Public meeting - Craigroyston Community Centre, Pennywell Road, Muirhouse, North Edinburgh
FIGHT AGAINST CUTS IN CARE AT HOME SERVICES: WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT UNISON- CITY OF EDINBURGH BRANCH SOCIAL CARE CAMPAIGN
Edinburgh Council intends to privatise 75% of the care at home services within the next six years. At present the split between Council home care and private agencies is 50/50.
This proposal means another 25% going to the private sector.
They say this will save money.
Experience shows that agencies promise to deliver the service cheaper but when they have the contracts, they demand more money. The Councils often end up paying much more.
Meanwhile,Agency staff are paid appalling wages; are sometimes untrained and unvetted.There is a high turnover of staff. Everyone suffers!
As if the above wasn't bad enough, this proposal follows a package of cuts implemented at the end of last year which included;
- Care at home to be restricted to those who meet critical criteria and for hospital discharge. Once seen as not critical, the service is withdrawn.
- Only 1 hot meal a day
- a frozen meal
- 30 mins
- The use of short 30 min and 15 min visits to be maximised. Less time for care.
- Shopping service withdrawn
- A new care home built by the Council is now run by a private company Four Seasons
- Two new care homes have also been contracted to Four Seasons
- Rushed service
- Since these cuts have been implemented, staff are under even more pressure to provide a service which is rushed, leaving service-users with less choice and a service that barely maintains abasic level of care.
- The workforce is frustrated and demoralised as their professionalism is being continually compromised
Glasgow Anarchists call on all to attend twin demonstartions in Glasgow.
Tuesday 25th November - Defy the introduction of ID Cards, outside Brand Street Immigration Centre at 12:00 noon.
Saturday 29th November - Anti-Rascism and Fascism Demo, St Andrew off the Square 10:00a.m.
Join us on the 25th of November in demonstration against the implementation of ID cards. We will gather outside the Home Office @ Festival Court, Brand Street, Ibrox from midday on the 25th.
Also join us on the Anti Racism and Anti Fascism march on Saturday the 29th. We will be meeting at ten a.m. at St Andrews in the Square just off the Salt Market. Look out for the black and red flags!
The nearest tube station is Cessnock tube. Turn right out of the tube station, past the shops and right onto Elizabeth street which will take you past the Unity Centre and on to Brand street.
In November 2007 the Rape Crisis Centre in Glasgow was very pleased to welcome many of you to our Reclaim the Night March in the West End of Glasgow. That evening was a huge success with a great response from supporters of our work against sexual violence and we thank all of you who joined us.
This year we are marching once again to mark the 16 Days of Action for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Our RECLAIM THE NIGHT 2008 event will be held on Tuesday 25th November in the West End of Glasgow. We will meet at the STUC in Woodlands Road for a march that will culminate in a rally at the Glasgow University Union where there will be speeches, music, food and information stalls.
Again, we welcome women and men supporters of our work in challenging male violence against women. A flyer for the event is attached and we hope you will cascade this email and flyer down to others you think may be interested in joining us at this year’s march.
NOTE:
If your organization/group wishes to bring a banner along to the march, please contact the Rape Crisis Centre office in advance on 0141 552 3201 (please note this is not the helpline number).
Clydebank PlaneSpeaking meeting: Tuesday 25th. November 7 – 8.30pm
Our Holy Redeemer Primary, East Barnes St Clydebank G81 1EZ
"The PlaneSpeaking meetings are a space to discuss and shape the debate on aviation expansion; contribute to the dossier of anecdotal evidence of how you are impacted by the expansion plans; see the screening of the trailer for the film 'Life Under the Flightpath' (ClydeBank), input into projects for raising awareness, mobilizing the community, taking action.
You are invited as a concerned individual, as a local resident currently affected by the Airport, as a resident who will be impacted by Airport Expansion plans, as an NGO, as someone wanting to know about government's position on High Emission Industry and demand a democratic consultation, as a local environmental group, as a member of PlaneStupid, as UK Noise Association, as a supporter of high-speed rail links, as HACAN (from Heathrow), as an AirportWatch Scotland associate,…. to take action on Airport Expansion."
Cramond PlaneSpeaking meeting:
Wednesday 26th November 7 – 8.30pm
Davidson's Mains Parish Church, 1 Quality Street, Edinburgh EH4
"The PlaneSpeaking meetings are a space to discuss and shape the debate on aviation expansion; contribute to the dossier of anecdotal evidence of how you are impacted by the expansion plans; see the screening of the trailer for the film 'Life Under the Flightpath' (ClydeBank), input into projects for raising awareness, mobilizing the community, taking action.
