Traditional protests
Apr. 17th, 2011 10:04 amA couple of years ago, I had to write an essay about agrarian protest in the UK in the early 19th century, specifically the Swing Riots that swept through southern England in 1830. One article, by folklorist Graham Seal, looked at the use of traditional folk elements by the protestors, as a means of legitimising their actions and resist change. I found it interesting to think about these elements in relation to modern protest actions. I've been intending to write a bit about this, and I pencilled it in for April. So...
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Unite Sort of On Site
Mar. 20th, 2011 05:32 pmThere hasn't been an anti-pulp mill gathering of any size in a while. A lot of smaller events, but the last one I seem to have photos of (and I always take photos) is from November 2007. I think they might be getting warmed up again. There's a big rally planned for Hobart in May.
This was one was at the Batman Bridge, over the Tamar.
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This was one was at the Batman Bridge, over the Tamar.
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Jun. 28th, 2006 05:35 amTook some photos at the Industrial Relations protest march today. Of course it was a sunny day, even warm sunny, and the shadows in the city streets were dark, so the outside ones are mostly not usable.
and the Albert Hall is too big for the little flash on the camera. But I got some non-flash ones, which are particularly good for crowd scenes.
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and the Albert Hall is too big for the little flash on the camera. But I got some non-flash ones, which are particularly good for crowd scenes.
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