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Santa Cruz Indymedia | Arts + Action | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism

Santa Cruz Last Night DIY Street Party
by ~Bradley ( bradley [at] riseup.net )
Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
Hundreds of people marched down Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz on December 31st, 2007, as part of the Last Night DIY Celebration while hundreds of spectators lined the sidewalks and cheered. The parade ended with a street party at the intersection of Cooper and Pacific that featured firedancers, lots of musicians, free hugs, unicyclists, a fire barrel, brazen square dancing, a pillow fight and much more!
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The Last Night DIY Parade and Street Party is a do-it-yourself, unpermited, decentralized, grassroots and open New Year's Eve celebration with a focus on self-reliance. It is not only a celebration, but a celebration of the power we all have when we gather together to make something happen.

More photos from the night are here:

Santa Cruz Last Night DIY Parade
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/04/18470034.php

For more information, please see:

Last Night DIY Celebration Returns for Third Year
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/12/03/18464940.php

An Open Letter to the Santa Cruz Community
Regarding the Last Night DIY Celebration
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/02/18469692.php

Last Night DIY
http://lastnightdiy.org
Firedancer
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
firedancer_12-31-07.jpg
firedancer_12-31-07.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_dancing
Bike-Sofa
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
bike-sofa_12-31-07.jpg
bike-sofa_12-31-07.jpg

Pacific
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
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pacific_12-31-07.jpg

Drum Circle
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
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"Typically, people gather to drum in drum "circles" with others from the surrounding community. The drum circle offers equality because there is no head or tail. It includes people of all ages. The main objective is to share rhythm and get in tune with each other and themselves. To form a group consciousness. To entrain and resonate. By entrainment, I mean that a new voice, a collective voice, emerges from the group as they drum together." -Mickey Hart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_circle
Harmonist
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
harmonist_12-31-07.jpg
harmonist_12-31-07.jpg

Whistleblower
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
whistleblower_12-31-07.jpg
whistleblower_12-31-07.jpg

Free Hugs
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
free-hugs_12-31-07.jpg
free-hugs_12-31-07.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Hugs_Campaign
http://freehugscampaign.org
Unicyclists
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
unicyclists_12-31-07.jpg
unicyclists_12-31-07.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicycle
Burn Barrel on Pacific
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
burn-barrel_12-31-07.jpg
burn-barrel_12-31-07.jpg

Peach Colored Jug Smugglers
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
peach_12-31-07.jpg
peach_12-31-07.jpg

Peach-Colored Jug Smugglers Live on KCPR Sessions (91.3 fm, San Luis Obispo)
http://www.archive.org/details/Peach-coloredJugSmugglersLiveOnKcprSessions
Brazen Square Dancing
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
square-dance_12-31-07.jpg
square-dance_12-31-07.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_Dance
do-si-do
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
do-si-do_12-31-07.jpg
do-si-do_12-31-07.jpg

"Swing your partner, do-si-do, now promenade on down the road!"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosado
DIY Pillow Fight!
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
pillow-fight_12-31-07.jpg
pillow-fight_12-31-07.jpg

Little Pillow Fighter
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
little-fighter_12-31-07.jpg
little-fighter_12-31-07.jpg

Bagpipes and a Guitar
by ~Bradley Friday Jan 4th, 2008 6:59 PM
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musicians_12-31-07.jpg

Jay Salter is joined by a guitarist as he plays bagpipes.
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Outstanding!Mike RhodesSaturday Jan 5th, 2008 9:12 AM
Nice Photos, BradleyRobert NorseFriday Jan 4th, 2008 11:21 PM