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Glasgow neoliberalism has a history

Neoliberal, Glasgow, is about some people taking things off of a lot of other people, in order to make money, then trying to convince those who have been robbed, that they should love it. (01:29Min)

Workers City (Variant video)

Documentary : interviews with Workers City opposition to Glasgow 1990 European Capital of Culture (43:36Min)

 

Oral heritage under threat from pan loaf taliban.

Edinburgh University's cunning new idea of destroying this archive - the largest archive of folk literature and folk history the Scots and Gaelic languages, an archive that took 60 years to build and was meant to safeguard these cultural artefacts for Scotland. (This maybe being resolved but why would it come up in the first place?)
School of Scottish Studies

Family Fun Day at the Reshuffle Saturday 16th june
Chrisis of community Sunday17th Ju

The village Square, Community connections, good food, activities,
film, discussion. Find out more: Tuesday dinner, 6:30 Pearce Cafe

History of Struggle: Glasgow Coming soon film. Self-Determination and Power Event, Pearce Institute from 1990

The complete Workers City on-line And The Glasgow Keelie "We say that any culture that is not driven by social justice is a sick shallow worthless culture" Keelie April 1990

	Here is a list of ideas a few City Strolls folk have been messing about with. They are a kind of attempt to at least think about ways ordinary folk can engage in the political process. Political meaning how groups of people communicate with each other and come to decisions democratically or consensually. There has been talk of community "mapping" Popular education. These ideas would fit in with helping to produce tools of engagement in the process of connecting ideas with things that may be local and relevant to people and as a way of encouraging participation. Connect, use, share, suggest as you wish. B.

 

Andy Wightman, author of recently released book 'The Poor Had No Lawyers', will participate in a debate with Robert Rennie, Professor of Conveyance and Dr. Andrew Cumbers, Reader in Geographical Political Economy, both at Glasgow University on the subject of the inequities of land tenure in Scotland and possibilities for reform
Part 2

LEGUP - Linthouse Elder Park Govan Urban Planters - Community Gardening Group - Update on the garden. Come down any Saturday have a look round all welcome

Andy Wightman
The author of Who Owns Scotland and The Poor had no Lawyers, is an independent writer and researcher on issues of land and democracy with a particular interest in community land rights...

Alastair McIntosh
Is involved with Scottish land reform especially on Eigg and campaigned successfully against the Harris superquarry in Lingerbay.

Detroit
Some folks from Glasgow will be visiting the city farms in Detroit this the summer. Any ideas communications and knowledge appreciated. If you want to know anything or have some gems to share let us know

Sorry it was 1975 no 1976 when you hear it.

Citizens Archive Project
Held at the Glasgow Reshuffle, Govan. Bill Fraser talks about the "Citizens Archive Project" where you can find out about researching Glasgow's Common Good. Website soon. Details contact Bob.

Maryhill Anti Cuts Conference
A group of residents in North west Glasgow have got together to fight the cuts and defend services locally.We are now having regular organising meetings and have begun mapping the area to get a clear picture of how the cuts will affect our local area

So what is the Common Good anyway? "Free Line Collective" animation inspired by the Common Good

Towards a new concept of citizenship By James Boggs1976

This pamphlet was originally a speech given by James Boggs to the graduate class in the School of Architecture at the University of Michigan on November 9, 1976. However, it is of interest to all of us concerned with the rapidly deteriorating quality of life in this country. (US)

 

Freeing Education

Glasgow university students are currently occupying a building against the attacks by the university administration on the Hetherington research club and the cuts agenda of the government and the council.

Library closures in the "Big Society"

 

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	A Growing Revolution Workshop Saturday 22 Oct 11 11 - 5:00 FREE Book a space here Workshop INFO
	Document9 BrochurePDF AGR P6

Common Good Awareness Project

PUBLIC ACCESS TO COMMON GOOD INFORMATION
Ask MSPs to intervene

Councils are supposed to keep a record of our Common Good – They don’t.
This information should be available to the public – Its not.
The council are trying lease bits of our parks which do not comply to Common Good objectives.
In all they are denying us the right to our Common Good.
Without a record we can’t keep track of our Common Good fund. These are ancient rights and assets that should be passed to our kids Write to your MSP and ask him or her to demand pubic access to a list of our Common Good assets. See here for info & letter template.

Colonisation and bullying by billionaires described by our government representatives as "A compelling case in the public interest" www.trippinguptrump.com

The wrong side of a hole from jon Pullman on Vimeo.

Can we rekindle a people's vision for our parks?
Thoughts on - Plans to build a school and Music Therapy Centre, in Ruchill park.

Open Street Map Join the Party Electron Details

Alternative tourism - or ideas to get you out and about

Works in progress: Here is a Google map for alternative Glasgow Here is above flier with many of the map links (PDF) Here is the links page on the bridge network Here is a Common Good detective map (PDF)

 

Don't forget ideas for the Reshuffle Jan 29th 2011 Download PDF

 

Luxury only the planners can afford as more trees disappear for flats? road? who knows...

2004
"The council is expected to approve a master plan for the city's 74 parks which will allow private companies to provide a range of facilities. " Scotsman Sept 21, 2004.

And from the same article: "Aileen Colleran, the convener of the parks and facilities committee, gave an assurance that none of the city's parks and open spaces would be sold off to private companies such as housing developers."

2010
Then in 2010. "Richmond Park (a city park) is being transformed as part of a multi-million pound regeneration scheme for neighbouring Oatlands. A total of 1318 homes will be built as part of a £160m plan for the formerly rundown community."

Document8 Trailer

 

Have you any useful Glasgow links to add to the Bridge links page. Send them to City Strolls or better still - join the Bridge and post em there.

Motivation What really motivates us?

 

Participatory Economics and the Common Good
An introductory section on Parecon at the local level and to discover existing ideas that highlight some of the principals of Participatory Economics. Easy listening and even some Parecon Hip Hop.
Michael Albert will be visiting Scotland later in the year. Will post dates when available

 

Participatory Economics and the Common Good
An introductory section on Parecon at the local level and to discover existing ideas that highlight some of the principals of Participatory Economics. Easy listening and even some Parecon Hip Hop.
Michael Albert will be visiting Scotland later in the year. Will post dates when available

How we Organise is about what you do, not what is done for you. 5 days of being part of the action and finding your place within it. Something for all the family - especially the young who will inherit the folly off our times. PROGRAM
Document7 21 - 25 Oct. Full Program
With over 60 outstanding national and international documentaries that look at human rights in its broadest sense—as personal stories with a global punch—you will find films here that are both accessible and thought-provoking, engaging and challenging, and then be able to debate them with the filmmakers and invited speakers.

A series of workshops in self education. Held during Document 7 at the Electron Club CCA. The event and it's organisers have no affiliations to any political party nor political ideology. We promise not to bore people rigid nor talk in a language they do not understand. Our purpose is to educate. There are no teachers nor students at this event. We are all learners. There are no grants paid workers. Organising this event will be an exercise in organising. If you have anything you would like to say - do - contribute, either send me an email - or join the Bridge group "How we Organise" http://www.bridgeweb.info/pg/groups/26/how-we-organise/
Program will be up soon
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The case for Hamiltonhill and Scottish public sector housing (Video)

Hamiltonhill Action Group/STO - Demo-
The Hamiltonhill Action Group/STO national demo is next thursday (24th
September) in Glasgow and we want as many people as possible to show
that Scotland really does want decent council housing and GHA tenants
will no longer stand for sub-par housing while we watch the GHA bosses
walk off with inflated bank accounts.

Margaret Kerr on Oatlands Allotments. With so much gentrification of Glasgow's social landscape, our community culture is disappearing along with the demolished buildings.

SAVE POLLOK PARK LAUNCHES MALADMINISTRATION COMPLAINT AGAINST GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL

Save Pollok Park today launched a formal complaint of mal administration against Glasgow City Council over its handling of the Go Ape project.
Full complaint PDF
Common Good Report Fife Council
More videos:
Otago - Tranquil places under attack
Otago - Tchiovna gardens

Save Otago Website

The importance of small things and the need to expand and further the movement for change in working class communities.

If what started as a small group of people, with a vision of a free world had not been determined to change things - how many of us would still be chained in slavery? How many children would still suffer the abuse of forced labour?

Otago Lane development - More ridiculous development on the Kelvin.

" The developers Otago Street Ltd have submitted an application for planning to build 163 new dwellings and 6 commercial properties of up to 8 storeys high in the conservation area of Otago Lane. As a resident of the lane, I am deeply concerned about what this will do to the character of the lane and the surrounding area, as well as, of course, the genuine concern for the restricted quality of life this will afford to myself and the rest of the current residents...

Pollok Park Victory - Common Good
"On 12th June Glasgow Council finally gave in and abandoned the idea of of Go Ape in Pollok Park.

Thanks to all our supporters - we knew we spoke for the majority and could prove it - they thought we would gradually go away - but were wrong.

In their press statement the Council and Go Ape tried to save face - that is to be expected - but they and we know that they simply could not overcome the legal and financial mess they go into - and which we have been pointing out for 18 months
We established that Pollok Park (and Knowehead Lodge ) are part of the Common Good and they would have had to go to court to remove them.

