sounds from a clowns perspective and new friends he meets in scotland, while opposing G8

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Monday July 04, 2005 00:17

by dunk - g8 radio, clown army, indymedia, dublin eco city group.......

fuspey at yahoo dot co dot uk

eco village @ stirling, scotland (presently)

things are great here in scotland, uploading from the imc-scotland media centre, which was the heart of the network where outside on the streets last night there was a fine fine street party happy days
5 audio reports:
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/07/5684.php

clowns, g8 radio, changing the world
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=70090&condense_comments=false#comment113196

Clown Army, audio interview by crazy 4 life girl
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/07/5708.php

the clowns are everywhere and everyone loves them and they love everyone

5 audio reports:

1-late night chat
feedback from the DISSENT eco village, after a halfs days traveling we arrived in the wonderful site and pitched homes in the SPAS SPROAI (play space in gaeilge) barrio (local area neighbourhood), ate and had a few beers, first audio report is a brief soundbite from the gang of hippies, punks, anarchists, clowns, about 2am ( i think)
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/feedback_night_1.wav

2-clowns, punks, cops chat
clowns and black bloc chat with local police outside train station
few hundred unusual looking types descend on the train station and meet the local police and ask them how things are going
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/outside_train.wav

3-trainchatting
we get on the train carriage and meet and talk with local girls on their way from stirling to edinburgh for the MPH (make poverty history) march and gig, then another lad who adds some views about anarchists as trouble makers, then we talk to an anarchist about violence from protestors and from the state
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/trainchatting.wav

irish CIRCA batallion/ flying column reporting for duty
(CIRCA = clandestine insurgent rebel clown army)

roofjumpers view of the world
popular extreme sport/ recreation pastime of jumping over roofs and buildings is very popular here in edinburgh, we talk with a group of young lads (@ 12- 14 years old?) about their past time and also about all this political stuff.
as one lad said time and time again "it has to be FUN"
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/roof_jumpers.wav

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sorry forgot to post

by dunk

Mon Jul 04, 2005 00:31

circa link and audio clip link,
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/irishbatalian.wav

because making someone smile is the most powerful weapon of all

Sat Oct 29, 2005 15:00

found the pic of what happens when you confront the line of riot police and make them smile.....

found here..
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/07/316069.html

i heard theres a little teddy bear and a mega girl that needs help today....
Teddy Bears Picnic!
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=72633&condense_comments=false#attachment15485

"come here clownies, i love you, i never wanted to be a meany bobby"

come back bobby wobbys, we want to play more

Sat Oct 29, 2005 15:05

and when clowns make riot police run away
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/07/316045.html

including

-http://media.beyondtv.org/g8/clownarmy_copsrunoff_edit_d.mpg
-http://media.beyondtv.org/g8/section13clown_dv_export.mpg

and dont forget operation "splish splash splosh"

Sat Oct 29, 2005 15:14

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/07/317578.html

operation splish splash splosh

Protest at Irish Consulate In Edinburgh. Solidarity with Rossport 5 - clowns and lorcan lend a hand

Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:34

finally found this link:

A solidarity action calling for the release of the Rossport Five took place today outside the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh. In an action planned from the Irish Barrio and spread through the spokes council system, a bus load of Dissent participants left the camp at 7.30am and picketed the consualte.

Britain's finest call for justice for Rossport Five

where are the irish clowns

Thu Nov 16, 2006 15:20

rossport needs you now more than ever

rossport abu

clown army abu

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sounds from a clowns perspective and new friends he meets in scotland, while opposing G8

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