1,000 people on Reclaim the Streets

dublin | miscellaneous | feature Sunday September 22, 2002 03:47 by IMC Editorial Group - IMC Ireland

Some 1,000 people gathered on St Stephens Green to party in Dublin's' Reclaim the Streets event, coinciding with European car free day (not that you would know it was that in Dublin!).
According to one participant: "The day has been good so far. It's been a good turnout and the cops have been well behaved. RTS is a self organised space, everyone can play a part and not just consume. It's about empowerment and having a good time."
The party was preceded by a Critical Mass . Unlike last year's car free day which a saw a number of arrests or the Mayday RTS which saw a Garda riot, the Gardai were peaceful.
This was despite some over excitable media build up.

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