City Strolls - events - meetings
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Autonomous update 31 jan.
Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomous update 31 jan.
Today brings sad news - the 100th British soldier has been killed in Iraq. Join the vigil in Glasgow tomorrow to mourn him, other soldiers, and the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who have died. Or to get involved in long term resistance to war, why not check out the Faslane 365 campaign, and sign up yourself and your community group to help with a long-term blockade of the Faslane nuclear base. (Details of all this in our Anti-War section). Apologies for no update last week - we blame gremlins in the internet. We hope normal service will be resumed with this update....
Have a good week!
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CONTENTS:
MEETINGS
- GAP Meeting - Monday 6th February
- IWW meeting - Wednesday 1st February
REFUGEES
- No Borders Network Meeting - Wednesday 1st February
- Brand Street Immigration Centre demos - every Saturday
- Creche volunteers needed for Sighthill English and Support Class - ongoing
- TEFL teachers needed for new literacy class - ongoing
- No Borders Glasgow - new group
- Help a homeless asylum seeker: appeal from Positive Action in Housing
PALESTINE
- Scottish Palestine Solidarity stall - every Saturday
ZAPATISTAS
- Glasgow Zapatista Solidarity Group - alternate Mondays
ALTERNATIVE MEDIA
- Help set up a peer-to-peer internet radio broadcast - alternate Thursdays
ANTI-WAR
- Vigil for the 100th British Soldier Killed in Iraq - Wednesday 1st February
- Faslane 365, get involved! - ongoing
- Help organise Vanunu Freedom Ride from Faslane - ongoing
- Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!
- Weekly anti-war stall - every Saturday
- Join the Direct Action Against War network - ongoing
SUSTAINABILITY
- Speaking tour on anti-Shell camp in Ireland - Friday 3rd February
- JAM 74 Septathlon - Sunday 5th February
- Talamh needs a gardener!
- Cre8 Summit Community Garden - ongoing
- Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 24th February
TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
- Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - Thursday 2nd February
SOCIAL CENTRES
- Saorsa Social Centre - ongoing
WOMEN
- Help Frock On Celebrate International Women's Day - ongoing
ARTS
- Art Not Oil exhibiton - February
- PigBrother and Blutgeil Case multi-media road show - Wednesday 23rd February (sic)
SCOTTISH CULTURE
- Free Gaelic Classes - Saturday 4th February
- Celtic Fire Festival to celebrate Mayday - Friday 28th - Sunday 30th April
FILM SCREENINGS
- Darwin's Nightmare - Sunday 5th Feb
- Joe Hill - Wednesday 8th Feb (TBC)
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MEETINGS
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GAP meeting - Monday 6th February
We hold weekly meetings in our social centre, the Georges Cross Chalkboard, at 8pm on Mondays. Everything to do with how the centre is run is decided at the Monday meeting.
Georges Cross Chalkboard, 34 Clarendon Place, just off Maryhill Road.
Nearest underground: St George's Cross
Buses: 20, 30, 40, 61, 66 from town centre to St George's Cross end of Maryhill Road
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.chalkboard.org.uk/
If you are interested in coming along this week please send an email to
glasgow-autonomy@lists.riseup.net
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IWW meeting - Wednesday 1st February
Radical union for workers not bosses. New members can sign up at meetings.
7.45 for 8pm
Georges Cross Chalkboard, 34 Clarendon Place, just off Maryhill Road.
Nearest underground: St George's Cross
Buses: 20, 30, 40, 61, 66 from town centre to St George's Cross end of Maryhill Road
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REFUGEES
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No Borders Network Meeting - Wednesday 1st February
Contact 077514 77628 for more details or email noborders-glasgow@riseup.net
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Brand Street Immigration Centre demos - every Saturday
10am - 12 noon
Picket/Vigil outside Brand Street Immigration Centre (near Cessnock Underground - turn left out of station and then left into Brand Street - the Immigration offices are about 200m along Brand St.)
Stop dawn raids and deportations!
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Creche volunteers needed for Sighthill English and Support Class - ongoing
Teaching English
GCtWR’s English & Support Class in Sighthill is needing some help with the
crèche side of its regular Thursday evening class (between 7pm and 9pm). If
you are interested and are either Disclosure checked or prepared to be, then
please contact Sheila on 07718 896 041.
