[JNV Announce] ESF-related events this week

[Milan Rai]

Dear all

This email is to tell you about some of the free/non-ESF events taking place this week in London in connection with the European Social Forum. We hope you find it useful.

If you are able/willing to hand out leaflets for Voices and JNV at the demonstration on Sunday, please phone 07980 748 555 or email maya@vitw.org

Best wishes

Milan Rai
Maya Evans
JNV

1) ESF
2) Anti-War Demo
3) Parallel to the ESF
4) Schnews Direct Action Conference, Saturday
5) Beyond ESF, Wednesday to Sunday
6) The Solidarity Village, Wednesday to Sunday
7) Beyond ESF conference, Wednesday to Sunday
8) Life Despite Capitalism, Saturday and Sunday
9) Free Peace-Not-War Concert, Friday

ESF

The European Social Forum is taking place in London this weekend. Unfortunately, registration is now closed, but if you have a ticket, there is a whole peace/war strand, and so there are a lot of anti-war events within the ESF, including

'Disarming State Terrorism' a Small Workshop about direct action by the B52two on Saturday 2-4pm, at University of London Union ULU 3b.

http://fse-esf.org

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Demo

ESF ends with an anti-war demonstration on Sunday.

Bush Out, Troops Out

1pm, Sunday 17th October 2004
Called by Stop the War Coalition, CND and the Muslim Association of Britain.
Assemble: Russell Square, 1pm. March to Trafalgar Square for a rally at 3:30pm, with music from Asian Dub Foundation at 5pm.

http://www.stopwar.org.uk

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Parallel to the ESF

There are also parallel events, which you can find out about at

http://www.altspaces.net/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?pagename=Main.SpacesInfo

Some of these parallel events are listed below:

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Schnews Direct Action Conference

How Direct Action Can Save the World/Schnews Tenth Birthday Conference

2pm-7pm, Saturday 16th October

Camden Centre, Euston Road, London (Kings Cross tube)

SchNEWS, the weekly direct action newsletter, has been providing information for action to anti-capitalists since 1994. We’ve put this conference together as an opportunity to discuss, plot and organise resistance to the suicidal onward march of capitalism.

Schnews Direct Action Conference
http://www.schnews.org.uk/at10/#conference

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Beyond ESF

Wednesday 13th - Sunday 17th October

A self-organised, radically different space. We invite participation in discussion and direct action around specific themes: surveillance & control : social centres : precarious work : no borders : zapatismo : G8 Scotland 2005.

Venue: Middlesex University, White Hart Lane Campus, Tottenham. Opposite White Hart Lane train station.

Beyond ESF
http://wombles.org.uk/auto/


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The Solidarity Village

"Another Economy is Possible": Lots of alternative workshops. Originally called 'LETS Co-operate'.

13-17th October 2004

Conway Hall (Red Lion Square) and LSE Clement House, Aldwych. Entrance by donation: (£10 membership +£10/£5 per day).

The Solidarity Village
http://www.solidarityvillage.org

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Life Despite Capitalism

Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 October

Great list of speakers from around the world including John Jordan, JJ King, Nolasco Mamani, Sandro Mezzadra, Mercedes Moya, Jai Sen, Matthias Studer, Peter Waterman.

'We call this stream "life despite capitalism" instead of "life after capitalism", in order to problematise alternatives as something in the here and now, not simply in a distant future "after capitalism" has been abolished. This means reclaiming the exercise of our many powers to do and to produce things, affects and relations; it means to relate and learn from each other in ways rooted in dignity, respect and common access to resources at any scale of social action, in any context of our lives.'

London School of Economics Old Building (first plenary on Saturday 9:30-12:30) and Clement House (saturday workshops and final Sunday's plenary). Aldwych. (Holborn tube, central line)

Life Despite Capitalism
http://www.lifedespitecapitalism.org

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Free Peace-Not-War Concert

ESF Friday, 6pm-Midnight.

Karma Sutra, The Rub, Gertrude, The Unpeople, Carpetface, Angel, Pok: free admission to all peaceful folk.

Tufnell Park, between Alexandra Palace and Bloomsbury. Bus 134 from Muswell Hill, bus 390 from Euston, or Northern Line Tube.

For directions phone 07789 991 591 or 07005 801 899.

http://www.peace-not-war.org

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