Update – 2/07/07

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update.

Is work getting you down? Then organise! The IWW, a radical union, have meetings each month in Glasgow – why not go a long this Wednesday? Also check out the Workplace Organising section for details of how you can help their latest campaign.

Have a good week!

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CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*FILM SCREENINGS
*HOUSING

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REFUGEES

—

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

—

No Borders Glasgow – local group

No Borders is a transnational social movement of people opposed to
borders, immigration controls, detention centres and forced migration.

No Borders Glasgow is a local network committed to practical
solidarity,
mutual aid and direct action in the struggle against the persecution
and exploitation of migrants by states and bosses.

Contact details:
- email: noborders-glasgow [at] riseup.net
- Check the weblog at: www.openborders.org.uk.
- To subscribe to regular email updates on actions, demos, meetings
and other news, go to:
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/noborders-glasgow or
send an email.

—

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

ANTI-WAR

—

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

—

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

—

***********

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 27th July

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

—

Scottish Climate Action Camp – Friday 13th – Monday 16th July

For activists across Scotland to organise and
share skills and to act as preparation for forming the
Scottish neighbourhood at the UK Climate Camp in August.

There will be workshops and a party on the Saturday
night and best of all the opportunity to organise!

If interested in attending, please reply to the Scottish Climate Activists list:
scottishclimateactivists@lists.riseup.net

To subscribe to the list:

scottishclimateactivists-subscribe@lists.riseup.net

The 2nd UK Climate Camp will take place this summer
from Tuesday 14th to Tuesday 21st August

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TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

—

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army – Thursday 5th July

The Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel
Clown Army (CIRCA) meets weekly on Thursdays from 6pm
till 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the Lansdowne
Church (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).

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

www.clownarmy.org
www.glasgowkiss.org.uk

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WORKPLACE ORGANISING

—

IWW Meeting – Wednesday 4th July

Clydeside Industrial Workers of the World branch meeting, for workers in Glasgow and surrounding area. Radical union for workers not bosses. Open also to prospective and lapsed members.

7.30-9.30 Pearce Institute, Govan Rd (Opposite Govan Underground).
enquiries 07910 627 970

—

Support Crichton Campus workers and students – ongoing

The IWW is continuing in our support for the Crichton workers’ and students’ fight to save their jobs and courses. We’re stepping up our fight by picketing or leafleting every major event Glasgow University is hosting on its main campus, in an effort to raise the visibility of our campaign, and we are pursuing other initiatives to force a climbdown on the decision to close the campus. However to make our presence really felt we urge you and your friends to take a few minutes out of your day to demonstrate the strength of feeling we have on this issue.

Contact the Principal, Sir Muir Russell and complain at the decision.
Email: principal@gla.ac.uk; Tel: 0141 330 5995

Contact the Scottish Funding Council and urge them to help Glasgow
University find a resolution to this problem
Email: rmcclure@sfc.ac.uk

Contact Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning,
and urge her to act quickly to help resolve the situation.
Email: Fiona.Hyslop.msp@scottish.parliament.uk

For background to the Crichton struggle and information to include in your emails, please see:

http://wordpress.com/tag/crichton-campus/

iwwscotland.wordpress.com

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

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

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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

—

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

FILM SCREENINGS

—

Taking Liberties – Friday 6th – Sunday 8th July

Glasgow debut of this new film, which explores the erosion of civil liberties in Britain.

http://www.noliberties.com

http://www.gft.org.uk

—

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HOUSING

—

Help plan Glasgow Residents Network conference – ongoing

Glasgow Residents Network is to host a conference this summer, to establish a federation of residents bodies. There are groups and individuals active in fighting unwanted
developments, fighting for better social housing, or against
demolitions and groups fighting against homeowners charges (and much
much else besides).

We are therefore calling on individuals from across the city to help
plan and co-ordinate the conference with us. It’s likely to be held
in August or September. We need your ideas for what should be on the
agenda, so that we can really get this off the ground with a bang!
There are likely to be a large number of community campaigners like
yourselves in attendance and so it’s vital that we get this planning
right.

If you or your group would like to be involved in planning the
conference please email us at this address or get back to us at
07976718111, and we’ll make it happen together.

If you can help, please get in touch today!

glasgowresidentsnetwork@googlemail.com
www.glasgowresidents.wordpress.com

[Haringey Federation of Residents Associations have
produced a new film, which stands as an example of just what is
possible. A copy can be viewed on our website:
http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/blipplayer.swf?autoStart=false&file=http://blip.tv/file/get/Nowisnowisnow-HaringeyCommunityActionVideo472.flv%3Fsource%3D3]

Update – 20/06/07

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update.

This weekend, a major conference on human rights and sustainability comes to Glasgow. Why is there war in Iraq? What’s the cause of so many human rights abuses in Colombia? “It’s the oil stupid!” Check the sustainability section for more details.

Refugee week is off to a great start with several asylum seeking families in Glasgow being granted 3 years’ leave to remain. But you can still help destitute refugees at tomorrow’s sponsored Positive Action in Housing sleepout, and celebrate diversity at Saturday’s Unity party. Information in the Refugees section.

Have a good week!

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

CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*FILM SCREENINGS

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

REFUGEES

—

Daily protests at the Home Office – Monday 17th – Sunday 24th June

Next week is Refugee Week.
Come along to the Home Office, 12-2pm every day to join the protest!

Bring balloons, flowers, photographs and paper hands with messages to hang on the fence of the Home Office to remind the people working there that there are 6,000 people whose lives are in their hands.

Too long we have been waiting for the Home Office to give us Justice.
We want an amnesty now!

—

Sleepout against destitution – Thursday 21st June

Positive Action in Housing is organising a sleepout in Glasgow City centre from 8.00 pm onwards.

Many people seeking asylum whose claims are turned down are unable to return home. But they are denied all state support, thrown out of their housing and are not allowed to work. They have no money for food, shelter, and the everyday things we take for granted. This misery is a direct consequence of government policy. Destitution is being used to drive people out of the country – but many thousands simply cannot leave and are now homeless and hungry.

The sleepout will be attended by members of the public, destitute asylum seekers, faith leaders, politicians and celebrities, all of whom are disgusted with the destitution policy towards asylum seekers. We expect a high turnout.

