As share prices plumeted all around, a defiant reality check was being offered the rush hour punters as they scurried to their offices.
Curriculum Ex unleashed in Canary Wharf
Like Godzilla or the Stay Puffed Marshmallow man, Curriculum Ex wreaked havoc amongst the sky scrapers for an entire day with no means of being controlled.
The plan was to raise awareness for Socially impacting businesses, championing the cause of Unltd.
Peter Jones, Celebrity Tycoon, loomed in around lunchtime, himself only dwarfed by the largest buildings. Together, in a larger than life style (thanks to Europe’s biggest TV screen), thousands of financiers were being asked to take a minute away from “Shorting the Market” to wonder if another more socially conscious route may yield better returns in the Long Run.
On that day we had a sense of “Yes We Can”- this was not reflected in the FTSE that continued to plummet as the day wore on, maybe there is more to it…
When asked what it is that you can draw strength on in this climate however, Gary Holding said “…for me, my best thoughts come through surfing…after I’ve caught a wave, I’m sat on my board, and with a sense of wellbeing, get to grips with the positive and negative issues that are nagging away. In this state you get a reality check that can be revitalising ”.
Everyone who takes part in a sport can draw upon it to provide them with some straightforward positivity, and that’s one reason why sport should form part of everyones life and why we felt it was right for us to say as such in Canary Wharf. So there!
