"Pictures of Pedal Powered Picketline (22-10-2009)"

"On a cold Thursday night in the twenty first century, I found myself
a part of a situation that my parents would have remembered from their
own youthful years back in the 1970s - on a picket line, with the guts
of an old Washing Machine providing the heat, in the absence of
Brazier as was used back in the day.

This time it was because postal workers, in disgust at the way their
management and the government has been treating them decided to walk
out en masse from the depot on the Clifton Road Industrial Estate for
two days.

Another big difference this time was that I witnessed a uniquely new
century cultural event, in the form of a post soundsystem culture
picketline, replete with a Bicycle powered hifi, pumping out loud
breakbeats all night in the middle of an otherwise deserted industrial
estate, to a huddled audience of Postmen, local actvists, union reps
and other occasional passersby, some of whom pulled up in their car
and offered to get us a hot drink. True to their word, they
disappeared for a few minutes then came back with some milky Coffees.
Thank you, whoever you were!

The music attracted the attention of a few passing young clubbers on
their way to and from The Junction around the corner, who actually
came and joined the picket line and danced to the music (along with a
couple of Postmen and union reps).

Initially I did wonder if these youths were taking the mickey, but
they hung about and chatted for a long time, so it become clear to me
that they were definitely showing some genuine love and solidarity to
the Postmen..."

Mo
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/10/440493.html

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