Starbucks has a history of undercutting and closing down local independent cafe's, of treating their staff badly, and their coffee growers even worse.
We set up tables, handed out free refreshments, and leafleted maps of other local independent cafe's in the area. A brass band turned up later on (A bit of a break from samba) and livened up proceedings. The response from our neighbours was very positive, with us constantly having to pop back to one of our agents flat's to refill our thermos flasks with hot water.
Thanks to everyone who came down, thanks for all the cakes and biscuits, thanks to food not bombs for lovely grub, to tower hamlets fair trade for all your help, and to barristas united for your support.
Further reports and pics are available on BBC London here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/03/24/starbucks_whitechapel_feature.shtml
and Urban 75 here:
http://www.urban75.org/photos/protest/starbucks-protest.html
more details at http://www.spacehijackers.org
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Whose children did you get in that stunt? Did their parents, relatives approve?
28.03.2007 10:46
innercitiespeople
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28.03.2007 16:44
We stole the children and filled them up with dangerous e-numbers so that when we returned them to their parents they would be way too hyper to explain our evil plan! Mwua ha ha!
Erm,
In reality, they came to our stall of their own free will, as did everyone else
Bristly Pioneer