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So it seems that the council are not even willing to come and see what great things are happening in the SystemXchange Social Centre. We have a date for court, and we need you to come visit get involved and write your comments on the site, so we can show the judge exactly what is going on.....visit the site for more details
Address: The Old Court House, 27 Sheen Lane, SW14 8HY
Directions: 30 secs from Mortlake Train Station
Nearest Public Transport: Mortlake Overground/Richmond Underground
Postcode: SW14 8HY | View Map
Time: All Every Day
Price: Free/Donations
Phone: 07776356252
Email: systemxchange@gmail.com
Web: http://systemxchange.webs.com
A weekend of workshops, networking, discussions, actions - and socialising - for all animal rights activists - including day of action on March 13th. Bring bedding, food, drink etc available.
Address: Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Nottingham
Postcode: NG7 6HX | View Map
Web: www.argathering.org.uk www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=1251
A day of action, stunts, campaigning... - bring energy and something to make noise with. Held during the Animal Rights National Gathering in Nottingham.
Address: Market Square, Nottingham
Time: 12pm
Web: www.argathering.org.uk
International Women’s Day and Mothers Day Event - celebrating mothers - of all races, ages, immigration status, sexual preferences and occupations - including those separated from their children and carers for children. Every mother is a working mother - the survival of the human race depends on mothers. A contingent of fathers and other male carers will join the march.
Address: Trafalgar Square Westminister SW1 London - marching to Parliament Square
Directions: Trafalgar Square
Nearest Public Transport: Charing Cross Tube station
Postcode: SW1 | View Map
Time: 2 pm
Price: free
Phone: 0207 482 2496
Email: womenstrike8m@server101.com
Web: www.globalwomenstrike.net
Demo to protect Titnore Woods. - Meet 1.30pm before the 2pm Worthing Borough Council planning meeting, deliberately held in afternoon to stop residents attending.
Address: outside Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing
Time: meet 1.30pm
Web: www.protectourwoodland.co.uk
There will be an anti-fascist demo outide the Liverpool Crown Court as Peter Tierney, high-profile BNP member, will be appearing in court on charges of assaulting someone who tried to stop the BNP handing out leaflets in the Liverpool city centre last year.
Address: Outside Liverpool Crown Court, Victoria Monument, Derby Sq, Liverpool
Time: 9.15am
Email: liverpoolantifascists@riseup.net
Web: http://liveraf.wordpress.com
This day marks the 7th anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom, an opperation which resulted in the death of between 100,000-1,000,000 civilians. EDO/ITT are directly linked to, and profit from, some of these deaths. To commemorate these acts Smash EDO are calling for a day of events: 12pm - A picket of Barclays in North Street, Brighton, to highlight their involvement in the arms trade; 3-6pm - Extra long 'Horrors of War' noise demo outside EDO/ITT. Bring noise making equipment;
7pm - Benefit gig at Hector's House, featuring The Junk, Primeval Soup, Clear as Mud and more TBC.
Address: around Brighton
Time: 12pm, 3pm-6pm, 7pm-
Web: www.smashedo.org.uk
Protect multi-ethnic and diverse Bolton against the far-right English Defence League. The UAF are mobilising for the day, but as always these demos need people prepared to be more proactive than what the UAF stewards allow.
Address: Victoria Square, Bolton
Time: 11am
Web: www.uaf.org.uk
Benefit night for Liverpool Anti-Fascists featuring local folk musicians and singer-songwriters.
Address: The Pilgrim, Pilgrim St, Liverpool
Postcode: L1 9HB | View Map
Time: 7pm
Price: £5/£7
Email: liverpoolantifascists@riseup.net
Web: http://liveraf.wordpress.com
Lined up so far is Seeds from the Heritage Seed Library, Commmunity gardens' plant stalls, local gardening groups, film showings, seed saving workshops, tea and cake and more.
Address: Windmill Hill City Farm, Philip St, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4EA
Postcode: BS3 4EA | View Map
Time: 11am-4pm
Email: bristolseedswap@yahoo.co.uk
Web: www.seedysunday.org/page_id__107_path__0p2p9p.aspx
Your chance to meet CAAT supporters, get the latest information on our campaign and share ideas for action in the run up to the election. If you like, you can also take the chance to practise some public-speaking skills and become a CAAT speaker!
