Mass Lone Protest is GO!
My permit/licence/condescension for tonight’s Mass Lone Protest arrived this morning.
I, among quite a few others, will be in Parliament Square from 6pm this evening. Come and say hello if you’re passing.
As advertised, I’ll be protesting against the need for protest. The placard, as you can see (front, back), is ready, just need to print off my fliers. Tim Ireland’s promised I can have a go on his big bell.
As well as Tim, D-Notice and Rachel North are going to be there.
Via Rachel, it sounds like the handing in of the request forms last week (I posted mine) was fun:
- One lady brilliantly filled out her socpa form on a cake with icing. This caused a lot of head scratching but they took the details and filled out a new form. And then we all ate the cake and the cops all had a slice.
- We had a Medium who claimed to be possessed by the spirit of WinstonChurchill, so Churchill handed in a socpa form from beyond the grave.
- A selection of the protest subject matters were: Goth Pride, Owen Hargreaves contract, ban silly political stunts, the fact that the “mind the gap†announcement at Bow road tube is too loud, the lack of hat wearing in public life, Give Warwick castle back to the public, and my friend Tom who wanted to highlight his belief that every time you have a wank a tory dies.
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- Just as the very last person handed in his form a very flustered pensioner turned up in a taxi. She had seen Mark [Thomas] talking about it on the TV and ran down to join in!
Situationism as its best.
Hopefully I’ll be moblogging the event as well.
Anyone else going?
Posted on August 31st, 2006 at 11:12 am
Situationism as its best.
Bah. There is no such thing as situationism. Or rather, there wasno such thing as situationism, bu there is now, and it’s a bad thing (”Situationism is the direct or implicit ideologization of situationist theory, within the revolutionary movement and in the society as a whole.”)
On the other hand, most people neither know nor care about any of this, and I think most people have got a point. So, er, never mind.
whatism? Mine’s a pint. Oh, I think I’m buying aren’t I, after the Great Last Minute Passport Triumph.
Sadly can’t get there. Should I have a wank instead?
Would love to make (I expect pictures and blogging from all of you dammit!) but otherwise engaged this evening…
You’ll be pleased to know Parliament Square Jamcam is already pointing at the bridge, rather than the square. Much like when they cut back Brian Haw’s display.
Looks like the revolution may not be televised.
Anyone videoing tonight? You Tube fame awaits!
Well that was a lot of fun. It was great meeting up with you, Rachel, Tim and D Notice. I’m looking forward to the next one.
[...] The police were as well behaved as the protesters and wisely kept their distance (after all this was entirely legal). I met up with some of my fellow bloggers; Rachel who was rightly demanding an inquiry into the July 7 London bombings and also protesting against crap laws, Tim who wants Tony Blair to pay him the £2000 he owes him, and Justin who wants everything legalised and everything banned. [...]
I knew you looked familiar, I just couldn’t work out where from.
It was nice to meet and briefly chat to you last night, I was the guy calling for the exiling of robbie williams for crimes against music.
See you at the next one
tom
That was champion! Great to see you all. Top pics. Ace BBC interview ( what news was that? the local London early evening news?)
See you at the next one.
I have had a letter from David Icke’s wife, she is very excited about it all.
Nice to meet you at the protest.
See you at the next one!