The organisers of this year's climate camp in London took great pains to keep the camp's location under wraps. Campers had to register on their website, provide their mobile phone numbers, and were instructed to gather in various locations around London, ready to "swoop" once they receive an SMS text message with the location. One group gathered outside the Bank of England in Threadneedle Street to await their instructions. The morning started slowly, and for much of the time it seemed as if there were more press & photographers than campers. The crowd slowly gathered though and by the time it became known that camp was to be set up in Blackheath, some 150 people took to the Docklands Light Railway, made their way to the Greenwich and completed the last leg of the journey on foot. They were joined by groups who had previously assembled in other areas to make up a crowd of around 1000. Today the camp is still very much a construction site, and it will be transformed over the next 24 hours, with the number of campers expected to grow as the weekend approaches. The protests were mild and peaceful today, but the organisers have promised some direct action over the days to come, all in protest against governments' perceived lack of effective action on climate change.
Climate Camp Swoop 2009
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26 Aug 2009 Around 150 people gathered outside the Bank of England in London to form part of the "swoop" which kicked off Climate Camp 2009. They joined various other groups from across capital to set
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Great report and images.
Great report and images.