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WAKE UP!! It's yer sort-of-weekly...
The free weekly direct action newsheet published in Brighton since 1994 - Copyleft - Information for Action
Going to a event? Want to look cool and make new friends? Then why not hand out a bundle of SchNEWS! Get in touch with the office a week or two before and we'll try to arrange to send you a pile.

Call the office on 01273 685913 or email us at mail@schnews.org.uk. Alternatively get SchNEWS emailed to you each week by PDF and photocopy yerself.
May
24th May 2013 to 26th May 2013
ScumFest
FRIDAY 24TH MAY 2013:
DOOM (England/Sweden)
ACTIVE MINDS (England)
BLACK CODE (France)
WANKYS: (England)
ANO (England)
@ the boston dome/ 178 junction rd/ tufnell park/ N19 5QQ
doors 7pm sharp!/ vegan food/ £8

SATURDAY 25th MAY 2013:
OI POLLOI (Finland/Scotland)
INFEKCJA (Poland)
LAST LEGION ALIVE (Belgium)
CONTORT (Ireland)
PUTREFACTION (Ireland)
THISCLOSE (Scotland)
GOOD THROB (England)
CYDERNIDE (England)
@ the boston dome/ 178 junction rd/ tufnell park/ N19 5QQ
doors 2pm sharp!/ vegan food/ distros/ projections/ £10

SUNDAY 26TH MAY 2013
PUNX PICNIC & SCUMBAG OLYMPICS
2-6.30pm @ north end of Kennington Park, SE11 (oval or kennington tube)
Kid friendly

Then… ScumFest hangover Gig

THE JACK RATTS (England)
MEINHOF (England)
RABIES BABIES (England)
THE LOWEST FORM (England)
SLOW PLAGUE (England)
FRAU (England)
£6/ 7pm start @ the Grosvenor, 17 Sidney road Stockwell SW9 0TP.
No advance tickets.

Proceeds from scumfest 2013 to benefit diy space london (http://diyspaceforlondon.org/) a project working to create a DIY space with radical values for music and other countercultural activities in London.

The ScumFest collective is a 100% not-for-profit collective.

We aim to create a space that is free of sexism, racism, homophobia and transphobia.

Facebook pages for individual days:

FRIDAY May 24th: http://www.facebook.com/events/105641526283152/

SATURDAY May 25th: http://www.facebook.com/events/129333107233413/

SUNDAY May 26th: http://www.facebook.com/events/320080211445067/

Web: www.scumfest.org
June
1st June 2013
Defend International Whistleblower Bradley Manning
Demonstrate outside the US Embassy on 1st June: International Actions to Free Bradley Manning

Called by Catholic Worker, Payday, Queer Strike, Veterans for Peace UK, WiseUp for Bradley Manning

Bradley Manning’s court-martial begins 3 June.

A man of exceptional courage and principle

In a statement he read in court on 28 February 2013, gay US Army PFC Bradley Manning proudly admitted having leaked information to Wikileaks in order to inform the public of US war crimes and government skulduggery that was being kept from us.




Address: Grosvenor Square, London
Postcode: W1A 2LQ
Time: 2-4pm
Phone: 020 7482 2496
Email: payday@paydaynet.org
Web: www.refusingtokill.net
1st June 2013
NATIONAL MARCH AGAINST THE BADGER CULL
Show the government you do not consent to the proposed cull of badgers this summer

The badger cull:
Scientifically flawed
Shown to possibly increase TB
Scapegoats an endangered species to hide poor farming practices

Dress in black and white for the badgers!

A family day out in aid of a good cause! Bring pic-nics, badger masks, black and white balloons, home-made banners, lots of energy and good vibes!

Transport leaving from all over the country
Confirmed coaches so far leaving from Manchester, Birmingham, Coventry, Gloucestershire and Bristol. More locations to be announced. Please check facebook page PROTEST THE CULL for more info.

