Protests/Meetings/Events

10-22-2004, 06:03 PM

Simple thread concept

Share experiances that you have had of Protests, Meetings and Events, for instance anti racism festivals, Anarchist/Socialist/Communist meetings and protests no matter how trivial.

Share the wealth of your experiances!

(And if you have not been to any of the above and are actually an ignorant fool who has nothing to contribute to the thread, please feel free to spam in the community thread, thats what its there for, keep this topic on and around its original point)

DeathHawk · 10-22-2004, 06:18 PM

I've been to feminist protests.

They're interesting in meeting cool people but, just like in any group, there is a wealth of dumbasses.

The ones I've been to were for pro-choice and the usage of the abortion pill.

10-22-2004, 06:25 PM

I used to go to Anarchist meetings before the whole thing was destroyed as ive explained before, I personally blame the current fad but whatever. Idiots tend to kill off the attendence of good speakers.

Various protests, think im learning that if you stick out in a crowed when your at a protest they tend to label you as a trouble maker and make an example of you, the coppers that is.

Anti Facism events are actually a rarety in the south west of the uk but i try to attend them when they are on.

sketchyjoe · 10-22-2004, 06:39 PM

I went to this teenager's protest against the Iraq War but all the people there were idiots who wanted to get out of school and look cool. I wish I'd had a "You're all stupid posers" placard with me. It was terribly organised, there was no structure and some idiots broke into some places leading to the inevitable quasi-fascist editorials in the local paper about 'kid's today'. I just got annoyed with the idiots so I left.

Since I live in Oxford there are quite a few political meetings but most are just boring. It's like the People's Front Of Judea and the Judean People's Front.

10-22-2004, 06:51 PM

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~~Johnny EPHC~~ · 10-22-2004, 06:54 PM

I've been to peace protests a few times.

10-22-2004, 07:00 PM

Care to illabirate on the protests, inform the people who don't know what goes on at such events what it is actually all about.

Jedi Jesus · 10-22-2004, 07:20 PM

Protesting is actually one of the lowest forms of politicial involvement.

Take that time to do direct action in your community, help the homeless, animals, clean up parks.

I goto monthly DuPage Democrat meetings, those are pretty boring.

IFlogMyMolly16 · 10-22-2004, 07:28 PM

I used to make sandwiches for homeless people in DC with my church. But I don't participate in that youth group anymore.

10-22-2004, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jedi Jesus

Protesting is actually one of the lowest forms of politicial involvement.

Take that time to do direct action in your community, help the homeless, animals, clean up parks.

I goto monthly DuPage Democrat meetings, those are pretty boring.

Yes but some protests are neccissary, Like the closing of local libraries just to build a fucking nght club in its place. Got in a bit or trouble at that one and the cunts still went ahead with it.

Few christmas's back i bought a few crates of beer with a mate and took it to the homeless shelter, They have a crap little dinner n all, we walked in and announced free ber for all, haha the religous knobs that ran the place were furious but nothing stood between the homeless dudes gettin a beer for with their meal.

Protesting is often the only way to get a message through to local councils, Protest's, Partitions and leaflet/poster campaigns.

A fair few people who go to protests are so shallow, they feel they are doing good in the world by turning up and standing about for a day, then going home around 5 for their tea. Makes them feel better about themselves, makes me fucking sick!

Nihilism'99 · 10-22-2004, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by sketchyjoe

I went to this teenager's protest against the Iraq War but all the people there were idiots who wanted to get out of school and look cool. I wish I'd had a "You're all stupid posers" placard with me. It was terribly organised, there was no structure and some idiots broke into some places leading to the inevitable quasi-fascist editorials in the local paper about 'kid's today'. I just got annoyed with the idiots so I left.

Front.

Yeah, we also had a school walk out against the war but like you said, kids thought it was cool to skip class so it kind of defeated the purpose of protesting the war.

I went to a World Bank and IMF protest which was good because there were so many different people protesting one thing, and I learned a lot more about the subject then I knew previously before I went to the protest.

