Tonight, in Chichester Cathedral, I witnessed a young woman being forcibly dragged away from her friend and flung over the shoulder of a man who carried her away down the aisle whilst she screamed for help and for him to put her down.
No-one moved to help her.
This time it was ok. This time it was BTEC Level 3 Performing Arts students from Chichester College presenting a piece about how people become displaced from their homes and why they become refugees.
Later in the evening, a young Chinese man stood at the lectern and spoke passionately about the situation in China and events of 2014 where people took part in peaceful protests against their government about their legal rights being eroded.
He bore witness to those who endured violence from the police, being pepper sprayed and beaten, many dragged away to prison.
I have no recollection of this having been reported on in the UK.
This was not ok.
How can we, as individuals, come together to prevent injustices and violence being perpertrated by governments / those in power over us?
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