You are invited as a concerned individual, as a local resident currently affected by the Airport, as a resident who will be impacted by Airport Expansion plans, as an NGO, as someone wanting to know about government's position on High Emission Industry and demand a democratic consultation, as a local environmental group, as a member of PlaneStupid, as UK Noise Association, as a supporter of high-speed rail links, as HACAN (from Heathrow), as an AirportWatch Scotland associate,…. to take action on Airport Expansion."
Maryhill Burgh Meeting: The financial crisis - how's it going to affect us in Maryhill
A public meeting for Maryhill and beyond: Woodside Halls, 7:30PM, Wednesday the 26th of November
Tenants, Homeowners, Ratespayers, Claimants, Refugees, Migrants: ALL WELCOME
PUBLIC MEETING: for the whole community
MAP: Woodside Halls
- Your Home
- Your Rent
- Your Council Services
- Your Repairs
- Your Refuse Collection
- Your Childcare
- Your Kids Play Facilities
- Your Job
- Your Benefits
- Your Community Safety
- Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour
YOUR RIGHT TO HAVE A SAY!
Maryhill Burgh Meeting: The financial crisis - how's it going to affect us in Maryhill
A public meeting for Maryhill and beyond: Woodside Halls, 7:30PM, Wednesday the 26th of November
Tenants, Homeowners, Ratespayers, Claimants, Refugees, Migrants: ALL WELCOME
PUBLIC MEETING: for the whole community
MAP: Woodside Halls
- Your Home
- Your Rent
- Your Council Services
- Your Repairs
- Your Refuse Collection
- Your Childcare
- Your Kids Play Facilities
- Your Job
- Your Benefits
- Your Community Safety
- Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour
YOUR RIGHT TO HAVE A SAY!
How a crisis in the world's financial markets is going to hurt Maryhill, is going to hurt our services, raise our rents, hurt our pockets, and damage our community, and what we can do together in Maryhill to stop this happening.
A public meeting for Maryhill and beyond:
Woodside Halls, 7:30PM, Wednesday the 26th of November
Come along, and hear what can be done. Have your say!
Meeting organised by:-
The Burgh Angel -
community newspaper
The IWW -
independent trade union
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Speakers include: IWW, Burgh Angel, London Coalition Against Poverty, and independent economists
Public Meeting
Capitalism is in crisis: what is behind the rising cost of living?
upstairs at the Junction Bar, next to Queen St station.
Leith’s reluctant new entertainment hub, the Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh, 17 West Montgomery Place, is hosting a quiz and curry night to raise money!!
6pm Friday 28 November
Organic coconut and vegetable rice with (vegan) 'butter' dahl and pasta salad for eats, plus history & general knowledge, absurd idiosyncratic “Whae the fuck would ken that!??” questions, some easy ones and some kid’s ones. Added to this, an exciting music round, a film round and an 'activist' / protester 'What happened next? / who just egged thatcher?' round all brought to you via our luxurious high res digital projection suite with surround sound!
Everyone deserves an equal chance to live free from fear of discrimination, prejudice and racism. St Andrew’s day is about showing a united Scotland. Come and show your support!
Bring your banners!
All anti-racists welcome!
March assembles 10.30am St Andrew’s in the Square (off Saltmarket), Glasgow
March off 11.00am
Rally 12 noon Glasgow Film Theatre, Rose Street, Glasgow
Anti-Militarist Gathering – 29th & 30th November – 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh
A gathering of reflection and planning for a new anti-militarist movement.
a party kicking off with a short talk by residents of Faslane peace camp and leading in to the usual debauchery. please come for the first of a new season of QM partys, bring music ya wanna hear, booze, crappy dance moves, friends and queer it up.
Anti-Militarist Gathering – 29th & 30th November – 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh
A gathering of reflection and planning for a new anti-militarist movement.
Sunday 30th November 7.00pm
Kuang-chi Tu and René Viénet’s Can Dialectics Break Bricks?
This is an old chinese black & white martial arts movie, dubbed in French (and subtitled in English) with new dialogue about situationist principles. And yes, it actually is hilarious, especially if you know a little about politics and especially Marxist theories...
Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh
17 W Montgomery Place,
Edinburgh EH7 5HA
0131 557 6242
ACE is open Tuesday 1-4 and Sunday 2-5pm
You may be interested in the following free event/panel discussion at the National Library of Scotland, debating the issue of protecting individual rights versus protecting society:
Freedom or safety?
Panel event. The 42-day terror detention rule, CCTV and ASBOs – safeguards for good citizens or unacceptable intrusions and curtailments of civil liberty? Speakers debate the rights and wrongs of these topical questions. In recognition of the British Library's major new exhibition, 'Taking Liberties'.
Wednesday 3 December 2008
19:00
Panel includes:
- Helen Martin - Evening News
- Stuart Waiton - Generation Youth Issues
- John Watson - Amnesty International
- Glenn Campbell - chair
- James Panton - Manifesto Club
- Acting Deputy Chief Constable William Skelly - Lothian and Borders Police
To book a free place, or for more details, phone 0131 623 4675 or email events@nls.uk.
On Thursday December 4th Amnesty International and Scottish Women's Aid are organising a demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament to highlight the plight of women under the No Recourse to Public Funds rule. We need 139 women to join us for this event and hope you will be able to help.
The No Recourse rule applies to people with insecure immigration status and means that they cannot claim "public funds", which includes most welfare benefits and temporary or permanent local authority housing. Our particular concern is for women attempting to flee situations of domestic violence, who are not eligible for support in domestic violence refuges.
Research by Scottish Women's Aid identified 176 women with No Recourse to Public Funds who requested support from Women's Aid groups in Scotland last year. Of these 139 sought refuge accommodation, even though they were not eligible for support. At present this vulnerable group are explicitly denied protection from abuse - protection which is offered to the rest of the population as a basic right.
To highlight our concerns we are organising a demonstration of 139 women (or all ages) outside the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 4th December from 11.30am to 12.15pm. The women will stand as a group outside the visitor entrance to the Parliament with placards reading "not protected."
Please note that men are also needed to stand in support with "Stop Violence Against Women" placards and leaflets so do come along.
Amnesty and Scottish Women's Aid are calling on the Scottish Government to provide emergency funding to ensure these women can be provided with the same protection as other women, to bring them within Scotland's national strategy to tackle violence against women and to lobby the Westminster Government to change the rules which currently exclude them from public support.
CCA, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
aka "Climate Change: the Opportunity"
A programme of films from around the world, with speakers from local climate campaigns, hosted by Camcorder Guerillas, Towards Transition Glasgow and Scottish Climate Campaign in advance of tomorrow's climate march.
Glasgow's Radical Independent Book-fair project
Meet: Clyde Amphitheatre (by the river, east of the Spanish Civil War statue at Jamaica Street), 12:30pm
This event is organised by SCOTTISH CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGN as the Scottish part of the Global Day of Action during the United Nations Climate Talks in Poznan, December 1st to 12th 2008. This international event will call on world leaders to take urgent action on climate change. We want to involve the widest possible range of people and organisations, so bring your banners with your message and all your family, friends and colleagues!
The purposes are: to be seen by the public and in the media; to bring together all the numerous organisations and individuals who are committing to action on climate change; and to invite them to bring their contributions under the theme of the march. We aim to send a positive message that we CAN indeed do something about the situation if we all work together on this and also tell our elected governments: Act now – for just solutions to climate change! We are prepared to act – are you?
We will be walking together from the Clyde Amphitheatre through Glasgow city centre towards Glasgow Caledonian University where we will hold the rally. Bring banners and anything bright, visual and colourful, as well as warm and waterproof clothing. There will be speakers, music, workshops and fun activities before, during and after the event!
For further information see:
Please get in touch with us (at contact.sccc@gmail.com) if:-
Launch of volume 1 of An Anarchist FAQ
At long last we have the much anticipated book launch of An Anarchist FAQ (http://www.anarchistfaq.org.uk) at December’s Radical Independent Bookfair (http://www.ribproject.org/) in Glasgow. The main author Iain McKay (http://anarchism.pageabode.com/blogs/anarcho) will be speaking on the history and aims of the work, which has now been published by AK Press (http://www.akuk.com/). This will be followed by a discussion on the book.
“The anarchist FAQ has been one of the standout achievements of the last decade in terms of its rigorous treatment of every aspect of the theory. Its translation from screen to print is long overdue.” (Freedom)
An Anarchist FAQ launch
4.00 - 5.30pm
SATURDAY 6th DECEMBER 2008
STUC centre
333 Woodlands Road
Glasgow
G3 6NG
(near Kelvinbridge U)
FUN,FOOD,FILMS+BOOKS from noon to 8.00pm
ECAP/ACE Cinema special, featuring: Despite the Poll Tax and commentated footage of recent ECAP actions.