Address: MILLBANK, SW1
Nearest Public Transport: Nearest tube Westminster, served by the Circle, District and Jubilee lines
Time: 12 NOON
Web: https://www.facebook.com/events/110322372498385/
6th June 2013
Protest - G4S Shareholders Annual General Meeting 6th June 2013
On June 6th G4S returns to the City of London for its annual
corporate jamboree.

Stop G4S campaign is calling for a Europe-wide demonstration of outrage as
G4S congratulate themselves on another year of profiteering at the expense
of human dignity.

Bring banners, flags and drums; bring yourself and your friends. Refuse to
be taken in by their whitewashing of abuses, join us at the AGM to hold
G4S to account.

Email: stop-g4s@riseup.net to get involved.

Address: Salters' Hall, 4 Fore Street, London EC2Y 5DE
Nearest Public Transport: Moorgate Tube Station
Postcode: EC2Y 5DE
Time: 13.00
Price: Free
Email: stop-g4s@riseup.net
Web: http://stopg4s.net/
9th June 2013
BRIGHTON NAKED BIKE RIDE
Join us for a naked lunch, a seaside bike ride in the buff, a paddle in the sea and a naturist beach picnic!
Every year since 2006, Brighton has joined World Naked Bike Rides around the world to celebrate cycling and the human body. The ride demonstrates the vulnerability of cyclists on the road and is a protest against car culture.
Brighton's eighth World Naked Bike Ride will probably take place on Sunday 9 June 2013. Rain and wind meant lower turnouts in 2012 and 2011, but we were still 300 strong. An astonishing 800-1,000 riders took part in 2010 (up from 700, 400, 180 and 160 in previous years). Many more are expected in 2013. As of the 2007 ride, following negotiations with Sussex Police, full nudity is permitted at the event.
The event will form the finale to a weekend of UK and worldwide rides, including nearby Portsmouth, Southampton and London, which will allow people to take part in four southern rides.
The ride forms part of national Bike Week (15–23 June 2013).

Address: Preston Park, Brighton
Time: 12 NOON
Email: http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/wiki/Brighton
Web: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brighton-Naked-Bike-Ride/116674705198?id=116674705198&sk=info
11th June 2013
STOP G8- #J11- ONE COMMON STRUGGLE
London is right at the heart of global capitalism. And the West End of London, including elite areas like Piccadilly, Mayfair and Knightsbridge, is where power and greed are most concentrated. The West End is home to: Corporations, Vulture funds, Tyrants, Playground of the mega rich... On #J11 we will party in the streets, point out the hiding places of power, and take back the heart of our city for a day. Our streets. Our world.

Join us.

Like any good carnival, everyone’s invited: this will be an open, inclusive, and lively event. There will be a main route with sound systems and public meeting points. Bring music, costumes, banners, friends, ideas. We also encourage independent actions, and will publish soon a detailed map of the area to help you make your own plans. The Green and Black Cross group will provide experienced medical and legal support.

Address: West End of London
Time: 12 NOON
Web: https://network23.org/stopg8/j11-carnival-against-capitalism/
22nd June 2013
People's assembly against austerity
This is a call to all those millions of people in Britain who face an impoverished and uncertain year as their wages, jobs, conditions and welfare provision come under renewed attack by the government.

With some 80 percent of austerity measures still to come and with the government lengthening the time they expect cuts to last we are calling a People’s Assembly Against Austerity that aspires to bring together campaigns against cuts and privatisation with trade unionists in a movement for social justice. We aim to develop a strategy for resistance to mobilise millions of people against the ConDem government.

We ask you all to join us at The Peoples’ Assembly Against Austerity at the Central Hall Westminster on Saturday 22nd June 2013.

Address: Cental Hall, Westminster, Storey's Gate, London
Postcode: SW1H 9NH
Time: 9:30- 5pm
Phone: 07872 481769
Web: assembly@coalitionofresistance.org.uk