A few hundred people gathered today at Parliament Square following the call for a MayDay Carnival & People's Assembly. A mixture different stuff related to the fothcoming general election was taking place around the square, whilst the Dissident Island's mobile sound system and the samba band kept blasting out tunes for the whole afternoon. I wasn't exactly at the same scale as what went on exactly 10 years ago in the same spot with the RTS May Day action then [report | pics] but still, below there are some pics of today.

Later in th afternoon the samba band started marching down Westminster Bridge towards Waterloo's tunnel where a Rave Against the Machine party started with a few hundred people dancing to DI's tunes and the Samba Band. Another mobile system also turned up later in the evening. The party is still on as we type :-) 

Early on the day there had been the traditional MayDay demonstration with a strong anarchist presence. We did not make it there so hopefully someone else will publish some pics of that one.

Today it is also exactly 10 years since Indymedia started in the UK. It is time for cellebration! so don't forget Indymedia London's and Dissident Island's all nigther on Saturday 22nd of May. See details