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CONTRAFLOW IN SHORTS.
Seems like the post-summer of love 1989 travellers- casuals
unity has yet to cross the North Sea into Holland. Surprise
visitors to the August full moon festival in the 20 year
old squatted village in Ruigoord described as 'a special,
magical 10 day event' were the UK sound system Spiral Tribe
(trendy, entrepaneuriel, rip-off wankers - worse than
hippies!). The good vibes and sobriety were suddenly dashed
by the 'sub-bass set up booming all over the Ruigoord
plains'. The next day, 400 placid hippies held a meeting,
man, and marched to the Spiral Tribe field, chanting 'house
out!, house out!'. After a nonviolent confrontation, the
Tribe's generator was sabotaged but not enough it seems to
stop the party. The next day came and the Tribe's 'post
holocaust, Mad Max style end of the world or bust 24 hour
earth shattering continental drift party ' was back,
disturbing the usual acoustic guitars and didjeridoo
playing.
Helen Woodson was released on parole after serving 9 years
of a 17 year sentence for disarming a missile silo with a
jackhammer. The trouble was she didn't want to be released
so in order to break parole, she used a starter pistol to
hold up a Chicago bank, and after grabbing $25,000, she
doused the cash with lighter fuel and torched the wads,
announcing that 'the false money god must be destroyed'.
Helen Woodson is now doing time for armed robbery.
Not content with keeping London Transport fares the highest
of any capital city, the last few years, have seen the
power that be running high intensity ad campaigns aimed at
stopping fare fraud. Most of the ads feature weird
psychologically threatening images such as hands that spring
out of seats to imprison the fare dodger or giant fingers
pointing you out for shame by everyone else whose got a
ticket. They need to be seen to be believed! However, now
that their control mania has got....out of control, they
are now posting signs telling you not to play your walkmans
or give money to 'beggars' who they say are 'proffessional
thieves'. And they don't want you to eat snacks on the tube
as 'the smell of a snack can make most people crack'.
Contraflow asks 'what drugs are LT bosses on ? And where
can we get some?'
The phrase 'justice is an M113 tank from Irwin barracks'
springs to mind when we heard of the super exploits of
Australia's Gary Hayes. Strangled unconscious by cops 5
years ago, it seems he just couldn't forget it and so
nipped off to buy the tank in late April last year. Driving
the tank to Wembley CIB, the scene of his torture he
destroyed the wall of the cop shop, a shed and 2 cop cars.
Then he drove to East Perth HQ and wrecked another 6 cop
cars before having a go at the central law courts and
ramming the law courts in Hay St. After going for Beaufort
St. police HQ too, he drives to Parliament House and does 2
laps round the perimeter. Gary's vengeful spree was only
ended after the cops tear gassed him out. Buy this man a
new tank!
Ivan the terrible, Hitler, Sadaam Hussein, General Galtieri
all turned up to the Royal Navy and British Army equipment
exhibition this year, courtesy of Campaign against the Arms
trade, who brought them to the show in a Daimler. Driving
past security was fine until a suspicious bod asked to
check the accompanying General Pinochet's briefcase and
found it stuffed with fivers. 'Those aren't real', he said
and the game was rumbled. When the dictators (played by
actors) left the checkpoint they were saluted by a
policeman!
The wonderful world of global capitalism has brought havoc
again to the cosy world of punk rock. Signed by EMI last
year, the Blaggers ITA, well respected (by us too!) hard
core antifascist band have been pushing the struggle
forward with a series of cracking records. The Swedish
division of EMI, operating a similar policy of signing
whatever's trendy with the kids, have signed the band
Ultima Thule who made No.4 in the charts. Employees of EMI
protested in September to management that it is well
documented that the Thules are a fascist band! After their
Stockholm concert in October, the nearby anarchist
bookstore and another communist cafe were attacked.
A news release from the 'Blue Tuesday' devastation of the Wanstead chestnut
tree to make way for the M11 link road, written by anti-road campaigners,
reports severe violence from the cops and bailiffs with people injured all
over the place. 'Campaigners', it says, 'tried to hug the police to get the
message through - we are peaceful'.
Greek anarchists report a flurry of activity in the cities in what is,
perhaps, their attempt for the annual anarchist fire brigade award. August to
October witnessed many Molotov attacks against the media, the ruling New
Democracy, the Pasok party, against bus company offices and buses (subject
of a recent strike), teachers' offices and finally banks. The best titled
group to claim some of the damage was the 'non-arrested anarchists'.
Alongside the fire party the anarchists held demos and workshops for
prisoners, for refugees, commemorated the Spanish revolution of 1936 and
occupied Rock FM 'against the spectacle'. Way to go.