On 26 March 2011, 500,000 people marched through London in protest against government spending cuts. The March For The Alternative was one of the largest demonstrations ever seen in the UK.

To mark the day, the Save Our Placards team from Goldsmiths asked people to leave their protest material at a tree in Hyde Park.

Hundreds of people left us their placards, banners and costumes. And we've been working hard to find new audiences for the material since.

Below, protestors share the politics behind their slogans, their experiences of the demonstration and their thoughts on what has happened since.

Monday, 26 March 2012

A Placard Parade


Thanks to everyone who joined 'A Placard Parade' on Saturday. We thought we'd share some photos. Images courtesy of the wizardry of James Burton and Katja Medic.

100 of the best homemade placards given to 'Save Our Placards' were walked round central London on Saturday 24 March, a year on from the March For The Alternative. In small groups, spread out across the day, volunteers paraded the protest ephemera down the South Bank and then along the Embankment where the march started last year. 

Many of the placards were carried by their creators, reunited with their masterpieces a year after leaving them at the 'Save Our Placards' tree in Hyde Park. 
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