City Strolls - events - meetings
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
30 March Welcome to this week's Glasgow Autonomy Update
* A Social Genocide - Sunday 3rd April
* El Perro Negro (Stories from the Spanish Civil War) - Wednesday 6th and Sunday 10th April
* Bars in the Memory - Thursday 7th April
* Israeli terrorism and Palestinian resistance - Wednesday 20th April
* The Battle of Algiers (new print) - Sunday 23rd and Monday 25th April
* Look for me in the Whirlwind - Wednesday 27th April
* Freedom is in Your Hand! Song Workshop - Tuesday 3rd May
* A Cultural Day from Glasgow Autonomous Project - Saturday 11th June
* And lots more
CONTENTS:
MEETINGS
- GAP meeting - Monday 4th April
- IWW Branch Meeting - Wednesday 6th April
FILM SCREENINGS AND PUBLIC TALKS
- A Social Genocide - Sunday 3rd April
- El Perro Negro (Stories from the Spanish Civil War) - Wednesday 6th and Sunday 10th April
- Bars in the Memory - Thursday 7th April
- Israeli terrorism and Palestinian resistance - Wednesday 20th April
- The Battle of Algiers (new print) - Sunday 23rd and Monday 25th April
- Look for me in the Whirlwind - Wednesday 27th April
- Freedom is in Your Hand! Song Workshop - Tuesday 3rd May
- A Cultural Day from Glasgow Autonomous Project - Saturday 11th June
And more
ANTI-WAR
- Weekly anti-war stall - every Saturday from 16th April
- Army Recruitment Office Laugh In - Friday 1st April
- Picket War Profiteers - Monday 4th April
- Week of Action Against the Corporate Plunder of Iraq - Friday 1st - Thursday 7th April
- 3rd phone blockade of weir pumps - Monday 11th April
- Glasgow Anti-War Action: Get involved
- UXB Scotland Conference on Resisting Military Occupation - Friday 29th and Saturday 30th April
ANTI-G8
- Activist's Guide to Scots Law
- Wimmin vs G8 - Thursday 31st March
- Reshape meeting - Thursday 31st March
- Festival of Dissent - Wednesday 6th - Sunday 10th April
- Tomfoolery (all proceeds to Wimmin vs G8) - Saturday 16th April
REFUGEES
- No Borders Demonstration - Saturday 2nd April
ENVIRONMENTAL / SUSTAINABILITY
- Talamh courses
- Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 29th April
DEMONSTRATIONS/STREET PARTIES/FUNDRAISERS
- G42 Benefit Gig - Wednesday 30th March
- Glasgow Mayday - Sunday 1st May
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MEETINGS
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GAP meeting - Monday 21st March
We meet every Monday, 6:30 - 9pm, at the Pearce Institute, Govan Rd, on the corner of Pearce St.
All who agree with our vision statement are welcome at our meetings:
"We strive for a sustainable society where all people are free to live their lives as they see fit without fear of oppression, persecution or marginalization insofar as this does not prevent others from doing the same. We see this fulfilled thru a society built upon principles of co-operation, solidarity, mutual-aid, direct democracy and freedom of association."
http://www.glasgow-autonomy.org
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IWW Branch Meeting, Wednesday 6th April
Radical union meeting - find out more at http://iwwclydeside.mahost.org
7.30PM on wed 2nd at Pearce Institute, on Govan Road, in Govan
iwwglasgow@lists.riseup.net, info@iwwclydeside.org.uk, hereandnowscot@email.com
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FILM SCREENINGS AND PUBLIC TALKS
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A Social Genocide - Sunday 3rd April
A "living fresco" of the last 25 years of political and social life in Argentina. Using interviews and archive footage, the film focuses on the economic crisis of recent years, and creates a powerful, cinematic condemnation of globalization and neo-liberal politics.
