Australian anti-racism vindaloo campaign
AFP, February, 2010
SYDNEY (AFP) Thousands of Australians will let their tastebuds do the talking when they sit down later this month for "Vindaloo Against Violence", a mass dining event to protest attacks against Indians.
The brainchild of Melbourne digital media designer Mia Northrop, the grassroots campaign started as a humble event on social networking site Facebook but has exploded to more than 10,000 registered participants.
"We were looking for an idea that was the opposite of a boycott essentially, where you can go and embrace community, and this idea popped in my head," said Northrop, 24.
"It was a small gesture of going and dining at an Indian restaurant, but made powerful by the sheer number of people who would do it simultaneously," she told AFP.
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