City Strolls - events - meetings
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomous update Aug. 12
This week a Kurdish refugee couple need your support to stay in Scotland. Riza Sevgili and his wife Naciye face deportation to Turkey, where they face persecution and possible torture. Check out the Refugees section to see how you can put pressure on the politicians and help this family stay.
On Sunday, people will be meeting to decide the way ahead for the anti-M74 campaign. Now the court case is over we need fresh ideas and fresh enthusiasm to stop this road - everyone welcome. Have a good week!
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CONTENTS:
SOCIAL CENTRES
- Chalkboard Social Centre - ongoing
- GAP Meeting at the Chalkboard - Monday 14th August
- IWW meeting at the Chalkboard - Wednesday 6th September
REFUGEES
- Unity Centre - ongoing
- Vigil at the Home Office in Glasgow - every Wednesday
- Help the Sevgili family - before Monday 14th August
- Creche volunteers needed for Sighthill English and Support 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
ANTI-WAR
- Anti-war vigil - every Thursday
- Faslane 365, get involved! - ongoing
- Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!
- Join the Direct Action Against War network - ongoing
SUSTAINABILITY
- Jam 74 planning workshops - Sunday 13th August
- Book your place on the bus with the Scottish Climate Camp neighbourhood - ongoing
- Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoing
- Cre8 Summit Community Garden - ongoing
- Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 25th August
TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
- Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - Thursday 10th August
FILM SHOWINGS
- “From Baking the Planet to Self Sufficiency” - Wednesday 23rd
August
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SOCIAL CENTRES
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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 14th August
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 6th September
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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The Unity Centre - ongoing
UNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed by
asylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers and
sans papiers.
The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near to
the Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared of
being detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'sign
in' before reporting so we can quickly alert their lawyers, friends
and relatives if they are detained.
We offer friendly, practical solidarity and mutual aid to all asylum
seekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on
0141 427 7992 if you need help.
The Centre is completley run by volunteers and funded by donations -
please get in touch to help this exciting, new project.
The UNITY Centre, 30 Ibrox Street, Glasgow, G51 1AQ. Tel: 0141 427 7992
theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com
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Vigil at Brand Street Immigration Centre - every Wednesday
Keep up the pressure on the Home Office. No deportations, no dawn
raids!
10am,
Brand Street, just behind Cessnock Underground
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Help the Sevgili family - before Monday 14th August
A Kurdish couple have been told to report at Glasgow airport in the early hours of Monday 14th August in order to be returned to Turkey where they face immediate arrest, detention and possible torture.
54 year old Riza Sevgili and his wife Naciye are both long time activists for a separate Kurdish state in SE Turkey. For many years Riza had to live in hiding. In the run up to the general election in November 2002, whilst Riza was an activist for HADEP, the non-violent, democratic Kurdish party, Naciye was regularly detained and tortured by the Turkish police and in December fled Turkey with her three daughters.
When they reported at the Home Office Immigration Centre at their usual reporting time on Thursday last week, they were handed papers instructing them to report at 5.00am on Monday 14th August for British Midland flight BD 390 at 7.00 am due to arrive at Manchester airport at 8.35am to connect with a Turkish Airlines flight TK 1994 from Manchester (Terminal 1) at 11.00 to Istanbul.
Both Riza and Naciye are in a bad way and extremely distressed. Both are also receiving medical treatment for depression due to the uncertainty of their lives as asylum seekers. Their doctor is preparing a medical report that they are unfit to travel.
Riza and Naciye urgently need your help.
Please fax or phone British Midland and Turkish Airlines asking them not to take this family.
Turkish Airlines:
Tel: 0207-766 93 00; Fax 0207-976 17 38/33 e-mail: info@turkish-airlines.co.uk
Or in Manchester airport; Tel: 0161-4895290; Fax: 0161-4895291; email: sales@thymanchester.co.uk
British Midlands:
CEO Nigel Turner: Tel: (0)1332 854000 Fax: 01332-854662
Please fax Liam Byrne at the Home Office asking him to cancel the removal notice on humanitarian and health grounds.
- Minister of State, Home Office, Liam Byrne, Fax: 020 7035 4745 from outside the UK + 20 7035 4745
- Please come to the Home Office in Brand Street, Glasgow on Thursday at 1.30pm to support them when they go to report at their usual time.
More information on HADEP and the situation in Turkey:
http://hrw.org/press/2002/10/turkey1028-bck.htm
http://hrw.org/doc?t=europe&c=turkey
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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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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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ANTI-WAR
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Anti-war vigil - every Thursday
Hands off Iran! No nuclear war!
Thursday 5-7 pm at the Donald Dewar Statue, Buchanan St.
Check out www.iransolidarity.endofempire.org for upcoming events,
and to publicise your own anti war events.
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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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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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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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Jam 74 planning workshops - Sunday 13th August
Daisy Street Neighbourhood Centre, 11am-2pm
The court case may be over but the fight continues! Come and join the
discussion of ways to prevent the M74 Extension gouging an expensive and
toxic path through our communities. There will be 6 workshops facilitated
to allow everyone's voice to be heard and ideas to emerge.
> From 3pm at the Eglinton Toll garden there'll be a barbeque and social
event. Come and see what the land around us could be used for.
www.jam74.org
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Book your place on the bus with the Scottish Climate Camp Neighbourhood - ongoing
Between Saturday 26th August and Monday 4th September a Camp for Climate Action will take place near Leeds.
www.climatecamp.org.uk
Some of us from Scotland are organising a Scottish neighbourhood at the camp. Two minibuses will leave Glasgow for Leeds on Thursday 24th August, returning after camp, probably on 5th/6th September. We have 30 spaces to fill, and are asking a £5 donation to travel. To book your place, email:
scotland@climatecamp.org.uk
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Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoing
If you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help out
for a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaotic
community, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed in the garden
esp over the summer months, and with lots of other stuff too! Visitor
space is in a basic static caravan with wood burner.
Talamh is lucky to be set in 50 acres of land, and 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.
For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 also
see
http://www.talamh.org.uk
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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 25th August
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 10th August
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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FILM SHOWINGS
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“From Baking the Planet to Self Sufficiency” - Wednesday 23rd August
6.20pm
Mystery Short 1: Summit from Nothing
Reach for the Sky (2005) – 40 minutes
Mystery Short 2: Dig This!
Baked Alaska (2004) – 26 minutes
The Coconut Revolution, (Bougainville Story) (2001) 50 minutes.
Centre for Contemporary Arts, Sauchiehall St
Free entry.
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