For a few days now, I’ve been extremely fascinated by the Student Protests in the UK. Because the budgetary cuts that the government proposed, including the educational cuts, already weeks ago will destabilize UK society. But at the same time it didn’t look like there would be a large opposition. This happily all changed last week with the Demolition March and the “Millbank Occupation”. There is opposition! And the protest against the ridiculous plans of the government was started by the Students! And with news pouring in of protests all over the UK (at Universities, Community Centers, etc.) and National Protest Days being organised it is clear that the momentum is NOW.
To keep that momentum going, give all those activists on the field a big thumbs up and give the protests a cyber touch some friends whispered in my ear to try to “organise” something. That something could be very Guerrilla, fun, organic and pseudo-anarchistic, all depending of the persons interested in taking part (suggestions are coming up with slogans, editing pics, making funny vids, setting up fake websites, coming up with tags, etc). Anybody interested? Give me a shout on danielnobody(at)riseup.net or skype: danielnobody
Hey y’all. As you might have read The Telegraph is organising a hunt for the protesters captured on film at the riots in Millbank 30 yesterday. They are asking people to sent names to studentriots@telegraph.co.uk if they recognize people. I got a message on FB urging to clog up their the Torygraph’s mailboxes. I thought to send “I see Nick Cleggs Conscience reflected in the protesters eyes. Lock him up!”. But any other fun/crazy/nuts/mad mail will do! Anybody up for some cyber-activism? Join in! And invite your friends to the FB event (if you got FB)
UPDATE: The Daily Mail has “identified” several protestors and demonized them. You can spam them on news@dailymail.co.uk
Update2: as always The Sun Couldn’t stay behind. They are looking for the bare-chested student. You can spam them on exclusive@the-sun.co.uk
If ever this blog could be considered a serious affair I shouldn’t even thin about blogging about the Eurovision Song Contest , but since fun should also be on this blogs curricula I will. Because that is exactly what Eurovision actually is. Undisputed F.U.N.. And since this year I was at the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, in the United States of Alcoholism, it is needless to say that I looked forward to some serious detox of Americanism and felt once again the joy of being a European. Thankfully the afternoon (yay to 9 hours of time difference) ended in boozing it up with a bunch of Germans, Finns and Italians belting out “Satellite” on the streets of San Francisco.