THE BIG LUNCH
worked.
Proof lives here: http://vimeo.com/5670218
Last Sunday, two million people took it upon themselves to sort out the mess that governments, celebrities, money and brands can’t, by having a street party with their neighbours.
At Ship & Mermaid Row down SE1 way, we made a mug of tea for a homeless pensioner called Beryl who’d just picked up her new needles (for knitting) and we met an Iraqi father and daughter because ‘they’d never see anything like this in 30 years of London’. The lovely Mr Pandit who runs the corner shop told me all about his upbringing in Dar Es Salaam.
Not many came, but those who did made my day. It made me realise how shy we all are and we’re becoming shyer, the more time we spend behind these machines (technology and the breakdown of communities go hand in hand). So on that ironic note, I’d better shut up before I undo all the good The Big Lunch did.
If the day passed you by, there’s always next year.
Plan early at http://www.thebiglunch.com/
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