A “flash mob” for Burma will hit London tonight as campaigners urge commuters to remember victims of the cyclone and decades of human rights abuses in the country.
- Extracted from Joanna Sugden, “Flash mob for Burma hits London”, The Times, 25 June 2008. If any New Mandala readers were there, or have thoughts on this kind of activism, please don’t hesitate to have your say.
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1 nick // Jun 28, 2008 at 12:01 am
i attended a flash mob in London over a year ago. a few hundred of people turned up at a location in central london at a specified time, hit each other with pillows for about 5 minutes then just walked away. was great fun!!! flash mobs can be either a form of activism or can just be random acts of fun. google flash mobs and you will come across lots of varied flash mobs. Here is one that happened in bangkok recently: http://www.prachatai.com/english/news.php?id=682
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