City Strolls - events - meetings

All New Bowling Green Scenario

2011-04-26T21:01:00.000Z

BBC News - Councils to get help to stop 'garden-grabbing'

2010-06-09T08:37:00.000Z

BBC News - Councils to get help to stop 'garden-grabbing'

FIRST BIT GOES HERETHE REST

Land Matters � Blog Archive � Taste of Edinburgh hijack a public park

2010-05-31T12:39:00.000Z

Land Matters � Blog Archive � Taste of Edinburgh hijack a public park

'Time to take back our parks' - Edinburgh campaigner | Edinburgh | guardian.co.uk

2010-05-24T21:50:00.000Z

'Time to take back our parks' - Edinburgh campaigner | Edinburgh | guardian.co.uk

2009-07-06T19:19:00.003Z

Electron Club Open Day

2009-05-30T08:04:00.004Z

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Electron Club Open Day
2pm-8pm Saturday 13th June 2009
Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD

all events are FREE

For more info see: http://www.electronclub.org
Contact: openday@electronclub.org

The Electron Club is a voluntary run space where people interested in
things like free open source software, circuit bending, hardware
hacking, computer recycling, streaming, audio and video editing, green
technologies, and amateur radio can meet, use equipment, and share and
disseminate their skills and ideas. The space supports both individuals
developing their own projects and a number of group projects, all of
which are not-for-profit initiatives with a community, educational or
environmental aspect to them.

Now in our third year, the Electron Club Open Days are an opportunity to
see and try out a range of things that people do, as well as having the
opportunity to meet others with similar interests, make, chat, discuss
and enjoy.

TESLA SOUL - Electron Club Makers Fair and homebaking
2pm-5pm

Stalls and demos by electronic makers, designers and artists. An
opportunity to see and play with some of the projects created by
Electron Club members and related groups - a theremin menagerie and mini
synthesizer kits from Clockworkrobot, 3D paper engineering, circuit
bending, micro FM radio, DIY wind power technology, creative computer
trash recycling, 101 things to do with a dead keyboard, video-into-audio
transformations by Ben Rush, members of 'Inspector Tapehead'
demonstrating their "Tapehead Inspector", a custom built instrument for
making music from old magnetic tape, and much more. Plus some of the
excellent home-baking that has been hallmark of all our Open Days. Come
and do a bit of soldering or have a cup of tea and chat with the people
who make things.

TAPE-WIRE-HEAD-SCREEN - music, film and sound arts
starts 2pm, film at 6pm

The Electron Club includes many people working in music, film and
experimental arts. Document, the UK's leading human rights film
festival, will be showing the UK premier of "A Bar at Victoria Station",
a sharp, witty film, shot in a direct cinema style about East European
migrant workers by the Polish director Dawid Leszek. There will be a
media kiosk with films made by Electron Club members and groups such as
the Digital Desperados, a film-group for young black and Asian women.
Indoors, we'll have a live performance of Alvin Lucier's legendary
"Music on A Long Thin Wire" by members of 'Obscure Desire of the
Bourgeoisie' and 'BuffalobuffalobuffaloBuffalobuffalo'. Outdoors, artist
Lucie Potter will invite people on a specially planned sound walk with
micro radio broadcasts around the Garnethill area.

THE LIFE OF SOCIAL THINGS - socially-engaged technology forum
2pm-5pm

A series of discussions about different ways in which society and
technology come together.

2pm - Glasgow FabLabs

FabLabs are small scale fabrication and construction workshops that
provide computerised production technologies on an artisanal scale
making them available to communities and independent makers and
designers. From inner-city Boston to remote Indian villages, FabLabs
have become a worldwide network of community technology centres. Glasgow
FabLabs is a project aiming to bring such a centre to Glasgow. This
forum will present the ideas behind the Glasgow FabLabs project and
explore the benefits of community-access technology.

3pm - Community Media and Citizens Journalism

The internet has offered a platform for communities and groups outside
of the mainstream media to have a voice and share knowledge. Whilst
there are many notable examples of such activity, the tools to create
such a democratized media space are still often out of people's reach.
This forum will look at some practical examples of community media
coming from Glasgow, present some current projects looking to make
ordinary people's voices more prominent and explore the relationships
between the grass-roots and mainstream media.

4pm - Technology, Social Justice and the Environment

How can we use technology for the greater common good? Whilst the
advance of technology promotes the promise of a better world, that
promise has often been compromised or undermined in how we make use of
such advances. Certain technological developments have contributed to
environmental and social problems on a scale arguably never seen before.
Technology, however, has also been used to tackle such issues as climate
change and social injustice. This forum will share and explore some
practical examples being used in Scotland today, from noise monitoring
devices to participatory video and community mapping projects.

RAFFLE - broadband fundraiser

This year we are raising funds to improve our network facilities at the
Electron Club and we will be doing a raffle with prizes including a
group voucher to go paintballing.

http://www.electronclub.org

*** EXTRA ***

As part of the CCA's new exhibition "This Land is Your Land" Electron
Club member Bob Hamilton, founder of City Strolls will lead tours of
Glasgow city centre, questioning how we view the architecture and makeup
of the city by renegotiating streets and pathways in order to consider
them differently. On Saturday 6th and Saturday 13th June, meet at CCA
around 11.30am.

2009-05-06T00:15:00.004Z

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A walk from the merchant city area, east to the games village site, and the site of the new indoor stadium on saturday may 9th will meet at mono at 1.30.

GOVANHILL COMMUNITY CONFERENCE, SATURDAY 18TH APRIL 2009 @ HOLYROOD SECONDARY SCHOOL, 60 DIXON ROAD, GLASGOW

2009-04-12T22:49:00.006Z



Are you interested to hear ideas and engage in thought provoking talks that try
to be erudite while accessible?

The eighth in a series of West of Scotland Community conferences will take
place on Saturday 18th April 2009 at Holyrood Secondary School, 60 Dixon
Road, Crosshill, Govanhill, Glasgow.

Registration starts at 9.30am and the conference begins at 10am. Admission
is free but donations from organisations and individuals are most welcome.

Speakers will include: Dr Chik Collins on Welfare Reform; Dr Sarah Glyn on Housing; Elinor McKenzie of the Scottish Pensioners Forum, Liz McCaffcerty of the local Schools 'n' Nursery Campaign, and those working to improve understanding of and the conditions of the recent immigrants to Govanhill.DEFENDING SCHOOLS, HOUSING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE – OPPOSING DISCRIMINATION AND CUTS

In Govanhill, we are a Scotch broth mix with eastern promise – Jewish, Irish, Pakistani, Chinese, African, and Polish, Russian, Arab, Iranian. Over the years most of us have mixed in well, while retaining and developing our new local unique identities, though there have been short term problems.

The most recent addition to our community of communities are the Roma. Are you are interested in drama? Recently there has been plenty of drama in our area due to the scope for misunderstanding between cultural groups and the role of the authorities hovering over each situation usually reacting, if at all, too little too late to each crisis. And lurking behind the facade of multicultural musings is the reality of Fortress Europe and the ‘cold hand’ of neoliberal economics as written into the Treaty of Lisbon. What does all this do for the development of language and understanding in 21st century Scotland? What does all that mean? Come along and find out.

If you think you might be interested in communicating with other people who may be encouraged to think and learn from each others' words, please get back to me by email: agahst2003@hotmail.com or by phone 07826 834 116 (as we would like to have some idea of numbers for the caterers). On reply you will also be forwarded an up-to-date Conference Programme.

Please forward this email to whoever you think may be interested.

Please see attached and poster here: http://tinyurl.com/cwcs7a

Scottish Anti Poverty Movement

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Walkin and Talkin - City Stroll - 7 March 12: 00 Govan underground

2009-02-23T21:27:00.002Z

Walk and Talk
A city stroll from Govan to city centre taking in some sites from Glasgow's
radical past. Culminating in a talk/discussion presented by John Couzins,
author of the book "Radical Glasgow"

Meet-up at Govan Underground 11-45 for 12 00

12: 00 Start of walk into town along the river Dropping off at Sunny Govan
Radio, on the way. Across Bells bridge - down the riverside to Cheapside,
up through the "business district" to: Electron Club at Centre for
Contemporary Arts for tea, and where John Couzins will give a talk
slide-show on the history of radical Glasgow.

The event is organised by Glasgow Social Centre group. GSC are hoping to
open a social centre. This event is part of research to inform what
function a social centre could play in the community.

All ages welcome FREE

http://glasgowsocialcentre.blogspot.com/

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www.citystrolls.com

While we all watch television business gets organised.

Events Updates

2008-12-01T22:07:00.006Z

There is a short event in Glasgow prior to the climate change demo on Sat the 6th (in Mono between 10.00 and 12.00). Brief details below
This is designed to build on the Social Forum on Climate Change and Peak Oil held in Edinburgh in October and to build towards a series of social fora on different topics with the eventual aim of a Scottish Social Forum

We, the Scottish Climate Change Campaign, are organizing a climate march on Saturday 6th December, as part of the Global Day of Action during the United Nations Climate Talks in Poznan , December 1st to 12th 2008, to call on UK politicians and world leaders to take urgent action on climate change.

We would be grateful if you could promote the march within your organization. Please find attached a poster and a template email/letter which you could also forward to your members or use in a newsletter.

If you would like some hard copies of the poster please email us your postal address at contact.sccc@gmail.com

For a full programme of the day, please visit our website on www.scottishclimatemarch.info You can also get a feel for the global nature of the day on the www.globalclimatecampaign.org site.
Below are also details on:
*Transition films being shown in the CCA on Friday the 5th
*Details of the climate march and rally on the 6th (with stalls and workshops subsequently at Caledonian University)
*Radical Independent Bookfair event in the STUC on the 6th

Note there is also a clash with the Amnesty conference on human rights!

NEXT - Glasgow’s Radical Independent Book-fair project...

SATURDAY 6th DECEMBER 2008
STUC centre
333 Woodlands Road
Glasgow
G3 6NG
(near Kelvinbridge U)

FUN,FOOD,FILMS+BOOKS

All events are FREE ENTRY

12.00am - 8.00pm

FULL listings of events - www.ribproject.org

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- A brand new part of the RiB is 'the *book swap* box' - bring in a book that you have finished with and exchange it for another one free of charge (old or new it doesn't matter) - a book that has affected you and you think will motivate someone else...interesting political books, stimulating social commentary, thought provoking critiques etc - in other words don't bring in any old crap - no 'celebrity' memoirs, populist fiction etc...please note the ethos of this idea is 'leave the box as you would hope to find it' - we hope you get the idea!

- As well as the usual mix of stalls we have additional tables from Unity, the Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group and the Anarchist Federation... we also have new journals from the Spokesman, new t-shirts and badges from No Sweat as well as latest issues of the Anarchist Critic, Burgh Angel, Reel News, Scottish Left Review, Resistance, Source and Mute as well as lots of other new stock.

- For this event we have chosen the RiB top twelve - a mixture of new / bargain / best sellers / recommended reads for you...

* Solidarity and Greetings - last chance to pick up some IWW
fundraising cards.

* AFAQ - its big, its bright, its brilliant - the book some of us
have been keenly awaiting is finally here.

* A Century of Spin - David Millar and William Dinan uncover the
machinations of PR industry... www.spinwatch.org

* We the Anarchists! - a study of the Iberian Anarchist Federation
(FAI) - a new AK Press edition of Stuart Christie's book.

* The Atheist - a cracking short story of rebellious youth by Alan
McMunnigall.

* On Fire - the battle of Genoa and the anti-capitalist movement -
still one of the bargain buys of the bookfair.

* Radical Glasgow - a must have (or must read anyway!) - John
Couzin's skeletal sketch of Glasgow's radical tradition - still a
popular and important book.

* Variant - issues 32 and 33 - if you have not yet read the article
that prompted the banning of the magazine by Culture & Sport
Glasgow... then you can still pick up copies.

* Not Cancelled - a new sticker from angry artworks (an accompanying
T-shirt will be available soon!).

* Zionism - the real enemy of the Jews - one of the only places in
Glasgow to get volume 1 of Alan Hart's detailed indictment.

* Victim of Geography - go to the launch and/or watch it in the
videotheque and/or buy the film to take away.

* Coffee - the book-fair would not be complete without one of our
favourite stimulants! - Feral trade beans or Zapatista espresso -
you choose. (And there may be some vegan coffee cake too!!!!)

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Just to remind you all that the African dance and drum classes with Erick Valentine Mauricia have started again at the Pearce Institute in Govan on a Monday night from 6.30 – 7.30. (flier attached)

The class is suitable for all levels so come along and keep fit, learn new skills and meet new friends. It is FREE. No need to book just turn up and children are also welcome.Please circulate to friends and colleagues.
Angela Gardiner

Community Inclusion Coordinator

Govan Housing Association

Based at LUV Gallery, 1226 Govan Road G51 4RA

Tel: 0141 445 5100

Email: angela@linthouseurbanvillage.com

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Gentrification/Commonwealth Games Monitoring - Thursday the 27th of november at the electron club (upstairs in the CCA on sauchiehall street

2008-11-19T18:55:00.001Z


Meeting Website to monitor gentrification strategies in the lead up to the commonwealth games 2014 in the east end of glasgow
hello all,
 
following on from discussions at the 'resisting regenicide: struggles in the city' event at the CCA on saturday the 1st of november, a few of us see the need for a website to monitor gentrification strategies in the lead up to the commonwealth games 2014 in the east end of glasgow. a model for this type of activity can be found in the london games monitor website: http://www.gamesmonitor.org.uk/. at the moment we're going with something 'Glasgow2014GamesMonitor' as a url, but this will be up for further discussion.we will be holding an initial open meeting to discuss how we can take these plans forward on:
 
thursday the 27th of november at the electron club (upstairs in the CCA on sauchiehall street). the meeting will start at 6.00 and finish at 8.00 (we can continue the discussion later if anyone wants to) 
 
anyone interested in contributing to the website (with either content or technical skills) is very welcome, as is anyone who is interested more broadly in what will undoubtedly be an enormous transformation of the landscape in the east end of glasgow. we want to see that this transformation is for the benefit of the local population - not just the  business elites.
 
we hope that the website, beyond providing a centralised source of useful information, can become a focus for further community engagement in the east end, particularly as it relates to the potential 'regeneration' (gentrification as we see it) of the clyde gateway area and the commonwealth games.
 
http://www.clydegateway.com/
http://www.glasgow2014.com/
 
for a more critical take see:
 
http://dontbackthebid.blogspot.com/
 
best wishes,
 
libby porter http://www.pnuk.org.uk/
bob hamilton http://www.citystrolls.com/
neil gray 'The Clyde Gateway: A New Urban Frontier?' http://www.variant.randomstate.org/33texts/variant33.html#L3

Maryhill Burgh Meeting: The financial crisis - how's it going to affect us in Maryhill

2008-11-14T19:22:00.000Z

A public meeting for Maryhill and beyond: Woodside Halls, 7:30PM, Wednesday the 26th of November
Tenants, Homeowners, Ratespayers, Claimants, Refugees, Migrants: ALL WELCOME
PUBLIC MEETING: for the whole community

MAP: Woodside Halls

    * Your Home
    * Your Rent
    * Your Council Services
    * Your Repairs
    * Your Refuse Collection
    * Your Childcare
    * Your Kids Play Facilities
    * Your Job
    * Your Benefits
    * Your Community Safety
    * Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour

YOUR RIGHT TO HAVE A SAY! 

How a crisis in the world's financial markets is going to hurt Maryhill, is going to hurt our services, raise our rents, hurt our pockets, and damage our community, and what we can do together in Maryhill to stop this happening.

A public meeting for Maryhill and beyond: Woodside Halls, 7:30PM, Wednesday the 26th of November

Come along, and hear what can be done.  Have your say!

Meeting organised by:-

The Burgh Angel - community newspaper
The IWW - independent trade union

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Speakers include: IWW, Burgh Angel, London Coalition Against Poverty, and independent economists


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The nation's blood services are under threat from brutal cuts.  

There are over 1700 blood transfusions a day.  If we want to protect and maintain a health service fit for the future we can't let boardroom sociopaths bleed vital NHS blood services dry.    

We are all worth more than that.

Join The Campaign: http://www.nbs.iww.org | http://nbs-sos.blogspot.com



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The nation's blood services are under threat from brutal cuts.  

There are over 1700 blood transfusions a day.  If we want to protect and maintain a health service fit for the future we can't let boardroom sociopaths bleed vital NHS blood services dry.    

We are all worth more than that.

Join The Campaign: http://www.nbs.iww.org | http://nbs-sos.blogspot.com

+++ THE ASSAULT ON CULTURE II +++ Dows bar (upstairs) 3-5pm Saturday 15th November Dundas St. Glasgow G1 2AH - adjacent Queen St. Station

2008-11-10T21:49:00.001Z



Panel DISCUSSION with: Rebecca Gordon Nesbitt, Jaron Rowan, Anthony Davies, Marina Vishmidt, Leigh French, Daniel Jewesbury

Does private-public funding and management of culture mark the death of institutional and critical autonomy? Is direct censorship an anomaly, the most visible form of a wider constriction of cultural freedom, or the shape of cultural policy to come?

Following on from the Mute-organised discussion, Variant continue the exploration of the perils and opportunities for critical cultural activity in neoliberalising institutions.

followed by 5.30pm SCREENING of:

CAN DIALECTICS BREAK BRICKS?

René Viénet’s outrageously refashioned kung fu flick. A brilliant, acerbic and riotous critique of the failure of socialism where martial artists counter ideological blows with theoretical thrusts.

INTERMISSIONs

RIB stall : Glasgow's Radical Independent Bookfair project... helping to fill the gap left by the lack of alternative bookshops, radical events and platforms for imaginative and independent voices in our city.
http://www.ribproject.org

mini-BrothMix : chilli / curry / bread
If you'd like to contribute organic locally grown veg or to help cook-up some snacks, please get in touch: brothmix@googlemail.com

Feral Trade Coffee from El Salvador will be available. Feral Trade is trading goods over social networks.
http://www.feraltrade.org

For further information, please contact Variant:
t. 0141 333 9522
e. variantmag@btinternet.com

Event is part of Moot-Points : Exercise in Self-Organisation, Discourse and Collaboration. Transmission Gallery, November 2008.
For details of other Moot-Points events, screenings and associated publications, please see: http://www.transmissiongallery.org

Capitalism in Crisis, and the Power of the Imagination a talk by Dr. Richard Greeman Saturday 15th November, 7.30pm, free

2008-11-10T21:38:00.001Z

Ecotopia, Capitalism in Crisis, and the Power of the Imagination
a talk by Dr. Richard Greeman

Saturday 15th November, 7.30pm, free
hosted at the Electron Club in the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow


"Ecotopia is a bet you can't refuse. Global capitalism in crisis is structurally unable to halt ecocidal productivism and the looting of the environment for quick profit. As a result, the planet is likely to become uninhabitable in two or three generations as tendencies like global warming, nuclear proliferation, flooding, epidemics, food shortages, pollution of air and water, and destruction of human communities increasingly combine in destructive synergy.

If there remains a marginal (say 1 in 100) chance for human society to survive, it would entail replacing the competitive profit system with a planetary network of producers -- a cooperative commonwealth or democratic socialism. Against the near certainty of planetary catastrophe under capitalism, we must bet on the unlikely dream of a harmonious, healthy ecosocialist world. The `Ecotopian Bet' is one we can't refuse.

