Heathrow villages resident joins activists at PR Awards protest
a Heathrow villages resident decided to join Plane Stupid activists to highlight
the plight of residents.
demolished, said: “I have never done anything like this before but when I heard
that BAA were starting to buy up homes, even though they know a third runway is
unlikely to ever be built, I felt something had to be done to highlight what the
aviation industry is doing to our villages.
and took over the table allocated for Virgin Atlantic. Boss Richard Branson is
an outspoken advocate of a third runway.
got a small taste of what it feels like to be pushed out your place with nowhere
to go, Grosvenor House staff tried a variety of tactics to remove the smartly-dressed
activists who were determined to make their point.
right to sit at a Virgin Atlantic table in order to make a point, when Virgin
Atlantic believes BAA has the right to forcibly remove people from Sipson in order
to make a profit.
drew more attention to the protest, hotel staff started to dismantle the table
– literally.
There was considerable support for the protest and even the police, who arrived
to remove the protesters, were not unsympathetic.
Miller) got into his act, he was interupted by cries of “No Third Runway!”.
spotted by security and decided that rather than be hustled out she would move
purposefully towards the stage.
clamped him in a “Strictly Come Dancing” hold and attempted to waltz with him
out of the room – but he was more John Sergeant than Anton du Beke, which thwarted
the attempt at a stylish exit.
for the Gurkhas. She was in Burma but her co-campaigner’s acceptance speech highlighted
the power of individuals to make change happen and this received an enthusiastic
round of applause.
people affected by climate change had just been ejected. Still, that’s the Public
Relations business for you.