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South London Street Party

Brixton High Street, 6 June 1998
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Two cars collide in a cloud of orange smoke, at each end of the party...
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... and people surge into the space. (Having the party at the gathering site is a neat double-bluff - but, dear FIT, don't bank on it.)
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Quite a lot later, the banners are up. Stop Tube Privatisation, Support the Tube Workers made its first appearance on the M41, and this Reclaim the Streets banner in Birmingham.
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Under the tarmac flows the river - the Effra flows under this street, and of course under the cobbles, the beach!
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Cars my arse and Streets for people with a great nonverbal banner.
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Drummers... ... more drummers...
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... stylish dancers... ... and the throng.
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Bus shelters were meant to be danced on...
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... and streets to be playgrounds... ... with shade, cushions, snacks...
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... and, of course, the beach. It was hot, and the kids declared it a nudist beach. Tut. We choose which stupid laws to defy and when, so here's an obscene photo instead.
All photos except the last © 1998 Sheila. Text reports start here.

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