See present events page.
Please note that the 7th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair is to take
place from Thursday 29 May to 1 June 2003 at The Assembly Rooms, George Street,
Edinburgh. The full programme for the Book Fair is on our website: www.word-power.co.uk
Please pass info on to everyone you know will be interested.
This Book Fair will be formally opened by George Monbiot, author of 'Captive
State'. All the details are on our website.
Some of the participants include: Devra Davis, author of 'When Smoke Ran Like
Water', Luce Irigaray, author of 'I Love to You', Kevin Dunion, author of 'Troublemakers',
Paul Kingsnorth, author of 'One No, Many Yeses', Mark Curtis, author of 'Web
of Deceit', Milan Rai, author of 'War Plan Iraq', Geoff Simons, author of 'Targeting
Iraq', and others.
If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.
Hope to see you there!
Word Power
7th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair
43 West Nicolson Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH8 9DB
Tel/fax: 0131 662 9112
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Copyleft is way the software is keep free to share, modify
and understand in the digital commons. The same concept is used to build the
creative commons.
ASYLUM
by Jim McSharry
with Theatre Workshop's Inclusive Theatre Company
A forum theatre performance, touring communities in Edinburgh
from 22nd April - 1st May
"Alison's new neighbour is a refugee. The media, her neighbour and her
family tell her how to react. Should she believe them or try and find the truth
for herself?"
Free, but you need to book in advance
Tel 225 7942
Asylum Play flyer 43k PDF
Picnic and outdoor fun stuff in the Meadows by the Jawbone Walk, closer to the
George Sq. side from 3-6pm. You can find us by the silver flag with stars.
We'll hopefully have lots of fun stuff like outdoor d.i.y. art projects, 3-sided
crab football, and lots more! Bring what you hope to find, e.g., food to share,
games, friends, music, whatever!
After that, there'll be more May Day madness at the Forest Cafe between 6.30-8pm (West Port, off the Grassmarket).
And last but not least, there's gonna be a film about the Zapatistas' struggles shown in the Nicol Edwards pub on Niddry St. (off the Hight St., by the Bridges), from 8pm-closing.
Picnic and outdoor fun stuff in the Meadows by the Jawbone Walk, closer to
the George Sq. side from 3-6pm. You can find us by the silver flag with stars.
We'll hopefully have lots of fun stuff like outdoor d.i.y. art projects, 3-sided
crab football, and lots more! Bring what you hope to find, e.g., food to share,
games, friends, music, whatever!
After that, there'll be more May Day madness at the Forest Cafe between 6.30-8pm
(West Port, off the Grassmarket).
And last but not least, there's gonna be a film about the Zapatistas' struggles
shown in the Nicol Edwards pub on Niddry St. (off the Hight St., by the
Bridges), from 8pm-closing.
Good radical films virtually every thursday at Forest, 9 West Port, by Grassmarket
ARE YOU IN A BAD STATE?
8pm Thursday 1st May
Hardcore anti-capitalist theory for beginers, made when situ anti capitalists
first put hands to video making; be prepared for scenes and video style you
thought you left behind in 80s. This video is to be taken in small doses prefferably
with mind altering substances to get through it. It is debatable if it works
in video medium over reading it in books or developing it in practise.
[note this clashes with Zapatistas film elsewhere]
REVOLUTION OS :
8pm Thursday 8th May
Hackers, programmers and rebels unite!
www.revolution-os.com
Non Violence for a Change:
8pm Thursday 15th May
Follows 3 campaigners, from very different backgounds and with different experiences,
exploring their visions of nonviolence. (25mins)
Life in the Fast Lane
8pm Thursday 22th May
feature length documentary of inside story of the No M11 Campaign - anti road
building direct action
Protest / Blockade of Grangemouth Oil Refinery ( BP ), Grangemouth 12 noon
BP is 20 mins stroll downhill. Bring banners, sirens , noise makers
Organised by Falkirk Against the War
and Edinburgh Stop The War coalition 0131538 0257 or 0780 3244 739 www.edinburghstw.org.uk
FRI 11th
Rock against War at the Venue, proceeds to Edinburgh Stop the War coalition
Anti war demos in both Glasgow and London
ACTION AGAINST THE WAR is a network of people who recognise the need for direct action against the war, it includes folk involved in ACE, Edinburgh CITY, other groups and individuals in nogroup.
