[ACE] upcoming events in edinburgh and glasgow and news from ACE

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>From the Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh

Some upcoming events in Edinburgh and Glasgow

1. Fundraising party for Kiptik water project in
Edinburgh this Mon 8 Dec at Cabaret Voltaire 
11pm till late.  3 pounds. 
 A latin music night with DJ Son de Rumba.
organised by Edinburgh-Chiapas Solidarity Group

2. Drop Bush Not Bombs - Talk and Film Screening about Food Not Bombs 
Wednesday, 10 December 2003 
At The Forest, Bristo Place, Edinburgh
08:00 PM - 10:00 PM 
Keith McHenry, from the USA, will talk about the movement he helped start
23 years ago. 

3. GLASGOW ANARCHIST DAYSCHOOL    SATURDAY 13TH DECEMBER 2003

10:00am – 11:00pm
The Annexe, 9a Stewartville St, Partick
www.nocog.org/~autonomy/dayschool.html

A day of discussion, debate, workshops, planning for action, film
screenings, and an evening social/benefit with live music and DJs
(bring yer own booze). For all anarchists, independent
anti-capitalists, anti-authoritarian troublemakers, and for people who
want find out more about anarchism.

4. NEWS FROM ACE
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MORE INFO ON ALL EVENTS BELOW

1. Fundraising party for Kiptik water project in
Edinburgh this Mon 8 Dec at Cabaret Voltaire 11pm till
late.  3 pounds.

A fiesta in support of the Kiptik water project,
working with the zapatistas to construct drinking
water systems in the zapatista villages.

A latin music night with DJ Son de Rumba.
11pm till late mon 8 Dec at Cabaret Voltaire, 36-38
Blair St. off Royal Mile
Entry 3 quid at the door

Come along - and bring your dancing shoes!
There will be Kiptik calendars and other stuff for
sale.
more info on kiptik at www.kiptik.buz.org
more info on Edinburgh-Chiapas Solidarity Group at www.edinchiapas.org.uk
contact edinchiapas at yahoo.co.uk to find out more and to join the
edinburgh-chiapas e mail list

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2. Drop Bush Not Bombs - Talk and Film Screening about Food Not Bombs 
Wednesday, 10 December 2003 
08:00 PM - 10:00 PM 
At the Forest, Bristo Place, Edinburgh
Organizer: Indymedia Scotland, ACE, The Forest 

Keith McHenry will talk about the movement he helped start 23 years ago. He
will describe Food not Bombs’ history, his experiences as an American
political prisoner and the global Food Not Bombs movement. 

He will show a video about Food not Bombs. Keith will also discuss the
movement’s future and plans for A Food not Bombs World Gathering to be held
the week before the Republican National Convention in New York City.

Award winning Australian filmmaker Elizabeth Tadic, is making a video
documentary of the worldwide Food Not Bombs peace movement. 

Its 2005 release will coincide with the 25th anniversary of Food not Bombs.
Provisionally titled “Bombs & Broccoli”, the film will be the first to show
the magnitude and quiet influence of this global social movement, virtually
ignored by the mainstream media for the past quarter century.

"Food Not Bombs is one of the fastest growing revolutionary movements
active today and is gaining momentum. There are hundreds of autonomous
chapters sharing free vegetarian food with hungry people and protesting war
and poverty throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. Food Not
Bombs is organizing for an end to the occupations of Iraq, Afghanistan and
Palestine. We also support actions against the globalization of the
economy, restrictions to the movements of people and the destruction of the
earth.

The first group was formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1980 by
anti-nuclear activists. Food Not Bombs is an all volunteer organization
dedicated to nonviolence. Food Not Bombs has no formal leaders and strives
to include everyone in its decision making process. Each group recovers
food that would otherwise be thrown out and makes fresh hot vegetarian
meals that are served in city parks to anyone without restriction. The
groups also serve free vegetarian meals at protests and other events. The
San Francisco Chapter has been arrested over 1,000 times in an effort to
silence its protest against the Mayor's anti- homeless policies. Amnesty
International states it may adopt those Food Not Bombs volunteers that are
imprisoned as "Prisoners of Conscience" and will work for their
unconditional release.

Food Not Bombs works in coalition with groups like Earth First!, The
Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, Anarchist Black Cross, the IWW, Homes
Not Jails, Anti Racist Action, In Defense of Animals, the Free Radio
Movement and other organizations on the cutting edge of positive social
change and resistance to the new global austerity program. One collective
publishes a movement wide newsletter called A Food Not Bombs Menu. There is
also a German language Menu. Food Not Bombs Publishing in Takoma Park,
Maryland publishes books like On Conflict and Consensus which has been an
important guide for group democracy. We hope you will join us in taking
direct action towards creating a world free from domination, coercion and
violence."

organized by 
Indymedia Scotland 
Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh
The Forest Art and Event Space 

Location:
The Forest Cafe
2 Bristo Place
Edinburgh 
Cost: Donation 
URL: http://www.foodnotbombs.net/ 

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3. GLASGOW ANARCHIST DAYSCHOOL

SATURDAY 13TH DECEMBER 2003

10:00am – 11:00pm
The Annexe, 9a Stewartville St, Partick
www.nocog.org/~autonomy/dayschool.html

A day of discussion, debate, workshops, planning for action, film
screenings, and an evening social/benefit with live music and DJs
(bring yer own booze). For all anarchists, independent
anti-capitalists, anti-authoritarian troublemakers, and for people who
want find out more about anarchism.

