23-03-2009 Guerrilla Activism with Pruning Shears
Political gardening is growing in popularity with more and more ordinary citizens taking up non violent direct action in many countries. These so-called guerrilla activists are making cities greener by carrying out their actions at night, planting new vegetable patches or flower gardens in abandoned pieces of land which they do not own. By doing so, they are making a huge statement, as most guerrilla gardeners believe in reclaiming land that has been neglected and misused and giving it a new purpose. So if you see people clad in camouflage clothing, wheeling large wheelbarrows and yielding pitchforks, don’t be alarmed. They’re like the Ghostbusters of the environmental world. So maybe start humming the theme song as they fight the filth with forks and flowers!
Pictures from: www.projectgrowgarcdens.org