A march called by the Campaign against Climate Change drew about 300 people today, walking from Lincoln Inns Field to the US Embassy at Grovesner Square. The march was livened up by a small but loud band (I believe they were Rhythms of Resistance), a travelling 'globe in a greenhouse' and a leading contingent of madly dressed nutters (only kidding!). As usual, there was a lot of gawping from passers-by, but quite a few were leafleted, and awareness and enthusiasm was pretty high by the time the march reached the Embassy. Perhaps the reason that the chants weren't quite as loud as usual lay in the fact that, after speeches by, among others, Jean Lambert MEP and Johnathan Blair, one of the recently released prisoners from Genoa, most of the march moved 100 metres down the road to the noise demonstration outside the Italian Embassy. The band had grown larger by that point, and the Embassy staff definitely knew we were out there...I only stayed for an hour, so I can't say what happened after about 3.20 pm...but as far as I know, all passed off peacefully, and with a lot of noise!

Matt