Let us then begin by dreaming the dream, by imagining a technically feasable, ecologically sustainable post-capitalist future and historically possible roads leading to it. One such road, based on theories of cybernetics, chaos, emergence and an idea of Cornelius Castoriadis, I call the 'New Archimedes Lever.' It involves connecting the historically proven lever of solidarity with a global electronic platform (the Internet) in order to `lift the earth' before it succumbs to capitalist ecocide." - Richard Greeman

Longtime U.S. libertarian socialist Richard Greeman was awarded his Columbia Ph.D in April, 1968 while occupying Columbia University as one of the radical leaders of the student strike. He is best known for his translations and studies of the Franco-Russian novelist and revolutionary, Victor Serge, whose posthumous novel Unforgiving Years, has just been published by N.Y. Review Books, translated and introduced by Greeman. He is one of the founders of the Praxis Research and Education Center in Moscow, Russia, and lives in Montpellier, France. He is the author of "Beware of Vegetarian Sharks", available at http://www.lulu.com/content/923573.
    
    
For those who can't make it the the talk will be streamed live online at: http://www.anarchotv.net

For people in Edinburgh the talk will also be taking place on November 16th, 7.00pm, at Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh.



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The Electron Club is a voluntary run space where people interested in things like free open source software, circuit bending, hardware hacking, computer recycling, streaming, audio and video editing, green technologies, and amateur radio can meet, use equipment, and share and disseminate their skills and ideas.

There are a number of ongoing groups and project at the Electron Club, for more information see the website: http://www.electronclub.org

contact: info@electronclub.org
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Announce mailing list
Announce@electronclub.org
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Radical Independent Bookfair

2008-11-06T16:20:00.004Z

SATURDAY 6th DECEMBER 2008 STUC centre 333 Woodlands Road Glasgow
(near Kelvinbridge U) FUN,FOOD,FILMS+BOOKS All events are FREE ENTRY SATURDAY 6th DECEMBER 2008
STUC centre
333 Woodlands Road
Glasgow
G3 6NG
(near Kelvinbridge U)

FUN,FOOD,FILMS+BOOKS

All events are FREE ENTRY


12.00am - 8.00pm
Stalls / Resources
...the RIB project
Glasgow's Radical Independent Book-fair project... supporting small press publishers and independent producers...circulating radical reading materials and information...
RIB has been co-ordinating events since October 2006... helping to fill the gap left by the lack of alternative bookshops and independent events in our city. We stock various books, pamphlets, magazines, newspapers, dvd’s, cd’s, badges, cards, t-shirts and coffee from a number of publishers and presses in an eclectic mix.
www.ribproject.org

this RiB will be documented by Anarcho TV www.anarchotv.org


12.00 - 1.00pm / 5.00 - 6.00pm
Refreshments
mini-BrothMix - pasties & pastries, pickles & preserves
For your winter delight, vegetable ingredients will be gathered through local gardeners’ donations, and guest chefs will prepare your free dishes in advance. If you'd like to contribute organic locally grown veg or help cook-up some vegan snacks, please get in touch... or just bring along your breads, pickles & preserves and seeds to swap.
brothmix@googlemail.com


1.30 - 3.30pm
Film Screening
Diversity Films
Diversity Jukebox - Come and watch new work, auld classics, or be the VJ and pick your own favourite film off the Diversity Films Volume 1 DvD and introduce to the audience
www.diversityfilms.org.uk


1.30 - 4.30pm
Kids Activities
Cardboard Club / Electron Club
High tech meets old fashioned fun head on... (or at least in a nearby room). Build cardboard structures / do cool things with computers + electronics. Fun for all ages... just bring yer imagination and an open mind!
www.citystrolls.com www.electronclub.org


2.00 - 3.30pm
Discussion
Burgh Angel
The Burgh Angel, is a community newspaper (based in the Maryhill area) dedicated to producing news and collecting information on topics that are of importance to those in the community not represented by mainline media and newspapers.
www.burghangel.wordpress.com


4.00 - 5.30pm
Book Launch
AK Press
At long last we have the much anticipated book launch of An AFAQ - volume one.
“The anarchist FAQ has been one of the standout achievements of the last decade in terms of its rigorous treatment of every aspect of the theory. Its translation from screen to print is long overdue.” (Freedom) This will be followed by a discussion on the book.
www.akuk.com www.anarchistfaq.org.uk


6.00 - 8.00pm
Film Launch/ Screening
Autonomi
Join Autonomi for the 10th anniversary of Doug Aubrey's critically acclaimed film Victim of Geography.  The event will include a screening of the film and also the launch of a limited edition double-disk DvD.
www.autonomi.tv


FIRST EVENT NEXT YEAR - RIB @ the RESHUFFLE - Pearce Institute - 31st JAN 09 - FIRST EVENT NEXT YEAR


To be put on the e-mail list write to rib@angryartworks.com

60th Anniversary of Human Rights Declaration discussion 2pm - Sunday 19th October

2008-10-13T16:44:00.000Z

A panel discussion at Document 6 : International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival 2pm - Sunday 19th October (free but ticketed)
CCA (Centre For Contemporary Arts), 350 Sauchiehall St., Glasgow The July 2008 United Nations' human rights report exposes the very bleak but realistic condition of civil liberties in the UK. It criticises many different areas of law and government policy, frequently returning to the chilling erosion of civil liberties under the creation of terrorism laws and attacks on freedom of expression in the guise of libel and secrecy laws.

On the 60th Anniversary of the Human Rights Declaration, a panel of speakers will give presentations on the human rights issues that are so prevalent in their work and which have directly impacted on their lives. The ensuing discussion will concentrate on the effects the UK government's laws are having on the rights to freedom of expression, life and liberty.

Speakers:

Aamar Anwar - solicitor and human rights campaigner acquitted of unprecedented contempt of court legal proceedings following statements he made last September after the conviction for “terrorism” of his client Mohammed Atif Siddique.

Asif Siddique - brother of Atif Siddique.

Neil Davidson - academic, civil servant, and activist in the Public and Commercial Services Union, author of the award winning 'The Origin of Scottish Nationhood' (2000) and 'Discovering the Scottish Revolution, 1692-1746' (2003).

Desmond Fernandes - campaigner on issues relating to the criminalisation of asylum seekers and refugee communities in the UK.

Yassamine Mather - academic and Hands Off the People of Iran (HOPI) campaigner.


Chair:

Daniel Jewesbury - co-editor, Variant magazine



Document 6 - International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
16th-19th October, CCA, Glasgow
http://www.docfilmfest.org.uk

Document 6 - International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival 16th-19th October, CCA, Glasgow
In its sixth year, Document is Scotland's first ever independent international film festival dedicated to screening documentaries that reflect on a wide range of international human rights concerns. It is a festival that has come out of community and reflects the concerns of community. The festival brings films from around the world to inform, challenge and inspire a local audience, and to support filmmakers whose work has international resonance as an act of witness.
http://www.docfilmfest.org.uk

Variant magazine, it is an independent, critical arts & culture publication providing coverage in the context of broader social and political issues. Variant has editorials based in Glasgow and Belfast. A fully accessible archive can be found at:
http://www.variant.org.uk

Event supported by: Variant, Autonomi, Scottish Arts Council, NUJ, Document 6





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broader social, political & cultural issues.

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Glasgow G20 7XJ

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   e. variantmag@btinternet.com
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International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival

2008-10-13T16:40:00.003Z

Document : International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival invites you to attend this year's festival, Document 6, which will take place from 15 to 19 October in the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow.

Full program http://www.docfilmfest.org.uk      [please forward]
Document is the UK's only human rights documentary festival, one of only 18 of its kind in the world. Entering its sixth year with a continued confidence based on international acclaim and rising submissions, Document is determined to extend its reputation as one of the most unique and anticipated events in the Scottish calendar.


Festival Launch

Wednesday 15 October

7.00pm  Reception, CCA Cafe
8.00pm  Opening Film - 'Between Heaven and Earth'  (Frank van den Engel & Masha Novikova, Netherlands, 2006)


Document 6 will screen 62 films from around the world, including 15 world- and 37 UK-premieres, with innovative, underrepresented and culturally significant human rights content as a means of promoting critical debate on the major issues of our time.

By providing a platform for a broad range of ideas and individuals, Document 6 hopes to maintain a historically Scottish tradition of democratic debate within the context of global politics. In this sense, Document 6 is a key forum and information exchange for all those who are concerned with the issues and with celebrating human life in all its forms.

 
Document would like to thank Scottish Screen, The National Union of Journalists, Diversity Films, Museums Glasgow, Culture & Sport Glasgow, CCA, Variant, RIB, and all those who have helped make the festival possible.

 
The full programme is available online at: http://www.docfilmfest.org.uk

Tickets available from the CCA box office:

Day Passes: £15/£10

4 day Festival Passes: £35/£15

Single Screenings: £4/£2

Asylum Seekers/Refugees: Free

For more information on any of the films in this year's programme, or on any aspect of Document 6 please contact: docfestinfo@gmail.com 


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RIB at Document 6

Thurs 16 - Sun 19 October
10.00 am - 10.00pm

stalls | resources | videotheque | events | free entry

Glasgow's Radical Independent Bookfair project (RIB) has been co-ordinating events since October 2006... helping to fill the gap left by the lack of alternative bookshops, radical events and platforms for imaginative and independent voices in our city.

http://www.ribproject.org

Feral Trade Coffee from El Salvador will be available. Feral Trade is trading goods over social networks.

http://www.feraltrade.org

Due to popular demand, the Videotheque will hold copies of all of the films screening at Document 6 for you to select from and freely watch. If you should need any assistance, please ask at the book fair and they'll be happy to help.

Electron Club Open Day

Sat 18 October

The Electron Club is a voluntary run space where people interested in things like free open source software, circuit bending, hardware hacking, computer recycling, streaming, audio and video editing, green technologies, and amateur radio can meet, use equipment, and share and disseminate their skills and ideas. Every so often we have a free public Open Day where people can come along and see what goes on there, get involved if they wish, or just chat with people and eat some of the homemade baking that will be on offer.
This year's Open Day will include presentations, talks, workshops, and displays from Electron Club projects and people including: Glasgow Green Map, B.R.I.D.G.E, Dorkbot Alba and others.
Live improvised performance from the (subtle) Noise Orchestra.

http://www.electronclub.org

Save Pollok Park Public meeting

2008-10-05T12:06:00.007Z

PUBLIC MEETING POLLOKSHAWS BURGH HALL 28 OCTOBER -7.30PM Back to Pollokshaws Burgh Hall for the next in our series of lively public meetings. We're still finalising the agenda and we welcome any suggestions

We're happy to report we have once again secured the services of Maire Whitehead as chair for the evening. Those of you who attended the first meeting in February will remember her even-handed approach to all concerned.

So far, on the platform we will have:

Representatives from the Campaign who will give an audio-visual update and also a legal advisor who will outline why we claim Glasgow City Council has no right to grant a lease

From National Trust for Scotland: Michael Hunter, Properties & Visitor Services Director and Dee McIntosh, Director of Policy & Communications

Further speakers to be announced shortly

We don't think platform representation from Glasgow City Council would be fruitful, but we will issue invitations to the City Council Executive Committee, local councillors and MSPs to join us in the audience and make contributions.

As we've often said, this is a democratic campaign and (even if others don't) we believe in regular consultation with our supporters. We thank those of you who have debated on the website
forumbut the public meeting gives all our supporters - and those who may disagree - the opportunity to ask questions and for the campaign to ask for
an endorsement of our objectives.

There will be an opportunity for questions from the floor and the proceedings will be filmed courtesy of Paul Darroch of Oaktree Productions for distribution via the website.

We're anxious to attract as many people as possible who may not be readers of this newsletter, so you will be shortly be able to download a poster for the meeting from our website. If you can help distribute this or you would like copies mailed to you, please get in touch. We're particularly interested in reaching new supporters in the Pollok, Moss Park and Cardonald areas.

Campaign against GoApe development in Lancashire

We've been in touch with The Friends of Lever
Parkwho oppose a GoApe development in Chorley.

Tales of skulduggery in the planning process will be familiar to all our readers but a warning of things to come if the Pollok Park development goes ahead. Construction has actually started in Lever Park and campaigners there report the destruction of many more trees than the planning consent
permitted.

They have an online petition too, so you may wish to add your support.

AND FINALL
We've been asked to help find a cat who was lost in the area of Pollok Park. If you know anyone who has sighted the missing feline, please get in touch with the address below.

Bill Fraser SavePollokPark Tel: 0141-424 0447 Mob: 07775 832461 Fax: 0141-626 4235

North Wheel - Free Wheel North is a social enterprise connecting pedal power with advertising and a healthier, greener Glasgow

2008-06-29T23:03:00.002Z

Free Wheel North is having a Launch Fundraising event on the 5th of July in Kaldi’s, which is about 3 miles out from the centre of Glasgow along Edinburgh rd. 
There is some kind of Salsa dancing thing going on but you can just enjoy the buffet. Tickets are £4. Free Wheel North is having a Launch Fundraising event on the 5th of July in Kaldi’s, which is about 3 miles out from the centre of Glasgow along Edinburgh rd. 
There is some kind of Salsa dancing thing going on but you can just enjoy the buffet. Tickets are £4. 
 
Free Wheel North is a social enterprise connecting pedal power with advertising and a healthier, greener Glasgow. Glasgow City Council has given FWN a rent free unit, under Steven Purcell’s Glasgow4Business initiative. 
 
Within a couple of years, FWN aims are to establish a fleet of 60 high tech rickshaws for tourists and shoppers. Revenue shall be generated from advertising - passengers travel FREE. They will be the Gondolas of Glasgow. 
 
The aim of FWN will be to develop a first rate accessible-for-all network of cyclepaths through the parks, shopping areas, tourist routes, towpaths and walkways of Glasgow. For people or freight, FWN rickshaws will reduce the carbon footprint of the city, generate health through activity, and be a vanguard for all human powered wheels. 
 
Teaming up with disabled groups, FWN shall provide cycling opportunities for the disabled on special cycling machines that can carry up to four people. Disabled access shall ensure access for tandems, trailers and tricycles as well as rickshaws on a joined-up cycling network. 
 
FWN will work on a building a traffic-free, barrier-free, fully interconnected cycling haven surpassing even Copenhagen in quality. 
 
The 21st century is pedal powered. 
 
Norman Armstrong 
 
Free Wheel North 
Salsa Fundraising Evening, Saturday 5th July 7.30 till late
In  Kaldi’s function suite
50 Edinburgh Rd
Swinton 
Glasgow
G69 6QL
 
 
Tel Kaldi’s 0141 771 8710
Tickets £4 on the door, or you can send money by cheque to:
 
Free Wheel North
3/1 47 Braeside St
Glasgow
G20 6QT
freewheelnorth@hotmail.com
0789 109 79360141 563 6120

Woodside Halls, Sunday 1st June, 3pm Glenfarg St. / Clarendon St.

2008-05-29T15:18:00.005Z

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Climate Change training in Glasgow and Edinburgh this June

2008-05-19T08:20:00.004Z

 Everyone knows about climate change. It is almost impossible to open a newspaper or watch TV without seeing something about it. But when you decide you want to get people to actually DO something, the real questions are how do I communicate what it's about - and how urgent it is? The Climate Outreach and Information Network (COIN) has been running effective, exciting and ground-breaking trainings in England and Wales for the past two years.  Now two of the best trainings are coming to Scotland for two dates each.
This is for everybody who wants to gain confidence about communicating climate change at work, in their organisations, in the local community, and among friends and family.

Glasgow @ The Pearce Institute, 840-860 Govan Road, Govan, Glasgow G51 3UU
 
Climate Change Condensed: Monday 9th June, 18:30-21:30
Climate Change Speaker Training: Monday 30th June, 17:30-21:30
 
Edinburgh @ tePOOKa Ltd, 10 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DS
 
Climate Change Condensed: Tuesday 10th June, 18:30-21:30
Climate Change Speaker Training: Tuesday 1st July, 17:30-21:30
 
Climate Change Condensed
 
COIN has created a fantastic new 3-hour 'all-you-need-to-know' course which uses a carefully-concocted recipe of expert knowledge (we bring the experts to you on film), group discussion and pair work.

â€˜Pithy - inspired and focused.â€™  Susan Dye, Administrator
 
â€˜A tour-de-force (on) the issue of the age.â€™  Matt Carmichael, teacher, writer, entrepreneur
 
â€˜Meaningful and serious, yet completely accessible course, that didnâ€™t scare but made me feel empowered.â€™  Nathan Kauzmarski, Transport Planner

Speaker Training
 
COIN's intensive 4-hour training course gives participants the text, information, skills and confidence to prepare and deliver a persuasive half hour talk on climate change.
   
â€˜We can make a difference.  Action begins with all of us, and action starts now. This course has started the ball rolling.â€™  Anon
 
â€˜A shot in the arm, a real boost, motivating.â€™ Douglas Coker
 
â€˜Rewarding and inspirational - never thought talking about climate change could feel so positive!'   Ali Hines

â€˜Exceptionally useful training that gave me the structure, foundation and clarity to speak to groups about climate change.â€™  Alexis Garnaut-Miller, Corporate Wellness

Tickets: Â£12 for individuals; Â£24 for charities and Local Authorities; Â£49 for business
 
To book, or if you need further info, please contact Mim at COIN by email mim@coinet.org.uk or on 01865 403331.
 
www.coinet.org.uk

Polish Club Mardi Gras Parade

2008-05-15T09:13:00.002Z

Sikorski Polish Club, 5 Parkgrove Terrace, Glasgow G3 7SD
http://www.sikorskipolishclub.org.uk/
West End Festival - Mardi Gras Parade - Glasgow. 15 June - 2pm The Sikorski Polish club is organising a 'Polish Style' entry for the Opening Parade of "Scotland's Mardi Gras" on Sunday 15 June. The Mardi Gras Parade, with a theme of NATURE, will have many percussion bands and participants wearing exotic costumes: it starts from Botanic Gardens, parades down Byres Road, along Dumbarton Road to Kelvingrove

Park where the party will continue.

We want our contribution from the Polish Community in Scotland, along with our Scottish and international friends, to make a vibrant impact, with costume, dance, and music. Several artists will work with us. Our entry is sponsored by The Sikorski Polish Club and West End Festival, aided by many performers and individuals.

If you can help us with costume making and decorations, or if you are a musician/drummer or dancer, please contact us. If you want to take part, old or young, to join the fun, let us know - but everyone should be dressed in an interesting way, so help us prepare. Let's show Glasgow how to do carnival 'Polish Style'.

