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The new Stratford group took to the streets today delivering the Choose Clean Energy climate campaign to the unreceptive citizens of Stratford.
Meet at Station, started wierd as women from Stop the War lot thought bloke with pasting table (thats me) must be the person she'd been told to look for. Every campaigning group in the world seems to rely on pasting tables, maybe we should get a discount? or maybe there's a buisness opportuity, pasting tables specially designed for protesting?
Good turnout with 7 of us, OK 6 East London folk, and an infiltrator from Camden. Tough audience, lots of people not really giving a monkeys, in what is a very poor diverse community. But then when you do find someone interested it makes it a real joy, and getting out of the white middle class ghetto on traditional environmentalism is cool.
Bit of hassle from Council goons, who objected to the table. Took a view not to push issue, as its a new group and a big argument, police involvement seemed a bit premature, and dis-empowering to new people.
Lots of other folk out, from Stop the War, and from local Chrisitians. Now I'm sort of on board with the Stop the War lot, even if they have become just another front for the Socialist Workers, but there do have some right wierdo's involved. Some really pushy leafleter insisted on standing right in front of the Greenpeace presence thrusting Stop the War leaflets in people faces. When I suggested that it would be helpfull if we could try not confuse campaign messages, and respect each others space she went off on one. Luckily they all go moved on by the council.
But a successful sunny day, and we got to stamp the Greenpeace presence on an area that probably hasn't seen it before?
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