AK Press bookstall, information stalls, pamphlets, papers, zines,
leaflets, posters and general rabble-rousing anarchist propaganda. If
you have anything along those lines that you'd like to distribute –
bring it along.

The Dayschool starts at 10:00am, and the Sunflower Café will be open
until 12 noon, although more veggie and vegan food will be available
later in the day. 

WORKSHOPS, starting at 11:00am, will include:

Against Prison Slavery - Mark Barnsley
Slavery has NOT been abolished in Britain. Behind high walls and locked
doors it still flourishes. Working class people are being forced to
toil in poor conditions, beyond the reach of health and safety
inspectors, denied even the most basic employment and trade-union
rights, and severely punished if they refuse to work. Mark Barnsley,
former miscarriage of justice prisoner, leads a talk about on the work
of the Campaign Against Prison Slavery. 

IWW – Workplace organising
A member of the International Workers of the World will lead a
discussion on the famous Wobblies The IWW is a union unlike any other.
It is a grassroots, democratic and militant union that seeks to
organise ALL workers in ALL industries in ALL countries into 'One Big
Union'. Unlike many of the TUC unions, the IWW has no stifling
bureaucracy with fat cat salaries that'll do a deal with the boss
behind the membership's back and stitch them up. 

Refugees – practical solidarity
Hundreds of asylum seekers in Scotland and across the UK are being
evicted from their homes and denied any form of housing or support. Now
the government has plans to take asylum seeker's children into care if
they do not return to war-torn countries like Afghanistan and occupied
Iraq. A campaign is building to resist the evictions, support refugees
in Scotland and stop deportations. Find out more, and how you can get
involved.

The Glasgow Autonomous Project
GAP is a collective that aims to found an autonomous social centre in
Glasgow. Currently they are putting on the kind of events that would be
a part of the social centre's activities. This dayschool is one. They
are looking for ideas of what you would like a social centre to be
like, and for people to get involved.

Anarchism & the anti-war movement
Faslane Peace Camp has been in existence since 1982 to non-violently
oppose the presence of nuclear weapons at Faslane Naval Base on the
Clyde, 30 miles from Glasgow. Faslane Peace Campers and anti-military
activists discuss their experiences and their perspective on the
anti-war movement. 

Frock On! 
Frock On is a female collective based in Glasgow. It's also a series of
projects and adventures over 2003 and beyond. It's about talking,
having fun, making new friends, subverting, resisting, doing it
yourself, gossiping/networking, respecting, listening, dancing, eating,
rioting, drinking, laughing, relaxing, empowering ourselves and others,
clothes swapping, cycling, supporting our music, creating, growing,
expressing ourselves, challenging ourselves, learning, scheming,
giggling, planning, cups of tea, taking care of ourselves, gaining
confidence and self esteem, finding our voices and keeping it real. 

May 2004
Discussing plans for a month of class struggle oriented activities for
the month of May 2004. The reclaimed May Day is now an annual event.
May 1st doesn't fall on a "working" day for the next three years. But
can we build on May Day, using it to launch an annual month of
activity?

The Zapatista communities in resistance
How the indigenous people in Chiapas, Mexico are creating their own
self=managed
communities, with autonomous health and education systems.  What can we
learn from this? 
What can we do to give solidarity to this struggle?  Plus news of recent
developments,as
the Zapatistas have declared they are breaking off all contact with the
political parties
and are creating autonomy themselves "without permission".   


FILMS
Films, from Camcorder Guerrillas and others, will be shown throughout
the day. Details will appear on the website as they are confirmed.

EVENING SOCIAL
Live music and DJs from 7pm until closing time at 11pm. Again, details
will be on the website. Bring yer own booze and yer dancing shoes.

MORE INFO
For up to date details on the Glasgow Anarchist Dayschool 2003, and for
directions to the venue, see: www.nocog.org/~autonomy/dayschool.html or
email autonomy at nocog.org

DIRECTIONS:
The Annexe Healthy Eating Centre is on Stewartville St, just off
Dumbarton Rd in Partick, half way between Kelvin Hall and Partick
Underground stations. Partick U is also a train station and can be got
to from both Queen St and Central Stations.

Buses:
9, 9A, 16, 42, 62, 62B, 62D, 64, 64A, 89, 90

Costs
Last year's Dayschool was at the Kinning Park Complex. The Annexe was
chosen for this year's Dayschool as it has better facilities and
disabled access. Unfortunately this has meant higher costs, so a
suggested donation of £2.00 unwaged and £4.00 waged is requested. Of
course, if you have no money, you have no money, but if you can spare a
bit more it would certainly help.

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