Edinburgh Anarchists

Members of Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group recently returned from the Zapatista-controled areas of Mexico, where there’s a Health Centre built using money raised by the group. Their grassroots, all-volunteer effort has raised more than £24,000 for some of the most marginalised people on the planet. That’s some fine aftertaste for your coffee.

This meeting features a speaker from Chiapas on the ever-precarious situation there.

AUTONOMY, REPRESSION AND RESISTANCE

EDUCATION, HEALTH, LAND,

JUSTICE, SELF-GOVERNMENT…

WALKING NEW PATHS

Speaker from Chiapas at Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, 7:30pm, Weds 21st. Admission Free.

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.