August 2015 (48)

6.30pm Mon 31 Aug 2015
Edinburgh Radical Independence (RIC) Branch meeting.

Recent developments in Greece - RIC Edinburgh Branch meeting Edinburgh Radical Independence (RIC) Branch meeting.

RIC Edinburgh Branch meets fortnightly to discuss social, political and activism-related matters and coordinate actions and events. In tonight's session Kimon Bukas from Real Democracy Now - Greece speaks about the current situation in Greece.
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Starts at: 6.30pm Mon 31 Aug 2015

Speakers: Kimon Bukas (Real Democracy Now - Greece)

Venue: Edinburgh Central Library EH1 1EG

9.30am Mon 31 Aug 2015
EH49 Food Co-op Pamela Barnes talks sustainable and ethically produced food

On The Sofa With Pamela Barnes EH49 Food Co-op EH49 Food Co-op Pamela Barnes talks sustainable and ethically produced food

Aiming to help folks access, sustainable and ethically sourced food at affordable prices, EH49 Food Co-op' Pamela Barnes talks about how local food helps create local jobs, gives fairer returns to farmers, is better for our health and the planet and really connects us with the fine Scottish produce we can grow here.
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Starts at: 9.30am Mon 31 Aug 2015

Speakers: Pamela Barnes

Venue: Sofa EH49 7ET

9.00am Mon 31 Aug 2015
continuation of the procedural 'by order' hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh

Carmichael By Order hearing Part 3 continuation of the procedural 'by order' hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh

This will be coverage of the continuation of the procedural 'by order' hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh for the People Verses Carmichael campaign.. This is a hearing for the case called by the court and not on motion by either of the involved parties.
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Starts at: 9.00am Mon 31 Aug 2015

Speakers: Gavin Taylor

Venue: Prime Court, Parliament House,, Parliament Square, Edinburgh EH1 1RQ

2.00pm Sun 30 Aug 2015
Edinburgh Young Greens host a Radical Tour of Edinburgh

Radical Tour of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Young Greens Edinburgh Young Greens host a Radical Tour of Edinburgh

Please note that this is a social and educational event organised by the Edinburgh Young Greens. This event is open to the public. What's so radical about the radical road? Which architect of the financial crisis had their windows smashed? What was the Carnival of Full Enjoyment and what did it have to do with Bob Geldof? Why did a British political leader have to leave a Canongait pub with a police escort? When was Edinburgh's golden age of rioting? All or none of these questions will be answered as political history buff and Vice Convenor of the Edinburgh Green Party, Peter McColl leads us on a radical tour of Edinburgh to escape the Fringe and uncover our chaotic and inspiring history. We'll finish up at the The People's Story Museum on the High St. and then for a drink. Bring friends! All welcome!
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Starts at: 2.00pm Sun 30 Aug 2015

Speakers: Edinburgh Young Greens,

Venue: Scottish Parliament Building EH99 1SP

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10.00am Sun 30 Aug 2015
Let's build bridges together and help to break down all barriers and give Gazans hope over fear.

Gaza Building Bridges Let's build bridges together and help to break down all barriers and give Gazans hope over fear.

Gaza Building Bridges: Let's build bridges together and help to break down all barriers and give Gazans hope over fear. Normandy Hotel Inchinnan Rd, Renfrew PA4 9EJ 10am to 1pm: Morning Workshops 2pm to 5pm: Business and Construction 5pm-10pm: Evening Dinner with Palestine Ambassador, Imam Qasim & Norman Finklestein www.hopeoverfear.info
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Starts at: 10.00am Sun 30 Aug 2015

Speakers: Norman Finklestein,Imam Qasim ,Palestine Ambassador

Venue: Normandy Hotel Inchinnan Rd, Renfrew PA4 9EJ PA4 9EJ

1.00pm Sat 29 Aug 2015
Final day of Cowal Highland Gathering from Dunoon

Cowal Highland Gathering (final day) Final day of Cowal Highland Gathering from Dunoon

It’s renowned for its unique atmosphere, world-class competitors, beautiful Highland location and spine-tingling salute to the Chieftain. 2015 will see the event continue to build on the range of family entertainment introduced last year providing visitors with a fantastic family day out. The Cowal Highland Gathering will have the usual mix of Highland dancing, multiple pipe bands, traditional wrestling, heavy athletics and ceilidh music.
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Starts at: 1.00pm Sat 29 Aug 2015

Speakers: Cowal Highland Gathering Renowned for its unique atmosphere and world-class competitors in a beautiful Argyll location, Cowal Highland Gathering is one of Scotland’s major cultural events.

Venue: Dunoon Stadium, Argyll.

