It was 3am, I was chained to the Canadian ambassador’s car on the Isle of Sheppey and it was starting to get a bit nippy.
I was reminded of my younger self at the weekend as I watched the antics of UK Uncut and the less peaceful direct action groups at the march against cuts in London.
I was 21 and halfway through a rollercoaster year as a community organiser, during which I forcibly attached myself to a number of people, objects and buildings – sometimes all at the same time. Peaceful direct action was a prominent tool in our armoury – in fact, it was our weapon of choice.
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