All donations to our Mardi Gras Fund are very welcome - contacts below - acknowledgements for all sponsors. Also during the Festival period - an Exhibition by Polish photographers, and a barbecue. We will also document the Parade (film etc).  Meet us Saturdays at the Club 2pm> or
contact:

Our organising group:
John Kraska:   Polish Club (committee)  0141 332 5257
kraska.john@googlemail.com
Ian Kent:   Polish Club (committee)     07870 314694
ian_kent@ntlworld.com
Katarzyna Sypek:                        07871068200
katarzyna.sypek@strath.ac.uk
Roman Nowak  (Velvet Salsa)             07825265732
roman.nowak@strath.ac.uk
Urszula Kocol:                          07973460417
urszula.kocol@yahoo.com
Arek Kozak:   Polish Club (committee)   07810 602 472
arekozak@hotmail.com
______________________________________________________________

Piotr Padzik:   Polish Club (Manager)    0141 339 1368

Dom Polski im General W. Sikorskiego - Polish Social and Educational
Society Club.
Sikorski Polish Club:  sikorski@btconnect.com   0141 339 1368

Kenneth Rybarczyk:  Polish Club (website Secretary)
kenneth.rybarczyk@ntlworld.com
Izabela Czekaj:  Polish Club (Secretary)  izabela_czekaj@tiscali.co.uk

Views From The Peak

2008-04-08T13:00:00.001Z

27 April 2008 - Queens Park Allotment – Midday Onwards
Peak Oil and Glasgow Discs, bring instruments and bring food.
Thinking Transition
Transition Initiatives seek to engage whole communities in finding practical alternatives to the current fossil fuel-led systems and lifestyles, leading to the creation of an Energy Descent Plana timetabled plan for a community to move to a lower energy future which is abundant, truly sustainable, re-localised and beautiful.  With the challenges of peak oil and climate change on the horizon it makes sense to start planning a resilient local infrastructure now while there is still plenty of time to think.  

Creating Transition
Transition Initiatives are meant to help unleash the collective genius of the community in understanding the issues presented by peak oil.  Over the course of the summer Views From The Peak will be discussing transition initiatives in Glasgow in terms of what peak oil means to the city in terms of food, transport, education, housing, green spaces, art, health,  waste, energy, and tourism.
Open Transition

Views from the Peak is open to everybody.  It will be organised non-hierarchically and aims to encourage mutual aid, compassion, tolerance, and kinship.  It also aims to encourage the proliferation of ecological, social, and creative commons in Glasgow. 
Transition Initiative in the Pipelineussion – Collective Allotment Project - Food Not Bombs Free Picnic – Seedy Scotland Seed Swap – Guerrilla Gardening – BYO Art – Get Random

Bring tools, bring skills, bring instruments and bring food.

Welcome to Glasgow Autonomous Updates 6 April

2008-04-06T09:01:00.003Z

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. 
This weekend, there's a meeting in Glasgow to plan the next Camp for Climate Action.  Check the sustainability section and go along with ideas for action.Big Blether 2008 is fast approaching.  This is a chance for people from across Scotland (and beyond!) to gather in the countryside and discuss social change from a wide range of perspectives. For more info, or to offer to do a workshop, see the Gatherings section. Have a good week!

************CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES*ANTI-WAR*SUSTAINABILITY*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY*WORKPLACE ORGANISING*INDEPENDENT MEDIA*HOUSING*FEMINISM*GATHERINGS 

**************REFUGEES---
 
Unity Conference - Saturday 12th April
 
Come along to Unity’s 2008 Conference at the Pearce Institute in Govan, from 11am - 4pm
 
ALL asylum seekers, refugees and their supporters welcome - please tell your friends to come along as well!
 
We will have workshops on

Fighting the Fast Track system
 What can we do about Angel Housing?
Waiting for the Legacy case
Surviving destitution

 How we can make UNITY, the union of asylum seekers, stronger

Setting up a UNITY Women’s Network
Childcare & Lunch available (Please phone Unity Centre 0141 427 7992 to book a childcare place) 
 
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Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoingCan you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (orwhatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housingprovide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekersin Glasgow?Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action inHousing to help them survive hunger and destitution.You can donate in one of the following ways:1. Email home@paih.orgwith any queries or offers of support and we will then contactyou.2. Make A One Off Payment Online:https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=515903. Internet 

Banking: Set up a regular payment through your owninternet banking by paying into the following account:Name of Account: Positive Action in HousingCurrent account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid yourdonation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, andpost to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.---Join the Glasgow Asylum Bail Circle - ongoingDo you have a spare room? If so you could help get an asylum seeker out ofDungavel detention centre. The people sent there have committed no crime andfrequently become depressed and anxious during their detention.If you can offer temporary accomodation and would like to be involved inthis extremely rewarding project, please contact us via the Unity Centre.

The UNITY Centre, 30 Ibrox Street, Glasgow, G51 1AQ. Tel: 0141 427 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---The Unity Centre - ongoingUNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.

The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' before reporting so we can quickly alert their lawyers, friends andrelatives if they are detained.We offer friendly, practical solidarity and mutual aid to all asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---************

ANTI-WAR ---Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoinghttp://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.phpAward winning video activist collective 

Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and your generosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net---***********

SUSTAINABILITY---Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk---

Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 25th AprilA happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.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---Glasgow Permaculture Network - new groupA Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-opThe network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com--- 

Climate Camp Organising Meeting - Friday 4th-Sunday 6th April To prepare for the Climate Camp at Kingsnorth Power Station, Kent (4th-11th August).  Begins 5th of April 11am and ends 6pm on the 6th of AprilAt the Carnival Arts Centre, 34 Albion St, just off Trongate.see http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/nextmeeting.php To get involved contact scottishclimateactivists@riseup.net ---**************

TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local groupGlasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at variouslocations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)yahoo.co.uk---******************

WORKPLACE ORGANISING ---IWW Meeting - first week in MayClydeside Industrial Workers of the World branch meeting, for workers inGlasgow and surrounding area. Radical union for workers not bosses. Openalso to prospective and lapsed members.enquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham Meldrum was killed in a workplace incident on the 12th of July 2005at Allied Bakeries in the Balmore Industrial Estate. He was employed bySuziline Agency contracted to ABF Grains (formerly known as Allied Bakeries)& TNT Logistics UK. His death is now the subject of a prosecution underHealth & Safety Laws.HARD WORK NEVER KILLED ANYONE..? For more information contact:gmmc@hotmail.co.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ---********************

INDEPENDENT MEDIA---Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staor

http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideoYou might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme 

atwww.brightecove.comhttp://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also 

http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541 http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.comChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK---

AnarchoTV http://anarchotvscotland.blogspot.com Live Interactive Internet Television Station! Schedule *Regular broadcasts* Saturdays 12am - late evening : Democracy Now! Omnibus  Full schedule - http://tinyurl.com/ynv5v4  Recently Added to Film Archive Answer Time, Episode 1 - Housing
http://www.archive.org/details/AnswerTime_Episode1_Housing_120308 Scotland Against Criminalising Communities talk 2007
http://www.archive.org/details/Guantanamo_Muslim_Chaplin_Talk_SACC_2007 Joel Kovel on Overcoming Zionism at Glasgow University 2008
http://www.archive.org/details/Joel_Kovel_Overcoming_Zionism_Glasgow_University_Scotland_2008 Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty launch meeting
http://www.archive.org/details/EdinburghCoalitionAgainstPovertyLaunchMeeting020308 An archive of past events filmed by the channel can be found by clickingthe "Film Archive" link on the website  Contactwebsite: http://anarchotvscotland.blogspot.comemail: cinemaparadiso@riseup.net

---Variant Magazine - Spring issue out now Variant 31 Spring 2008http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/31texts/issue31.html pdf : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue31/Variant31.pdf * A fully accessible archive of back issues is freelyavailable at the Variant web site: http://www.variant.org.uk* Please contact us if you wish to distribute newspapercopies of Variant magazine. variantmag@btinternet.com ---**************

HOUSING---New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoingWould 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 withthe aim to co-create a communal living place and also to provide spaces andcreate situations for a wide-range of cultural and political events.We are an open collective based on mutual aid and trust who would like tohear from people who are interested in making a colourful and welcominghome.As we wish to help shape our communities and contribute to social andenvironmental change, we also envisage the opening of a space that acts as aneighbourhood hub. This might involve facilitating a self-organisedcommunity centre, a not-for-profit café and bookshop, the setting up ofstudios for local artists, workshops for workers’ co-operatives, officespace for campaign groups, producing a vegetable garden, and so on.Should you wish to contact us for more information, please feel free toemail:icglasgow@hotmail.co.uk---************

FEMINISM---
Feminist network meeting - Tuesday 8th April
 
To reflect on what we've done so far, and work out how we're going to do things from now on.7 - 9pm, in the Boyd Orr building, Glasgow University. 
http://www.gla.ac.uk/about/locationmapsandtravel/mapsandtravel/campusmap/You will see signs directing you to the room we'll be in.THIS MEETING IS WOMEN ONLY.We will be having a collection on the day to contribute to babysitter costs.This will of course depend on the generosity of everyone attending, so while we would hope to be able to cover the complete cost of your babysitter, this cannot be guaranteed.--- --- ********************* 

GATHERINGS ---BIG BLETHER 6 - Friday 9th – Sunday 11th May Talamh Life Centre,(30miles south of Glasgow) www.bigblether.org.uk BB is a biennial meeting place for activists to share ideas,information and enthusiasm and to create action out ofinspiration. There will be workshops on Saturday and Sunday. Some topics we hope include: meditation, climate change issues,creative campaigning, transition towns, nuclear resistance,practical activism, activist films, yoga, permaculture, local foodnetworks, and woodland crafts. Are you interested in putting on a workshop? BB is thecreation of everyone who comes; if you have an idea please email ellie@bigblether.org.uk with a brief description. BB is a non-profit organisation and entrance will be by donation on the gate. If you need disabled access/accomodation, or want to discuss any of these issues, please contact Roz at Talamh on 01555 820550. If you are interested in putting on a kid’s event, orhelping out, please email ellie@bigblether.org.uk Games for EVERYONE(not just kids) will be programmed in for sure! Detailed information on how to get to Talamh, includingpublic transport info and pick-ups, is posted on the BB website:bigblether.org.uk/travel 
 
Talamh’s address is: Talamh, Birkhill House,Coalburn, South Lanarkshire, ML11 0NJ
For more info:
 
bigblether.org.uk/forumwww.bigblether.org.uk
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Welcome Glasgow Autonomy Update 17/3/08

2008-03-18T11:56:00.001Z

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. Today, a Fatal Accident Enquiry began into Graham Meldrum's workplace death.  The Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign need support for vigils outside the enquiry, which may last several weeks.  For contact details, see the Workplace Organising section.Have a good week!
************CONTENTS:
*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*HOUSING
*FEMINISM
*GATHERINGS

 **************REFUGEES---
 Refugee Information Sessions - Tuesday 25th March, Wednesday 2nd April 
Positive Action in Housing's New Migrants Action Project is organising information sessions for refugees recently granted leave to remain, particularly those granted status via the case resolution (legacy) programme. The sessions will focus on employment rights and options, further education, training and volunteering opportunities.  
- Kennishead Hall, Pollok, on Tuesday 25th March from 12-4pm 
- Eastwood Church Hall, Pollokshaws, on Wednesday 2nd April from 12-4pm 
 For more information: 0141 353 2220 or seonad@paih.org.
http://www.paih.org/quickmail-latest_files/refugeeinfo.pdf. ---Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoingCan you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (orwhatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housingprovide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekersin Glasgow?Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action inHousing to help them survive hunger and destitution.You can donate in one of the following ways:1. Email home@paih.orgwith any queries or offers of support and we will then contactyou.2. Make A One Off Payment Online:https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=515903. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your owninternet banking by paying into the following account:Name of Account: Positive Action in HousingCurrent account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid yourdonation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, andpost to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.---Join the Glasgow Asylum Bail Circle - ongoingDo you have a spare room? If so you could help get an asylum seeker out ofDungavel detention centre. The people sent there have committed no crime andfrequently become depressed and anxious during their detention.If you can offer temporary accomodation and would like to be involved inthis extremely rewarding project, please contact us via the Unity Centre.The UNITY Centre, 30 Ibrox Street, Glasgow, G51 1AQ. Tel: 0141 427 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---The Unity Centre - ongoingUNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' before reporting so we can quickly alert their lawyers, friends andrelatives if they are detained.We offer friendly, practical solidarity and mutual aid to all asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---************ANTI-WAR---
 
Deadly Cargo Film Premiere - Saturday 29th March
 
Announcing the launch of "Deadly Cargo", a new film by Camcorder Guerillas about the nuclear warhead convoys. Find out the chilling truth about these lethal convoys, how they are tracked by people in the NukeWatch network and how you can help stop them.Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street
12:30 
(See www.nukewatch.org.uk.film or http://tinyurl.com/2kdk9f for a map)Following this launch, we intend to screen the film up and down the convoy route, to raise awareness in local communities of the Weapons of Mass Destruction being driven through them. If you would like to organise a screening in your area please contact film@nukewatch.org.uk or 0845 45 88 365.www.camcorderguerillas.net
 
---Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoinghttp://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.phpAward winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net---***********SUSTAINABILITY---Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk---Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 28th MarchA happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.All welcome!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass http://www.citystrolls.com/z-f-page/critical. htmhttp://www.citystrolls.com/z-temp/bike-runs-pics.htmLast Friday of every month, 5:30pm, George Square---Glasgow Permaculture Network - new groupA Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-opThe network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com--- Climate Camp Organising Meeting - Friday 4th-Sunday 6th April To prepare for the Climate Camp at Kingsnorth Power Station, Kent (4th-11th August).  Contact gathering@climatecamp.org.uk for details of the meeting. To get involved contact scottishclimateactivists@riseup.net ---**************TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local groupGlasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at variouslocations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)yahoo.co.uk---******************WORKPLACE ORGANISING---
 
IWW Scottish Assembly - Sunday 29th March
 
1:15pm -6:30 
Friend's Meeting House, Elmbank Crescent
 An all-scotland IWW dayschool and organisingevent, open to both IWW members and non-members. This year we haveworkshops on: * Organsing your workplace* Getting the message out* Problems and solutions at work* The National Blood Service and what you can do to save it There will also be an introductory session on what the IWW is, and adiscussion session on what our tactics should be for IWW growth withinScotland. A late lunch will be provided, and a social is planned forafterwards. If you have any questions email iwwscotland@gmail.com
 
---IWW Meeting - Wednesday 3rd AprilClydeside Industrial Workers of the World branch meeting, for workers inGlasgow and surrounding area. Radical union for workers not bosses. Openalso to prospective and lapsed members.6pm for 6.15enquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham Meldrum was killed in a workplace incident on the 12th of July 2005at Allied Bakeries in the Balmore Industrial Estate. He was employed bySuziline Agency contracted to ABF Grains (formerly known as Allied Bakeries)& TNT Logistics UK. His death is now the subject of a prosecution underHealth & Safety Laws.HARD WORK NEVER KILLED ANYONE..? For more information contact:gmmc@hotmail.co.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ---********************INDEPENDENT MEDIA---Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staor http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideoYou might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme atwww.brightecove.comhttp://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541 http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.comChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK---AnarchoTVFilm Archive Three NEW events have now been added to our archiveScotland Against Criminalising Communities talk 2007http://www.archive.org/details/Guantanamo_Muslim_Chaplin_Talk_SACC_2007Joel Kovel on Overcoming Zionism at Glasgow University 2008 http://www.archive.org/details/Joel_Kovel_Overcoming_Zionism_Glasgow_University_Scotland_2008Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty launch meeting http://www.archive.org/details/EdinburghCoalitionAgainstPovertyLaunchMeeting020308An archive of past events filmed by the channel can be found by clickingthe "Film Archive" link on the websiteSchedule *Regular broadcasts*Saturdays 12am - late evening : Democracy Now! OmnibusContactwebsite: http://anarchotvscotland.blogspot.comemail: cinemaparadiso@riseup.net ---Variant Magazine - Spring issue out now Variant 31 Spring 2008http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/31texts/issue31.html pdf : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue31/Variant31.pdf * A fully accessible archive of back issues is freelyavailable at the Variant web site: http://www.variant.org.uk* Please contact us if you wish to distribute newspapercopies of Variant magazine. variantmag@btinternet.com ---**************HOUSING---New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoingWould 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 withthe aim to co-create a communal living place and also to provide spaces andcreate situations for a wide-range of cultural and political events.We are an open collective based on mutual aid and trust who would like tohear from people who are interested in making a colourful and welcominghome.As we wish to help shape our communities and contribute to social andenvironmental change, we also envisage the opening of a space that acts as aneighbourhood hub. This might involve facilitating a self-organisedcommunity centre, a not-for-profit café and bookshop, the setting up ofstudios for local artists, workshops for workers’ co-operatives, officespace for campaign groups, producing a vegetable garden, and so on.Should you wish to contact us for more information, please feel free toemail:icglasgow@hotmail.co.uk---************FEMINISM---Feminist Network Meeting - Sunday 30th March Details TBCTHIS MEETING IS WOMEN ONLY.A collection will be made for childcare costs, dependent on the generosity of women attending.Add us as friends on myspace!http://www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetworkJoin our facebook group!http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7331035847--- ********************* GATHERINGS ---Big Blether 2008 - Friday 9th-Sunday 11th May Talamh Life Centre, Coalburn, South LanarkshireBB is a biennial gathering focused on networking activist groups in Scotland and is open to all. Everyone is welcome to participate and contribute - big or small.                            There will be workshops on Saturday and Sunday; previous workshops have included bike maintenance, clown army, camcorder guerilla filmshows, woodland crafts, permaculture movements, g8 protest groups, yoga...           Are you interested in putting on a workshop?Please get in touch with ellie@bigblether.org.uk with a brief description.BB is a non-profit organisation and entrance will be by donation on the gate.For general enquiries etc. info@bigblether.org.ukwww.bigblether.org.uk 
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Deadly Cargo - New Camcorder Guerillas Film

2008-03-14T08:36:00.004Z

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Nuclear weapons are regularly transported in secret convoys on ordinary roads in Britain. How close do they come to you? Find out the chilling truth about these lethal convoys, how they are tracked by people in the NukeWatch network and how you can help stop them.

The Scottish launch will be in the Glasgow Film Theatre on 29th March, 12.30 -2pm. Admission free. The film scrfeeening will be followed by guest speakers and a Q & A.

Glasgow Autonomy Update 12/3/08

2008-03-12T20:08:00.001Z


This weekend, Glasgow Kiss are organising a creative activism training.  Find out new, inventive ways of taking action - details in the tactical frivolity section.
 
For refugees who have just been granted leave to remain, there are information sessions coming up in Glasgow. Check the refugees section.Have a good week!


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CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*HOUSING
*FEMINISM
*GATHERINGS
 

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REFUGEES

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Refugee Information Sessions - Monday 17th March, Tuesday 25th March, Wednesday 2nd April
 

Positive Action in Housing's New Migrants Action Project is organising information sessions for refugees recently granted leave to remain, particularly those granted status via the case resolution (legacy) programme. The sessions will focus on employment rights and options, further education, training and volunteering opportunities.

 

 - McLeod Hall, Pearce Institute, Govan on Monday 17th March from 12-4pm

 

- Kennishead Hall, Pollok, on Tuesday 25th March from 12-4pm

 

- Eastwood Church Hall, Pollokshaws, on Wednesday 2nd April from 12-4pm

 

 For more information: 0141 353 2220 or seonad@paih.org.

http://www.paih.org/quickmail-latest_files/refugeeinfo.pdf.

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Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing

Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (or
whatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing

provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers

in Glasgow?



Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in

Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.



You can donate in one of the following ways:

1. Email home@paih.org

with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact

you.

2. Make A One Off Payment Online:

https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590

3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own

internet banking by paying into the following account:

Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing

Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00

Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your

donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.

4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and

post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.

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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

---

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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Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoing

http://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.php

Award winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will be
launching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.

This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weapons
and their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your area
get the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10
(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening in
your area.

Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker to
come along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you to
be responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening is
publicised locally.

The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or your
organisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) you
will be directly supporting the production of the film and your
generosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas and
Nukewatch.

Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761
www.camcorderguerillas.net

---

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SUSTAINABILITY

---

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

---

Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 28th 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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Glasgow Permaculture Network - new group

A Proposal:

To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.


Possible projects might include:

Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /
Outreach work / Food co-op

The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.

Let me know what you think...

pjbarham@btinternet.com

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Climate Camp Organising Meeting - Friday 4th-Sunday 6th April
 
To prepare for the Climate Camp at Kingsnorth Power Station, Kent (4th-11th August).
 
Contact gathering@climatecamp.org.uk for details of the meeting.
 
To get involved contact scottishclimateactivists@riseup.net
 
---

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TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

---

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local group

Glasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at various
locations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)
yahoo.co.uk

---

Creative Activism Training with Glasgow Kiss - Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th March

WEEKEND TRAINING IN CREATIVE ACTIVISM
Clownesque Techniques, Physical Theatre & Political Performance with
Glasgow Kiss

10am - 5pm
Carnival Arts Centre, 34 Albion St, Glasgow
to book a place if you want to come!
please email Svenja : jampaz@riseup.net

throughout the weekend, we are hoping to touch on a variety of
techniques, including elements of the Rebel Clown training, other
clown techniques, physical theatre and perhaps forum theatre. It will
be challenging & is for people who want to explore different ways of
using our bodies and minds for nonviolent civil disobedience and
creative colourful ways of alternative living. And it will be
interactive - not just "us" teaching "you", but us all going through
an exciting group process together. And of course it will be a weekend
full of joy, outrageous silliness and frivolous fun. Bring on the
Carnival!

- please remember to book a place so that we get a rough ideas of
numbers, and please come only if you can make the full weekend
training. if you can't make both days for exceptional reasons, please
contact us.
- the training is absolutely free! Only bring your enthusiasm. If you
need a place to stay in Glasgow overnight, we should be able to
arrange floor space if you let us know in advance.

http://www.the-swarm.co.uk/
http://www.glasgowkiss.org.uk/

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WORKPLACE ORGANISING

---

IWW Meeting - Wednesday 3rd April

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.

6pm for 6.15
enquiries 07910 627 970

---

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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INDEPENDENT MEDIA

---

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

---

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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AnarchoTV
 
Live broadcast!

 
Answer Time

12th March 7.30 - 8.30pm

Our first live broadcast Answer Time will be a "Question Time" style
programme featuring local activists.

This weeks panel will include John Carracher, Nick Durie, George
MacFarlane, Dr. Sarah Glynn and our host Ian MacInnes and will be on the
topic of Housing.

You can send your questions for the panel via email now to
cinemaparadiso@riseup.net or ask questions on the night in our live
interactive chat room.

To view the broadcast on the night or for more information visit our
website anarchotvscotland.blogspot.com


Film Archive
 
Three NEW events have now been added to our archive

Scotland Against Criminalising Communities talk 2007
http://www.archive.org/details/Guantanamo_Muslim_Chaplin_Talk_SACC_2007

Joel Kovel on Overcoming Zionism at Glasgow University 2008
http://www.archive.org/details/Joel_Kovel_Overcoming_Zionism_Glasgow_University_Scotland_2008

Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty launch meeting
http://www.archive.org/details/EdinburghCoalitionAgainstPovertyLaunchMeeting020308

An archive of past events filmed by the channel can be found by clicking
the "Film Archive" link on the website


Schedule
 
*Regular broadcasts*

Saturdays 12am - late evening : Democracy Now! Omnibus


*One-off broadcasts*

Wednesday March 12th 7.30pm-8.30pm : Answer Time


Contact

website: http://anarchotvscotland.blogspot.com
email: cinemaparadiso@riseup.net
 
---

Variant Magazine - Spring issue out now
 
Variant 31 Spring 2008
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/31texts/issue31.html
pdf : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue31/Variant31.pdf
 
* A fully accessible archive of back issues is freely
available at the Variant web site: http://www.variant.org.uk

* Please contact us if you wish to distribute newspaper
copies of Variant magazine.
 
variantmag@btinternet.com
 
---

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HOUSING

---

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

---

************

FEMINISM

---

Feminist Network Meeting - Sunday 30th March
 
Details TBC

THIS MEETING IS WOMEN ONLY.

A collection will be made for childcare costs, dependent on the generosity of women attending.

Add us as friends on myspace!
http://www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetwork

Join our facebook group!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7331035847

---

 
*********************
 
GATHERINGS
 
---

Big Blether 2008 - Friday 9th-Sunday 11th May
 
Talamh Life Centre, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire

BB is a biennial gathering focused on networking activist groups in Scotland and is open to all. Everyone is welcome to participate and contribute - big or small.                           
There will be workshops on Saturday and Sunday; previous workshops have included bike maintenance, clown army, camcorder guerilla filmshows, woodland crafts, permaculture movements, g8 protest groups, yoga...
          
Are you interested in putting on a workshop?

Please get in touch with ellie@bigblether.org.uk with a brief description.

BB is a non-profit organisation and entrance will be by donation on the gate.

For general enquiries etc. info@bigblether.org.uk
www.bigblether.org.uk

Welcom to another Glasgow autonomy update 6 Mar. 08

2008-03-07T21:08:00.003Z

This weekend, get out and see some events for International Women's Day - check the feminism section for details. Meanwhile, Variant magazine has a new issue out and Anarcho TV is planning its first live broadcast. Details in the Independent Media section. Have a good week!
 
Have a good week!


************

CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*HOUSING
*FEMINISM
*GATHERINGS
 

**************

REFUGEES

---

Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing

Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (or
whatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing

provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers

in Glasgow?



Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in

Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.



You can donate in one of the following ways:

1. Email home@paih.org

with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact

you.

2. Make A One Off Payment Online:

https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590

3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own

internet banking by paying into the following account:

Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing

Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00

Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your

donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.

4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and

post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.

---

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

---

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

---


************

ANTI-WAR

---

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

---

Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoing

http://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.php

Award winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will be
launching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.

This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weapons
and their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your area
get the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10
(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening in
your area.

Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker to
come along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you to
be responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening is
publicised locally.

The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or your
organisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) you
will be directly supporting the production of the film and your
generosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas and
Nukewatch.

Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761
www.camcorderguerillas.net

---

***********

SUSTAINABILITY

---

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

---

Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 28th 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

---

Glasgow Permaculture Network - new group

A Proposal:

To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.


Possible projects might include:

Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /
Outreach work / Food co-op

The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.

Let me know what you think...

pjbarham@btinternet.com

---

**************

TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

---

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local group

Glasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at various
locations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)
yahoo.co.uk

---

Creative Activism Training with Glasgow Kiss - Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th March

WEEKEND TRAINING IN CREATIVE ACTIVISM
Clownesque Techniques, Physical Theatre & Political Performance with
Glasgow Kiss

10am - 5pm
Carnival Arts Centre, 34 Albion St, Glasgow
to book a place if you want to come!
please email Svenja : jampaz@riseup.net

throughout the weekend, we are hoping to touch on a variety of
techniques, including elements of the Rebel Clown training, other
clown techniques, physical theatre and perhaps forum theatre. It will
be challenging & is for people who want to explore different ways of
using our bodies and minds for nonviolent civil disobedience and
creative colourful ways of alternative living. And it will be
interactive - not just "us" teaching "you", but us all going through
an exciting group process together. And of course it will be a weekend
full of joy, outrageous silliness and frivolous fun. Bring on the
Carnival!

- please remember to book a place so that we get a rough ideas of
numbers, and please come only if you can make the full weekend
training. if you can't make both days for exceptional reasons, please
contact us.
- the training is absolutely free! Only bring your enthusiasm. If you
need a place to stay in Glasgow overnight, we should be able to
arrange floor space if you let us know in advance.

http://www.the-swarm.co.uk/
http://www.glasgowkiss.org.uk/

---

******************

WORKPLACE ORGANISING

---

IWW Meeting - Wednesday 3rd April

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.

6pm for 6.15
enquiries 07910 627 970

---

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

---

********************

INDEPENDENT MEDIA

---

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

---

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

---

AnarchoTV
 
Live broadcast!

 
Answer Time

12th March 7.30 - 8.30pm

Our first live broadcast Answer Time will be a "Question Time" style
programme featuring local activists.

This weeks panel will include John Carracher, Nick Durie, George
MacFarlane, Dr. Sarah Glynn and our host Ian MacInnes and will be on the
topic of Housing.

You can send your questions for the panel via email now to
cinemaparadiso@riseup.net or ask questions on the night in our live
interactive chat room.

To view the broadcast on the night or for more information visit our
website anarchotvscotland.blogspot.com


Film Archive
 
Three NEW events have now been added to our archive

Scotland Against Criminalising Communities talk 2007
http://www.archive.org/details/Guantanamo_Muslim_Chaplin_Talk_SACC_2007

Joel Kovel on Overcoming Zionism at Glasgow University 2008
http://www.archive.org/details/Joel_Kovel_Overcoming_Zionism_Glasgow_University_Scotland_2008

Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty launch meeting
http://www.archive.org/details/EdinburghCoalitionAgainstPovertyLaunchMeeting020308

An archive of past events filmed by the channel can be found by clicking
the "Film Archive" link on the website


Schedule
 
*Regular broadcasts*

Saturdays 12am - late evening : Democracy Now! Omnibus


*One-off broadcasts*

Wednesday March 12th 7.30pm-8.30pm : Answer Time


Contact

website: http://anarchotvscotland.blogspot.com
email: cinemaparadiso@riseup.net
 
---

Variant Magazine - Spring issue out now
 
Variant 31 Spring 2008
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/31texts/issue31.html
pdf : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue31/Variant31.pdf
 
* A fully accessible archive of back issues is freely
available at the Variant web site: http://www.variant.org.uk

* Please contact us if you wish to distribute newspaper
copies of Variant magazine.
 
variantmag@btinternet.com
 
---

**************

HOUSING

---

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

---

************

FEMINISM

---

Feminist Network Meeting - Sunday 30th March
 
Details TBC

THIS MEETING IS WOMEN ONLY.

A collection will be made for childcare costs, dependent on the generosity of women attending.

Add us as friends on myspace!
http://www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetwork

Join our facebook group!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7331035847

---
 
International Women's Day Street Performance - Saturday 8th March

A street performance will take place.
SheBoom (“Europe’s largest women’s drumming ensemble”, playing “a uniquely infectious mix of Afro-Brazilian, Samba, African, Latin, Celtic and European rhythms”) will be playing from 12:00.
Please do come along/drop by!

Glasgow Feminists: for more information, or to help out with the stall, please contact Rachel (fidodido_6_6@hotmail.com).

---
 
ROAR! Glasgow Feminist Club Night - Sunday 9th March

8pm-1am
Stereo, Renfield Lane
Featuring sets from Glasgow's top female DJs...
BLITZKREIG BOP
and
DJ INDIANA (MIS-SHAPES)

£5/£3 concessions.

All proceeds will be split equally between Glasgow SAY Women and Glasgow Rape Crisis.

---


 
*********************
 
GATHERINGS
 
---

Big Blether 2008 - Friday 9th-Sunday 11th May
 
Talamh Life Centre, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire

BB is a biennial gathering focused on networking activist groups in Scotland and is open to all. Everyone is welcome to participate and contribute - big or small.                           
There will be workshops on Saturday and Sunday; previous workshops have included bike maintenance, clown army, camcorder guerilla filmshows, woodland crafts, permaculture movements, g8 protest groups, yoga...
          
Are you interested in putting on a workshop?

Please get in touch with ellie@bigblether.org.uk with a brief description.

BB is a non-profit organisation and entrance will be by donation on the gate.

For general enquiries etc. info@bigblether.org.uk
www.bigblether.org.uk

---

Welcome to Autonomous updates 25 feb 08

2008-02-25T22:25:00.002Z

Tomorrow night, Glasgow Feminist Network have their last planning meeting before International Women's Day. There's still time to get involved, so why not head along and find out what's in store? (Please note, this meeting is women only). Details in the Feminism section.Have a good week!


************

CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*HOUSING
*FEMINISM


**************

REFUGEES

---

Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing

Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (or
whatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing

provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers

in Glasgow?



Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in

Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.



You can donate in one of the following ways:

1. Email home@paih.org

with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact

you.

2. Make A One Off Payment Online:

https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590

3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own

internet banking by paying into the following account:

Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing

Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00

Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your

donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.

4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and

post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.

---

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

---

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

---


************

ANTI-WAR

---

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

---

Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoing

http://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.php

Award winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will be
launching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.

This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weapons
and their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your area
get the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10
(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening in
your area.

Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker to
come along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you to
be responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening is
publicised locally.

The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or your
organisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) you
will be directly supporting the production of the film and your
generosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas and
Nukewatch.

Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761
www.camcorderguerillas.net

---

***********

SUSTAINABILITY

---

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

---

Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 29th 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

---

Glasgow Permaculture Network - new group

A Proposal:

To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.


Possible projects might include:

Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /
Outreach work / Food co-op

The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.

Let me know what you think...

pjbarham@btinternet.com

---

**************

TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

---

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local group

Glasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at various
locations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)
yahoo.co.uk

---

Creative Activism Training with Glasgow Kiss - Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th March

WEEKEND TRAINING IN CREATIVE ACTIVISM
Clownesque Techniques, Physical Theatre & Political Performance with
Glasgow Kiss

10am - 5pm
Carnival Arts Centre, 34 Albion St, Glasgow
to book a place if you want to come!
please email Svenja : jampaz@riseup.net

throughout the weekend, we are hoping to touch on a variety of
techniques, including elements of the Rebel Clown training, other
clown techniques, physical theatre and perhaps forum theatre. It will
be challenging & is for people who want to explore different ways of
using our bodies and minds for nonviolent civil disobedience and
creative colourful ways of alternative living. And it will be
interactive - not just "us" teaching "you", but us all going through
an exciting group process together. And of course it will be a weekend
full of joy, outrageous silliness and frivolous fun. Bring on the
Carnival!

- please remember to book a place so that we get a rough ideas of
numbers, and please come only if you can make the full weekend
training. if you can't make both days for exceptional reasons, please
contact us.
- the training is absolutely free! Only bring your enthusiasm. If you
need a place to stay in Glasgow overnight, we should be able to
arrange floor space if you let us know in advance.

http://www.the-swarm.co.uk/
http://www.glasgowkiss.org.uk/

---

******************

WORKPLACE ORGANISING

---

IWW Meeting - Wednesday 5th March

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.

6pm for 6.15
enquiries 07910 627 970

---

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

---


********************

INDEPENDENT MEDIA

---

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

---

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

---

AnarchoTV


A busy weekend for the channel, filming at both The Forum in Edinburgh and
The New Year Reshuffle in Govan,

You can download the footage in full for both of these events by following
the links below...

New Year Reshuffle -
www.archive.org/details/TheNewYearReshuffleInGovanGlasgowScotland2008

The Forum -
www.archive.org/details/DoesNonViolenceProtectTheStateTheForumEdinburghScotlandJanuary2008

http://anarchotvscotland.blogspot.com

For more information email cinemaparadiso@riseup.net

---

Variant Magazine - Winter issue out now

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/30texts/issue30.html
PDF : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf

---

**************

HOUSING

---

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

---

************

FEMINISM

---

Feminist Network Meeting - Tuesday 26th February

7-9pm.
RSAMD, intersection of Renfrew Street and Hope Street

The building is completely accessible. Come in the ground level entrance (to the left of the big steps) and you will see signs directing you to the room we'll be in.

THIS MEETING IS WOMEN ONLY.

A collection will be made for childcare costs, dependent on the generosity of women attending.

Add us as friends on myspace!
http://www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetwork

Join our facebook group!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7331035847

---

Until the Violence Stops - Tuesday 4th March

Glasgow Feminist Network invite you to a V-Day event as a part of our Week of Action leading up to International Women's Day.

http://www.cca-glasgow.com/events/until_the_violence_stops.html

All proceeds will be donated to Women's Aid Glasgow and The Women of New Orleans.

email glasgowfeministnetwork@hotmail.co.uk to reserve a ticket.
£5 adults /£3 concessions.

www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetwork

---

Bildwechsel Glasgow - Wednesday 5th March

Bildwechsel Glasgow presents…. independent and d.i.y. films from glasgow, scottish, uk and international women / lesbian / transgender / feminist / queer film makers www.bildwechselglasgow.wordpress.com

7.30pm at CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street

A free but ticketed event – get your tickets at the cca box office:

Tel. 0141 352 4900

http://www.cca-glasgow.com/




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Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update 16 Feb 02

2008-02-16T21:11:00.003Z

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. This weekend, head down to Talamh for some tree planting and habitat management.  There's also a chance to explore the grounds and find out more about the housing co-op and environmental project.  Don't forget yer wellies!Have a good week!

************CONTENTS:*REFUGEES*ANTI-WAR*SUSTAINABILITY*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY*WORKPLACE ORGANISING*INDEPENDENT MEDIA*HOUSING*FEMINISM**************

REFUGEES---Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (orwhatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing
provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers
in Glasgow?
 
Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in
Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.
 
You can donate in one of the following ways:
1. Email home@paih.org
with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact
you.
2. Make A One Off Payment Online:
https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590
3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own
internet banking by paying into the following account:
Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing
Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00
Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your
donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.
4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and
post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.

 --- 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---The Unity Centre - ongoingUNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' 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 asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com

---************ANTI-WAR---

 Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoinghttp://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.phpAward winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net

---***********SUSTAINABILITY --- Talamh Tree Weekend

 - Friday 15th - Sunday 17th February 10am to 4pm each dayTalamh Life Centre, Birkhill House, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire.ML11 0NJThis February weekend we will be tree and hedge planting, taking care oftrees already planted, tidying up living willow structures, andproviding general habitat maintenance.As usual, soup for lunch will be available and hot drinks during the day.Come and take part in what's going on, or you're welcome to just visitduring the weekend to see what’s happening and have a look and walkaround the 50 acre site.Talamh has tree care and tree planting weekends in November andFebruary, during the planting season. Bring warm and waterproof clothes,and suitable footwear – it's muddy here!For more info and travel directions contact - 07811 600 712 or emailtalamh@lineone.net. or see www.talamhlifecentre.org.uk--- Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk---Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 29th FebruaryA happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.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--- 

Glasgow Permaculture Network - new group A Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-op The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com 

---  **************TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local group Glasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at variouslocations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)yahoo.co.uk---
Creative Activism Training with Glasgow Kiss - Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th March
 
WEEKEND TRAINING IN CREATIVE ACTIVISMClownesque Techniques, Physical Theatre & Political Performance withGlasgow Kiss 10am - 5pmCarnival Arts Centre, 34 Albion St, Glasgowto book a place if you want to come!please email Svenja : jampaz@riseup.net throughout the weekend, we are hoping to touch on a variety oftechniques, including elements of the Rebel Clown training, otherclown techniques, physical theatre and perhaps forum theatre. It willbe challenging & is for people who want to explore different ways ofusing our bodies and minds for nonviolent civil disobedience andcreative colourful ways of alternative living. And it will beinteractive - not just "us" teaching "you", but us all going throughan exciting group process together. And of course it will be a weekendfull of joy, outrageous silliness and frivolous fun.

