In brief, street parties are usually organised to reclaim people's life against the mushrooming of cars in public spaces and the polution(s) it brings. It can be also a way of socialisation without money as medium (unlike pubs or clubs). There are a few street parties every month around Britain, if you are interested in knowing more you can always participate. The on-line magazine Schnews (or web pages linked to it) can provide you the information you may need. Have a nice dancing! ricard On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 [log in to unmask] wrote: > In what might be regarded as a rather conservative response to > Ricard's posting, I just wonder who the city was being reclaimed > for. > > just a thought > > Tim > > > --------------- > Dr Tim Brown > University of Portsmouth > School of Social and Historical Studies/ > Institute for the Geography of Health > Milldam > Burnaby Road > Portsmouth > PO1 3AS > > Phone (01705) 842799 > e-mail [log in to unmask] > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%