Focus on this artwork and discuss the History.
The mural was organized by campaign group Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, with the help of the campaign group Led By Donkeys. Volunteers cleaned the wall and removed graffiti before hand-painting approximately 150,000 red hearts over 10 days from 29 March 2021. Bereaved families filled these hearts with messages and the names of lost loved ones, with more continuing to be added over subsequent months.  Though the project was started without council permission, it gained widespread support and public recognition, so has not yet been removed by authorities. As the hearts and text have faded, volunteers continue to repaint hearts with longer-lasting masonry paint, to rewrite dedications, and to add new dedications.
Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Led By Donkeys