 Bring on theCarnival! - please remember to book a place so that we get a rough ideas of numbers, and please come only if you can make the full weekend training. if you can't make both days for exceptional reasons, please contact us.- the training is absolutely free! Only bring your enthusiasm. If youn eed a place to stay in Glasgow overnight, we should be able to arrange floor space if you let us know in advance. http://www.the-swarm.co.uk/http://www.glasgowkiss.org.uk/
---
******************WORKPLACE ORGANISING---  

IWW Meeting - March meeting 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. 7-9pm, date and venue TBCenquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham 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.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ

--- ********************INDEPENDENT MEDIA---

Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staor
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 onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme atwww.brightecove.com
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541
http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.comChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK---AnarchoTV A busy weekend for the channel, filming at both The Forum in Edinburgh andThe New Year Reshuffle in Govan,You can download the footage in full for both of these events by followingthe links below...New Year Reshuffle -www.archive.org/details/TheNewYearReshuffleInGovanGlasgowScotland2008The Forum -www.archive.org/details/DoesNonViolenceProtectTheStateTheForumEdinburghScotlandJanuary2008
http://anarchotvscotland.blogspot.comFor more information email cinemaparadiso@riseup.net

--- Variant Magazine - 

Winter issue out now http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/30texts/issue30.htmlPDF : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf 

---**************HOUSING---

New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoingWould 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

---************ FEMINISM ---

 Feminist Network Meeting - Tuesday 26th February 7-9pm.RSAMD, intersection of Renfrew Street and Hope Street The building is completely accessible. Come in the ground level entrance (to the left of the big steps) and you will see signs directing you to the room we'll be in.THIS MEETING IS WOMEN ONLY.A collection will be made for childcare costs, dependent on the generosity of women attending.Add us as friends on myspace!http://www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetwork Join our facebook group!http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7331035847

--- Until the Violence Stops - Tuesday 4th March Glasgow Feminist Network invite you to a V-Day event as a part of our Week of Action leading up to International Women's Day. http://www.cca-glasgow.com/events/until_the_violence_stops.htmlAll proceeds will be donated to Women's Aid Glasgow and The Women of New Orleans. email glasgowfeministnetwork@hotmail.co.uk to reserve a ticket. £5 adults /£3 concessions. www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetwork
 
---
 
Bildwechsel Glasgow - Wednesday 5th March
 
Bildwechsel Glasgow presents…. independent and d.i.y. films from glasgow, scottish, uk and international women / lesbian / transgender / feminist / queer film makers www.bildwechselglasgow.wordpress.com 
 
7.30pm at CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street
 A free but ticketed event – get your tickets at the cca box office: 
Tel. 0141 352 4900
http://www.cca-glasgow.com/
 
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Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update 16 Feb 02

2008-02-16T21:11:00.002Z

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. This weekend, head down to Talamh for some tree planting and habitat management.  There's also a chance to explore the grounds and find out more about the housing co-op and environmental project.  Don't forget yer wellies!Have a good week!

************CONTENTS:*REFUGEES*ANTI-WAR*SUSTAINABILITY*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY*WORKPLACE ORGANISING*INDEPENDENT MEDIA*HOUSING*FEMINISM**************

REFUGEES---Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (orwhatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing
provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers
in Glasgow?
 
Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in
Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.
 
You can donate in one of the following ways:
1. Email home@paih.org
with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact
you.
2. Make A One Off Payment Online:
https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590
3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own
internet banking by paying into the following account:
Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing
Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00
Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your
donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.
4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and
post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.

 --- 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---The Unity Centre - ongoingUNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' 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 asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com

---************ANTI-WAR---

 Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoinghttp://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.phpAward winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net

---***********SUSTAINABILITY --- Talamh Tree Weekend

 - Friday 15th - Sunday 17th February 10am to 4pm each dayTalamh Life Centre, Birkhill House, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire.ML11 0NJThis February weekend we will be tree and hedge planting, taking care oftrees already planted, tidying up living willow structures, andproviding general habitat maintenance.As usual, soup for lunch will be available and hot drinks during the day.Come and take part in what's going on, or you're welcome to just visitduring the weekend to see what’s happening and have a look and walkaround the 50 acre site.Talamh has tree care and tree planting weekends in November andFebruary, during the planting season. Bring warm and waterproof clothes,and suitable footwear – it's muddy here!For more info and travel directions contact - 07811 600 712 or emailtalamh@lineone.net. or see www.talamhlifecentre.org.uk--- Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk---Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 29th FebruaryA happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.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--- 

Glasgow Permaculture Network - new group A Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-op The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com 

---  **************TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local group Glasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at variouslocations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)yahoo.co.uk---
Creative Activism Training with Glasgow Kiss - Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th March
 
WEEKEND TRAINING IN CREATIVE ACTIVISMClownesque Techniques, Physical Theatre & Political Performance withGlasgow Kiss 10am - 5pmCarnival Arts Centre, 34 Albion St, Glasgowto book a place if you want to come!please email Svenja : jampaz@riseup.net throughout the weekend, we are hoping to touch on a variety oftechniques, including elements of the Rebel Clown training, otherclown techniques, physical theatre and perhaps forum theatre. It willbe challenging & is for people who want to explore different ways ofusing our bodies and minds for nonviolent civil disobedience andcreative colourful ways of alternative living. And it will beinteractive - not just "us" teaching "you", but us all going throughan exciting group process together. And of course it will be a weekendfull of joy, outrageous silliness and frivolous fun.

 Bring on theCarnival! - please remember to book a place so that we get a rough ideas of numbers, and please come only if you can make the full weekend training. if you can't make both days for exceptional reasons, please contact us.- the training is absolutely free! Only bring your enthusiasm. If youn eed a place to stay in Glasgow overnight, we should be able to arrange floor space if you let us know in advance. http://www.the-swarm.co.uk/http://www.glasgowkiss.org.uk/
---
******************WORKPLACE ORGANISING---  

IWW Meeting - March meeting 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. 7-9pm, date and venue TBCenquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham 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.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ

--- ********************INDEPENDENT MEDIA---

Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staorhttp://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideoYou might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme atwww.brightecove.comhttp://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541
http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.comChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK---AnarchoTV A busy weekend for the channel, filming at both The Forum in Edinburgh andThe New Year Reshuffle in Govan,You can download the footage in full for both of these events by followingthe links below...New Year Reshuffle -www.archive.org/details/TheNewYearReshuffleInGovanGlasgowScotland2008The Forum -www.archive.org/details/DoesNonViolenceProtectTheStateTheForumEdinburghScotlandJanuary2008http://anarchotvscotland.blogspot.comFor more information email cinemaparadiso@riseup.net

--- Variant Magazine - 

Winter issue out now http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/30texts/issue30.htmlPDF : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf 

---**************HOUSING---

New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoingWould 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

---************ FEMINISM ---

 Feminist Network Meeting - Tuesday 26th February 7-9pm.RSAMD, intersection of Renfrew Street and Hope Street The building is completely accessible. Come in the ground level entrance (to the left of the big steps) and you will see signs directing you to the room we'll be in.THIS MEETING IS WOMEN ONLY.A collection will be made for childcare costs, dependent on the generosity of women attending.Add us as friends on myspace!http://www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetwork Join our facebook group!http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7331035847

--- Until the Violence Stops - Tuesday 4th March Glasgow Feminist Network invite you to a V-Day event as a part of our Week of Action leading up to International Women's Day. http://www.cca-glasgow.com/events/until_the_violence_stops.htmlAll proceeds will be donated to Women's Aid Glasgow and The Women of New Orleans. email glasgowfeministnetwork@hotmail.co.uk to reserve a ticket. £5 adults /£3 concessions. www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetwork
 
---
 
Bildwechsel Glasgow - Wednesday 5th March
 
Bildwechsel Glasgow presents…. independent and d.i.y. films from glasgow, scottish, uk and international women / lesbian / transgender / feminist / queer film makers www.bildwechselglasgow.wordpress.com 
 
7.30pm at CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street
 A free but ticketed event – get your tickets at the cca box office: 
Tel. 0141 352 4900
http://www.cca-glasgow.com/
 
*********** 
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Send that to glasgowautonomyupdates@lists.riseup.net before Monday for inclusion in the following week.

=======================

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update Feb 4 08

2008-02-04T21:22:00.001Z

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. Tomorrow there's a chance to see films on childrens' experience of life in Glasgow -from tree planting to living in fear of refugee detention centres. See the Sustainability section for details.For updates on recent radical events in Scotland, check out Anarcho TV - links in the independent media section.Have a good week!
************CONTENTS:
*REFUGEES*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA*HOUSING
*FEMINISM**************
REFUGEES---Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (orwhatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing
provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers
in Glasgow?
 
Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in
Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.
 
You can donate in one of the following ways:
1. Email home@paih.org
with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact
you.
2. Make A One Off Payment Online:
https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590
3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own
internet banking by paying into the following account:
Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing
Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00
Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your
donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.
4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and
post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.

 --- Join the Glasgow Asylum Bail Circle -

 ongoingDo 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---The Unity Centre - ongoingUNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' 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 asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---

************ANTI-WAR---
 
Faslane Peace Camp benefit gig - Monday 11th February
 
19:0013th note50-60 King Street,
February Solution,Insurgent,Mutley + more TBC.£4 On the door.
 
--- Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoing
http://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.phpAward winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net---

***********SUSTAINABILITY---
 
Planting Trees and Facing Detention - Wednesday 6th February
 
7pm Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), 350 Sauchiehall Street, GlasgowAdmission free (but ticketed) Three short films presenting experiences of children sharing the benefits of planting fruit trees and facing the harsh reality of detention. 1) Planting A Tree directed by Jenny Brown, Margaret Macintosh and Ruth Glen, in 2007. Two pupils from Rosepark Learning Centre in Glasgow show other pupils how to plant a tree. 2) The Wee Apple – Carbon offset you can eat  directed by The Children’s Garden, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 2007. The Wee Apple inspires Young People to eat, dream, think fruit and save the planet.  3) Unjust Treatment – Detention of children in Britain, directed by Peter Ross, Chiaroscuro, in 2007. A film about the detention of children in Britain and how it affects them and their families Total running time: 18 minutes. The films will be introduced by Martha Wardrop, with representatives from Save the Children and the Children’s Garden. There will be time for discussion regarding the children experiences of growing fruit trees and the affects of detention following the films. Tickets will be available on the night of the screening, but if you wish to get one in advance please contact the CCA box office 0141 352 4900 ---
 
Talamh Tree Weekend - Friday 15th - Sunday 17th February
 
10am to 4pm each dayTalamh Life Centre, Birkhill House, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire.ML11 0NJ This February weekend we will be tree and hedge planting, taking care oftrees already planted, tidying up living willow structures, andproviding general habitat maintenance. As usual, soup for lunch will be available and hot drinks during the day. Come and take part in what's going on, or you're welcome to just visitduring the weekend to see what’s happening and have a look and walkaround the 50 acre site. Talamh has tree care and tree planting weekends in November andFebruary, during the planting season. Bring warm and waterproof clothes,and suitable footwear – it's muddy here! For more info and travel directions contact - 07811 600 712 or emailtalamh@lineone.net. or see www.talamhlifecentre.org.uk---
 
Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk---Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 29th FebruaryA happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.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.htmLast 

Friday of every month, 5:30pm, George Square--- Glasgow Permaculture Network - new group A Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-op The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com ---  

**************TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local group Glasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at variouslocations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)yahoo.co.uk--- ******************WORKPLACE ORGANISING---

IWW Meeting - February meeting 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. 7-9pm, date and venue TBCenquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham 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.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ--- 
********************INDEPENDENT MEDIA---

Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staor
http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideoYou might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme atwww.brightecove.com
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541
http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.comChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK---AnarchoTV

 A busy weekend for the channel, filming at both The Forum in Edinburgh andThe New Year Reshuffle in Govan, You can download the footage in full for both of these events by followingthe links below... New Year Reshuffle -www.archive.org/details/TheNewYearReshuffleInGovanGlasgowScotland2008 
The Forum -www.archive.org/details/DoesNonViolenceProtectTheStateTheForumEdinburghScotlandJanuary2008
http://anarchotvscotland.blogspot.comFor more information email cinemaparadiso@riseup.net--- Variant Magazine - Winter issue out now http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/30texts/issue30.htmlPDF : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf 

---**************HOUSING---

New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoingWould 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---

************ FEMINISM --- 

Feminist Network Meeting - Tuesday 12th February
 
7-9pm.RSAMD, intersection of Renfrew Street and Hope Street The building is completely accessible. Come in the ground level entrance (to the left of the big steps) and you will see signs directing you to the room we'll be in.THIS MEETING IS WOMEN ONLY.A collection will be made for childcare costs, dependent on the generosity of women attending.Add us as friends on myspace!http://www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetwork Join our facebook group!http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7331035847---
 
Until the Violence Stops - Tuesday 4th March
 
Glasgow Feminist Network invite you to a V-Day event as a part of our Week of Action leading up to International Women's Day. http://www.cca-glasgow.com/events/until_the_violence_stops.htmlAll proceeds will be donated to Women's Aid Glasgow and The Women of New Orleans. 
email glasgowfeministnetwork@hotmail.co.uk to reserve a ticket. 
£5 adults /£3 concessions. www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetwork
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Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update Feb 4 08

2008-02-04T21:22:00.000Z

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. Tomorrow there's a chance to see films on childrens' experience of life in Glasgow -from tree planting to living in fear of refugee detention centres. See the Sustainability section for details.For updates on recent radical events in Scotland, check out Anarcho TV - links in the independent media section.Have a good week!************CONTENTS:*REFUGEES*ANTI-WAR*SUSTAINABILITY*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY*WORKPLACE ORGANISING*INDEPENDENT MEDIA*HOUSING*FEMINISM**************REFUGEES---Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (orwhatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing
provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers
in Glasgow?
 
Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in
Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.
 
You can donate in one of the following ways:
1. Email home@paih.org
with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact
you.
2. Make A One Off Payment Online:
https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590
3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own
internet banking by paying into the following account:
Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing
Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00
Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your
donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.
4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and
post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.
 --- Join the Glasgow Asylum Bail Circle - ongoingDo 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---The Unity Centre - ongoingUNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' 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 asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---************ANTI-WAR---
 
Faslane Peace Camp benefit gig - Monday 11th February
 
19:0013th note50-60 King Street,
February Solution,Insurgent,Mutley + more TBC.£4 On the door.
 
--- Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoinghttp://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.phpAward winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net---***********SUSTAINABILITY---
 
Planting Trees and Facing Detention - Wednesday 6th February
 
7pm Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), 350 Sauchiehall Street, GlasgowAdmission free (but ticketed) Three short films presenting experiences of children sharing the benefits of planting fruit trees and facing the harsh reality of detention. 1) Planting A Tree directed by Jenny Brown, Margaret Macintosh and Ruth Glen, in 2007. Two pupils from Rosepark Learning Centre in Glasgow show other pupils how to plant a tree. 2) The Wee Apple – Carbon offset you can eat  directed by The Children’s Garden, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 2007. The Wee Apple inspires Young People to eat, dream, think fruit and save the planet.  3) Unjust Treatment – Detention of children in Britain, directed by Peter Ross, Chiaroscuro, in 2007. A film about the detention of children in Britain and how it affects them and their families Total running time: 18 minutes. The films will be introduced by Martha Wardrop, with representatives from Save the Children and the Children’s Garden. There will be time for discussion regarding the children experiences of growing fruit trees and the affects of detention following the films. Tickets will be available on the night of the screening, but if you wish to get one in advance please contact the CCA box office 0141 352 4900 ---
 
Talamh Tree Weekend - Friday 15th - Sunday 17th February
 
10am to 4pm each dayTalamh Life Centre, Birkhill House, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire.ML11 0NJ This February weekend we will be tree and hedge planting, taking care oftrees already planted, tidying up living willow structures, andproviding general habitat maintenance. As usual, soup for lunch will be available and hot drinks during the day. Come and take part in what's going on, or you're welcome to just visitduring the weekend to see what’s happening and have a look and walkaround the 50 acre site. Talamh has tree care and tree planting weekends in November andFebruary, during the planting season. Bring warm and waterproof clothes,and suitable footwear – it's muddy here! For more info and travel directions contact - 07811 600 712 or emailtalamh@lineone.net. or see www.talamhlifecentre.org.uk---
 
Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk---Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 29th FebruaryA happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.All welcome!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Masshttp://www.citystrolls.com/z-f-page/critical.htmhttp://www.citystrolls.com/z-temp/bike-runs-pics.htmLast Friday of every month, 5:30pm, George Square--- Glasgow Permaculture Network - new group A Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-op The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com ---  **************TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local group Glasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at variouslocations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)yahoo.co.uk--- ******************WORKPLACE ORGANISING---IWW Meeting - February meeting 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. 7-9pm, date and venue TBCenquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham 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.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ--- ********************INDEPENDENT MEDIA---Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staorhttp://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideoYou might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme atwww.brightecove.comhttp://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.comChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK---AnarchoTV
 A busy weekend for the channel, filming at both The Forum in Edinburgh andThe New Year Reshuffle in Govan, You can download the footage in full for both of these events by followingthe links below... New Year Reshuffle -www.archive.org/details/TheNewYearReshuffleInGovanGlasgowScotland2008 The Forum -www.archive.org/details/DoesNonViolenceProtectTheStateTheForumEdinburghScotlandJanuary2008
http://anarchotvscotland.blogspot.comFor more information email cinemaparadiso@riseup.net--- Variant Magazine - Winter issue out now http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/30texts/issue30.htmlPDF : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf ---**************HOUSING---New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoingWould 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---************ FEMINISM --- Feminist Network Meeting - Tuesday 12th February
 
7-9pm.RSAMD, intersection of Renfrew Street and Hope Street The building is completely accessible. Come in the ground level entrance (to the left of the big steps) and you will see signs directing you to the room we'll be in.THIS MEETING IS WOMEN ONLY.A collection will be made for childcare costs, dependent on the generosity of women attending.Add us as friends on myspace!http://www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetwork Join our facebook group!http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7331035847---
 
Until the Violence Stops - Tuesday 4th March
 
Glasgow Feminist Network invite you to a V-Day event as a part of our Week of Action leading up to International Women's Day. http://www.cca-glasgow.com/events/until_the_violence_stops.htmlAll proceeds will be donated to Women's Aid Glasgow and The Women of New Orleans. 
email glasgowfeministnetwork@hotmail.co.uk to reserve a ticket. 
£5 adults /£3 concessions. www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetwork*********** 
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Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. Happy New Year Jan 18

2008-01-18T17:13:00.001Z

This weekend there's another chance to get involved with Glasgow's new Feminist Network - come along and plot ideas for a week of action and International Women's Day (Feminism section).
 
Meanwhile, folk interested in helping make a smooth transition away from fossil fuels might be interested in Wednesday's meeting on Transition in Glasgow - see Sustainability for details. New Year Reshuffle - Saturday 26th January Pearce Institute Have a good week!

************CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*HOUSING
*FEMINISM
*COMMUNITY 

EVENTS**************

REFUGEES---
 
Still Human, Still Here - Saturday 2nd February
 10am to 1.30pmRenfield St Stephens Centre, 260 Bath Street This mini-conference, organised with refugees, Positive Action in Housing and ChurchAction on Poverty will inform, equip and inspire you on what you can do to takea stand against destitution. It will also give you a tasty lunch! Whether you’ve only just discovered the destitution in our midst or you’vebeen active for a while, this event is for you. A film and campaigningresources will be launched and you will hear from those who have experienceddestitution. For more information or to book a place please contact us at elodiem@paih.orgor 0141 353 2220 http://www.stillhuman.org.uk/ ---Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (orwhatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing
provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers
in Glasgow?
 
Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in
Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.
 