If you wish to take part, or help raise funds, please email robina@paih.org

—

Unity World party – Saturday 23rd June

5pm to Midnight
Maryhill Community Central Halls, Maryhill Road.
Creche, food, music and dancing.

Featuring an eclectic music mix from DJ Ab-sense, and reggae/dancehall tunes from Argonaut Sounds.

Near George Cross underground station
FIRST Buses 8, 18, 40, 61, 109 119

—

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

—

No Borders Glasgow – local group

No Borders is a transnational social movement of people opposed to
borders, immigration controls, detention centres and forced migration.

No Borders Glasgow is a local network committed to practical
solidarity,
mutual aid and direct action in the struggle against the persecution
and exploitation of migrants by states and bosses.

Contact details:
- email: noborders-glasgow [at] riseup.net
- Check the weblog at: www.openborders.org.uk.
- To subscribe to regular email updates on actions, demos, meetings
and other news, go to:
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/noborders-glasgow or
send an email.

—

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

ANTI-WAR

—

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

—

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

—

***********

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 June

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

—

‘It’s the Oil Stupid!’ Human Rights Tribunal – Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June

The Colombia Solidarity Campaign, in partnership with
SEAD (Scottish Education and Action for Development),
Platform and Spinwatch, present:

“IT’S THE OIL, STUPID!”

June 22 – Open Conference on “Corporate Crime, the
Environment and Communities” 9.30am-6pm

June 23 – Preliminary Public Hearing on BP in Colombia 10am-5.30pm

VENUE – University of Strathclyde, The Graham Hills
Building, 50
George St, Glasgow.

This two-day event in Glasgow is happening now because
the social movement in Colombia has formed a chapter
of the Permanent Peoples Tribunal (PPT) and is holding
a programme of sector tribunals focusing on
multinationals and human rights.

They have asked us to hold a Preliminary Public
Hearing on BP’s activities in Colombia.This will be a
unique opportunity to hear the evidence, reach your
own conclusions and send a statement from the event to
the tribunal in Colombia.

Scottish Education and Action for Development

0131 555 5550

—

Scottish Climate Action Camp – Friday 13th – Monday 16th July

For activists across Scotland to organise and
share skills and to act as preparation for forming the
Scottish neighbourhood at the UK Climate Camp in August.

There will be workshops and a party on the Saturday
night and best of all the opportunity to organise!

If interested in attending, please reply to the Scottish Climate Activists list:
scottishclimateactivists@lists.riseup.net

To subscribe to the list:

scottishclimateactivists-subscribe@lists.riseup.net

The 2nd UK Climate Camp will take place this summer
from Tuesday 14th to Tuesday 21st August

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

TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

—

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army – Thursday 21st June

The Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel
Clown Army (CIRCA) meets weekly on Thursdays from 6pm
till 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the Lansdowne
Church (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).

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

www.clownarmy.org
www.glasgowkiss.org.uk

—

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

WORKPLACE ORGANISING

—

IWW Meeting – Wednesday 4th July

Clydeside Industrial Workers of the World branch meeting, for workers in Glasgow and surrounding area. Radical union for workers not bosses. Open also to prospective and lapsed members.

7.30-9.30 Pearce Institute, Govan Rd (Opposite Govan Underground).
enquiries 07910 627 970

—

Support Crichton Campus workers and students – ongoing

The IWW is continuing in our support for the Crichton workers’ and students’ fight to save their jobs and courses. We’re stepping up our fight by picketing or leafleting every major event Glasgow University is hosting on its main campus, in an effort to raise the visibility of our campaign, and we are pursuing other initiatives to force a climbdown on the decision to close the campus. However to make our presence really felt we urge you and your friends to take a few minutes out of your day to demonstrate the strength of feeling we have on this issue.

Contact the Principal, Sir Muir Russell and complain at the decision.
Email: principal@gla.ac.uk; Tel: 0141 330 5995

Contact the Scottish Funding Council and urge them to help Glasgow
University find a resolution to this problem
Email: rmcclure@sfc.ac.uk

Contact Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning,
and urge her to act quickly to help resolve the situation.
Email: Fiona.Hyslop.msp@scottish.parliament.uk

For background to the Crichton struggle and information to include in your emails, please see:

http://wordpress.com/tag/crichton-campus/

iwwscotland.wordpress.com

—

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

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

—

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

FILM SCREENINGS

—

“It’s the Oil Stupid!” Film Program – Friday 22nd June

The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. To register go to www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk

The film programme will run on a loop from 10am – 6pm followed by The Source feature length documentary at 6.30pm. Presented in conjunction with Document – International Human Rights Film Festival

*Who Owes Who

The film starts with the question What is the impact of oil in your life? And from there, looking at our own lifestyle, tries to build solidarity with our neighbours around the world and highlights the need for justice locally and globally.

*Black Gold

This film is about the struggle of Cofan people against oil extraction in their territories.

*Time Bomb

On 26th February 1998 in Esmeraldas on Equador’s Pacific Coast a rupture in the pipeline bringing crude oil from the Amazon Jungle to the refinery results in a massive fire within the city. Described by local people as a night of terror with oil flowing through the streets and the river on fire, Time Bomb shows footage from the night and interviews neighbourhood leaders, health officials and the mayor who all have very different opinions from the Refinery’s Superintendent and Head of Public Relations. The people of Esmeraldas are living next to a Time Bomb.

*The Rescue Of PDVSA’s Brain

In December 2002,PDVSA,Venezuela’s oil company, was the new target of a vicious campaign organised by the oil company’s executives and the right wing opposition to withdraw from power the popular and democratically elected Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez Frias.

*The Source

90 minute documentary exploring Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan and the site of a major new oil pipeline.

—

Taking Liberties – Friday 6th – Sunday 8th July

Glasgow debut of this new film, which explores the erosion of civil liberties in Britain.

http://www.noliberties.com

http://www.gft.org.uk

Update 12/06/07

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update.

Refugee week starts on Monday. While the state would like to appear anti-racist, the Home Office is in fact continuing to persecute asylum seekers – this week, another Glaswegian asylum-seeking family became the victims of a dawn raid. Check out the Refugees section for ideas on radical action you can take, both next week and longer term, so show support for refugees.

Have a good week!