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10.30am Sat 29 Aug 2015
RISE Left Alliance Launch. Full timetable at: http://www.leftlaunch2016.scot/full-timetable/

RISE Left Alliance Launch RISE Left Alliance Launch. Full timetable at: http://www.leftlaunch2016.scot/full-timetable/

RISE Left Alliance Launch. Full timetable at: http://www.leftlaunch2016.scot/full-timetable/
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Starts at: 10.30am Sat 29 Aug 2015

Venue: Glasgow Marriott Hotel G3 8RR

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1.00pm Fri 28 Aug 2015
Renowned for its unique atmosphere and world-class competitors in a beautiful Argyll location, Cowal Highland Gathering is one of Scotland’s major cultural events.

Cowal Highland Gathering Renowned for its unique atmosphere and world-class competitors in a beautiful Argyll location, Cowal Highland Gathering is one of Scotland’s major cultural events.

It’s renowned for its unique atmosphere, world-class competitors, beautiful Highland location and spine-tingling salute to the Chieftain. 2015 will see the event continue to build on the range of family entertainment introduced last year providing visitors with a fantastic family day out. The Cowal Highland Gathering will have the usual mix of Highland dancing, multiple pipe bands, traditional wrestling, heavy athletics and ceilidh music.
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Starts at: 1.00pm Fri 28 Aug 2015

Speakers: Live coverage from the main stage with competitors from around the world.

Venue: Dunoon Stadium, Argyll.

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12.30pm Fri 28 Aug 2015
The Scottish Resistance will be protesting Against ATOS MAXIMUS at 12.30 on Friday. Many people have died because their benefits have been taken from them and many more will DIE if we are not prepared to fight against this company brought in by the TORIES

Protest Against ATOS MAXIMUS The Scottish Resistance will be protesting Against ATOS MAXIMUS at 12.30 on Friday. Many people have died because their benefits have been taken from them and many more will DIE if we are not prepared to fight against this company brought in by the TORIES

The Scottish Resistance will be protesting Against ATOS MAXIMUS at 12.30 on Friday. Many people have died because their benefits have been taken from them and many more will DIE if we are not prepared to fight against this company brought in by the TORIES to inflict pain & suffering on the poor the sick & the disabled.
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Starts at: 12.30pm Fri 28 Aug 2015

Venue: ATOS MAXIMUS 29 cadogan street G2 7RD

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7.15pm Thu 27 Aug 2015
Hustings

Hustings Edinburgh by-election Hustings

Hustings
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Starts at: 7.15pm Thu 27 Aug 2015

Speakers: Calum Martin

Venue: Broughton St Mary’s Parish Church (Bellevue Crescent) EH3 6NE

3.00pm Tue 25 Aug 2015
Gavin walks the Royal Mile exploring the the how the City dealt Debtors.

The Royal Mile A Debtors History Gavin walks the Royal Mile exploring the the how the City dealt Debtors.

Gavin walks the Royal Mile exploring the the how the City dealt Debtors.
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Starts at: 3.00pm Tue 25 Aug 2015

Speakers: Gavin Taylor

Venue: The Royal Mile EH1 1SR

1.00pm Mon 24 Aug 2015
Thomas Muir's trajectory as radical, agitator and democratic hero....

MURRAY ARMSTRONG at Word Power Books Thomas Muir's trajectory as radical, agitator and democratic hero....

Facebook Button Directs through To http://www.word-power.co.uk/ Admission free. Donations Welcome! "[It] draws on Muir scholarship and imagination to tell the compelling story of Muir's trajectory as radical, agitator and democratic hero.... It has been deeply researched and considered, and the author pays the reader the compliment of detailed and thoughtful footnotes and a helpful bibliography... " David Stenhouse, Scotland on Sunday 'The Liberty Tree' is a historical novel about the life and struggles of the Scottish Radical Thomas Muir (1765 – 1799). At the same time the author recreates events using the actual recorded words of the participants (eg. the famous exchanges between Braxfield and Gerrald during the latter's trial) and as such 'The Liberty Tree' also stands as a vivid, well-researched historical account of the life of Thomas Muir. MURRAY ARMSTRONG was born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire. He was a journalist who spent the final twenty-one years of his career at the Guardian which he joined in 1987 as a features sub-editor. He was Associate Editor at the time of his early retirement in 2008 which he took with the express intention of writing about Thomas Muir having nurtured an interest in the man and his times for many years.
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Starts at: 1.00pm Mon 24 Aug 2015

Speakers: MURRAY ARMSTRONG

Venue: Word Power Books 43-45 West Nicolson Street Edinburgh ,Scotland EH8 9DB

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8.00pm Sun 23 Aug 2015
Dr Mark McNaught will be talking about the rise of Donald Trump in the political establishment and his affect if any on the Scottish political landscape. Please join the fun and send us your questions or you can even join the Skype livestream - indylive