You can donate in one of the following ways:
1. Email home@paih.org
with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact
you.
2. Make A One Off Payment Online:
https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590
3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own
internet banking by paying into the following account:
Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing
Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00
Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your
donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.
4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and
post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.

 --- Join the Glasgow Asylum Bail Circle - 

ongoingDo 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com

---The Unity Centre - 

ongoingUNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' 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 asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---

************ANTI-WAR--- 

Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoing
http://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.phpAward winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net---

***********SUSTAINABILITY---
 
Transition Glasgow Steering Group Meeting - Wednesday 16th January
 
Tackling Peak Oil and Climate Change Together
 
7pm
Phone 0141 946 8096 for details
 
---
 
Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk---Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 25th JanuaryA happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.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.htmLast Friday of every month, 5:30pm, George Square--- Glasgow Permaculture Network - new group A Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-op The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com ---  

**************TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local group Glasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at variouslocations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)yahoo.co.uk---

 ******************WORKPLACE ORGANISING---

IWW Meeting - Wednesday 6th February 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. 7-9pm, venue TBCenquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham 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.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ--- 

********************INDEPENDENT MEDIA---

Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staor
http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideoYou might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme atwww.brightecove.com

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.comChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK---AnarchoTVhttp://anarchotvscotland.blogspot.comFor more information email cinemaparadiso@riseup.net--- Variant Magazine - Winter issue out now http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/30texts/issue30.htmlPDF : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf 

---**************HOUSING---

New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoingWould 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---

************ FEMINISM --- 

Feminist Network Meeting - Sunday 20th January Fourth meeting of the Glasgow Feminist Network.1pm - 4pm
 
Planning our Week of Action, which willoccur prior to International Women’s Day (March 8), and discussing the inclusion of transgender women in our network. Please bring some ideasfor actions to the meeting. RSAMD (the big brick building at the intersection of Renfrew Street and Hope Street).The building is completely accessible. Come in the ground level entrance (to the left of the big steps) and you will see signs directing you to the room we'll be in.THIS MEETING IS WOMEN ONLY.Collection towards childcare costs - dependent on the generosity of women attending. :)glasgowfeministnetwork@hotmail.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetwork

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7331035847---

 *********** COMMUNITY EVENTS --- 
New Year Reshuffle - Saturday 26th January 
http://www.citystrolls.com/latest-updates/reshuffle/pages/reshuffle-08.htm The idea is to present a series of activities ranging from things to do with the kids to how to become more active in your community. We will cater for the book people, the film goers, as well as the experimental wean. We will be filling the MacLeod hall and other spaces with stalls and groups of all kinds.  Pearce Institute, Govan Road, opposite Govan underground.
12pm-6pm
---
 
Common Good Workshop - Saturday 26th January
 
Workshop starts 1:00 Common Knowledge and the Common Good.This workshop as part of the January Reshuffle will outline, on a national as well as a local level where the public stand regarding developments concerning their Common Good. The workshop includes the screening of a film by Simon Yuill. This film presents an overview of what the Common Good is, featuring an interview with land reform activist Andy Wightman along with members of local communities involved in Common Good campaigns.
 
--- 
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2008-01-18T17:13:00.000Z

This weekend there's another chance to get involved with Glasgow's new Feminist Network - come along and plot ideas for a week of action and International Women's Day (Feminism section).
 
Meanwhile, folk interested in helping make a smooth transition away from fossil fuels might be interested in Wednesday's meeting on Transition in Glasgow - see Sustainability for details.Have a good week!************CONTENTS:*REFUGEES*ANTI-WAR*SUSTAINABILITY*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY*WORKPLACE ORGANISING*INDEPENDENT MEDIA*HOUSING*FEMINISM*COMMUNITY EVENTS**************REFUGEES---
 
Still Human, Still Here - Saturday 2nd February
 10am to 1.30pmRenfield St Stephens Centre, 260 Bath Street This mini-conference, organised with refugees, Positive Action in Housing and ChurchAction on Poverty will inform, equip and inspire you on what you can do to takea stand against destitution. It will also give you a tasty lunch! Whether you’ve only just discovered the destitution in our midst or you’vebeen active for a while, this event is for you. A film and campaigningresources will be launched and you will hear from those who have experienceddestitution. For more information or to book a place please contact us at elodiem@paih.orgor 0141 353 2220 http://www.stillhuman.org.uk/ ---Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (orwhatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing
provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers
in Glasgow?
 
Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in
Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.
 
You can donate in one of the following ways:
1. Email home@paih.org
with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact
you.
2. Make A One Off Payment Online:
https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590
3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own
internet banking by paying into the following account:
Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing
Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00
Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your
donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.
4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and
post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.
 --- Join the Glasgow Asylum Bail Circle - ongoingDo 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---The Unity Centre - ongoingUNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' 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 asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---************ANTI-WAR--- Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoinghttp://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.phpAward winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net---***********SUSTAINABILITY---
 
Transition Glasgow Steering Group Meeting - Wednesday 16th January
 
Tackling Peak Oil and Climate Change Together
 
7pm
Phone 0141 946 8096 for details
 
---
 
Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk---Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 25th JanuaryA happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.All welcome!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Masshttp://www.citystrolls.com/z-f-page/critical.htmhttp://www.citystrolls.com/z-temp/bike-runs-pics.htmLast Friday of every month, 5:30pm, George Square--- Glasgow Permaculture Network - new group A Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-op The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com ---  **************TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local group Glasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at variouslocations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)yahoo.co.uk--- ******************WORKPLACE ORGANISING---IWW Meeting - Wednesday 6th February 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. 7-9pm, venue TBCenquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham 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.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ--- ********************INDEPENDENT MEDIA---Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staorhttp://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideoYou might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme atwww.brightecove.comhttp://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.comChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK---AnarchoTVhttp://anarchotvscotland.blogspot.comFor more information email cinemaparadiso@riseup.net--- Variant Magazine - Winter issue out now http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/30texts/issue30.htmlPDF : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf ---**************HOUSING---New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoingWould 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---************ FEMINISM --- Feminist Network Meeting - Sunday 20th January Fourth meeting of the Glasgow Feminist Network.1pm - 4pm
 
Planning our Week of Action, which willoccur prior to International Women’s Day (March 8), and discussing the inclusion of transgender women in our network. Please bring some ideasfor actions to the meeting. RSAMD (the big brick building at the intersection of Renfrew Street and Hope Street).The building is completely accessible. Come in the ground level entrance (to the left of the big steps) and you will see signs directing you to the room we'll be in.THIS MEETING IS WOMEN ONLY.Collection towards childcare costs - dependent on the generosity of women attending. :)glasgowfeministnetwork@hotmail.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetworkhttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7331035847--- *********** COMMUNITY EVENTS --- New Year Reshuffle - Saturday 26th January 
http://www.citystrolls.com/latest-updates/reshuffle/pages/reshuffle-08.htm The idea is to present a series of activities ranging from things to do with the kids to how to become more active in your community. We will cater for the book people, the film goers, as well as the experimental wean. We will be filling the MacLeod hall and other spaces with stalls and groups of all kinds.  Pearce Institute, Govan Road, opposite Govan underground.
12pm-6pm
---
 
Common Good Workshop - Saturday 26th January
 
Workshop starts 1:00 Common Knowledge and the Common Good.This workshop as part of the January Reshuffle will outline, on a national as well as a local level where the public stand regarding developments concerning their Common Good. The workshop includes the screening of a film by Simon Yuill. This film presents an overview of what the Common Good is, featuring an interview with land reform activist Andy Wightman along with members of local communities involved in Common Good campaigns.
 
--- 
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Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. New Year edition. Jan 3d 08

2008-01-03T22:58:00.000Z

Happy New Year from Glasgow Autonomy Updates!Resolve to try something new in 2008.  This week, there's the next meeting of the Glasgow Feminist Network (see Feminism section).  And the IWW will be appealing for solidarity in their phone blockade for blood service workers (Workplace Organising).Later on in the month, there's the New Year Reshuffle - if you'd like to run a stall or do a workshop, check the Community Events section for contact details!Have a good week!
************CONTENTS:
*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*HOUSING
*FEMINISM
*COMMUNITY EVENTS

**************REFUGEES---
Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (orwhatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing
provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers
in Glasgow?
 
Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in
Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.
 
You can donate in one of the following ways:
1. Email home@paih.org
with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact
you.
2. Make A One Off Payment Online:
https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590
3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own
internet banking by paying into the following account:
Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing
Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00
Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your
donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.
4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and
post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.

 --- 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com

---The Unity Centre - ongoing

UNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' 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 asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com
---
************ANTI-WAR
--- 
Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoing
http://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.phpAward winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas and Nukewatch.Contact: 
film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net

---***********SUSTAINABILITY---
Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk---Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 25th January A happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.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.htmLast Friday of every month, 5:30pm, George Square--- 

Glasgow Permaculture Network 
- new group A Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-op The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com ---  

**************TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local group Glasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at variouslocations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)yahoo.co.uk

--- ******************WORKPLACE ORGANISING---

IWW Meeting - January 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. Time and venue TBCenquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham 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.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ---
 
IWW Phone Protest - Sunday 7th January
 
In solidarity with IWW members and all workers in the English/Welsh Blood Service.
 
Please telephone, fax or email the UK Health Minister outlining your concerns about the cuts to the National Blood Service. Help tie down his phone and fax machine on January the 7th with complaints and help us make an impact. Alan Johnson MP Phone:- 0207 219 1305 0207 219 6637 01482 219211 Fax:- 01482 219211 0207 219 5856 Email:- windlet@parliament.uk 
johnsona@parliament.uk 
 
More info on the campaign to save the blood service:
www.nbs.iww.org / www.nbs-sos.blogspot.com ---********************ANARCHIST HISTORY---Anarchist History Channel - ongoing
Hi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:
At http://tinyurl.com/t8staor
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 onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme atwww.brightecove.com
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.comChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK---**********INDEPENDENT MEDIA---Glasgow "Indymedia" - new projectCurrently 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--- Variant Magazine - Winter issue out now http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/30texts/issue30.htmlPDF : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf 

---**************HOUSING---

New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoingWould 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---************
 
FEMINISM
 
---
 
Feminist Network Meeting - Monday 8th January
 
Third meeting of the Glasgow Feminist Network.7pm - 9pm.RSAMD (the big brick building at the intersection of Renfrew Street and Hope Street).The building is completely accessible. Come in the ground level entrance (to the left of the big steps) and you will see signs directing you to the room we'll be in.THIS MEETING IS WOMEN ONLY.Focus on activism tactics, learning about other activist groups, and creating a plan of action. Collection on the night towards childcare costs - dependent on the generosity of women attending. :)glasgowfeministnetwork@hotmail.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/glasgowfeministnetwork
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7331035847---
 
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
 
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New Year Reshuffle - Saturday 26th January
 
http://www.citystrolls.com/latest-updates/shuffle-08.htm
 
The idea is to present a series of activities ranging from things to do with the kids to how to become more active in your community. We will cater for the book people, the film goers, as well as the experimental wean. We will be filling the MacLeod hall and other spaces with stalls and groups of all kinds. 
 
Pearce Institute, Govan Road, opposite Govan underground.
 
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Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update 8 Dec.07

2007-12-08T23:50:00.000Z

Next weekend, avoid the Christmas frenzy at the next Radical Independent Bookfair.  There will be the usual radical resources, including discussions, film showings and book launches. Details under "Radical Independent Bookfair".Have a good week!
************CONTENTS:
*REFUGEES*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*HOUSING
*RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR

**************REFUGEES--- 
Ceilidh for Scottish Detainee Visitors - Saturday 15th December  Ceilidh to raise funds for Scottish Detainee VisitorsSupport detainees in DungavelBring your friends and family to enjoy a festive ceilidh 8pm -11pm (doors 7pm), St Helen's Hall, Langside, Glasgow (near Shawlands Cross)Tickets £5 on the door. Licensed bar selling alcoholic and soft drinks.For more information go to www.sdv.org.uk ---Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (or
whatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing
provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers
in Glasgow?
 
Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in
Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.
 
You can donate in one of the following ways:
1. Email home@paih.org
with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact
you.
2. Make A One Off Payment Online:
https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590
3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own
internet banking by paying into the following account:
Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing
Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00
Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your
donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.
4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and
post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.

 --- Join the Glasgow Asylum Bail Circle - 
ongoingDo 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---The Unity Centre - ongoingUNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' 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 asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---

************ANTI-WAR--- 
Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com
---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoinghttp://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.phpAward winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net---

***********SUSTAINABILITY---
Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk

---Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 29th DecemberA happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.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--- 

Glasgow Permaculture Network - 
new group A Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-op The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com ---  

**************TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local group Glasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at variouslocations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)yahoo.co.uk--- ******************WORKPLACE ORGANISING---IWW Meeting - Thursday 13th December 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. 
7.15pm
GU Postgraduate Club, off University Avenue
enquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham 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.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ---
********************ANARCHIST HISTORY---

Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staor
http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideoYou might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme atwww.brightecove.com
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com

---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541
http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.comChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK---

**********INDEPENDENT MEDIA---
Glasgow "Indymedia" - 
new projectCurrently 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--- Variant Magazine - Winter issue out now http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/30texts/issue30.htmlPDF : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf ---

**************HOUSING---
New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoingWould 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---

************ RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR --- Next RIB - Saturday 15th December CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street 12noon-10pmstalls / resources / videotheque / events free entry

12.30pm - 1.00pm Broth Mix Recipe Book Launch

1.00pm - 2.30pm Discussion -Anarchism, Politics and Direct Action - with Glasgow Anarchists
2.30pm - 4.00pm 
Film Event - Standing with the StudentsSince 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. 

4.00pm - 5.30pm 
Discussion - City Strolls Bridge Project On the "practicalities" of working and cooperating with each other in the movement for change. 

5.30pm - 7.00pm Discussion - IWW and Grassroots Workplace OrganisingRadical organising as healthworkers. A history, current issues and a vision for the future. All welcome. 

7.00pm - 8.30pm Book Launch -THE KURDISH AND ARMENIAN GENOCIDES: FROM CENSORSHIP AND DENIAL TO RECOGNITION? 
8.30pm - 10.00pm Book Event NEW LABOUR / HARD LABOUR - RESTRUCTURING AND RESISTANCE INSIDE THE WELFARE INDUSTRY. www.ribproject.org 
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Radical Inrepenent Bookfair - Sat Dec.15th CCA

2007-11-30T10:09:00.000Z

+ 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.

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update 30 Nov 07

2007-11-30T09:46:00.001Z

If you have some spare time, why not visit Faslane Peace Camp? Visitors are appreciated all year round, but especially in winter when numbers can be lower.  Whether interested in doing and action or just sharing some vegan cake, check the Anti War section for contact details.Have a good week!************CONTENTS:
*REFUGEES*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*HOUSING*RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR

**************REFUGEES---
 
Ceilidh for Scottish Detainee Visitors - Saturday 15th December
 
Ceilidh to raise funds for Scottish Detainee VisitorsSupport detainees in DungavelBring your friends and family to enjoy a festive ceilidh 8pm -11pm (doors 7pm), St Helen's Hall, Langside, Glasgow (near Shawlands Cross)Tickets £5 on the door. Licensed bar selling alcoholic and soft drinks.For more information go to www.sdv.org.uk
 
---Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing
Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (or whatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers in Glasgow? Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.  
You can donate in one of the following ways:
1. Email home@paih.org
with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact
you.
2. Make A One Off Payment Online:
https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590
3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own
internet banking by paying into the following account:
Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing
Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00
Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your
donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.
4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and
post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ. --- Join the Glasgow Asylum Bail Circle - ongoingDo 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com

---The Unity Centre - ongoing

UNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' 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 asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com 

---************ANTI-WAR---

Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com 

---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoing

http://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.php Award winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net

---***********SUSTAINABILITY---

Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk

---Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 30th November

A happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.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--- 

Glasgow Permaculture Network - new group 

A Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-op The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com ---  Climate Change March - Saturday 8th December Meet at the M74 "ski jump" ramps at 12:30PM (Nearest subway is West Street)More details TBC. 

---**************TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local group Glasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at variouslocations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)yahoo.co.uk

--- ******************WORKPLACE ORGANISING---

IWW Meeting - December 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. Date, time and venue TBCenquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham 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.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ

---********************ANARCHIST HISTORY---

Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staorhttp://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideoYou might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme atwww.brightecove.comhttp://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.com

ChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK

---**********INDEPENDENT MEDIA---

Glasgow "Indymedia" - new projectCurrently 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--- Variant Magazine - Winter issue out now http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/30texts/issue30.htmlPDF : 
full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf 

---**************HOUSING---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 
---************ RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR --- 

Next RIB - Saturday 15th December CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street Further details TBA www.ribproject.org --- ***********************
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Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update 30 Nov 07

2007-11-30T09:46:00.000Z

If you have some spare time, why not visit Faslane Peace Camp? Visitors are appreciated all year round, but especially in winter when numbers can be lower.  Whether interested in doing and action or just sharing some vegan cake, check the Anti War section for contact details.Have a good week!************CONTENTS:
*REFUGEES*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*HOUSING*RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR

**************REFUGEES---
 
Ceilidh for Scottish Detainee Visitors - Saturday 15th December
 
Ceilidh to raise funds for Scottish Detainee VisitorsSupport detainees in DungavelBring your friends and family to enjoy a festive ceilidh 8pm -11pm (doors 7pm), St Helen's Hall, Langside, Glasgow (near Shawlands Cross)Tickets £5 on the door. Licensed bar selling alcoholic and soft drinks.For more information go to www.sdv.org.uk
 
---Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing
Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (or whatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers in Glasgow? Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.  
You can donate in one of the following ways:
1. Email home@paih.org
with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact
you.
2. Make A One Off Payment Online:
https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590
3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own
internet banking by paying into the following account:
Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing
Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00
Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your
donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.
4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and
post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ. --- Join the Glasgow Asylum Bail Circle - ongoingDo 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com

---The Unity Centre - ongoing

UNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' 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 asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com 

---************ANTI-WAR---

Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com 

---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoing

http://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.php Award winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net

---***********SUSTAINABILITY---

Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk

---Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 30th November

A happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.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--- 

Glasgow Permaculture Network - new group 

A Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-op The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com ---  Climate Change March - Saturday 8th December Meet at the M74 "ski jump" ramps at 12:30PM (Nearest subway is West Street)More details TBC. 

---**************TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local group Glasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at variouslocations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)yahoo.co.uk

--- ******************WORKPLACE ORGANISING---

IWW Meeting - December 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. Date, time and venue TBCenquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham 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.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ

---********************ANARCHIST HISTORY---

Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staorhttp://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideoYou might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme atwww.brightecove.comhttp://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.com

ChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK

---**********INDEPENDENT MEDIA---

Glasgow "Indymedia" - new projectCurrently 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--- Variant Magazine - Winter issue out now http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/30texts/issue30.htmlPDF : 
full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf 

---**************HOUSING---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 
---************ RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR --- 

Next RIB - Saturday 15th December CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street Further details TBA www.ribproject.org --- ***********************
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2007-11-25T23:42:00.000Z

information on Raytheon database of UK travellers)

No to ID
http://www.no2id.net/

Defy ID
http://www.defy-id.org.uk/index.htm

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update

2007-11-16T19:24:00.000Z

This week, why not get involved in new groups and ideas in Glasgow? There's a permaculture network and a new housing co-op in the planning - check the Sustainability and Housing sections for details.Have a good week!

