The party was a part of an ongoing series of protests including a weekly climate vigil outside the embassy ongoing since the breakdown of the Hague climate talks in November 2000.

There was a picnic table with sandwiches, cakes and tea, music from the Eco Warriors and guests with some appropriate lyrics, as well as samba from Rhythms of Resistance, and fancy dress. Balloons, banners and a short speech reminded us of the need for protests like these. The USA continues not only to pollute on a massive scale, but increasingly acts to sabotage international efforts to take any effective action on climate change.

The threat of a party there had led the police to close the gardens in Grosvenor Square, though it was hard to understand why. It was a damp afternoon, and cool despite global warming. People were still arriving when I left, having come from the Palestine rally in Trafalgar Square.

You can see more pictures from this event on My London Diary  http://mylondondiary.co.uk along with those from earlier events organised by the Campaign against Climate Change, starting with the 2001 'Kyoto March' in London. The website at  http://www.campaigncc.org/ has more details of the campaign.

The Campaign against Climate Change is orgaising a Climate Conference at the London School of Economics, Houghton St, London WC2, with a wide range of speakers and workshops on Saturday June 3, 2006. It's free and you don't need to book, just turn up!

The next major action in London is a march on Saturday 4 Nov, part of the International Day of Climate Protest immediately before the UN Climate Talks in Nairobi, Kenya.