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Parliament Square, May 1st, 11:00. |
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Around 12:00 five hundred cyclists on the critical mass arrive and circle round the square. A cheer goes up and thousands of people flow out into the road.
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People climbed the lamposts to put up banners, the samba started playing | |
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and the square was reclaimed.
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The traffic diverted.
It’s ‘the worms turn’ |
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Surrounded by people, gardeners tentatively began to squat down and plant.
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Everywhere.
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Forest gardening
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The roads are turfed over
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and the maypole dancing begins.
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The land, flooded by the authorities the day before, and meant to discourage, is transformed into a pond…
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Indymedia brings live internet coverage from the field.
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Compost loos surface
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Everyone joined in
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In their own way
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In other areas of London, guerrilla gardeners are at work. Let London Sprout.
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