Address: 15 Priory St, York YO1 6ET
Postcode: YO1 6ET | View Map
Time: 10.30am to 5pm
Price: free
Phone: 020 7281 0297
Email: rhiannon@caat.org.uk
Web: www.caat.org.uk
The aim is to share information and experiences, and exchange our views as local activists, and hoping to work out how to promote the concept of community action effectively, to establish better links and communication channels among local groups, and encourage new ones to flourish all over the UK. For more info see website.
Address: Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham, NG7 6HX
Postcode: NG7 6HX | View Map
Email: communityactionnetworkuk@googlemail.com
Web: http://communityactionnetwork.wordpress.com
Coinciding with World Month for Laboratory Animals. Go out there and take action for the animals. From demo’s to die-ins, filming inside these laboratories, leafleting on campuses and publicity stunts – make sure you’re part of it!
Email: saeab@hushmail.com
Web: http://vivisectionweekofaction.wordpress.com
Calling for an end to all vivisection and animal experiments. National march and rally through central London going to Whitehall.
Address: Meet - Cavendish Square, London W1G OPR
Nearest Public Transport: Tube: Oxford Circus
Time: 11.30am
Email: info@wdail.org
Web: www.wdail.org
Probably only a few weeks before the election, this event will look at how we can use online and local media to spread our message, as well as give you the latest information on our campaigns, and a chance to plan some local action for 'Stop Week' in June.
Address: The Anglican/Methodist Church Centre, Prewett St, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6PB
Postcode: BS1 6PB | View Map
Time: 10.30am-4.30pm
Price: free
Phone: 020 7281 0297
Email: rhiannon@caat.org.uk
Web: www.caat.org.uk
Mayday 2010 will be the day of judgement for politicians. There will be four demos - the four horsemen of the apocalypse - dragging effigies of the three major party leaders (plus Nick Griffin) converging on Parliament Square at 2.30pm, hoping to occupy the square until the election, likely to be May 6th. The Red Horse - dragging Brown - will meet 2pm at Labour HQ, 39 Victoria St, SW1H 0HA; the Silver Horse - dragging Cameron - will meet 2pm at Conservative HQ, Millbank Tower, SW1P 4DP; the Green Horse - dragging Clegg - will meet 2pm at Lib Dem HQ, 4 Cowley St, SW1P 3NB and the Black Horse - dragging Griffin, will leave 1pm from Clerkenwell Green, EC1. Once at Parliament Square all the leaders will be hung, drawn and quartered or guillotined according to the whims of the baying crowd.
Address: see website
Time: Meeting 1pm and 2pm around central London
Web: http://meltdown.uk.net/election/The_Plan_Mayday.html
Welcome to our Open Day. Come and meet the rescued farm animals. Take a woodland walk. Talks on the Hugletts way of life. Listen to music and song from a Kent- based singing / songwriting duo. Or just find a quiet place to relax. Enjoy hot and cold vegan food and drinks. Plenty of shade if hot, plenty of shelter if wet. Bring wellies if wet. Pick ups and drop offs at Robertsbridge train station can be arranged. Dogs on leads are welcome.
Address: Hugletts Wood Farm, Grovelye Lane, Churches Green, Dallington, East Sussex.TN21 9PA
Directions: Turn up beside the Swan pub on the B2 096 at Woods Corner, then take the first right,,then the next right.at duck pond turn left,then right.HWF is along the road on the left.
Nearest Public Transport: Robertsbridge Railway Station, (pick up and drop offs available, just let us know in advance.
Postcode: TN21 9PA | View Map
Time: 11am - 5.30pm
Price: Donations
Phone: 07884046703
Email: janejacks0n@btinternet.com
Web: Facebook
The far-right EDL are allegedly planning to march through Sheffield on this day. An anti-fascist mobilisation will be built up to repel them - see the website for further details.
