G20 climate protests
G20 climate protests
- Oh yes, some drums and whistles starting now. This bit of protest due to start moving any minute.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 10:08:09 AM
- The march has set off. Numbers, maybe 400? The sun has gone in too.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 10:27:48 AM
- Ho ho, the ethical man from news night has just gone past. strangely, he's not wearing a suit.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 10:29:48 AM
- There are journalists everywhere! One lone anarchist is surrounded by people making notes of everything he says.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 10:35:08 AM
- As the green horse, minus horse, sets off, the climate campers are left, looking a bit shifty and exposed.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 10:40:08 AM
- Am off to meet up with some climate campers now. Away from Bishopsgate everything is strangely quiet. Just the helicopter overhead.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 10:47:48 AM
- Am now meeting up campers, in preparation for The Swoop at 12.30. There are a lot of sirens going off. Hmmby bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 10:57:48 AM
- The campers i'm with have a large bike trailer with the toilets on it. Otherwise known as some buckets and a bag of sawdust.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:05:48 AM
- We're pacing back towards the target now, anxiously watching the clock. If we miss kick off there will probably be no way in.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:16:28 AM
- More campers have joined us, while they,re apparently coming in from east and north. Txt msgs flying.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:20:48 AM
- Sirens and police vans pouring into the area. Is there going to be a kettle?by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:22:48 AM
- The pavements are packed. There's a really good turnout, everybody very tense now...by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:25:28 AM
- More people pouring in all the time. Police on one side of the road.... And now moving into road and taking itby bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:27:48 AM
- A whistle goes, some tents going. Up around me...by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:28:48 AM
- Police seen to be backing off... A round of applause, and some hugging going on.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:30:28 AM
- The campers that is, not the police.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:30:48 AM
- ny to watch.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:32:48 AM
- A sound system is in place, flowers are being hung over the tents. Am going to see if the toilets made it.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:34:08 AM
- Everyone looks beatifically pleased with themselves. The police slightly less happy.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:35:48 AM
- Interestingly the police don't seen to have shut off the demo, people are coming and going as they please.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:41:48 AM
- And yes! The toilets have made it. They're being constructed in a marquee as i type. Nice bit of drumming too.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:42:48 AM
- And now it's kind of settling down. Everyone wandering around as if this is some sort of festival.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 11:51:48 AM
- We're all now comfy outside the european climate exchange. Will the workshops be starting soon?by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 12:08:48 PM
- Simon hughes lib dem mp has just gone part. He's pretty impressed by the whole thing.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 12:15:48 PM
- As he says, if the mountain won't come to mohammed we'll have to come to the mountain.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 12:19:08 PM
- Mmm. Sun bathing...by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 12:22:48 PM
- Some dancing on top of a bus stop. The man next to me says I know exactly how much weight those things can take. I wonder how?by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 12:30:08 PM
- Some of the plane stupid crew are here. Turns out it was their tent that got confiscated.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 12:36:28 PM
- Am walking down to the bank of england now. Atmosphere changed immediately. No drumming here, for a start.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 12:40:08 PM
- Some police pulling riot gear out the back of van. Am in threadneedle St with bank in sight.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 12:42:28 PM
- Can hear whistles and cheers as helmeted police go into crowd. It's packed here.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 12:44:08 PM
- Most of the protesters are kettled in front of the bank.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 12:50:08 PM
- There is a worrying stink bomb smell. Now that would be good dispersal tactic. Have never heard of it though.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 12:51:28 PM
- More police coming in in helmets, three vans of them. They are gathering within sight of the bank.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 12:55:28 PM
- Police going in with dogs. The crowd screaming abuse at them.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 12:57:08 PM
- Now the helmets going in. Howls of scum.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 12:59:08 PM
- A scuffle, the police pushing those of us outside the kettle back. A chant going up. Whose street? Our street.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 1:03:28 PM
- The helicopter. A rattle or two. Some chants. Odd, tense atmosphere.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 1:06:48 PM
- A real sense of stand-off.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 1:07:48 PM
- Lot of fighting going on in the centre now. Huge shame on you chant going up.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 1:10:28 PM
- Am heading back to climate camp. Can tell am nearly there when see banner reading The beginning is Nigh.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 1:17:08 PM
- Like a different country over here. There are kids still in uniform, people snogging on the road, even someone pushing a buggy.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 1:22:08 PM
- And A A Gill just walked by! Yup. We're not in kansas any more, toto.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 1:25:08 PM
- Someone just walked past complaining that there were no joints being smoked. Time and a place mate, alright?by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 1:35:48 PM
- There is, of course, a queue for the toilet.by bibivanderzee via twitter at 4/1/2009 1:54:08 PM
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