Victory Picnic: Details
Evening times article

Repatriating the Lakota Ghost Dance shirt and the twilight of the Common Good

Big Picnic
The North Kelvinside Green Space Community Initiative was set up on 13 October 2008 to campaign for the disused green space between Clouston Street and Kelbourne Street – the area of the former Clouston Street playing fields – to be turned into a multi-use community green space for the people of Maryhill. Website

It has taken some effort to get the Bridge up and running - hopefully not as much to get folk to sign up and use it . www.bridgeweb.info/

Mexican Social Movements Wed 29th July 6pm-8pm
Electron Club CCA 350 Suchiehall street. Details

 

World Socialist Web Site Article on school closures
School protest in CCTV stand off BBC

Parents stopping Glasgow City Council from removing equipment from the Wyndford school prior to a judicial Review relating to the legality of closing the schools. More proof of the councils complete disregard for any opinions or democratic process.

Walkin and Talkin Games Monitor walk A walk from the merchant city area, east to the games village site, and the site of the new indoor stadium on Saturday June 20th. Meet at Mono at 1.30. Map

Council land-grab fails in Pollok Park
Campaigners Send councils "forced" Go-Ape plan packing. "We call for a detailed inquiry into the council's futile posturing and mishandling of the Go Ape affair."

LA connections Podcast audio
In Sep. 08 City Strolls visited Los Angeles, Meeting people working in community empowerment work in the down town area where the effects of gentrification are meted out on the poorest of the community. Here we hear some of the situations people are facing and how folk organise to create understanding and strategies fight against powerful business interests who care nothing about the plight of low income and homeless people. We have much in common in this country (UK) and we would well heed the lessons from LA

Registered Social Landlords - The new Corporations
as they are now known, are becoming a powerful oppressive force within our communities.' - Mike Lane, campaigner.

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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

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The GHA Board's final decision on Sighthill's Pinkston Drive
is due at a 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.

Govanhill Says - Time For A Rethink
“We need to increase understanding of the stories behind the headlines and the jargon.”

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."

 

Few days left for the Refugee week Scottish Film Festival

Walkin and Talkin Games Monitor walk A walk from the merchant city area, east to the games village site, and the site of the new indoor stadium on Saturday June 20th. Meet at Mono at 1.30. Map

Council land-grab fails in Pollok Park
Campaigners Send councils "forced" Go-Ape plan packing. "We call for a detailed inquiry into the council's futile posturing and mishandling of the Go Ape affair."

LA connections Podcast audio
In Sep. 08 City Strolls visited Los Angeles, Meeting people working in community empowerment work in the down town area where the effects of gentrification are meted out on the poorest of the community. Here we hear some of the situations people are facing and how folk organise to create understanding and strategies fight against powerful business interests who care nothing about the plight of low income and homeless people. We have much in common in this country (UK) and we would well heed the lessons from LA

Registered Social Landlords - The new Corporations
as they are now known, are becoming a powerful oppressive force within our communities.' - Mike Lane, campaigner.

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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

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The GHA Board's final decision on Sighthill's Pinkston Drive
is due at a 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.

Govanhill Says - Time For A Rethink
“We need to increase understanding of the stories behind the headlines and the jargon.”

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."

Prepairing for the vigil (you tube) at the city chambers

George Square Thursday 12: 00 Support the schools campaign

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. Download Poster

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 School closures on Sunny Govan (Audio)

The Weavers Walk (pictures). 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.

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

Save Our Schools blog
"reducing class sizes would be ‘irresponsible’ Glasgow City Council" Duh.

The other Save Our Schools Blog

Walkin and Talkin - Govan
A walk from Govan into town - covering Glasgow's industrial past. Starting at Govan Underground and following the river towards town - passing the sites of the shipyards - Govan town hall - Sunny Govan Radio - bells bridge - chatting about Glasgow's radical past.

Or watch Govan stroll here If you don't get out nothing happens. Join a city stroll, see your city in a new light or do your own walk and tell us about it. See below for next stroll. "Weavers"

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
Angel website

Contact Angel

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
Download flier PDF

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.
More Info

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.
More Info

Document 7 - International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
Call For Submissions Deadline: 5th June 2009

101 Damnations Angry Artworks is looking for submissions from artists / visual creators for an exhibition / publication in 2010 Deadline - 31st August 2009

The collapse of capitalism? Time for something else?
With so many corporations on the dole, banks being bailed out are we not in fact experiencing..

Understanding the Crisis - Markets, the State and Hypocrisy Chomsky
"So the depth of the crisis is pretty severe — we're not to the bottom yet — and the architects of this are the people who are now designing Obama's economic policies. "

Expanding the floor of the cage Chomsky
"One of the slogans that they use which is relevant here, is that we should "expand the floor of the cage." We know we're in a cage. We know we're trapped. We're going to expand the floor, meaning we will extend to the limits what the cage will allow. And we intend to destroy the cage. But not by attacking the cage when we're vulnerable, so they'll murder us. "

Details & BW flier here A city Stroll
Look out for Strolls updates

Save our nurseries to!
If you are running a campaign let's hear about it

Protest at Glasgow council school closure plans
Burgh Angel - all the news

School Crisis
crisis. noun: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something.

Schooling is something we should be proud of as citizens - that we afford and gift to all of our children to learn skills that would help them guide a way through society in enjoyable, useful, cultural, peaceful and creative ways. The value of school has become for those who profit off the back of our kids, a cost - nothing more.

Education is becoming another cash-cow - along with motor-ways, mega-events, industrial murder and environmental lunacy - built on an economic system that's only gain for it's advocates should be the shame that has been avoided in order to perpetuate a remit of - profit for the few and misery for most.

Neoclassical economics, is dead. (do we need more proof) What we are experiencing at present, is - in it's dying embers its proponents want to pull down everything they can from the public estate, that can be hurriedly turned in to private profit - before we all finally admit the game is up and something different needs to happen

Turning point?

Schools need to become the place where our kids can learn the new economics and value systems that will help us to get out of the mess we are in. Schools need to become a valuable possession not just a cost - administered by accountants with there eye only on the bottom line. We need to take direction from the families and particularly the mothers of the kids who will lose out on the present financial rationalisation of our schools. We need to listen to them. They know and have an instinct of what there kids need. The responsibility of the people who are closing our schools only lasts till they are out of office - generations of families have to live with the consequences of their actions.

The present campaigns springing up to save Glasgow schools, and schools all over, is heartening and are being community led. Please support our communities by supporting them.

Burgh Angel News on school campaigns.

The schools under threat Google map

Evening Times Save our schools article

Save us from the "educated"

Pleas send links, news and info to: See link at top right

 

The JANUARY RESHUFFLE at the PEARCE INSTITUTE Govan, January the 31st 2009 12 - 6 pm
The Reshuffle, which has been running each January for the last three years is a day event which fills the community centre with activities, talks and workshops in a variety of community themes. More info
Join in Contact: bob@citystrolls.comProgram

Look-out for updates

Meadowbank Velodrome in Edinburgh.
Prove there is a legacy from Commonwealth Games for folk who want to do sport. I'm sure Glasgow City Council could find a couple of million out of their lavish games budget to stick a roof on the velodrome as a gesture of Commonweal.

"Triple Olympic medallist Chris Hoy has given his backing to the campaign to save Meadowbank from closure. The most successful Scottish Olympian of all time learned his craft in his home town of Edinburgh and readily admits he wouldn’t have achieved his record haul had it not been for the Meadowbank velodrome. Yet Edinburgh Council plan to ignore thousands of objections and demolish the velodrome - plus the neighbouring international athletics stadium and sports centre - and replace it with a cut-down complex that doesn't’t cater for most of its current sports, including cycling." CyclingEdinburgh.info

 

 

 

 

Common Good Watch
- Free land for developers
- Polluted soil from london
- Health inequalities between rich and poor
- Friends of Glasgow Parks?

City Strolls Collaborative Audio
Mexican artist Abraham Cruzvillegas Talks about his work
More Audio here

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, Rates payers, Claimants, Refugees, Migrants: ALL WELCOME PUBLIC MEETING: for the whole community

Migrant Cities Conference
Glasgow, Trades Hall 26 November 2008
Migration – Challenges and Opportunities
The impact of migration is changing the nature of the cities throughout Europe. The Migrant Cities conference will consider and address the opportunities and challenges that this poses in the wider context of intercultural dialogue and community relations.
The conference will also launch the findings of a comparative research initiative commissioned in partnership with the Institute of Public Policy Research.

Migrant InfoSource
For the latest migration news and developments in legislation, policy, practice and research from Scotland, the UK and Europe.

