Here is an article about one of our first events, as described for White Dot, the anti-television campaign who helped organise it:
http://www.whitedot.org/issue/iss_story.asp?slug=zocalo_in_brighton
And here is a link to an article in the Argus from last year:
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9224857.Front_rooms_moved_into_the_street_in_Brighton_and_Hove/
Every year we have had a bigger response to this event. Many people have told us stories about meeting their neighbours for the first time with a mug of tea and an end table dragged out on the doorstep. No music, no food, no street closure is necessary. The big event is each other. And children especially respond to this evening out with the grown-ups.
We are running Zocalo again this September and if you are interested, I would be happy to tell you more. We would appreciate any help you can give spreading the word to your members.
Please give us a call, especially if you know residents who might want to help organise.
Thank you,
David Burke
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