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  • A PETA supporter protests outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • PETA supporters, including one wearing a costume depicting a beaker of water in which a mouse is struggling to stay afloat, protest outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • A PETA supporter wearing a costume depicting a beaker of water in which a mouse is struggling to stay afloat protests outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • A PETA supporter protests outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
    MK-20201029-PETA-forced-swim-test-El...jpg
  • PETA supporters, including one wearing a costume depicting a beaker of water in which a mouse is struggling to stay afloat, protest outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • PETA supporters protest outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • PETA supporters protest outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • PETA supporters protest outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
    MK-20201029-PETA-forced-swim-test-El...jpg
  • PETA supporters, including one wearing a costume depicting a beaker of water in which a mouse is struggling to stay afloat, protest outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
    MK-20201029-PETA-forced-swim-test-El...jpg
  • A PETA supporter protests outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
    MK-20201029-PETA-forced-swim-test-El...jpg
  • A PETA supporter protests outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
    MK-20201029-PETA-forced-swim-test-El...jpg
  • A PETA supporter protests outside Eli Lilly’s R&D centre to call on the US pharmaceutical company to ban the forced swim test on 29 October 2020 in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Animal rights charity PETA UK contends that the forced swim test during which small animals are dosed with an anti-depressant drug, placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and forced to swim to keep from drowning has been widely discredited and that other pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca have banned it.
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  • Boxes of forced rhubarb at E. Oldroyd and sons Ltd, Carlton, Wakefield, stacked ready to be sent out to supermarkets. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • Stuart Asquith filling forcing sheds with 2 year old rhubarb roots from the fields, E. Oldroyd and sons Ltd, Carlton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • David Brook coming out of the forcing shed with rhubarb selected for showing at the 82nd Annual Rhubarb Show, Caldergrove, Wakefield. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • David Brook filling forcing sheds with 2 year old rhubarb roots from the fields, E. Oldroyd and sons Ltd, Carlton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • David Brook filling forcing sheds with 2 year old rhubarb roots from the fields, E. Oldroyd and sons Ltd, Carlton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • Stephen Askin and Nicol McKay lifting rhubarb roots to go into the forcing shed, E. Oldroyd and sons Ltd, Carlton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • Rhubarb growing in the forcing sheds in darkness, E. Oldroyd and sons Ltd, Carlton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • Portrait of Graham Oldroyd whilst pulling rhubarb in the forcing shed by candlelight, E. Oldroyd and sons Ltd, Carlton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • Freshly pulled rhubarb for the 82nd Annual Rhubarb Show, Caldergrove, Wakefield. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • Graham Oldroyd pulling rhubarb by candlelight, E. Oldroyd and sons Ltd, Carlton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • 2 men judging at the 82nd Annual Rhubarb Show, Cedar Court Hotel, Caldergrove, Wakefield. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • British army Parachute Regiment recruits are suffering from fatigue on a rigorous forced march conducted as a squad, over undulating terrain with each candidate carrying a Bergen (backpack) weighing 35 pounds (plus water) and a weapon. The lads are slowly buckling under the weight of backpack Bergens and weapons carried on a hot day and without drinking enough fluids. The 10-mile march must be completed in 1 hour and 50 minutes and it forms part of the 14-week long Pegasus (P) Company selection programme that recruits wanting to join the British Army's elite Parachute Regiment, held regularly at Catterick army barracks in Yorkshire, need to pass (with other tests) before earning the right to wear the esteemed maroon beret.
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  • Graham Oldroyd selecting rhubarb sticks for the 82nd Annual Rhubarb Show, Caldergrove, Wakefield. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • "Right little bit of cooking oil gives it a bit of a shine". Graham Oldroyd selecting rhubarb sticks for the 82nd Annual Rhubarb Show, Caldergrove, Wakefield. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • Valko Sariyski, trimming rhubarb in the packhouse, E. Oldroyd and sons Ltd, Carlton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • Grading room at E. Oldroyd and sons Ltd, Carlton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • "Best Six Sticks" - tying up with raffia.  David Brook and John Smiles preparing rhubarb for the 82nd Annual Rhubarb Show, Caldergrove, Wakefield. February is high season for the forced rhubarb of the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' formed by Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley. These intensely flavoured plants with pink stems and yellow leaves - grown by candlelight and tended by hand in huge, heated forcing sheds - are one of the first culinary delights of the British winter.
