Street party

Street party

In its traditional sense a street party is just as it seems: a party taking place on a road. In Britain, these have historically been held to commemorate momentous events, such as VE Day or the Queen's Silver Jubilee. These are usually jovial, community affairs where neighbours can meet, often for the first time, in their traffic-free streets. They successfully counter the anonymity of our mobile, diverse lives. A group called Streets Alive promotes them to become a regular part of British culture and they have a useful website resource.

As a form of activism street parties are festive and/or artistic efforts to reclaim public space by large groups of people. They were made known in Western Europe and North America by the actions of Reclaim the Streets, a widespread "dis-organization" dedicated to reclaiming public space from automobiles and consumerism.

ee also

* Street reclaiming
* Tactical frivolity
* Anti-globalization movement
* Block party

External links

* [http://rts.gn.apc.org/ RTS] - Reclaim the Streets
* [http://www.streetparty.org.uk street party] For street parties in the UK
* [http://www.streetsalive.net Streets Alive]
* [http://www.streetparty.net Streetparty.net] For planning a street party in the USA.


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