Web: http://yorks-afed.org
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Festival Eye The most comprehensive (but increasingly corporatised) UK festival listings magazine. For £4.95 + two P&P options (cheques payable to Festival Eye) from Festival Eye, BCM 2002, London WC1N 3XX. www.festivaleye.com
Free London Listings Events and attractions in London that are either free or no more than £3 to get in. freelondonlistings.co.uk
Eroding Empire "Our guide to london punk and anarchy- listings of gigs, events, actions and contacts done the D.I.Y. way." Send stamps to receive copies c/o 56A Crampton St., London, SE17 5AE www.eroding.org.uk
For festivals in the UK www.festivals.co.uk
Family Fun Days www.green-space.org.uk/parkit
For actions around
the world check out www.protest.net
To find about rock festivals in Europe check out www.thefestivalzone.com
For a comprehensive listing of folk, roots and world music festivals in the UK and Europe check out www.frootsmag.com/content/festivals
For a list of seriously hippy rainbow gathering type festivals send an SAE to Campscene Directory, 3 Rainbows, Stoodleigh, Devon, EX16 9QQ www.campscene-directory.co.uk
For more information on the Animal Rights calendar, contact Veggies, Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham NG7 6HX. www.veggies.org.uk/arc.php
For information on a wide range of weekend courses on renewable energy and sustainable development contact Centre for Alternative Technology Machynlleth, Powys, SY10 9AZ Tel: 01654 703743 www.cat.org.uk
For peace events Network
for Peace www.networkforpeace.org.uk/events.htm
For courses and events about sustainable lifestyles (everything from composting to fruit tree grafting to pond building) contact the Permaculture Association, London, WC1N 3XX 0845 458 4150 www.permaculture.org.uk
- Birmingham: meet at 5:30pm on the last Friday of every month in Pigeon Park (St Philip’s Cathedral) and set off at about 6pm for a spontaneous ride around the city centre https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/brumcriticalmass
- Brighton - meet 6pm on the last Friday of every month at the Level (BN2 3FX). Come join us! Bring bikes, lights and noise! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/criticalmassbrighton
- Bristol - meet 5.30pm at the fountains opposite the Hippidrome. For more info see: http://criticalmass.wikia.com/wiki/Bristol
- Cambridge - meet 6.30pm on the last Friday of the month at Market Square. For more info see http://criticalmass.cambridgeaction.net
- London - meets 6.30pm on the last Friday of every month on the South Bank under Waterloo Bridge, by the National Film Theatre. For more see www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk
- Manchester - meets 6pm on the last friday of every month at Central Library, Manchester. For more info see: http://myspace.com/mcrcriticalmass
- Nottingham - 5.30pm on the last Friday of every month meet at the meeting point in Market Square, 5:30pm. For more info www.criticalmassrides.info/nottingham
- Oxford - meet 5.45pm on the last Friday of every month at the Cornmarket end of Broad Street outside The Oxford Story Leaving around 6ish. For more see www.myspace.com/oxfordcriticalmass Email oxfordcriticalmass@hotmail.co.uk
- Reading - meets 5.30pm on the last Friday in each month, starting from infront of Reading Town Hall. To check it's on email tonyorme@compuserve.com web www.criticalmassreading.info (currently offline)
- York - meets 5.30pm on the last Friday of every month outside the Minster west doors. Please remember lights in the winter. Usually have a sound system. For more see: http://york.indymedia.org.uk/critical_mass.
- For other Critical Mass listings see http://criticalmass.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_rides#Europe
HDFK www.headfuk.net Dead Silence www.deadsilence.co.uk Prank http://prank.freetekno.org Hekate www.hekate.co.uk Crossbones www.crossbones.co.uk Network 23 www.network23.org Brighton Alliance of Sound Systems www.bass23.org Northern Techno Alliance www.nta303.co.uk East Anglia based rave community site www.properunderground.com For free parties and events www.raisetheroof.org.uk UK free party resource. info & pix www.partyvibe.com Free Party Forum www.squatjuice.com UnDeRaVe e-Zine from the Barcelona underground party scene www.underave.net
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