We are meeting regularly, organising actions regularly and producing written material, posters, stickers etc..
Our new bulletin headlined WHO NEEDS WAR? (2sides of A4) is available free from ACE, please take copies to distribute. Also available in ACE, legal info leaflet, assorted anti war stickers and aScottish Anarchist leaflet against the war.
Contact ACTION AGAINST THE WAR, c/o Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh (ACE), 17 West Montgomery Place (off Brunswick Rd) Edinburgh EH7 5HA TEL 0131 557 6242 ACE is open tuesdays 1-4pm and sundays 2-6pm
Also, 10am - 8pm weekdays, for information and to report arrests, you can ring 555 5165. Please note this is not a press office, nor can they offer legal advice - they are collecting information.
Blockade of BP, Grangemouth 12 noon
Take train to Polmont station by 11am. (4for price of 2 tickets available)
BP is 20 mins stroll downhill. Bringbanners, sirens , noise makers
Organised by Falkirk Against the War
and Edinburgh Stop The War coalition 0131538 0257 or 0780 3244 739 www.edinburghstw.org.uk
advance notice....
Rock against War at the Venue, proceeds to Edinburgh Stop the War coalition
Anti war demos in both Glasgow and London
School students meeting 7.30pm Quakermeeting house, Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Stop the War coalition organisingmeeting 7.30pm sharp Theatre workshop, Hamilton Place (as meeting isupstairs they have to lock the outside door after meeting starts so best toget there early / on time)
STOP THE WAR STOP THE CITY
meet 12 noon in front of Marks and Spencers /BHS , near Scott monument on Princes St., Edinburgh
Bring banners, placards, flags, whistles,drums, instruments, pots and pans and spoons to bang and anything thatmakes a noise.... not to mention imagination and determination...this is aDIY demo so please bring what you hope to find...... We invite the participation of all who recognise the need for directaction to stop the slaughter
called by ACTION AGAINST THE WAR 0131 5576242
Friday 28th March
Critical Mass
Meet 5pm at Hunter Square. Critical mass is a human powered wheeled demo - please come on bikes, scooters and skateboard. Bring things to make noise, flags and placards.
School students protest to Scottish parliiament
Wed 19 march 12.30 parliament square
march off at 1pm to scottish parliament
this involves the school students going on strike and is part of an international day of action
contacts eustw@yahoo.co.uk 07949 902062
also on wed 19th
Mass die-in against the war
involving mark thomas
12.40pm on princes st near ross bandstand
contact 538 0257
Thursday 27th March
Direct Action Against the War Effort
gather noon Princes outside M&S / BHS roughly opposite Scott Monument
Friday 28th March
Critical Mass
Meet 5pm at Hunter Square. Critical mass is a human powered wheeled demo - please come on bikes, scooters and skateboard. Bring things to make noise, flags and placards.
For latest see Indymedia or News
The past week has seen an incredible amount of spontaneous action against the war in Iraq. Virtually every town and city has been brought to a standstill by school students' strikes, marches, die ins, occupations, blockades and countless other actions. To counter this, the police have been pronouncing these “unauthorised” actions as being irresponsible, claiming that they need to know what our intentions are, and that they are seeking out the organisers of these actions, so they can reach an agreement with the demonstrators, and thus keep the protests under control - WE MUST NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN.
It's the unpredictability of these events that are their strong point. If we are serious about stopping this war, we need to disrupt business as usual. Orderly, peaceful marches that pass off with a minimum of disruption can be easily ignored ( and indeed, allow the scum who are bombing Iraq to note sagely that you'd be locked up and tortured for demonstrating in Iraq- what a lovely democracy we have) But by hitting them where it hurts- in the pocket - we can have a real effect. The cost of extra policing, the hours lost throuagh people not going to work/being late etc. all adds up, and will make the war less sustainable for the British state. Disorder scares the ruling class.
Make no mistake, this war is being fought for the needs of capitalism - to open new markets, to ensure supplies of raw materials like oil and to make the world safe for international capital.
Remember, the police's job is to maintain order for the state - the same state attacking Iraq. They are not your friend, they are not neutral, their job is to render any protest ineffectual, and allow the government to continue to do as they please. The police say they are concerned for our safety - is that why an officer bashed a 14 year old girl's head off a wall at the anti war action at the Castle on 17 March? Do not talk to them, if approached, tell them you do not wish to talk to them. They can only take your details if they think you have committed or witnessed a crime.