TalkingHeads4: The Terrifying Rise of Donald Trump! Dr Mark McNaught will be talking about the rise of Donald Trump in the political establishment and his affect if any on the Scottish political landscape. Please join the fun and send us your questions or you can even join the Skype livestream - indylive

Dr Mark McNaught will be talking about the rise of Donald Trump in the political establishment and his affect if any on the Scottish political landscape. Please join the fun and send us your questions or you can even join the Skype livestream - indylive1
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Starts at: 8.00pm Sun 23 Aug 2015

Speakers: Dr Mark McNaught

Venue: Skype

2.00pm Sun 23 Aug 2015
Brass Bands play along the Water of Leith

Fanfare by Bike Brass Bands play along the Water of Leith

Gavin is getting on his bike and ,weather permitting, going to follow the Water of Leith from Balerno to Leith . Why? not just because its a great journey peppered with social and historical significance but..... "Fanfare is a city-wide event that harnesses the enormous forces of Scotland’s community of brass bands by working with the Scottish Brass Band Association to present a day of free performances for everyone to enjoy, inspired by the performances of En avant, marche! Throughout the day, audiences across the city will be able to share the joy and passion of the live brass band. Everyone will be listening to the same pieces of music at the same time in at least 12 different locations around the city. The first brass bands, many of which still exist today, were formed in Scotland in the early 1800s and are among the earliest forms of music ensemble in the country. Hundreds of bands grew up in both urban and rural areas as working people seized the opportunity to share their creativity and talent. The brass band was, and still is, an art form that is from, of, and for local communities. Fanfare aims to capture this spirit of community by inviting everyone in the city to experience the joy of brass band music together." Coverage will be broken is to Segments as I make progress down the river at the different event locations. Make it along if you can.
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Starts at: 2.00pm Sun 23 Aug 2015

Speakers: Gavin Taylor

Venue: Water of Lieth

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12.15pm Fri 21 Aug 2015
Is political community and shared feelings good for change or does it leave us in a bubble talking among ourselves?

Butterfly Rammy: COORIE (a KILTR takeover) Is political community and shared feelings good for change or does it leave us in a bubble talking among ourselves?

Butterfly Rammy is a series of events held by Common Weal for this year's Edinburgh Fringe, looking at the political and cultural legacy of last year's Referendum debate, and how we can move forward. In the spirit of the theme of Coorie, this show is a special takeover. The cultural platform Kiltr will be curating all the guests and performers as well as addressing the issue of whether our new political communities can effect change. Many different artists, musicians, activists and organisations have been invited to take part, including KILTR. Our KILTR takeover will be on Friday 21st August at 12.20, and we'll be live-streaming our panel from here so you can enjoy the proceedings from wherever you might happen to be. We'll be discussing issues around the Referendum and how New Media in Scotland came to the fore in what was a political awakening for all in Scotland and joining us will be KILTR CEO Brian Hughes, political performance artist Chunky Mark the Artist Taxi Driver, Scottish rapper and blogger Darren McGarvey (aka Loki), and Victoria Heaney from the Radical Independence Campaign. There will also be a surprise musical guest.
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Starts at: 12.15pm Fri 21 Aug 2015

Speakers: Mark McGowan (the Artist Taxi Driver), Brian Hughes (KILTR), Victoria Heaney (RIC), Darren McGarvey (Loki)

Venue: The Stand in the Square, St. Andrew's Square, Edinburgh EH2 1AF

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7.30pm Thu 20 Aug 2015
The Scotsman revealed that then-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton set up a team in Washington to roll back a BDS Scottish success when the 2009 Edinburgh Film Festival returned Israeli Embassy sponsorship money. Why were they unsuccessful? Gail MacKe

BDS: Support Palestine Meeting The Scotsman revealed that then-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton set up a team in Washington to roll back a BDS Scottish success when the 2009 Edinburgh Film Festival returned Israeli Embassy sponsorship money. Why were they unsuccessful? Gail MacKe

The Scotsman revealed that then-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton set up a team in Washington to roll back a BDS Scottish success when the 2009 Edinburgh Film Festival returned Israeli Embassy sponsorship money. Why were they unsuccessful? Gail MacKenzie, SPSC Treasurer (just back from Palestine) will be talking.
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Starts at: 7.30pm Thu 20 Aug 2015

Speakers: Gail MacKenzie

Venue: Renfield Centre, 260 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4HZ

7.00pm Thu 20 Aug 2015
Skype Conversation with Catalan blogger Simon Harris

IndyRef#2 - This Time it's Catalunya Skype Conversation with Catalan blogger Simon Harris

