HOW TO SORT
A STREET PARTY

Get together with some

like-minded people. Possibly
your friends. Work on a plan of
action. Sort out different

roles, jobs and timescales.

Imagine. What's possible?

Decide on a date. Give
yourselves enough time. Not too
much - a “deadline” is a great
motivator - but enough to sort

the practicals: materials, construction
street, the town centre, a busy

etc. You may need money.
road or roundabout, a motorway!

A separate meeting place is iE P|

good: people like a mystery, Publicise! Word of mouth,

bureaucrats don't. leaflets, posters, e-mail,
carrier pigeon. Make sure
everyone knows where and when to
meet. Posters and paste go well
on walls, billboards and phone
boxes. Leaflet shops, clubs,
pubs - everyone, and your mum.

Choose the location. Your

Sort out your sound system. A party
needs music - rave, plugged-in,
acoustic, yodelling - go for
diversity. Invite jugglers and
clowns, poets, prophets and performers of
all kinds. Ask campaign groups to come
along and set up a stall in the middle of How will you transform the
the road. space? Huge banners with a
message of your choice,
colourful murals, bouncy
castle, a ton of sand and a
paddling pool for the kids,
carpets, armchairs. The
materials and money from
earlier may come in useful
here. Print up an explanation
for this “collective daydream" to give to
participants and passersby on the day.

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