The Climate Rush is tomorrow, Monday 13th October, and the modern day Suffragettes have been busy preparing.
getting ready in Soho Square
Alice in Old Compton Street
discussing tactics outside Les Mis
We flyered the Friday night drinkers in Soho Square, culminating in some chalking outside the Private Eye offices and the offer of a free haircut for Alice from The Soho Salon. I managed to wangle myself a complimentary up-do for my appearance as emcee at the Climate Rush, and a quick look at their website also tells me that they specialise in ‘boyzillians’ – that’s male waxing to you and me! Boyzillions are described as a “must for every discerning man” – so now you know! (or maybe not… what are they talking about?) Anyway, I anticipate a suitably Edwardian pin-tucked hairstyle to go with my not very suitable cobbled together probably a bit too plunging neckline and ruffled petticoat Suffragette get-up.
now who would like a free haircut?!
what kind of haircut would madam require?!
foxy Alice modelling her new do from the Soho Salon (done in remarkably quick time)
On Saturday I frantically tidied up my house in anticipation of a Suffragette beer-swilling bake-off.
Anna mixing up vegan glories
It was a roaring success – we knocked out dozens of colourful fairy cakes, coconut yoghurt cake and vegan banana bread. Expect these lovingly baked delights to be handed out at the rally with a nice cup of tea. With ten suffragettes in the house we also made light work of pinning all the sashes, which are going to look absolutely magical.
messy red food colouring…
Tamsin and I double icing
ooh, look at them colours!
Aside from the odd paranoia dream where hardly anyone turns up to the Climate Rush – and those who do have forgotten to wear period dress – I’m now really looking forward to tomorrow.
pinning sashes
I hope it will be the start of a new era of direct action, so please do come along to Parliament Square from 5.30pm and remember, Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History
Tags:
activism, Climate, Climate Rush, Craft, London
The cakes were delicious!!! The Rush was heady and fun, the attire so fitting and the energy was uplifting. Dying to see photos of it all. Well done girls in getting it off the ground in such true style.