Dissent drummed up in Byron Bay

NSW, Australia: The sixth annual Independence from America Day parade thundered through Byron Bay on Sunday July 2 led by local community band, Samba Blisstas.

About 200 drummers, shakers and costumed dancers took part in the parade and delighted the 3,000 or so visitors and locals in Byron that day for the monthly market.

Organizer Graeme Dunstan of Peacebus.com described the celebration as a carnival of liberation and a preemptive strike for peace.

Speaking at the rally that preceded the Parade, the Mayor of Byron Shire, Cr Jan Barham, Australia's first Green mayor, said that in a time of war she was "pleased to be speaking up and speaking out for peace and I encourage citizens everywhere to do likewise".
Sydney IndyMedia

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