Stop Climate Chaos, London, 4th Nov 06 - pics
Simon | 04.11.2006 22:13 | Climate Chaos | London | West Country
Swindon Climate Action Network and Friends of the Earth
Airportwatch
Flood warning
Cut CO2
Stop Bush drive to climate chaos
Leaving Grosvenor Square
Save our climate
Deforestation for biofuels
We stuff ourselves and the poor get stuffed
We are choking on your fumes
Burn the bosses, not the planet
It's getting hot in here
Cheap flights cost the earth
Climate change - bigger than the war on terror
This is our earth so we look after it
Save Gaia
Let's not be lemmings
Say no 2 more CO2
I-Count rally in Trafalgar Square
Mark Lynas for Prime Minister
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/12/329206.html ), with many of the same speakers. Unfortunately I missed all but the last few. George Monbiot was on good form - if nothing else I hope to post the audio of his speech. By contrast, the rally in Trafalgar Square was less politically charged, verging at times on light entertainment, with a comedian acting as compere, and some band called Razorlight, whose songs seemed to have no bearing on the subject in hand. Almost what I imagine Live8 would have been like. Or maybe I'm getting old.
Trafalgar Square was packed. Once I got in, there was no way I could move again until the rally ended and people started dispersing. I've never seen it like that before.
A new and updated version of Kate Evans' comic "Funny weather we're having at the moment isn't it dear - everything you didn't want to know about climate change but should probably find out" has been released. Get it from Climate Outreach Information Network (
http://www.coinet.org.uk ). See also http://www.cartoonkate.co.uk/
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Additions
a few more pictures
05.11.2006 03:17
http://www.schmoontherun.blogspot.com
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Some audio and links to more pics
05.11.2006 14:02
There may be some more audio coming later, and I think a short film is also on the cards.
Also, check out Kriptik's awesome 360 degree photo of the rally in Trafalgar Square at
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/11/355292.html and more photos from Rikki at http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/11/355209.html
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Rob Newman's speech (audio)
05.11.2006 18:33
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Here's the film
06.11.2006 00:02
It consists of George Monbiot's speech, plus a bit of samba, set against the backdrop of images of the protestors and the I-Count movie shown in Trafalgar Square.
Constructive criticism welcome.
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