
Over the weekend of 21st June I went on a voyage - to Lincoln - to visit Heather Buckley on the African Queen. We decided to make a banner - and take to the high seas to demonstrate (or at least sail up and down the River
Witham flying the banner).
Why?
Because the banner gives voice to the individual - the banner is the traditional method for the everyman to have their say.
Why?
Because having a voice is important.
Because it is too easy to sit back and do nothing.
Because demonstrating is cathartic.
Because active is better than passive
.
The issue does not have to be negative, but could be celebratory.
So, armed with a big piece of canvas, some
PVA and some other fabrics, Heather and I climbed aboard to think about what we should demonstrate about.

We came up with a number of
possibilities - thinking about things we feel strongly about, what we really like and the things that really bug us. But it was Heather's friend Joe that came up with our slogan - people asked us; Why are you doing it? Why make a banner? What's the point? Joe's answer was: Why Not? So that is what we decided on.

It is quite hard work making a banner on a boat, because there isn't very much space - but it just goes to show that anything can be done, anywhere.

Unfortunately, the voyage had to be postponed due to freak winds - so we hung the banner inside the boat, and some of the boat neighbours came over to have a look.

The Voyage of Protest has been rescheduled for later in the summer. If you don't like it, why not make a banner and protest against it?
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