MardiGrass

For those who
came in late…

“In March 1993, after a decade of raids
and arrests, and a particularly intensive recent period of random
street searches, arrests and rough treatment, a spontaneous demonstration
erupted, and marched to the police station, pelting it with eggs
and toilet paper. Negative newspaper reports followed. Nimbin
Hemp Embassy (formerly “Nimbin Hemp”) members decided
to hold a peaceful protest in a non-confrontational
atmosphere, that ordinary people could comfortably attend,
on May 1, 1993. That was the first MardiGrass. (The spelling is
that officially used by the MardiGrass Organising Body) The MardiGrass
Organising Body (MOB) was formed to manage the event and consists
entirely of volunteers. The intention is to hold a MardiGrass
every year until prohibition ends.”

That’s what Wikipedia
says and we couldn’t have summed it up better ourselves.

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