Dress Protest Against Police Questioning of Gaza Protester in Kent

I am making a protest today.

So this dress that I'm wearing is the protest.

It is a collaboration between an artist called Tia

O'Donnell and myself,

and it's a direct response to an incident that just happened in Kent.

The Guardian reported that a woman in Kent, her name is Laura

Merton, was questioned by police, particularly

what they said were two of ten suspicions police need to

question someone for being affiliated with a recently proscribed

terrorist group.

She was by herself.

She had a sign that said, "Free Gaza.

Israel is committing genocide." And she was holding

a Palestinian flag,

which I have here.

I have a Palestinian flag

on stage, and I'll say now, Israel is committing a genocide.

And the back of my dress says, "Free Gaza." End the

genocide. And if the police wanna talk to me,

I'll be in my

dressing room, and we'll talk about it.

I've got backstage pass for

you.