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

CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA

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

REFUGEES

—

Daily protests at the Home Office – Monday 17th – Sunday 24th June

Next week is Refugee Week.
Come along to the Home Office, 12-2pm every day to join the protest!

Bring balloons, flowers, photographs and paper hands with messages to hang on the fence of the Home Office to remind the people working there that there are 6,000 people whose lives are in their hands.

Too long we have been waiting for the Home Office to give us Justice.
We want an amnesty now!

—

Sleepout against destitution – Thursday 21st June

Positive Action in Housing is organising a sleepout in Glasgow City centre from 8.00 pm onwards.

Many people seeking asylum whose claims are turned down are unable to return home. But they are denied all state support, thrown out of their housing and are not allowed to work. They have no money for food, shelter, and the everyday things we take for granted. This misery is a direct consequence of government policy. Destitution is being used to drive people out of the country – but many thousands simply cannot leave and are now homeless and hungry.

The sleepout will be attended by members of the public, destitute asylum seekers, faith leaders, politicians and celebrities, all of whom are disgusted with the destitution policy towards asylum seekers. We expect a high turnout.

If you wish to take part, or help raise funds, please email robina@paih.org

—

Unity World party – Saturday 23rd June

5pm to Midnight
Maryhill Community Central Halls, Maryhill Road.
Creche, food, music and dancing.

Near George Cross underground station
FIRST Buses 8, 18, 40, 61, 109 119

More information TBC.

—

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

—

No Borders Glasgow – local group

No Borders is a transnational social movement of people opposed to
borders, immigration controls, detention centres and forced migration.

No Borders Glasgow is a local network committed to practical
solidarity,
mutual aid and direct action in the struggle against the persecution
and exploitation of migrants by states and bosses.

Contact details:
- email: noborders-glasgow [at] riseup.net
- Check the weblog at: www.openborders.org.uk.
- To subscribe to regular email updates on actions, demos, meetings
and other news, go to:
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/noborders-glasgow or
send an email.

—

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

ANTI-WAR

—

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

—

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

—

***********

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 June

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

—

‘It’s the Oil Stupid!’ Human Rights Tribunal – Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June

The Colombia Solidarity Campaign, in partnership with
SEAD (Scottish Education and Action for Development),
Platform and Spinwatch, present:

“IT’S THE OIL, STUPID!”

June 22 – Open Conference on “Corporate Crime, the
Environment and Communities” 9.30am-6pm

June 23 – Preliminary Public Hearing on BP in Colombia 10am-5.30pm

VENUE – University of Strathclyde, The Graham Hills
Building, 50
George St, Glasgow.

This two-day event in Glasgow is happening now because
the social movement in Colombia has formed a chapter
of the Permanent Peoples Tribunal (PPT) and is holding
a programme of sector tribunals focusing on
multinationals and human rights.

They have asked us to hold a Preliminary Public
Hearing on BP’s activities in Colombia.This will be a
unique opportunity to hear the evidence, reach your
own conclusions and send a statement from the event to
the tribunal in Colombia.

Scottish Education and Action for Development

0131 555 5550

—

Scottish Climate Action Camp – Friday 13th – Monday 16th July

For activists across Scotland to organise and
share skills and to act as preparation for forming the
Scottish neighbourhood at the UK Climate Camp in August.

There will be workshops and a party on the Saturday
night and best of all the opportunity to organise!

If interested in attending, please reply to the Scottish Climate Activists list:
scottishclimateactivists@lists.riseup.net

To subscribe to the list:

scottishclimateactivists-subscribe@lists.riseup.net

The 2nd UK Climate Camp will take place this summer
from Tuesday 14th to Tuesday 21st August

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

TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

—

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army – Thursday 14th June

The Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel
Clown Army (CIRCA) meets weekly on Thursdays from 6pm
till 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the Lansdowne
Church (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).

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

www.clownarmy.org
www.glasgowkiss.org.uk

—

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

WORKPLACE ORGANISING

—

IWW Meeting – Wednesday 4th July

Clydeside Industrial Workers of the World branch meeting, for workers in Glasgow and surrounding area. Radical union for workers not bosses. Open also to prospective and lapsed members.

7.30-9.30 Pearce Institute, Govan Rd (Opposite Govan Underground).
enquiries 07910 627 970

—

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

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

—

Variant Spring 2007 Issue – out now

The Oil issue
http://www.variant.org.uk
…the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coverage
in the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.

text : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/28texts/issue28.html
pdf : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue28/Variant28.pdf

Update 29/05/07

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update.

Tomorrow, the Independent Asylum Commission visits Glasgow. Radical voices are needed to speak about the horrific reality faced by asylum seekers in Scotland. Check out the refugees section.

Meanwhile, the week is full of radical events. The next IWW union meeting is on Wednesday (Workplace Organising section), and Faslane will be hosting a silent disco and a writers speak out event (Anti-War section).

Have a good week!

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

CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA

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

REFUGEES

—

Independent Asylum Commission Roadshow – Tuesday 5th June

You are invited to the Independent Asylum Commission’s Glasgow Public Hearing and Roadshow on at the Scottish Trades Union Congress, 333 Woodlands Road, G3 6NG.

At the Public Hearing during the day (14:30-17:30) Commissioners will hear evidence from a wide range of witnesses on the issue of the removal of refused asylum seekers.

The Roadshow is at the same venue in the evening (18:45-20:30) and will be a mix of music, testimony, film and interviews, and a relaxed and accessible way to find out about the issue of asylum, about the work of the Commission, and about how citizens can get involved.

www.independentasylumcommission.org.uk
—

Sleepout against destitution – Thursday 21st June

Positive Action in Housing is organising a sleepout in Glasgow City centre from 8.00 pm onwards.

Many people seeking asylum whose claims are turned down are unable to return home. But they are denied all state support, thrown out of their housing and are not allowed to work. They have no money for food, shelter, and the everyday things we take for granted. This misery is a direct consequence of government policy. Destitution is being used to drive people out of the country – but many thousands simply cannot leave and are now homeless and hungry.

The sleepout will be attended by members of the public, destitute asylum seekers, faith leaders, politicians and celebrities, all of whom are disgusted with the destitution policy towards asylum seekers. We expect a high turnout.