The Free University Project, Glasgow 1987 - 199?
Event
The Free University started in early 1987 and emerged out of various events across the areas of education, art, politics and literature. It proposed an inter-disciplinary approach to learning not based on vocational skills, and to challenge the loss of community and neighbourhood. It intersected with many projects and gave rise to more specific, semi independent interest groups. The FU dispersed in the early nineties. Some of the original members involved in independent publishing and autonomous art projects at the time including Here & Now, Variant, Edinburgh Review, the Saltoun Art Project, and others - will attempt some observations on the continuities across the two decades. All welcome. Audio Short explanation
Street Level Photoworks 48 King Street (1st floor) 04/11/08 6pm

Coffee with the riff-raff (Strolls archive)

Variant Winter 2008 Issue
...the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coverage
in the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.
Support Variant

RESISTING REGENICIDE : STRUGGLES IN THE CITY
“Our relationship to the built environment is perhaps the most crucial element to the quality of community life.”

1.00–5.00pm Saturday 1 November
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow
http://www.cca-glasgow.com
and
7.00–9.30pm Sunday 2 November
The Forum : ACE, 17 West Montgomery Place, Edinburgh, EH7 5HA
http://forumcollective.wordpress.com

Eastwards Ho! A New Urban Frontier?
Including:
‘Given to the People’ (2008)
‘The London Particular: The Occupation’ (2001)
‘Five Ring Circus’ (2007)
‘Polly 2: Plan for a Revolution in Docklands’ (2006)
DOCUMENT 6 :
International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival

And much more: See here for details of venues and times

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The new Burgh Angel is out now. Down load a copy on PDF

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School in the park
Four schools to combine as primary gets the go-ahead. A new primary school in the West End of Glasgow has been given the go-ahead despite 90 objections. (Background info here GSOSC)

Burgh Angel News - Milton School Bus Victory! Your local news out of north Glasgow with over-city updates. Washing machines - school buses - housing - football pitches. The news that matters to people.

Common Good News from around the burghs. Post updates on Common Good progress. The good the bad and the ugly - country wide. Be a common good detective. Need inspired look here.
The Independent Republic of the Canongate

The common Good in Scotland Film
Scottish land reform researcher Andy Wightman explaining the basics of Common Good assets in Scotland. Common Good are land, buildings and artefacts that have been given to the people of a burgh or town as common property and for benefit of their common wellbeing. For more information see: http://www.scottishcommons.org

Peripheractions A project exploring sense of place (Drumchapel)
Around the world, the neo-liberal city pushes active citizenship to the margins; questions of citizens’ rights to make use of urban space are now an issue on the agenda of public discourse.

Say NO To Plastic
Of the estimated 17 billion bags given away in the UK each year, most are only used once and then thrown away. On average we use a plastic bag for 12 minutes before discarding it. The Environment Agency estimate that if everyone in the UK stopped using plastic bags and switched to using reusable bags, we would save enough plastic bags to tie around the earth 103 times!

City Strolls FILING CABINET (In the pipeline Updates)
Socialising - Magazine - Ideas for "Common Good" Symbol - The Bridge Project - Science tech Workshops - USA - The Reshuffle - Planning ahead.

This is the Olympics the West wanted: games where the grandest prize is not a gold medal but a glittering entree to China's seemingly endless army of potential consumers.

Universal Football Club is a truly multicultural club based in Glasgow... ...It was set up to challenge and combat racism in football throughout Glasgow’s communities by bringing multi-racial groups together to play the sport without having to worry about race, religion or cultural differences.

FC United is different to the vast majority of other football clubs in England because it is owned by its members - a principle enshrined in its constitution

Variant Banning - Censoring news and culture

Call for suspension of NUJ President

www.variant.org.uk PRESS RELEASE 18 July 2008
Today, on the eve of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom Conference, a letter has been sent to the Ethics Council of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) calling for the immediate suspension of its President, James Doherty.

The Olympics Scam
Iain Sinclair (LRB)
This is East London, four years short of that 17-day corporate extravaganza...

The Govan Fair Pictures

New Labour: Working for Capital, Listening to the powerful pdf
"This morning I received a leaflet through my door from the Scottish Labour Party."

"The leaflet emphasises that my representatives are “working hard” and “standing up” for me and other “hard working individuals”. Perhaps they would do well to stop working so hard, take stock and decide: who are they working for? The people? Or the powerful? "

Consultation Statement "School in the Park" From GCC
From Don MacKeen

Variant Reply PDF

Please find below and attached Variant's reply to the "inaccuracies or defamatory statements" alleged by James Doherty, Media Manager, Culture and Sport Glasgow (and current president of the NUJ), to be in the article 'The New Bohemia' by Rebecca Gordon Nesbitt, Variant issue 32, Summer 2008. Of the 20 points Doherty raises, we maintain that there are merely 4 insignificant errors -- which we are happy to correct -- and hardly grounds on which to deny the public the right to be informed. We can confirm that this issue of Variant has been removed from all CSG venues. Readers might be concerned to find out what has happened to these copies and when they will be made available to the public.
Leigh French co-editor, Variant

"The arts & culture magazine 'Variant' has been banned from Tramway... ...the private company set up to take over the running of culture and sport from Glasgow City Council, has issued an order banning Variant magazine from Tramway. "
Wonder why? See below. More here

The New Bohemia

“The referendum on Scottish devolution on September 11th 1997 was a historic moment for our country. But the ‘Yes Yes’ result was not a mandate for politicians, civil servants, local government officers or any other public sector officials to take on extra powers ‘on behalf of the people’.”
Bridget McConnell, 1997

"A year ago, Variant asserted that “one of Glasgow’s proud boasts is that of the free access to museums. How long will that last if the Trust gets into financial difficulties?” Somewhat predictably, it has just been announced that the feted Kelvingrove Museum will be introducing admission charges. It would seem to be an appropriate moment to take a closer look at the formation of Culture and Sport Glasgow,"

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Reshuffle May 17th.
The Radical Independent Bookfair will be setting up stall along with a whole host of activities, talks, films, groups and who knows. You can be part of it - help make the day as good or better than the last one. That's the challenge. Make community work - be part of it. Look out for updates here soon.
See what happened Jan. Here: (Video)
January Programme here

Workshops for an active creative community Woodside Halls, Sunday 1st June, 3pm Glenfarg St. / Clarendon St.

COMMON GOOD DAY SCOTLAND (Edinburgh) Saturday 24th May 10am-4pm Common Good is the name given to the inherited property of the former burghs of Scotland. This land and assets still exist and still belong to the people and could be a significant resource for regenerating local communities.. Common Good expert Andy Wightman will be in attendance along with others involved in campaigns throughout the country. Come and get involved in reclaiming the rightful inheritance of the people of Scotland. Spend the day withl those involved in reclaiming our Common Good. Discussions, talks, films….information to take away so you can become a Common Good Detective. www.scottishcommons.org.uk The Canongate Project 8 St Mary's Street Edinburgh (Just off royal mile) Whightman Interview

CCA film night for the Dear Green Place Communities, the Common Good and Climate Change - a film night for the Dear Green Place, at 7pm, Wednesday, 14th May 2008, CCA cinema (CCA 4) Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow Admission free Rent Wars of East Harlem: It Takes a Village to Raise Hell Movement for Justice in El Barrio (MJB), who are fighting off efforts by their new landlord to evict tenants from 47 rent-stabilized and rent-controlled buildings in East Harlem, also known as El Barrio. Since the 47 buildings were bought by Dawnay, Day Group, a privately owned British bank Common Good Day Scotland Saturday 24th May 10am-4pm Common Good is the name given to the inherited property of the former burghs of Scotland. This land and assets still exist and still belong to the people and could be a significant resource for regenerating local communities. Come and spend the day with all those involved in reclaiming our Common Good.

Has society turned its back on itself? Initially, it was a little hard to figure out what lay behind the BBC decision to commission The White Season. But when taking on board the subsequent general air of BBC defensiveness, it is probably fair to assume it hasn’t worked out exactly as planned.

The Canongate Project The Canongate Project Launches: 6 week long innovative programme Take a day out in Edinburgh with the weans, or go for a walk around the old town. A full program of fun from May 3 to 14 June Canongate Community Doing it for Themselves

The Tesco Public Local Inquiry (PLI) is starting on Tuesday 22 April at 10 am on City council premises ie Cafe George at 266 George St. Stop Tesco owning Partick All tomorrows Particks

Given to the People Friday 18th April - Sunday 20th April GalGael Boatyard for Google Map As part of the Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Visual Art, Artist Simon Yuill explores the story of Pollok Free State through film combining original footage, interviews with Free State participants, and specially composed music by Glasgow band Foxface. Friday 18th April 2008, 7pm. Special launch event, showing the film with live music from Foxface. Saturday 19th April 2008 Screenings of film. 1pm to 5pm. Sunday 20th April 2008 Screenings of film and public discussion. 1pm to 5pm, talk starts at 3pm. All events FREE

Everyone's at it! The Rentier Economy & the Morality of the Cultural Industries 17 April Following a discussion of the problem of rent for capitalism - from Smith via Marx and Keynes to Buchanan - Valentine outlines the role of rent in contemporary neo-liberal capitalism and its links to practices of 'value capture'. A talk by Jeremy Valentine (from Media, Communication & Sociology; QMU, Edinburgh) Thurs 17 April, 6pm - all welcome Venue: STUC (Scottish Trades Union Congress) 333 Woodlands Road Glasgow G3 6NG

On the subject of the rentier society Gregory King cleans up While the banks whine about the credit crunch, one Glasgow entrepreneur is making big money

Views From The Peak 27 April 2008 - Queens Park Allotment – Midday Onwards Peak Oil and Glasgow Discs, bring instruments and bring food. Thinking Transition

The Question School anyone (Answer) Glasgow City Council is selling off a package of primary schools for private sector development. LPL campaigns for `community right to buy` legislation to be extended to urban areas so that these precious facilities can be retained by the communities they were built to serve...more Local people leading

Even frogs get better consultation about parks than the public do (Botanic's)

Reshuffle May 17th. The Radical Independent Bookfair will be setting up stall along with a whole host of activities, talks, films, groups and who knows. You can be part of it - help make the day as good or better than the last one. That's the challenge. Make community work - be part of it. Look out for updates here soon. See what happened Jan. Here: (Video) January Programme here

Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign HARD WORK NEVER KILLED ANYONE..? Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Graham Meldrum begins 17th March, Glasgow Sheriff Court

Greenspace Forum - Next Meeting-agenda Saturday 29th March 2008, from 11am - 1pm, in Broomhill. Please meet at entrance to the Anniesland College Annexe at Balshagray Campus, 27 Broomhill Avenue, Glasgow, G11 7AE.

