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 Stop Climate Chaos, 4th November 2006 |
Swindon Climate Action Network and Friends of the Earth took a coach-load of people from Swindon and Marlborough to London on 4th November to join the Campaign against Climate Change rally outside the US embassy, and then marched to Trafalgar Square for the launch of the I-Count campaign. An initial attendance of ten thousand has been reported for the I-Count rally, which was then swelled by the twenty thousand arriving from Grosvenor Square, making this the largest climate change demonstration to date.
Speakers at the rallies included George Monbiot (listen), Caroline Lucas and Rob Newman (listen). Music was provided by Seize the Day (listen) and Razorlight. The UK Independent Media Centre has some more photos, including an awesome 360-degree panorama of Trafalgar Square full of people. (If you look at the far left side, bottom corner of this panorama, you will see several faces from Swindon & Marlborough!), and SwindonWeb has published some of Lynette's photos (scroll about half-way down the page to see them).
A video featuring George Monbiot's speech (9 minutes, 22 meg) is also available.
The Global Climate Campaign web site has a gallery of photos from all over the world, including London.
Posing for the Adver outside Regent Circus College. Photo by Simon.
Posing for the Adver outside Regents Circus college. Photo (C) Lynette Thomas.
Norman Baker MP. Photo from Rikki @ http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/11/355209.html
Caroline Lucas MEP. Photo from Rikki @ http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/11/355209.html
Zak Goldsmith. Photo from Rikki @ http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/11/355209.html
Airport Watch placard. Photo by Simon.
Flood Warning. Photo by Simon.
Cut CO2, no nuke power, yes renewables. Photo by Simon.
Stop Bush's drive to climate chaos. Photo by Simon.
Wanted for crimes against the planet. Photo (C) Lynette Thomas.
Picture our warming world. Photo (C) Lynette Thomas.
Slow down or melt down. Photo (C) Lynette Thomas.
An unusual bike. Photo (C) Lynette Thomas.
It's not easy being green. Photo (C) Lynette Thomas.
Rinky-dink mobile sound system, powered by renewable energy. Photo (C) Lynette Thomas.
Road block banner. Photo (C) Lynette Thomas.
Surfers. Photo (C) Lynette Thomas.
Leaving Grosvenor Square. Photo by Simon.
Save our climate. Photo by Simon.
Deforestation for biofuels speeds up climate chaos. Photo by Simon.
We stuff ourselves and the poor get stuffed. Photo by Simon.
Help! We are choking on your umes. Photo by Simon.
Burn the bosses not the planet. Photo by Simon.
It's getting hot in here. Photo by Simon.
Cheap flights cost the earth. Photo by Simon.
Our new banner on its first outing. Photo (C) Lynette Thomas.
Not safe, not clean, not cool. Photo (C) Lynette Thomas.
I don't want to be a hot dog. Photo (C) Lynette Thomas.
Climate change - bigger than the war on terror, bigger than all wars ever? Photo by Simon.
This is our earth, so we look after it. Photo by Simon.
Save Gaia. Photo by Simon.
Let's not be lemmings. Photo by Simon.
Say no 2 more CO2. Photo by Simon.
I-Count rally at Trafalgar Square. Photo by Simon.
Mark Lynas for Prime Minister. Photo by Simon.
Don't ignore us this time Tony. Photo by Andy.
360-degree panorama of the I-Count rally at Trafalgar Square. Click on the thumbnail to see the full-sized image. Photo from Kriptick @ http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/11/355292.html