League and anti-fascist campaigners. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 13.12.09. Members of the English Defence League (EDL) speak to the media on a demonstration organised by a group called ‘Stop the Islamisation of Europe’ in Harrow on Sunday 13 December 2009 in north-west London, England. Hundreds of police officers surrounded the Harrow Civic Centre car park, Harrow Central Mosque and Harrow and Wealdstone Station to prevent clashes between the EDL and around 250 anti-fascist campaigners. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.
December 6th, 2009
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 05.12.09. A young man joins tens of thousands of people marching in central London calling for world leaders to agree a deal to protect the environment on Saturday 5 December 2009 in London, England. The Copenhagen climate change summit takes place from 7-18 December 2009. Delegations from 192 countries will be in Copenhagen for two weeks of talks aimed at paving the way for a new global treaty on climate change. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 05.12.09. Actor Peter Capaldi – who plays Malcolm Tucker in ‘The Thick of It’ – joins tens of thousands of people marching in central London calling for world leaders to agree a deal to protect the environment on Saturday 5 December 2009 in London, England. The Copenhagen climate change summit takes place from 7-18 December 2009. Delegations from 192 countries will be in Copenhagen for two weeks of talks aimed at paving the way for a new global treaty on climate change. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.
November 29th, 2009
Here is a slideshow of pictures from the Youth Fight for Jobs protest yesterday.
“Young protesters march for jobs” – BBC News.
“Youth Fight for Jobs” – youthfightforjobs.com
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 28.11.09. Unemployed people, students, union activists and socialist campaigners – from across the UK – congregate in central London to demonstrate and demand jobs as the rate of youth unemployment stands at a record high on Saturday 28 November 2009 in London, England. Unemployment in the UK totalled 2.46 million in the three months to September. Youth unemployment – measuring the number of 16 to 24-year-olds out of work – rose by 15,000 to 943,000. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.
November 1st, 2009
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 31.10.09. A young man shows off his “English Spirit” tattoo as a small group of English Defence League (EDL) supporters and other far right nationalist groups staged a protest in Piccadilly Circus on Saturday 31 October 2009 in London, England. The groups had congregated to protest against a planned demonstration calling for sharia law in Britain by Islam4UK – a right wing political Islamist group. Another group – Muslims for Secular Democracy also staged a counter-demonstration against Islam4UK in Piccadilly Circus and called for equal rights for women and minorities and religious freedom. (Photo by Marc Vallee/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 31.10.09. Shaaz Mahboob (right) – from the Muslims for Secular Democracy group – holds a placard on a demonstration against Islam4UK – a right wing political Islamist group – in Piccadilly Circus on Saturday 31 October 2009 in London, England. A small group of English Defence League (EDL) supporters and other far right nationalist groups also congregated in Piccadilly Circus against the Islam4UK planned demonstration. (Photo by Marc Vallee/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.