Free Manchester and the Buy Nothing Balloons
grrr | 28.11.2007 12:57 | Climate Chaos | Globalisation
On Saturday the 24th November Rhythms of Resistance Manchester and Manchester Climate Action (MCA) held a free stall where a wide range of things from plants, to clothes were well received. Even a couple of police officers joined in.
The two groups joined in the 'Reinstate Karen' demo which began in the Peace Gardens and marched through Manchester in support of free speech and free health care.
Several folks then went to the Arndale Centre and released a banner attached to pink helium balloons, which read: "Shopping Costs the Earth." It floated up to the roof, right next to the giant Christmas Tree, to remind people of the social and environmental expense of purchasing.
In the Trafford Centre another activist from MCA disrupted shopping, in protest at the massive amount of car journeys it encourages in the name of profit.
For more info about free stuff and links check out www.freemanchester.org
The two groups joined in the 'Reinstate Karen' demo which began in the Peace Gardens and marched through Manchester in support of free speech and free health care.
Several folks then went to the Arndale Centre and released a banner attached to pink helium balloons, which read: "Shopping Costs the Earth." It floated up to the roof, right next to the giant Christmas Tree, to remind people of the social and environmental expense of purchasing.
In the Trafford Centre another activist from MCA disrupted shopping, in protest at the massive amount of car journeys it encourages in the name of profit.
For more info about free stuff and links check out www.freemanchester.org
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OOPS
28.11.2007 13:05
grrr
re-size the pics you moron
29.11.2007 08:49
grr indeed
trafford?
29.11.2007 08:51
I was at the Trafford Centre on Saturday but i saw nothing but lots of happy shoppers shopping. The only free stuff were shop promotions (or is that what you mean?)
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