Rising Tide Block Trafalgar Square, Haymarket, St. James'
repost for mike | 16.10.2004 02:12 | European Social Forum | Ecology | London
almost an hour in London's West End today.
Police Evidence
Evidence!
Boys on Bikes
Empty Haymarket
Haymarket Blockers
Regent Street Blockers
Face Off
Protestor
Outside BP
BP Security Staff
assorted mermaids, snorkellers and sea monsters, but on the plus side
it was good to see the majority of them doing their bit for the
planet skipping about on bicycles.
Leaflets were distributed. A slack jawed American tourist declined
his, explaining "Why worry, I'll be dead before this all happens".
Well, no loss there then.
BP's offices in St James got a good fifteen minute chorus of
drumming, whistles and catcalls, as did The National Portrait
Gallery, the venue for BP's Portrait Awards, facilitated at first by
police guarding the wrong bit.
"We love art, artists, and indeed the people who work in this
building" said a protestor.
"We just don't think BP should try and disguise their crimes by
pretending they're nice guys".
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