Edinburgh Anarchists

Hope to have some comments on the film festival later in the week, but first I’ll draw your attention to 2 fun things happening in town this week.

On Wednesday, there’s a celebration of the life & work of Eduardo “Open Veins of Latin America” Galleano. Starts 7.00 at the Tollcross Community Centre, 117 Fountainbridge. Full listing at Indymedia.

On Friday, there’s a 2nd chance to see De Toda la Vida (if you missed it on Saturday) at the Edinburgh Anarchafeminist Kollectiv‘s Social:

Potluck and film night for the monthly social event of the Edinburgh Anarchafeminist Kollective!

Please bring some food to share, and maybe something to eat it with, to ACE at 8pm on Friday March 26th. Film will start at 8.45pm. We hope to be screening “De Toda La Vida: All our lives” – a film about the Spanish Anarcha-feminists Mujeres Libres who were active in the Spanish Revolution, in the 1930′s. We have a second film about the situation of women in Cuba which we will show if time permits.

The Edinburgh Anarchafeminist Kollective hopes to be holding social events monthly, on the last Friday of the month. Check out our website for more information!

After the Success of Saturday’s AntiNazi Demos there will be a Fundraiser for ACE in the upstairs of the Forest Cafe on Wed 24th From 10pm featuring :-

• Oi Polloi,
• Bomb Berlin
• Witches Revenge

Also before that from 9pm “Talk to Frank” will be on Downstairs in the Cafe with the Fantastic Fabulous Freeloadin Frank and the Bucking Fastards.

With Contributions from Wise L Leathermonk and The Weather Underground.

Click to download a poster

Apartheid has ended but the struggle for economic justice continues.

Our speaker, visiting from South Africa, will talk about the current situation: the xenophobic pogroms of 2008; the recent election of Jacob Zuma as president and what his administration means for the popular classes; effects of the global economic crisis on SA; the recent wave of strikes and community revolts.

Meeting at the Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh, 17 West Montgomery Place (directions)

Food available from 6pm, with talk & discussion following from 7pm.

Apparently last week’s fundraising gig was a massive success. Bannermans was hoaching, the walls were dripping with sweat and every single raffle ticket was sold (when has that ever happened?). A quick count says that the night raised nearly £1000 to be split between ACE and solidarity funds for the autonomous Zapatista communities of Southern Mexico (read about the clinic they built here).

Grassroots fundraising, making a difference without subjecting you to washed-comedians with expense accounts bigger than your monthly pay packet. Why not set up a Standing Order to these groups and get the warm fuzzy feeling every month:

• Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh
• Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group

RAGE, the world’s premiere (only?) Rage Against the Machine tribute band are headlining a benefit gig at Bannermans this Thursday.

The proceeds will be split between ACE and the health clinic in Chiapas, Southern Mexico which the Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group helped to build.

Also playing are Certain Death and Tickle.

Tomorrow some of us will be meeting at 8pm in ACE for an Edinburgh Anarchist Federation meeting. The last meeting was of members and non-members, it’s an open meeting so feel free to come along whether you are a member or not as I’m sure there is lots of common ground we can find in our struggles and campaigns. There is quite a lot on the agenda, but if there is something you want to discuss then feel free to add to it.

Short notice, I know. There’s a post scheduled for tomorrow that will make for ironic lulz.

Speakers from Ireland from the Shell To Sea struggle
At ACE, West Montgomery Place, off Leith Walk
Tuesday 3rd February 7pm

Hi all

A reminder of this meeting tomorrow @ ACE. I’m told the speakers are coming from a class struggle anarchist perspective, making this a great chance to share ideas and experience about combining community struggle,
anti-authoritarian practice and environmental direct action.

Please forward to interested people. The speakers have a lot of knowledge to share about building a campaign together with “non-political” / “local community” type people.

So even if you think you know what’s happening in Rossport, this is a great learning opportunity for people looking to build similar links, whether around coal or airport expansion.

Shell to Sea have been successfully fighting the construction of an onshore Gas Terminal for several years in the relatively unspoilt environment of Erris, County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland.

http://scotland.indymedia.org/node/12212

Friday 30 JAN 2009, doors open 6pm @ ACE, 17 W. Montgomery Place, Edinburgh

Question 1
Do you like a drink?

Question 2
Do you like curry?

Question 3
Do you think you’re clever?

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above questions then read on…

Leith’ s reluctant new entertainment hub, the Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh, 17 west Montgomery place, is hosting a quiz night to raise money.

There will be:

• Delicious organic coconut and vegetable rice with (vegan) ‘butter’ dahl and pasta salad for eats
• An endless amount of organic ales and wines available via a raffle at discount prices (hey we are a food coop after all)
• A dazzling array / intriguing mix of anarchist history, general knowledge, absurd idiosyncratic “Whae the fuck would ken that!??” questions and easy ones.

Added to this an exciting music round, a film round and an ‘activist’ / protester ‘What happened next?’ round all brought to you via our luxurious high res digital projection suite with surround sound!

Deal capitalism and patriarchy a blow the easy way – from your favourite armchair in ACE, with a pint in your hand, stuffing your face with curry cooked by someone else, showing off how clever you are.