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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Sunday, January 29, 2006

Cinema For All

Glasgow Film Theatre :: Cinema For All: "Synopsis
Lake Victoria in Tanzania is currently in the midst of an evolutionary crisis: once a bio-diverse home for all sorts of fishes and plants, it is now an aquatic wasteland due to the introduction of the Nile perch, a fleshy predator cultivated for export, heading for bargain-price tins in EU supermarkets. Meanwhile, AIDS and HIV are rife,"

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Thursday, January 19, 2006

Autonomous update 19 Jan

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomous update 19 Jan
As war in Iran seems more and more imminent, it's time to get involved in action against war. Check out the anti-war section for details of tonight's Hands Off Iran meeting and how to get involved in the Direct Action Against War network. And don't forget, whether war is in or out of the news, Faslane Peace Camp always need people to get involved in their community and take anti-nuclear direct action. This week's update also features events for creating a culture of resistance - why not go along to the Where the Truth Lies exhibition, or take inspiration from our new Scottish Culture section?

And finally, if you want a trip out of town, the Dalkeith protest site needs your support as they are now being evicted. Get outside, now!

Have a good week!


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CONTENTS:

MEETINGS

- GAP Meeting - Monday 23rd January
- IWW meeting - Wednesday 1st February

REFUGEES

- 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

- Hands Off Iran meeting - Thursday 19th January
- 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

- Talamh needs a gardener!
- Cre8 Summit Community Garden - ongoing
- Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 27th January

TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

- Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - Thursday 19th January

SOCIAL CENTRES

- Saorsa Social Centre - ongoing
- Burns Supper at Saorsa - Wednesday 25th January

WOMEN

- Help Frock On Celebrate International Women's Day (planning meeting) - Monday 23rd January

ARTS

- Where the Truth Lies exhibition - Monday 23rd January - Friday 27th January

SCOTTISH CULTURE

- Free Gaelic Classes - Saturday 21st January
- Celtic Fire Festival to celebrate Mayday - Friday 28th - Sunday 30th April

OUT OF TOWN

-Solidarity Picnic at Dalkeith Country Park - Saturday 21st January


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MEETINGS

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GAP meeting - Monday 23rd January

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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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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Hands Off Iran meeting - Thursday 19th January

First meeting of "Hands off Iran"" committee, all welcome.

Partick Burgh Halls, 7.30, room 9.

To get to Partick Burgh Halls turn left as you come out of Partick underground. Go straight on crossing Dunbarton road and then take first right: 50 metres down you will find entrance on your right.Ask for room 9.

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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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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 27th January

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 19th January

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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Burns Supper at Saorsa - Wednesday 25th January

You are invited to join us for a (vegetarian)
Burns Night with haggis, tatties, neeps and music. Please let us know if
you're coming so we can cater for everyone.

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WOMEN

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Help Frock On Celebrate International Women's Day (planning meeting) - Monday 23rd January

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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Where the Truth Lies exhibition - Monday 23rd - Friday 27th January

A multimedia exhibition at the Vic Gallery at the Glasgow School of Art.

In today's information era we must learn to take the time to see several
sides of a story in order to come to our own conclusions. "Where truth lies"
compares the creation of our manufactured reality through the mainstream
media with the so called 'alternative' which is independent media (devoid of
corporate ownership). In order to address such broad issues the G8 will be
used as a case study in order to analyze the pros and cons of both of these
means of distributing information.

The multimedia installation that combines video, sound, live performance,
painting, collage, and photomontage will be open Mon - Fri from 10:30 to
17:00. The performance will take place at the opening on Wed. Jan 25
Starting around 18:00. The performance only lasts 20 min so please get there
on time.

Where Truth Lies is a Camcorder Guerillas, Glasgow Rebel Clown Army and
Spellingmistakescostlives collaboration.

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SCOTTISH CULTURE

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Free Gaelic Classes - Saturday 21st January

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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OUT OF TOWN

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Solidarity Picnic at Dalkeith Country Park - Saturday 21st January

Come out, have some fun, and show solidarity with those who remain in the trees at Dalkeith Park resisting eviction.

Ask the friendly men and women in the bright yellow jackets if they can point the way to the picnic (A.K.A. - the legal observation area for the eviction).

