Hundreds join Sheffield march to promote peace - PICTURES
HUNDREDS of people took part in a peace march in Sheffield to highlight the plight of people in Gaza and encourage greater harmony in a city suburb.
Members of the Sheffield Young Advisers Group from Burngreave teamed up with other groups to promote peace on a local and global scale.
About 200 people took part in the march which started in Ellesmere Green, Burngreave, and finished with a rally in Devonshire Green in the city centre.
Co-organiser of the march Farhan Ahmed, aged 19, from Burngreave, said the aim was encourage people from all walks of life to come together.
Burngreave has seen its reputation suffer from the effects of violent crime including the killing of 16-year-old Jonathan Matondo which causing shockwaves across the city.
Mr Ahmed said: "It went well and it was about looking at the issues both locally and globally. Burngreave is one of the most mutli-cultural areas in the country with 52 languages spoken - it's as if the whole world is in the area. We want to support each other and come together as a community."
Many marchers brought banners to draw attention to the desperate situation in Gaza which has been bombarded by the Israeli military, as part of the ongoing conflict.
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