CONTENTS:
*REFUGEES*
ANTI-WAR*
SUSTAINABILITY*
TACTICAL FRIVOLITY*
WORKPLACE ORGANISING*
ANARCHIST HISTORY*
INDEPENDENT MEDIA*
SOLIDARITY*
HOUSING*
RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR

**************REFUGEES--- Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing 
Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (or
whatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing
provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers
in Glasgow?
 
Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in
Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.
 
You can donate in one of the following ways:
1. Email home@paih.org
with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact
you.
2. Make A One Off Payment Online:
https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590
3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own
internet banking by paying into the following account:
Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing
Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00
Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your
donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue.
4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and
post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.
 --- Join the Glasgow Asylum Bail Circle - ongoingDo 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---The Unity Centre - ongoingUNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' 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 asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---

************ANTI-WAR--- 

Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoinghttp://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.phpAward winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net---

***********SUSTAINABILITY---

Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk---Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 30th NovemberA happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.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---Tree Week at Talamh - Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th November 10am to 4pmTalamh Life Centre, Birkhill House, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire. ML11 0NJAs part of the Tree Council’s National Tree Week, Talamh will once againbe holding a tree weekend. Talamh invites people to come along and takepart in the annual tree planting festival at November’s tree weekend.Wewill be tree-planting, taking care of trees already planted, pruning,weaving in the willow hedge planted last year, as well as providinggeneral habitat maintenance.Stay for the whole day and take part in what’s going on, or just comealong to see what’s happening and have a look and wander around thesite. Soup for lunch will be available and hot drinks during the day.Bring warm and waterproof clothes, etc – it’s muddy here!For more info and travel directions contact - 01555 820550 or emailtalamh@lineone.net. or see www.talamhlifecentre.org.uk--- Glasgow Permaculture Network - new group A Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-op The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com ---
 
Buy Nothing Day - Saturday 24th November
 
Buchanan Galleries - St. Enoch Centre - The Really Posh Shopping Centre on Buchanan St - Anywhere Where There's Escalators...
 
Races
Prizes (liberated stuff)
Going Up the Down Way + Down the Up Way
Races G.U.D.W.+D.U.W (like the travellator at the end of "Gladiators")
 
and general spontaneous creation of escalator blockages. 
 
Meet Buchanan St Tube Exit, Glasgow, Saturday 24/11 at 12pm.
 
Wear? Blank t-shirt / with? "i am not shopping" written on. 
(Marker pens will be available on the day).
 
 
http://www.adbusters.org/home/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Nothing_Day
 
---
 
Climate Change March - Saturday 8th December
 
Meet at the M74 "ski jump" ramps at 12:30PM (Nearest subway is West Street)More details TBC.
 
---**************TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - local group
 
Glasgow Kiss Clowns now meet irregularly at variouslocations - for more info contact mashtram (AT)yahoo.co.uk--- 

******************WORKPLACE ORGANISING---

IWW Meeting - Wednesdy 5th December 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. The Pearce Institute, Govan Road, (opposite Govan Underground)7-9pmenquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham 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.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ---

********************ANARCHIST HISTORY---

Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staor http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideoYou might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme atwww.brightecove.comhttp://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) 

onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541 http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.comChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK---

**********INDEPENDENT MEDIA---

Glasgow "Indymedia" - new projectCurrently 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--- Variant Magazine - Winter issue out now http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/30texts/issue30.htmlPDF : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf ---

**************SOLIDARITY

Make Lying History! Campaign - ongoingA 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---

*******************HOUSING---

New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoingWould 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---

************ ANTI-COMMONWEALTH GAMES ---

 Anti-Commonwealth Games website - ongoing There has been much ado about the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow for a while now. It's everywhere. You can't escape it - but did anyone ever ask you if you wanted it? It's time amidst all the glossy nonsense that we stand up and becounted. We don't back the bid!http://saynotothegames.blogspot.com/--- 

********************** RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR --- 

Next RIB - Saturday 15th December CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street Further details TBA www.ribproject.org --- ***********************
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Polish Art in Glasgow

2007-11-10T18:42:00.001Z

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"The Place"
Two weeks of Polish and Scottish cultural stimulation

Glasgow hosts three Polish and Scottish Contemporary Art exhibitions
9th to 23rd November 2007 - Two weeks of Scottish and Polish Cultural
Stimulation. www.theplaceculturalstimulation.blogspot.com

"The Place" Exhibition Opening - 9th November - 6pm - The Sikorski
Polish Club, 5 Park Grove Terrace (facing Kelvingrove Park).

November 10 - opening of "The Place" exhibitions/installations at St
Simons Church, 6pm then St Peters Church, 7.30pm.

November 11, 6pm - The Sikorski Polish Club - Performance of
storytelling, poetry, theatre, music and discussion as part of Polish
Day of Independence and British Remembrance Day.
The "Gappad" theatre group will perform 11/11 - a play based on the
poetry of a young member of "Gappad" Gosi Zbudniewek.
http://www.gappadtheatre.co.uk/
Cast: Anita Łenyk, Malgorzata Zbudniewek, Agnieszka Bresler, Piotr
Kurjata and Dominik Dąbek.

supported by: Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, The
Sikorski Polish Club(The Polish Social & Educational Society) Glasgow,
Scottish Polish Cultural Association, Edinburgh, Polish Cultural
Institute, www.edinburgh.com.pl, Polish Art Scotland, szkocja24.pl,
CraigmillarPartnership, www.pacaplace.org

The Polish Club, 5 Park Grove Terrace, Glasgow G3 7SD
www.homestead.com/sikorskipolishclub

0141 339 1368 for info

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. 5 November Boom

2007-11-05T22:26:00.001Z

This week there's an urgent appeal for funds to help house new migrants in Glasgow over the winter - see the Refugees section. Plus, new and exciting groups to join - check out "Sustainability" and "Ideas for Action."Have a good week!CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES*ANTI-WAR*SUSTAINABILITY*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY*WORKPLACE ORGANISING*ANARCHIST HISTORY*INDEPENDENT MEDIA*SOLIDARITY*HOUSING*RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR *IDEAS FOR ACTION
REFUGEES
 
Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing
 
Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (or whatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers in Glasgow?
 
Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.
 
You can donate in one of the following ways:
1. Email home@paih.org
with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact
you.
2. Make A One Off Payment Online:
https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590
3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own
internet banking by paying into the following account:
Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing
Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00
Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue. 4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.
 
---
 
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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---The Unity Centre - ongoingUNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' 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 asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---

************ANTI-WAR---

 Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoinghttp://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.phpAward winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net---

***********SUSTAINABILITY---

Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk---Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 30th NovemberA happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.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.htmLast Friday of every month, 5:30pm, George Square---Tree Week at Talamh - Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th November 10am to 4pmTalamh Life Centre, Birkhill House, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire. ML11 0NJAs part of the Tree Council’s National Tree Week, Talamh will once againbe holding a tree weekend. Talamh invites people to come along and takepart in the annual tree planting festival at November’s tree weekend.Wewill be tree-planting, taking care of trees already planted, pruning,weaving in the willow hedge planted last year, as well as providinggeneral habitat maintenance.Stay for the whole day and take part in what’s going on, or just comealong to see what’s happening and have a look and wander around thesite. Soup for lunch will be available and hot drinks during the day.Bring warm and waterproof clothes, etc – it’s muddy here!For more info and travel directions contact - 01555 820550 or emailtalamh@lineone.net. or see www.talamhlifecentre.org.uk---
 
Glasgow Permaculture Network - new group
 
A Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-op The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com
 
---**************TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - Thursday 8th NovemberThe Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent RebelClown Army (CIRCA) meets every Thursday (EXCEPT THELAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH) from 6pmtill 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the LansdowneChurch (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).All welcome. Come along to find your inner Clown, haveloads of fun, and plot sinister plans forrevolutionarysilliness.Contact Major Pant-Sweat, mashtram(AT)yahoo.co.ukwww.glasgowkiss.org.uk
www.clownarmy.orghttp://www.rebelclown.net/clogs/--- 

******************WORKPLACE ORGANISING---

IWW Meeting - Wednesday 7th November 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. The Pearce Institute, Govan Road, (opposite Govan Underground)
7-9pmenquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham 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.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ---

********************ANARCHIST HISTORY---

Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staorhttp://www.brightcove.com/
channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideoYou might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme at www.brightecove.com http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) 
onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541
http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.comChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK---

**********INDEPENDENT MEDIA---

Glasgow "Indymedia" - new projectCurrently 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--- Variant Magazine - Winter issue out now http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/30texts/issue30.htmlPDF : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf 
---

**************SOLIDARITY 

Make Lying History! Campaign - ongoingA 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---

*******************HOUSING---

New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoingWould 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---

************ ANTI-COMMONWEALTH GAMES --- 

Anti-Commonwealth Games website - ongoing There has been much ado about the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow for a while now. It's everywhere. You can't escape it - but did anyone ever ask you ifyou wanted it? It's time amidst all the glossy nonsense that we stand up and becounted. We don't back the bid!http://saynotothegames.blogspot.com/--- 

********************** RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR
 
---
 
Next RIB - Saturday 15th December
 
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street
 
Further details TBA
 
www.ribproject.org
 
---
 
***********************
 
IDEAS FOR ACTION
 
---
 
"Next Steps" - Friday 9th November
 
So you want to change the world?Are you committed to bringing about dramatic social change within your lifetime?If so, please join a new, independent group of thinkers for an informal lunch at1pm  Room 5.44 of the Department of Geography and Sociologyin the Graham Hills Building (Richmond Street) at the University of Strathclyde.We hope to begin formulating a vision of a better world and considering ways in which we can work towards it.
 
rebecca@shiftyparadigms.org
 
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2007-11-05T22:26:00.000Z

This week there's an urgent appeal for funds to help house new migrants in Glasgow over the winter - see the Refugees section. Plus, new and exciting groups to join - check out "Sustainability" and "Ideas for Action."Have a good week!CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES*ANTI-WAR*SUSTAINABILITY*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY*WORKPLACE ORGANISING*ANARCHIST HISTORY*INDEPENDENT MEDIA*SOLIDARITY*HOUSING*RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR *IDEAS FOR ACTION
REFUGEES
 
Positive Action in Housing Appeal - ongoing
 
Can you give a small but regular donation of £10 per month (or whatever you can afford) to help Positive Action in Housing provide food and temporary shelter for destitute asylum seekers in Glasgow?
 
Hundreds of destitute people are now relying on Positive Action in Housing to help them survive hunger and destitution.
 
You can donate in one of the following ways:
1. Email home@paih.org
with any queries or offers of support and we will then contact
you.
2. Make A One Off Payment Online:
https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=51590
3. Internet Banking: Set up a regular payment through your own
internet banking by paying into the following account:
Name of Account: Positive Action in Housing
Current account: 00447398 Sort Code 82 20 00
Please remember: if you are a UK taxpayer, please gift aid your donation so that we can reclaim 25% from the Inland Revenue. 4. Make out a cheque payable to: Positive Action in Housing, and post to PAIH, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ.
 
---
 
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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---The Unity Centre - ongoingUNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' 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 asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---

************ANTI-WAR---

 Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoinghttp://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.phpAward winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net---

***********SUSTAINABILITY---

Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk---Glasgow Critical Mass - Friday 30th NovemberA happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.All welcome!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Masshttp://www.citystrolls.com/z-f-page/critical.htmhttp://www.citystrolls.com/z-temp/bike-runs-pics.htmLast Friday of every month, 5:30pm, George Square---Tree Week at Talamh - Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th November 10am to 4pmTalamh Life Centre, Birkhill House, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire. ML11 0NJAs part of the Tree Council’s National Tree Week, Talamh will once againbe holding a tree weekend. Talamh invites people to come along and takepart in the annual tree planting festival at November’s tree weekend.Wewill be tree-planting, taking care of trees already planted, pruning,weaving in the willow hedge planted last year, as well as providinggeneral habitat maintenance.Stay for the whole day and take part in what’s going on, or just comealong to see what’s happening and have a look and wander around thesite. Soup for lunch will be available and hot drinks during the day.Bring warm and waterproof clothes, etc – it’s muddy here!For more info and travel directions contact - 01555 820550 or emailtalamh@lineone.net. or see www.talamhlifecentre.org.uk---
 
Glasgow Permaculture Network - new group
 
A Proposal:To establish and develop a Glasgow-based network of individuals dedicated to carrying out hands-on environmental projects based on permaculture principles.Possible projects might include:Backcourt clean-ups / Taking on or helping out with allotments / Guerrilla gardening and intervention / Highlighting neglected places and spaces left over after planning /Outreach work / Food co-op The network should be independent, autonomous and self-supporting, relying on hands-on voluntary work rather than council or government agency funding.Let me know what you think...pjbarham@btinternet.com
 
---**************TACTICAL FRIVOLITY---

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - Thursday 8th NovemberThe Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent RebelClown Army (CIRCA) meets every Thursday (EXCEPT THELAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH) from 6pmtill 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the LansdowneChurch (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).All welcome. Come along to find your inner Clown, haveloads of fun, and plot sinister plans forrevolutionarysilliness.Contact Major Pant-Sweat, mashtram(AT)yahoo.co.ukwww.glasgowkiss.org.ukwww.clownarmy.orghttp://www.rebelclown.net/clogs/--- 

******************WORKPLACE ORGANISING---

IWW Meeting - Wednesday 7th November 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. The Pearce Institute, Govan Road, (opposite Govan Underground)
7-9pmenquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham 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.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ---

********************ANARCHIST HISTORY---

Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staorhttp://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideoYou might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme atwww.brightecove.comhttp://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) 
onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.comChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK---

**********INDEPENDENT MEDIA---

Glasgow "Indymedia" - new projectCurrently 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--- Variant Magazine - Winter issue out now http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/30texts/issue30.htmlPDF : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf 
---

**************SOLIDARITY 

Make Lying History! Campaign - ongoingA 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---*******************HOUSING---New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoingWould 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---

************ ANTI-COMMONWEALTH GAMES --- 

Anti-Commonwealth Games website - ongoing There has been much ado about the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow for a while now. It's everywhere. You can't escape it - but did anyone ever ask you ifyou wanted it? It's time amidst all the glossy nonsense that we stand up and becounted. We don't back the bid!http://saynotothegames.blogspot.com/--- 

********************** RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR
 
---
 
Next RIB - Saturday 15th December
 
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street
 
Further details TBA
 
www.ribproject.org
 
---
 
***********************
 
IDEAS FOR ACTION
 
---
 
"Next Steps" - Friday 9th November
 
So you want to change the world?Are you committed to bringing about dramatic social change within your lifetime?If so, please join a new, independent group of thinkers for an informal lunch at1pm  Room 5.44 of the Department of Geography and Sociologyin the Graham Hills Building (Richmond Street) at the University of Strathclyde.We hope to begin formulating a vision of a better world and considering ways in which we can work towards it.
 
rebecca@shiftyparadigms.org
 
---
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Press Release – Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign

2007-11-02T22:43:00.000Z

Press enquiries –  T: 07784824491
E: gmmc@hotmail.co.uk 
www.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaign 
The Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity, 
23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ  

On Monday 5th November 2007 at 2pm, Glasgow Sheriff Court, ABF 
Grains Ltd (formerly known as Allied Bakers) will be sentenced having pleaded guilty to 3 of the 5 charges under Health & Safety Laws in the case concerning the death of Graham Meldrum. TNT Logistics have pleaded not guilty to the 5 charges against them. They pleaded not guilty because the sheriff would not allow them yet another extention at the last court hearing, however it is thought that they will change their plea to guilty to some charges on the 5th Nov. The Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign will meet at 1pm at the Tulip Inn across from the Nautical College and march with banners, drums, whistles past the Procurator Fiscal's office to the court chanting with loud-hailers; 

Allied Bakers - MURDERERS1
TNT - MURDERERS1
Procurator Fiscal - DO YOUR JOB!

Everyone is welcome to demonstrate against Corporate Killers. 

Notes to editors:
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. 
DON’T LET EMPLOYERS GET AWAY WITH MURDER # HARD WORK NEVER KILLED ANYONE..? 

...well here at the Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign we don't agree with that, work kills and maims. Families Against Corporate Killing (F.A.C.K.) estimate that 1,700 people are killed annually in workplace incidents; that's not including the thousands who die of occupational diseases. We refuse to use the word accident because over 70% of deaths and injuries are due to management health and safety issues. Like F.A.C.K.  we want government action to implement laws of corporate manslaughter for employers who negligently kill and maim workers. If they take the profits they must take the responsibility.

We are disgusted at the slashing of the Health and Safety Executive's budget-meaning less inspections in an already under-resourced area. We call for more protection for all workers and seek corporate accountability through a change in Legislation. More importantly we ask you to look after yourselves, your work colleagues; no matter what pressure or expectations companies put on you don't do anything that is unsafe- don't put yourself or any of your fellow workers lives at risk. 

We can't bring Graham back, or any of the countless others, but together we can fight to stop other needless deaths. # Other useful contacts:
F.A.C.K. (Families Against Corporate Killing)- www.fack.org.uk
Centre For Corporate Accountability- www.centreforcorporateaccountability.org

Simon Jones Memorial Campaign-  www.simonjones.org.uk 
Health & Safety Executive- www.hse.gov.uk
Hazards Campaign- www.hazardscampaign.org.uk
Schnews- www.schnews.org.uk# Corporate Watch- www.corporatewatch.org
 STUC- Ian Tasker- Tasker@stuc.org.uk 

Paula Larkin
Development Worker
Document - International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
tel: 00 44 141 357 4212
m: 07765396226
www.docfilmfest.org.uk
Document 5
17th - 21st Oct 2007

PLEASE HELP 14 YEAR OLD SCHOOL GIRL MELTEM AVCIL TO BE RELEASED FROM DETENTION

2007-11-02T22:39:00.000Z

 PLEASE HELP 14 YEAR OLD SCHOOL GIRL MELTEM AVCIL TO BE RELEASED FROM DETENTION BEFORE HER 15TH BIRTHDAY ON NOVEMBER 21, 2007.
"For education, I get maths for 9 year olds, and then jigsaw puzzles, no they don't give you an education, and even if they did I don't think u can get educated in there when you know its really a prison."URGENT ACTION ALERT

Please help 14 year old Doncaster schoolgirl, Meltem Avcil, and her mother to be released from Yarl's Wood Detention Centre, where they has been held for OVER THREE MONTHS since August 2007.

Meltem and her mum are Kurdish. Meltem speaks with an English accent. 

They fled persecution from Turkey to Germany in 2001. They were refused asylum in Germany and sought asylum in the UK. Meltem's most formative years have been spent here. She fears being deported back to Germany, and then Turkey, a country she says she simply does not know anymore. 

 

In August 2007, 12 immigration officials carried out a dawn raid on the Avcil's family home in Doncaster. They were then taken to a police station, and driven in a caged van for 2 ½ hours to Yarls wood detention centre.

On Thursday 1 November 2007, Meltem and her mother were refused bail for a FIFTH time. We understand that the judge refused bail because she wanted medical evidence to show that Meltem 'does not want to stay Yarl's Wood'. It is unbelievable that a judge would want 'medical evidence' to ascertain whether a 14 year old girl - who has committed no crime whatsoever - would want to stay in Yarl's Wood, especially when that child is stood right in front of you at a bail hearing, and can speak English without an interpreter and is intelligent enough to understand any questions the judge might wish to put to her about whether she wants to stay in Yarls Wood.

