Bob Brown Foundation march Hyde Park

This month I did a bit of community work. With the Tree Veneration Society, that is. It included a couple of street appearances in support of nature conservation.

The TVS had sent in a proposal for an installation in Kandos but we weren't successful. There are more such efforts pending but in the meantime in light of Labor government inaction on protection of old growth forests we hit the streets.

A man I spoke with named Michael suggested 1000 people but there was no way to verify from my vantage point. Everyone shouting except me. I calculated that just staying upright for three or four hours would sap all my strength and I was right, I collapsed when I got back home.

No I didn't shout. The people about me seemed to enjoy the shouting which was enough, I decided to participate in vocalising vicariously.

Rap, speeches from politicians (Greens). The day had it all. Actually the rapping was good, but again I didn't dance. Energy conservation yes that was it, gosh it's boring being an old man. How time flies.

But we flew down the street accompanied by the cops. For the march we dropped off the side of Hyde Park and went down Macquarie St, stopping to shout at Parliament House which was sort of pointless as it was a Sunday and nobody inside presumably. Then left into Hunter St and left again into Elizabeth St.

Once it all was done, dusted and enough signatures had been collected for a few more mailing lists some people in a group had some food nearby and I kindly invited to join. Then home.