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Friday night's alright for campaigning
After an absolute blinder of a gig on Thursday, everyone from the band and crew was riding high on Friday. People were smiling, having a laugh (and sometimes not at my expense!) and generally everything seemed pretty relaxed - quite a change from Wednesday morning when the tension was palpable. The question now though was whether tonight would top the previous night! Well, if we're talking about the campaign, the answer is a resounding YES! Team 3 arrived on time at Earls Court reception, and right from the off I knew it was going to be a good one. There must be some big corporations who would do anything to have my volunteers on their staff - the drive, determination and competitiveness is astonishing!
One briefing later, and it was nearly time for doors to open. Carefully positioned at all the best locations (beer queues, food queues, and the ever-popular toilet queues), the campaigners of London Team 3 got to work like the most seasoned professionals. I'd given each volunteer a wad of 50 action cards, and within half an hour they were returning to the stand for a top-up. Classic!
Over the three nights I've had varying reports from the campaigners about the London audiences. Most have said that people are keen to find out about the campaign, and sign the petition. Some, apparently, are running up to the campaigners in order to grab an action card and join the 18 million worldwide supporters of Make Trade Fair.
Here's a picture of the team before the start of the evening. Thanks to them all for working so hard. And in answer to the question...yep, Coldplay were right on form too, definitely matching Thursday night and possibly topping it. The crowd were the best of the three nights, and this drove the band on. At the last song, Chris was clearly moved by the reaction of the crowd, and it made for a stunning finale. After the concert, we packed up again, and made the long drive up north to Newcastle.
posted at 8:16 AM
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A fantastic gig, and really good to see the Oxfam guys out in force getting support for Make Trade Fair!
By Anonymous,
6:46 PM
go go oxfam
By Anonymous,
6:31 PM
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