PROTEST
Will May Day 2K be the beginning of the end for the global technoligarchy? Or will it turn out to be just another carnival against capitalism with a few broken windows? We'll find out when May Day 2000 hits London for a four-day run, beginning April 28.
Stoked by the World Trade Organization protests in Seattle, May Day 2000 organizers vow to paralyze London's financial district. The gathering is about as organized as anarchists get, with activist workshops, "into-the-night discussions," a film festival, and a Critical Mass bike ride, all culminating in a large-scale show of force May 1 "to celebrate our diverse struggles against capitalism, exploitation, and the destruction of the planet." (Seewww.mayday2000.org.uk.)
In the months leading up to the action, organizers have had their hands full keeping disaffected factions together. The official subtitle of May Day 2K had to be changed from "anarchist" to "anti-capitalist" when groups complained the first name wasn't inclusive enough. The Socialist Workers Party has been asked not to show up at all, out of fear the group would try to further its own aims.
The action has already lost John Zerzan, its one marquee player from North America (Eugene, Oregon, to be precise). The anarcho-primitivist writer and friend of the Unabomber says he's not going, adding cryptically that London may not be the place to focus on. "There will be actions," says Zerzan. "There will be an offensive in various places. It is going to be an interesting spring."
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