First protest

For our first protest we managed to get about 11 people to come along and help us out. We quickly got a suggestion from a member of the public which was made into posters and attached to the placards.

Photograph by Julie Wem

We sent the majority of helpers to mingle with the public in the street and instructed them to join us as we walked by. A small group of us began to march, chanting "Make the wife pay for lunch". We got a good reaction from people in the street with one woman trying to stop us from chanting. The flash mob approach worked well with people seeming to step out and join in.
We stopped at the Cross and got a new cause from the public. The wife theme appears to be popular in Chester and the second suggestion that we went with was "Plaster the wife's mouth up". Once again our helpers went to mingle with the public, although one person didn't like the feel of the protest and chose not to join in again. This second protest was more unpopular but got a great reaction. People shouted abuse at us and some people swore so as far a provoking a reaction goes it was a good result.
I marched in both of the protests while Julie and Natalie photographed and filmed. We had originally planned to document one protest each but after this first protest there is clearly time for us all to take a turn. For the next protest we will also add an extra leg to the journey, heading past the cathedral and back to Eastgate clock.