In London over the weekend, we came across a large demonstration snaking through the city.
Unlike the protests expected this week during the G-20 meetings, the one we saw was quite peaceful and orderly, and was even followed up by a crew of street sweepers to erase any mess that might have been made by the parade.
The thing that struck me about this demonstration was the variety of causes being supported. Go vegetarian! Save the rainforest! Stop bailing out the banks! End war now! Guaranteed jobs for all students! Anarchy forever! Free hat! Donna Martin graduates!
Now I’m no protest expert, but I’m thinking that you are much more likely to get your message across if you limit it to, say, no more than a few key talking points. What do you think?
Can’t all of life’s problems be solved with 3 bullet points?
I think my favorite sign is "YES YOU CAN: Provide decent jobs & public services for all"
were they, like the irish, also protesting TOFEES?
AK do you mean bullets or bullet points?
~Soon to be Munich neighbor
lol @ Donna Martin graduates!
I remember living in London and protests and queues everywhere.
In costa rica, they have so called protests too. the gather around, with one or two signs, eat and hang out. if you passed it you’d think it was a party. as you can imagine, not much gets accomplished!
The Travel Expert(a) and an Expat with a Twist
well, then there is the french version of protesting; strike without ANY talking points. just general protest of life.
Ah, Donna Martin Graduates. Always a classic.
Aye yi yi – that whole crowd is making it’s way here to Strasbourg for the NATO summit this week. They’re expecting 50,000 protesters in a city of 250,000. Maybe they’ll use their time in transit to hone the message a bit more.