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PHOTOGRAPHY about Police/PrisonsLabourGovernanceDirect Actionposted on May 2, 2015 by flux

Whose streets? Our Streets! Massive May Day Street Party

by murray bush - flux photo

Ready to party
Solidarity with Baltimore
Dexter - in from Edmonton
At the police line
De-arrest at police line
Whose streets? Our Streets! Massive May Day Street Party
Whose streets? Our Streets! Massive May Day Street Party
The IWW was on hand to wave the flag(s)
Hiding an arrest
Very Impotent Police
Pepper sprayed
Whose streets? Our Streets! Massive May Day Street Party
Whose streets? Our Streets! Massive May Day Street Party
Surrounded
Whose streets? Our Streets! Massive May Day Street Party
Whose streets? Our Streets! Massive May Day Street Party
Whose streets? Our Streets! Massive May Day Street Party
On the barricades

VANCOUVER - Guesstimates went as high as 15,000-30,000 for the turnout last night to a take back the streets May Day event that had Vancouver Police solidly outnumbered. The event was hosted by Vancouver Anti- Capitalist Mayday 2015 .

The VPD tried to set up containment lines as soon as the huge crowd moved onto Commercial Drive around 10pm. They managed to push and shove a number of people and pepper spray a few more, but couldn't contain the partying crowd.

Initial reports say three people were arrested, but several were de-arrested when police tried to grab them out of the crowd.

The party atmosphere prevailed and the VPD had to stand by and watch as the party danced and marched behind Solidarity with Baltimore and We Love This Coast banners. People hung out on couches and chairs commandeered into the street.

As of 12 midnight the numbers were thinning,  but the party was still going strong.

 

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Comments

Sun, 05/03/2015 - 22:26 — nat marshik

Beautiful photos

... and nice captions too. These are great!

Mon, 05/04/2015 - 11:12 — flux

Thanks Nat!

      

 

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