ReclaimTheStreets Mayday05; To affinity and beyond.

dublin | anti-capitalism | press release

Friday April 15, 2005 22:35

by RTS 05 - reclaimthestreets

Mayday 05; To affinity and beyond

RTS and Dissent Ireland are organising a street party for monday 2nd May 05 in solidarity with those planning to disrupt this years G8 summit
(which is being held less than 200miles away in Gleneagles Scotland) and in the spirit of the Global anti-capitalist movement organising for a better world.

Reclaim the streets is YOUR party and is whatever you make it - Bring Noise, Bring Colour, Bring Friends!

As well as the action and banging sound-systems we have planned for Mayday we want to encourage people to form their own affinity groups in advance and bring their own plans and ideas.
This is your chance to take over your city and do whatever you want.
Useful items to bring might include; bicycles, paints, chalk, banners, musical instruments, bouncy castle, sand, paddling pool, carpets, armchairs, sound systems, drums, puppets, costumes, footballs and your most bad-ass dancing shoes.

Here's some of our ideas..

Form an affinity group
http://www.uhc-collective.org.uk/knowledge/toolbox/meetings_and_organisation/affinity_groups.htm

Banner-drops
http://www.uhc-collective.org.uk/knowledge/toolbox/attack/subvertising/banner_drop.htm

Action Guide
http://www.eco-action.org/dod/no9/actionstations.htm#Anchor12

Diy gardening
http://www.schnews.org.uk/diyguide/directactiongardening.htm

Scaffold Tripods
http://www.uhc-collective.org.uk/knowledge/toolbox/attack/tripods/tripod1.htm

Billboard Action
http://www.schnews.org.uk/diyguide/billboardsubvertising.htm

Feed People!
http://www.foodnotbombs.net/

Make a stencil
http://painting.about.com/library/blpaint/blstencilclass1.htm

Radical Cheerleading
http://www.geocities.com/radicalcheerleaders/gallery.htm

Juggle!
http://www.juggling.org/

Breathe Fire!
http://www.juggling.org/help/circus-arts/fire-eat/fire-eat.html

MAYDAY RECLAIM THE STREETS!
Monday 2nd May, 1.30pm @ the Spire

Critical Mass leaving Garden of Remembrance @ 1.pm