Another Thursday Conversation, once again author and prominent Catalan blogger Simon Harris joins us live by Skype to look ahead to the 27th September Catalan elections and possible mandate for a declaration of independence. If you appreciate the work we do and would like us to be able to continue then why not buy us a pint once a month? Together we can make the change that we all demand. http://independencelive.net/support-us
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Starts at: 7.00pm Thu 20 Aug 2015

Venue: Skype

1.00pm Thu 20 Aug 2015
Gavin meets with Murray Armstrong to learn about Thomas Muir of Huntershill

Political Martyrs Monument with Murray Armstrong Gavin meets with Murray Armstrong to learn about Thomas Muir of Huntershill

To mark the 250th Anniversary the Father of Scottish Democracy Thomas Muir, Gavin will be meeting Journalist and Author Murray Armstrong to discuss his book The Liberty Tree, about the Scottish political reformer at the Martyrs' Monument : It was built in 1844 by architect Thomas Hamilton (1784 - 1858) to commemorate the five political martyrs of 1793, who were charged with sedition and transported to Australia for demanding legal and parliamentary reform. The monument is 27.4m (90 feet) in height and speaks for itself: It includes the following quotations: "I have devoted myself to the cause of The People. It is a good cause - it shall ultimately prevail - it shall finally triumph." Speech of Thomas Muir in the Court of Judiciary on the 30th August 1793. "I know that what has been done these two days will be Re-Judged." Speech of William Skirving in the Court of Judiciary on the 7th January, 1794.
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Starts at: 1.00pm Thu 20 Aug 2015

Speakers: Gavin Taylor, Murray Armstrong

Venue: Political Martyrs’ Monument Edinburgh EH1 3BJ

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7.15pm Tue 18 Aug 2015
An Evening Meeting the Group and its Hosts

Newhaven Community Choir An Evening Meeting the Group and its Hosts

Newhaven Community Choir – Inspired by the Fishwives’ Choir and initiated by local charity Citizen Curator. Newhaven community choir is bringing music and community spirit back to Newhaven where it belongs. The emphasis is on FUN. Everyone is welcome, young or old: absolutely no singing ability necessary! So, join us on Tuesday evenings 19:00 to 20:30 – normally hosted at Victoria Primary school, Main Street, Newhaven. Members Comments: Jed: Singing together is fun! It’s great to be part of such a supportive group Jan: Such a great way to meet your neighbours and find good friends Lucy: I’m newly arrived in Newhaven and the choir has helped me feel I really belong here Dougie: Nothing fishy about us. But we have a great time every time that we meet Peter: I heard the choir at the newly resurrected Gala Day. Then a neighbour said “Why not come along?” Now I enjoy rumbling tunefully in the background Katty: Having lived here for nearly 18 years, it’s lovely get to know more people in the area and to have the chance to get together and share songs in such a friendly and informal way
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Starts at: 7.15pm Tue 18 Aug 2015

Speakers: Jed Milroy, Joanna Jeffries

Venue: Newhaven Main St, Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH6 4NA

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5.15pm Mon 17 Aug 2015
Lesley Riddoch & Icelandic consul Kristin Hannesdottir

NORDIC HOUSE with Lesley Riddoch Lesley Riddoch & Icelandic consul Kristin Hannesdottir

The Scottish Storytelling Centre will become a Nordic House during this year’s Edinburgh Festival with a multi-media exhibition of landscape art from all five of the Nordic nations. One of the most heavily visited parts of Edinburgh will become a visible symbol of Nordic/Scottish cooperation with all national flags flying together over the Royal Mile. The Scottish collaborating partners are the Scottish Storytelling Centre, architect, Lateral North Director and Nordic House curator Graham Hogg and Lesley Riddoch, broadcaster and Director of Nordic Horizons a policy group which brings Nordic specialists to speak in the Scottish Parliament. A Nordic Culture Fund grant allows the showcase of reproduced paintings, photography, apposite music and a makeshift Nordic hut to depict a small number of the landscapes to be found across Scandinavia including: Women at Sea – women and families involved in fishing & farming on the Finnish Åland islands before WW2. Kaare Espolin Johnson – Norwegian painter and graphic artist who produced striking images of people & seascapes, despite being almost blind. Johannes Sveinsson Kjarval – an orphan and fisherman who became Iceland’s most prolific painter using a variety of styles to depict landscape and lava formation. Vennelyst – photos comparing the 1900s with today in Copenhagen’s oldest allotment garden where families traditionally moved to live for the summer. Sweden – photographs of Kiruna town, currently being moved to make way for iron mining operations. The collaboration aims to question the myth of an empty frozen North & explore contrasts and continuities with Scottish art & landscape. The Nordic House opens on Wednesday 29 July and closes on September 5 September with an afternoon of films about the two painters and talks from Espolin Johnson’s son Gisle and the Icelandic Consul Kristin Hannesdottir. There will also be a children’s trail with Nordic soft toys and a find-the-animal quiz. The Storytelling Centre is located on Edinburgh’s second busiest pedestrian thoroughfare and has six shows daily during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and an estimated 11,000 visitors daily in peak summer months. The building is part of the John Knox House (Edinburgh’s oldest) and contains a bookshop, exhibition and Café.
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Starts at: 5.15pm Mon 17 Aug 2015

