Date: Sat, 08 May 2004 19:55:06 +1200
From: Blair Anderson
To: eco man MMM lists ,
Dana Beal
Subject: Auckland MMM report

For J Day 2004 the Auckland NORML crew decided to join the traditional May Day
workers march. But the weather had other ideas.

It rained non-stop from early morning and at 2 pm, starting time for the
march, it showed no sign of letting up. At QE2 square a dozen or so diehard
Normlizers joined a motley collection of unionists, Trotskyites,
anti-imperialists and old-school socialists under a veranda with a leaking
downpipe.

The unionists who organised the march sat in a bus and made announcements on
their loudspeaker that nobody could understand. About 2.30 they decided to
cancel the march so they could go to their club and get on the piss.

This didn't go down well with the people standing in the rain, and after some
arguing and milling around, it was decided to march to the US consulate half a
block away. Being a Saturday, nobody was there of course, but at least it had
a veranda that didn't leak.

People chanted at the empty consulate in an effort to persuade the US to get
out of Iraq. Then an old socialist started a long, boring speech that showed
no sign of ending any time soon.

Meanwhile some cops turned up to make sure the small group of wet people were
not threatening American security or blocking the footpath. This seemed like a
good time to head for Albert Park and the promised session.

So off we went in the heavy rain, past a deserted police station, up High
Street - how appropriate! - and on to the park. The steps up to the park had
become a waterfall and the footpaths were temporary streams - but no turning
back now.

At the band rotunda some keen sympathisers were waiting for us - thankfully we
didn't disappoint them! Chris passed around some joints to get the session
started, and soon there were joints, cones and blunts coming from all
directions.

There was some speculation about fascist climate control and the intervention
of Peter Dunne's god, along with the possibility that our commitment was being
tested by the cosmos. However, it was impossible to reach a definitive
conclusion, even with the help of additional cannabis.

Eventually the rain stopped and people drifted away in search of hot drinks,
dry clothes, and other creature comforts. We didn't get on TV, but at least we
marched proudly for cannabis! Special thanks to everyone who turned up.

/Harry Cording

Blair Anderson
50 Wainoni Road, WAINONI
Christchurch, NZ 8006
phone ++64 3 389-4065 cell 025 2657219
mailto:initiatives@...

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