We can only stop this war by direct action, to make the country ungovernable, and authorised, controlled marches will not do this. We've all seen it, thousands of people together, being channelled into a literal and metaphorical dead end, and having to listen to boring speaker upon boring speaker, usually politicians trying to convince us if only we vote for them, join their party, sell their paper........ and everyone starts drifting off... this week has seen an outbreak of such energy, that merely to channel it into dull marches would be a criminal waste of a real opportunity to disrupt the war effort. The coming week needs to see even more strikes, disruptive marches, other direct actions...you know what to do.......
DON'T FOLLOW ORDERS - STOP THE CITY - STOP THE WAR
Contact Direct Action Against the War c/o ACE, 17 W Montgomery Place, Edinburgh EH7 5HA 0131 557 6242 www.autonomous.org.uk
We have access to printing facilities, meeting spaces etc for anti war organising, if school students or anyone else thinks they could use such resources please get in touch.
Public Meeting ( organised by Napier folk )
200-300 anti war protestors marched up the Royal Mile from Parliament Square, burst onto the Esplanade and stormed over the drawbridge to Edinburgh Castle. Striking school students from Firrhill, Boroughmuir and James Gillespies were prominent, comprising perhaps two thirds of the participants on the 17 March anti war action.
Two rows of castle officials and police were forcefully swept aside and around
30 demonstrators broke through into the castle itself. As frantic lackeys forced
the doors shut the rest of the demonstrators hammered on the giant gates. Fierce
scuffles erupted as the demonstrators inside the castle tried to re-open the
gates to allow the entire crowd in. A 14 year old young woman from Firrhill
school was assaulted by police officer B2547
who banged her head into the castle wall. The demonstrators' "Magic Carpet"
- a kind of cross between a banner and a battering ram - proved its worth in
the assault.
After staying inside the Castle for about half an hour, the demonstrators
negotiated their way out without arrests to rejoin those blockading the entranceway.
The castle was shut down to all visitors for well over an hour as a giant banner
proclaiming FIGHT THE BOSSES NOT THEIR WARS was
draped across the start of the drawbridge, which was filled with chanting demonstrators.
Suddenly a contingent of school students marched off. The crowd followed and soon we were marching in a totally illegal demo along Princes Street, with not a cop to be seen. Both sides of Edinburgh's main street were blockaded for several minutes. Finally the police caught up with us. Then it was off again along Princes Street, heading for the East End, and then up Calton Hill.
After drawing breath for a while the demonstration, by now composed almost
entirely of school students, headed down the hill towards the US Consulate.
However the police had belatedly got organised and hemmed the demo in at the
foot of the hill. People were forced to disperse in small groups, and a few,
mainly adults, had their names taken. However to our knowledge there were no
arrests.
This was a totally inspiring direct action against the war which surpassed
the wildest dreams of the most optimistic activists involved. The unexpected
large-scale participation of school students, who had organised walk outs to
join the action, illustrates that opposition to this war has a potential to
reach levels never before seen in previous recent anti war movements in Britain.
Maybe we cannot actually stop our rulers starting the massacre but we can make
them pay a heavy price in terms of disruption
of the profit machine, hopefully reduce the slaughter and make them wary of
launching future wars.
And as we resist we can start building the new world, without borders,
states and armies.
For info on direct action against the war contact c/o Autonomous Centre of
Edinburgh, 17 W Montgomery Place Edinburgh EH7 5HA 0131 557 6242
also see:
Peace and Justice Resource Centre Diary of Events
CITY Change it yourselves Forum
7.30 pm wed 12 march at cwu 15 Brunswick St
including anti war activity disxussion
RETURN TO ACTEAL part one
a film by Nick Higgins
7.30pm thurs 13 March Forest Cafe , 9 West Port off Grassmarket organised by
Edinburgh-Chiapas Solidarity Group with Nick Higgins speaking A film about a
unique group of Maya indigenous people who, caught up in the paramilitary tactics
of the Mexican Government, suffered a horrific massacre in 1997. A tragic yet
inspirational story, both a personal and political film, which leads us into
a world where faith, cultrure and violence co-exist within one rural Mexican
village.
