Thanks for the pics mate :-) would have loved to make it, but conditions conspired to mean I couldn't make it :(

Glad to hear it all went well and without mishap... the line up did look fantastic!

See you all soon somewhere...

Earlier G8 action in Nottingham

On Tuesday 15th Feb, around 30 cyclists gathered at about 3pm in Nottingham for a critical mass ride with the theme of 'no more blood for oil' and 'no G8 2005'

Indymedia at:  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/02/305420.html

We cycled round for around two hours and fun was had by all.
It is hoped to make the critcal mass a regular monthly event so watch this space for news.

More piccys on my FotoBlog at:  http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=353433

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'G8 Blockade' This was Nottingham's contribution to these matters, by taking direct action to blocade the Oil Terminal at Colwick. After erecting the tripod, there were a few instances of threats of violence, by lorry drivers and others, inconvenienced by the blockade. But all turned out well

 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/06/293040.html

"Lord Byro" the poet you advertised to perfrom on the night of Shakedown, and whom you supposedly had perfroming that night is a racist shithead. I was disgusted at the sick comments he made to me, after he took the conveniently vacated seat next to me.

Do something about it, at least some kind of aplogy or explaination, or I'll ensure the whole SUMAC project is wound up, because we dont need middle class up-their-arse shitheads promoting racism. It will be as easy as pissing in the wind.

And, please, if you have any sense of dignity, don't just have this this comment deleted again!

Do something about it.

well, 2000+ is no exageration, honest! thanks to all who came you were effing great the lot of ya!

What were the 2000+ so great at: shakin it on down dancing?

I have already contributed to proving that US spacemen never landed on the moon, by noting that they never left footprints. It was all filmed in an hollywood studio which had used moulded plastic to simulate the lunar landscape. So dont try pullin a fast one.

And Russians didn't put the first man into outer space, it was the Basques. General Francos' interior minister and his driver were actually the first astronauts. ETA buried so much explosives under a Madrid road, their passing car was blown mightily upwards - no trace of the car or passengers was found.

Hiya Ed,

You can't amke comments like that without explaining what you meant.

Please get in touch if you actually have allegations like that and we will deal with them rather than post them randomly on a board.

What do you mean by you'll get the whole Sumac project shutdown? You would shut down a vibrent active social centre that is actually working rather than talk to them about your allegations?

Hi Shakedown

Yes, I was a little annoyed, but I got over it. But since you appear to want to continue, I will oblige, but will call of the mad dogs. OK, I will give you a little bit of substantiation for starters, since I trust you are not being disingenuous.

'Lord Byro' likened an image of a monkey displayed at the SUMAC to Michael Jackson, and then said his mate gave Jacko a wacko balls and all blow job in Birmingham once. I and the person to his right felt very uncomfortable about this comment, we both said so. In the same breath Byro went on to comment about the size of Frank Sinatra dick: so big, he said, he had to glue it to his leg during performers. Of course non of this is original Byro material he stole it from someone else.

Immediately following this a woman approach us to tell me that the all night party had been raided by the police and was cancelled.

If that's the way you treat your guests, with racist and sexist behaviour, and with disingenuous advice - you should fuck off, or at least make Byro do so. And If it turns out you are being disingenuous then yes closedown. What would I do in this case. I haven't given it a thought. It certainly wouldn't be illegal. I am not giving anyone any threats. But believe me I would put my mind to it at some point, and it would be easy to do and would reflect your own behaviour, if I felt this behaviour was part of a pattern that was beyond the pail.

It's very low priority and in the scheme of things not that important, but its a point of principle. But if you set up a social center that condones racism, sexism, and bullshit you deserve to closedown. So that's why I was little annoyed.

Now, I have better things to do that to have to respond like this. Like paint my hall. But I am only responding to your behaviour, but I will endeavour, at some point, to up the anti if you wish to take things in that direction. I am sorry, but, again, it's just a point of principle. I am not threatening, just responding, so the outcome is in your hands.

Perhaps, you should think about this, and maybe do something about it. Lord Byro can apologies to you, or go to confession maybe. Tell him that Jackon, a black, got so fucked up with his identity, because of racism mainly, he literally has changed his external identity by surgery. He's so fucked up - it's very sad.

Also, tell him Sinatra was King of the Swingers, and Elvis had a small tadger. And without question Sinatra was technically a better singer. But Dylan had more soul than Elvis, Sinatra and Jackson, put together. And Dylans dick size was irrelevant to his art. I hope that pisses him off, Byro.

I was tempted to find out where Lord Byro fitted in on this scale that night, in order to steal his money, and donate it to an anti-racist campaign. However, I was a bit squeamish about snoggin someone with prickly stubble and generally I don't go for peroxide blondes. In any case I waned to go back and sleep.

Have you found the dodgy £20 yet. I had it for about 10 years. Hope it doesn't get you into trouble!

I’ll leave you with a conundrum. You don't know what I know. Some of you are very clever people, cleverer in many many ways than I, so you should be able to find out, somehow, what I know. Poker face, dead pan eyes, smiles when he’s sad, cries when in pain, but is happy all the time.


Ed

Ed, Lord Biro is possibly a very seriously dick headed individual who may or may not think his comments are the height of wit, but he does not represent sumac or shakedown no more than you or i do - As for dis info re shakedown, why were people lying and dissing it before it even happended? I don't know, but they were WRONG were they not cos it did happen and all the full facts of why etc will, no doubt come out soon - If you have a problem with Mr Biro take it up with the sumac, it will be dealt with,and i hope you enjoy the rest of your day!

Oh fuck off Ed. You're clearly a mentalist. There's nothing racist or sexist in any of those comments - you're obviously some fuck-up with a grudge against the Sumac. I've got the ideal solution, don't come in. Now piss off and paint your hall you irritating loser.

Cool.

I didn't pass a dodgy 20 actually, but the rest was true.

Dearest Ed, It was me who said that I had driven past shakedown at 11.30 and saw the police outside and was worried that there had been arrests, because my daughter and I saw a police van driving past us outside shakedown, with people in, and I was so relieved when pat came into the sumac and said that it was all going off fine and that there was no problem, my mistake! I didn,t meen to upset anyone, it was understandable from my point of view, however your vitriolic reaction to it now is very fuckin petty what a gripeing moaner you are.
I went down to shakedown and it was brill, well done all,
shazza

Blimy, what is Indymedia becoming?

I've contributed a few post about main and important issues. I've tried to lay out the facts, and being a photographer, tried to describe what it all looked like. Each time, someone has made a ranting and irrelevent comment on some personal agendas, completely un-related to the subject at hand, then the 'thread' goes 'off on one'.

Back to the G8, you know, the issue here !!

A few days later, people were in Derby, drawing attention to the meeting by ministers, in advance of the main shindig at gleneagles in July. Here are the links


G8 Environment & development ministers Meeting at Derby Pt1

 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/03/306935.html

 http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=384246 [more piccys]


G8 Environment & development ministers Meeting at Derby Pt2

 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/03/306956.html

 http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=384247 [more piccys]


very best

Tash

OK - so a piano string snapped or crossed wires. Back in tune. It's not easy from where I stand you know.