New links of interest - Urban regeneration and housing The Public Interest Research Network The network is not a think tank or a lobby group. It does not take corporate funding. Its members are committed to uncovering the truth behind the spin and evasion which clogs up much public debate. Also: Sarah Glynn page School of GeoSciences

Refugee Information Sessions (details) Positive Action in Housing's New Migrants Action Project is organising information sessions for refugees recently granted leave to remain, particularly those granted status via the case resolution (legacy) programme.

Dead Frogs in the Botanics Wildlife lovers say frogs are dying after pond axed

Deadly Cargo - New Camcorder Guerillas Film (flier) Nuclear weapons are regularly transported in secret convoys on ordinary roads in Britain. How close do they come to you? Find out the chilling truth about these lethal convoys, how they are tracked by people in the NukeWatch network and how you can help stop them. The Scottish launch will be in the Glasgow Film Theatre on 29th March, 12.30 -2pm. Admission free. The film scrfeeening will be followed by guest speakers and a Q & A.

Pink Elephants in the Botanic's. (Avoid seeing what the council want's you to see

How To Start Your Own TV Channel workshop at the Electron Club upstairs in the CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Open workshop with basic guide on how to stream live video to large amounts of people on the internet with minimum cost. Date: Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 Time: 19:00-21:00 All welcome Free

The common Good in Scotland Film Scottish land reform researcher Andy Wightman explaining the basics of Common Good assets in Scotland. Common Good are land, buildings and artefacts that have been given to the people of a burgh or town as common property and for benefit of their common wellbeing. For more information see: http://www.scottishcommons.org

The disappearing bees Interesting research on bees (pdf)

A council answerable to no one? This proves that not only have the owners of the common good land (the people of the Glasgow area) been ignored by the City of Glasgow Council but the Pollok Advisory Committee (a sub-committee of the National Trust) who were formed to look at matters affecting the park as part of a Conservation Agreement have been kept in the dark—where is the openness and accountability claimed by the council in all of this?

Local People Leading – Position Statement on Community Empowerment: Draft January 2008 LPLWebsite

January Reshuffle pictures. (More to come and video soon) They will never tell us when we succeed We need to break from the one dimensional thinking that money without meaning or accountability can fix our cities. People are the sustainable dynamic of city life - our most valuable and under used asset. EDINBURGH NEEDS YOU Wednesday the City of Edinburgh`s Planning Committee decided they want to go forward with the legacy they were left from the previous New Labour administration.

Friends of parks here...

Shopping Town USA: Victor Gruen, the Cold War, and the shopping mall These so-called ‘shopping towns' were supposed to strengthen civic life and structure the amorphous, mono-functional agglomerations of suburban sprawl. Yet within a decade, Gruen's designs had become the architectural extension of the policies of racial and gender segregation underlying the US postwar consumer utopia

Is it time for a Save our Parks, city wide campaign with a remit of zero tolerance to any form of private business in any of our parks?

Save Our Botanic's
To oppose, by campaigning, supporting legal action, or by any other legal means, the proposed development by G1 Group PLC or its subsidiaries to develop a site within the Botanic Gardens, Glasgow, by the construction of a nightclub, café, restaurant, and conference centre (or any part thereof);
Independent Republic of the Canongate
Edinburgh campaigners showing us the way then? And the could teach us a few lessons in joind-up-campaigning to. Meet some of our friends from the east at the Jan Reshuffle. See some of what they're up against here. EH8
Lets bang some pots and pans and kick out a few Governments.
"The social movements that exploded in Argentina that December not only transformed the fabric of Argentine society but also highlighted the possibility of a genuinely democratic alternative to global capital. Horizontalism: Voices of Popular Power in Argentina is the story of those movements, as told by the men and women who are building them." Author, activist, Marina Sitrin, Interview Sunny Govan (audio)
January Reshuffle -08
A meeting place to pop in for a chat, a bowl of hot food. Let the kids mess around with some creative play. You could take in a film or join a discussion or listen to a talk about our Common Good. The Reshuffle is free and participatory - there is plenty scope for joining in and helping. Meet some new people, or bring a friend. Relax on the cafe's luxury sofas - find out about what's happening throughout the year.
Common good a concern for us all
"The press has been littered with cases where there has been public outcry that the council is trying to sell or develop ground that is not theirs to do so. Many of these protests focus on land and property classified as "for the common good". Whether it is plans to develop Glasgow's Botanic Gardens or Edinburgh's controversial blueprints for Caltongate, there are persistent claims that councils are disregarding the safeguards surrounding common good assets."

Accounting for the Common Good - Final version PDF
LASAAC has now released the final guidance on accounting for the common good. The guidance, entitled Accounting for the Common Good: A Guidance Note for Practitioners was the subject of an successful initial consultation with a wide range of stakeholders. The guidance sets out consistent and modern financial reporting requirements as well as prescribing, for the first time, the formal requirement for asset registers.

Glasgow Corporation Common Good 1914
An account of Glasgow's Common Good written by the Town Clerk, John Lindsay, and published by the Corporation of the City of Glasgow in 1914.
PDFs If you want to look use this one 72dpi Small. If you want to print or more detail use this one.300dpi Big. 21MB

Common Good
Letter sent to the 'Herald' earlier this week for publication, following the latest City Council report on Common Good "Citizens of Glasgow should be extremely concerned about the inability of the Chief Executive to provide an accurate Asset Register of Common Good property"

Accounting and Reporting For The Common Good Fund
Purpose of Report. To advise members of the current debate concerning the accounting for, and disclosure of, the Common Good Fund accounts. (Glasgow City Council PDF)

Save our Glen (Community campaigning and history)
This site was set up as a result of the recent attempts to commercially develop Pittencrieff Park (The Glen) and the massive outpouring of public opposition to that move.

 

We will get "nightclubs" in your park whether we like it or not.
Culture and sports tacky earners abusing public facilities. Neither Culture or sport. New York tat for £59 95. in Kelvingrove park

Welcome to Scottish Commons
New Common Good website - With CG Quick guide
"I am also looking for correspondents - people who can act as a contact for the exchange of information on common good in specific burghs. If you or anyone you know would like to be one, let me know - it involves being named on the relevant burgh page (but no contact details unless you wish otherwise). In the longer term I envisage a correspondents conference of all correspondents in scotland's 196 and more burghs. " Andy Whightman

The Spine
As HM Revenue & Customs loses 25 million confidential records in the post, the programme to introduce a centralised NHS database slouches on, only delayed by a classically wasteful PFI project. Total data transparency may be good for corporations and security obsessed governments, but what does it mean for the recipients of 'joined-up care'?, asks Damian Abbott

The Herald whoring for the motorway again
(sorry, "setting out the overwhelming economic case" for a road that cuts our distribution costs a wee bit). [M74] The city that is still building it's dream on a primitive technology that is poisoning the planet. The excuse: It will create jobs; It will unblock the traffic, Bullshit - It will create vast profits for the contractors. The employees will be imported for the duration of the construction and will then disappear out of town along with the profits and our subsidies. The only things that will increase for people - is the pollution, the traffic, the 4x4s from the suburbs and the intercity shopaholics, who will drive any distance for a bargain - and of course the Business and property section of the Herald. That's the " overriding economic case"

GPs threaten to block national patient database
One in two GPs have signalled their intention not to upload patients' clinical details to the NHS Care Records Service (NCRS) without explicit patient consent, in direct opposition to Department of Health (DH) policy.

Washing Machine Misery
Cleanliness is next to healthiness " Tenants in high flats across Glasgow have been left without working washing machines. To do a wash, their machines have to be filled by hand with water.
Glasgow Housing Association know about the problem, and know how to fix it. But shockingly, GHA are stalling with the fixes."

