Mayday riots 2002!
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Walking up to Hyde park corner All kinds of people came along, maybe not as many as last year apparently.
A gourp of mad girls clapping to something. And thers that guy dressed up again, no idea!
And again, i have no idea what all that is about Police keeping a close eye on the marge, which was pretty peaceful, not quiet, but peacefull
Dont worry, we aint looking to stay the night! Holding up all the traffic, well if the lorry drivers can do it, so can we!
Back down Regents streat at about 4pm now. Walked bloody miles! Bush yet again!
Student? not sure?
Thousands march on towards Picadilly circus And the police looking on!
Having a pee up there! with all those police looking on? In the end we just hang around at Picadilly, no one really knew where to go. i hung around till 5 when the sex workers started their marge in Olc Sompton street.
Again, police everywhere snapping away. I guess we can demand to have those pics under the freedom of information act!
The police hd by this point vertualy had the whole of the west end ceiled now, as all the marchers/rioters were in one place. if they wanted to start something it should have been before they all arrived. The cause of all the problems.
theres that thing again! Hung around snapping away.
The cyclists went down and blocked the road which was good, enabled me to grab a bite to eat, while sitting in the middle of the road! Police are wondering what to do with us lot
Right, 5pm down to Soho for the Sex workers! Red flags!
more people filming other people filming The atmosphere is now fantastic. The sun is shining, there are drummers and dancers, and the procession starts off.
The anti nazi flag, well that ends up at the end of the night being dragged off by the police with its owner! It was heaving!, the road is only narrow anyway, and with several thousand people crammed in makes it a fun evening.
PS & animal cruelty ?? home made spur of the moment sign? sex workers def' put a lot of effort into it with their music, flags and dance!
it did turn into a carnival of sorts Lots of goodhumour too.
Their banner walking to the end of Compton street now
Tons of noise, so loud, but really made you dance and get into the feel of things everyone was either 1/2 pissed or stonned!
The bomb that was being thrown around. glad it missed me as it seemd to hurt when it hit people

skinning up?
suck or blow? The crowd had changed from the marge in the day. lots more dodgy kinds of people had arrived after work or seeing it on TV.
People were enjoying themselves though. where ever u looked.
and theres that anti nazi sign again the red flags
heading down to Shaftsbury Ave', eveyone enjoying the vibe oh and again!
the roads got narrower, so many people were getting squashed again there were loads of people taking pics and video the day.
one of the sex workers! something or other about PCP
men in white Banging away
all very pink and gay people with kids and stuff, party atmospher
Shafts' was full of people, only people on foot could get through! Doing their sex dance
not very sexy dance though a little butterfly?
all ages had come out that day to join in even the little drummer guy.
The police again stcking thier cameras in peoples faces, shame its the same as mine! people thinking i'm a copper! So many people, makes up for Glast fest' being crap.
all dressed up. McD's in the background, nice wig on the old chap too.
it was a nice afternoon, didnt realy feel threatning at that stage. All very light humoured
just lots of noise trying to control the noise!
Stil going their sex dance

glammed up
again, lots looking on Great views from up there though
dancing the afternoon away, not sure what they were marching for. Aha, a womble! at last, the only one i saw this year! a dying bread, or all in zoos?
certainly dont like to be filmed Tons of press turn up, and as with last year, there aer more press then protesters.
Back to Comptong street again. press having a field day.
still a party atmosphere. God knows what this was
around we go again, taking the same ruote as before. Still playing footy
got to McD's just as it starts to kick off. What started it was McD's windows going in. loads of missiles flying through the air, no idea which side to stand, the police and get hit by a bottle, or the protesters and get hit by a batton!
It was in the back of my mind not to get cornerd again like what the police did last year, so i tried to keep out the main mass of people if i could. Meant i could not get the best footage though.
Someone threw a fire extinguisher and hurt some copper. Riot police are there in force.
you always knew when something happend as all the flash guns and cameras went up in the air. Trying to get in closser, but hard when things are being waved around or thrown threw the air.
Lots of little scuffels going on bored of staying back, i go to move in
The police are jsut as scared as everyone else, you can see it in their eyes. Some poor guy gets grounded, more pics of this on next page
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