Finally, over 5,000 people were sitting or lying on the pavements surrounding the Ministry. And there we sat for about two hours till darkness had fallen, a very solid and quiet, if not entirely mute, protest against governmental nuclear policies. Source:The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, v.3:1944-1969 ,chap3:Trafalgar Square,(1969) More info.(pc site):http://russell-j.com/beginner/AB33-190.HTM