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TEFL teachers needed for new literacy class - ongoing
Do you have qualifications in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) or Adult Literacy Education? The Saorsa Social Centre is planning to start free, fortnightly, English Language classes in the New Year and are looking for more people to help with this. Get in touch if you can help.
Saorsa Social Centre
674 Pollokshaws Road
0141 423 9055
g42collective@riseup.net
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No Borders Glasgow - new group
No Borders Glasgow is committed to practical solidarity, mutual aid and
direct action in the fight against deportation, detention, poverty and
racism.
The main thing for us at the moment is being involved in the growing
resistance to deportations in Glasgow - e.g. the recent occupation of the
Immigration Reporting Centre in Govan - while putting forward the
arguments against all migration controls (often ignored or opposed by
other groups).
We have a weblog for updates on actions, campaigns,meetings, links to
other groups etc at www.openborders.org.uk and a discussion/updates email
list at: https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/noborders-glasgow
No Borders Glasgow
email: nobrders-glasgow@riseup.net
weblog: www.openborders.org.uk
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Help a homeless asylum seeker: appeal from Positive Action in Housing
Over the last few weeks Positive Action in Housing has needed to find homes for
several refugees who have been evicted or who have unstable living situations.
They would like people to get in touch if you have a spare room in your house
and would like to welcome a refugee into your home.
www.paih.org
Positive Action in Housing Ltd, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ
tel: 0141 353 2220
fax: 0141 353 3882
email: home@paih.org
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PALESTINE
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Scottish Palestine Solidarity stall - every Saturday
2pm-4pm at the Junction of Hope St. and Sauchiehall St. (opposite Watt Bros.) The Scottish PSC stall attracts supporters to sign petitions or sign-up sheets, get information about coming meetings and events, collect literature, or buy a ribbon, tee-shirt or Palestinian headscraf (kiffeya) and more.
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ALTERNATIVE MEDIA
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Help set up a peer-to-peer internet radio broadcast - alternate Thursdays
A small group of Glasgow based individuals are attempting to start a peer to peer internet radio broadcast and are looking for others interested in such a project with or without expertise. It would be good if some of those interested came with some expertise as we have very little.
Meetings usually alternate Thursdays in the Saorsa Social Centre.
Contact via G42collective@riseup.net
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ZAPATISTAS
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Glasgow Zapatista Solidarity Group - alternate Mondays
7.30pm, in the Saorsa Social Centre.
Supporting the Zapatista struggle in Chiapas, Mexico .
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ANTI-WAR
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Vigil for the 100th British Soldier Killed in Iraq - Wednesday 1st February
The UK Ministry of War have just announced (31st January) the 100th British
soldier has [sadly] been killed in Iraq.
On 1st February there will be vigils across Scotland. These events will commemorate and protest against the deaths of over 100 000 Iraqis as well as the British and US soldiers killed in the war and
occupation. Rose Gentle and other millitary families from Scotland are calling
on people to join these protests.
Glasgow - meet 6pm, suspension bridge behind St Enochs, for naming of the dead
and 100 white flowers to be thrown into the Clyde. Bring banners, candles,
flowers
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Faslane 365, get involved! - ongoing
Faslane 365 is a civil resistance project focussed in Scotland to apply critical public pressure for the disarmament of Britain's nuclear weapons by a continuous peaceful blockade of the Trident base at Faslane.
We are inviting groups and individuals from a wide range of public interest organisations to join in the blockade and to use the opportunity to raise awareness of the issues that each group is working on and to make the links between its core issues and how the UK's nuclear weapons system affects them.
www.faslane365.org
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Help organise Vanunu Freedom Ride from Faslane - ongoing
On 21st April 2006, Mordechai Vanunu will have been held captive in Israel for 20 years. His crime? Letting the world know about Israel's nuclear weapons.
A bike ride will set out from the Faslane Nuclear Base just north
west of Glasgow on Friday 7th April and make its way south over a two
week period, arriving in London on 21st April 2006. The first stop
will be Glasgow University, where Vanunu is the Rector; the riders
will then continue via Carlisle, Manchester, Birmingham, Oxford,
arriving in London on the anniversary of Mordechai's release from
prison 2 years ago.
