activist - moi?

I got enlisted to help organise a protest/rally/gathering thing here for 'step it up'. Basically a movement to try to get America to agree to reduce carbon emissions. All part of the new Al Gore inspired global warming action. Most people here hadn't even heard of Kyoto till recently.( And I think Al Gore may be the anti-christ -I saw the omen III - but thats another entry) Anyhoo, one glass of wine too many at a party (some things in life ARE predictable). And I set myself up as campaign manager. Well how hard can it be? I reckon 20 of us with kids. My family is bigger than that! Of course, being a smartass I go into full on PR mode. So now our figurehead has been on front page of both local papers and their websites, interviewed by a radio station and raised as a champion by every green group in the district. (not me I have visa renewals to worry about you know - no matter how worthy and respectable the cause and event I'm laying low). So we're totally kacking it now that we're gonna have 300 people joining us for a picnic on the beach. We've even managed to rope in a photographer and a pilot to fly overhead and take arial shots (not very green of us but we'll smudge over that one!!!) So today we rented a megaphone, (what joy that is with 2 kids at bedtime. I'm keeping it! ) and when I'm done here I'll be writing a 'thanks for coming speech, printing 40 tshirts and praying it doesnt rain. Obviously the only day in the next 3 week window with rain forecast is this Saturday. Just like Scotland really. But never mind, if its only 20 of us we can still have a picnic and we'll have 2 tshirts each to keep us warm. Might even spot some whales. www.stepitup2007.org for those of you interested. Photos should be on the site by Sunday.