City Strolls - events - meetings
Friday, November 30, 2007
Radical Inrepenent Bookfair - Sat Dec.15th CCA
+ Annoyed with seasonal consumerism?
+ Bored with mainstream politics?
+ Can't access radical political materials?
+ Don't fret ... come along to the next RIB!
Glasgow's Radical Independent Bookfair project...
SATURDAY 15th DECEMBER CCA (centre for contemporary arts)
- 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow - 12 noon - 10pm
stalls / resources / videotheque / events free entry
Stalls & resources in Resource Space (ground floor next to cafe)
related events in CCA 4 (cinema space) -- for more info on RIB and a full set of links go to www.ribproject.org -
It's into the second year of the RIB project and with almost 20 events to date, it's fast becoming a welcome and anticipated bazaar of ideas and materials - it doesn't pretend to be a massive jamboree but what it lacks in quantity it more than makes up for in quality and regularity...!
The next RIB project event will be on the 26th January in the Pearce Institute (near Govan Underground) as part of the January Reshuffle - www.citystrolls.com/latest-updates/shuffle-08.htm
DEC 15th - EVENTS
12.30pm - 1.00pm
Book Launch Event
BROTH MIX
BROTH MIX RECIPE BOOK
Launch of the recipe book from the Broth Mix project that took place in the Intermedia Gallery, Oct 07 with a slideshow of what took place. Followed by a gathering of all those who got involved and anyone else who is interested in contributing to what might come next.
1.00pm - 2.30pm
Discussion Event
GLASGOW ANARCHISTS.
ANARCHISM, POLITICS AND DIRECT ACTION.
Glasgow Anarchists will be having a discussion about Anarchism, Politics and Direct Action.
2.30pm - 4.00pm
Film Event
UNIVERSITY of BUEA STUDENTS.
STANDING WITH THE STUDENTS.
Since the spring of 2005, students of the University of Buea, challenging a 10-year illegitimate ban on all forms of protest, have been striking to request basic rights and essential amenities. As usual Cameroon forces were brought in to forcefully stop the strike. By November 2006, the forces had shot and killed 5 students, beaten another to death and severely injured many more. This documentary tries to tell the story of these horrifying events.
4.00pm - 5.30pm
Discussion Event
CITY STROLLS - BRIDGE PROJECT.
COMMON AIMS, SELF DETERMINATION AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ASSOCIATION.
On the "practicalities" of working and cooperating with each other in the movement for change.
Taken from the idea that the work of radical groups, or whatever we want to call ourself, is to expand the base for a working class movement for change. At present we have the building blocks in various specialities, and all the ingredients to mix the cement. We seem to lack the commonality and vision of what it is we want to do, or hope to build. How do we discover if what we are doing can be done better, more effectively? How do we reach the wider audience not just the converted? Why does the wheel get regularly reinvented - the same problems crop up continuously? What has happened to the common dream that could shape the architecture of our collective endeavour? And most importantly, how do we encourage self determination in our communities?
5.30pm - 7.00pm
Discussion Event
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD.
IWW AND GRASSROOTS WORKPLACE ORGANISING.
Radical organising as healthworkers. A history, current issues and a vision for the future. All welcome.
7.00pm - 8.30pm
Book Launch Event
DES FERNANDES.
THE KURDISH AND ARMENIAN GENOCIDES: FROM CENSORSHIP AND DENIAL TO RECOGNITION?
Writer Desmond Fernandes will be discussing some of the issues contained within his latest book.
This book examines the manner in which Armenian genocide denialism is questionably promoted by the governments of Turkey, the US, UK and Israel, as well as by various lobbies in Israel, the US and Turkey. It also confronts an issue that has been largely ignored by the British and US mainstream media and by mainstream British/US academic and political circles - that of the "Kurdish genocide in Turkey". The problem of censorship is also charted. Published by Apec Press (Stockholm) 2008.
8.30pm - 10.00pm
Book Event
ALEX LAW and GERRY MOONEY.
NEW LABOUR / HARD LABOUR - RESTRUCTURING AND RESISTANCE INSIDE THE WELFARE INDUSTRY.
Alex Law will introduce his recently published book and highlight some of important questions it raises.
"This timely collection illuminates a very important aspect of the New Labour regime - its tough and often hostile approach to workers within the welfare state. This has received scant attention from social scientists, but this book provides an expert and critical survey across a wide range of the salient issues with an appropriate emphasis on workers' resistance." Norman Ginsburg, London Metropolitan University.
Bob, 10:09
