Anna Holland, 22, was one of two young people from Just Stop Oil who threw tomato soup over the Sunflowers painting by Vincent van Gogh – one of the highest-profile climate protests of recent years.
‘You won’t find the real criminals here’: a Just Stop Oil activist in jail at Christmas Protester Anna Holland says her shock at being behind bars was quickly followed by a stronger feeling of power.
It is like nothing I had expected and it is completely overwhelming – but also surprising how quickly I found myself falling into the daily routine.
The first few days and nights in prison were hard but also such an education.
So many of the women I have met here are in prison because they were not properly protected by the state, so they have taken me under their wing.
