City Strolls - events - meetings
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. 23 Aug
This week, more Glasgow residents are in danger - the Home Office is planning a mass deportation of asylum seekers to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Join the days of action next Monday and Tuesday to defend these new members of our communities. No-one is illegal!Have a good week!
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CONTENTS:
*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*SOLIDARITY
*FILM SCREENINGS
*HOUSING
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REFUGEES
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Stop Mass Removals - Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th August
The Home Office are planning to forcibly remove a lot of people back to DR Congo on 30th August. A special charter flight number PVT 616 has already been arranged.
This action is a cynical attempt to pre-empt a High Court ruling on the safety of returning people to the DRC.
Monday 27th August: all-night candle-lit vigil outside of the Home Office starting at 4pm on Monday afternoon and finishing at 10am on Tuesday morning. (Food and toilets will be provided by nearby residents. )
Tuesday 28th August: mass protest outside the Home Office from 12.00 midday.
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Court Support for African Woman - Monday 3rd September
The trial of the African woman who has been charged with assaulting the police has been postponed until Monday September 3rd.
It is vital that we show our support for this brave woman. The Home Office and police want to scapegoat her we must stand together and support her.
Please come to the solidarity demonstration outside Glasgow Sheriff Court at 10.00
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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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ANTI-WAR
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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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Cycle Protest at Faslane - Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th September
More info at www.faslane365.org
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Big Blockade at Faslane - Monday 1st October
Faslane 365 will be organising a Big Blockade of Faslane on 1st October,
to celebrate the year of resistance at Faslane and to look forward to
where we might go from there.
Bring your friends, energy and ideas to make it the biggest, brightest
blockade yet!
www.faslane365.org
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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 31st 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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Broth Mix - Tuesday 16th - Sunday 21st October
Intermedia Gallery
Centre for Contemporary Arts, top floor, 350 Sauchiehall St
A free cafe and platform for sharing of food, ideas, seeds and produce,
run by artists and backed by the resources of community food
initiatives, gardeners and allotment communities.
We will enable this to happen through inviting groups and individuals to talk,
the screening of videos, and the display of information & ideas...
We need you to get involved by: coming along, bringing your ideas,
offering your knowledge to share with others, pledging to bring along
your excess produce, lending equipment and materials, cooking a
wholesome meal or baking fresh bread. If you think you might be able to
help out, or if you would simply like to know more, please contact us
at: brothmix@hotmail.com
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TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
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Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - Thursday 23rd August
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
www.glasgowkiss.org.uk
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WORKPLACE ORGANISING
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IWW Meeting - Wednesday 5th September
Clydeside Industrial Workers of the World branch meeting, for workers in Glasgow and surrounding area. Radical union for workers not bosses. Open also to prospective and lapsed members.
7.30-9.30 Pearce Institute, Govan Rd (Opposite Govan Underground).
enquiries 07910 627 970
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Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoing
Graham Meldrum was killed in a workplace incident on the 12th of July 2005 at Allied Bakeries in the Balmore Industrial Estate. He was employed by Suziline Agency contracted to ABF Grains (formerly known as Allied Bakeries) & TNT Logistics UK. His death is now the subject of a prosecution under Health & Safety Laws.
HARD WORK NEVER KILLED ANYONE..? For more information contact:
gmmc@hotmail.co.uk
www.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaign
The Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,
23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ
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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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SOLIDARITY
Make Lying History! Campaign - ongoing
A Glasgow activist is currently struggling with a libel action against Glasgow's Evening Times. The Evening Times published personal details and a photo of him in their "G Hate" article during the 2005 G8 summit.
To enable him to go to the next stage at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, we need to help him raise about £20,000. Please take a look at the link and help in any way you can.
http://makelyinghistory.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/friends_of_chris.pdf
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FILM SCREENINGS
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Salud y Solidaridad - Friday 31st August
Screening of Salud and Soladaridad, the latest Camcorder Guerillas film about
the Zapatistas in Chiapas Mexico. The screening will open with a short film by
Max Lopez entitled Radio Oman Txun.
CCA 350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow
7.15 PM
0141 352 4900
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HOUSING
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New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoing
Would you like to become involved in a new Housing Co-operative in Glasgow?
We are looking for people to help start a housing and community project with the aim to co-create a communal living place and also to provide spaces and create situations for a wide-range of cultural and political events.
We are an open collective based on mutual aid and trust who would like to hear from people who are interested in making a colourful and welcoming home.
As we wish to help shape our communities and contribute to social and environmental change, we also envisage the opening of a space that acts as a neighbourhood hub. This might involve facilitating a self-organised community centre, a not-for-profit café and bookshop, the setting up of studios for local artists, workshops for workers’ co-operatives, office space for campaign groups, producing a vegetable garden, and so on.
Should you wish to contact us for more information, please feel free to email:
icglasgow@hotmail.co.uk
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Bob, 20:05
