Maria Gallastegui, founder of the Peace Strike, Maria Gallastegui on the 16th day of her hunger strike protesting against the inhumane situation in Gaza. Maria Gallastegui takes her demonstration and demands up to Downing Street. Gallastegui started the hunger strike on the 12th January in Parliament Square and has been taking in only liquids since. There is a large banner opposite Parliament displaying the number of days the hunger strike has continued. Peace campaigner Gallastegui has been living in a tent as one of Brian Haw's supporters for over 1 year and has been a supporter of long term peace campaigner Brian Haw since the early days of his historic anti war protest in Parliament Square. Downing Street, London, UK, 27 January 2009
Date: 27/01/2009
Location: Downing Street, London, UK
Photographer: Richard Keith Wolff
