Brixton Splash 2016 cancelled over complaints and safety concerns

[ViolentPanda]

The event to compare it to is Brixton Come Together. Which which worked well.Mainly organised by the Latin American community in Brixton.

I know there are people in the Afro Caribbean community who see Splash as taking back Brixton for a day.

The underlying criticisms of Splash are that it does not represent the diversity of Brixton as a place where multiculturalism works in practise from below.

These issues are touchy subjects to deal with. Whilst different groups rub along there are also potential conflicts.

Nor is there a way to discuss them imo.

I wonder of the motives of a Labour Council stopping this event. Is it purely about complaints? Or is it they are nervous of what Splash represented?

As I've said elsewhere, our "cooperative councillors" don't like anything that they can't control/monetise, or anything that doesn't demographically "improve" their wards. I've said it before, but we need to acknowledge that some of our councillors don't like multi-class, multi-cultural "Old Brixton" with its vast swathes of social housing and poverty, and prefer the idea of a mono-class, less multi-cultural "New Brixton" with less social housing, and more disposable income.
Splash is a damned good reminder of "Old Brixton", and as such is "beyond the pale" to some.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Fair enough. Notting Hill Carnival gets the same kind of criticism every year.

As the report shows a lot of people were coming from outside Brixton to the event. The bit about the Underground Station being under stress with all the people.

In a city I am not sure what to do about this.

TBF, even back when I used to go ('80s), there were usually enough Portaloos and public bogs (plus enterprising locals with buckets in their yards!) that street pissing wasn't a massive problem. Splash seemed to fall down on that at least, last year.

 

[Gramsci]

As I've said elsewhere, our "cooperative councillors" don't like anything that they can't control/monetise, or anything that doesn't demographically "improve" their wards. I've said it before, but we need to acknowledge that some of our councillors don't like multi-class, multi-cultural "Old Brixton" with its vast swathes of social housing and poverty, and prefer the idea of a mono-class, less multi-cultural "New Brixton" with less social housing, and more disposable income.
Splash is a damned good reminder of "Old Brixton", and as such is "beyond the pale" to some.

I agree I think this is underlying some of Splash losing license for this year. Our "Progress" Cllrs will not say it in public.

 

[bimble]

If you go to the Splash's website now you can see this, a statement they were planning to release before Lambeth announced that there would be no Splash this year.

All sounds very cloak & dagger. And sad.

http://www.brixtonsplash.org/wp-con...plash-Statement-on-recent-council-meeting.pdf

 

[Greebo]

If you go to the Splash's website now you can see this, a statement they were planning to release before Lambeth announced that there would be no Splash this year. <snip>

Thanks for the link.

 

[snowy_again]

Who's the ex-BS board member going around behind their backs?

 

[bimble]

Who's the ex-BS board member going around behind their backs?

Haven't a clue, but from that statement it looks like whoever that person is was the only one actually in the room with the council, as nobody who is actually on the board of Splash turned up.

 

[aka]

Who's the ex-BS board member going around behind their backs?

also - who is this mysterious Board of which they speak. Sadly victims of their own success.

 

[snowy_again]

Brixton Splash party cancelled after surge in drug-taking and violence

This seems to suggest there are three board members (but I can't see any info on their legal status, or their board members on the splash website, but then have only looked under the 'about' section). There has to be one for them to get the arts council funding for outreach / events work.

edit - also the article is general rubbish.

 

[bimble]

Brixton Splash party cancelled after surge in drug-taking and violence

This seems to suggest there are three board members (but I can't see any info on their legal status, or their board members on the splash website, but then have only looked under the 'about' section). There has to be one for them to get the arts council funding for outreach / events work.

"The council now wants to install a new management board and recruit a new team of volunteers to plan the 2017 Splash."
That fits with the cloak & dagger stuff from yesterday (the existing Splash Board's statement that predates Lambeth's decision) doesn't it though.