Bring drums, instruments, music, banners, balloons, kites, frisbees, beach balls, whatever you fancy.

This may literally be one of the last days you get to enjoy this patch of beautiful woodlands, and by this time next year Dalkeith Country Park will not be the same with a motorway running through it.

Protesters still remain in the trees and determined to resist eviction as long as possible. This is a great way to show solidarity with the campaign, encourage them, and enjoy a nice day in the country.

Rides will be leaving from Forest Cafe in Edinburgh at noon. If you need a ride come and get one; if you have extra space in your vehicle come and give a ride.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Workers Education Association

Workers Education Association (WEA) Lunch time forum
The Annexe, Stewartville Street, Partick, Glasgow. Meet the Rossport campaigners from MayoOur Local Association has its first lunchtime forum on Monday: 12-1pm in the St. Mungo Museum function room. It's about energy saving in the home: Save Fuel, save Money.Please pass this info on. All Welcome to attend and free leaflets and low energy light bulbs will be
onffer.

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Monday, January 16, 2006

JAM74 Septathalon Challenge,

JAM74 Septathalon Challenge, Sun 5th Feb, 10.30am The Scottish Executive have decided to go ahead with the M74 Northern Extension, a 6-lane elevated motorway through the southern suburbs of Glasgow, despite a recommendation from the Public Local Inquiry that the road should not be built. JAM74 is calling for a halt to the road plans and for a comprehensive study of all transport options for the area. There has yet to be any independent research on alternative transport options or the effects of the motorway on communities and the environment.

The M74 Northern Extension, costing up to £1 billion would be Scotland's most expensive transport project. Plans show a road raised on 40 feet concrete stilts for parts of its journey from Carmyle in the east to Kingston in the city centre.

As part of a fundraising campaign to challenge the Executives decision in the courts, we're holding a septathalon challenge along the proposed route of the road, utilising seven different forms of transport, including bikes, buses, trains and tricycles! This is a team event and we recommend teams of three people. If you would like to enter a team, or want to find out more about the event please contact Richard Morran at

On registration we'll send you out an information pack including the route map and rules.

Please also find a sponsor form attached, so you can start fundraising. If you are unable to enter a team but would like to help raise sponsorship for another team, please also contact Richard at the address above.

www.jam74.org

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Unity March to save our primary schools and nursery schools

Unity March to save our primary schools and nursery schools
Saturday 21st January 2006
Assemble Gibson St/Otago St at 11am
March to Dowanhill Park at 11.30am
Assemble at the subsiding site where the Council want to cram over 700 kids into a super-sized school - then march to park for music, face-painting, entertainment and speeches from parents and councillors against closures. Assemble Gibson St/Otago St at 11am March to Dowanhill Park at 11.30am Assemble at the subsiding site where the Council want to cram over 700 kids into a super-sized school - then march to park for music, face-painting, entertainment and speeches from parents and councillors against closures.

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Thursday, January 12, 2006

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. 12 Jan.

New year, new projects. This week we feature invitiations for you to get involved in planning some exciting events. Whether it's city wide film screenings, radical arts exhibitions or an anti-nuclear bike ride that take your interest, just read on to find out how you can help. Or, if you want to get away from it all(!), check out or Out of Town section for the latest information on the Dalkeith anti-road protest site. Have a good week!


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CONTENTS:

MEETINGS

- GAP Meeting - Monday 16th January
- IWW meeting - Wednesday 1st February

REFUGEES

- No Borders Glasgow meeting - Wednesday 11th January
- Picket Brand Street Immigration Centre - Thursday 12th January
- 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

- Help organise Vanunu Freedom Ride from Faslane - ongoing
- Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!
- Weekly anti-war stall - every Saturday

SUSTAINABILITY

- Talamh needs a gardener!
- Cre8 Summit Community Garden - ongoing
- Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 27th January

TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

- Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - Thursday 12th January

FILM SHOWINGS

- Help co-ordinate free screenings - Thursday 12th January

SOCIAL CENTRES

- Saorsa Social Centre - ongoing

COURT SUPPORT

- Brand Street activists - Monday 16th January

ARTS

- Help needed with G8 exhibition - ongoing

OUT OF TOWN

- Dalkeith protest site needs visitors - ongoing


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MEETINGS

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GAP meeting - Monday 16th January

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 Glasgow meeting - Wednesday 11th January

Help plan action in solidarity with refugees.

Saorsa Social Centre, 674 Pollokshaws Road.
7.30pm

www.openborders.org.uk

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Middleton Street, Thursday morning at 4.45am

Meet at Middleton Street (near Cessnock underground), Thursday morning at 4.45am.

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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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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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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 27th January

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 12th January

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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Help co-ordinate free screenings - Thursday 12th January

Starting in February, groups in Glasgow will be co-operating to show radical films city-wide.

Camcorder Guerillas in Mono (city centre), Saorsa Social Center (Govanhill), and
Chalkboard (St Georges Cross) are involved so far.

We plan to come up with a small leaflet that will be distributed in each location, listing all the screenings on at the different locations.. On this flyer will be included a link to
the Camcorder Guerillas calendar forum where more screenings will be posted with
link to more details of films ect.

If you wish to participate in this process please get in touch (glasgowfreescreenings@lists.riseup.net) or come to the Camcorder Guerillas office at GMAC, 34 Albion St (right above Carnival Arts, in
Merchant City) on Thursday 12th January (this Thursday) at 5:30 pm.

It would be good to hear back from folk that are sorting Glasgow Uni and
Strathclyde Uni especially so that their events can be aimed at a wider
audience.

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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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COURT SUPPORT

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Brand Street activists - Monday 16th January

Three people were arrested after the gates at Brand Street Immigration Centre were padlocked shut and barricaded at a direct action. They spent 30 hours in police custody, and were eventually bailed. Please try to support them on this next court date.

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ARTS

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Help needed with G8 exhibition - ongoing

"Where the Truth Lies", an exhibition by Glasgow School of Art, Camcorder Guerrillas and the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (CIRCA) will run at Glasgow School of Art (Assembly Gallery) from 23rd to 27th January. It will explore the biases shown in different sources of information around last year's G8 summit.

Right now, the organisers need help with:

) Video Documentation of the set up and the performance that will take
place on the opening night (Wed 25th January around 18:00).

2) Someone to play a cameraperson in a performance piece.

3) Help gathering cardboard and covering the entire space on 16th January.

4) A car to move open source computers from the Chateau to the Art School
ideally for this Thursday 3 pm but can happen at a later date.

5) People to watch the equipment during the day. It would be good if the
space could be accessible every day of the week (10 am to 6 pm).

6) A few folk to put on some films or generate some discussions during that
week. Given that the exhibition deals with the media in relation to the G8,
it would be good to show a few films that illustrate the biasness of the
media itself. We can sort a space and times for screenings in conjunction
with the availability of those who wish to put the screenings on.

Contact: agitatethis@googlemail.com

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OUT OF TOWN

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Dalkeith protest site needs visitors - ongoing

There are people in trees in langside, along salters road, and in a small but beautiful site that had already been set up at castle steads next to the river esk. PEOPLE NEEDED NOW, and people and food and tat, especially climbers and midnight site builders.

Some trees including old oak and birch trees have already been felled and eviction orders have been passed for the tree sit. The planning permission for this road dates from way back in 1992. Since then, the Scottish Executive has recommended that a multimodal transport study is done for this entire transport corridor before any road building goes ahead.The council's public consultation about the road is still sneaking quietly around the area, and the opportunity to respond was open until 9th December, but that didn't stop the senseless felling of trees beforehand.

Come and bring us chocolate, come and join the fun!

basic directions...

dalkeith is about 7 miles south east of edinburgh - leave edinburgh on the A7, or else come off the edinburgh bypass at old craighall roundabout and follow signs for dalkeith. At the bottom of dalkeith (north end) follow the main road round to the right until the roundabout, then turn left onto the salters road (A6094). The trees are on your left, starting about half a mile after the roundabout

site phone 07783904369
For updates see also http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/scotland/

Related

* http://see also the bilston site, just down teh road - www.bilstonglen-abs.org.uk

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0141 332 2902

Open 2pm-7pm most days - more volunteers needed if we want it open more often!

A place to have a cup of tea in a friendly, non commercial space, read a book or magazine and find out about stuff that's going on in the city, the country and the rest of the world.

A meeting place for wayward souls.

A resource centre for groups fighting for autonomy, freedom, solidarity, equality, sustainability, mutual aid and peace against poverty, war and oppression.

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If you would like to contribute to the project financially please note the following details. We are looking for one-off donations but especially standing orders.

Account Name: "Printworks"
Sort Code: 11 47 21
Account Number: 00026891
Halifax / Bank of Scotland

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Friday, January 06, 2006

Talamh Housing Co-op is looking for a new member

Talamh Housing Co-op in South Lanarkshire is looking for a new member. Ideally someone who has enthusiasm and time to help with co-ordinating gardening.
Talamh has a large productive polytunnel, organic veg terraces, and soft fruit bushes. Talamh grows some food 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. Anyone who is interested in co-operative living, and thinks they'd like to live in a busy, fun, sometimes chaotic community, is welcome to visit and stay to see what they think. Talamh is home to 9 adults, 2 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat, and chickens. It's a member of Radical Routes, a network of co-ops working for social change.

Take a look at the website: http://www.talamh.org.uk/

If you're interested and would like to visit please email talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820555 or 820550.
Talamh Housing Co-op, Birkhill House, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire, ML11 0NJ

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Thursday, January 05, 2006

Happy New Year from Glasgow Autonomy Updates!

In 2006, we'd like to encourage you to support your local independant social centre. There are currently two in Glasgow - The George's X Chalkboard (Maryhill/Woodside) and the Saorsa Social Centre (Pollokshields/Govanhill). You can lend a hand by volunteering to run drop in sessions, planning exciting events to happen in the centre, and of course, fundraising to help pay the rent. Details about the Chalkboard are at the bottom of this email, and for contact details for Saorsa, check the "Social Centres" section.
Last year's refugee solidarity actions are continuing this month - Brand St immigration enforcement centre has been picketed twice in the last 2 days. Check out our "Refugees" section and think about joining No Borders Glasgow if you want to get involved.

Have a good week!


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CONTENTS:

MEETINGS

- GAP Meeting - Monday 9th January
- IWW meeting - Wednesday 1st February

REFUGEES

- 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

- Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!
- Weekly anti-war stall - every Saturday

SUSTAINABILITY

- Talamh needs a gardener!
- Cre8 Summit Community Garden - ongoing
- Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 27th January

TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

- Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - Thursday 5th January

FILM SHOWINGS

- Free screening planning meeting - Thursday 5th January

SOCIAL CENTRES

- Saorsa Social Centre - ongoing

COURT SUPPORT

- Brand Street activists - Monday 16th January


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MEETINGS

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GAP meeting - Monday 9th January

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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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 - subject to festive variation!

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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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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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 27th January

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 5th January

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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Free screening planning meeting - Thursday 5th January

Camcorder Guerillas will meet in Mono cafe, King St, at 18:30.

We will be talking about ways to organize regular screenings in various
locations including mono, academic institutions (School of Art, Glasgow Uni,
Strathclyde ...), Soarsa social center, Chalkboard and anywhere else we can
get into.

If you enjoy free events and screening throughout the city why not come help
put them on? Or even better why not put one on yourself? Come join us for a
pint and learn how easy it is to put a screening on.


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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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COURT SUPPORT

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Brand Street activists - Monday 16th January

Three people were arrested after the gates at Brand Street Immigration Centre were padlocked shut and barricaded at a direct action. They spent 30 hours in police custody, and were eventually bailed. Please try to support them on this next court date.

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0141 332 2902

Open 2pm-7pm most days - more volunteers needed if we want it open more often!

A place to have a cup of tea in a friendly, non commercial space, read a book or magazine and find out about stuff that's going on in the city, the country and the rest of the world.

A meeting place for wayward souls.

A resource centre for groups fighting for autonomy, freedom, solidarity, equality, sustainability, mutual aid and peace against poverty, war and oppression.

***

If you would like to contribute to the project financially please note the following details. We are looking for one-off donations but especially standing orders.

Account Name: "Printworks"
Sort Code: 11 47 21
Account Number: 00026891
Halifax / Bank of Scotland
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