BBQ Benefit for Visteon pickets sat 9/4/09

[Taxamo Welf]

SATURDAY 9TH MAYLONDON L&S PRESENTS:
BBQ BENEFIT PARTY FOR FORD VISTEON WORKERS
1PM TIL LATE @ Freedom Centre​

London L&S will be hosting a BBQ fundraiser for Ford Visteon workers, sacked but fighting on and inspiring a nation. Start time is 1PM to follow on from the weekly rally outside the Visteon plant. There’ll be 2 barbecues cooking meat and vegan food and a bar - all proceeds go to the workers. The BBQ will go on as long as the food lasts and the party will go on as long as people are partying. Held in the big courtyward space behind the Centre.

MUSIC:
1PM – 7PM Danceable music! Reggae, Rock n Roll, Ska, Soul, Punk, Indy etc
7PM – [!] Dance music! DnB, Dubstep, Techno etc
(open decks, bring your tunes! Subject to being not rubbish!)

Recommended donation: £4
Depending on market fluctuations.​

Freedom Centre: Angel Alley, 84b Whitechapel High Street in between KFC and Whitechapel Gallery. Follow the red streamers from Aldgate East tube.

www.freedompress.org.uk www.libertyandsolidarity.org http://visteonoccupation.wordpress.com/

 

[Taxamo Welf]

it goes without saying that i'm now appealing for DJs and kit

I have a bit of both but backups would be just lovely. Bluestreak - can you do it? you were perfect last time ]

any records or kit can be safely stored at freedom in a locked room.

 

[Blagsta]

I'll try and come by with Rosa early afternoon.

 

[Taxamo Welf]

cool

we'd ask everyone who can make it to support the LCAP action in hackney at 2pm that day, and see you down at the BBQ afterwards

There is also a Conference 09 benefit gig at the cross kings that night, so we'll have a break at 7pm to let people know that's happening. If we still have a lot of people who'd rather stay at Freedom, we'll put another shrimp on the barbie and some tempo on the music.

 

[Boycey]

i work till 6 so can't really help with kit but will bring some fierce breaks/techno/electro later if there's space

 

[Taxamo Welf]

i work till 6 so can't really help with kit but will bring some fierce breaks/techno/electro later if there's space

wicked yep

know anyone who plays reggae, ska, classic poppy stuff, soul, rock roll, for the 1pm - 7pm slots?

cheers

PS sorry about yesterday! Things got rather on top!

 

[Boycey]

don't worry bout yesterday- it was fookin mayhem, it's a wonder i met up with the people i did.

 

[Taxamo Welf]

I love fookin mayhem. I also love the Metro's whimsical take on it

"Cheese rolling and anti war rioting - britains bank holiday"

thats the way to do it!

 

[Taxamo Welf]

PM'd Bluey and Dub about this, anyone else up for it? I need to tell the blpoke whose dex we're usiung who the DJ's are in advance cos he has legit concerns about his equipment.

 

[Boycey]

*polishes halo*

i have an excellent record when it comes to looking after other peoples kit. i think

 

[Taxamo Welf]

this is taking shape no i've got on the blower. We have a cool mobile soundsystem that went down well at the Mayday street party, 6 DJs playing everything from old schol hardcore (guess who!), Dubstep, cool indie goldsmiths record collector type music... stuff.

 

[Taxamo Welf]

Louise + 1 will be playing at 3pm 8)

 

[tufty79]

setting off in a minute -

 

[tufty79]

this is taking shape no i've got on the blower. We have a cool mobile soundsystem that went down well at the Mayday street party, 7 DJs playing everything from old schol hardcore (guess who!), Dubstep, cool indie goldsmiths record collector type music... stuff.

fixed

 

[Blagsta]

Enjoyed that a lot, as did Rosa. Thanks everyone.

 

[Boycey]

i had a ball- nice one tax

edit: tip for the future though, if you're going to cook meat don't let a vegan take charge of the barbie

 

[Taxamo Welf]

that went remarkably well all considered, and for once, i had a really good time all the time - not just at the end. Thank you so much to all the DJ's that was perfect - let me know if you'd ever do it again. Hopefully that space will get roofed soon and we'll have partis there all year; but we've still got the rest of the summer yet to do it as it is.

oh btw £210 was raised for the strikers, which is great cos we charged fuck all for anything really - that's come from people digging in their pockets for a good cause

No sodding pics yet as i don't have a camera thanks to a certain group of wankers in hats

 

[Taxamo Welf]

i had a ball- nice one tax

edit: tip for the future though, if you're going to cook meat don't let a vegan take charge of the barbie

secretly they loved every meaty second of it

 

[Boycey]

it was the throwing all the remaining burgers onto 3 foot tall flames i was referring to

and you know i'm up for the next time