If you wish to take part, or help raise funds, please email robina@paih.org

—

Unity World party – Saturday 23rd June

5pm to Midnight
Maryhill Community Central Halls, Maryhill Road.
Creche, food, music and dancing.

More information TBC.

—

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

—

No Borders Glasgow – local group

No Borders is a transnational social movement of people opposed to
borders, immigration controls, detention centres and forced migration.

No Borders Glasgow is a local network committed to practical
solidarity,
mutual aid and direct action in the struggle against the persecution
and exploitation of migrants by states and bosses.

Contact details:
- email: noborders-glasgow [at] riseup.net
- Check the weblog at: www.openborders.org.uk.
- To subscribe to regular email updates on actions, demos, meetings
and other news, go to:
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/noborders-glasgow or
send an email.

—

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

ANTI-WAR

—

Power of the Word “Speak Out” at Faslane – Tuesday 5th June

A.L. Kennedy, Roger Lloyd Pack, Rebecca Thorn and Leon
Rosselson will be among a host of authors, poets,
singer-songwriters and actors taking part in the
second Power of the Word “speak-out” at the North Gate
of the Faslane nuclear submarine base, starting at 10.00 a.m.

With song, poetry, stand-up comedy and readings, the
writers and performers will entertain peace
protesters, local people and the police, showing the
Power of the Word in opposing the deployment and
planned replacement of the Trident nuclear weapon
system.

—

Silent Disco Faslane – Friday 8th June

FREE DANCING FUN – SAY “DUMP TRIDENT!”
BOOGIE AGAINST THE BOMB…
Dance for Peace… Music conquers war…
Shake your arse at warmongers and international criminals…

Come to the Naval Base at Faslane, not too far from Glasgow (too close in fact…), where THEY keep THEIR nuclear weapons – that’s right, WMDs like the ones “we” went to Iraq to stop Saddam from having, but which “we” can have right on our doorstep, courting terrorist attack and utter world-wide disaster…

Bring your own tunes – Walkpeople, personal cds, mp3s, fruit-themed-music-players are all welcome – and dance to demonstrate the spirit of humanity, love and good-times-for-all that will eventually defeat the global obsession with war and destruction…

PLACE : North Gate, HMNB Clyde, Faslane, near Helensburgh, near Glasgow… the public transport is good!
TIME : 3pm-ish until late… see myspace.com/silentdiscofaslane and future paper-based communications for updates or email silentdiscofaslane@hotmail.co.uk…

Family-friendly event – no drugs or booze – there will no doubt be plenty of coppers in attendance – they like a party.

Legal implications should be nil if you stay on the pavement – this is not a “blockade” as such. For those interested, visit www.faslane365.org for info. on the protests that have been going on of late against the nuclear war machine.

—

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

—

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

—

***********

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 June

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

—

‘It’s the Oil Stupid!’ Human Rights Tribunal – Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June

The Colombia Solidarity Campaign, in partnership with
SEAD (Scottish Education and Action for Development),
Platform and Spinwatch, present:

“IT’S THE OIL, STUPID!”

June 22 – Open Conference on “Corporate Crime, the
Environment and Communities” 9.30am-6pm

June 23 – Preliminary Public Hearing on BP in Colombia 10am-5.30pm

VENUE – University of Strathclyde, The Graham Hills
Building, 50
George St, Glasgow.

This two-day event in Glasgow is happening now because
the social movement in Colombia has formed a chapter
of the Permanent Peoples Tribunal (PPT) and is holding
a programme of sector tribunals focusing on
multinationals and human rights.

They have asked us to hold a Preliminary Public
Hearing on BP’s activities in Colombia.This will be a
unique opportunity to hear the evidence, reach your
own conclusions and send a statement from the event to
the tribunal in Colombia.

Scottish Education and Action for Development

0131 555 5550

—

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

TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

—

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army – Thursday 7th June

The Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel
Clown Army (CIRCA) meets weekly on Thursdays from 6pm
till 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the Lansdowne
Church (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).

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

www.clownarmy.org
www.glasgowkiss.org.uk

—

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

WORKPLACE ORGANISING

—

IWW Meeting – Wednesday 6th June

Clydeside Industrial Workers of the World branch meeting, for workers in Glasgow and surrounding area. Radical union for workers not bosses. Open also to prospective and lapsed members.

7.30-9.30 Pearce Institute, Govan Rd (Opposite Govan Underground).
enquiries 07910 627 970

—

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

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

—

Variant Spring 2007 Issue – out now

The Oil issue
http://www.variant.org.uk
…the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coverage
in the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.

text : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/28texts/issue28.html
pdf : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue28/Variant28.pdf
—

25/04/07 Update

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update.

This week brings two important demos. Tomorrow, commemorate the anniversary of Chernobyl outside Faslane nuclear base – details in the anti-war section. And this weekend, there’s another chance to show solidarity with Glasgow’s asylum seeking population (check out the Refugees section).

Meanwhile, remember Anti-Capitalist Mayday is next Tuesday. This week’s update has details of some of the planned events, but remember, it’s the workers’ holiday so if you want something to happen, organise it and let us know!

Have a good week!

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

CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*FILM SCREENINGS
*ANTI-CAPITALIST

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

REFUGEES

—

Pre-election Unity protest – Saturday 28th April

On the Saturday before the Scottish elections come and show your support for UNITY in Glasgow city-centre

Stop deportations to Zimbabwe and DR Congo! Stop deporting asylum seekers!

Join UNITY at the top of Buchanan Street (outside Virgin and Sainsburys) next to the statue

1pm – 4pm

—

Join the International Block on Mayday – Sunday 6th May

We are not illegal – we are not criminals – Give us the right to work!

Join UNITY and supporters on the march

Meet 11am George Square

Support the rights of ALL workers!

Followed by rally and music in the City Halls

Bring friends and family!

—

March for an amnesty for asylum seekers – Saturday 19th May

Assemble 12.30 outside Eagle Buildings

March 1pm to St Enoch’s Square for rally and music

Called by UNITY the union of asylum seekers in Glasgow

—

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

—

No Borders Glasgow – local group

No Borders is a transnational social movement of people opposed to
borders, immigration controls, detention centres and forced migration.

