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Santa Cruz Indymedia Arts + Action Global Justice & Anti-Capitalism

Santa Cruz Last Night DIY Street Party

by ~Bradley (bradley [at] riseup.net)

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

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!

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

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_dancing

§Bike-Sofa

by ~Bradley

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

§Pacific

by ~Bradley

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

§Drum Circle

by ~Bradley

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

"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

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

§Whistleblower

by ~Bradley

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

§Free Hugs

by ~Bradley

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Hugs_Campaign
http://freehugscampaign.org

§Unicyclists

by ~Bradley

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicycle

§Burn Barrel on Pacific

by ~Bradley

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

§Peach Colored Jug Smugglers

by ~Bradley

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

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

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_Dance

§do-si-do

by ~Bradley

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

"Swing your partner, do-si-do, now promenade on down the road!"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosado

§DIY Pillow Fight!

by ~Bradley

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

§Little Pillow Fighter

by ~Bradley

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

§Bagpipes and a Guitar

by ~Bradley

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 6:59PM

Jay Salter is joined by a guitarist as he plays bagpipes.

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§Nice Photos, Bradley

by Robert Norse

Fri, Jan 4, 2008 11:21PM

Interesting subjects, well-taken photos, important event.

Where are our friends, the police? And their pals, the firemen? Why should they be left out?

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§Outstanding!

by Mike Rhodes (MikeRhodes [at] Comcast.net)

Sat, Jan 5, 2008 9:12AM

Gorgeous photos! I had wondered what this event was like when I read the announcement a week or so ago. The photos made it feel like I was there. Great job Bradley! This is Indymedia photo-journalism at its best.

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