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  • The hand of a judge leaning on a table whilst judging at the 82nd Annual Rhubarb Show, Cedar Court Hotel, Caldergrove, Wakefield.
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  • Important physical articles used in a Santeria ceremony. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Chicken being cooked after it has been sacrificed. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • Ceremonial herbs ready for a ceremony. anteria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • Young Afro Cuban men preparing the chickens for a Santeria ceremony. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • Habana Vieja street scene old Havana in the night
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  • Callejon de Hamel, rhumba performance in Havana. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • Religious articles shop selling beads and ceremonial herbs. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • Santeria shrine in a private Cabildo. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • San Lazaro ceremony in December in a private Cabildo in Havana. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • The pilgrimage of San Lazaro in December is the largest religious event in Cuba when thousands of people make their way to El Rincon church on the outskirts of Havana. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • The pilgrimage of San Lazaro in December is the largest religious event in Cuba when thousands of people make their way to El Rincon church on the outskirts of Havana. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • The pilgrimage of San Lazaro in December is the largest religious event in Cuba when thousands of people make their way to El Rincon church on the outskirts of Havana. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • The pilgrimage of San Lazaro in December is the largest religious event in Cuba when thousands of people make their way to El Rincon church on the outskirts of Havana. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • The pilgrimage of San Lazaro in December is the largest religious event in Cuba when thousands of people make their way to El Rincon church on the outskirts of Havana. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • Santeria is not regarded as an official religion by the state, and therefore has no official places of worship, the ceremonies are carried out in the houses of the Santeros. It is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Santeria is not regarded as an official religion by the state, and therefore has no official places of worship, the ceremonies are carried out in the houses of the Santeros. It is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Santeria is not regarded as an official religion by the state, and therefore has no official places of worship, the ceremonies are carried out in the houses of the Santeros. It is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • As adherants of Santeria receive their initiations for the different Orisha they get a physical representation of the 'saint'. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • As adherants of Santeria receive their initiations for the different Orisha they get a physical representation of the 'saint'. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Babalawo reading a fortune with money cowry shells. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Babalawo using cowry shells and corn powder to read the fortunes of the people being initiated. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Babalawo reading a fortune with money cowry shells. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Babalawo reading a fortune with money cowry shells. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Santeria shrine in a private Cabildo. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • Animal sacrifice is an integral part of the rituals. Santeros believe that blood is necessary to release the negative energy and spirits of those involved. The participants of a Santeria ceremony are blessed with the animal before it is sacrificed. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Animal sacrifice is an integral part of the rituals. Santeros believe that blood is necessary to release the negative energy and spirits of those involved. The participants of a Santeria ceremony are blessed with the animal before it is sacrificed. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
    _MG_1753_1_1_1.jpg
  • Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits). The religion grew in social centres called Cabildos. The Cabildo pictured is one of the oldest in Cuba, it is in Palmira; widely regarded as the birthplace of Santeria.
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  • Cleaning up after a full day's ceremony. Part of the ceremony involves feasting on the animals that have been sacrificed. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • A herbal mixture is used to cleanse the heads of those being initiated. The mixture is prepared by hand for a long time, the idea being that it will encase the positive, cleansing energy from those preparing it. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Music is an importatn part of Santeria, which is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Animal sacrifice is an integral part of the rituals. Santeros believe that blood is necessary to release the negative energy and spirits of those involved. The participants of a Santeria ceremony are blessed with the animal before it is sacrificed. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Animal sacrifice is an integral part of the rituals. Santeros believe that blood is necessary to release the negative energy and spirits of those involved. The participants of a Santeria ceremony are blessed with the animal before it is sacrificed. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Animal sacrifice is an integral part of the rituals. Santeros believe that blood is necessary to release the negative energy and spirits of those involved. The participants of a Santeria ceremony are blessed with the animal before it is sacrificed. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • The participants of a Santeria ceremony are blessed with the animal before it is sacrificed. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Babalawo using rum to bless a shrine. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits).
