Does that not defeat the point of multiriggers
ah well not like my own taste is defensible either tbh
Reclaim the Streets -1996 M41
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ah well not like my own taste is defensible either tbh
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hiraethified
On a whim, I searched for urban75 on that site. Eek!
nogojones
spelling is overrated
I have pure fun to it these days. But after three days in a Brecon Beacons quarry, it would have been nice to have a little variety.Does that not defeat the point of multiriggers
And yeah, I likes some mad shit that everyone I knows rolls their eyes at, so who am I to judge.
nogojones
spelling is overrated
It were probably that stink of misogyny that stopped me using it in the first place.
Boys and their toys (rigs). I think its got a little better, but as an old cunt, I only see the young peoples free party scene from a distance and there still feels like theres a good bit of toxicity there
I've seen plenty of big boys with their egos but also met a bunch of well sound heads also holding it down just not making a big deal about it - as ever an empty vessel makes the most noise (but you need to put a driver in it first) x
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Is that your evaluation of the prominent members of Urban75?
That's pretty astute I'd say
Oh no I just got here - I'll reserve judgement for a few years then bring all my grievances up at once in a bitter public fb post or something toxic like that, probably xxIs that your evaluation of the prominent members of Urban75?
That's pretty astute I'd say
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
i was part of the cycle crew. Unsound were there playing all sorts. I got sun stroke and was a mess later back in Brixton.
Amazing! Was the cycle crew a diversion, just another way of getting people to the site, both, or something else?i was part of the cycle crew. Unsound were there playing all sorts. I got sun stroke and was a mess later back in Brixton.
Edit: love the handle, +10% is normally the right speed for most tunes ey x
ska invita
back on the other side
link to the book mentioned (£35)
hash tag
Reaching out
Another who cycled there. I think from Euston station. We had no idea where we were going until we actually got there. The rest is a blur.i was part of the cycle crew. Unsound were there playing all sorts. I got sun stroke and was a mess later back in Brixton.
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spitfire
Walty McWaltface
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Impressive that the RTS site is still (just about) intact ... RTS (London) HOME
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Fuzzy
Hearts Cov
there's a u75 link in there to critical mass dates.
Jennaonthebeach
If you say so
Oh, I was there. Was part of the crew that erected the tripods and got the first people up the tripods just ahead of the police arriving. Then that awful moment when we thought it was all over when the police surrounded us, then the moment when we saw thousands of peeps running up the road towards us and the police backed off. Wasn't really my plan to spend the day in police cells. But it did take a while, and a lot of cider, before i calmed down and could enjoy everything that was going on. I was so hyper that when some journalist tried to interview me I just babbled some non words and they walked away!!
I think I went on the first ever RTS demo just a few years earlier. We had a papier mache bus that we walked around the west end, on the road to hold the traffic up. There were about a dozen of us and it was nerve wracking as hell. Every demo we did got so much bigger after that.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
A good bit of history. I thought the first one was Camden High Street. A lot of us heard of this and thought oooh!
Jennaonthebeach
If you say so
oh, the first street party was, but before that we did more traditional style demonstrations and marches. Shane Collins was leading the group back then and he did take photographs but I've ever seen them.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Good stuff. I know Shane. I may shamelessly curry favour in the hope of viewing them.
Jennaonthebeach
If you say so
oh do try to get him to share anything he still has. I'd love to see them.Good stuff. I know Shane. I may shamelessly curry favour in the hope of viewing them.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
Just spotted this archive of RTS flyers up on Libcom: Reclaim The Streets flyers gallery
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hiraethified
Some great pics here
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A Party On The Motorway - London, 13 July 1996 - Flashbak
On 13 July 1996, supporters of environmental group Reclaim the Streets met at Broadgate, next to London’s Liverpool Street Station to protest against urban motorways and traffic pollution. From there, they took the Central Line to their destination, Shepherds Bush in West London. Police had...
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DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
28!
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Today in London festive history, 1996: Reclaim the Streets Re-Wild the M41 motorway, Shepherds Bush
1996 was proclaimed (by the car industry) “Year of the Car”. Reclaim The Streets turned that into ‘the Year We Squatted a Motorway’. July that year saw RTS mount what was pr…
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