carnivals vs. capital

where we ask...

What actions have you been involved in which were
especially Inspiring, Meaningful, or Successful?
(click on a name to read more...)

The Land Is Ours
Tony->> The first one really was lobbying, actually getting into the corridors of power and shoving documents under the right people's noses. You know, doing a bit of investigation as to who's the right people to talk to...

SchNews
Jack->> It's the day-to-day stuff that's inspiring. Demos and that aren't always that inspiring, but just the day-to-day meeting people and chatting to them.
Will->> Yeah, things like getting letters with donations, saying, "This is the only thing I read, and you've inspired me." And especially the prisoners, who are really cut off...

Reclaim the Streets - Dee ... I do take inspiration particularly from unpredictable things. Like how magical Claremont Road was. It wasn't just a protest. It was far more creative than just saying, "We don't want a motorway here." It showed a sort of wild flowering of anarchic human creativity. And that was very wonderful. It's things like that which give me an imaginative boost and a bit of hope..

Reclaim the Streets - JB ...for me the mythology and the use of mythology, this is art and poetry and imagination. You make them imagine that you're even more scary than you are. And I think that's very powerful. I think that all social change has involved that kind of level of mythologizing, really...