Walkabout II is falling together

Nice to see the next Walkabout is getting some coverage in the Telegraph. Shane Richmond takes time to point out that Project Freesheet has managed to make an "interesting point". Not ours I'm afraid but Mr Hughes' from The Ecologist does make quite a few other interesting points in his article.

So, for those that are interested I thought I'd post here a rough idea of how things are going to pan out on the 27th for The Big 10,000....(with thanks to Ebullient Cohort Fewins)

We are set to have at least 70 volunteers out there on the streets picking up papers across London. There are at least 12 groups starting from the 'burbs and ending up at various central locations around town.

All the newspapers will be dumped at City Hall at 8pm for a photo opportunity in order to illustrate to those in power the scale of the problem, before being taken to the newspaper house project in Hackney. This is a jolly impressive project - see here for more info. You’re welcome to go along the following evening and make your own ‘brick’ (I have - it’s great fun).

Project Freesheet have a van for the night, which will be going around the various groups picking up the papers collected so don’t worry about carrying a heavy load.

The best places to find newspapers are by tube station entrances and bus stops – you can’t just take them out of the hands of the vendors. We need to play by the rules here. Remember we are collecting litter – so bins also count.

Finally – we thought that we could do with a suitable uniform for the walkabout but sadly Vivienne Westwood was busy that night, so instead we’ve come up with some very funky hat designs to make out of the freesheets you collect. Or a chap with a ‘tasche has this.

Don’t forget to bring along a map / sundial / GPS equipment but more especially your camera so that you can take pics and upload them to the site. We will have bags in which to carry the papers you collect. That’s all you need. Oh and perhaps a big fat marker pen with which to decorate your hat.

Happy Pickings!