Speakers: Lesley Riddoch, Kristin Hannesdottir

Venue: High St, Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH1 1SR,

1.00pm Mon 17 Aug 2015
A Manifesto for Independent Working Class Education

KEITH VENABLES at Word Power Books A Manifesto for Independent Working Class Education

Facebook Button Directs through To http://www.word-power.co.uk/ A Manifesto for Independent Working Class Education is a new book from the IWCE. It asks what we can learn from the historic struggles of workers who demanded an education that suited their needs and to win the class struggle. It discusses the implications for today, including the breadth of those who are exploited by capitalism and a global scale. This new book by the IWCE Network both gives an historic account of those struggles but also sparks a debate about the way forward. KEITH VENABLES convenes the IWCE Network and the Congress of Presenters. He was a tutor at the Northern Trade Union and Community College.
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Starts at: 1.00pm Mon 17 Aug 2015

Speakers: KEITH VENABLES

Venue: Word Power Books 43-45 West Nicolson Street Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9DB

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11.45am Sun 16 Aug 2015
street theatre protest against BP sponsorship of the Edinburgh International Festival

BP or not BP? street theatre protest against BP sponsorship of the Edinburgh International Festival

BP's oily tentacles are not just sucking the morality out of London's cultural institutions - they stretch to Edinburgh too. Yes, the oil giant is a top-level 'festival partner' of the Edinburgh International Festival. So theatrical protest group BP or not BP? is joining with performers and actorvists in Edinburgh to call for an end to oil sponsorship of the EIF. Now is the summer of our discontent! Please help us spread the word!
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Starts at: 11.45am Sun 16 Aug 2015

Speakers: BP or not BP? @reclaimourbard

Venue: outside the Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH1 2EA

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2.00pm Sat 15 Aug 2015
Story's and history about St Bernard's Well

Peter Snow @ St Bernard's Well Story's and history about St Bernard's Well

Gavin invited Peter along to 'St Bernard's Well' along The Water Of Leith to explore some of its history and share some stories associated with this place, the healing properties of the well and the connection with St. Bernard+Templars+Importance in Scottish history (legend of templars fighting for the Bruce) and maybe some chat with assembled folks...Pop down if you can. About Pete Snow: I'm author, poet and storyteller and occasional actor, as well as having spent a few years at the chalk face.
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Starts at: 2.00pm Sat 15 Aug 2015

Speakers: Peter Snow, Gavin Talyor

Venue: Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3

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7.30pm Fri 14 Aug 2015
discusses 100 Acts of Minor Dissent

Q&A session with MARK THOMAS at Word Power Books discusses 100 Acts of Minor Dissent

Event will be live only. Comedian Mark Thomas has been campaigning for over nearly three decades. He has remained uniquely relevant and agitated where others have mellowed and capitulated. One Hundred Acts of Minor Dissent is the brilliantly funny account of a year spent living provocatively. From successful campaigns against multinationals to protests against local park planners, from arts and crafts with porn mags to raising cinema workers wages, this is a wonderfully funny adventure. Rich with photos and graphics One Hundred Acts is also dangerously inspirational… MARK THOMAS describes himself variously as a confused liberal, activist anarchist, asthmatic rambler and fat Dad. He has previously published four books, including The People's Manifesto and As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela. As well as winning many awards for his comedy performances, he has made six series of The Mark Thomas Comedy Product, multiple documentaries for Dispatches on Channel 4 and has performed at The National Theatre. In performing One Hundred Acts of Minor Dissent he campaigned successfully for trade union recognition for cinema workers, got a multinational to change their practices, brought 4 court cases and annoyed lots of people. He lives in South London with his family.
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Starts at: 7.30pm Fri 14 Aug 2015

Speakers: MARK THOMAS

Venue: Word Power Books 43-45 West Nicolson Street Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9DB

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7.30pm Fri 14 Aug 2015
Jeremy Corbyn is in the leadership race for the Westminster Labour party & current enemy no1 by the establishment will be in Glasgow giving a speech followed by Q&A.

