Last night's Mayday street party, organised by the Spacehijackers, saw around 300 people dancing till darkness outside the Bank of England.
An uncharacteristically hands off police presence ensured the event stayed peaceful and so far there have been no reported arrests.
Four sound systems were in attendance playing everything from dirty techno to Bob Marley and the diverse and frankly up for it crowd were still dancing at 10pm.
It was an event very diferent from past Maydays and it's possible the politics became a little lost amongst the revelry, but it was a fine party and we say there's nothing wrong with that.
Lot's of those present were calling for it to become a weekly event.
more pics at:
http://freelondonlistings.co.uk/component/content/article/47-hijacking-mayday.html
Four sound systems were in attendance playing everything from dirty techno to Bob Marley and the diverse and frankly up for it crowd were still dancing at 10pm.
It was an event very diferent from past Maydays and it's possible the politics became a little lost amongst the revelry, but it was a fine party and we say there's nothing wrong with that.
Lot's of those present were calling for it to become a weekly event.
more pics at:
http://freelondonlistings.co.uk/component/content/article/47-hijacking-mayday.html 
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Don't get it
03.05.2009 10:50
i suggest you start by looking towards france.
blah
who said
03.05.2009 12:36
it was a party, it was fun, get over it
riotact
well, well done
03.05.2009 13:47
I went to a party last night, would you like an indymeida report about it?
blah
It was good
03.05.2009 18:20
Excellent selection of relevant tunes, too.
Nobody was nicked for impersonating police officers on this occasion (unlike April 1st). There were little groups of people in high-vis jackets hanging round the edge impersonating frustrated, pissed-off pillocks, though. Rather a convincing impersonation, I'd say. I can't say it was good to see their sour faces, but if they were going to show up at all (why?) I'd much rather see them like this.
The point was to go back to the place where they killed Ian Tomlinson and a month ago and show them we're defiant, not intimidated, and and not going away. The only thing I thought was missing (at least up to the time I left) was to stop the party for a minute's silence for Ian. That would have made it complete.
It takes a lot of things to make a revolution. Derision is one of them. Oh, and it looks like this derision took quite a lot of organising.
Stroppyoldgit
It was good
03.05.2009 18:26
Excellent selection of relevant tunes, too.
Nobody was nicked for impersonating police officers on this occasion (unlike April 1st). There were little groups of people in high-vis jackets hanging round the edge impersonating frustrated, pissed-off pillocks, though. Rather a convincing impersonation, I'd say. I can't say it was good to see their sour faces, but if they were going to show up at all (why?) I'd much rather see them like this. Even the FIT couldn't be arsed to take any more pics after a while.
The point was to go back to the place where they killed Ian Tomlinson and a month ago and show them we're defiant, not intimidated, and and not going away. The only thing I thought was missing (at least up to the time I left) was to stop the party for a minute's silence for Ian. That would have made it complete.
It takes a lot of things to make a revolution. Derision is one of them. Oh, and it looks like this derision took quite a lot of organising.
Stroppyoldgit
Now who was it who said...?
03.05.2009 20:57
Oi!
derrision and all
03.05.2009 21:57
Plus if Ian Tomlinson was your concern, then do really think turning up where he died and having a party is the best way to go. I consider the recent SWP branded jump on the issue of tomlinson extremely disreseptful to his family and rather counter-productive. whats with all this complaining about police violence? They protect the state, if we are actually doing something to make any sort of difference then what do we expect? The lack of police presence at your party is probably a sign of the political ineffectiveness of these actions.
And oi! nobody wants a morbid revolution mate, but there has never been and will never be a revolution against the most powerful system created by man through having a party.
blah
dancing at the revolution?
03.05.2009 23:05
> "If I Can't Dance, I Don't Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution"
Well, that wasn't exactly what Emma Goldman said, but 'words to that effect':
pedant