ECAP (Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty) has recently been campaigning against the mistreatment of people by the council over council tax issues and this session of ACE Cinema will concentrate on the stark comparisons between the current council tax and it’s predecessor, the Poll tax. Complete with footage from recent actions taken by ECAP, a definite chance to experience some of the groups based at ACE.
Despite the Poll Tax is a special issue video magazine about the legal and civil liberties implications of the Poll Tax. If questioned at all in the media most of the discourse about the inequities of poll tax concentrated on its economic injustices. Despite the Poll Tax however dug deeper into the largely ignored social and civil liberties implications of a colonial tax system.
Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh
17 W Montgomery Place,
Edinburgh EH7 5HA
0131 557 6242
ACE is open Tuesday 1-4 and Sunday 2-5pm
Strathclyde University Action Palestine present...
FILM NIGHT 2008!
Tuesday 9th December from 5.15pm, in Debates Chamber on level 6 of Strathclyde Union on John Street, Glasgow. Nonstudents welcome too!
A short film on the right to education made by students at Birzeit University, followed by James Miller's Death in Gaza - the powerful award-winning documentary that portrays the horror of the occupation and the resulting death of its director.
Free entry but donations encouraged.
Join the mailing list here: www.tinyurl.com/actionpalestine
The Glasgow Anarchist Federation calls for a picket outside the Greek consulate on Wednesday to coincide with our fellow workers general strike in Greece.
Since the cold blooded murder of young Alexandros Grigoropoulos on Saturday Greek cities have been alight with the flames of anger. We cannot allow the Greek state to attempt to stifle this anger by simply arresting the murderous police officers. The entire system of governance is to blame. Like the police in this country who feel able to murder youths the Greek police are simply better armed.
Join us this Wednesday outside the Greek consulate to voice your anger at this heinous murder.
The Greek Consulate is located at
1 Kirklee Quadrant
Glasgow
Tel: 0141 334 0360
We shall gather there from 2pm this wednesday as our fellow workers in Greece down tools in a general strike to express their disgust with the police and the state.
Please bring whistles, drums and anything else that will make a noise.
Homepage: http://www.glasgowanarchists.org.uk
The Glasgow Anarchist Federation calls for a picket outside the Greek consulate on wednesday to coincide with our fellow workers general strike in Greece.
Since the cold blooded murder of young Alexandros Grigoropoulos on Saturday Greek cities have been alight with the flames of anger. We cannot allow the Greke state to attmpt to stifle this anger by simply arresting the murderous police officers. The entire system of governance is to blame. Like the police in this country who feel able to murder youths the Greek police are simply better armed.
Join us this wednesday outside the Greek consulate to voice your anger at this heinous murder.
The Greek Consulate is located at:
Greek Consulate
1 Kirklee Quadrant
Glasgow
Tel: 0141 334 0360
We shall gather there from 2pm this Wednesday as our fellow workers in Greece down tools in a general strike to express their disgust with the police and the state.
Please bring whistles, drums and anything else that will make a noise.
Please see the Glasgow Anarchists website in case of any changes to the plans. Note that IM Scotland may be down due to the Greek state shutting down Greek IM who host the site.
Following Monday's action the next demonstration in Edinburgh will start at the Teviot building on Bristo Square, on Wednesday at 3pm. Please make it along!
This will coincide with a General Strike in Greece and a picket of the Consulate in Glasgow.
Pictures and other reports of todays demonstration will be posted on this blog: http://alexisedinburgh2008.blogspot.com/. Alexis Grigoropoulos is the name of the murdered boy.
Friday 12/12
at 3:00pm
Bristo Square
Militant Labour Forum
The fraud of Roosevelt’s ‘new deal’ : lessons from the 1930s for today
Barack Obama is compared by media pundits to Franklin Roosevelt, US President during the 1930s depression. Here government spokespeople also refer favourably to his Presidency. The implication is that Roosevelt’s ‘new deal’ in response to mass unemployment is an example for today.
The speaker will look at how in reality the new deal was a raw deal for working people. It was also a war deal, at the heart of the US rulers preparation for World War Two.