Jeremy Corbyn in Glasgow Jeremy Corbyn is in the leadership race for the Westminster Labour party & current enemy no1 by the establishment will be in Glasgow giving a speech followed by Q&A.

Jeremy Corbyn is in the leadership race for the Westminster Labour party & current enemy no1 by the establishment will be in Glasgow giving a speech followed by Q&A.
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Starts at: 7.30pm Fri 14 Aug 2015

Speakers: Jeremy Corbyn

Venue: Old Fruit Market, Glasgow City G1 1NQ G1 1NQ

9.30am Mon 10 Aug 2015
Support Sean Clerkin and Freedom of Speech. Sean is due to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court on the 10th August 2015 charged with Breach of The Peace when all he was doing was exercising his right of FREE SPEECH. Please join us to support Sean on Monday

Sean Clerkin: Support Freedom of Speech Support Sean Clerkin and Freedom of Speech. Sean is due to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court on the 10th August 2015 charged with Breach of The Peace when all he was doing was exercising his right of FREE SPEECH. Please join us to support Sean on Monday

Support Sean Clerkin and Freedom of Speech. Sean is due to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court on the 10th August 2015 charged with Breach of The Peace when all he was doing was exercising his right of FREE SPEECH. Please join us to support Sean on Monday
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Starts at: 9.30am Mon 10 Aug 2015

Venue: Paisley Sheriff Court, Paisley PA3 2HW

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10.30pm Fri 7 Aug 2015
a free outdoor event marking the opening of the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival and the 50th anniversary of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus

The Harmonium Project a free outdoor event marking the opening of the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival and the 50th anniversary of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus

The Harmonium Project is a free outdoor event marking the opening of the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival and the 50th anniversary of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus. Created by 59 Productions, the event combines John Adams’s mesmerising choral work Harmonium with a series of spectacular animations, projected onto the outside of the Usher Hall. Working with the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Design Informatics, the project examines the effects singing has on both the performer and the listener. 59 Productions combines technology and art to tell amazing stories. In recent years it has created the video design for the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Digital Revolution exhibition at the Barbican, London, and the Lighting of the Sydney Opera House sails for the Vivid Live festival. A recording of Harmonium forms the soundtrack to this spectacular event, performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus conducted by Peter Oundjian.
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Starts at: 10.30pm Fri 7 Aug 2015

Speakers: Gavin Taylor

Venue: Usher Hall EH1 2EA

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2.00pm Fri 7 Aug 2015
Gavin chats with - Performer Writter & Blogger Bonnie Fairbrass.

Bonnie Fairbrass - Performer & Blogger Gavin chats with - Performer Writter & Blogger Bonnie Fairbrass.

Gavin chats with - Performer Writer & Blogger Bonnie Fairbrass. http://bonniefairbrass.co.uk/ We will chat about her show, Masters of the Yoniverse "The show is about finding inner peace, losing it again, and then trying to get it back without traveling to India to find myself. I explore issues that have held me back and indeed hold us all back from evolving and how challenging our core beliefs is key to our survival. I also talk about my Yoni quite a lot. " details can be found here; http://bonniefairbrass.co.uk/ And also her thoughts on "A game of Baws…" ".. a message towards English voters after the last general election and is written from the perspective of an English woman living in Scotland who voted SNP."
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Starts at: 2.00pm Fri 7 Aug 2015

Speakers: Bonnie Fairbrass

Venue: George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LH

8.30pm Thu 6 Aug 2015
Sunset with mood music

Sunset Slide from Arthur Seat Sunset with mood music

It might just be a nice clear Sky this Thursday evening so Gavin (weather permitting) is heading up Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh to present a "mood music sunset" live stream on the square neck reso guitar.
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Starts at: 8.30pm Thu 6 Aug 2015

Speakers: Gavin Taylor

7.30pm Thu 6 Aug 2015
The event will include a civic reception and a welcome from the Glasgow Provost Sadie Docherty. In addition there will be readings and music, a statement from a Japanese survivor, and two short sessions on the historical context in which these bombs...

Glasgow CND Hiroshima Day The event will include a civic reception and a welcome from the Glasgow Provost Sadie Docherty. In addition there will be readings and music, a statement from a Japanese survivor, and two short sessions on the historical context in which these bombs...