GalGael re-visits the "Pollok Free State" on the anniversary of Colin Mcleod's birthday and GalGael's 10th year. This picture was taken in the same woodlands a few hundred yards away from the motorway the community of Pollok fought so hard to stop.
Worth fighting for pictures here Sound and Poems here

"It is no secret that I am a life-long admirer of America. I have no truck with anti-Americanism in Britain or elsewhere in Europe and I believe that our ties with America - founded on values we share - constitute our most important bilateral relationship. And it is good for Britain, for Europe and for the wider world that today France and Germany and the European Union are building stronger relationships with America." More US Brown nosing here

Climate March Join the people of over 60 other countries on calling on there politicians to prevent catastrophic climate change.
Common Good Sites (Protection) (PE1050)
SAVE OUR PARKS Deadline extended again to 16/11/07
The medium is the message - Council creeping ( gLNews)

Stop taking the rise out of Glasgow - Defend our Post Offices!

Save Our Schools (objections-to-new superschool + comments) comments.html If you haven't had a chance yet to communicate your objections to the new superschool to the planning department, try to do so soon, before the end of this week.
Common Good Land
In recent years the idea of community ownership of land and assets has been enthusiastically embraced by politicians across the UK and particularly in Scotland.
How to untie the knot
The need for appropriate ownership and access regimes
Toby Lloyd Land &Liberty Autumn /Winter 2002/3

Wednesday: Podcast Interview with Tery one of Doc 5 Group
Tuesday: Podcast, from "Broth Mix Cafe" at Doc 5

Check out Doc5s new super-dooper website Workshops, film-related talks events during Document 5 Everything from eating, chatting, computing, unions, campaigning, singing, meaningful games, art even, books, film-making, boat-building, and anything you want to bring to share and contribute. Time for some inter-city campaigning. From "Save Our Old Town". Edinburgh.

Cloud cuckoo land from the games bid "Games car free "
Why are the trying to build a dirty great motorway then?
"Most of Glasgow's venues would be within 20 minutes of the athletes' village in the East end of the city. By 2014 the 500 million pound M74 extension, the Glasgow Airport rail link, and the 69 million pound East End regeneration route should be completed.

More than 10,000 athletes, officials and journalists will travel in buses using dedicated "Games Lanes" where traffic lights will turn green to speed up journeys " We Don't Back the Bid - Sign here

If the City Council really wanted to consult the public

 

Illuminating links. Right enough. But will people spot them
More Granfallooning (for public consensus) up the Maryhill canal. Come on children get a nice balloon and see the shiny lights, because you won't be able to afford a house here when you grow up. More Illuminating links Here and Here PDF

Stop the Council Cuts Edinburgh
Edinburgh's SNP and Lib Dem Council planned to close 6 Nurseries, 13 Primary Schools, 3 High Schools and 4 Community Centres - we stopped them. But what's next?

Peoples Speeches
Aye there's hope yet when the folk get the fire in there belly and speak out for there own kind of change. Edinburgh people telling there council what they think of the the council cuts and the gentrification for their city. More here from: Save Our Old Town on Caltongate plans

  Northern Rock panic there will be more because
the fat cats profit from it.
The Shock Doctrine: Naomi Klein on the Rise of Disaster Capitalism  
"I get an increasing number of emails from folk concerned about how common good assets are being managed (or not in many cases). This is encouraging and a sign that awareness and interest is growing. It is probably time to create some kind of structured campaign or network and these appear to be emerging in Edinburgh and Glasgow (see Friday 11 May news below). I'll leave it to others to take the initiative here. My role is to undertake research and analysis."
A Wightman  

Common Good Land - Progress
This page highlights key news in the campaign to recover common good land for the citizen.

 

When the bubble bursts Will our Common Good be used by the council to pay off the social and financial debts that are left when the money sponge leaves town - taking the jobs and promises with it? You bet they will. C.S.

  Living in a Bubble: Credit, debt and crisis MUTE
Are we about to pick up the tab for the financial elite's decades long free lunch? And if total monetary collapse is a way off, is this because the social crisis and repression we already face are deepening? Whose crisis is it anyway, and if it comes, who is going to come out on top?   Call me a cynic if you want. It's still a motorway
  "This is a unique and exciting opportunity to unearth some of the history of Glasgow... ...an added benefit to the many that the M74 will bring to the West of Scotland. Photos on flick
FAQs are entertaining Check 15 - 18  

Gentrification - An Overview (Part One)
Maryhill - the future of a working class community in North West Glasgow

 

Olympic Games and Housing Rights
Our anger at the many examples of communities and individuals who had been forcibly evicted from their homes and lands in order to make way for sports stadiums, new hotels, car parks, or pretty façades,

 

Dispatches : Britain's Bad Housing .
The Government doesn't care where you live; whose house gets knocked down, how much the Labour party receives in back handers from developers.

 

The Supermarket that's Eating Britain
Who needs ID cards when you got Tesco's

 

The Chrichton campus campaign
A successful campaign against the axing of an institute of learning - Timescale for the campaign

 

Families of Stockline victims call for new law
Families of workers who died in Scotland's worst industrial accident in a generation yesterday called for new corporate killing laws and condemned the financial penalty imposed on the operators of the factory involved.

 

SOOT The Canongate Community Forum  is campaigning against Edinburgh City Council's plans to demolish listed buildings and people's homes in the Canongate Remember you can be any age, nationality and live anywhere to comment on Planning Applications. Read on

 

Little things
It's the little things that count. The wee bits and pieces that slowly disappear each day and before you know it they are gone for ever.
While our city falls to blite our city council are busy, not putting it to right but organising business people and big events organisers to come in and take it over.

 

Wobblies
The Scottish Exec may take the credit but it was the grassroots campaign of students & workers at Crichton backed up by the UCU and IWW (industrial Workers of the World) which kept the issue alive and refused to accept Muir Russell's plans, which created the possibility of this decision being reversed

 

Edinburgh schools campaign forces SNP retreat
School students protest outside Bonnington primary school in Edinburgh (Pic: Kate Tomlinson) A vigorous campaign by parents and pupils has put a stop to Edinburgh city council's proposal to close one in six schools.

Entremundos Radio
For five years, Entremundos has been a hub and contact point for volunteers and Non Governmental Organisations, in this culturally rich but
historically troubled part of Guatemala. The Western Highlands, overwhelmingly indigenous Mayan, were a bastion of resistance to the military dictatorship during the Civil War

Life in Wine Alley (Brian McQuade)
I was born in 1950 and brought up in Govan in the Moorepark housing estate or the Wine Alley, as it was commonly known. It was regarded at the time as perhaps the worst slum in Britain, and the people who lived there were treated like vermin by the authorities whom we treated likewise. It was a 'them and us' attitude that persisted right up until the Wine Alley was demolished in the late 1990's.

Maybe the megaphone is to try and tell the council leader something he doesn't want to hear, about how the staff feel [and the public] about the councils senior management. pdf Who knows what they will come up with next in these developing times pdf.
War On Drugs; The Prison Industrial Complex
If this doesn't scare folk and make you wonder where neoliberalism will take us, as we follow the USA model. Don't know what will.

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"In 1996 in Atlanta, keep it in this country. You had, according to the ACLU, 10,000 black homeless men arrested without cause, and you had a scandalous situation that they swept under the rug where police were found to fill out arrest slips in advance of arresting people... ...you know, ironically this image of the new South that President Clinton attempted to project at the 1996 Olympics."

How come they didn't ask "City Strolls" if it backed the bid?
Is there anyone out there who was asked to back the bid? We would be interested to know how the question was put. Don't Back The Bid!

Glasgow Core Paths Plan (More creeping )
Is the intention to replace in the public consciousness the concept of rights of way with that of core paths 'giving' access - which gift might subsequently be bureaucratically revoked, whenever it is felt desirable so to do, by those who consider themselves to be our masters?

Common good assets being given to new leisure Trust?
For the attention of Ronnie Hinds, CEO Fife Council
Please find below for your information a copy of an e-mail sent to all 78 councillors in Fife.

Aborigines lose welfare appeal right
THE Commonwealth will remove normal rights of appeal for Aborigines in the Northern Territory, prevent customary law being considered in sentencing and give itself open-ended powers to acquire land or ban alcohol under legislation to be introduced to Parliament today. (No surprises there then)

More News and Facts at Don't Back The Bid!
Keep your eye on those facts and figures

Final push backing Scotland's Bid for 2014 Commonwealth Games - Steven Purcell and Nicola Sturgeon [video]
Ironically those who will lose most in Purcell's corporate profit making scheme, are the very kids he is using to sell it
We only hear of the victors of the "business" games, never the victims
(Olympics Greece)"You won't hear about it in NBC's gauzy coverage, but Amnesty International estimates that anywhere between 40 and 150 construction workers died in work place accidents building Olympic facilities. The new center right government of Costas Karamanlis, terrified of international embarrassment for not having a modernized infrastructure, turned the screws to finish facilities by any means necessary"

Graham Meldrum Memorial Campaign Don't Let Employers Get Away With Murder 9.30am, Thurs 2nd August Demonstration - Glasgow Sheriff Court, Carlton Place (adjacent to Mosque)
Full campaign details here
Campaign (PDF) Flyer Back (PDF)
Other information:
Families Against Corporate killers
Corporate Accountability
Simon Jones campaign
Health and safety executive
Hazards Campaign
schnews Casual Killers
Corporatewatch
IWW Union
STUC- Ian Tasker- Tasker@stuc.org.uk

"Inappropriate to local needs" Halifax's failed bid for the Commonwealth Games
(Report PDF) From the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives , a report issued in March 2007 about Halifax's failed bid for the Commonwealth Games: Take heed Glasgow.
From: Don't Back The Bid!

