peace in da park communique we all fuck up..
morpheus the working class rat.. | 03.07.2004 11:57 | Anti-militarism | Sheffield
Just think the consumption of alcohol / drugs / so forth at peace in da park will be taxed - are you helping gain peace or simply funding more death in iraq?..
we have worked something out.. think if all the 2 million+ anti-war protestors just gave £1 instead of attending the mass march in london what could that do? ...just think all the fuel used to get people their/ organise that demo - how much tax has gone to government and how much of that tax will have gone to killing people in iraq? as the middle class ease their empire guilt in pointless protest.. just think on average each person who went on that demo spent an average £25 for that day out, a cool 50 million plus could have been given as direct aid to iraq..
rumours have it is has cost around a grand or two to organise peace in da park a festival of creativity unity and understanding? of course people will get along with white powder up the nose (funding the columbian drug trade, how radi-cool) drop an E and we all feel love.
now add the cost to our earth, add the cost of all the fuel and other consupmtions such as paper all the shit you need to get shit like this organised it slowly adds up..
Just think the consumption of alcohol / food / drugs / so forth at peace in da park will be taxed are you helping gain peace or simply funding more death in iraq?..
we are not taking away the intent and hard work of those who have worked so hard in getting this organised, we would be the first to say well done.. we would be the first to say peace in da park is getting the politics out there..
however we ask at what cost? we ask is it radi-cool to consume for peace or act for peace in our everyday lives, consume less do more..
you might feel pleased with attending / organising at peace in da park but ask yourself how good do you feel knowing your comsumption will have killed upto ten people in iraq (taxes fund bullets) while you were at peace in da park? how good do you feel that you have committed another act of rape towards our mother, the earth, with your consumption..
now befor we are pulled up.. we agree we are hypocrites but at least made an effort to consume less, do more..
we hope for an open honest meaningful debate that this is a start of that process..
we do say well done for all the hard work in getting this going. however so often we never take the long view of this shit called capitalism someting us anti-capitalists need to start to do again, otherwise we are just repeating the same shit..
peace to ya all
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rumours have it is has cost around a grand or two to organise peace in da park a festival of creativity unity and understanding? of course people will get along with white powder up the nose (funding the columbian drug trade, how radi-cool) drop an E and we all feel love.
now add the cost to our earth, add the cost of all the fuel and other consupmtions such as paper all the shit you need to get shit like this organised it slowly adds up..
Just think the consumption of alcohol / food / drugs / so forth at peace in da park will be taxed are you helping gain peace or simply funding more death in iraq?..
we are not taking away the intent and hard work of those who have worked so hard in getting this organised, we would be the first to say well done.. we would be the first to say peace in da park is getting the politics out there..
however we ask at what cost? we ask is it radi-cool to consume for peace or act for peace in our everyday lives, consume less do more..
you might feel pleased with attending / organising at peace in da park but ask yourself how good do you feel knowing your comsumption will have killed upto ten people in iraq (taxes fund bullets) while you were at peace in da park? how good do you feel that you have committed another act of rape towards our mother, the earth, with your consumption..
now befor we are pulled up.. we agree we are hypocrites but at least made an effort to consume less, do more..
we hope for an open honest meaningful debate that this is a start of that process..
we do say well done for all the hard work in getting this going. however so often we never take the long view of this shit called capitalism someting us anti-capitalists need to start to do again, otherwise we are just repeating the same shit..
peace to ya all
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morpheus the working class rat..
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There is always one to moan...
03.07.2004 15:59
It is hard to accept such criticism from someone using a computer built from materials made using dead animals and slave labour.
It is impossible to be 100% perfect at the moment; everything we do involves some sort of compromise, but people like you would stop us even trying to get there. Grow up and do something useful.
FtP
what's peace in da park?
03.07.2004 16:02
2./ 'Aid'( loose term ) should be about more than the middle class and NGOs throwing money at a problem and spending shedloads on wages and admin. A lot of this money goes to feed and arm soldiers to help them in the day to day job of killing raping and looting.
( well someone has got to do it to let the capitalist bullshit economy go 'round').
Kill All Bailiffs
hypocritical crap
03.07.2004 22:44
not me
Explanation
04.07.2004 11:18
Despite the rain, the day was a success and better than previous year's efforts. There were a number of different music tents, a stage, a video tent and healing field, and stalls by a range of Sheffield's campaign groups including the Stop The War Campaign, the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign and Indymedia.
The original post above was made by someone who spent the whole day smoking skunk weed doing precisely nothing as usual.
Erewhon
any pictures of peace in the park yet
05.07.2004 11:25
jfts
answering the question
05.07.2004 12:13
>million+ anti-war protestors just gave £1 instead of
>attending the mass march in london what could that do?
next to nothing, due to the sanctions imposed on Iraq much of the aid may well have never got through.
> how much tax has gone to
>government and how much of that tax will have gone to
>killing people in iraq
you also pay tax when you pay for your alcoholism
just think on
>average each person who went on that demo spent an
>average £25 for that day out, a cool 50 million plus
>could have been given as direct aid to iraq..
Did you go on a demo? because i remember you encouraging me to go down to london on a demo.
>rumours have it is has cost around a grand or two to
>organise peace in da park a festival of creativity
>unity and understanding?
They kept costs as low as possible in order to maximise the money for charity and due to the other fund raisers the festival was paid for before it even happened so any money collected on the day went straight to either water aid or assist.
of course people will get
>along with white powder up the nose (funding the
>columbian drug trade, how radi-cool) drop an E and we
>all feel love.
i must object to this, peace in the park was familly event no white powder was taken during the festival itself. If people wanted to go elsewhere after the event to sniff white powder that is up to them noone is perfect and i would prefer to take drugs than do some of the negative shit you have in the last week or so but i hope this will be sorted out.
>however we ask at what cost? we ask is it radi-cool to
>consume for peace or act for peace in our everyday
>lives, consume less do more..
peace in the park was the "fun" and "sociable" side to the anti-war movement. Alot of people involved in peace in the park went to leeds or menwith hill for direct action the very next day. If you take away the "fun" human side of things then you end up loosing people so when the it is time for a big protesty or direct action thing less people actually want to do it. (remember the sharrow lantern parade?)
>we hope for an open honest meaningful debate that this
>is a start of that process..
i agree this is needed but i dont think that it should be lead by you untill you can start sorting out your personal problems.
cuthbert
Yeah but
05.07.2004 12:17
I have to admit it turned out alright in the end, despite the twatty weather(for all). NOT perfect but WELL DONE and Thanks to ALL who got themselves involved and organised.
There are STILL e-mail requests UNANSWERED(Social exclusion abounds?) but, by and large it did O.K. and I do HOPE that mucho money/funds were raised for and by A.S.S.I.S.T. and Water Aid.
In response to the hypocritical crap and explanation postings, the culprit in question I am sure KNOWS that he has to sort his own life out and I KNOW that he is doing JUST THAT and I wish him well. What he, and others is/are trying to tell some of the Sheffield cliques/elitists is that WE ALL HAVE TO SORT OUR F****NG selves out and learn that we are ALL equal and needy and together and that means YOU," Hypocritical crap", you, "Explanation" and ME, Smiley Old Steve".
I love you all, you scabby secterian gits.
Smiley Steve.
Smiley Steve
Not there
05.07.2004 12:24
not you
he does have a point...
05.07.2004 14:09
jo