7pm, City Chambers, George Square The event will include a civic reception and a welcome from the Glasgow Provost Sadie Docherty. In addition there will be readings and music, a statement from a Japanese survivor, and two short sessions on the historical context in which these bombs were dropped and a reminder of the horrific medical effects of nuclear war.
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Starts at: 7.30pm Thu 6 Aug 2015

Venue: City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow G2 1DU

7.00pm Thu 6 Aug 2015
Crof will join us to discuss the Common Law

Legal Fiction - Conversation With Crof, a Scottish Sovereign Crof will join us to discuss the Common Law

The Arrest of a man trying to attend an Atos medical appointment last week has been the subject of a great deal of discussion mainly around the lawful nature or otherwise of the arrest. As such David McGowran will be in conversation with Crof, Scottish Sovereign, who is well versed in Common Law and also the pressing issues of the considerable threat our sovereign rights are under.
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Starts at: 7.00pm Thu 6 Aug 2015

6.00pm Thu 6 Aug 2015
University's iGEM department are developing a biosensor tool that can measure impurities and contaminants of MDMA and Heroin.

'CLASS-A-FIED' Edinburgh University's iGEM 2015 University's iGEM department are developing a biosensor tool that can measure impurities and contaminants of MDMA and Heroin.

This is a panel discussion on increasing advocacy and harm reduction measures to consumers of illegal drugs in Scotland. The background is a team from Edinburgh University's iGEM department are developing a biosensor tool that can measure impurities and contaminants of MDMA and Heroin. They are looking to create discussion on the use of such tools as well as widen the debate to bigger harm reduction measures. Time and place is 6-7.30pm on Thursday 6th Aug. Paterson’s Land, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ..
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Starts at: 6.00pm Thu 6 Aug 2015

Speakers: Chair :Lucy Wang - Edinburgh University Debates Union, The speakers: Anna Ross - Doctoral researcher on narratives within drugs policy. Kate Hopkins - Turning point, Vicky Moynihan - iGEM team, Graeme Pearson - MSP, Scottish Labour,

Venue: Paterson’s Land, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8AQ

12.15pm Thu 6 Aug 2015
Short ceremony at the Scottish Parliament marking 70 years since the bombing of Hiroshima

Hiroshima lantern ceremony Short ceremony at the Scottish Parliament marking 70 years since the bombing of Hiroshima

Paper lantern ceremony 6th August 12 noon, the pond outside the Scottish Parliament Organised by Edinburgh CND,
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Starts at: 12.15pm Thu 6 Aug 2015

3.00pm Wed 5 Aug 2015
The sights and sounds of the Royal Mile during the Festival

Edinburgh Festival Royal Mile The sights and sounds of the Royal Mile during the Festival

Walk down the Royal Mile during the Edinburgh Festival
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Starts at: 3.00pm Wed 5 Aug 2015

Speakers: Gavin Taylor

Venue: The Royal Mile, Edinburgh

8.30pm Tue 4 Aug 2015
We talk to the director of this documentary about Iceland's constitutional revolution and the kickstarter campaign to bring the film to Europe

Blueberry Soup: the voyage to Europe We talk to the director of this documentary about Iceland's constitutional revolution and the kickstarter campaign to bring the film to Europe

Blueberry Soup, a documentary film about the grassroots rewriting of the Icelandic constitution, journeys to Europe to talk about civic engagement.
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Starts at: 8.30pm Tue 4 Aug 2015

Speakers: Eileen Jerrett, Sam Eccles and David McGowran

Venue: Skype

7.00pm Tue 4 Aug 2015
7PM Tue 4th Aug. The Pearce Institute, Govan. We are following this story as it unfolds and the bigger impact that these changes are having. Local councillors will be attending to explain...

Public Meeting - Save Our School Buses 7PM Tue 4th Aug. The Pearce Institute, Govan. We are following this story as it unfolds and the bigger impact that these changes are having. Local councillors will be attending to explain...

7PM Tue 4th Aug. The Pearce Institute 840-860 Govan Road, Govan,, G51 3UU Glasgow, United Kingdom If you have recently received a letter from GCC stating that your child will no longer receive a bus pass for travelling to school then please attend this important meeting. Local Councillors will be attending
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Starts at: 7.00pm Tue 4 Aug 2015

Venue: The Pearce Institute 840-860 Govan Road, Govan, G51 3UU Glasgow G51 3UU

1.30pm Tue 4 Aug 2015
Martyn Day MP for Linlithgow/Falkirk East on Breaking the Westminster Rules!

On The Sofa 3 - Martyn Day MP Martyn Day MP for Linlithgow/Falkirk East on Breaking the Westminster Rules!

Martyn Day SNP MP for Linlithgow and Falkirk East on the sofa with Lucy Noble telling some truths about the Westminster system.
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Starts at: 1.30pm Tue 4 Aug 2015

Speakers: Martyn Day MP

Venue: The Sofa, Linlithgow EH49

7.30pm Mon 3 Aug 2015
Max Blumenthal: The 51 Day War book launch with Glasgow SPSC. Max will be showing a 5 min film then talking for 45 mins.

