tonight i had a blast from the past by the acoustic set of #DanDonnelly & #JonSevink from #TheLevellers.
it was very emotional because so many memories got triggered.

you know, the levellers for me and my traveller community back in the 90s was like what crass is for my punk community.

back then, i was squatting for hundreds of new age travellers who fled thatcher after the #BattleOfTheBeanfield & came to my city in NL where i was heavily involved in the squatting scene. they were traumatised & looking for shelter, work & community.

we listened and played levellers songs all the time, we went to a gig once in a convoy of 5-6 vehicles, & went completely mental at the gig. i think for them, the music was helping them deal with the trauma they went through in england, & then in NL, cause we were facing diabolical living conditions too.

i didn't hear these songs for 30 yrs, and now i got blown away by everything i associate with it.
how powerful #music is.

#RIP everyone who didn't make it, i know many who knew me then are likely dead now. but if you read this & remember a punk called gif, (you'll recognise my profile pic) get in touch 🖤

https://tidal.com/browse/track/698299?

#stonehenge #NewAge #Travellers #Police #BattleOfTheBeanfield

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_o…

dale was convoy motorcycle outrider on the day, discovered the police roadblock/trap and was chased by a helicopter earning mention in the police radio log as someone who needed to be 'taken out'. he also paid for the archive to be saved

released in time for the #40thAnniversary of the #BattleOfTheBeanfield (1/6/2025) when a convoy of travellers and festival goers were ambushed and brutally attacked by police while travelling to #stonehenge

#press #news #BreakingNews

https://youtu.be/BIcBWk-ctqc?

dale was the convoy motorcycle outrider on the day, discovered the police roadblock/trap, and was chased by a helicopter, earning a mention in the police radio log as someone who needed to be 'taken out'. he also paid for the archive to be saved.

released in time for the #40thAnniversary of the #BattleOfTheBeanfield (June 1 2025), when a convoy of travellers and festival goers were ambushed and brutally attacked by police while travelling to #stonehenge. for more material, please go to thebeanfield.co.uk, or explore this channel @counterculture2

#GifsArtidote: when i joined my punk #TravellerFamily in 1990 in the #NL, i met 100s of #UK members who'd fled from #thatcher's dictatorship, all traumatised and some had been at the #beanfield. i owe them my respect and #MutialAid they gave me over the years. they have literally dragged me up to adulthood and taught me so many lessons. if any of you read this and recognise my profile pic and name 'gif', please get in touch.

#press #news #BreakingNews

https://youtu.be/BIcBWk-ctqc?

It’s the 40th anniversary of The Battle Of The Beanfield. Never forget that the UK government has always been ready to inflict violence on those who try to follow lifestyles of which they disapprove.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Beanfield?wprov=sfti1#

#BattleOfTheBeanfield #fuckthetories #policebrutality

June the 1st this year will be the 40th anniversary of the #BattleOfTheBeanfield, where hundreds of #NewAgeTraveler families were terrorised and locked up after destroying their homes. They were left traumatised, injured and homeless. Because of their way of life and culture.
#solidarity and 🖤love to all those criminalised at the time, and still now. You are my family.🏴
#news #press #UK

https://youtu.be/rkoSEMPwIhw?si=RY4lBiwc_yffJAQ1

June the 1st this year will be the 40th anniversary of the #BattleOfTheBeanfield, where hundreds of #NewAgeTraveler families were terrorised and locked up after destroying their homes. They were left traumatised, injured and homeless. Because of their way of life and culture.
#solidarity and 🖤love to all those criminalised at the time, and still now. You are my family.🏴
#news #press #UK

https://youtu.be/rkoSEMPwIhw?si=RY4lBiwc_yffJAQ1