No Borders Glasgow is a local network committed to practical
solidarity,
mutual aid and direct action in the struggle against the persecution
and exploitation of migrants by states and bosses.

Contact details:
- email: noborders-glasgow [at] riseup.net
- Check the weblog at: www.openborders.org.uk.
- To subscribe to regular email updates on actions, demos, meetings
and other news, go to:
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/noborders-glasgow or
send an email.

—

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

ANTI-WAR

—

Chernobyl Day at Faslane – Thursday 26th April

Thursday 26th April is the 21st anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster when a nuclear reactor in the Ukraine exploded and sent a radioactive cloud across Europe. As many as 60,000 people could die prematurely as a result of fall-out from the accident.

To mark the day, environmentalists will be gathering outside the Faslane submarine base from about 8am to rally, hold a die-in and to symbollically blockade the base where Trident nuclear weapons are based on board four nuclear-powered submarines.

Food will be provided by the Jeely Peace kitchen organised by Stirling CND.

—

Unity protest at Faslane – Friday 18th May

Stop the wars that make refugees!

Stop the arms trade!

Join Unity outside the nuclear weapons base at Faslane (only 30 miles from Glasgow)

We are going to Faslane for an hour to protest against the weapons of mass destruction based there and then spend the rest of the day at Loch Lomond for a day of fun in the highlands of Scotland!

Free bus leaving George Square at 9am

—

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

—

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

—

***********

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 27th April

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

—

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

TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

—

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army – Thursday 26th April

The Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel
Clown Army (CIRCA) meets weekly on Thursdays from 6pm
till 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the Lansdowne
Church (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).

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

www.clownarmy.org
www.glasgowkiss.org.uk

—

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

WORKPLACE ORGANISING

—

IWW Meeting – RESCHEDULED – date TBA

Clydeside Industrial Workers of the World branch meeting. Radical union for workers not bosses. Open also to prospective and lapsed members.

8pm

Venue TBC

—

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

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

—

Variant Spring 2007 Issue – out now

The Oil issue
http://www.variant.org.uk
…the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coverage
in the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.

text : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/28texts/issue28.html
pdf : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue28/Variant28.pdf

—

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

FILM SCREENINGS

—

Progressive Politics in the Age of Fantasy – Friday 27th April

7.00pm
Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street
Free, donations welcome

Camcorder Guerillas Program

A Magical Mystery Tour (Urban-Playground, Glasgow, 2006, 5 min)

Urban Discomfort ­ (Urban-Playground, Glasgow, 2006, 5 min)

The Party Comes to You ­ (Space highjackers, London, 2004, 7 min) + Glasgow
Images

The Yes Men (The yes men, US, 2003, 10 min)

Discussion: Progressive politics in an age of fantasy Chaired by
a mystery guest, featuring your own contributions.

RIB – Radical Independent Book Fair will also be at the CCA to share
relevant information / books / flyers and other ressources

www.camcorderguerillas.net

—

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

ANTI-CAPITALIST

Anti-capitalist Mayday – Tuesday 1st May

Mayday street party!
Meet 12 noon, Buchanan Street Underground

This year will feature stalls and sounds from groups active in Glasgow.
Plus bikes, street reclaiming and other spontaneous happenings.

In the evening, there will be a Wobbly social at Nice n Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street.
7pm till late

—

18/04/07 Update

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update.

Feel like enjoying the warm weather? Talamh life centre is hosting a gardening weekend this Friday to Sunday, and everyone’s welcome to help out. Check the Sustainability section for details.

Have a good week!

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

CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*FILM SCREENINGS
*PUBLIC TALKS

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

REFUGEES
—

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

—

No Borders Glasgow – local group

No Borders is a transnational social movement of people opposed to
borders, immigration controls, detention centres and forced migration.

No Borders Glasgow is a local network committed to practical
solidarity,
mutual aid and direct action in the struggle against the persecution
and exploitation of migrants by states and bosses.

Contact details:
- email: noborders-glasgow [at] riseup.net
- Check the weblog at: www.openborders.org.uk.
- To subscribe to regular email updates on actions, demos, meetings
and other news, go to:
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/noborders-glasgow or
send an email.

—

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

ANTI-WAR

—

Chernobyl Day at Faslane – Thursday 26th April

Thursday 26th April is the 21st anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster when a nuclear reactor in the Ukraine exploded and sent a radioactive cloud across Europe. As many as 60,000 people could die prematurely as a result of fall-out from the accident.

To mark the day, environmentalists will be gathering outside the Faslane submarine base from about 8am to rally, hold a die-in and to symbollically blockade the base where Trident nuclear weapons are based on board four nuclear-powered submarines.

Food will be provided by the Jeely Peace kitchen organised by Stirling CND.

—

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

—

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

—

***********

SUSTAINABILITY

—

Spring Gardening Weekend at Talamh – Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd April

10am to 4pm
Talamh Life Centre, Birkhill House, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire. ML11 0NJ

As well as general gardening in Talamh’s organic veggie plots and terraces, we will be putting a new cover on the polytunnel, and extending the frame for which extra hands are very welcome!

Stay for the whole day and take part in what’s going on, or just pop in to see what’s happening and have a look around. Soup for lunch will be available and hot drinks during the day.

Over the weekend Talamh will also be taking part in Keep Scotland Beautiful’s National Spring Clean during April – the biggest national clean-up! For info see http://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/index.asp?pg=255

Hoping for good weather, but just in case, bring warm and waterproof clothes, and suitable footwear – it’s muddy here!

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

—

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 27th April

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

—

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

TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

—

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army – Thursday 19th April

The Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel
Clown Army (CIRCA) meets weekly on Thursdays from 6pm
till 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the Lansdowne
Church (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).

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

www.clownarmy.org
www.glasgowkiss.org.uk

—

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

WORKPLACE ORGANISING

—

IWW Meeting – RESCHEDULED – date TBA

Clydeside Industrial Workers of the World branch meeting. Radical union for workers not bosses. Open also to prospective and lapsed members.

8pm

Venue TBC

—

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

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

—

Variant Spring 2007 Issue – out now

The Oil issue
http://www.variant.org.uk
…the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coverage
in the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.

text : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/28texts/issue28.html
pdf : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue28/Variant28.pdf

—

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

FILM SCREENINGS

—

Pura Vida – Thursday 19th April

Glasgow based artist, filmmaker and activist Jan Nimmo will be giving an informal illustrated talk about her work, followed by a screening of her most recent film, Pura Vida.

Free entry.
6.30pm
Glasgow Women’s Library, 2nd Floor, 81 Parnie Street
0141 552 8345
www.womenslibrary.org.uk

—

Progressive Politics in the Age of Fantasy – Friday 27th April

7.00pm
Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street
Free, donations welcome

Camcorder Guerillas Program

A Magical Mystery Tour (Urban-Playground, Glasgow, 2006, 5 min)

Urban Discomfort ­ (Urban-Playground, Glasgow, 2006, 5 min)

The Party Comes to You ­ (Space highjackers, London, 2004, 7 min) + Glasgow
Images

The Yes Men (The yes men, US, 2003, 10 min)

Discussion: Progressive politics in an age of fantasy Chaired by
a mystery guest, featuring your own contributions.

RIB – Radical Independent Book Fair will also be at the CCA to share
relevant information / books / flyers and other ressources

www.camcorderguerillas.net

—

**********

PUBLIC TALKS

—

The end of capitalism or the end of the world? – Thursday 19th April

2.30pm

Room 5.10 Graham Hills Building, 50 Richmond St, University of Strathclyde

Joel Kovel and Alastair Mcintosh debate the looming ecological crisis
and the future of humanity.

Joel Kovel is editor of Capitalism, Nature, Socialism and author of ‘The Enemy of
Nature? The End of Capitalism or the End of the World’. Alastair
Mcintosh is visiting professor of Human Ecology at Department of
Geography & Sociology, a director of the Centre for Human Ecology and
author of ‘Soil and Soul’.

All welcome

more at http://gs.strath.ac.uk

—

04 Apr 2007

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update.

This weekend, the Vanunu Freedom Ride visits Faslane. It’s a great chance to get on yer bike in the sun, and take action against WMD frighteningly close to Glasgow. See the anti-war section for details.

Have a good week!

P.S. Please note, the IWW Clydeside branch meeting has been rescheduled, with the new date still to be announced. See next week’s Workplace Organising section for info.

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

CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*FILM SCREENINGS

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

REFUGEES
—

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

—

No Borders Glasgow – local group

No Borders is a transnational social movement of people opposed to
borders, immigration controls, detention centres and forced migration.

No Borders Glasgow is a local network committed to practical
solidarity,
mutual aid and direct action in the struggle against the persecution
and exploitation of migrants by states and bosses.

Contact details:
- email: noborders-glasgow [at] riseup.net
- Check the weblog at: www.openborders.org.uk.
- To subscribe to regular email updates on actions, demos, meetings
and other news, go to:
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/noborders-glasgow or
send an email.

—

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

ANTI-WAR

—

Second Vanunu Freedom Ride – Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th April

A group of us is organising the 2nd Vanunu Freedom Ride, a
bicycle ride from Faslane to London via Glasgow and
Edinburgh in April 2007. We are aiming to highlight the persecution of
Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli anti-nuclear whistle blower who was imprisoned for 18 years, and
spent 12 of these in solitary confinement. Although released from prison,
he is subject to many restrictions on his human rights, and as well as
calling for his full freedom, we oppose the existence of nuclear weapons (in
the Middle East as well as the UK and worldwide).

Our website is not fully up date, sadly, but can be
found at:

www.vanunufreedomride.org.uk

Help needed to publicise the ride, offer accomodation and organise events to coincide with the ride.

*Ride passes through Faslane, Glasgow and Edinburgh on Saturday 7th – Sunday 8th April. *

—

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

—

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

—

***********

SUSTAINABILITY

—

Spring Gardening Weekend at Talamh – Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd April

10am to 4pm
Talamh Life Centre, Birkhill House, Coalburn, South Lanarkshire. ML11 0NJ

As well as general gardening in Talamh’s organic veggie plots and terraces, we will be putting a new cover on the polytunnel, and extending the frame for which extra hands are very welcome!

Stay for the whole day and take part in what’s going on, or just pop in to see what’s happening and have a look around. Soup for lunch will be available and hot drinks during the day.

Over the weekend Talamh will also be taking part in Keep Scotland Beautiful’s National Spring Clean during April – the biggest national clean-up! For info see http://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/index.asp?pg=255

Hoping for good weather, but just in case, bring warm and waterproof clothes, and suitable footwear – it’s muddy here!

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

—

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 27th April

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

—

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

TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

—

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army – Thursday 5th April

The Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel
Clown Army (CIRCA) meets weekly on Thursdays from 6pm
till 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the Lansdowne
Church (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).

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

www.clownarmy.org
www.glasgowkiss.org.uk

—

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

WORKPLACE ORGANISING

—

IWW Meeting – RESCHEDULED – date TBA

Clydeside Industrial Workers of the World branch meeting. Radical union for workers not bosses. Open also to prospective and lapsed members.

8pm

BOYD ORR Building, University Avenue
Room 506

—

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

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

—

Variant Spring 2007 Issue – out now

The Oil issue
http://www.variant.org.uk
…the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coverage
in the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.

text : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/28texts/issue28.html
pdf : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue28/Variant28.pdf

—

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

FILM SCREENINGS

—

The F Word and Fish on A Bike – Saturday 14th April

Two films about feminism by culturally diverse young women.
11.45am – 1.30pm
Glasgow Film Theatre, Rose Street

Supported by Glasgow Women’s Library.
www.womenslibrary.org.uk

—

Pura Vida – Thursday 19th April

Glasgow based artist, filmmaker and activist Jan Nimmo will be giving an informal illustrated talk about her work, followed by a screening of her most recent film, Pura Vida.

Free entry.
6.30pm
Glasgow Women’s Library, 2nd Floor, 81 Parnie Street
0141 552 8345
www.womenslibrary.org.uk

28 Mar 2007

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update.

This weekend, Critical Mass rolls into Glasgow again. With the evenings getting lighter, it’s the perfect time for reluctant cyclists to get out on the streets. And on Saturday, there’s a chance to get involved in wider reaching action against Climate Change, at the Scottish Rising Tide meeting. Check the Sustainability section for details.

Have a good week!

