Leamington Peace Festival, June 14-15.
The Peace Festival is a long-standing Leamington institution
It's very different to what it used to be however:
all kinds of groups used to have stalls and I always took an active part.
All the political groups I used to be involved in would have a stall and we would be there all day both days, giving out leaflets, asking people to sign petitions, and generally talking to people
A few years ago the organisers decided that they would not allow political groups anymore, so now the whole flavour of the festival is very different
it's all very New Age, peace and love, with stalls about meditation, crystals, lots of religious groups - there were some religions represented that I had not even heard of
textiles, jewellery,
clothes
hats
Wool against Weapons.
A few political ones managed to creep in this year: against zero-contract hours
Amnesty were there
Justice for Palestinians. The Israeli Defence Force Checkpoint was ingeneous: I watched kids being frisked before going in and thought it was a wonderful idea
and I loved the banner: To Exist is to Resist
Lots of bands and entertainment - this group were particularly good
Lots of tents selling food
we chose Thai street food which was delicious
We were intrigued by all those people on the bridge and went to investigate
lots of boats and this lot were water bombing the people on the bridge.
It was a hot, sunny day
so all was well.
Our Thai food was disappointing, but elsewhere the rhubarb and custard toasties were delicious
ReplyDeleteWelcome back, nehoC, glad you are able to post comments again. Sorry you did not enjoy the Thai food, we really liked it, but then we have a penchant for Thai food. Did not come across rhubarb and custard toasties, which sound very yummy, but the brownies from Sweet as You Like, compensated for that.
DeleteHope you enjoyed the Peace Festival.