Midlands and East Anglia

I know, I know, we've only just got number 2 finished. But as promised, I knocked up a factsheet 'how to beat the bailiffs' - maybe it can go in number 3, or be printed up as a separate ting. Whatever comrades are happy with. Oh, and I've shamelessly ripped most of it off the web (national debt helpline), so expect a copyright lawsuit to follow

Beat the Bailiffs

I know we have still gotta discuss this tonight, but the articles we decide for tonight can be for the next one as we will need a new black star if we are having a stall tommorow.

here it is

http://www.wmanarchists.org/black%20star/Blackstar2.pdf

The NAS website is www.anarchist.org.uk

See what we're up to...

Plus, what do you think of the idea of making the Norwich Anarchist website on a similar format? It's incredibly easy to update. Might encourage people to update it other than long suffering Zonk.

I've been offered a place on an MSc course in Warwick University. I'm probably going to accept it. So, come september, I will probably be in England for a year.

Does anyone know if there are any anarchist-communists in Coventry? If not, is there anyone out that way that might be worth getting in touch with?

See http://www.afed.org.uk/nottingham
for details.

Comrades are invited to the next Midlands Discussion Forum, on April 6th, at 1.30pm.

We will be meeting at the Secular Hall, Humberstone Road, Leicester (opposite Sainsbury's).

All comrades welcome.

Slothjabber for the MDF

Leicester Adult Education College on Wellington Street is under serious attack. It's a sorry tale of privatisation and the destruction of adult education by stealth. Staff have been treated incredibly badly by management, with no consultation or even basic information, and with some staff being told to pack up and move at a moment's notice. Jobs are under threat.

Leamington Rising Tide have decided to tackle the planned development of Clarendon Arcade. The development will not only strike a blow against local traders and increase car journeys but will have irreversible consequences for the environment as increased consumption leads to increased emissions.

If anything? I moved here last September...I can't find anything going on or other people interested in anarchy and activism. (At the art school anyway)...
I want to get involved with stuff and meet people

After a winter of near hiberation, The Nottingham Sparrow returns with issue 3 for March 2008. Articles on Instant Muscle, Victoria Baths, BNP festival, Derby NHS, and more. It's freely available from http://www.afed.org.uk/nottingham/

Download/print PDF:
http://www.afed.org.uk/nottingham/nottingham_sparrow_3.pdf

The No Borders Nottingham website is worth a look - http://nobordersnottingham.org.uk
In addition to news there are links to other groups and networks.

Just a quick note to say if you want to contact brum AFers, you can email the following address:
birmingham [at] afed.org.uk

Other AF contact addresses can be found here:
http://www.afed.org.uk/contact.html

Greetings comrades,

The next meeting of the Midlands discussion forum will be on Sunday March 2 at 1.30, at the Secular Hall, Humberstone Gate Leicester.

All comrades are welcome to attend.

Fraternally,

Slothjabber for the MDF

Some time ago a CD entitled "Songs of Anarchy and Revolution from all over the World" was produced by Norwich Solidarity Centre. Is it still available?

We produced a student zine last term called Dissident Warwick, and will produce an issue every term. We printed 2000 copies of a 16 page issue, you can access the articles online on our blog:

http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/dissidentwarwick/

Who we are?

All comrades are invited to the next meeting of the Midlands Discussion Forum, at the Friends of the Earth building in Digbeth, on Saturday 5th January 2008. We're hoping to start at 1.30pm.

We'll be discussing the failure of the '1968 generation' to provide a revolutionary alternative to capitalism - what happened, why, and what lessons can be learned.

Funny as hell! [http://new.edp24.co.uk/cs/forums/1108963/ShowPost.aspx]

Thursday 13th December 7:30pm, Northampton Borough Club, Fish Street (upstairs opposite the Fish pub).

A meeting addressed by either Karen Reissman herself or one of the other striking Manchester health workers. Background info here:-

http://libcom.org/news/manchester-nurses-strike-karen-reissman-10112007

LETS, which stands for Local Exchange Trading Systems, groups are "community-based mutual aid networks in which people exchange all kinds of goods and services with one another, without the need for money" (using their words)

Dave Steele, a participant in the Leamington Spa LETS, is running a workshop on how it works.

Date:
Friday, November 23, 2007

Time:
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Hey people

I'm looking for information on the pressure groups that are active in Northampton. I'm not bothered by any particular political sway, but looking to see who's active and meeting on a regular basis.

I've noticed the socialists, but heard rumours that there's an anarchist group as well can any one confirm?

Sorry to be so broad

Mike