DIY Anti-Globalisation Day

A group of around 50 people from a range of backgrounds met in Birmingham on Mayday for an action tour of some of the city’s corporate premises. They entered the Natwest HQ and went in search of senior managers to ask about their ethical policy in the third world and involvement with vivisectionists Huntingdon Life Sciences. The outside was decorated with posters of animal experiments and scenes of poverty.

Eventually everyone was removed from the building and set off into the city centre, accompanied by the sounds of Little Nora sound system being wheeled along in a pushchair. A McDonalds was entered and closed down. Carrying on past Labour party HQ the tour arrived at a Ferrari/Jaguar showroom, which was stickered with anti-car stickers. The police removed people from the building, but four other showrooms on the same street shut up shop for two hours in case they got invaded too. Another drive in McDonalds was shut down and then everyone went to Lee Bank, one of the most deprived estates in Western Europe, to chill out.

The action was really successful at bringing people together, and it is hoped that a new direct action group will spring up in Birmingham as a result of it. Contact 0961 810356