The organisers would like help with:
1) offers of accommodation overnight (beds or floor-space) if you are
on the route of the ride.
2) organising events such as public meetings/film showings;
3) contacting local media;
4) ideas you and your group may have about events that could be held
in your local area to coincide with the Vanunu Freedom Ride;
5) donations towards the costs for organising the Ride.
6) people to join in with the ride!
Get in touch:
Vanunu Freedom Ride, c/o London Region CND, Mordechai Vanunu House,162 Holloway Road, London N7 8DQ
Tel: 0845 458 1965
info@vanunufreedomride.org.uk
www.vanunufreedomride.org.uk
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Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!
Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of direct action to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 miles north of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week, or longer!
Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from Jamaica Street to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peace camp.
For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901
faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com
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Weekly anti-war stall - every Saturday
All fliers, information etc relating to the war, welcome.
12noon
Buchanan St, outside Borders bookshop.
bomb22bomb@yahoo.co.uk
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Join the Direct Action Against War network - ongoing
Visit us: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/directactionagainstwar/
To join our network, please send a blank email to the address below, & then wait for the confirmation message:
directactionagainstwar-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
The DAAW message board was initially created in Jan 2003 to improve communication around direct action, as protests and demonstrations were carried out to protest the arrival of US B52 Bombers to the RAF Airbase in the otherwise sleepy Cotswold village of Fairford. Since then the message board has become home to a wide range of campaigns and protests, from info on the next Disarm DSEi 2005, to planning objections to the expansion of the Atomic Weapons establishment, to defending the right to protest in Parliament Square.
Most events or actions which are asking more than just the signing of another petition, or which are more than another march from point A to point B, will be considered for approval as a form of direct action.
We look forward to receiving your subscription request.
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SUSTAINABILITY
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Speaking tour on anti-Shell camp in Ireland - Friday 3rd February
Come and meet speakers from Rossport Solidarity Camp.
7pm at the Saorsa Social Centre.
The Rossport Solidarity Camp was born in June of 2005. Located on the wild rugged coastline of north-west Mayo, in the far west of Ireland, the camp began after local opponents of Shell’s plan to build an unprecedented high pressure gas pipeline through the hamlet of Rossport invited us there to back up their struggle.
Thus far Shell has faced continual picketing of all their construction sites, a threatened blockade by fishing boats of their off-shore pipeline construction, and a variety of solidarity actions across the island and beyond. Rossport Solidarity Camp plans to re-launch in March 2006 as a much bigger operation.
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JAM 74 Septathlon - Sunday 5th February
Sponsored event for the anti-road campaign. Take part or donate money to the brave folk who are!
www.jam74.org for details
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Talamh needs a gardener!
Talamh Housing Co-op is looking for a new member who has enthusiasm and
time enough spare to co-ordinate gardening. Talamh has a large
productive polytunnel, organic veg terraces, and soft fruit bushes.
Talamh grows for those living here, and we'd like to increase this
amount but need help to do this from someone keen to help co-ordinate
growing for next year.
Anyone who is interested, and thinks they'd like to live in a busy,
sometimes chaotic community, but fun too, is welcome to visit and stay
to see what they think. Talamh is home to 10 adults, 4 children,
visitors, 4 dogs, a cat, and chickens. It's a member of Radical Routes,
a network of co-ops working for social change.
Contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820555 or 820550
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Cre8 Summit Community Garden - ongoing
Over the time of the G8 summit, Southside residents and visiting anti-G8 activists started to create a community garden. People are welcome along at any time to enjoy and add to the garden.
http://www.dissent.org.uk/content/view/230/108/
The garden is behind the billboards at Eglinton Toll. Bus Numbers 44,22,23,57
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Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 24th February
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
http://www.citystrolls.com/z-f-page/critical.htm
http://www.citystrolls.com/z-temp/bike-runs-pics.htm
Last Friday of every month, 5:30pm, George Square
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TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
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Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - Thursday 2nd February
The Glasgow Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army meets weekly on Thursdays at 5:50 in the upstairs gallery of the Lansdowne Church (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).
