'We were there' (2): the Green socialist

At 'The Daily', JimJay, a "socialist in the Green Party", tries to come to terms with things he disliked on Monday -- the Union Jack, the national anthem, religion -- and does:

Slight feelings of alienation aside I thought it was a fantastic event and one of the few demonstrations I actually enjoy going on. Mainly organised through religious groups and London Citizens (who are often spoken of in glowing terms) with refugee groups and anti-deportations thrown in for good measure you get a real feeling of what a progressive movement feels like.

Not that all churchgoers are progressive, of course, but the power of civil society organisations to build movements can't be underestimated or disregarded because of their lack of full and perfect political programme.