The 1930’s though do provide valuable lessons for working people in the fight to overcome the divisions sown between employed and unemployed, as well as the fight to organise those both in unions and those not.
In the 1930s working people had a chance to overturn the capitalist system, a chance that was lost. Why that was and why we are in a stronger position today will be addressed by the speaker.
Speaker: Pete Clifford
followed by discussion
7:00 pm, Friday 12th December
6:00pm refreshments
2nd Floor, 105 Hanover Street,
(off Princes St, between George St & Queen St),
Edinburgh, EH2 1DJ Suggested donation: £2.50
0131 226 2756 www.themilitant.com
On Sunday 14/12 at 13:00 we will gather at W. Parliament Square in order to protest against the murder of Alexis Grigoropoulos. After the gathering, there will be a projection of videos and pictures showing the situation in Greece at Forest Cafe and then, an open discussion will take place
http://alexisedinburgh2008.blogspot.com/
Family special – The Simpsons Movie.
ACE cinema want to welcome all to a family orientated ACE Cinema special – a showing of The Simpsons Movie. Come along and bring the whole family!
"Homer's selfish antics (and a hankering for free donuts) are responsible for a horrific ecological disaster that could spell the end for Springfield. So it's up to the paunchy patriarch to save his family and the town from the mess that he has created. Just as in the Emmy-winning show, THE SIMPSONS MOVIE skillfully combines smart satire with inspired silliness."
Rottentomotoes.com
Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh
17 W Montgomery Place,
Edinburgh EH7 5HA
0131 557 6242
ACE is open Tuesday 1-4 and Sunday 2-5pm
Happy whatever the hell it is we’re supposed to be celebrating folks. According to a popular folk tale some jewish bloke was born a couple of thousand years ago this month. As a result of this many of us will be going absolutely demented and spending more money than we have on crap that we don’t need.
In order to mark this we will be having a special festive social ni the Crystal Palace on Jamaica Street.
From 6p.m. on the 14th we will gather in the backroom for booze and banter of a generally subversive nature.
All are welcome, with the obvious exception of cops, fascists and wishy-washy liberals.
"DONT SEND US BACK TO ZIMBABWE - CHOLERA OR MUGABE WILL KILL US"
Protest outside the Home Office on Brand Street
MONDAY December 15
1pm
Come out to show your support to keep Zimbabweans here in Glasgow. Do not allow the Home Office to refuse them asylum and send them back to certain death with Mugabe.
The Edinburgh Community Representatives Network is calling for a protest against the "Unfairer Scotland Fund"'s distribution, which will close down and seriously reduce social services in the poorest areas of Edinburgh.
In the Forth constituency, the change of funding criteria decided by the Edinburgh Council, means serious cuts of about £800 000; with the aim of disempowering the community.
Brandnew buildings, like the North Edinburgh Arts Centre and the Muirhouse Millenium Centre are left with no money to fund any staff to open or run the buildings; the community newspaper is close to winding-up, and the funding for the Community Activist Training and Community Voices project have been cut totally.
The protest will take place in front of the City Chambers on the High Street, Thursday 18th of December, at 10 am.
There is a benefit night and profile-raiser for Dumfries and Galloway (Solway) IWW on Tuesday 23rd December 2008 at the Fifth Window (top floor of the) Tam O'Shanter pub, Queensberry Street, Dumfries (town centre) from 7.30pm. A night of music and comedy. Featuring the award winning Irish-influenced contemporary folk group Choonz (check out their myspace page: www.myspace.com/choonzmusic). Tickets are £5 and £3 (concessions) in advance. Tickets on the night are likely to be a pound or so more. Tickets available from Barnstorm Records, Queensberry Street, Dumfries, the Tam O'Shanter pub, or by email: iww_dg@yahoo.co.uk or 0845 053 0329.
There is a benefit night and profile-raiser for Dumfries and Galloway (Solway) IWW on Tuesday 23rd December 2008 at the Fifth Window (top floor of the) Tam O'Shanter pub, Queensberry Street, Dumfries (town centre) from 7.30pm. A night of music and comedy. Featuring the award winning Irish-influenced contemporary folk group Choonz (check out their myspace page: www.myspace.com/choonzmusic). Tickets are £5 and £3 (concessions) in advance. Tickets on the night are likely to be a pound or so more. Tickets available from Barnstorm Records, Queensberry Street, Dumfries, the Tam O'Shanter pub, or by email: iww_dg@yahoo.co.uk or 0845 053 0329.
