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One in Love - Reclaim St Valentine's Day

Peter Marshall | 18.02.2008 13:02 | Culture | London

Piccadilly Circus comes alive for one day a year for the 'Operation Infinite Love' event which aims to reclaim St Valentine's Day as an event about people and love rather than commercialism. This year's party was on Saturday 16 Feb.
Pictures are copyright (C) Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

Eros, Venus and Rhythms of Resistance
Eros, Venus and Rhythms of Resistance

Eveyrone holds hands in a circle around the Circus
Eveyrone holds hands in a circle around the Circus

Rhythms of Resistance
Rhythms of Resistance

Dancing under Eros
Dancing under Eros


Piccadilly Circus is usually one of London's most dreary tourist traps, dominated by that huge wall of flashing neon worshipping the worst excesses of consumerism. Eros, erected as a monument to a great but eccentric nineteenth century philanthropist, looks down an a dismal crowd of tourists who can never quite work out why they bothered to come here.

At least one day a year, thanks to Venus, things are very different, with live music provided by Rhythms of Resitance and others, and a great deal of love and party spirit being spread, along with some free t-shirts and free food.

Many more pictures on My London Diary:
 http://mylondondiary.co.uk/2008/02/feb.htm#reclaim

Peter Marshall
- e-mail: petermarshall@cix.co.uk
- Homepage: http://mylondondiary.co.uk/2008/02/feb.htm#reclaim

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Hippies get a job!

18.02.2008 19:37

You people should get a job and stop funding your 'alternative lifestyle' by sponging off the tax payer by claiming benefits. You should also get real as well as you anarchist hippies live in cloud cookoo land.

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wanker..

18.02.2008 20:28

Piccadilly Circus comes alive for one day a year for the 'Operation Infinite Love' event which aims to reclaim St Valentine's Day as an event about people and love rather than commercialism. This year's party was on Saturday 16 Feb.
Pictures are copyright (C) Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

Yer right on man all property is theft unless it nine fucking copyright try some copy left all the images i take are for free but then one is an anarchist not some fucking hiippy drop out soap dodger..

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