Welcome

The International Smiley Zippy Party was originally created by Pete Loveday in one of his very funny comic books featuring Russell, a generally confused and harassed toking everyman (all comics available from AK Press). We have gratuitously ripped off the name and also many examples of Mr Lovedays's artwork to set up this site. We hope very much that he would approve of it.

So, what's it all about? Well I guess we should explain our terms:

Smiley: avoiding violence and looking for peaceful rather than violent change - evolution rather than revolution. Definitely fluffy rather than spikey.
Zippy: hippy values but with a liking for cool technology. Your average zippies probably rides a bike, loves the internet, invests in solar power and grows his own.

How do we intend to change the world for the better (if at all)? Well, erm, there does seem to be a certain amount of gardening involved, oh and of course, choosing our own rules for the game of life. As the Mahatma Ghandi said, 'Be the change you want to see'. We ain't no preachers man, we're just living our lives the way we want to.

We've taken Epicurus's wishlist for happiness: a home, friendship, independence and philosophy, added the missing element of art and creativity and boiled it all down to our slogan: Life, Love, Liberty and Laughter an easy to remember, all-encompassing, hopefully appealing summary of our purpose and joys.

All feedback and contributions are welcome. Enjoy your visit and please come again.