Dear All
I've had a look at the March website and the map of the March:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=207180369435059079338.00049a5d0f5992fc77f59&ll=51.509277,-0.129948&spn=0.037394,0.081539&z=13&source=embed
The starting point on the map is on the Victoria Embankment (which runs
along the Thames from Blackfriars to Westminster Bridge. The march will be
gathering between Blackfriars and Waterloo Bridge from 11 am.
The organisers are expecting a very big turn-out. Lots of people I know in
London are going and I would be expecting 100s of thousands. That sounds
like a massive number but about a million people turn up for the Notting
Hill Carnival each year! So it will take a long time for the march to
actually get moving, probably an hour or so. The end point is Hyde Park
which is a couple of miles away.
So I'd expect that central London will be full of people and the tube
stations will be crammed. I remember the march against the Iraq war and the
sense of thousands of people streaming to the meeting points!
Following Louise's message and much deliberation I'd suggest Trafalgar
Square as quite a good meeting point. It is easy to get to from nearby tube
stations - Charing X, Embankment, Leicester Square etc and everyone knows
where it is so easy to get directions. There is also plenty of space to
gather and there is no traffic. There is also a handy little coffee bar in
the corner of the square for last minute refreshments (and a loo). This is
what the fourth plinth looks like:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/visit-london/autumn-splendour-in-london
I'm pretty sure the ship in the bottle is still there, though I havent
checked recently. If it is gone there will just be an empty plinth. It is
in the top corner of Trafalgar Square opposite the National Gallery.
Usually it would take about 10 minutes to walk from there to the Embankment.
This part of the Embankment is closest to Waterloo bridge so would be at the
front of the march.
I'll be there, probably with a few mates from about 10.30. For ease of
identification I'll be attractively accessorized with a rainbow peace flag.
Carl has contacted me off list and I'll send him my mobile number. Happy to
hand it on to anyone else who drops me an email at [log in to unmask]
Looking forward to seeing some of you in London. Let's hope for good
weather!
Deborah
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Dear All
Charing Cross is probably the most central under- and overground station
connected to the London entry point stations (1 change from Paddington,
none from Victoria if get off at Embankment, no change from
Euston/King's Cross, 1 change from Liverpool St). Charing Cross is
right by the Embankment assembly area and so will be busy. Suggested
meeting points:
The Cross itself which is in the forecourt just outside the station
(could be too busy)
The 4th plinth at Trafalgar Square (currently occupied by a large ship
in a bottle I think) and would take about 5 mins to walk to.
The steps of St Martin's in the Fields (good history of working with
homeless people amongst other associations) about 2 mins away.
Statue of Oscar Wilde, opposite the station, at the rear of St Martin in
the Fields
Here's a link to a map
http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?encType=1&where1=London+Charing+Cr
oss%2c+London&FORM=MIRE2
Hope to see you there.
Louise Goodbody
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Sent: 18 March 2011 16:09
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Hi Abdullah, Danny, Helen, Deborah, Jacqui and all on the list,
1. Meeting point
I haven't spotted an agreed meeting point yet.
I am not a London resident, so definitely need some help here.
Some people going on the march are UCL-base, some are coming in to the
Embankment on buses from the midlands and others are coming into Euston.
Where should we meet? Jacqui needs a spot to tell the Comm Psy section
about.
2. Presentation
Abdullah mentioned a slogan: "cuts = depression, depression = cuts". Do
we want to have an agreed slogan to put on T shirts or a banner? Are we
happy simply to turn up and swell the numbers? Are there
banners/placards already being handed out by the organizers?
If we wanted to have a comm. Psych. Collective identity, in Birmingham
we have been discussing using a particular colour of T shirt with a
logo.
We were also thinking about using the fish logo from the Exeter
Conference but we have only been able to locate the second half of the
design (ie the bit on the back of the T shirt). I have attached it for
your information. The first half of the design (ie the bit on the front
of the T shirt) shows the large fish chasing the small fish. We don't
have this bit. (Does anybody have the skills to reconstruct the front
part of the design?)
At the moment this leaves us logo-less, although we have also considered
the psi symbol.
Any thoughts?
Carl
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Sent: 08 March 2011 00:43
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Hey all,
Hope you are keeping as well as can be, I think Deborah had mentioned
that she will be going and wanting some catchy slogans....a friend
suggested "cuts = depression, depression = cuts" or visa versa. That's
the best coming out of my social circle!
As for the logistics, I agree it will probably be a nightmare trying to
meet at Embankment...its busy on a normal day, March day there will be
loads of people more. I'd suggest meeting somewhere before in a
location a short walk away, perhaps Blackfriars or Holborn. This being
said, those travelling from the Midlands and the North West will
probably come into Euston/Marylebone...which would make Embankment a
quick single tube journey down from either station. Those from the East
and North East I presume you'd come into Liverpool Street, I'll be
travelling through there so could possibly meet at the station (Danny?
Anyone else?) on my way to meet some friends and the others (i.e.
Carl/Midlands Group/Helen).
Keep well,
Abdullah
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