Virtual March for the Alternative

Great pics of the march today from @HeardinLondon http://twitpic.com/4dgum6


... and play #splatatroll too!

Not everyone can be in London today for the big march #March26 or the #UKuncut action; many reasons for that, but there is plenty that can be done online to help the cause.



@mwhitfield80 http://twitpic.com/4dgvdv %20Assembling Assembling!

A few suggestions!

Here's @FalseEcon with many suggestions

http://falseeconomy.org.uk/stepforward


There is the @armchairarmy #armchairarmy. Info is being posted on Twitter at that hashtag and on #fb too about the BOMBARD THE MEDIA campaign. The chairborne division!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115177001891619

Links and addresses now up.


Disabled People Against Cuts are also offering the chance to make your presence felt through a virtual protest map, email your stuff here:

http://www.dpac.uk.net/2011/03/in-solidarity-with-the-protesters-on-the-streets-on-26-march-online-map-disabled-people-and-allies/


Then you can play Twitter games with that pointless stream of those trolling the #ukuncut #March26 #26March hashtags with their 'wit' and  'pithy comments'. Let's replace the crap with some useful Tweets.
We may win some converts and hey its a VIRTUAL OCCUPATION!

My tactic is not to waste time arguing, simply pick a troll and reply with a link to something useful and pertinent to read; if space add the #armchairarmy  #splatatroll tag too. 

So here is a list of suggestions, feel free to add your own.

Lovely online protest gallery (pick a new avatar for the day!) to which you can add your stuffhttp://virtualprotest.org.uk/

Further graphics to share here:

http://andsomeplyers.blogspot.com/


 Information video on alternatives to cuts

http://vimeo.com/21438134


It Cuts Both Ways...The Alternatives from Oonagh Cousins on Vimeo.

That's also on the Guardian website here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/video/2011/mar/24/cuts-both-ways-alternatives?CMP=twt_gu

PCS live updates and links

http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/campaigns/campaign-events/march-26-liveblog.cfm

Blogs with information

PSC Union There is an alternative: the case against the cuts

http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/campaigns/campaign-resources/there-is-an-alternative-the-case-against-cuts-in-public-spending.cfm

Arts Against The Cuts, with so many other useful links and info

http://artsagainstcuts.wordpress.com/

Blogs from those affected by cuts or for whom the systems we have are not working, eg this one which is also being sent as part of the @armchairarmy campaign

http://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/03/todays-march-and-some-advice-for-mr.html?spref=tw

http://gardenforautism.blogspot.com/2011/03/armchair-army-plea-to-newspapers-and.html

Follow @latentexistence


 Political discussion blogs

http://eoin-clarke.blogspot.com/2011/03/march-for-j-m-keynes.html?showComment=1301133454047#c4522401408725906235

http://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/03/todays-march-and-some-advice-for-mr.html?spref=tw

The Tax Justice blogs from @RichardJMurphy

http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2011/03/26/there-will-be-lies-and-damned-lies-in-the-press-about-today-but-here-are-the-facts/

anyone who is talking about violence send them this, a plea to the police

http://achancetospeak.wordpress.com/

and of course False Economy, take your pic of what you can Tweet!

http://falseeconomy.org.uk/cure

Here's the UKuncut website @Ukuncut #UKuncut

http://www.ukuncut.org.uk/


and enjoy @NxtGen aka Sean Donnelly, a binman from Loughborough. I came across this a few days ago, and started Tweeting links; it's gone viral, good luck Sean, hope it makes you a star. Proud of the kidz involved in so much creative protest. Great article about him in today's Guardian also.




I'll add more as the come, hope this is a small but useful resource, maybe we can carry on being an armchiararmy of virtual Tweeters against the cuts.

Oh... and bit of me too, and Grace Petrie

http://nemesisrepublic.blogspot.com/2011/01/all-kings-horses-emily-davison-blues.html


Nem

Feel free to add any links via my Twitter, or comments below.