Nihilism'99 · 10-22-2004, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by IFlogMyMolly16

I used to make sandwiches for homeless people in DC with my church. But I don't participate in that youth group anymore.

I'm in this school club SFSC-Students for Social Change and we did that a lot last year where we would make food and buy drinks and hand them out to homeless people.

IFlogMyMolly16 · 10-22-2004, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Nihilism'99

I'm in this school club SFSC-Students for Social Change and we did that a lot last year where we would make food and buy drinks and hand them out to homeless people.

Our community service thing at school is mostly just helping out with the Special school that's next door. I'd rather go out and help homeless.

sketchyjoe · 10-22-2004, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Widerstehen Sie

A fair few people who go to protests are so shallow, they feel they are doing good in the world by turning up and standing about for a day, then going home around 5 for their tea. Makes them feel better about themselves, makes me fucking sick!

There are a lot of people like that in Oxford. Upper Middle-Class hypocrites who support the welfare state and equality before sending their kids to a £3000-a-term private school. A lot of my parents friends are like that and seem to treat the fact that I go to a school that has 30% A*-C passes at GCSE and 40% ethnic minority students as some kind of mental handicap. What pisses me off is that whenever there is a council-funded program in the council estates for working class kids with single mothers it's full of these parents who come down to these community centres they'd usually never go near in a 1000 years to take advantage of something aimed at giving kids more likely to turn to crime/violence etc a chance to express themselves. It makes me sick. Their attitude seems to be "Save the Iraqis but Bomb the Pakis"

10-22-2004, 09:20 PM

I went to an Iraq war protest when it was first being discussed. Some Australian representative was in Aus and talking to Australians about it. The protest was really small, about 30 people, but we were interupting his little speech thing. Someone in the media asked him if he could do anything about the protesters, what would he do, and he said he'd shoot as us. A couple of pretty radical guys then got up in his face about being a fascist and got arrested.

Brain Toad · 10-22-2004, 10:43 PM

I have yet to go to a protest. I was going to go to one of the many in San Francisco about the war, but I saw how many morons were there, just to defy authority because it was cool, or to skip work/school.

AIRIC · 10-22-2004, 10:59 PM

Some kids walked out of MIDDLE SCHOOL for the war in Iraq, just to look cool, and it was ****ing sickening. Because all it did was get you suspended, and it proved or changed absolutely nothing. And if you asked these kids why they did it, it was usually some **** answer about Bush that made no sense.

10-23-2004, 08:13 AM

i'd like to get involved with the hunt sabs, but i don't know if their are any groups or hunts near where i live.

also, there was a BNP mp who came here a few weeks ago, and a big protest was organised. I would've gone, but it was a school day

redstainedeyes · 10-23-2004, 08:29 AM

im involved in a little thing called MMYAC(milton[the place where im from]mayors youth advisory council)
as far as i know we dont correspond with the mayor, but we organize stuff for youth, like meetings with a-hole store owners who all think were gonna steal stuff.
Its a good time though.

skateMASTERbater2 · 10-23-2004, 08:38 AM

i went to a huge iraq protest before the war started. it turned out to be pretty useless, since the war started shortly after that

10-22-2004, 06:03 PM	#1
Volume8 Guest Posts: n/a	Protests/Meetings/Events Simple thread concept Share experiances that you have had of Protests, Meetings and Events, for instance anti racism festivals, Anarchist/Socialist/Communist meetings and protests no matter how trivial. Share the wealth of your experiances! (And if you have not been to any of the above and are actually an ignorant fool who has nothing to contribute to the thread, please feel free to spam in the community thread, thats what its there for, keep this topic on and around its original point) Last edited by Volume8; 10-22-2004 at 06:05 PM.

10-22-2004, 06:39 PM	#4
sketchyjoe GREAT GOOGA-MOOGA! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Desolation Row, London Posts: 16,337	I went to this teenager's protest against the Iraq War but all the people there were idiots who wanted to get out of school and look cool. I wish I'd had a "You're all stupid posers" placard with me. It was terribly organised, there was no structure and some idiots broke into some places leading to the inevitable quasi-fascist editorials in the local paper about 'kid's today'. I just got annoyed with the idiots so I left. Since I live in Oxford there are quite a few political meetings but most are just boring. It's like the People's Front Of Judea and the Judean People's Front. Last edited by sketchyjoe; 10-22-2004 at 06:42 PM.

