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Keep Death Off Our Streets ... And The Guards On Their Toes

category dublin | housing | feature author Sunday November 27, 2005 13:47author by Elaine Report this post to the editors

Street Seen's Magical Mystery Protest

illustration picture From the newswire:

Street Seen* sure know how to show a crowd a good time. In the space of three hours we had; a rally with music; two occupations; and a magical mystery protest march. All to highlight the growing number of people dying on our streets for the want of a home. Joan Collins, John Boorman and some of Kila turned up to show support. A small, but perfectly formed, crowd were entertained by singers, musicians and the Happy City Samba Band. The well worn Kila bodhran made an appearance too.

The first occupation was in the old Colaiste Mhuire building on Parnell Square, where banners were hung from the windows. The first guards to arrive were the undercover / unmarked car variety. Uniforms arrived later but meanwhile the two from the first car walked through the crowd asking 'who's in charge?' While they practiced their interrorgation skills, those who were in the building made good their escape. Reinforced - the large group of guards made their way into the building but neglected to leave a man on the door. The door, closed firmly in the faces of the protestors, proved too much of a temptation for some. The cry went up ' anyone got a padlock?'. Surprisingly, someone had and it was employed on the door. The guards were now locked in. More reinforcements arrived and a bolt cutters the size of my leg was used to free them from the prison of their own making.

*Editorial note:The occupations were not organised by Street Seen, neither was the magical mystery tour. They were organised by concerned people and members of the homeless community and not directly by Street Seen. This article was submitted by regular contributer Elaine and is her personal reflection on the day's events.

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When the crowd tired of the guards, like a kitten tires of a ball of yarn, it was decided to go for a walk. Heading down Parnell Square West we changed direction and headed back up by the previously occupied building and along the north side of the square. Taking our place in the heavy evening traffic we marched the usual route down to O'Connell Street. In a fit of spontaneity the group took a sharp left, down Cathal Brugha Street, and seeing a garda car coming out of a laneway leading to Cathedral Street decided it was an omen and took the turn for the laneway. The garda car had to do a u-turn to keep following but by the time it had done so, the lane was cluttered with makeshift barricades. O'Connell Street and proudly we marched under Larkin's statue, closely followed by yet more guards. A quick u-turn and we were heading back towards the Square. The guards mobilised quickly, cutting accross the traffic island - so we did it again and headed towards O'Connell Bridge. Confusion and much laughter... and then we saw Supermacs. A sore point for many homeless people as they (Supermacs) are quite willing to sell them food but won't allow them to sit in the restaurant to eat. The occupation was on and in we went. The banner unfurled - one of the homeless men addressed the 'diners' , infroming them of the reason why we gave them all dyspepsia. (The heartburn we blame on the food.) Then we all piled into the streets, giddy as schoolgirls and having bought nothing. Mingling with the Christmas shoppers, the crowd dissipated and the guards were left guarding an empty Supermacs.

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
   The First Occupation...     Elaine    Sat Nov 26, 2005 23:59 
   Beware The Ides Of Marching     Elaine    Sun Nov 27, 2005 00:48 
   fun :D     kas    Sun Nov 27, 2005 16:27 
   added link to audio + earlier street action     dunk    Sun Nov 27, 2005 18:01 
   added video link     Observer2    Sun Nov 27, 2005 18:05 
   audio from perhaps the most funny and enjoyable city action     dunk    Sun Nov 27, 2005 19:30 
   photos from yesterdays occupations     dunk    Sun Nov 27, 2005 19:57 
   cops open squat to release trapped cops     dunk    Sun Nov 27, 2005 20:04 
   the banner opens, the street is taken, roars of revolt fill the night     dunk    Sun Nov 27, 2005 20:15 
 10   Video?     (",)    Sun Nov 27, 2005 20:27 
 11   respone to above query from Garda Siochana     observer2    Sun Nov 27, 2005 23:31 
 12   Encore, Encore     Tony    Sun Nov 27, 2005 23:46 
 13   The Revolt on Sat     Davy Carlin    Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:23 
 14   hilarious     Seamus    Mon Nov 28, 2005 13:57 
 15   Big Thanks to all who attended on Saturday!     Jon Glackin    Mon Nov 28, 2005 14:18 
 16   I spent 2 years of my very young "junior infants" life in that building.     iosaf mac diarmada    Mon Nov 28, 2005 21:03 
 17   Attention Garda authorities     Gonzo    Mon Nov 28, 2005 21:32 
 18   seeking well known contributor     wag    Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:56 
 19   Al     Al -leged Cop Watch    Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:02 
 20   Homeless petition to be handed into the Taoiseach     Jon Glackin    Tue Nov 29, 2005 14:13 
 21   Best Protest I have ever seen     lol !    Tue Nov 29, 2005 18:15 
 22   While you are at the dail...     observer2    Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:00 
 23   respaonse     keith durran    Wed Nov 30, 2005 18:29 
 24   homeless     guest    Wed Dec 21, 2005 02:38 
 25   still death on the streets....     dunk    Sat Jul 22, 2006 14:30 


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