Attention Londoners! Ferguson solidarity event outside the US Embassy tomorow. Message me if you want to meet up/need someone to go with. Spread the word!
For anyone else attending this:
– bring food. Cereal bars are fine, but given the time it’s at and the time it may take to get there, you might not have had time to eat properly beforehand. Bring something you can eat cold that won’t cause too much mess.
– bring water. Tea in a thermos is good as well since it will be damn cold, but either way stay hydrated. You might think you will be fine, but bring some water anyway in case you or your friends aren’t.
– bring ID. Our police are not like American police, but are still known to make crowd pushes, kettle, and misbehave sometimes. Bring ID so that if you are under 18 you can get yourself past the barriers and get home safe in the unlikely event of police misbehaviour.
– for the love of the gods, dress sensibly. Not just what you might wear to stand at a bus stop and otherwise be warm, but dress for standing outside in zero degrees for an extended period of time. Scarves, coats, hats, gloves. Boots you can stand comfortably in for more than half an hour.
– UMBRELLAS. Seriously, it’s almost certainly going to be raining tomorrow night as well as being bloody cold, so bring umbrellas or ponchos or whatever. This is technically part of the previous point, but merits its own note.
– Clean up after yourself and please do not vandalise. Bring a bag for your rubbish, or a big bag for your rubbish and other people’s. There will be a lot of people there, and there will be a lot of litter, and we don’t want there to be any excuse for people going on about “vandals” afterwards, because that will make it a hell of a lot harder for the demonstration to be heard and not just dismissed.The media will try to dismiss you as teenagers or ignorant or vandals or on any other grounds they can possibly grab. Don’t let them. Be heard, and be responsible.
I’m so glad this is being recognized and protests over this are happening outside the US. Thank you all.
Reblogging for Zigraves’ good and important commentary. Keep safe and healthy friends!
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