Update 29/05/07 « Glasgow Autonomy Updates

Update 29/05/07

Posted by cedarphotos on May 29, 2007

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!

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CONTENTS:

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

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REFUGEES

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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
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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

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Unity World party – Saturday 23rd June

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

More information TBC.

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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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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.

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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.

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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 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

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‘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

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TACTICAL FRIVOLITY

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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

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WORKPLACE ORGANISING

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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

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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

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!

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