A flashmob to protest against the expansion of Heathrow, Manchester and all UK airports is being called to coincide with the Labour Party Conference in Manchester.
Tuesday 23rd September
12.45pm (sharp!)
@ Albert Square, outside Manchester Town Hall
What’s a flashmob?
A flashmob is a gathering that suddenly emerges out of nothing and then melts away nearly as quickly as it’s formed. They’re usually quite short, about 10-15 minutes. They are fun, peaceful and legal.
Turn up outside Manchester Town Hall and, at precisely 12.45pm, reveal your red T-shirt. Keep it covered before hand!
It will all be over by 1.00pm
3 ways to get your free ‘Stop Airport Expansion’ T-Shirt
1. Email info@stopmanchesterairport.org.uk, or
2. Meet at Friends Meeting House (Mount St) at 12.15pm and collect one, or
3. Make your own! Or just wear a red T-shirt!
The Flash Mob is also the public launch of the newly-formed Stop Expansion at Manchester Airport group (SEMA).
For more info see:
www.stopmanchesterairport.org.uk
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We are expecting Ruth Kelly to announce the Government’s decision about Heathrow expansion in either November or December.
Whenever the announcement is made, there will be a Flash Mob on the first Saturday after the announcement at midday (prompt!) at Heathrow Terminal 5.
A sea of t-shirts will be a visible sign that we intend to up the pressure! More info to be posted shortly.
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From the people who brought you the Terminal 5 Flash Mob …
PAPER PLANE FLASH MOB* AT THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
Tell Ruth Kelly: Stop Airport Expansion
- Meet 11am, Thursday 3 July, Department for Transport (DfT), 76 Marsham
Street, SW1P 4DR (tube: St James’s Park or Westminster)
- 11.03am: Reveal your ‘Stop Airport Expansion’ t-shirt if you have one
- 11.05am: launch your ‘Stop Airport Expansion’ paper planes at the DfT
A third runway and increased flights at Heathrow would destroy local
communities, cause misery for tens of thousands of local residents, and help
make devastating climate change inevitable. Yet Transport Secretary Ruth
Kelly has refused to visit local authorities or meet with local people who
will be affected.
Join us on 3 July to find Ruth Kelly and tell her to Stop Airport Expansion!
We’ll be taking the message direct to her doorstep at the Department for
Transport. After the mass launch at 11.05am you may also want to take paper
planes to Downing Street or Parliament, or anywhere else she may be
hiding!
Download an A4 paper aeroplane here
* Flash mob: ‘A large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief period of time, then quickly disperse’ (Wikipedia).
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The original T5 Flashmob took place on 27 March 2008 on the opening day of Heathrow Terminal 5. As well as BAA completely bungling the opening of the terminal, hundreds of people suddenly appeared in the arrival hall to say: airports have expanded this far and no further.
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