Come along to clown around and plot sinister plans for revolutionary silliness. Contact Major Pan-Sweat, mashtram@yahoo.co.uk
www.clownarmy.org
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SOCIAL CENTRES
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Saorsa Social Centre
Open from 2pm every day except Saturdays and Sundays
Regular meetings in Saorsa:
Alternate Mondays: 7.30pm Glasgow Zapatista Solidarity Group - raising money for medical clinics in Chiapas
Tuesdays: 7.30pm Reshape Glasgow - set up to protest against the G8 but now campaigning against globalisation, corporations, etc
Wednesdays: Open platform - films, talks, social events - as and when we arrange them
Thursdays: 7.30pm G42 Collective meetings - the collective responsible for maintaining the social centre (we always need new people!)
Sundays: 5pm Sunday Social nights - bring food to share or add to the pot. An evening to chat and chill out.
Want to use the Social Centre for meetings or other events - phone 0141 423 9055 after 2pm to arrange it!
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WOMEN
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Help Frock On Celebrate International Women's Day - ongoing
The Cailleach Collective (who organised the Frock On Festivals) have exciting plans for International Women's Day - and all women are very welcome to get involved.
We plan to do a self-defence type event on Sunday 5th March and a Reclaim the Canal march on Sunday 12th March...wimmin and kids only. (The canal which runs through Maryhill and North Glasgow has been the scene of several violent attacks on women, including at least one murder - let's take it back as a safe space!). There will also be a disco on Saturday 18th March.
There's a meeting on this Monday coming at Fourwalls Women's Housing Co-op. For details and directions, please sign up to glasgowfeministaction@lists.riseup.net, or check the Forum on www.frockon.org
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ARTS
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Art Not Oil Exhibition - February
Art Not Oil was set up in response to BP's corporate sponsorship of art exhibitons, and features art on the themes of climate change and corporate greenwash. This month it's coming to Mono Cafe, King St.
The Camcorder Guerillass are putting on some screenings about oil, energy, the war ...
Other groups are encouraged to plan their own events on these themes.
To co-ordinate your event and publicity, contact agitatethis@googlemail.com
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PigBrother and Blutgeil Case multi-media road show - Wednesday 23rd February (sic)
This multi-media event from Zurich concentrates on the theme of police brutality.
Saorsa Social Centre
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SCOTTISH CULTURE
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Free Gaelic Classes - Saturday 4th February
Weekly GAELIC CLASSES at Saorsa Social Centre.
If you're interested in learning Gaelic - come along.
(Free!)
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Celtic Fire Festival to celebrate Mayday - Friday 28th - Sunday 30th April
At a location still to be revealed there will be a festival of song/ dance & fire. Workshops & demo's on Firewalking, fire eating, firebreathing, fire poi are being planned.
This will soon be posted on Indymedia - when the formal arrangements are made- so please keep a look out for info. And please contact me if you can help out in any way.
Dragondynamics20@aol.com
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FILM SCREENINGS
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Darwin's Nightmare - Sunday 5th Feb
6.15pm, £5/£4, Glasgow Film Theatre • 12 Rose Street • Glasgow • G3 6RB
Presented by the African Media Group.
Some time in the 1960's, in the heart of Africa, a new animal was introduced into Lake Victoria as a little scientific experiment. The Nile Perch, a voracious predator, extinguished almost the entire stock of the native fish species. However, the new fish multiplied so fast, that its white fillets are today exported all around the world.
This booming multinational industry of fish and weapons has created an ungodly globalised alliance on the shores of the world’s biggest tropical lake: an army of local fishermen, World bank agents, homeless children, African ministers, EU-commissioners, Tanzanian prostitutes and Russian pilots.
http://www.coop99.at/darwins-nightmare/index.htm
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Joe Hill - Wednesday 8th Feb (TBC)
Screening of a film about Joe Hill, hobo poet and organiser for the International Workers of the World (the 'Wobblies') with a speaker from the IWW talking about its recent work in Scotland and possible intiatives in Glasgow.
Saorsa Social Centre
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