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Main articles: DIY ethic and Do it yourself

DIY (or Do It Yourself) culture is a broad term used to refer to a wide range of grassroots political activism. DIY culture became something of a recognised movement in the 1990s in the UK where the protest (the direct action) and party (the festival) converged. This development constituted a significant cross-pollination of pleasure and politics resembling the anti-disciplinary politics of the 1960s. During the 1990s, demonstrating the desire for an economy of mutual aid and co-operation, the commitment to the non-commodification of art, the appropriation of digital and communication technologies for free community purposes, and the commitment to alternative technologies such as biodiesel. From 1991-1997 the Conservative government cracked down on squatting, animal rights activists, greens, travellers, as well as the culture of raves, parties and dance culture. Some commentators have criticised DIY culture as a form of laissez-faire libertarianism only available to those who already have access to resources and leisure in this society. Image File history File links Gnome-globe. ... The DIY ethic (do it yourself ethic) refers to the ethic of being self-reliant and doing things yourself as opposed to paying others to do it. ... See also: DIY Network, a cable TV network. ... A grassroots political movement is one driven by the constituents of a community. ... See also: DIY Network, a cable TV network. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... This article is about transesterified plant and animal oils. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see squat. ... For the album by Moby, see Animal Rights (album). ... Greens are people who support some or all of goals of a Green Party without necessarily working with or voting for that or any party. ... Irish Travellers are a nomadic or itinerant people of Irish origin living in Ireland, Great Britain and the United States. ... A rave party, more often called a rave, is an all-night dance event where DJs and other performers play electronic dance music and rave music. ... Laissez-faire is short for laissez faire, laissez passer, a French phrase meaning to let things alone, let them pass. First used by the eighteenth century Physiocrats as an injunction against government interference with trade, it is now used as a synonym for strict free market economics. ... This article does not adequately cite its references. ...

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act

In 1994, the United Kingdom passed the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 which contained several sections designed to curtail the growing free party and anti-road protest movements (sometimes embodied by ravers and travellers). It empowered police to arrest citizens who appeared to be preparing to hold a rave, waiting for a rave to start, or attending a rave. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 was an act of parliament brought into law by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A free party is a party free from the restrictions of the legal club scene. ... Demonstrators march in the street while protesting the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on April 16, 2005. ... This article is about a form of party. ... Irish Travellers (sometimes known as Tinkers) are a nomadic or itinerant people of Irish origin living in Ireland, Great Britain and the United States. ...

See also

• DIY ethic
• Affinity group
• Alternative society
• Critical Mass
• Justice?
• Fugazi
• M11 link road protest
• Lo-fi music
• Punk ideology
• Reclaim the Streets
• Wobblies
• SchNEWS
• Squatting
• Hipster (contemporary subculture)
• List of DIY artists
• D.I.Y. OR DIE: How To Survive as an Independent Artist
• Unschooling

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References

• Elaine Brass and Sophie Poklewski Koziell with Denise Searle (editor), 1997. Gathering Force: DIY culture - radical action for those tired of waiting, London: Big Issue. ISBN 1-899419-01-2.
• McKay, George. Senseless acts of beauty: cultures of resistance since the Sixties, London: Verso, 1996. ISBN 1-85984-028-0.
• McKay, George. (ed) DiY culture: party & protest in Nineties Britain, London; New York: Verso, 1998. ISBN 1-85984-260-7.
• St John, Graham. (ed) FreeNRG: Notes From the Edge of the Dancefloor Altona: Commonground. ISBN 1-86335-084-5.
• Wall, Derek 'Earth First and the Anti-Roads Movement: Radical Environmentalism and Comparative Social Movements' London: Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0-415-19064-9

External links

• DIY culture, Justice? and Exodus
• Contrastream (Find New Indie Music)
• Reclaim The Streets worldwide hub (based in London)
• DIY Culture by Alan Lodge (Tash)
• George McKay – DiY Culture, ‘Notes towards an intro’, section on direct action
• Stonehenge: Celebration and Subversion by Andy Worthington - chapters on DiY Culture
• FreeNRG: Notes From the Edge of the Dancefloor - full 3mb download
• SchNEWS - Weekly direct action newsletter
• DIYscene.com - DIY Clothing, Indie Design, and Craft Discussion Forum
• "Digital Music – DIY Now!" eBook, released free under Creative Commons
• "Uradi sam besplatan e magazin – DIY free e magazine *in Serbian languge!" Uradi sam, sam svoj majstor.