A vigil will be held in Trafalgar Square (that’s in London, y’all) tonight at 6pm GST, which I think works out to be about 10 or 11am my time (argh, it’s not Eastern Standard Confusing Time here, but it’s something like that). I’ll be there in spirit, and I expect there will be webcams running feeds at various news sites.
Oops, gotta go to work. I’ll check in later with more information and maybe some pictures of Trafalgar to aid in visualizing a world without terrorism.
Oh, to be in London in August:
We Are Not Afraid – Tube Challenge – GeofftechKen Livingstone shortly announced afterwards an official Relief Fund for families of the victims of the bombings, and so because of this, here is what we are doing:
A mass team tube-challenge attempt, for all of us to get round the entire network in a day.
We’re not trying for the record – as we recognise that chunks of the system (e.g. the central part of the Piccadilly Line damaged in the attacks) will not be open for a long time, but we want to do it soon – whilst the memory of what has happened is still in people’s mind.
We don’t want people running around like nutters making connections in the fastest time (like we normally do!). Like I say – we’re not out to break records, we’re just out to complete the system. If you think you’re unfit doesn’t matter – you can walk between stations to make connections. You can even stop casually for toilet breaks, a quick half in a pub and then carry on if you really want, although if you want to get round the whole system you’re advised not to stop for too long.
This means we are going to get experienced tube-challengers and novices alike, to meet up … start in the same place, and travel the whole tube system in a day i) For charity, and ii) For defiance.
These two main reason are important:
i) Charity. People often do this and raise a few pounds & pennies. This time everyone gets sponsored in aid of the bomb relief charity and we really go for it. Let’s get thousands of pounds this time.
ii) Defiance. Solidarity. Togetherness. We are not afraid, and we well get back on the tube – the whole tube – and prove that we are more than happy to ride it. We say “Fuck you terrorists”, and we will do the thing that we do best – ride around the tube system.
When & How
We intend to this at some point during the last week in August of 2005. We are not being specific about the date at the moment.
If you you wish to participate (whether you have already spoken to me or not) I need an official email from you, so that I log you and work out how many people are going to do this.
Please send an email to -> notafraid@geofftech.co.uk
