Fire the Boss: Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis on “The Worker Control Solution from Buenos Aires to Chicago” Shock Doctrine author Naomi Klein and Al Jazeera host Avi Lewis discuss the workers who are taking over their factories and plants rather than lose their jobs, some to owners who owe money to bailed-out banks. They also address the latest news in the nation’s global economic collapse amidst the White House and Democratic-led Congress’s rejection of single-payer healthcare
Visteon Occupation – A fight for justice – Interviews with Enfield workers April 4 2009 Taking over the factories
Labor is Not a Commodity Chicago workers takeover
‘Yes’ Vote at Republic: Workers Get Pay, Plant Occupation Ends
Industrial Workers of the World
GHA Board Regeneration Sub-Committee meeting today. The choices are between total demolition of the remaining 5 blocks totaling 1,100 homes; or a part-retention refurbishment plan for 3 of the blocks saving nearly 600 flats – favoured by the tenants and some of GHA’s key architecture and regeneration officers. Below is a statement from the Pinkston TA.
As Sighthill tenants representatives
Locals say We must End Slum Housing – No more excuses
Deputy First Minister comes to Govanhill Last summer the Community council held two public meetings to highlight the scandal of slum housing in their area.
Gentrification before people – Leave our allotments alone
More from our caring city council ” Just now, time on a waiting list for a plot in Glasgow can range from 2 to 8 years. It seems tragic that in a period when we are concerned about lack of opportunities for exercise, about food miles,about reducing carbon footprint and also about an economic recession, a group of allotments – which can help with all these issues – should be under threat.”
Stop closing Schools campaign
Glasgow School closure campaign Prepairing for the vigil (you tube) at the city chambers
George Square Thursday 12: 00 Support the schools campaign. The vigil will start tomorrow and end at the day of reckoning when councilors will decide the fate of 25 schools and some nurseries with scant or no consultation, which is an insult in itself – we don’t want consulted – we want involved – we want a say in the future of our children – All of them.
Glasgow School closure campaign Doorstepping Councilor Mathesun
Glasgow schools campaign Our Lady of the Assumption primary roof protest video
Dangerous school walk Maryhill Road(video)
Have the council even bothered to look at the social and health issues? No, because all they can think in is bricks and mortar. They seem incapable of dealing with people other than in the same way. We have more worries and you had better start listen to them. For:
The spirit of resistance is alive and well in the Wyndford estate. As phase 1. to stop the school closures of St Gregory’s and Wyndford is completed.(video)
Victoria primary and nursery campaign fun day and walk (video)
Fun day at the Glass house, Queens park organised by the Victoria Primary & Nursery campaigners Against school and nursery closures
Wyndford and St Gregory’s press conference in full Tuesday. (video)
If you see him tell him hundreds of parents are very worried about him specially those with kids at nursery and school age. If you see Steven send him to the Wyndford Maryhill. He knows where it is.
Scottish Anti Poverty Movement Community Conference
Saturday 18th April 2009 at Holyrood Secondary School, 60 Dixon Road, Crosshill, Govanhill, Glasgow. Registration starts at 9.30 and the conference begins at 10a.m. Details
Solidarity Against Glasgow School closures on Sunny Govan (Audio)
The Weavers Walk Following the trail of the Calton weavers – A walk from Glasgow cathedral to the Peoples Palace. As well as a walk tracing historical roots, these pictures also highlighted the sterile architecture of gentrification. The only thing getting in its way is the bubbly patter of the “Barras” and pockets of housing still retaining some assemblage of working class presence. The Calton – Maryhill?
The struggle for our schools, is in a way the struggle for our city.
Speaking to parents in the schools occupation in Maryhill, Glasgow, which is only 2 schools out of the 25 threatened with closure, it is difficult to describe what is happening without using words like neoliberalism – because words like democratic, representation, consultation, consensus and choice, live a million miles away from what is happening and the way decisions are arrived at in our city in general.
Glasgow Wyndford school Parents talking
Parents occupation of two schools in Maryhill Glasgow against closure. The parents of school kids occupied Wyndford Primary and St Gregory’s Primary in Maryhill on Friday. Both could be closed in a savings drive to shut or merge 13 primary schools and 12 nurseries across the city. Glasgow City Council said Councilor Stephen Purcell had no plans to meet with the protesters. In these recordings the parents speak about why they are campaigning
Glasgow Save Our Schools blog
“reducing class sizes would be ‘irresponsible’ Glasgow City Council” Duh.
Other Glasgow Save Our Schools Blog
Do you live in the East End of Glasgow? Do you know anyone else who would be interested? Would you like to get involved in a local news paper.?The Burgh Angel based mainly in the north side of the city wants to create a paper for the east end of the city. If you would like to contribute, help distribute the Angel, or find other ways to help
Walkin and Talkin Weavers Walk
Saturday 11th April Meet cafe St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, next to Glasgow Cathedral, 11:45 for 12:00 (Walk app 2 hrs) Follow the trail around the first real workers uprising. Starting at the Cathedral we will walk down to where the militia fired on the striking weavers of one of the first workers protests in Scotland where 6 weavers were killed – A word about the Duke St. jail – down to Calton for a chat on the weavers district – visit the cemetery where 3 of those shot are buried Then tea in the People’s Palace, where we can conclude with a chat on the Common Good FREE
Take the initiative for May Day. We need bikes to carry banners and info. Would you like to spread the word on what May Day means. We plan to have as many bikes bannered up for May Day weekend to spread the word about the workers celebration, history and achievements. Take a look and see if you would be interested in any of these initiatives or in doing your own thing.
Take the initiative for May Day. We need bikes to carry banners and info. Would you like to spread the word on what May Day means. We plan to have as many bikes bannered up for May Day weekend to spread the word about the workers celebration, history and achievements. Take a look and see if you would be interested in any of these initiatives or in doing your own thing.