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Thursday, October 14, 2004
On harmonicas and lefty cultureSo this evening after work I headed down to register for European Social Forum. The sun was settting as I got on one of the old routemasters. These are the double-decker buses that everyone thinks of when they think of London all red and rounded. The conducter on my bus was a black guy with dreds, a beret and a harmonica that he played the blues on for most of the ride. I figured it was a good start to the evening.
I got off in Holborn and headed off to "Solidarity Village" at Conway Hall, an old hangout of lefties and dissenters in London. As I came in the door I felt a wave of nostalgia. It was just like every Convergence Space I've ever walked into. From Quebec to Miami. Organic food stall, banners all over, the feeling of expectant hustle and bustle. Of course in England any space like this attracts socialist workers in swarms as well. All trying to sell you their newspaper and give you their social faq. I felt a deep resonance as if some part of me was coming home again. Despite cutting my hair and getting a job, I'm still a hippie, Aaron.
I found my registration table and picked up my free travel pass for the weekend, my red ESF bracelet to get into events and my program. I spent the ride home reading through the 64 page broadsheet, an a-zed of every lefty org, cause and movement under the sun. There appears to be about 30 different seminars and workshops to choose from in each 3 hour timeslot through the weekend, culminating in a massive march to Trafalgar square. Should be a weekend to remember...
posted by Unknown @ 2:09 PM
