Coronavirus: Running a campaign from home in lockdown
With people stuck at home, you might think the traditional notion of a protest is impossible. But campaigners and supporters are still eager to further their causes and fight for what they believe in during lockdown.Sioned Freer said knowing the campaign has reached so may people"has been a little unreal"
Despite the campaign being"frustrating at times", the masters student said:"I've had so much time to dedicate to the campaign that I wouldn't have had otherwise - and other people have had more time to interact with it. The students have worked with unions and local organisations, met national rent strikers from other universities to discuss tactics and campaign strategies, and contacted MPs for support.
"Sometimes when I have a bad day engaging with the campaign, I think about the 750 people who are behind me on this and it's really empowering."Almost 100 households took part in the recent online project Members collect all the plastic they use in a week, categorise and record it and then Dan calculates their plastic footprint, and the lockdown version has seen double the number of people participating.
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