Manchester UK. This Saturday - EDF counter protest anyone?

[chilohm]

Is anyone planning on going to the counter protest against the English Defence League this Sat? Could be interesting photographically.

Meeting at 12 noon in Piccadilly Gardens. It'd be good to meet people there!

Jack.

 

[BillBingham2]

On the wrong side of the pond so will be there only in spirit.

B2 (;->

 

[chilohm]

sorry folks, it should of course be the EDL not EDF as it says in the title... Racist thugs coming to town not the energy company!

 

[TennesseJones]

won't be long before we're marching about energy prices!

 

[Bobfrance]

Yeah, you should see my leccy bill! 😉

Might well be in manny this weekend, didn't realize this was going on.
I'll keep an eye out for rangefinders.

 

[chilohm]

So. Did anyone else go? I had a really interesting day. Lots of good shots (I think) but nothing processed yet. I will post a link when it's ready. Anyone else got anything to show?

 

[Bobfrance]

Yes, an interesting day.

 

[Bobfrance]

 

[Michael Markey]

All good shots ,Bob.Take it that you and Paul were not arrested.

 

[Bobfrance]

Hi Mike,

We escaped unscathed.
Apart from my wallet that is - yes you guessed it - I've been to the Leica shop again! 😱

 

[Sparrow]

I like that one Bob, I nearly came over .. wish I had now

 

[FrozenInTime]

I hope you shoved a M9 brochure in this guy's pack - it could save his back from breaking.

 

[Bobfrance]

Yeah I should have, poor guy had little chance of escaping the ugly mob lugging that around! 🙂

 

[Bobfrance]

I like that one Bob, I nearly came over .. wish I had now

Thanks Stewart. Probably my fave too. I think the eye contact makes it.

It was a very different Manchester to the one we usually shoot in yesterday. The tension was palpable.

 

[Sparrow]

Thanks Stewart. Probably my fave too. I think the eye contact makes it.

It was a very different Manchester to the one we usually shoot in yesterday. The tension was palpable.

Yep I can imagine, they'll no doubt get round to Bradford at some point, closer for me and a chance of petrol-bombs.

The NF/ANL had clashes a few years back

 

[chilohm]

A few Rolleiflex shots from the protest. 35mm still to come...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksloan/sets/72157622603123166/

Cheers,
Jack.

 

[kully]

Any pics of a confused old granny brandishing her electricity bill?

 

[chilohm]

Any pics of a confused old granny brandishing her electricity bill?

Hehe. None, but there were quite a lot of confused skinheads who seemed to have lost any sense of perspective...