there is so much media attention now, so we went on Market Street again yesterday morning to tell people whats going on, and lots of people came and gave us money cause they'd seen it on the telly, or in the papers (we took the MEN article up with us to show people at nine ladies), and one woman had heard it on the radio yesterday morning. It was so easy even the street wardens left us alone, and we got £27 in one and a half hours which is pretty good. Altogether we took another £87 up in the afternoon, which makes £300 from Manc folk in the last 3 or 4 weeks (although some of it went up as food), so many more hugs to everyone..
Loads more has been done at the camp, everytime we go, its changed and people are working really hard there getting it together. There are a lot of people taking food up now so maybe the best thing is to take money, so it can be used to buy cement and rope etc for reinforcements. Also, when/if the eviction starts, if like me, you ain't happy in tunnels or on ropes, they need people to take photos and to watch what goes on..
we can't go now until the weekend after next (unless the eviction starts - then we're off..) but on saturday 6th march we will be back on market street around 10am for a couple of hours if anyone wants to join us. I know its not the most exciting thing in the world, telling people whats going on, but it works and its kinda nice to see that folk are angry about this. lots of people said yesterday they would email stancliffe and tell them what they think. i think every little light that goes on in people's heads, helps stop these companies doing their dirty work in the dark, even if its only to think about whats goin on in the bad, mad world of tree-trashin for a moment, who knows where it leads?