We are very concerned about Meltem who has been incarcerated at Yarl's Wood for more than three months now  and no one in authority seems to be concerned about this or the psychological trauma she is suffering as a result. After being refused bail the fourth time, she began to self-harm and cut her arms, something she has never done before. Some of you will remember the Ay family, who were detained at Dungavel immigration centre in Scotland for more than a year. They were granted indefinite leave to live in Germany on humanitarian grounds, after psychiatric reports showed they had been psychologically traumatised during their incarceration at Dungavel.

Speaking tearfully of her experience at Yarls Wood, Meltem said:

"I feel like I've committed a crime or something, I feel ashamed. They treat people like animals in here - it's no different from a jail. I've been living I this country for six yrs now and they want to deport me back to a country I don't even know.

"For education, I get maths for 9 year olds, and then jigsaw puzzles, no they don't give you n education, and even if they did I don't think u can get educated in there when you know its really a prison.

"I saw an officer slapping a little two year old baby because he was playing with lights. And a mother crying for her baby because they wouldn't take her to healthcare but baby was vomiting and had a high temperature. The officers were being really nasty like they're just lowering them down saying words to make them sadder."

Meltem went onto say she missed her school friends, and her teachers, including Mrs Jones (English), Mr Richardson (Science) and Miss Westoby (Drama). She said:

"At school I was good at science, maths, and history, I wanted to become a doctor. My teachers, they were really kind, and really tried to help me. I miss them all so much, just being a schoolchild and doing normal things, with my friends Kirsty, Charlotte and Natalie. .. I want just to get out of here and see my teachers and friends again. I want to stop seeing my mum so sad and crying".

Currently, there are 50 children being held in Yarls Wood, the oldest is Meltem and the youngest are babies.

Meltem's school was unaware until two days ago that she was still in the UK, or that she was in Yarl's Wood. At her school, Hall Cross Lower School, in Doncaster, Meltem was described by her teachers as a "Number 1 student". 

WHY ARE THEY BEING INCARCERATED?  

Meltem and her mum were threatened with removal by Home Office officials on at least three previous occasions but have NEVER tried to abscond. 

There are very good grounds for the family to remain in the UK. 

The Avcil family's lawyer, Andrew Van As, is also still pursuing a judicial review on their behalf.  (Meltem has spent her most formative years in this country, and has been at school here for more than five years, they have settled fully into their local community, and under the Ankara agreement they may have grounds to remain in the UK). 

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Please telephone, write to, email or fax the following individuals asking them to help Meltem Avcil. In all cases, please email home@paih.org  copies of your correspondence and we will forward this to the lawyers and Meltem along with any messages of support.

FAX THE DUTY CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICER

Ask the Chief Immigration Officer to release Meltem Avcil and her mother from Yarls Wood so that Meltem can pursue her education at Hall Cross Lower School, Doncaster. Send your fax to:  

R. Neligan

Duty chief immigration officer

Chief Immigration Office

B.I.A. North East Yorkshire & Humberside Enforcement Unit

FAX No: 01709501812

FAX THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HOME DEPARTMENT

Ask the Secretary of state for the Home Department to allow Meltem Avcil and her mother be released from Yarls Wood and be allowed to pursue their judicial review and Meltem's education at Hall Cross Lower School, Doncaster. 

Fax:                0208 196 3248 

WRITE, FAX OR EMAIL THE FAMILY'S MP 

Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP

 

Ask Rosie Winterton MP to intervene with the Secretary of State for Home Department and ask for Meltem Avcil and her mother be released from Yarls Wood and be allowed to pursue their judicial review and Meltem's education at Hall Cross Lower School, Doncaster.

Email: wintertonr@parliament.uk  

Constituency office:
Room 9
The Trades and Labour Club
115 St Sepulchre Gate West
Doncaster
DN1 3AH 
Tel: 01302 326297
Fax: 01302 342921 

Parliamentary Office: 

House of Commons

London

SW1A 0AA 

Tel. 0207 219 0925 

Fax: 0207 219 2811

FAX, WRITE OR TELEPHONE THE HEAD TEACHER OF HALL CROSS LOWER SCHOOL, DONCASTER 
Ask the head teacher of Hall Cross Lower School to call for the release of Meltem so that she can resume her education in freedom until her asylum claim is settled.

Head teacher

Hall Cross Lower School 

St. Michaels Road 

Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN4 5LU
Tel: 01302 535559
Fax: 01302 533960

WRITE TO THE HOME SECRETARY

Ask the Home Secretary to allow Meltem Avcil and her mother be released from Yarls Wood and be allowed to pursue their judicial review and Meltem's education at Hall Cross Lower School, Doncaster. 
Fax:                Jacqui Smith, Home Secretary on: 020 7035 4745. 

OR write to:

Jacqui Smith

Minister for Immigration

Home Office

50 Queen Anne's Gate

London SW1H 9AT

Climate March 2007

2007-10-31T10:47:00.002Z

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Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. 30 October

2007-10-30T09:13:00.001Z

Critical Mass rolls into town again tomorrow, and with Halloween just next week, why not decorate your bike for the occasion?  All the usual street-reclaiming fun and maybe some spooky surprises....?
Have a good weekCONTENTS:*REFUGEES*ANTI-WAR*SUSTAINABILITY*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY*WORKPLACE ORGANISING*ANARCHIST HISTORY*INDEPENDENT MEDIA*SOLIDARITY*HOUSING

REFUGEES---Join the Glasgow Asylum Bail Circle - ongoingDo 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---The Unity Centre - ongoingUNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed byasylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers andsans papiers.The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near tothe Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared ofbeing detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can 'signin' 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 asylumseekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on0141 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 7992theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com---

ANTI-WAR--- 
Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of directaction to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 milesnorth of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,or longer!Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from JamaicaStreet to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peacecamp.For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com---Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoinghttp://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.phpAward winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will belaunching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weaponsand their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your areaget the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening inyour area.Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker tocome along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you tobe responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening ispublicised locally.The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or yourorganisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) youwill be directly supporting the production of the film and yourgenerosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas andNukewatch.Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761www.camcorderguerillas.net---

SUSTAINABILITY---
Talamh Housing Co-op - ongoingIf you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help outfor a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaoticcommunity, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed inthe 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 10adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It's amember of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for socialchange.For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 alsosee http://www.talamh.org.uk---

Glasgow Critical Mass
 - Friday 26th OctoberA happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ridethrough Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, lesshostile.All welcome!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Masshttp://www.citystrolls.com/z-f-page/critical.htmhttp://www.citystrolls.com/z-temp/bike-runs-pics.htmLast Friday of every month, 5:30pm, George Square---

Tree Week at Talamh - Friday 23rd - 
Sunday 25th November 10am to 4pmTalamh Life Centre, Birkhill House, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire. ML11 0NJAs part of the Tree Council’s National Tree Week, Talamh will once againbe holding a tree weekend. Talamh invites people to come along and takepart in the annual tree planting festival at November’s tree weekend.Wewill be tree-planting, taking care of trees already planted, pruning,weaving in the willow hedge planted last year, as well as providinggeneral habitat maintenance.Stay for the whole day and take part in what’s going on, or just comealong to see what’s happening and have a look and wander around thesite. Soup for lunch will be available and hot drinks during the day.Bring warm and waterproof clothes, etc – it’s muddy here!For more info and travel directions contact - 01555 820550 or emailtalamh@lineone.net. or see www.talamhlifecentre.org.uk---

TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
---Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - Thursday 2nd NovemberThe Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent RebelClown Army (CIRCA) meets every Thursday (EXCEPT THELAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH) from 6pmtill 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the LansdowneChurch (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).All welcome. Come along to find your inner Clown, haveloads of fun, and plot sinister plans forrevolutionarysilliness.Contact Major Pant-Sweat, mashtram(AT)yahoo.co.ukwww.glasgowkiss.org.ukwww.clownarmy.orghttp://www.rebelclown.net/clogs/--- 

WORKPLACE ORGANISING---
IWW Meeting - first week of November 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. Date, time and venue TBCenquiries 07910 627 970---Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign - ongoingGraham 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.ukwww.myspace.com/gmmemorialcampaignThe Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign, GreenCity,23 Fleming St, Dennistoun, Glasgow, G31 1PQ---

ANARCHIST HISTORY
---Anarchist History Channel - ongoingHi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchistfilm (feature/documentary) channel:At http://tinyurl.com/t8staorhttp://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideoYou might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and'Persons Unknown'‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel onthe Anarchist History channelPlease note that you can have these films shown freely on your own websiteby applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme atwww.brightecove.comhttp://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about thewebsite where the Player will be located. It's dead simple, really!See also http://www.londonfreetv.com---New Radical Films OnlineFour new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channelViva Zapata! (1952) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939Tupamaros onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775Cuba - Memoria Sindical onhttp://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.comChristieBooks, PO Box 35, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2UX, UK---

INDEPENDENT MEDIA---
Glasgow "Indymedia" - new projectCurrently 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--- Variant Magazine - Winter issue out now http://www.variant.org.uk...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coveragein the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.text : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/30texts/issue30.htmlPDF : full issuehttp://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf ---

SOLIDARITY
Make Lying History! Campaign - ongoingA 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--

HOUSING---
New Housing Co-operative for Glasgow - ongoingWould 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---

ANTI-COMMONWEALTH GAMES ---
 Anti-Commonwealth Games website - ongoing There has been much ado about the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow for a while now. It's everywhere. You can't escape it - but did anyone ever ask you ifyou wanted it? It's time amidst all the glossy nonsense that we stand up and be
counted. We don't back the bid!http://saynotothegames.blogspot.com/--- 

And http://www.citystrolls.com/games/game-park.htm

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Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. 10 .10.07

2007-10-10T18:46:00.000Z

This week there's loads going on at the CCA! From open source software to radical books, through organic food and human rights films, each event is full of new information and ideas on how to get active. These events cover so many sections you'll just have to read the whole update to find out about them.... ;)Have a good week!


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CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*SOLIDARITY
*HOUSING
*RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR
*ANTI COMMONWEALTH GAMES
*ELECTRON CLUB
*FILM SCREENINGS

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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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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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Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoing

http://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.php

Award winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will be
launching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.

This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weapons
and their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your area
get the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10
(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening in
your area.

Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker to
come along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you to
be responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening is
publicised locally.

The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or your
organisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) you
will be directly supporting the production of the film and your
generosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas and
Nukewatch.

Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761
www.camcorderguerillas.net

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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 26th October

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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Tree Week at Talamh - Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th November
 
10am to 4pm
Talamh Life Centre, Birkhill House, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire. ML11 0NJ

As part of the Tree Council’s National Tree Week, Talamh will once again
be holding a tree weekend. Talamh invites people to come along and take
part in the annual tree planting festival at November’s tree weekend.We
will be tree-planting, taking care of trees already planted, pruning,
weaving in the willow hedge planted last year, as well as providing
general habitat maintenance.
Stay for the whole day and take part in what’s going on, or just come
along to see what’s happening and have a look and wander around the
site. Soup for lunch will be available and hot drinks during the day.

Bring warm and waterproof clothes, etc – it’s muddy here!

For more info and travel directions contact - 01555 820550 or email
talamh@lineone.net. or see www.talamhlifecentre.org.uk

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TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

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Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - Thursday 11th October

The Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel
Clown Army (CIRCA) meets every Thursday (EXCEPT THE
LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH) from 6pm
till 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the Lansdowne
Church (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).

All welcome. Come along to find your inner Clown, have
loads of fun, and plot sinister plans for
revolutionary
silliness.
Contact Major Pant-Sweat, mashtram(AT)yahoo.co.uk

www.glasgowkiss.org.uk
www.clownarmy.org
http://www.rebelclown.net/clogs/

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Women needed for feminist art performance - ongoing
 
CALLING ALL GLASGOW WOMEN! YOUNG OR OLD/TALL OR SHORT/ATHLETIC OR CURVY!
 
Hello, my name is Nic Green and I am an artist based in Glasgow. I am working on a new performance called 'Everything You've Been Meaning To Say In Your Own Defence Has Suddenly Gone Right Out Of Your Head,' and I need the help of lots of women!
The performance in short, is a celebration of the female form, and of what it means to be an individual, dynamic woman, and to feel empowered and allowed to be that, in a society where the emphasis is always on women becoming and looking like something/someone else.

More info: contact@nicgreen.org.uk
 
Rehearsals:
 
Oct 15th 6-9pm
Mon 22nd 6-9pm
Wed 24th 6-9pm
Thurs 26th 6-9pm

Performance: Oct 27th, 6pm@ CCA
 
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WORKPLACE ORGANISING

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IWW Meeting - first week of November
 
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.
 
Date, time and venue TBC
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

---

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

---

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

---
 
Variant Magazine - Winter issue out now
 
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/30texts/issue30.html
PDF : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue30/Variant30.pdf
 
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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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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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RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR
 
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Next RIB - Thursday 18th - Sunday 21st October

At Document 5 Film Festival
Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall St

Stalls/resources/videotheque - available throughout the Document festival:
10am-10pm

www.ribproject.org

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ANTI-COMMONWEALTH GAMES
 
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Anti-Commonwealth Games website - ongoing
 
There has been much ado about the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow for a while now.
 
It's everywhere. You can't escape it - but did anyone ever ask you if
you wanted it?
 
It's time amidst all the glossy nonsense that we stand up and be
counted. We don't back the bid!

http://saynotothegames.blogspot.com/

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ELECTRON CLUB
 
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Lab Week and Open Day - Tuesday 15th - Saturday 20th October
 
The Electron Club are running a public Lab Week and Open Day
 
Lab Week: Tuesday - Friday, 5-7pm each night, admission free

Open Day: Saturday 2pm-5pm

The Electron Club is a voluntary-run space where people interested in
things like: Free Open Source Software, circuit bending, hardware
hacking, computer recycling, streaming, audio and video editing, green
technologies, and amateur radio can meet, use equipment, and share and
disseminate their skills and ideas. All are welcome.
The Electron Club can be found on the first floor at the Scott Street
entrance of the CCA.

HTTP://WWW.ELECTRONCLUB.ORG
 
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FILM SCREENINGS
 
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Document 5 :International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival -Wednesday 17th - Sunday 21st October
 
70 short & feature length films, exploring local, national & international human rights issues. 
 
For the full programme see: http://www.docfilmfest.org.uk
Tickets available from the CCA box office:
Day Passes: £10/£5
4 day Festival Passes: £30/£15
Single Screenings: £4/£2
Asylum Seekers/Refugees: Free
For more Information contact: docfestinfo@gmail.com
Festival Hotline: 07765 396226

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Bert Mullen Scottish Credit Union Pioneer Thursday, 18 October 2007 (International Credit Union Day): 7.30pm University of Glasgow

2007-10-02T20:13:00.000Z

You are invited to attend the Biennial Bert Mullen Lecture: “Building Condence – the role of credit unions” by Dr. Carol Craig, CEO Scottish Centre for Confidence and Well-Being Thursday, 18 October 2007 (International Credit Union Day): 7.30pm
University of Glasgow: Main Lecture Theatre 1, Sir Charles Wilson Building (University Avenue) 

Bert Mullen was a painter/decorator who lived with his wife, Alice and family, in one of Glasgow’s new housing schemes, Drumchapel, which had been built in the early sixties as part of what seemed a courageous vision to remove the blot of urban slums from the centre of the city. Providing housing was the chief priority but insufficient consideration was afforded to the provision of facilities for this new population.

Bert and his friends, the Mc Sevneys, were very conscious that there were no affordable, financial services available to the working class residents of their community. He learned of credit union and the exceptional impact that it was having on the lives of ordinary people through Irish newspapers. Convinced that it could work for the good of the community in Drumchapel, he contacted the Irish League of Credit Unions, the World Council and anybody else who would listen to him.

Western Credit Union was launched in Drumchapel in February 1970. It was later to become Drumchapel Credit Union Ltd to meet the requirements of registration. Bert’s encouragement and inspiration also saw the launch of Dalmuir and Cranhill, to be followed by 130 other credit unions. His untimely death in 1986 was a loss to the whole of the Scottish Credit Union movement.

SCOTTISH
LEAGUE OF
CREDIT UNIONS
In association with
and
The Scottish Centre
for Research in
Social Justice,
University of Glasgow
Unity Trust Bank
Specialist Bank for
the Social Economy

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update. 1 .10.07

2007-10-01T20:57:00.000Z

This weekend there's a free book reading and discussion on Argentina's autonomous movements. The event is sponsored by several radical groups in Glasgow so it's a great chance to meet likeminded folk and find out what's happening in Glasgow.  See the Radical Independent Bookfair section for details.Have a good week!


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CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*SOLIDARITY
*HOUSING
*RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR


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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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************

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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Arrange a Nukewatch film screening - ongoing

http://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video2.php

Award winning video activist collective Camcorder Guerillas will be
launching their new film about Nukewatch in November 2007.

This film is a must see for all people concerned about nuclear weapons
and their transportation around the UK. Make sure people in your area
get the chance to see this important film. Order a copy now for £10
(including action pack and postage) and start to organise a screening in
your area.

Get in touch if you want to know more. If you would like a speaker to
come along to the screening that could be arranged. We would need you to
be responsible for booking a venue and making sure the screening is
publicised locally.

The Camcorder Guerillas are a voluntary organisation. If you or your
organisation are able to order an institutional copy (costing £75) you
will be directly supporting the production of the film and your
generosity will be appreciated by both the Camcorder Guerillas and
Nukewatch.

Contact: film at nukewatch.org.uk or 07788 503761
www.camcorderguerillas.net

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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 26th October

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 4th October

The Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel
Clown Army (CIRCA) meets every Thursday (EXCEPT THE
LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH) from 6pm
till 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the Lansdowne
Church (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).

All welcome. Come along to find your inner Clown, have
loads of fun, and plot sinister plans for
revolutionary
silliness.
Contact Major Pant-Sweat, mashtram(AT)yahoo.co.uk

www.glasgowkiss.org.uk
www.clownarmy.org
http://www.rebelclown.net/clogs/

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Imagine That meeting - Thursday 4th October

We would like to invite you to the initial meeting of the
Imagine That Project.  Inspired by our experience of working closely with
Asylum Seekers and Refugees as theatre practitioners, activists and
campaigners this project aims to combine a unique theatrical experience with
direct political action.

At the meeting we will present our proposal for the project and look at
how we can take the work forward together, aiming to decide on a management
structure i.e coordinating group, management committee etc.

6pm
B2, Arches Theatre
RSVP: amomentspeacetc@gmail.com

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WORKPLACE ORGANISING

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IWW Meeting - Wednesday 3rd October

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.

7pm - 8.30
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

---

********************

ANARCHIST HISTORY

---

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

---

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

---


**********

INDEPENDENT MEDIA

---

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

---

**************

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

---

*******************

HOUSING

---

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

---

************

RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR

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Horizontalism author event - Sunday 7th October

6.30 - 8.30
Quaker Meeting House
38 Elmbank Cres
(opposite Charing Cross Station)

Free entry - all welcome.

Marina Sitrin will be reading from her book,
Horizontalism: Voices of Popular Power in Argentina.
published by AK Press.

...this event is co-hosted by

AK Press - www.akuk.com
City Strolls - www.citystrolls.com
Praxis (Glasgow) - www.praxisglasgow.wordpress.com
RIB - www.ribproject.org

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Next RIB - Thursday 18th - Sunday 21st October

At Document 5 Film Festival
Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall St

Stalls/resources/videotheque - available throughout the Document festival:
10am-10pm

www.ribproject.org

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