10-22-2004, 06:18 PM	#2
DeathHawk Uriel Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,935	I've been to feminist protests. They're interesting in meeting cool people but, just like in any group, there is a wealth of dumbasses. The ones I've been to were for pro-choice and the usage of the abortion pill.

10-22-2004, 06:25 PM	#3
Volume8 Guest Posts: n/a	I used to go to Anarchist meetings before the whole thing was destroyed as ive explained before, I personally blame the current fad but whatever. Idiots tend to kill off the attendence of good speakers. Various protests, think im learning that if you stick out in a crowed when your at a protest they tend to label you as a trouble maker and make an example of you, the coppers that is. Anti Facism events are actually a rarety in the south west of the uk but i try to attend them when they are on.

10-22-2004, 06:51 PM	#5
Volume8 Guest Posts: n/a	Notice how sit threads prosper in these forums, and the meaningful ones are lay to rest.

10-22-2004, 06:54 PM	#6
~~Johnny EPHC~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,852	I've been to peace protests a few times.

10-22-2004, 07:00 PM	#7
Volume8 Guest Posts: n/a	Care to illabirate on the protests, inform the people who don't know what goes on at such events what it is actually all about.

10-22-2004, 07:20 PM	#8
Jedi Jesus "crucial pit justice" you attack us for so long with karate **** now time for revenge has come, we don't take it at us you run, you spin, and do many kick the pit is strictly mosh, not get hit in dick Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 11,553	Protesting is actually one of the lowest forms of politicial involvement. Take that time to do direct action in your community, help the homeless, animals, clean up parks. I goto monthly DuPage Democrat meetings, those are pretty boring.

10-22-2004, 07:28 PM	#9
IFlogMyMolly16 Shenanigans Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,849	I used to make sandwiches for homeless people in DC with my church. But I don't participate in that youth group anymore.

10-22-2004, 09:20 PM	#15
Alley McSqueal Guest Posts: n/a	I went to an Iraq war protest when it was first being discussed. Some Australian representative was in Aus and talking to Australians about it. The protest was really small, about 30 people, but we were interupting his little speech thing. Someone in the media asked him if he could do anything about the protesters, what would he do, and he said he'd shoot as us. A couple of pretty radical guys then got up in his face about being a fascist and got arrested.

10-22-2004, 10:43 PM	#16
Brain Toad Best Ex-Supermod Ever Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 18,345	I have yet to go to a protest. I was going to go to one of the many in San Francisco about the war, but I saw how many morons were there, just to defy authority because it was cool, or to skip work/school.

10-22-2004, 10:59 PM	#17
AIRIC thinkin of somethin cool Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Your job Posts: 15,246	Some kids walked out of MIDDLE SCHOOL for the war in Iraq, just to look cool, and it was **ing sickening. Because all it did was get you suspended, and it proved or changed absolutely nothing. And if you asked these kids why they did it, it was usually some ** answer about Bush that made no sense.

10-23-2004, 08:13 AM	#18
refuse_amen Guest Posts: n/a	i'd like to get involved with the hunt sabs, but i don't know if their are any groups or hunts near where i live. also, there was a BNP mp who came here a few weeks ago, and a big protest was organised. I would've gone, but it was a school day

10-23-2004, 08:29 AM	#19
redstainedeyes riot of my own Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 276	im involved in a little thing called MMYAC(milton[the place where im from]mayors youth advisory council) as far as i know we dont correspond with the mayor, but we organize stuff for youth, like meetings with a-hole store owners who all think were gonna steal stuff. Its a good time though.

10-23-2004, 08:38 AM	#20
skateMASTERbater2 . Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 3,109	i went to a huge iraq protest before the war started. it turned out to be pretty useless, since the war started shortly after that