Rave the EU Social Forum

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This october is the 2nd European Social Forum, a huge gathering of activists and representatives of a wide range of social organisations from across Europe and the World. While clearly such events involve a lot of talking (often in circles) about what should be done rather than doing it, a lot of bicaring not to mention spending a lot of money i do think its vaguely worthwhile on the basis that its a recognition that we may be disperse but we are many and though our goals differ we share a common enemy, to move forward we need to come togther.

As freeparty people we are often considered to be outside of such (perhaps more overtly organised) movements – as people that just want to get fucked at the weekend and will do whatever during the week to get there. As you lot know this isnt the case. the act of doing a party is a dissenting activity. we are a powerful and organised movement. ( – name one company or state institution that could get 10,000 people in one place without one bit advertising as we do for teknivals)

I was at the first Social Forum in Paris last year. On the last day
there was a fat demo ending up in a large square with a load of rigs
on trucks and genereally looking like it was gonna kick off but it
stopped at about 11pm. there was a farely lame punk do at a squat on
the ouitskirts but basically fuckall to do as that too ended early. a
proper party was well needed what with 1000s of activists from all
over europe in one place and well up for it.

Basically this is call to see if anything is happening already in connection to the forum or if anyone is up for doing something. It is good to link the movements and show that yeah we are ravers but were not putting up with the global capitalist onslaught either in short it would be good make our presence known by way of solidarity with the resistence, It could also be a fat party/event.

what do you rekon?

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Originally posted by 1984
I was at the first Social Forum in Paris last year. On the last day
there was a fat demo ending up in a large square with a load of rigs
on trucks and genereally looking like it was gonna kick off but it
stopped at about 11pm. there was a farely lame punk do at a squat on
the ouitskirts but basically fuckall to do as that too ended early. a
proper party was well needed what with 1000s of activists from all
over europe in one place and well up for it.

what do you rekon?

well I guess that the demo ended at 23:00 because the Frenchies send in the CRS (french TSG/riot squad who are a lot more brutal than UK cops!) if you don’t shut down at the appointed time…

but I laugh at the “punks” for ending their squat party so early! Punks not dead, but it needs its beauty sleep?! 😀

TBH I am surprised; I read many French websites on squatting and they put on all these articles about solidarité and how they make loads of positive use of a large building, surely there is room for a party or two here?

I understand what you say about us being seen as mere hedonists rather than genuinely interested in social change, and I’ve sometimes felt some “activist” types do not think ravers are “dedicated” enough (isn’t that as bad as the prejudice from corporate employers?) but parties are an excellent way of spreading the word..

I think a few people from crews need to discreetly find a squat and arrange the party. Don’t make it a big thing that it is linked to the social forum as some of those armchair hippies will freak out at the thought of negative publicity; but quietly lead the party peopel there.

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