Afternoon dudelets,
Yesterday I did a little performance in the street outside the Ritzy cinema in Brixton. The staff there were on strike to try to get Picturehouse to pay them a Living Wage. The London Living Wage is calculated to be enough for someone to survive in London, without having to take on another job or have a questionable standard of living. Flipping buttloads of people don’t pay it. In some instances that’s understandable, but for a massive company like Cineworld (which has just taken over Picturehouses) not to pay it is mean, and bad business for them to boot.
I had to stop a couple of times for police cars and motorbikes to go past, but it was really nice. A lady called Hannah at the front accompanied my songs on her violin, and another lady acted as a mic stand for that dumbarse bit I do with the ducks.
Here’s their facebook page if you want more information:
https://www.facebook.com/RitzyLivingWage
And London Citizens’ Living Wage page:
http://www.citizensuk.org/campaigns/livingwage/the-living-wage-foundation/
They’ve got loads of the big banks to pay their cleaners properly, and have recently moved on to targeting retailers like Tesco.
Really enjoyed your set!
Especially the bit about the talking dog.
Living Wage for the Ritzy Workers!