5.15pm, Glasgow Film Theatre, Rose St, Glasgow. £4/5
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El Perro Negro (Stories from the Spanish Civil War) - Wednesday 6th and Sunday 10th April
The stories of Joan Salvans Piero and Ernesto Diaz Noriega lead us through Spain in the 1930s and 1940s. Ernesto, a middle class student from Madrid, survived the war. Joan, a Catalan industrialist, was killed six days after its outbreak.
Wednesday 6th, 6.45pm
Sunday 10th, 5.40pm
Glasgow Film Theatre, Rose St, Glasgow. £5/£4
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Bars in the Memory - Thursday 7th April
Using interviews and archive footage, this documentary exposes the concentration camps and Republican slave labourers of Spain under Franco's rule.
6pm, Glasgow Film Theatre, Rose St, Glasgow. £5/4
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Israeli terrorism and Palestinian resistance - Wednesday 20th April
Ted Honderich is Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London. He is the author of How Free Are You? and the editor of the widely-used Oxford Companion to Philosophy. His new book After the Terror addresses questions raised by September 11.
The British branch of Oxfam International declined to accept a donation of £5,000 in royalties from the book after a Canadian newspaper raised the issue of a statement made in the book as to the rights of the Palestinians. A representative of Oxfam will be invited to attend and outline their position in relation to Palestinian human rights.
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Renfield Saint Stephen's Parish Church, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow
Free
Contact: 0780 324 4739
www.scottishpsc.org.uk
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The Battle of Algiers (new print) - Sunday 23rd and Monday 25th April
Cinematic recreation of the struggle of Algerians for independence from French rule between 1954 and 1962.
Saturday 23rd, 3pm - £4.50/£3.50
Monday 25th, 6pm - £5/4
Glasgow Film Theatre, Rose St, Glasgow
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Look for me in the Whirlwind - Wednesday 27th April
Celebrating the life of Marcus Garvey, who provoked the largest black mass movement in history.
8.15pm, Glasgow Film Theatre, Rose St, Glasgow. £5
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Freedom is in Your Hand! Song Workshop - Tuesday 3rd May
Many people in the UK have sung the uplifting South African Freedom songs from the collection "Freedom is coming". The collector of these songs, Anders Nyberg, will make his second visit to Scotland in May to promote his new song collection FREEDOM IS IN YOUR HAND.
You don't have to be a "singer" to attend this workshop. Most songs will be taught by ear, and anyone is welcome.
Place: Renfield St Stephen's Church, Bath Street, Glasgow
Cost: Donation
To register for the workshop, contact Victoria Rudebark at the Iona Community office: 0141-332 63 43
Email: victoria.rudebark@gla.iona.org.uk
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A Cultural Day from Glasgow Autonomous Project - Saturday 11th June
Pearce Institute, Govan Road, Govan.
The days events will incorporate a wide variety of participation from music to craft and food.
The early part of the day will encourage the involvement in activities of parents and children.
The evening will be dedicated to ceilidh music, dance and cabaret - finishing in time for the last underground.
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ANTI-WAR
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Weekly anti-war stall - every Saturday from 16th April
All fliers, information etc relating to the war, welcome.
12-2pm
Donald Dewar statue, top of Buchanan St.
troopsoutglasgow@yahoo.co.uk
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Laugh In Against War - Friday 1st April
Have a good April Fools Day laugh at the government's pro war lies and the oversized action men who recruit for their war machine.
Meet at the cenotaph next to George Square, 12 noon. (We'll be moving on after that so try and get there for noon).
Called by Glasgow Anti War Action.
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Picket War Profiteers - Monday 4th April
We will be paying a visit to a local company that profits directly from the Iraq occupation. More details TBA.
Glasgow Anti-War Action - faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com
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Week of Action Against the Corporate Plunder of Iraq - Friday 1st - Thursday 7th April
Why not organise your own actions and protests?
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3rd phone blockade of weir pumps - Monday 11th April
Phone blockade weir pumps
+44 (0)141 637 7141
+44 (0)141 637 7358
We have had some success in the last 2 blockades. This time we are going to concentrate on specific times: 11 am – 1pm and 2 pm – 3pm in order to concentrate the calls. When this builds a little bigger we will go back to all day phone blockades
phone regularly at these times
Contact: vigilantewildlife (at) yahoo.co.uk
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Glasgow Anti War Action - Get Invovled!
