ACE News

 
ACE MONTHLY MEETING
7.30pm Wed 4 July at ACE
Help sustain the Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh www.autonomous.org.uk  ACE
meetings are the first Wed every month at 7.30pm
All welcome – we need more volunteers to keep ACE thriving and organise
lots of stuff.....

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Slutwalk Edinburgh 2012
Meet Parliament Square off Royal Mile 1.30pm Saturday 7th July

Marching to call for an end to Slutshaming and victim blaming. We need
change! We are tired of being shamed for our choices and feeling unsafe as
a result.
Most rapists can't remember what their victim was wearing. Rape is not a
crime of passion. It is a crime of violence.
Starting at Parliament Square on the Royal mile, and marching down to the
Parliament building, where we hope to have some speakers for you.

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Take Back the Land! 12-18 July Douglas Valley action camp

Opencast coal mining in the Douglas Valley is about the ruling class
destroying communities for their own financial gain. Its about ecological
destruction on a massive scale for capitalism’s unquenchable thirst for
cheap energy. Its about absentee fat-cat land-lords making millions off
land that shouldn’t be theirs. Its about morally corrupt local (and
national) government putting profit before people.

Join us 12-18 July in the Douglas Valley, South Lanarkshire, to build on
20 years of community struggle and four years of direct action against the
UK’s biggest opencast mining company. It’s time to Take Back the Land!

Coal Action Scotland  contact@coalactionscotland.org.uk
More info http://www.indymediascotland.org/node/27202
http://takebacktheland.org.uk/

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ACTION AGAINST WORKFARE

No to Slave Labour!
Meet 12 noon Saturday 14 July
Holland and Barrett, Hanover Building, Rose St, Edinburgh
(in between Hanover St and Frederick St)
Join the uk-wide week of action against workfare!

The Queens Jubilee has seen the disgrace of exploiting the unemployed
through workfare. The ‘ethical’ company Holland & Barrett who are due to
be signed up to 1100 workfare places will receive its deserved focus of
this week of action. Up and down the country groups will been taking
action against workfare providers – A4E, Maximus, Reed etc… including
those who have signed up on workfare – Holland & Barrett, Tesco, Shoe Zone
etc…

Join us and take part in creative actions against workfare.

Organised by Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty
ecap@lists.riseup.net
www.edinburghagainstpoverty.org.uk and on Facebook
Part of the UK-wide Week of Action against Workfare
http://www.boycottworkfare.org/?p=1154   and
http://www.facebook.com/events/481490495199880/

ECAP meets at ACE the last Monday of every month at 7pm
ECAP runs advice and solidarity sessions at ACE every tuesday 12-3pm – if
coming for advice best to come early as it is often very busy.