Also showing -
THE EMILIANO ZAPATA WATER PROJECT
(5 mins)
Despite paramilitary sabotage at its first site, the Kiptik water project perseveres
to build a water project in the Zapatista village of Emiliano Zapata. Bringing
together international volunteers and the Zapatista villagers, the project builds
drinking water systems in Zapatista communities which lack this essential service.
Unlike much "aid" which is imposed from outside, Kiptik takes its
direction from the Zapatista autonomous municipalities, who decide where the
water projects are most needed. The Edinburgh-Chiapas Solidarity Group is supporting
Kiptik and has donated to its work.
Edinburgh-Chiapas Solidarity Group c/o ACE tel 0131 557 6242
<edinchiapas@yahoo.co.uk>
WE STOP THE SHERIFF
launch of Edinburgh Claimants new debt resistance leaflet
plus social with music and spoken word
and cheap(ish) booze
7.30pm sun 16 March at CWU 15 Brunswick St, Edin
till 11pm
free all welcome
Edinburh Claimants c/o ACE tel 0131 557 6242
debt resistance solidarity and advice every tues 1-4pm at ACE 17 W MONTGOMERY
PLACE
Sunday 16th march 7pm at CWU, 15 Brunswick street. Resisting debt and leaflet launch.
ANTI WAR ACTION EDINBURGH MONDAY 17 MARCH
Meet 11.30am at Parliament Square, off the Royal Mile, Edinburgh
This action has been called by people in Edinburgh to coincide with the 17 March Britain-wide Day of Action against war with Iraq, called by the ARROW network.
All who recognise the need for direct action to stop the impending slaughter are urged to participate.
from the Evening News (Tuesday, July 16, 2002 )
By MARK SMITH
A GROUP of eco-warriors has built a network of treehouses and tunnels in a Midlothian wood in a bid to halt the building of a new road.
The protesters have set up camp in Bilston Wood, which is on the route of a new stretch of the A701 road set to be built between Edinburgh and Penicuik.
The eco-warriors want to stop diggers or bulldozers removing the trees, and some plan to use themselves as human shields to halt construction work.
More than 20 protesters have now made their home at Bilston Wood, with local young people helping them to build treehouses and rope bridges.
One of the activists, known as Dogend, said they travelled to the wood, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, after hearing of a local protest against the realignment of the A701.
He said: "This is a beautiful part of the Scottish countryside which should be used by local people for their own recreation, not to build a new road which nobody needs.
"We decided to set up a camp here and we will stay as long as it takes to stop a road being built through these woods. Local people have been protesting in their own way about this but they are happy for us to be here protesting in our own way. Local people have been coming to help out and support us.
"A group of ex-miners came down to say they were backing us. They used to camp here during the miners' strike in the mid-1980s so it has a radical tradition. It is sacred ground."
Fellow activist Hoosie said they were using techniques learned at other anti-road camps. "We build the treehouses then link them with rope bridges. The underground tunnels are in the process of being built, and we are using some new techniques to do that ," he said. "These are designed so we can get in the way and not be shifted if any bulldozers or diggers come here."
He added: "The support by local people has been brilliant. They have been bringing us supplies, like wood, and bits of food and milk."
Local teenagers who have been helping the campaigners said they would join them if any attempt is made to destroy the woods.
Erich McAllister, 18, of nearby Bonnyrigg, said: "These are our woods and we don't want to see them bulldozed. We just came down here because it looked like a laugh, but we agree with what they are saying." Stuart Clark, 18, from Roslin, added: "We'd join them no bother if the police or whoever tried to destroy the woods."
Shalina Lunn, 16, from Bilston agreed, saying: "We've been coming here for a few days now after finding out about the camp. We think what they are doing is great."
The £18 million A701 road project has been
the subject of a long-running battle between Midlothian Council and local people
in Bilston and Roslin.
The A701 realignment was granted permission two years ago, with the Scottish
Executive deciding to approve the scheme without a public inquiry.
But campaigners opposed to turning the road south of Edin-burgh into a dual carriageway say there is no need for the planned 2.8-mile upgrade.
Midlothian Council claims the realignment of the road is necessary to foster economic development, arguing that firms interested in moving to the area would go elsewhere unless the dual carriageway was built.
The arrival of the eco-warriors was welcomed by the No Alignment Action Group, which has been fighting the new road plans for four years. Joan Higginson of the NAAG said: "They are not part of our action group, but we have been down to speak with them and support what they are doing. We are fighting for the same thing."
