What I find particularly moving about this is how it gives a double demonstration of collective action in action... protesting against horrible long-standing injustice, while carefully observing rules put in place to preserve collective wellbeing.
It's evidence of a community that has built the habit of working out how to cooperate around the things that matter to them on their own terms. Absolutely wonderful! On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 1:23 PM Michael Szpakowski <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ruth > how extraordinary -I was just going to post the vid from my Flickr account > . > https://www.flickr.com/photos/szpako/49968254001/ > > It was great. We worked *really* hard to keep it safe and distanced and as > people started to roll in to the park we were flabbergasted at the numbers. > The event was moving. Afterwards there was a clear appetite on the part of > many of the younger people for more and they marched off noisily but > peacefully into the town. I'm certainly not going to criticise them for > that but we'll,continue to try and make the protests safe for everyone with > proper distancing. We've also been in touch with many of the young people > to bring them into the leadership of future events. The vid on the Stand > up to Racism Harlow Facebook page ( likes, shares always appreciated!) > has been seen nearly 9,000 times. > Thanks for posting! > Hugs and solidarity > Michael > > On Thursday, June 4, 2020, 9:30:37 AM GMT+1, Ruth Catlow via NetBehaviour < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > https://twitter.com/sutrharlow/status/1268245507505377283 > > #TakeTheKnee <https://twitter.com/hashtag/TakeTheKnee?src=hashtag_click> > #BlackLivesMatter > <https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hashtag_click> > <https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hashtag_click> > #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd > <https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForGeorgeFloyd?src=hashtag_click> > #PublicInquiryNow > <https://twitter.com/hashtag/PublicInquiryNow?src=hashtag_click> > > > > > > > -- > Co-founder & Artistic director of Furtherfield & DECAL Decentralised Arts > Lab > +44 (0) 77370 02879 > > *sending thanks > <https://www.ovoenergy.com/ovo-newsroom/press-releases/2019/november/think-before-you-thank-if-every-brit-sent-one-less-thank-you-email-a-day-we-would-save-16433-tonnes-of-carbon-a-year-the-same-as-81152-flights-to-madrid.html> > in > advance > > *Furtherfield *disrupts and democratises art and technology through > exhibitions, > labs & debate, for deep exploration, open tools & free thinking. > furtherfield.org <http://www.furtherfield.org/> > > *DECAL* Decentralised Arts Lab is an arts, blockchain & web 3.0 > technologies research hub > > for fairer, more dynamic & connected cultural ecologies & economies now. > > decal.is <http://www.decal.is> > > Furtherfield is a Not-for-Profit Company Limited by Guarantee > > Registered in England and Wales under the Company No.7005205. > > Registered business address: Carbon Accountancy, 80-83 Long Lane, London, > EC1A 9ET. > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > -- Co-founder & Artistic director of Furtherfield & DECAL Decentralised Arts Lab +44 (0) 77370 02879 *sending thanks <https://www.ovoenergy.com/ovo-newsroom/press-releases/2019/november/think-before-you-thank-if-every-brit-sent-one-less-thank-you-email-a-day-we-would-save-16433-tonnes-of-carbon-a-year-the-same-as-81152-flights-to-madrid.html> in advance *Furtherfield *disrupts and democratises art and technology through exhibitions, labs & debate, for deep exploration, open tools & free thinking. furtherfield.org <http://www.furtherfield.org/> *DECAL* Decentralised Arts Lab is an arts, blockchain & web 3.0 technologies research hub for fairer, more dynamic & connected cultural ecologies & economies now. decal.is <http://www.decal.is> Furtherfield is a Not-for-Profit Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England and Wales under the Company No.7005205. Registered business address: Carbon Accountancy, 80-83 Long Lane, London, EC1A 9ET.
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