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I'm outside Lennon Hall market right in the heart of the square mile
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And as you can see behind me, there's a really engaged protest going on
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which involves members of Extinction Rebellion, the Climate Action Group, and Free Palestine, who sort of come together in this coagulation of protest today
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led by these very colourful people in the front. The basis for the protest is simple
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Over the past couple of days this week, Extinction Rebellion has infiltrated the offices of five big London insurance firms
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And today they started this march outside Lloyd's of London, saying that Lloyd was effectively complicit in fueling the Israeli cause for against Palestinians in Gaza
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Is there a connection between the Extinction Rebellion Movement and the Free Palestine to cause today
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They're both fundamentally justice issues. So the climate crisis is a justice issue and it is only able to occur because of kind of oppression and subjugation of people
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The climate crisis has been forced on us. And so if we want to be able to stand up and win on the climate crisis we have to be able to win on things like Palestine as well This particular march today is to show solidarity with the Palestine organizations which are highlighting the link between the investments that insurance companies make
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with the premiums they take into destructive businesses and other projects. Have you had any discussion with government or policymakers or anything
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or do they know about the planned marches? No, the focus really here today is on ACSA and its investments in the Israeli people
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banks and calling on its complicity as well in fueling the climate crisis through its continued
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insurance of fossil fuel projects. I'm listening to the chance that are going on around now. Israel is a terror state
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Do you think that could be interpreted as being like anti-Semitic or, you know, quite problematic
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I think we really need to focus on Israel and the acts of Israel that we're seeing right now
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What's been the general feedback that you've had from the employees coming in and out
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Yesterday seemed really positive, you know, there was no sources of tension at all and, you know, people talked to us, oh I think we're moving
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But yeah, it's been really good. Thank you very much