The protesters also have the backing of Lothians Green MSP Robin Harper, who said: "I am glad to see that peaceful protests are continuing."
A spokesman for Midlothian Council said the woods belonged to Edinburgh University. She added: "The first phase of the A701 alignment, the construction of a roundabout at Gowkley Moss, is under way.
"This roundabout replaces inadequate and dangerous junctions with the A701, and will provide a gateway to the biotechnology cluster in the area. A multi-modal corridor study, evaluating options for public transport improvements for the A701, is being commissioned by the council.
"A contract is expected to be awarded in September for the study which could take up to a year to complete. No further phases of the A701 proposals will be progressed before the outcomes of this study ."
A University of Edinburgh spokesman said it would act in accordance with police guidelines over the eco-warriors' camp on its land.
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TRANSPORT TO DEMO
There is a deal on the train from edinburgh to glasgow, and also from other
stations en route such as falkirk high, polmont and linlithgow, where 3 or
4 folk going together travel for the price of two. A cheap day return edin-glasgow is 7 pounds 90 pence, so total cost would be just under
sixteen quid, ie four quid each if there is four folk. You have to travel
together both ways.
There is organised transport from all over Scotland, and from Carlisle and
Newcastle - details at:
http://www.banthebomb.org/peace/loccont.html
SAT 15 FEB ANTI WAR DEMO IN GLASGOW - when and where
Assemble on Glasgow Green 10am
(This is just under one mile from Queen St train station)
March off at 11am to SECC where Tony Blair is addressing Labour Party
conference at around 2pm.
FASLANE ANTI WAR DIRECT ACTION
"Faslane Peace Camp proudly presents Loving not bombing...
Feb 14-18 mass action, work day, European day of action against the war sat
15 with tony blair and neo-labour conference in glasgow, eviction
training.....For accomodation and transport details contact Faslane Peace
Camp, Shandon, Helensburgh Argyll G84 8NT Tel 01436 820 901"
REPORTS OF ANTI WAR ACTION IN SCOTLAND AND WORLD-WIDE
Go to www.indymedia.org.uk for inspiring reports of anti war activity
world-wide, including a massive demo in San Francisco. And click on
SCOTLAND at top of indy home page to read about excellent direct actions by
Faslane Peace Campers and others at BAE systems factory in Edinburgh and
against the Ark Royal.
FIGHT THE RICH NOT THEIR WARS
Red n Black Bloc, February 15, Glasgow
by Scottish Anarchists Mon Feb 3 '03
Reproduced from Indymedia Scotland
Scottish Anarchists call for a red and black contingent on the Glasgow
anti-war march, which looks like being the biggest of it's type for years in
the city. Tony Blair will be in town for the day, addressing his minions at
the SECC on the Clydeside, and that is where the biggest anti-war demo in
Scotland for years is heading...
The march looks set for a showdown with everyone's favourite defenders of
the rich, as the Police are making noises, hinting at roadblocks, an
exclusion zone and a curfew in the area of the SECC for the duration of the
Nu-Labour Spring conference.
Organisers in Glasgow are expecting thousands of people to travel from the
North of England to join at least 20,000 in Glasgow, rather than head to
London.
This is a call for all anarchists, anti-capitalists, left libertarians, and
all the various anti-authoritarian groups and individuals considering
participation in the anti-war demo in Glasgow on February 15th, to march
together as a united red and black contingent.
The meet-up point for the demo has been changed from George Square to The
People's Palace on Glasgow Green, as a result of the numbers expected on the
day. The move-off time will be 11:00am, and Blair plans to speak at around
2:00pm. We hope to have the place surrounded before then, for what the
organisers are calling a "Jericho Rumpus".
If we can't get near the building, it should be noted that Glasgow is
blessed with loads of mega motorways carving up the city, keeping the local
cogs of capitalism turning, which also means that there are plenty of
opportunities to chuck a spanner or two in the works. The Clydeside
Expressway runs alongside the SECC, for example. The footbridge across it
will be closed for "security reasons", but I don't think we really need a
bridge.
Also near the SECC is the Orwellian MOD building, Kentigern House, some army
recruitment offices, a Territorial Army base, the city's business zone, and
of course major shopping areas. In other words, they're going to need a big
bastardin exclusion zone if they want to keep everyone away from symbols of
capital and state.
