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Wednesday Mar 14, 2007

A night with Kaiser Chiefs...

Doesn't time fly when you're having fun...I definitely had fun and times flied by since, so apologies for not writing and filling you in on this sooner! A couple of weeks ago I was given the fantastic opportunity to go to a Kaiser Chiefs at Shepherds Bush Empire, as an Oxfam Campaigner. Shepherds Bush Empire is a fantastically small venue, which means that you get the added bonus of campaigning while being in the gig atmosphere. Most campaigning opportunities usually involve having a stand in the foyer and catching people as they walk on by. Kaiser Chiefs were definitely in their element with a song at the top of the charts – they were good, and they knew it! We were also collecting signatures for a campaign that very few people disputed... challenging the harmful role of global patent rules in blocking poor people's access to vital medicines. Although it was raining outside the fantastic atmosphere and support we were getting inside made it all worthwhile.

Posted by Helen Bryant ( 5:27 PM )
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