Faslane 365 Big Blockade 1st October 2007 It is an issue that cuts across all others, the £70 billion they have voted to spend on renewing Trident would easily solve the health, housing and environment problems in Glasgow and could be invested to create enterprise that people want.

History from below (Event)
The phrase 'history from below' is the product of a group of French
historians known as the Annales school. It is their description of an
approach to subjects and areas previously considered historically
unimportant... ... we take this loose grouping as the starting point for the making and study of history as a contested field in which 'the below' plays an active role.

Say bye bye - Let the Great Privatisation begin...
The following Culture and Sport Glasgow tenders are available on PublicTenders.net. They reveal officially - for the first time - the real extent of the potential impending danger to the private company's 2,500 current employees. (GlasgowLOST)

Is there anyone involved in campaigns concerning Common Good issues, or want to start or join one, help out in one. Remember the CG covers a lot of ground. It will affect us all probably sooner rather than later - particularly in Glasgow where the privatisation plans are much more advanced than elsewhere. Email Bob@citystrolls.com

SAFEGUARD YOUR COMMON GOOD ASSETS NATION-WIDE
From our Edinburgh friends
Some people have taken the time to collect addresses and present ideas for letters, organise petitions - and work ceaselessly to try and protect our Common Good. But "we" also need to say what we think.
Now there are official folk who can do, and have to do things when we register our complaints or queries. But if they don't know (i.e. we don't tell them) they can do nothing about anything. Here is some advice on how to go about having your say. It's easy:

"Concerned individuals and community organisations are now in a position to begin a fight back! You are urged to write to the Chief Executive of your local council asking for accurate, up-to-date information on common good assets held on your behalf by your local authority. Use this link [ChiefExecs.PDF] to obtain the name and address of the relevant chief executive; below are skeleton sample" letters and further information and advice.

Kennington Park birthplace of People's Democracy
Public Executions * A Radical Black Methodist * The World's First National Labour Movement * The Chartists * the Significance of 10th April 1848 * The World's First Photograph of a Crowd * The Occupation of Our Common by the Royal Park * The Horns Tavern and Charlie Chaplin * The Princess of Wales Theatre * The Scandal the Unmarked War Grave * The Squatters * 'Red Ted' * The Return of the Commons Spirit

Galgael at the River Festival 14-15-July 11-6 pm
All this weekend Galgael will be highlighting there skills crafts music and community by the banks of the Clyde at the science centre. This year they will be joined by the Kinningpark arts for a double bill of fun and doing things. No excuses for somewhere to go, or to take the weans this weekend. And you will get the chance to see GalGael's new marquee which will be available for hire in the future!
Last years pictures 2007 Program

Klondike park
In case people are unaware the authorities are proposing to build a school in Kelvingrove Park. The experts see the idea as a wonderful opportunity, most parents and locals involved see the idea as stupid. I find it difficult to waste time on their reasoning for this school anymore. The basic difference is. One side want there kids to go to a safe, secure, local educational, environment and the other can only think of how to make money from anything, (that's public) they can get there hands on.

Well done to the people of South Lanarkshire!
Victory of the people versus the planners

Andy Wightman
The Story of the Edinburgh Common Good Fund (audio)
"Across Scotland, hundreds of millions of pounds in funds and capital assets are missing from Common Good Funds. This wealth belongs to the people and this talk will highlight how this state of affairs has come about and what should be done about it." The story of all our Common Good funds

O Rose, thou art sick!
Outsourcing Glasgow's Cultural & Leisure Services. Variant
On April Fools' Day , Glasgow City councillors rushed through the removal of the City's entire Cultural and Leisure Services and staff from the control of the people and delivered them into the hands of bankers: the Charitable Trust and Trading Company 'Culture and Sport Glasgow'. Drawing on UNISON and activist sources this is an otherwise missing public account of the hiving off of Glasgow's common good. PDF

Variant 29 Summer 2007

All you want to know about Brand Street Immigration Centre but were afraid to ask

Haringey Federation of Residents Associations
a wee taster of just what is possible when we get together and build democratic structures where residents groups and campaigners can come together, free from political interference or bureaucracy, which can help us co-ordinate and gain a real say in our communities, Haringey Federation of Residents Associations have produced a new film, which stands as an example of just what is possible. 
Glasgow Residents Network: See here for summer Conference. If you want to help also(or make a film even): 07976718111

10 things you should know about Culture and Sport

LAND REFORM EXPERT TO GIVE EDINBURGH LECTURE

Andy Wightman, an author and researcher who has been campaigning on the Edinburgh Common Good Fund for the past 18 months, will be the speaker. He said: "Across Scotland, hundreds of millions of pounds in funds and capital assets are missing from Common Good Funds. This wealth belongs to the people and this talk will highlight how this state of affairs has come about and what should be done about it.
The Story of the Common Good Fund", will take place at St Stephens Centre, St Stephens Street on Wednesday 27 June at 19:30 BST.

Call For Submissions Document 5 presents a platform for both established & emerging documentary filmmakers to screen their work at the only UK festival dedicated to raising awareness of international human rights issues.
People talking People talking People talking People talking audio

Common Good for Beginners
If you don't know what the "Common Good" is, especially if your young, and haven't heard the term. Hopefully the following will help in understanding it better - through ideas and sequence of events of what privatisation, in general and of the Common Good, can mean.
From River City to Spin City
Mr Doherty said: "I'm delighted to join a team which is constantly delivering an outstanding service for the people of Glasgow and look forward to building on that success." [Which people though?...]
May 6th March Pictures

Election time is upon us
How does the situation of the Common Good stand among the jiggery-pokery of election campaigning.

Glasgow Residents Network: Hustings - The Future of Glasgow's Communities Audio recording

More here eh8.org.uk

Edinburgh at risk - You Tube

GRN Hustings - The Future of Glasgow's Communities
Do you want to highlight an issue going on in your community? Do you feel what passes for a political debate never talks about your community's problems and concerns? Here's your chance to raise your issues for once in a high profile public debate! The Glasgow Residents' Network and the Scottish Tenants' Organisation
Privatised MAY DAY
Maybe they will have bouncers at the door to keep out undesirables who are found discussing politics during the acts

Do you ever wonder what these kind of items have in common
GLASGOW has netted a £42m tourism jackpot through its Scotland with style campaign. Ambitious £180m bid to revamp prime city waterfront site A leading house builder wants to transform...	'Instant Asbos' plan in Labour's crime purge Police would be able to issue "instant Asbos" against thugs without having to go to court under Labour plans if it wins next month's Scottish Parliament election.

Join the CG Forum

The Common Sense of the Common Good
If there's a positive side to the issue of the Common Good. It is, the transfer is reminding folk that the Common Good exists. There is no reason that this decision can't be reversed with enough public pressure, if that's what the public want. Nothing unusual in this, it's happened before. (Check the forum. Let's hear what you think.)
Govanhill Baths Community Trust (update)
No we have not disappeared we have been busy on various projects and the Friends of the Baths have been meeting every 2nd and fourth Tuesday and building towards the submission of the Business Plan the council requested for end of July after granting us a 99 year lease last September.

GlasgowLOST New website on loss of "Common Good"

So we have to be advised on how to run our Common Good by an American Neo Con. I suppose it figures. Why can't we have someone from Hugo Chávez's, Venezuela, or someplace that supports democratic ideas.
"Common Good Games" booth at GalGael Govan. Come to Buchanan Street on Thursday between 12:00 and 2:00. Have some fun and create awareness of the Common Good and what it means.
Common Good Links (Updated regularly)
It's our City "we" need to look after it. There are no "new" leaders of any political persuasion who are going to do it for us. People collectively created the Common Good, and only through our collective vigilance to protect it, will it survive and be of benefit to the next generation. If Any leader tells you they they can do this for you - They're lying.

Workers City ( Glasgow: European City of Culture 1990)
In the light of the hard facts of life as it is lived by people at the bottom of the heap in Glasgow, it is difficult to see the 'culture' tag as being anything other than a sham accolade to help grease the wheels of capitalist enterprise and smooth the path for the politicians. It is little wonder working-class Glasgow remains unimpressed.
Petition by Councillor Ann Watters, on behalf of Kirkcaldy Civic Society, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to introduce legislation to provide better protection for common good sites
Privatising Culture
A One-Day Symposium hosted by Variant Magazine CCA, Glasgow 31 March 2007 . 10.30 - 5pm . FREE
Come to the symposium on Saturday, the more you know about this stuff, the more inclined you will be to recognise the future repercussions it will have for the the city and it's citizens futures.

