MardiGrass 007 Driver Arrivers Advice
STOP PRESS: Information
has been received that the Saliva Testing Iemma-bago (no longer
a Carr) will attend roads around the Blues Festival, and then
come to Nimbin for MardiGrass. Expect it, and be prepared.
The
March 29th Police press release.
The Press that contacted
us the day of that release said police in even greater numbers,
but Supt. Bruce Lyons told Michael this is not so, and that
the Riot Squad are not coming. While there will be more police
than there were before last year, there will not be as many
as last year, in Nimbin village.
The roads around Nimbin
will have more than usual policing in the week preceding MardiGrass.
Any open breaches of the law during MardiGrass will be dealt
with.
Thats as official a word on
that as we have, so please come, and don't break any laws
in front of the police, and let's show them that we are not
criminals.
The winnebago went back to Sydney after the Blues Fest, so
at least they didnt hang around discouraging everyone. It
is assumed it will return before MardiGrass.
If the saliva tests are considered reliable enough by the
powers that be, we may see the Iemma-bago Drug Testing Unit
on roads leading to Nimbin during MardiGrass. We would recommend
the designated driver system, where the straight person drives.
We cannot really recommend travelling with a depressant, anti-depressant,
opiate or cocaine using driver, that they don't test for despite
there being saliva tests for these substances. The HEMP Embassy
tested the Drugwipe Twin cannabis/amphetamine saliva kits,
as used by police, recently and the results are here.
Last year people coming via Murwillumbah were told to turn
back by police officers, who also were reported to have said
that Nimbin was full. This was false information. We have
never been "full". Mistrust any suggestion that
you should turn back. Say you are visiting relatives that
live somewhere ahead other than Nimbin, or try another road
in maybe. Don't just slink away, intimidated and afraid. Contact
us and tell us about it when you arrive.
Police activity and traffic on the roads around Nimbin will
reach a peak on the Friday to Sunday of MardiGrass, and will
probably begin to build up the week before. We have had a
slight increase in street police activity of late, which may
be the beginning of MardiGrass anti-publicity efforts by the
"honorable" brotherhood of zero tolerance zealots.
There have been other events and trends claiming the attentions
of the local police command the last twelve months, so, as
reserve bogeymen to scare the isolated voters with, we Nimbinites
haven't had much demonising publicity between last year's
MardiGrass and now, which is good.
Greater numbers are the best response to intimidation.
Don't encourage the official fear exploiters..
Come to MardiGrass
Arrive early, leave late.
