reclaim love - pics and report (2 of 2)
Published:
February 13, 2011 01:09
by
rikki
Neighbourhoods: west_end
second part of report (see http://london.indymedia.org/articles/7350 for part one)
back at piccadilly circus
smiles
hugs
chinese lanterns
erotic solidarity
glowing cicus skills
peace chalk
face paint
piccadilly circle
waving liking an egyptian
reclaim love banner
nb. if you click on pics you get to see larger versions. all pics are copyright, but are free to use non-commercially if credited 'rikki indymedia'
back at piccadilly circus, the sun shone warmer, the sky turned bluer, and people all around were smiling and hugging.
a string of performers took to the sound system, with rappers, poets, singers and speakers, while all around the square among endless small random acts of kindness, there were circus skills performers, drummers, and free huggers.
the planet venus shone brightly in the sky along piccadilly. two chinese fire lanterns were launched, one disappearing across the city, while the other bobbed up and down nearby.
in the moonlight, the eros statue looked magical, with a huge 'reclaim love' banner hanging from it. and then, spontaneously, everyone decided to form another circle, like the one earlier in the park. the pavement cleared as hundreds joined hands around the edge and once again chanted for peace. this ended in a huge group hug, and more music.
as people started clearing up and preparing for the after-party, suddenly a large crowd of jubilant egyptians entered the square, joining the drummers and chanting egyptian peace slogans. with the amazing news coming out of cairo today we shared their joy, and the resonance was profound.
today's 'reclaim love' was probably the best yet, and with news coming in of mirror events around the world including jerusalem and egypt, the movement grows stronger each year.
if you missed it, come next year. it's on the nearest saturday to valentine's day each year and starts at 2pm in piccadilly circus. you can check out venus's website at www.o-i-l.net
Contact email: rikkiindymedia(At)gmail[dot]com
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Love Economics
"From sraddha (faith) to prema (pure love), all are fractions of prema."
His Divine Grace Swami Bhaktivedanta Narayan Maharaja
There's only one reality
and it matters not that we
describe or see it differently,
as long as we somehow come to know
that unconditional love
is the only way to go.
Love is the only currency
whose value increases by investing it
freely in all directions,
without any consideration of return.
It won't be religion, fiscal policy
or any kind of utopian philosophy
that repairs the broken world economy,
but love can and does fix everything.
Love is the common source, the common meaning
and the common goal of life.
No-one and nothing can survive without love.
We ask our third world brothers and sisters,
'Can you afford food, water, shelter and fuel?'
and the answer in our money-based global economy is 'No!'
So we let 30,000 children die of starvation every day.
The great irony of this deliberate policy
of population reduction, according to the Vedas,
is that anyone deprived of their natural duration of life
must take birth again to live out their full term.
So the policy actually causes over-population.
The solution is to show the way through love,
as the only solid and practical basis of our economy,
the only certain path to economic recovery, prosperity
and perfect happiness that works equally for everybody.
Call me on old hippy if you like,
but that's the only policy I'm voting for...
"Sab piyare koro!" (Love everyone!) =:-)
His Divine Grace Swami Bhaktivedanta Narayan Maharaja