So, come and join us in a united voice, not just against this war, not for
pacifism, but against all wars but the class war. Anarchos and assorted
anti-authoritarians from across Scotland and Northern England will be
meeting up under the big red and black "FIGHT THE RICH - NOT THEIR WARS!"
banner.
No doubt when the demo moves off we will be near the end of the march, but
it is important to get to the SECC for 1:30pm when Blair is in the area. And
the route is 2.5 miles.
CND have local information at:
http://www.banthebomb.org/peace/basicinf.html
Organised transport from all over Scotland, and from Carlisle and Newcastle - details at:
http://www.banthebomb.org/peace/loccont.html
http://www.banthebomb.org/peace/demomap.html
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info also from
Scottish Coalition for Justice Not War
C/o Scottish CND, 15 Barrland Street, Glasgow, G41 1QH
Tel: 0141 423 1222
Thursday 13.2.2003 8pm
STOP ITOIZ: film, workshop and discussion about the Itoiz Dam project in the
Basque Country.
There will be bits of two films shown which are about the struggle of local
people - Solidarios con Itoiz - against a dam near Pamplona which will flood
three nature reserves and several villages. Geologists also say that the ground
is unstable and the dam has a "maximium risk" of catastrophe. There has been
a long-term campaign against the dam, over the last 20 years. The videos show
the direct-action campaign against the dam, including the European Tour during
which the Solidarios climbed and hung banners from the top of famous monuments,
including St Peters Dome in the Vatican, the Brandenburg Gate, and the Millennium
Wheel. There will also be a briefly explaination about the story of the dam,
answer any questions, and let people know how they can become involved.
Indymedia
hands on computer
workshop,
Edinburgh; every month, get on list
to be informed when.
Scottish Global Awareness Conference, www.sgac.co.ukjan 03
SOME MEETINGS THIS WEEK IN EDINBURGH
EDINBURGH CLAIMANTS
Tues 3rd December, 4pm at ACE
Planning resistance to debt collection and sheriff officers and to housing benefit cuts, and general claimants' fightback. Open advice and solidarity sessions for claimants every tues 1-4pm at ACE. http://www.autonomous.org.uk/ec
PLANNING MEETING FOR ANARCHIST DAY SCHOOL IN SCOTLAND IN SPRING NEXT YEAR
7.30pm tues 3rd Dec at ACE
This follows on from the successful gathering held in Glasgow in November.
ACE MONTHLY MEETING
7.30pm Wed 4 Dec at ACE
Alll supportive of ACE are welcome. While there has been a lot of good activity recently - eg over 100 people attended last night's Zapatista meeting - recent ACE monthly meetings have been sparsely attended. The ACE premises play an important role in assisting the work of all the associated groups, and there are important things we need to organise to keep them open (like getting some cash for the 300 quid electricity bill! maybe a Yuletide social fundraiser?). The meetings are short and theres plenty of time to get a pint before your bus home.....
FIREFIGHTERS SUPPORT = GROUP
Public Meeting7pm - Wednesday 4th December All Welcome
Sighthill Community Education Centre
1A = Sighthill wynd [Behind Sighthill Fire Station]
Speakers:
Local Firefighter,
Stevenson Coll. E.I.S. member.
A VICTORY FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS IS A VICTORY FOR US ALL
Demonstration - London - Sat 7 December
Tel: Peter Burton for transport details to London: 0131
556 7318
Saturday 23rd of November
double bill, Forest Cafe,
5pm McLibel-Two Worlds
8pm Drowned out
filmdirector Franny Armstrong
presents her new film "Drowned out" about the Narmada Dam in India and the famous "McLibel-Two Worlds" collide about the longest lawsuit in Bristish history, when McDonalds decided to sue two activists about a leaflet claiming to expose the truth about McDonalds discussions, question and answers...
Word powers 8th birthday with readings and music
Monday 25th November, 7.30 pm
@EGO Picardy Place, opposite Playhouse Theatre
Tickets £5 / 3.50 concession
Tel.: 0131 662 9112
Special screening of "Monsoon Wedding"
Tuesday, 26th of November, 7.30 pm
Women only, Free entry
In support of 16 Days of Action Against Violence Against Women
at the NorthEdinburgh Arts centre,
15a Pennywell Court, EH4 4TZ
Creche available, must be booked in advance
Tickets / Info: 0131 3152151
“Berlusconi's Mousetrap”
by Irish director Eamonn Crudden and IMC
Wednesday 27th of November,
Napier University, (10 Colinton Road)
at 7.30 pm, Lecture Hall A17,
the film director will be present to introduce the film.