Common Good Games (Unprivatising Culture)
Who's up for the "Common Good Games" Help to create awareness of our heritage, our history and future well being, through enjoyable activities, that all can join in.

What they will tell you (Privatising Culture)
The patronising reply to a letter concerning the cultural sell-off. Privatisation was only a thing Thatcher did and the public only own some bits of the public estate?
What they are telling the staff (Privatising Culture)
"Welcome to this special edition of Contact magazine, which is dedicated to updating you on Culture and Sport Glasgow, the new company responsible for delivering cultural, leisure and outdoor recreation services in Glasgow." (Inhouse magazine updates for council workers
City Strolls on Sunny Govan Radio April 2nd (Common Good)
Set your alarms, put it in your diaries, tune your radio's to 103.5 FM Sunny Govan Community Radio will launch our full-time FM schedule on Wednesday 28th March 2007 . Please keep checking the website as more details will be announced shortly. Normal programming continues online.
Housing News posted April 07
Links to various housing issues
Overcrowded Schools Protest
Come and protest against overcrowded schools on this Wednesday 21st March at 3pm at Dowanhill Primary!
Council Real Estate
Kelvingrove Park needs a cafe like a hole in the head. Man your tripping over cafes on the way into the park on all sides.
Shades of Park Privatisation & positive alternatives
Here are some ideas to help to understand how we are coned out of Common Good land and property. Why can't they
Govan Film Festival
ViewPoints free film festival, Glasgow
Films, talks and film workshops exploring migration and asylum themes.
The Burgh Angel 5th edition will soon hit the street. If you have news that you think we should be talking about let us know. Check website for details Get your place on the map.
Also. If you would like to go down to Glasgow City Council with a wheelbarrow and collect your share of the "Common Good" before they sell it. let me know and we could all go down together.Free Science things. The Runaway Universe. Full program
Glasgow City Council Pathfinder for Cultural and Leisure Services Outline Business Case - 8. Key risks
Plans of how the City Council mean to speed up the privatisation of public owned, property and services, before anybody twigsMore Updates & Links added What the unions are saying & Leisure Trust Failure
What are we waiting for
"I can't imagine one wee town, in the whole of the Western Hemisphere, who wouldn't be rioting in the streets, if it were happening to them."
Council plans on museums 'against party policy
The policy states: "We will look at ways to ensure the legitimate incentives that apply to charities are not used as vehicles for outsourcing by local authorities."
Letters to Herald "Common Good" (pdf)
Common Good Asset Register
Reply to letter sent to George Black Chief Executive: A range of legal agreements will govern the services to be delivered by the company including arts and museums, libraries and community facilities, sport, events and social renewal.
The buildings that Glasgow is proposing to hand over
to the new charity. How many do you think belong to the people of Glasgow?
Is Glasgow doing enough to preserve its parks?
Evening Times Survey Someone suggests "Maybe the City Council would have done better if the question was: "Is Glasgow doing enough to sell-off its parks?"..." 16% yes 83 % No
Links on related stuff "Common Good"
What the unions are saying - Leisure Trust Failure
Woodlands Community Council Response
to 107 flats and car park.At Park Quadrant. Tom Johnstone for Woodlands/Park Community Council in defense of Charles Wilson's Park Circus architecture. (pf)
Rushed decision to transfer control
M E Mackenzie (February 27) is right to draw attention once again to the woeful lack of information and prior consultation by Glasgow City Council regarding the transfer of control of certain services and assets to a separate charitable company.
Subterranean home sick blues Selling the "Common Good"
Herald letters
Good news for City Strolls from - Common Wheel
Special needs cyclists - Canals - Rickshaws - Access.
Although the corporate bulldozer is smashing apart our communities, there are positive examples here and there of projects actually making good things happen and of space opening up for leisure and free time.
Who's selling who? "Times Exclusive"

It would seem the Evening times bears more allegiance to its developer friends than it does to it's readers. In publishing a free, three page, advert, condemning those who stand in the way of the developers steamroller. (Note the Times will usually only seem to defend buildings after they are knocked down and safely out of the way, re: "Partick, Tesco, station building" ) When they are still standing and a threat to Mr Purcell's grand plan of, Selling us down the river, the newspaper will dedicate as much uncritical column space as it takes. Interesting to note though, is the readers comments on the article which mostly show anger for the Times and the developers, arguments. Who knows maybe the Glasgow public are wakening up to what is actually happening in their city. I hope they do - before it is completely given over to a circus of bullshit and profiteers. (New Tradeston?)
Critical Mass Pollution
The creeping begins, as the cities jewels start to slip from its hands
We do not have the same fancy brochures to help save our parks from predatory business as they have for selling them. If we don't start talking and spreading the word between each other to protect them, the parks will soon be run down to blight level, like so many parts of our city, in order that they can be saved for the profiteers, who are waiting the side-line...
From Hutchie E and beyond - Substandard building continues to help us become sick
Old people still die of the cold and our country, along with the rest of the UK "has the highest prevalence of asthma symptoms in 13-14 year olds in the world" There are 175,000 children living in cold, damp homes, according to the Scottish House Conditions Survey." The only thing that is up to insulation standard in this city, is the secrecy of the GCC and GHA in their accountability to their citizens and tenants - And the unaccountability didn't just begin yesterday.
Glasgow, believe it or not, belongs to us.
The law is only the law when dealing with the less well-off in our society. All else are above it and can flaunt the laws of the land with impunity. Whether it's the football pitch up the road, or the wee bit of green space that you take your eye off, for five minutes, the vultures of degeneration are in there.

HOUSING CONFERENCE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH 2007 Scottish Monitoring Group on Housing & Homelessness
www.monitoringscottishhousing.org.uk 9:30-10 Registration + latest housing news (Homes not houses)
Residents in the news - Struggles and victories Updates
Glasgow Residents Network Update. This month we have a few communications from different residents groups and campaigns and a lot of reports of activity to pass on, as well as our regular reports from the print media. Next month we will be featuring websites for Glasgow city residents associations - fire them in! Send us the URLs today.

Council votes for trust to run culture and leisure sector
Culture or casino's makes no difference to the new renaissance.
"We have to take the big decisions which leadership demands. If we don't grow this service this renaissance will be threatened." Purcell.
...Europe of the Renaissance, dominated as it was by the religion of popes, the government of kings, the frenzy for money that marked Western civilization ... Zinn.
Letters Herald
First of the spring city strolls. Down through Gotham City towards the river taking in the Anderson Centre - the community on stilts. Don't be guided - be the guide. If the weathers to bad have a coffee and a chat. CCA 17th Feb 12:00 Meet in cafe. All welcome. Free. Time. Hour and a half or so. (For "Neoliberal" put it in the search link on the left) Details

Simclar, Kilwinning
More jobs sold abroad no doubt. It's about time the workers took over the factories, it's the only way they will keep jobs in this country.
" Dunfermline-based Simclar blamed pressure from low-cost economies" Yeah right. Don't see any managers getting sacked. Crap redundancies, let the dust settle, open in China. Business as usual.

The Prison Industrial Complex and Modern Day Slavery
Millions of men, women and children around the world are in the 21st century still forced to lead lives as slaves - conservatively estimated to be 12 million, more than during the 19th century slave trade.

Hacking Democracy
Machines that manipulate your vote to keep people like bush in power. How come we don't have them here yet? (Learning from the USA)

What's behind the new gentrification of our cities.
This is a rundown of how the gentrification game works. Its from a Los Angeles based site. But don't worry, exactly the same formula is in use here. How do you think you will score in the game? What's the alternative? (Learning from the USA)

