PUT PEOPLE FIRST!!! demo in London

Some pics and video from the big, peaceful demo in advance of the G2O summit in London. The three main focal points were Jobs, Justice and Climate and I've rarely seen a demo with such a huge variety of groups taking part, unions, environmental groups, Tibetan protesters, priests, people of all ages, with all sorts of banners, messages and concerns, some of which you see in the placards they were carrying set against the background of a pretty good walking tour of most of central London's landmarks, starting at Temple, proceeding towards Big Ben then back down along Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus and on to a big rally in Hyde Park, where the variety of speakers and video messages again was very impressive. The atmosphere was great throughout, the weather kept changing, it could have maybe been a bit busier but it was nevertheless a big, powerful and largely good natured demo. Me and Frank the Photographer who I met through the Germans in London forum were making photos and some video throughout, so here it is...




























i took this, it's not that great, but hey...



and someone else put this together: