City Strolls - events - meetings
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. 15 Mar.
Parliament's cowardly decision last night only shows that we can't rely on politicians to do the right thing - so check out the Anti-War section for details of people who are taking direct action against WMD.
Meanwhile, tomorrow, help remember the life of a woman commited to direct action and peace. Join the vigil for Rachel Corrie - details in the Palestine section. Have a good week!
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CONTENTS:
*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*FILM SCREENINGS
*PALESTINE
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REFUGEES
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Join the Glasgow Asylum Bail Circle - ongoing
Do you have a spare room? If so you could help get an asylum seeker out of Dungavel detention centre. The people sent there have committed no crime and frequently become depressed and anxious during their detention.
If you can offer temporary accomodation and would like to be involved in this extremely rewarding project, please contact us via the Unity Centre.
The UNITY Centre, 30 Ibrox Street, Glasgow, G51 1AQ. Tel: 0141 427 7992
theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com
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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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No Borders Glasgow - local group
No Borders is a transnational social movement of people opposed to
borders, immigration controls, detention centres and forced migration.
No Borders Glasgow is a local network committed to practical
solidarity,
mutual aid and direct action in the struggle against the persecution
and exploitation of migrants by states and bosses.
Contact details:
- email: noborders-glasgow [at] riseup.net
- Check the weblog at: www.openborders.org.uk.
- To subscribe to regular email updates on actions, demos, meetings
and other news, go to:
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/noborders-glasgow or
send an email.
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ANTI-WAR
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Tea Party at Faslane - Saturday 24th March
We would like to cordially invite everyone to a tea
party outside the gates of Faslane nuclear base on
at about 1-o-clock onwards.
One of the aims of this entertainment is to counter
the barbarity of these nuclear weapons by holding a
tea party full of sophistication, poise and wisdom.
We hope to provide face painting for children and
refreshments for any animals wishing to attend.
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Second Vanunu Freedom Ride - Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th April
A group of us is organising the 2nd Vanunu Freedom Ride, a
bicycle ride from Faslane to London via Glasgow and
Edinburgh in April 2007. We are aiming to highlight the persecution of
Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli anti-nuclear whistle blower who was imprisoned for 18 years, and
spent 12 of these in solitary confinement. Although released from prison,
he is subject to many restrictions on his human rights, and as well as
calling for his full freedom, we oppose the existence of nuclear weapons (in
the Middle East as well as the UK and worldwide).
Our website is not fully up date, sadly, but can be
found at:
www.vanunufreedomride.org.uk
Help needed to publicise the ride, offer accomodation and organise events to coincide with the ride.
*Ride passes through Faslane, Glasgow and Edinburgh on Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th April. *
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Women's Action at Faslane - 28th and 29th May
The Second Faslane 365 Women's Action at the Faslane nuclear base.. All women welcome,
for one day or more. Come to blockade or to support in other ways and
help get the message out.
Contacts:
Rebecca: 077 333 60955; email: women@faslane365.org
Women in Black and London women: Sue 07944877813 or Liz 07812917050
website: www.faslane365.org
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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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SUSTAINABILITY
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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 gardenesp 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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Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 30th March
A happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ride
through Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, less
hostile.
All welcome!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass
http://www.citystrolls.com/z-f-page/critical.htm
http://www.citystrolls.com/z-temp/bike-runs-pics.htm
Last Friday of every month, 5:30pm, George Square
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TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
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Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - Thursday 15th March
The Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel
Clown Army (CIRCA) meets weekly on Thursdays from 6pm
till 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the Lansdowne
Church (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).
Come along to find your inner Clown, have loads of
fun, and plot sinister plans for revolutionary
silliness.
Contact Major Pant-Sweat, mashtram@yahoo.co.uk
www.clownarmy.org
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WORKPLACE ORGANISING
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IWW Meeting - Wednesday 4th April
Clydeside Industrial Workers of the World branch meeting. Radical union for workers not bosses. Open also to prospective and lapsed members.
8pm
BOYD ORR Building, University Avenue
Room 506
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ANARCHIST HISTORY
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Anarchist History Channel - ongoing
Hi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchist
film (feature/documentary) channel:
At http://tinyurl.com/t8sta
or
http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideo
You might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and
'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel on
the Anarchist History channel
Please note that you can have these films shown freely on your own website
by applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme at
www.brightecove.com
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000
All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about the
website where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!
See also http://www.londonfreetv.com
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New Radical Films Online
Four new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channel
Viva Zapata! (1952) on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344
Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939
Tupamaros on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775
Cuba - Memoria Sindical on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541
http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.com
ChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK
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INDEPENDENT MEDIA
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Glasgow "Indymedia" - new project
Currently working on setting up some sort of Glasgow "indymedia" just now,
If you are interested or want to help out then please email cinemaparadiso@riseup.net,
Our efforts so far have created the following website here - www.gatv.tk
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Variant Spring 2007 Issue - out now
The Oil issue
http://www.variant.org.uk
...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coverage
in the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.
text : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/28texts/issue28.html
pdf : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue28/Variant28.pdf
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FILM SCREENINGS
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Bildwechsel Glasgow Screening - Wednesday 21st March
Independent and d.i.y. films from glasgow, scottish, uk and international women / lesbian / transgender / feminist / queer film makers
7.30pm, Centre for Contemporary Arts
A free but ticketed event – get your tickets at the cca box office: Tel. 0141 352 4900.
cca, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
www.bildwechselglasgow.wordpress.com
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PALESTINE
Remember Rachel Corrie - Friday 16th March
This friday is the 4 year anniversary of Rachel Corrie's murder in Rafah, Gaza.
She was an American peace activist in Palestine.
A few of us from different backgrounds, Muslims, Arabs as well as UK born peace
activists and Jews will be remembering her at a public event outside Borders on
Buchanan St from 4-7 on Friday, 16th March. We will be giving out copies of her
emails where she very eloquently and humanly described the situation, in an
incredible amount of appreciation for the complexity and horror.
We will be reading a traditional Jewish prayer for mourners, and include not
just Rachel, but all those whose lives have been cut short by the occupation -
Palestinian, Israeli and internationals. For the sake of unity we will only be
including civilian deaths, although I am aware that there is a range of opinion
on this issue. I hope we can all agree that civilians on every
"side" of the conflict should be mourned.
There will also be traditional Arab/Palestinian/Lebanese customs to honour the
anniversary of her death.
Next to the memorial will be a stall selling Palestinian products with all the
money being returned to Palestinian civilian projects. See
http://www.gphrc.org/ for more details of that.
Please come along, bring your own ideas and materials. Please forward this on
to others who may be interested.
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Bob, 22:06
