I posted
some photos and memories recently of a demonstration in London
against the Crimininal Justice Act (and its 'anti-rave' powers) in July 1994.
Here's a report by Rosey Parker of the same demonstration from dance magazine
Eternity (no.21, 1994). The march of around 50,000 people went from Hyde Park to
Trafalgar Square, via a brief altercation in Whitehall when some people tried to
climb the Downing Street gates and were charged by mounted police. It finished
with people playing in the fountains of Trafalgar Square on a very hot July day
(click images to enlarge)
'The march started
at 2:30 pm. It seemed to take ages to filter slowly out of the gates onto the
road, and the first thing most people noticed was the huge police contingency.
Rows upons rows of expressionless policemen to being with, a police helicopter
buzzing frantically above and the odd photographer milling around. Several
mobile sound systems (one on a bike) rode around playing music that made
everybody smile with delight... everywhere you looked all you could see was
smiles and hot people. All age groups, all races, all religions, were there. It
was wonderful'
'everybody
continued moving toward Trafalgar Square peacefully. People spalshed in the
fountain and soaked everybody walking past. Because of the heat, being splashed
was an indescribably orgasmic delight! What a day! What a vibe! The whole of
Trafalgar Square was full of people, thousands of people, music of varying
types, percusssion instruments, dancers, everything'
0 nhận xét