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

CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*FILM SCREENINGS
*SKILLSHARES

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

REFUGEES
—

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

—

No Borders Glasgow – local group

No Borders is a transnational social movement of people opposed to
borders, immigration controls, detention centres and forced migration.

No Borders Glasgow is a local network committed to practical
solidarity,
mutual aid and direct action in the struggle against the persecution
and exploitation of migrants by states and bosses.

Contact details:
- email: noborders-glasgow [at] riseup.net
- Check the weblog at: www.openborders.org.uk.
- To subscribe to regular email updates on actions, demos, meetings
and other news, go to:
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/noborders-glasgow or
send an email.

—

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

ANTI-WAR

—

Second Vanunu Freedom Ride – Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th April

A group of us is organising the 2nd Vanunu Freedom Ride, a
bicycle ride from Faslane to London via Glasgow and
Edinburgh in April 2007. We are aiming to highlight the persecution of
Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli anti-nuclear whistle blower who was imprisoned for 18 years, and
spent 12 of these in solitary confinement. Although released from prison,
he is subject to many restrictions on his human rights, and as well as
calling for his full freedom, we oppose the existence of nuclear weapons (in
the Middle East as well as the UK and worldwide).

Our website is not fully up date, sadly, but can be
found at:

www.vanunufreedomride.org.uk

Help needed to publicise the ride, offer accomodation and organise events to coincide with the ride.

*Ride passes through Faslane, Glasgow and Edinburgh on Saturday 7th – Sunday 8th April. *

—

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

—

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

—

***********

SUSTAINABILITY

—

Rising Tide Scotland Meeting – Saturday 31st March

1.30-4.30pm
Quaker Meeting House, near the Kings theatre

To discuss upcoming activities and prepare for the UK-wide climate camp this summer.

—

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 30th March

A happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ride
through Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, less
hostile.
All welcome!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass
http://www.citystrolls.com/z-f-page/critical.htm
http://www.citystrolls.com/z-temp/bike-runs-pics.htm

Last Friday of every month, 5:30pm, George Square

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TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

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Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army – Thursday 29th March

The Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel
Clown Army (CIRCA) meets weekly on Thursdays from 6pm
till 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the Lansdowne
Church (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).

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

www.clownarmy.org
www.glasgowkiss.org.uk

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WORKPLACE ORGANISING

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IWW Meeting – Wednesday 4th April

Clydeside Industrial Workers of the World branch meeting. Radical union for workers not bosses. Open also to prospective and lapsed members.

8pm

BOYD ORR Building, University Avenue
Room 506

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ANARCHIST HISTORY

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Anarchist History Channel – ongoing

Hi: would you be so kind as to let people know of the following anarchist
film (feature/documentary) channel:

At http://tinyurl.com/t8sta

or

http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=219646953&firstVideo

You might like to note that two new documentaries ‹ The Angry Brigade and
‘Persons Unknown’‹ have now been added to the Anarchist History channel on
the Anarchist History channel

Please note that you can have these films shown freely on your own website
by applying to join the affiliate/syndication programme at
www.brightecove.com

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid234454000

All we ask you to do is send us the url and a brief description about the
website where the Player will be located. It’s dead simple, really!

See also http://www.londonfreetv.com

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New Radical Films Online

Four new films posted on the ChristieBooks Brightcove film channel

Viva Zapata! (1952) on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=463868344

Burn! (Quemada!) (1969) on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=464024939

Tupamaros on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=459255775

Cuba – Memoria Sindical on
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=452316541

http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.com

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

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INDEPENDENT MEDIA

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Glasgow “Indymedia” – new project

Currently working on setting up some sort of Glasgow “indymedia” just now,
If you are interested or want to help out then please email cinemaparadiso@riseup.net,
Our efforts so far have created the following website here – www.gatv.tk

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Variant Spring 2007 Issue – out now

The Oil issue
http://www.variant.org.uk
…the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coverage
in the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.

text : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/28texts/issue28.html
pdf : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue28/Variant28.pdf

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Latest Update

Welcome to another Glasgow Autonomy Update.

Parliament’s cowardly decision last night only shows that we can’t rely on politicians to do the right thing – so check out the Anti-War section for details of people who are taking direct action against WMD.

Meanwhile, tomorrow, help remember the life of a woman commited to direct action and peace. Join the vigil for Rachel Corrie – details in the Palestine section.

Have a good week!

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CONTENTS:

*REFUGEES
*ANTI-WAR
*SUSTAINABILITY
*TACTICAL FRIVOLITY
*WORKPLACE ORGANISING
*ANARCHIST HISTORY
*INDEPENDENT MEDIA
*FILM SCREENINGS
*PALESTINE

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REFUGEES
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Join the Glasgow Asylum Bail Circle – ongoing

Do you have a spare room? If so you could help get an asylum seeker out of Dungavel detention centre. The people sent there have committed no crime and frequently become depressed and anxious during their detention.

If you can offer temporary accomodation and would like to be involved in this extremely rewarding project, please contact us via the Unity Centre.

The UNITY Centre, 30 Ibrox Street, Glasgow, G51 1AQ. Tel: 0141 427 7992
theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com

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The Unity Centre – ongoing

UNITY is the new, rapidly growing, union of asylum seekers formed by
asylum seekers to fight for greater rights for asylum seekers and
sans papiers.

The UNITY Centre at 30 Ibrox Street is open five days a week near to
the Home Office Immigration centre. Here families who are scared of
being detained when reporting at the Immigration Centre can ’sign
in’ before reporting so we can quickly alert their lawyers, friends and relatives if they are detained.
We offer friendly, practical solidarity and mutual aid to all asylum
seekers, refugees and sans papiers. Phone our 24 hour action line on
0141 427 7992 if you need help.

The Centre is completley run by volunteers and funded by donations -
please get in touch to help this exciting, new project.

The UNITY Centre, 30 Ibrox Street, Glasgow, G51 1AQ. Tel: 0141 427 7992
theunitycentre [at] btconnect.com

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No Borders Glasgow – local group

No Borders is a transnational social movement of people opposed to
borders, immigration controls, detention centres and forced migration.

No Borders Glasgow is a local network committed to practical
solidarity,
mutual aid and direct action in the struggle against the persecution
and exploitation of migrants by states and bosses.