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  • Butchered goat after it has been sacrificed. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • Certain parts of the ceremony (such as blood rituals) have to be performed by a Babalawo, who can only be a male and has reached the highest level of initiation. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • Many families who practice choose to initiate their children at a young age. The ceremony can cost hundreds of dollars, well over an average year's salary for the family. This ceremony was for two brothers aged 5 and 7 whose parents actively practice Santeria. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • Travellers sit around a fire chatting and waiting for developments at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionZ.jpg
  • Protesters erect a new scaffolding tower. Travellers at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionX.jpg
  • Protesters erect a new scaffolding tower. Travellers at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionT.jpg
  • Protesters erect a new scaffolding tower. Travellers at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionR.jpg
  • Barrel which held together two protesters, full of concrete and locks. Travellers at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionQ.jpg
  • Police evidence gatherers look over a fence. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionBH.jpg
  • Bailiffs discuss tactics at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionBF.jpg
  • Guinness can. Travellers at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionBE.jpg
  • Sign reads: 'You broke my back but not my spirit' at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionBD.jpg
  • Spokesperson for the travellers Grattan Puxon preparing a memorial sign. Travellers at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionB.jpg
  • Mary McCarthy laughing in defiance at the situation at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK. <br />
<br />
Senior resident Kathleen McCarthy said she now wished to leave, once obstacles are removed, and the majority of residents are expected to join her. Most plan to relocate to Oak Road, on the neighbouring legal site.<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionAZ.jpg
  • Mary McCarthy (l) stands with her sister Margaret at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK. <br />
<br />
Senior resident Kathleen McCarthy said she now wished to leave, once obstacles are removed, and the majority of residents are expected to join her. Most plan to relocate to Oak Road, on the neighbouring legal site.<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionAX.jpg
  • Mary McCarthy (l) stands with her sister Margaret at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK. <br />
<br />
Senior resident Kathleen McCarthy said she now wished to leave, once obstacles are removed, and the majority of residents are expected to join her. Most plan to relocate to Oak Road, on the neighbouring legal site.<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionAW.jpg
  • McCarthy sisters and family stand defiantly beside a burned out building at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK. <br />
<br />
Senior resident Kathleen McCarthy said she now wished to leave, once obstacles are removed, and the majority of residents are expected to join her. Most plan to relocate to Oak Road, on the neighbouring legal site.<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionAV.jpg
  • Kathleen McCarthy stands defiantly beside a burned out building at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK. <br />
<br />
Senior resident Kathleen McCarthy said she now wished to leave, once obstacles are removed, and the majority of residents are expected to join her. Most plan to relocate to Oak Road, on the neighbouring legal site.<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionAT.jpg
  • Icon of Jesus statue at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionAR.jpg
  • Travellers prepare for a press conference at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionAN.jpg
  • Travellers prepare for a press conference at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionAL.jpg
  • Protesters move a van past a sign about the woman allegedly with spinal injuries. Travellers at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionAK.jpg
  • Travellers sit around a fire chatting and waiting for developments at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionAF.jpg
  • Travellers sit around a fire chatting and waiting for developments at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionAD.jpg
  • Travellers sit around a fire chatting and waiting for developments at Dale Farm site prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 20th October 2011, as the site was cleared of the last protesters chained to barricades. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site in Crays Hill, Essex, UK<br />
<br />
Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111020dale farm evictionAA.jpg
  • Travellers sit, resigned that they will be removed from their homes in hours. Protesters who barricaded themselves above the entrance to the Dale Farm travellers' site have been removed by police as bailiffs prepare to move in. Essex Police cleared the scaffolding structure so it could be dismantled and machinery driven in by bailiffs to evict the travellers. On Wednesday night Essex Police said that over the course of the day 23 people had been arrested. Clearance of Dale Farm prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 19th October 2011, as a scaffolding gantry was cleared of protesters so the site could be cleared. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site on Oak Lane in Crays Hill, Essex, United Kingdom. Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111019dale farm travellersY.jpg
