{"id":3027,"date":"2011-11-01T11:46:16","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T11:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=3027"},"modified":"2011-11-01T11:46:16","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T11:46:16","slug":"rainforest-flashmob-hits-the-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2011\/11\/01\/rainforest-flashmob-hits-the-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainforest flashmob hits the Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A charity flashmob took over Cardiff Bay on Sunday 30 October as part of a campaign to save an area of rainforest the size of Wales<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_3092\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/nologo_4_sofwalesweb_Big_JG.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3092\" title=\"nologo_4_sofwalesweb_Big_JG\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/nologo_4_sofwalesweb_Big_JG.jpg\" alt=\"Size of Wales Flashmob\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/nologo_4_sofwalesweb_Big_JG.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/nologo_4_sofwalesweb_Big_JG-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3092\" title=\"nologo_4_sofwalesweb_Big_JG\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/nologo_4_sofwalesweb_Big_JG.jpg\" alt=\"Size of Wales Flashmob\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/nologo_4_sofwalesweb_Big_JG.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/nologo_4_sofwalesweb_Big_JG-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">What would a rainforest be without a monkey?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Volunteers of all ages turned up dressed in green and brown to form an outline of the Welsh coast opposite the Millennium Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The Size of Wales Project will use footage from the event to create a viral campaign video featuring comedian Dan Mitchell. They are hoping to raise \u00a32 million to fund forest conservation projects across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Project Manager Hannah Scrase emphasised the importance of getting the charity\u2019s message across to as many people as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cEverybody can say that they can\u2019t make a difference; but if everybody says that then nobody will ever make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A charity flashmob took over Cardiff Bay on Sunday 30 October as part of a campaign to save an area of rainforest the size of Wales Volunteers of all ages turned up dressed in green and brown to form an outline of the Welsh coast opposite the Millennium Centre. The Size of Wales Project will use footage from the event to create a viral campaign video featuring comedian Dan Mitchell. 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