From butterflea at riseup.net  Tue Jun  1 08:55:58 2010
From: butterflea at riseup.net (butterflea at riseup.net)
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 01:55:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] waltham forest housing action group needs you
Message-ID: <6a99f67ca866d689cf52d0a9d11c13f9.squirrel@swift.riseup.net>

Waltham Forest Housing Action Group needs people to get involved in the
struggle for decent housing for all in waltham forest.
We are a new group and need people who are interested in organising around
housing issues in Waltham Forest and who can make some sort of time
committment to facilitate, organise and maintain a group committed to
supporting people access decent housing and directly challenge and
confront council housing policy and allocation in the borough.
If you are interested in getting involved or may be able to support in
some way, please contact wfhousingaction at hotmail.co.uk.
We will be having an organisational meeting on the evening of Monday 21
june, most probabaly at the Hornbeam Centre, Walthamstow. For more
information please get in touch.














From gailchester at blueyonder.co.uk  Fri Jun  4 18:07:54 2010
From: gailchester at blueyonder.co.uk (Gail Chester)
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 19:07:54 +0100
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] Hackney Unites Event tomorrow
Message-ID: <3407075CF5E141DD8FAFAC743252CE63@Gail>

This is happening at Stoke Newington School between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Friends of Hackney Nurseries will be having a stall there on which we will be happy to display any leaflets/newsletters of related/feminist interest. Feel free to pass by and say hello, or even help out.

We are part of a workshop about cuts in public services in the morning, and whilst there are no explicitly feminist workshops, there are a lot of women taking part and I am sure that a feminist perspective would be welcome.

I may have said this before, in which case apologies for the repetition.

All the best, Gail
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From butterflea at riseup.net  Mon Jun  7 17:30:41 2010
From: butterflea at riseup.net (butterflea at riseup.net)
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 10:30:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] Fwd: [Wominorganise] The Camberwell Rat Star
	Centre welcomes you
Message-ID: <2f89d5f6d0980160ecab0530bf1d35af.squirrel@swift.riseup.net>

>>> <freelaisa at inventati.org> 6/7/2010 12:54 pm >>>

Hello good people,

You are invited to the new social centre in South London 294/300
Camberwell Road - The Rat Star. This amazing new space is open to ideas,
projects, meetings, DIY Workshops and anything you can think up. We are
also looking for people who want to get actively involved in improving and
occupying the space.

Already in the weekly agenda...

Mondays
6.30pm - Butoh Dance Class
8.00pm - Social Centre Open Meeting

Tuesdays
2.00pm - Bike Workshop

Wednesdays
7.00pm - Vegan Cafe & Movie Night

Thursdays
7.30pm - Hulahoop Workshop
7.30pm - Juggling Workshop


Save These Dates!
11 June Friday (7.00pm)- 'Bombs, Blood and Capital' Documentary &
Discussion
12 June Saturday (12.00pm)- 'Food not Bombs' A gastronomically inspiring
community cook off

See you there!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX





_______________________________________________
Wominorganise mailing list
Wominorganise at lists.aktivix.org
https://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/wominorganise
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From butterflea at riseup.net  Tue Jun  8 20:26:06 2010
From: butterflea at riseup.net (butterflea at riseup.net)
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 13:26:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] [Fwd: [faf] Weekend of workshops on Consensus
 and Facilitation @ 195 Mare st]
Message-ID: <a334e16a48132cf4fc29faae8a1fe2ed.squirrel@auk.riseup.net>

Weekend of workshops on Consensus Decision Making and Facilitation @ 195
Mare st E8 3QE.

A two days event:
- Saturday 3rd July, workshop on Consensus Decision Making.
https://london.indymedia.org.uk/events/4971
- Sunday 4th July, workshop on Facilitating Consensus.
https://london.indymedia.org.uk/events/4972


Are you part of a collective?
Organising action, events, running an autonomous space?
We are as well!

It's occurred to some of us that there was room for lots of improvement in
the way our collectives work, be it in daily life, space organising or
during traditional meetings!
We, and people around us, are sometimes not very good at looking after
ourselves, at not letting ourselves burn out, at not sacrificing ourselves
for the "cause", at taking other people's needs into account, at
communicating effectively, at being aware of how what we are doing/saying
can impact on other people, at dealing with criticism, disagreements,
conflicts, anger, feedback, challenges, at having productive, pleasant and
empowering meetings...

We know that this is not the sexiest part of what we do. "Talking about
how I feel rather than organising the next blockade? Naaaaahh!" But
sacrificing ourselves for our goals always sounds like a defeat to us. We
want our groups to look like the sort of society that we're fighting for.
We want them to be healthy and to run smoothly. We want to feel safe, and
to be inspired, whenever we spend time in them. And we think that we'll
all achieve more that way, as well. Strengthening the way we work together
is a key way of strengthening everything we do.