  • Travellers sit, resigned that they will be removed from their homes in hours. Protesters who barricaded themselves above the entrance to the Dale Farm travellers' site have been removed by police as bailiffs prepare to move in. Essex Police cleared the scaffolding structure so it could be dismantled and machinery driven in by bailiffs to evict the travellers. On Wednesday night Essex Police said that over the course of the day 23 people had been arrested. Clearance of Dale Farm prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 19th October 2011, as a scaffolding gantry was cleared of protesters so the site could be cleared. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site on Oak Lane in Crays Hill, Essex, United Kingdom. Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111019dale farm travellersX.jpg
  • Travellers sit, resigned that they will be removed from their homes in hours. Protesters who barricaded themselves above the entrance to the Dale Farm travellers' site have been removed by police as bailiffs prepare to move in. Essex Police cleared the scaffolding structure so it could be dismantled and machinery driven in by bailiffs to evict the travellers. On Wednesday night Essex Police said that over the course of the day 23 people had been arrested. Clearance of Dale Farm prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 19th October 2011, as a scaffolding gantry was cleared of protesters so the site could be cleared. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site on Oak Lane in Crays Hill, Essex, United Kingdom. Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111019dale farm travellersW.jpg
  • Travellers sit, resigned that they will be removed from their homes in hours. Protesters who barricaded themselves above the entrance to the Dale Farm travellers' site have been removed by police as bailiffs prepare to move in. Essex Police cleared the scaffolding structure so it could be dismantled and machinery driven in by bailiffs to evict the travellers. On Wednesday night Essex Police said that over the course of the day 23 people had been arrested. Clearance of Dale Farm prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 19th October 2011, as a scaffolding gantry was cleared of protesters so the site could be cleared. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site on Oak Lane in Crays Hill, Essex, United Kingdom. Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111019dale farm travellersV.jpg
  • Travellers sit, resigned that they will be removed from their homes in hours. Protesters who barricaded themselves above the entrance to the Dale Farm travellers' site have been removed by police as bailiffs prepare to move in. Essex Police cleared the scaffolding structure so it could be dismantled and machinery driven in by bailiffs to evict the travellers. On Wednesday night Essex Police said that over the course of the day 23 people had been arrested. Clearance of Dale Farm prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 19th October 2011, as a scaffolding gantry was cleared of protesters so the site could be cleared. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site on Oak Lane in Crays Hill, Essex, United Kingdom. Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111019dale farm travellersU.jpg
  • Travellers sit, resigned that they will be removed from their homes in hours. Protesters who barricaded themselves above the entrance to the Dale Farm travellers' site have been removed by police as bailiffs prepare to move in. Essex Police cleared the scaffolding structure so it could be dismantled and machinery driven in by bailiffs to evict the travellers. On Wednesday night Essex Police said that over the course of the day 23 people had been arrested. Clearance of Dale Farm prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 19th October 2011, as a scaffolding gantry was cleared of protesters so the site could be cleared. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site on Oak Lane in Crays Hill, Essex, United Kingdom. Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111019dale farm travellersT.jpg
  • Travellers sit, resigned that they will be removed from their homes in hours. Protesters who barricaded themselves above the entrance to the Dale Farm travellers' site have been removed by police as bailiffs prepare to move in. Essex Police cleared the scaffolding structure so it could be dismantled and machinery driven in by bailiffs to evict the travellers. On Wednesday night Essex Police said that over the course of the day 23 people had been arrested. Clearance of Dale Farm prior to eviction. Riot police and bailiffs were present on 19th October 2011, as a scaffolding gantry was cleared of protesters so the site could be cleared. Dale Farm is part of a Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller site on Oak Lane in Crays Hill, Essex, United Kingdom. Dale Farm housed over 1,000 people, the largest Traveller concentration in the UK. The whole of the site is owned by residents and is located within the Green Belt. It is in two parts: in one, residents constructed buildings with planning permission to do so; in the other, residents were refused planning permission due to the green belt policy, and built on the site anyway.
    20111019dale farm travellersS.jpg
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