City Strolls - events - meetings
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomous update 30 March
This weekend brings a choice of ways to get involved in anti-war activity. It's the last weekend of Faslane Peace Camp's work month, so why not head up and help them out - and if you can't make it just now, visitors are always welcome. Closer to home, tonight's Hands Off Iran meeting and the regular anti-war picket on Saturday give plenty of opportunity to get involved.On Friday, get on yer bike again for Critical Mass - and enjoy some films after at the Saorsa Social Centre's party. Have a good week!
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CONTENTS:
SOCIAL CENTRES
- Saorsa Social Centre Party - Friday 31st March
- Chalkboard Social Centre - ongoing
- GAP Meeting at the Chalkboard - Monday 3rd April
- IWW meeting at the Chalkboard - Wednesday 5th April
- Freedom Readers Group - Thursday 20th April
- Saorsa Social Centre - ongoing
REFUGEES
- Unity demo - Saturday 8th April
- Please Support the Raja family - ongoing
- Donate to No Borders Glasgow - ongoing
- 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
- Troops Out of Iraq/Hands off Iran meeting - Thursday 30th March
- Faslane Peace Camp work month - Friday 17th March - Sunday 9th April
- Faslane 365 meeting - Thursday 6th April
- Anti-war vigil - every Wednesday
- Faslane 365, get involved! - ongoing
- Vanunu Freedom Ride from Faslane - Friday 7th April
- Meet the Army - Friday 11th May
- Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!
- Weekly anti-war stall - every Saturday
- Join the Direct Action Against War network - ongoing
SUSTAINABILITY
- Talamh needs a gardener!
- Cre8 Summit Community Garden - ongoing
- Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 31st March
TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
- Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - Thursday 30th March
SCOTTISH CULTURE
- Free Gaelic Classes - Saturday 1st April
- Celtic Fire Festival to celebrate Mayday - Friday 28th - Sunday 30th April
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SOCIAL CENTRES
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Saorsa Social Centre Party - Friday 31st March
7pm onwards
Films - Food - Music - Bar
Come join us for a party at the SAORSA SOCIAL CENTRE this Friday.
The films we'll be showing are a collection of CYCLING SHORTS, including
gratuitous Mountain Biking (to cater for the Critical Massers) and (maybe)
V FOR VENDETTA ("Imbecilic", says Alan Moore: see if he's right).
Music from funky DJ AB-SENSE and warming winter food from the Rebel Cafe
All welcome, please forward this invitation widely.
The Saorsa Centre is located at 674 Pollokshaws Road.
The nearest underground station is Bridge Street. Turn left out of the
station onto Pollokshaws Road. Keep walking until you get to the
MacDonalds.
Any bus going towards Eglington Toll (e.g. 38, 38A and 45) will take you
there, just get just past the MuckDonalds and keep walking in the same
direction.
Cross over the Calder Street junction and keep walking until you spot
Flames Takeaway on the right-hand-side. The social centre is through the
gated archway to the right of Flames. We're round the back and the
entrance is to the right behind the big crate.
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Chalkboard Social Centre - ongoing
A space for dropping in, having a chat and participating in the community. A variety of radical and community groups meet here regularly. Come along and see for yourself!
Open 2pm-7pm, Wed-Sun
www.chalkboard.org.uk
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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GAP meeting at the Chalkboard - Monday 3rd April
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 at the Chalkboard - Wednesday 5th April
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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Freedom Readers Group at the Chalkboard - Thursday 20th April
Anarchist reading and discussion group. 6.10pm-7.40pm
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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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REFUGEES
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Unity demo - Saturday 8th April
All asylum seekers and friends join the protest!
END Dawn Raids
NO MORE Detentions
FOR the Right to Work
Organised by UNITY - the Scottish Union of Asylum Seekers
and Glasgow No Borders Network
11.30am Meet outside the Home Office Immigration Centre, Brand Street, near Cessnock Underground.
12.30: March to George Square
2pm Indoor rally with refreshments and food. Trades Hall, Glassford Street in Glasgow City Centre
Bring banners, placards and you friends!
United we can stop the detentions, dawn raids, deportations and destitution!