We'd like to run regular events, but the first weekend will be 3rd/4th
July, with two all-afternoon workshops (1pm-7pm) from the collective Seeds
for Change (http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/), on Consensus Decision
Making (Saturday 3rd July) and Facilitating Consensus (Sunday 4th July).

--Consensus Decision Making--
Saturday 3rd July, 1-7 pm
Consensus decision making is a creative and dynamic way of reaching
agreement between all members of a group, finding solutions that everyone
actively supports - or at least can live with. Consensus is neither
compromise nor unanimity - it aims to go further by weaving together
everyone's best ideas and most important concerns - a process that often
results in surprising and creative solutions. It's about everyone working
together to meet both the individual's and the group's needs.
The workshop will be fully participatory, and focus on enabling each other
to develop key skills and qualities for productive, enjoyable, empowering
group work - such as good listening, communicating well, addressing each
other's needs, giving and receiving feedback, common ground and
disagreements.

--Facilitating Consensus--
Sunday 4th July, 1-7 pm
Have you ever sat through a meeting that has dragged on and on, with
tempers running high, people talking over each other and no decisions
being made? Meetings are a necessary part of working in any group - they
give us the chance to share information, to reach decisions and to get
jobs done. But meetings have another important function, which is often
forgotten about - group maintenance.
A good group also involves, supports and empowers the participants,
creating energy and enthusiasm. A sense of community is the basis for
successful group work and social change. Good facilitation will help you
to achieve all of this. This workshop will focus on developing skills and
understanding to help us help our groups work well together, and make good
decisions, using consensus.

Unfortunately numbers are limited (25 people), so please contact us to
reserve your space :
londonfreeschool at riseup.net

There will also be vegan dinner afterwards on both evenings for all the
participants.

Some ideas we've had for future workshops or discussions are:
* drug addiction and its consequences
* giving and receiving feedback
* dealing with burn out
* non violent communication
* sexual consent
* conflict resolution
* safer spaces policies
* open discussions to share what's happening in our collectives, support
each other in making them work better...

If any of those interest you, please do let us know as well, even if you
can't manage the July weekend.

Let's make our spaces and collectives better for all of us to be in!

------------------------------------------------------
at 195 Mare Street, Hackney, E8 3QE
In terms of accessibility, have a look at the Access Codes for the building:
http://londonfreeschool.wordpress.com/access-codes-building-accessibility-for-people-of-various-abilities/
In short there is a ramp at the front for the steps but there is no
wheelchair accessible toilets.




From gailchester at blueyonder.co.uk  Thu Jun 10 23:01:01 2010
From: gailchester at blueyonder.co.uk (Gail Chester)
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:01:01 +0100
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] CALLING ALL HACKNEY FEMINIST ACTIVISTS
Message-ID: <CF16C5FBBE0F40A3AA6EB419468586C1@Gail>

CALLING ALL HACKNEY FEMINIST ACTIVISTS

 

There are quite a few of us, so we thought we'd like to meet up, and maybe get involved in a spot of local feminist activism! So we are organising an initial get-together:

 

Thursday 17th June 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

195 Mare St, London E8 3QE

 

Quite a lot is already happening, and there is potential for lots more. Here are a few things we already know about:

 

v     Friends of Hackney Nurseries

v     Organising local consciousness-raising groups

v     UNISON campaign for equal pay for low paid women workers

v     Radical childcare collective

v     Campaigning against lap dancing clubs

v     Radical action for carers

v     Fundraising gigs for feminist causes

 

Come along and join in. There is no organised childcare for the meeting, but there is space at the venue for children to play. The meeting room is on the ground floor, and there is a ramp at the front for the steps, but there is no wheelchair accessible toilet. For more details about accessibility, have a look at the Access Codes for the building at http://londonfreeschool.wordpress.com/access-codes-building-accessibility-for-people-of-various-abilities/.  

 

All self-defined women welcome.

Contact inspirehope at gmail.com for more info



Please forward this message to other women, and distribute the attached leaflet.
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From mp at aktivix.org  Fri Jun 11 10:41:11 2010
From: mp at aktivix.org (mp)
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:41:11 +0100
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] Fwd: Call for Participants: Experimental
 Knowledge Lab, Lancaster, July 7-9, 2010
Message-ID: <4C1212C7.7080905@aktivix.org>


================================

Hi,

There are a handful of places and travel bursaries left for the event
described below (and in the attachment).

If you are interested: Get in touch with a few lines about your
involvement with social struggles and why you are interested in the event.

Forward as you see fit!