Selling off Glasgow - Privatising Culture
Your help is required for your city`s Common Good.
Sport
should be about encouraging, participation and local amenities, not about destroying them, in the name of sport.
"My garden is an allotment to be bulldozed for the 2012 Olympics."
Calling all gardeners - The Olympics are planning to demolish Manor Garden Allotments to make way for a video screen..........
London 2012 'to be greenest ever'
Are we talking greenbacks here. Believe this pap and you will believe anything. Couple of weeks of sport on the telly, destruction of communities
Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society
Cumbernauld Allotments Association
NEW YEAR RESHUFFLE - PEARCE INSTITUTE
Xmas is over, the January sales are dead, Farepak is forgotten, the money-grabbers are trying to get you thinking about summer holidays, there must be more to life than this...AND THERE IS!
COME AND DISCOVER A WHOLE NEW WORLD HIDING INSIDE THIS ONE
Save the internet
It happened withTelevision Radio Cable Now it's happening with the net. Save Net Neutrality!
"Max-Neef
classifies the fundamental human needs as: subsistence, protection, affection, understanding, participation, recreation (in the sense of leisure, time to reflect, or idleness), creation, identity and freedom. "
Howard Zinn on The Uses of History and the War on Terrorism
Change comes about when millions of people do little things, which at certain points in history come together, and then something good and something important happens.Watch or read' send to a friend. Democracy now
Dawn raids to carry on over Christmas
December 15th, 2006We have just been informed that the Home Office will continue its practice of dawn raids on Glasgow's asylum seeker families over the Christmas period.
The reverend Billy on consumption
Buy your presents locally, help the community not corporations.
Systemic banking education
Yep learning tried and tested schooling from our friends across the pond
Glasgow Residents Network Social
Residents Network Social - drinks, socialising, and a chance to meet other residents groups from across the city Saturday 16th, December
Mouse Eat Mouse
Hope the industry don't turn em into capitalists
A Power Governments Cannot Suppress
by Howard Zinn (interview new book)
Save Dowanhill school
Come along at 3 on thursday 7th at Dowanhill and 6.30 on Monday 11th at Hillhead High - bring banners and placards
Another 'dawn raid' in Glasgow was stopped on Sunday morning
After a lull of many weeks the Glasgow Immigration Enforcement Team resumed its brutal practise of raiding people's homes in the early hours of the morning.
Unity Diary
'"She doesn't recognise me", the man says. I spin around to look and I do remember him. It is the man from Sudan that I took to the hospital last week. "What's my name?" he says. I call him by his name and he is satisfied that I do remember... '
Pics from Climate Change Event - Walk to the Green
Check out the new Glasgow Art Calendar What's on and putting it on.
Liam Byrne came to Glasgow yesterday and received a warm welcome. Kind of . From noborders ( Glasgow-Events)
IMMIGRATION MINISTER to visit Scotland - THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER
A good chance to Protest dawn raids
2nd Conference of the Glasgow Residents Network - Glasgow community action discussion day
Michael Albert Lecture - Against Neo-Liberalism: A Vision for the Future
Not often, that one comes along with an actual alternative, to the system one wishes to get rid of. Albert offers up, Participatory Economics, as a replacement for capitalism. If you are interested in economics for human beings, this is a guy worth listening to. This won't be a dry speech, on formulas and figures, but a dynamic discussion by an eloquent speaker, on economics - in the interest of everyone.
Strolls pages on Parecon
RIB - RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOK FAIR The Glasgow User Manual stall at the book fair. Come and have a look at the stalls and the films. On from Fri 13 to Mon16. Document 4 : Human Rights Film Festival Program
Propaganda
What the purveyors of state and business, propaganda are aware of much more than us, is...
Proaganda Blog
What was Freud's nephew (Edward Bernays) up to for 50 years.
Day of Action Pictures Asylum demo
Unity Come along and support the march for unity between people. Saturday Details
"I just don't care OK"
Social suicide, in the age of "the crazies"
The proposed humongous Tesco at Yorkhill
deadline for objections is tomorrow! 29 Sep
Tescopoly Every little hurts
Address to the United Nations
Rise Up Against the Empire
By HUGO CHAVEZ (from Counter Punch)
Spot of Gardening
Linwoodsucks Can we fix it
Why not start a campaign for your area
Glasgow Residents Groups Network
" If you're involved in a residents group of some sort then get involved with the network. "
Glasgow and West Parks and Green Spaces Action Network
A first statement
Vacant
Photos from the archive
Keep Christopher Columbus, out of our parks
The Neocolonialists are at the gates of our parks.
The SPOILS can currently be seen as part of the exhibition PETROTYRANNY
Free Association is an ongoing project linking current art with a living, critical archive charting new directions and recovering some of the avantgarde legacies of Scottish culture
EK new town
An interesting architectural photo essay on East Kilbride
Stuart Murray
Stuart Murray's work is highly observational with a strong element of social commentary.
Variant
... the free arts and culture magazine.
In-depth coverage in the context of broader social, political & cultural issues.
The Drouth
Transmissions
Transmission was set up in 1983 by graduates from Glasgow School of Art
AK Press Better than buying from Borders
Workers Education Association Events
Glasgow User Manual - New Website
Get your place on the map
Glasgow User Manual A festival for May 2007 Participate in something to look forward to - by your own invention
Glasgow and West Parks and Green Spaces Action Network - A first statement
Vacant Photos from the archive
Keep Christopher Columbus, out of our parks
The Neocolonialists are at the gates of our parks.
Bureau of public secrets
We Don’t Want Full Employment,
We Want Full Lives!
Document 4
Document, the International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival CCA
Hizballah: A Primer
Hizballah, the Lebanese Shi'i movement whose militia is fighting the Israeli army in south Lebanon, has been cast misleadingly in much media coverage of the ongoing war.
Getting involved Stop the Murder
What is the difference between these kids and your own
Glasgow and West Parks Networking Gathering
The event, a get together for local 'friends of' groups, campaigning organisations and neighbourhood forums who take an interest in parks, green spaces and playing fields.
JAM74 gathering/workshops on the way forward in the campaign to stop the M74 northern extension. Sunday 13 August 2006,
What are the Galgael up to - Creating a human element to counter the speed boats; hamburger consumption and corporate welfare promotion, that's the River Festival
Galgael at the River Festival
Eagle Night. An evening of poetry, song and memories, celebrating of the life of Colin Macleod
"We've had phenomenal support from the Glasgow Housing Association and the council has been a great help making everything very easy..." No not for someone looking for a new house dafty. This is business
Chomsky Torrents.org
Download progressive movies (You will need BitComet or some such to use. Free/easy)
Propaganda Blog
Is anyone out there interested in the subject of propaganda, words, art, media, a much neglected subject if ever there was one. It's the bull that glues all the shit together. Free prize for contributors!
Housing: Survey shows most tenants not in favour of second stage transfer. & Right to buy group demand moratorium on bills
Critical Mass Biking Fun! Every month.
Catch the Glasgow action here And be there on Friday the 28 July
"The Scottish Executive is open for business"
The New Regeneration Statement, The Royal Bank of Scotland & the Community Voices Network. Chik Collins (Variant)
INK The return of the free press
Glasgow Residents Network Takes To The Streets Glasgow residents today came together to protest
Your local park[s] or green space[s]?
Woodside - Thoughts to promote debate,
Long-term tenant flung out after GHA repairs nightmare
(From The Burgh Angel)
Save our Buses - Save our homes
Hot off the press "GLASWEGIANS" photo archive.
Super Casinos - They will tell you everything but the facts
From the people who gave you the ID card.
The Super Casino.
The Disappearing"Toon"Glasgow
"Up the Toon" Won't mean the same for Glaswegian's
Parallel universes "vandalism"
This advert from the Herald should reassure those in any doubt that "park privatisation" is moving on a pace
Women defending our schools in parliament
Toxic art is good for you
A seven year old's journey to school
Stronger communities
The need to know. The publics right to be informed
Economics for the real world
International Women's Day @ the Chalkboard
Refugee Destitution Crisis - Meeting,Govan
And some good news -Ali can stay!
7% of the population of this country owned 84% of its wealth.
Neoliberalism
United We Stand Brazil (Lessons to learn)
Constructing Neoliberal Glasgow:
Fw: The UK Fascist State Enabling Act...
Fw: The revolution's here...
Glasgow Bike Library
Beware the Trojan Horse of cuddly capitalism
Anger at scheme to tarmac city park for cars
Save our Schools blog on line
Workshops list for February: need more
People Talking. Life in Wine Alley
Sat. Save our schools demo, pictures
"Workers City"
Interaction Exhibition
We could stop this thing if we put our minds to it
Unity March to save our primary schools
R. D. Laing from 'Wisdom, Madness and Folly'
.War On Want: Cutting Costs at Any Cost
STOP THE DEMOLITION OF HOMES AND HISTORY
Welcome to the Working World
Connections - Sports greed and colonisation
Glasgow user Manual Update
Charters of Liberty in Black Face and White Face:
Race, Slavery and the Commons
War On Want: Cutting costs at any cost
Good News from the East
Clyde Gift to Mark Tsunami Anniversary
Future Glasgow See how the colonisers are carving up our city
The Nobel Lecture: Art, Truth and Politics
Rice with Indefensible Brief; Cheney in Last Throes
I Blame The Patriarchy
March 1997. Liverpool v SK Brann. European Cup Winner's Cup Quarter Final
Support local community, everywhere .Broadway market London.
Anxiety culture
Elitist Slurs Are Racism By Another Name
Spend some time in the Mitchell
Parks "R" Us The US, as usual showing the way
Save Our Homes, Meeting Tomorrow Thursday, Dec 1
A weekend out with Critical Mass
What's My Name, Fool?: Sports and Resistance in the United States If you're young and you don't know what this guy represented, if your a "not into sport" lefty, if you wonder what's so -not brilliant - about the Olympic games, if you wonder what all the laissez-faire development in Glasgow is about..You could find this interesting.
Strolls Sport page - Any British contenders?
Urgent cal lout - Tree cutters moving into Dalkeith country park, Edinburgh
An Urban Clansman's' Perspective
Home Office Immigration offices in Glasgow, closed down by protesters
Galgael: Continuing the spirit of resistance
Is it time for a "real" public debate on Glasgow parks
Books
Selling the river
Report on A highway Plan for Glasgow 1965
Adverts you won't see to much of
Pay up for Glasgow
Here come the Wobblies

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