The Protest agaist the Genoa G8 summit in July 2001 was the largest political
demonstration in western Wurope to date against globalization and corporate
greed. The political authorities launched a brutal preemptive strike on the
anti-capitalist movemement demonstration. Police action led to the death
of Carlo Giuliani, to the illegal arrest and detainment of hundreds of demonstrators
and saw the violent storming of the Movement headquarters in what is popularly
referred to as the 'Chilean Night'.
This compelling film draws on compelling footage shot by activists, on the
spot interviews, website comment and philosophical reflection to weave a blow
by blow by blow account of these tumultuous event. Did the protesters walk
in to a trap set by the authorities?
Thursday 28th of November, 7.30 pm
Forest Cafe
"Carlas song" film by Ken Loach
1987; love in time of war. A bus driver George Lennox meets Carla, a Nicaraguan exile living a precarious, profoundly sad life in Glasgow. Her back is scarred, her boyfriend missing, her family dispersed; she's suicidal. George takes her to Nicaragua to find out what has happened to them and to help her face her past. Once home, Carla's nightmarish memories take over, and Carla and George are thrown into the thick of the US war against the Sandinistas.
Writers visit:
whose books and cds published amd distributed by AK
entry: £1
"Award winning revolutionary Scots writer Kelman. A sparkling slice of working class life, from the wrong side of the Bridges of Madison County."
Thursday 21 November, 7.30 pm
at the North Edinburgh Arts centre,
15a Pennywell Court
EH4 4TZ
Tickets / info: 0131 3152151
discussion meeting
Tuesday 19th, 7.30 pm
at Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh
Word powers 8th birthday with readings and music
Monday 25th November, 7.30 pm
@EGO Picardy Place, opposite Playhouse Theatre
Tickets £5 / 3.50 concession
Tel.: 0131 662 9112
Special screening of "Monsoon Wedding"
Tuesday, 26th of November, 7.30 pm
Women only, Free entry
In support of 16 Days of Action Against Violence Against Women
at the NorthEdinburgh Arts centre,
15a Pennywell Court, EH4 4TZ
Creche available, must be booked in advance
Tickets / Info: 0131 3152151
“Berlusconi's Mousetrap”
by Irish director Eamonn Crudden and IMC
Wednesday 27th of November,
Napier University, (10 Colinton Road)
at 7.30 pm, Lecture Hall A17,
the film director will be present to introduce the film.
The Protest agaist the Genoa G8 summit in July 2001 was the largest political
demonstration in western Wurope to date against globalization and corporate
greed. The political authorities launched a brutal preemptive strike on
the anti-capitalist movemement demonstration. Police action led to the death
of Carlo Giuliani, to the illegal arrest and detainment of hundreds of demonstrators
and saw the violent storming of the Movement headquarters in what is popularly
referred to as the 'Chilean Night'.
This compelling film draws on compelling footage shot by activists, on the
spot interviews, website comment and philosophical reflection to weave a
blow by blow by blow account of these tumultuous event. Did the protesters
walk in to a trap set by the authorities?
Thursday 28th of November, 7.30 pm
Forest Cafe
"Carlas song" film by Ken Loach
1987; love in time of war. A bus driver George Lennox meets Carla, a Nicaraguan exile living a precarious, profoundly sad life in Glasgow. Her back is scarred, her boyfriend missing, her family dispersed; she's suicidal. George takes her to Nicaragua to find out what has happened to them and to help her face her past. Once home, Carla's nightmarish memories take over, and Carla and George are thrown into the thick of the US war against the Sandinistas.
Writers visit:
whose books and cds published amd distributed by AK
entry: £1
"Award winning revolutionary Scots writer Kelman. A sparkling slice of working class life, from the wrong side of the Bridges of Madison County."
Thursday 21 November, 7.30 pm
at the North Edinburgh Arts centre,
15a Pennywell Court
EH4 4TZ
Tickets / info: 0131 3152151
discussion meeting
Tuesday 19th, 7.30 pm
at Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh