ABSTRACT
Compared to the imposing edifice of South Africa House, the infrastructure of the Non-Stop Picket was flimsy and ephemeral yet picketers succeeded in making their protest highly visible, day and night. This chapter introduces some of the young people (and others) who were attracted to the Non-Stop Picket by its continuous presence in Trafalgar Square. It examines how these young people first came into contact with the Picket and what it was about the politics and practices of the Non-Stop Picket that enticed them to stay and get involved. In the early months of the Picket, the banner was often the only equipment that was evident immediately in front of the embassy gates. The geography of the Non-Stop Picket was broader than the few square metres of pavement occupied by anti-apartheid protesters outside the South African Embassy.