Contact details:
- email: noborders-glasgow [at] riseup.net
- Check the weblog at: www.openborders.org.uk.
- To subscribe to regular email updates on actions, demos, meetings
and other news, go to:
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/noborders-glasgow or
send an email.

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ANTI-WAR

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Tea Party at Faslane – Saturday 24th March

We would like to cordially invite everyone to a tea
party outside the gates of Faslane nuclear base on
at about 1-o-clock onwards.

One of the aims of this entertainment is to counter
the barbarity of these nuclear weapons by holding a
tea party full of sophistication, poise and wisdom.

We hope to provide face painting for children and
refreshments for any animals wishing to attend.

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Second Vanunu Freedom Ride – Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th April

A group of us is organising the 2nd Vanunu Freedom Ride, a
bicycle ride from Faslane to London via Glasgow and
Edinburgh in April 2007. We are aiming to highlight the persecution of
Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli anti-nuclear whistle blower who was imprisoned for 18 years, and
spent 12 of these in solitary confinement. Although released from prison,
he is subject to many restrictions on his human rights, and as well as
calling for his full freedom, we oppose the existence of nuclear weapons (in
the Middle East as well as the UK and worldwide).

Our website is not fully up date, sadly, but can be
found at:

www.vanunufreedomride.org.uk

Help needed to publicise the ride, offer accomodation and organise events to coincide with the ride.

*Ride passes through Faslane, Glasgow and Edinburgh on Saturday 7th – Sunday 8th April. *

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Women’s Action at Faslane – 28th and 29th May

The Second Faslane 365 Women’s Action at the Faslane nuclear base.. All women welcome,
for one day or more. Come to blockade or to support in other ways and
help get the message out.

Contacts:
Rebecca: 077 333 60955; email: women@faslane365.org
Women in Black and London women: Sue 07944877813 or Liz 07812917050
website: www.faslane365.org

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Faslane 365, get involved! – ongoing

Faslane 365 is a civil resistance project focussed in Scotland to
apply critical public pressure for the disarmament of Britain’s
nuclear weapons by a continuous peaceful blockade of the Trident
base at Faslane.

We are inviting groups and individuals from a wide range of public
interest organisations to join in the blockade and to use the
opportunity to raise awareness of the issues that each group is
working on and to make the links between its core issues and how the
UK’s nuclear weapons system affects them.

www.faslane365.org

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Faslane Peace Camp needs visitors!

Faslane Peace Camp recently celebrated its 23rd year of direct
action to oppose the Trident nuclear submarines stationed 30 miles
north of Glasgow. Visitors are always welcome, for a day, a week,
or longer!

Directions: Train from Glasgow Queen Street or 216 bus from Jamaica
Street to Helensburgh Central. Then catch the 316 bus to the peace
camp.

For more info and to check the current situation: 01436 820 901
faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com

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SUSTAINABILITY

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Talamh Housing Co-op – ongoing

If you fancy a few days away, and would like to come and help out
for a few days, or just for the day in a busy, sometimes chaotic
community, but fun too, then get in touch. Extra help is welcomed in
the gardenesp over the summer months, and with lots of other stuff too!
Visitor space is in a basic static caravan with wood burner.

Talamh is lucky to be set in 50 acres of land, and is home to 10
adults, 4 children, visitors, 4 dogs, a cat and chickens. It’s a
member of Radical routes, a network of co-ops working for social
change.

For more info contact: talamh@lineone.net or phone 01555 820550 also
see http://www.talamh.org.uk

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Glasgow Critical Mass – Friday 30th March

A happy coincidence of cyclists (i.e. YOU) getting together to ride
through Glasgow, have fun and make our streets more human, less
hostile.
All welcome!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass
http://www.citystrolls.com/z-f-page/critical.htm
http://www.citystrolls.com/z-temp/bike-runs-pics.htm

Last Friday of every month, 5:30pm, George Square

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TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

—

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army – Thursday 15th March

The Glasgow Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel
Clown Army (CIRCA) meets weekly on Thursdays from 6pm
till 8pm in the upstairs gallery of the Lansdowne
Church (across from Kelvinbridge Underground).

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

www.clownarmy.org

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WORKPLACE ORGANISING

—

IWW Meeting – Wednesday 4th April

Clydeside Industrial Workers of the World branch meeting. Radical union for workers not bosses. Open also to prospective and lapsed members.

8pm

BOYD ORR Building, University Avenue
Room 506

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

ANARCHIST HISTORY

—

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 Spring 2007 Issue – out now

The Oil issue
http://www.variant.org.uk
…the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coverage
in the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.

text : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/28texts/issue28.html
pdf : full issue
http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue28/Variant28.pdf

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FILM SCREENINGS

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Bildwechsel Glasgow Screening – Wednesday 21st March

Independent and d.i.y. films from glasgow, scottish, uk and international women / lesbian / transgender / feminist / queer film makers

7.30pm, Centre for Contemporary Arts

A free but ticketed event – get your tickets at the cca box office: Tel. 0141 352 4900.
cca, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow

www.bildwechselglasgow.wordpress.com

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PALESTINE

Remember Rachel Corrie – Friday 16th March

This friday is the 4 year anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s murder in Rafah, Gaza.
She was an American peace activist in Palestine.

A few of us from different backgrounds, Muslims, Arabs as well as UK born peace
activists and Jews will be remembering her at a public event outside Borders on
Buchanan St from 4-7 on Friday, 16th March. We will be giving out copies of her
emails where she very eloquently and humanly described the situation, in an
incredible amount of appreciation for the complexity and horror.

We will be reading a traditional Jewish prayer for mourners, and include not
just Rachel, but all those whose lives have been cut short by the occupation -
Palestinian, Israeli and internationals. For the sake of unity we will only be
including civilian deaths, although I am aware that there is a range of opinion
on this issue. I hope we can all agree that civilians on every
“side” of the conflict should be mourned.

There will also be traditional Arab/Palestinian/Lebanese customs to honour the
anniversary of her death.

Next to the memorial will be a stall selling Palestinian products with all the
money being returned to Palestinian civilian projects. See
http://www.gphrc.org/ for more details of that.

Please come along, bring your own ideas and materials. Please forward this on
to others who may be interested.

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