Max Blumenthal: The 51 Day War book launch with Glasgow SPSC Max Blumenthal: The 51 Day War book launch with Glasgow SPSC. Max will be showing a 5 min film then talking for 45 mins.

Beginning July 8, 2014, Israel launched air strikes and a ground invasion of Gaza that lasted fifty-one days, leaving over 2,000 people dead, the vast majority of whom were civilians. During the assault, at least 10,000 homes were destroyed and, according to the United Nations, nearly 300,000 Palestinians were displaced. Max Blumenthal was on the ground during what he argues was an entirely avoidable catastrophe. In this explosive work of reportage, Blumenthal reveals the harrowing conditions and cynical deceptions that led to the ruinous war. Here, for the first time, Blumenthal unearths and presents shocking evidence of atrocities he gathered in the rubble of Gaza. Blumenthal’s on-the-ground reportage uncovers and analyses details overlooked by mainstream media outlets—including regional political motives, war crimes, and US involvement in the eventual ceasefire agreement—an outcome showing that US & Egyptian-led diplomacy makes another war almost inevitable. ‘The 51 Day War’ presents unflinching accounts of: the use of civilians as human shields by Israeli forces; the arbitrary targeting of Palestinian civilians; and widespread incitement to genocide by Israeli military personnel, political leaders, and state-sponsored clerics. Eyewitness accounts from Gazan residents document potential war crimes committed by the Israeli armed forces. Blumenthal also details the battles that took place between Israeli forces and the armed guerrilla factions of the Gaza Strip, explaining their military and political significance with intimate proximity to the subject. Max Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author whose articles and video documentaries have appeared in New York Times, Daily Beast, Guardian, Huffington Post, Salon, Al Jazeera English and many other publications. He is the author of Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel and Republican Gomorrah: Inside The Movement That Shattered the Party.
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Starts at: 7.30pm Mon 3 Aug 2015

Speakers: Max Blumenthal

Venue: Renfield Centre, 260 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4HZ

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2.15pm Sat 1 Aug 2015
A short video showing the current selection of international, cultural and political murals at this location

Murals in West Belfast A short video showing the current selection of international, cultural and political murals at this location

A walk past a very varied selection of murals at the bottom of the Falls Road in Belfast
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Starts at: 2.15pm Sat 1 Aug 2015

Venue: Divis St / Northumberland St, Belfast BT13 2HE

12.00pm Sat 1 Aug 2015
Anti-imperial Connections: Ireland and India in the early Twentieth Century

Pranav Jani at Féile an Phobail (West Belfast Festival) Anti-imperial Connections: Ireland and India in the early Twentieth Century

Pranav Jani is a scholar, writer, organizer and social justice activist in Columbus, Ohio. He teaches English at Ohio State University, specializing in Postcolonial Studies and US Ethnic Studies. His first book, Decentering Rushdie: Cosmopolitanism and the Indian English Novel in English (2010), discusses the relationship between history and literature in post-independence India. His current research project, on the 1857 Revolt and the legacy of anti-colonial struggle in colonized South Asia, looks at changing narratives of the uprising in the Indian imagination over the course of more than 150 years. He will be speaking on the ties between Indian and Irish revolutionaries in the early years of the twentieth century.
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Starts at: 12.00pm Sat 1 Aug 2015

Speakers: Pranav Jani

Venue: St Mary's University College, Falls Road, Belfast BT12 6FE

11.30am Sat 1 Aug 2015
All Under One Banner March from Kelvingrove Park to Glasgow Green

March for Independence All Under One Banner March from Kelvingrove Park to Glasgow Green

All Under One Banner means us All; everyone who desires an Independent Scotland coming together As One, Unified by our Common-Held Desire for Scotland to attain Independence as soon as possible. Consequently this ‘March for Independence’ is All Inclusive, so everyone and anyone from any Background or Political Persuasion is Invited and is welcome to March with us All Under One Banner, as we make a Proud and Determined statement that we will not rest until our mutually shared Desire for Scotland to re-gain its Independence is realised. For this ‘March for Independence’ the plans (as officially approved by Glasgow City Council and Police Scotland) are as follows: - Start to gather in Kelvingrove Park at 11.00am on Saturday the 1st August. -The March begins at 11.30am and the route will be: Kelvin Way, Radnor Street, Argyle Street, St Vincent Street, Pitt Street, West George Street, Nelson Mandela Place, West George Street, George Street, High Street, Saltmarket to Glasgow Green; as accompanied by Powerful Pipes and Drums with Banners and Flags raised High. So keep a close eye on this event-page for all announcements and updates over the coming weeks, and can everyone please share this event page, invite as many friends as possible to the event, and spread the word to Each and All that we are Marching for Independence and the March is On.
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Starts at: 11.30am Sat 1 Aug 2015

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