We are a non-hierarchical group who believe in using direct action to challenge war. We helped out at the BAE systems blockade on Monday, and will be planning more actions in future. To find out more, come along to one of our announced events, or email faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com
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UXB Scotland Conference on Resisting Military Occupation - Friday 29th and Saturday 30th April
Pearce Institute, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
he conference will celebrate:
* two years since Vieques was 'liberated'
* the launch of the UXB network
* the re-publication of CND's "Fortress Scotland" report
For day tickets £4 waged / £3 (low/unwaged)
for weekend tickets £8 waged / £6 (low/unwaged)
http://www.scotland-uxb.org/conference.html
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ANTI-G8
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Activist's guide to Scots Law:
http://www.g8legalsupport.info/guide/
Essential reading for G8 protestors and anyone else planning direct actions in Scotland.
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Women vs G8 - Thursday 31st March
Fortnightly meetings, Thursday 6:30pm, Mono cafe-bar. King St, Glasgow.
g8feministaction@riseup.net
http://g8feministaction.frockon.org/
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Reshape meeting:
Reshape Glasgow is the local Glasgow group organizing as part of the Dissent! Network, an organisation that aims to provide non-hierarchical opposition to the G8 when it arrives in Gleneagles in Strathearn, later this year.
7:30-9:00pm, Thursday 31st March
Pearce Institute
840-860 Govan Road
100 yards to the left coming out of Govan U station, big building with a clock on the front.
glasgow-reshape@lists.riseup.net
http://www.dissent.org.uk/
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FESTIVAL OF DISSENT!
6-10 April, Lanarkshire
Workshops and planning and fun, easily reached from Glasgow.
Contact festivalofdissent@riseup.net for info about how to get there, or check www.dissent.org.uk
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Tomfoolery (all proceeds to Wimmin vs G8) - Saturday 16th April
A night of random entertainment featuring a troop of hamburgers... more details TBC!
april 16th, carnival arts, 34 albion street, glasgow, 8pm -1am.
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REFUGEES
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No Borders Demonstration - Saturday 2nd April
On Saturday 2nd April 2005, tens of thousands of people across Europe will stand against racism and Fortress Europe and for the rights of economic migrants and asylum seekers; for freedom of movement; for citizenship of residence and the closing of detention centres against the deportation of failed asylum seekers and economic migrants.
* Glasgow 11.00am, Scottish Enforcement Unit, Immigration Offices, 200 Brand Street, Govan
E-mail glascamref@hotmail.com for more details of the protest.
The Scottish Enforcement Unit at Brand St, Govan has been chosen as the focus of the Scottish protest. It is from these offices that snatch squads of up to 15 officers are sent to kick in doors of Glasgow flats at 6 o'clock on Sunday mornings to drag off handcuffed families to immigrant prisons prior to deportation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL / SUSTAINABILITY
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Talamh courses, Talamh Life Centre, Lanarkshire
April 11th - 16th
Gardening Week
Come and help out in our organic gardens. At this busy time of year we need volunteers for planting and sowing and digging. Learn new skills for free.
http://www.talamhlifecentre.org.uk/events/page
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Glasgow Critical Mass, Friday 29th April
A happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ride through Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, less hostile. All welcome!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass
Last Friday of every month, 5:30pm, George Square
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DEMONSTRATIONS/STREET PARTIES/BENEFIT GIGS
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G42 Benefit Gig - Wednesday 30th March
G42 Collective Benefit Gig:
Featuring
Yuffie
Magdalena
Transient Noise
Plus Dj's, info stalls and projections
£3 waged £2 unwaged
The Vale: 5-7, Dundas St, Glasgow G1 2AH (Next to Queen Street Station)
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Glasgow Mayday - Sunday 1st May
Glasgow's annual anti-capitalist carnival. More details TBC.
www.liveinthemoment.org
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