For these all-dayers, our two-day events that we’d put on, we had loads of bands and what was important was basically, they all understood what the club was about and our ethos and they respected that ... And some of the things that developed out of that, long-term relationships and friendships and our longevity is because we stuck to that sort of simple format really of just putting gigs and events on. Gary Cavanagh We want to play the club because of the legendary status of it because of how many years it’s been running and it’s an autonomous anarchist venue. So when you hear people that you’ve never met before, talking like that about a place that you just take for granted, it does make you realise that this isn’t just about Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club connects with people definitely all over the UK and elsewhere. Andy Bryant There was a feeling that because you were part of the 1 in 12 Club you had friends anywhere all over the world. And you could just say, I’m in the 1 in 12, or I’m part of the 1 in 12. And people would be like, “Okay, you’re cool”. Jane Graham There was a great anarchist collective in Belfast, the Warzone Collective, who ran concerts out of a place called Giros. They had a vegan cafe, a rehearsal room, a workspace and they printed t-shirts. That’s where we first kind of connected with like-minded people. And through that, and personally, my sort of introduction into, you know, the anarcho punk scene, that’s when I personally first became aware of the 1 and 12. Michael McKeegan The music scenes that were created within the 1 in 12, they’re global. And we had, you know, the festival collective that we were part of, there were three record labels within that collective. And we traded globally, you know, with our releases… it’s just a global movement. And the 1 in 12 and us are still part of that, you know, we’re still part of that. We’re lifers. Nick Royles Football became a really big thing for me as well … We went to this tournament, and we won it with seven of us. The football was secondary to the whole experience, but it was a brilliant bonding exercise for yourself with like-minded people from this country, but also you’re joining around like minded people in other countries as well. Steve Tandy
PART TWO: A PLACE OF COMMUNITY
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