0141 427 7992 for more details or www.openborders.org
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Please Support the Raja family - ongoing
Asad and Tahira Raja are currently living in a small cold flat in Sighthill with their small baby. They have lost all NASS benefits. They have no income. They are living with their baby in cold and unsuitable accommodation and are surviving on food parcels and charity and a small amount of money paid out by Social Services to help with their child.
In April 2005, Asad and Tahira learnt that UK Home Office had refused their claim for asylum. The family say that they have never received any formal letter advising of this decision, and their lawyer confirmed that nothing had been communicated to his office in reference to this asylum decision. Asad and Tahira only discovered this negative decision when they received a letter from NASS in April 2005 notifying the couple that they would no longer be in receipt of any NASS support because of their negative asylum decision.
Please print off and send this letter to McNulty back to the campaign. More details: http://www.ncadc.org.uk/newszin67/raja.html
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Donate to No Borders Glasgow - ongoing
No Borders, with other groups and individuals, are planning to open an office early in March. We need volunteers to help renovate and decorate the office to get it ready. We also need office equipment such as some desks and chairs, filing cabinets and computers. If you can help – either with painting, etc or with office equipment - please get in touch
noborders-glasgow@riseup.net or leave a message on 0141 423 9055
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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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Troops Out of Iraq/Hands off Iran meeting - Thursday 30th March
At The Chalkboard, 34 Clarendon Place( near St.George's Cross underground)
7.30 pm
All welcome who oppose war.
To discuss the current situation, ongoing developments and how we can actively oppose an attack on Iran.
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Faslane 365 meeting - Thursday 6th April
7.30 in Lansdowne Church, Glasgow
(junction of Gt. Western Road and Park Road, close to Kelvinbridge underground
station)
This meeting is organised by Local Heroes affinity group of Trident
Ploughshares but all we are doing is starting the process – the blockade will
be owned by the group which is formed. It is aimed at people who are not
already involved with Faslane 365 with another group.
F365 already has strong support from 48 organisations
Contacts: Phone 0141 339 1482
E-mail Glasgow@faslane365.org
www.faslane365.org
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Faslane Peace Camp work month - Friday 17th March - Sunday 9th April
Work month: - Every weekend for the next month we are aiming to tidy camp,
Anyone with specific skills get in touch ( 01436 820901 )
Joiner,welder,plumber,diggers,tunnelers,climbers,
Painters, builders ANYTHING !
17th-19th March, Sort out Accommodation areas, Build new toilet,
Sort out Tat piles (recycling, fort, sculptures etc)
24 th-26th March, Sort out Grey water system, Rain collection,
Plumbing/ new Bathroom
People with plumbing/building experience would be helpful.
31ST March-2nd April, Paint weekend!! Time to give the place a face-lift.
Would be easier (and cheaper) if you brought yer own paint, but we shall have
some. Cover the place, pictures, walls, roofs..
7th-9th April, Defence Building Weekend.
Walkways, lock ons, treehouses, and whatever else we can come up with ;p
Would be good to have some climbers, diggers etc this weekend.
Finishing with the “Mischief of Defence Parteee”
Be there or be..um, a pear….
camp phone 01436 820 901
web site www.faslane.co.nr
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Anti-war vigil - every Wednesday
5-6pm demonstration at Donald Dewar statue. If its
really raining, look for people in Dino's nearby.
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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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Vanunu Freedom Ride from Faslane - Friday 7th April
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.
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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Meet the Army - Friday 11th May
The army is having an info presentation on Thurs 11th
May buffet, presentation & question session - sounds
an interesting "opportunity to question the Army
Presentation Team on any topic that you feel is
relevant". To book your place call 01276 417000 or
marketing.apt@btconnect.com
http://www.army.mod.uk/apg/armypresentationteam.html
P.S. You may feel the current situation in Iraq merits discussion....
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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
Donald Dewar Statue, Buchanan St.
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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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 31st March
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 30th March
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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SCOTTISH CULTURE
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Free Gaelic Classes - Saturday 1st April
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
Re-introducing the Celtic tradition of celebrating Beltane to welcome summer with fire all things fire, dance and music. This will include skill sharing and re-empowering ourselves with the ancients’ knowledge of community development, when history and troubled times were handed down thru song, and altho’ the road was long, there was support and trust in the Celtic community.
Now, more than ever, we need to open our hearts and minds to embrace the differences within, and outside of our own cultures.
http://www.freewebs.com/celticfirefest/
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