London Mayday Update - Reports

This is by no means an exhaustive list of what's going on in the UK around May Day, Tuesday May 1st.

And anyone believing the 'Daily Star' newspaper's nonsense about Kate Moss (bullshit like "..anarchist hate mob targets Kate Moss at some shop on May 1st because her junkie boyfriend is a sell-out..") needs to have their head examined. Honestly.

Now, back in the real world...

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See http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2007/mayday/ for latest reports, photos, video

Mayday Switzerland: fire bomb attacks on banks, courts, police stations
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/369511.html

Istanbul May Day videos
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/369347.html

Mayday: Riots in ISTANBUL
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/369245.html

Violent Mayday Arrest in Parliament Square
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/369342.html

Short report of mayday march and dancing in the streets!
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/369332.html

Quick Report from Dancing in The Streets London Mayday Street Party
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/369302.html

Canary Wharf Mayday 2007 Demo - video
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=showarts

description: Mayday protestors vs The impenetrable security of the 1st World - London Police, London City Police, and Canary Wharf Security... most of them - moronic brutes, powertripping on their uniforms and hungry for easy blood (e.g. very cautious and peaceful, anti-capitalists like the Spacehijackers). The film follows The demo (at all times outnumbered by a sinisterly massive police presence) from Canada Square/Reuters Square to a little beach on the Thames.

Feministas' Mayday - Guerilla Stickering
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/369300.html

Mayday Early Report - South London
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/369297.html

May Day Picket of Liverpool Army Recruitment
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/369317.html

Mayday, Germany: Anti-Nazi rally turns into Riots
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/369292.html

Sheffield Mayday 2007
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/369270.html

May Day in Nottingham (Round One)
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/369257.html

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Space Hijackers Update

A street party in corporate London on Tues May 1st 2007

Meeting Point:
5pm by the clocks
Reuters Square / Canada Square
The south side of Canary Wharf - London

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Mobile reporting gateway open for Mayday

01-05-2007 11:43

Bit late to let you know but we've activated our mobile reporting gateway in time for mayday coverage. Send your photos, audio or video clips along with your report via an MMS email from your mobile phone to newswire@indymedia.org.uk

This is an experimental light weight version of indymedia which aims to make it quicker and easier for you to publish your own news reports, audio, video or photos, direct from your mobile. It also allows you to read the latest newswire posts along with the features or wires from specific regions etc.

Please pass this info to others.

For more info about (((i)))mobile facilities see mobile.indymedia.org.uk and the imobile project page.

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Protests / Direct Action / Marching About on Mayday 2007

London Mayday 07' - Join the Autonomous Workers Bloc!
http://www.wombles.org.uk/article200704846.php

Space Hijackers - London Mayday 2007 - Suited and Booted
http://www.wombles.org.uk/article200704821.php

Glasgow:
http://scotland.indymedia.org/newswire/display/3971/index.php

See also: See http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/04/369064.html

See theagitator.wordpress.com for a longer list of links for May Day events around the world.

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SOCIALS / BENEFITS

London - MAYDAY PARTY ~ Tuesday 1st MAY 07

A Celebration of International Workers Day

A BENEFIT FOR MIGRANTS’ & REFUGEES RIGHTS; REGULARISATION FOR ALL & AN END TO DEPORTATION & DETENTION
feat. DJ RUBBISH (hip hop/beats)
52 COMMERCIAL ROAD (post rock) http://www.myspace.com/52commercialroaduk
boogie knight (hip hop/funk)
EASY JET SET (border queering words, film & music)plus more tba....

Location:
RAMPART,
5-7 Rampart Street, off Commercial Rd,
London E1

8pm - midnight
£5 waged /£3 unwaged (suggested donation) / free 2 asylum seekers

See: https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/04/368665.html for flyer

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London - Mayday 2007 - Camberwell Squatted Centre, Maypoles and Picnic

WORKERS OF THE WORLD RELAX!

Procession from Camberwell Squatted Centre, 2pm to Mayday picnic in Kennington Park, London SE11 from 3pm onwards.

Yes, we will be in court that very morning defending our squatted centre from eviction. Then we are encouraging anyone and everyone who wants to celebrate Mayday to come on down to the place and see whats been happening there before we process to the lovely Kennington Park, just down the road

We encourage the bringing of flags, drums, musket and fife, banners, effigies, chimney sweeps, jack in the greens, lucy parsons, kites, costumes and whatever...

Plus food and drink to share!!!

We will provide a very special Maypole to bring fertility to all class struggles and otherwise.

Camberwell Squatted Centre
190-192 Warham St
off Camberwell New Rd
SE5

Against speculation! Against gentrification! Against work!

see website for full programme of events of next few weeks!

"The first of May is the symbol of a new era in the life and struggle of the toilers, an era that each year offers the toilers fresh, increasingly tough and decisive battles against the bourgeoisie, for the freedom and independence wrested from them, for their social ideal"
Nestor Makhno

See: http://www.56a.org.uk/warham.html

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London - Benefit gig on Mayday

Punk rock night helping unwanted animals - Benefit gig for Cat Rescue on Tuesday 1st May, back for their first London gig in years we've got Oi Polloi dropping in on their European tour.

Also playing Active Slaughter, Constant State of Terror and Armed Response Unit.

The gig is at the Sea Bright Arms, off Hackney Road, E2

Nearest tube is Bethnal Green, Cambridge Heath over ground and plenty of bus routes near by - directions can easily be found at streetmap.co.uk

Doors are at 8 with the first band on shortly after and the last band will finish by Midnight

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Celebrate Mayday! Raise Money For Iraqi Workers! See Bands! In Liverpool!

Liverpool Social Forum presents: Mayday '07 - the last non-commercialised festival!

Raising funds for Iraqi trade unions and the Liverpool Social Centre building work

The solid sound of ELAVATORS

SARAH DEBOE aggressive acoustic

AL BAKER punk folk at its best

and the uncuddly music of RED PANDA

Tuesday 1st May, 8pm-DJs til 2am

Bumper, Hardman Street

£2.50-£3
Liverpool Social Forum
Email: liverpoolsf@yahoo.co.uk