 

[snowy_again]

Well it all depends on the legal status and constitution of the current management committee. If they have a constitution, that will prevent the council from putting new members onto their board without member support.

 

[aka]

BRIXTON SPLASH - Officers (free information from Companies House)

 

[editor]

BRIXTON SPLASH - Officers (free information from Companies House)

I see Lee Jasper is firmly back in the fold. I also learnt that Peter St Aubyn is Asher Senator.
Born To Chat: The Asher Senator Story, by John Eden

 

[alcopop]

I see Lee Jasper is firmly back in the fold

Er, don't think so
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[ViolentPanda]

So, even recently there are a few resigned members.Perhaps the age-old story of splitting the band, then reforming it, excluding a couple of awkward members?

 

[editor]

Er, don't think so
-.

He was supposed to have resigned in July 2012 after his exhibition piece on these very forums, by the way, but it sure took him a long time to sign the papers.

Lee Jasper resigns as Chair of Brixton Splash

 

[Sirena]

So, even recently there are a few resigned members.Perhaps the age-old story of splitting the band, then reforming it, excluding a couple of awkward members?

(I've done that a few times in my life with magickal groups.....)

 

[ViolentPanda]

(I've done that a few times in my life with magickal groups.....)

I know.

 

[David Clapson]

Anyone know the inside story about the decision to suspend Splash? Which of the long list of problems was the killer? Who forced the decision through?

 

[Sirena]

Anyone know the inside story about the decision to suspend Splash? Which of the long list of problems was the killer? Who forced the decision through?

Looking at the list of directors (and their resignations) posted above, maybe it was because there was no-one left at HQ....

 

[Sirena]

I see Lee Jasper is firmly back in the fold. I also learnt that Peter St Aubyn is Asher Senator.
Born To Chat: The Asher Senator Story, by John Eden

...and Steve Martin is Blacka Dread...

 

[snowy_again]

So just x2 directors legally able to operate?

 

[ViolentPanda]

...and Steve Martin is Blacka Dread...

I thought that Steve Martin was The Jerk?

 

[ska invita]

...and Steve Martin is Blacka Dread...

I wonder if he's out of jail yet... Only if he got let out early... Otherwise due out end of this year

 

[aka]

I wonder if he's out of jail yet... Only if he got let out early... Otherwise due out end of this year

so basically a shambles. and we wonder why LBL want to reboot.

 

[editor]

so basically a shambles. and we wonder why LBL want to reboot.

I suspect the "reboot" - if it ever materialises - will be a very different affair to any of the last few Splash events.

 

[aka]

I suspect the "reboot" - if it ever materialises - will be a very different affair to any of the last few Splash events.

The first few Splashes were great, the latter were rubbish. overcrowded, intimidating (to some), too many poor quality sound systems, mucho sound system clash, crappy PA's, too few toilets, etc.
When I said they were 'victims of their own success', I meant that they (organisers) didn't (and couldn't) plan for the amount of tourists arriving in to town.....

hopefully the reboot takes it back to its roots.

 

[bimble]

hopefully the reboot takes it back to its roots.

Can't think of any way in which that could possibly happen, can you?
Unless time machine, or a barrier where everyone has to bring along a recent bill as proof of address to be allowed in.

 

[bimble]

Who's the ex-BS board member going around behind their backs?

Could it be that Lee Japser is the person who was at the recent meeting with the council ?
(I haven't a clue am just guessing, but from the link above it seems he was very seriously on the case about the financing side of Splash, which Lambeth would like).

 

[editor]

The first few Splashes were great, the latter were rubbish. overcrowded, intimidating (to some), too many poor quality sound systems, mucho sound system clash, crappy PA's, too few toilets, etc.
When I said they were 'victims of their own success', I meant that they (organisers) didn't (and couldn't) plan for the amount of tourists arriving in to town.....

hopefully the reboot takes it back to its roots.

With the nu-council running it? LOL!