-martin
====================================================

Dear friend, activist, ally, organic intellectual, colleague and comrade,

You are herewith cordially invited to an Experimental Knowledge Lab to
collaboratively reflect on a series of questions and present the outcome
as a radical intervention at an international conference on The
Experimental Society at Lancaster University, July 7-9. The Experimental
Knowledge Lab is a permutation of the Knowledge Lab series that took
place at Lancaster between 2005 and 2007.

See http://knowledgelab.org.uk for more information.

The conference is the culmination of Lancaster?s year-long research
programme Experimentality (http://www.lancs.ac.uk/experimentality),
which in six two-day workshops and a range of arts events in the North
West has been exploring the varieties and transformations of
experimentation. The idea of experimentation was always at the heart of
modernity?s promise of human freedom and self-determination, yet its
power to shape the future has largely remained in the hands of the few
rather than those of the many.  Participants at The Experimental Society
will explore the different forms that experimentation takes in science,
technology, the arts and wider culture, and debate different visions of
an experimental society in which the emancipatory potential of the
experiment might be renewed.

Keywords:	science / politics / economy / publics / religion / music / art
education / design / media / advertising / technology
laboratory / simulating / making / performing / testing / trial
democracy / reflexivity / creativity / event / revolution

The purpose of the Experimental Knowledge Lab ? as a special component
of the conference - is to bring together a small group (15-20) of
?organic intellectuals?, reflexive activists, and people who are
actively and centrally involved in social movements and have an interest
in theoretical questions concerning struggles against capital and class
domination. The Lab will be posed a number of questions, such as: what
is the role of struggle and resistance in an experimental society? What
role can social movements play in keeping alive alternative imaginaries
and values?  How can effective sites of struggle be identified in a
?society of control? where power is dispersed, experimental, and
constantly on the move? What are the most important and promising sites
of struggle?

Gathering in Lancaster on July 7 during the first day of the conference
we will get to know each other and establish a good set of working
relations for the Lab, which will take place on Thursday July 8 and
culminate in an intervention at the plenary of the main conference that
day, which will be on the topic of revolution, communism and radical
political alternatives. The purpose is to deliver a message from the
perspective of social movements during the plenary with a view to
stirring up debate, awaking minds, and, ideally, setting the world on fire.

There are some travel bursaries available and we will feed you and
arrange private accommodation with like-minded people (much nicer than a
hotel, anyway!).  If you are interested, please get back in touch as
soon as possible: m.pedersen at lancaster.ac.uk.

All the best wishes,
Bronislaw Szerszynski, conference organiser
Larry Reynolds, Lab co-organiser
J. Martin Pedersen, Lab co-organiser


From inspirewithhope at gmail.com  Fri Jun 11 16:26:03 2010
From: inspirewithhope at gmail.com (LILI Kathleen)
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:26:03 +0100
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] CALLING ALL HACKNEY FEMINIST ACTIVISTS
In-Reply-To: <CF16C5FBBE0F40A3AA6EB419468586C1@Gail>
References: <CF16C5FBBE0F40A3AA6EB419468586C1@Gail>
Message-ID: <AANLkTin3RkuyBBXxVHJVPDlvDCzO4u-lMzf_d7zzgUe0@mail.gmail.com>

Please note: The email address was wrong in the previous call out (I've
amended it below).

Email *lili* at *inspirewithhope at gmail dotcom* <*
inspirewithhope at gmail.com* <inspirewithhope at gmail.com>>

Hope to see you there!

LILI


*CALLING ALL HACKNEY FEMINIST ACTIVISTS*



There are quite a few of us, so we thought we'd like to meet up, and maybe
get involved in a spot of local feminist activism! So we are organising an
initial get-together:



*Thursday 17th June 2010 at 7:30 p.m.*

*195 Mare St**, London E8 3QE***



Quite a lot is already happening, and there is potential for lots more. Here
are a few things we already know about:



v     Friends of Hackney Nurseries

v     Organising local consciousness-raising groups

v     UNISON campaign for equal pay for low paid women workers

v     Radical childcare collective

v     Campaigning against lap dancing clubs

v     Radical action for carers

v     Fundraising gigs for feminist causes



Come along and join in. There is no organised childcare for the meeting, but
there is space at the venue for children to play. The meeting room is on the
ground floor, and there is a ramp at the front for the steps, but there is
no wheelchair accessible toilet. For more details about accessibility, have
a look at the Access Codes for the building at
http://londonfreeschool.wordpress.com/access-codes-building-accessibility-for-people-of-various-abilities/
.



All self-defined women welcome.

Contact inspirewithhope at gmail.com for more info
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From gailchester at blueyonder.co.uk  Fri Jun 11 16:02:10 2010
From: gailchester at blueyonder.co.uk (Gail Chester)
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:02:10 +0100
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] Fw: [cndyorks] Understanding and Developing
	Non-Violent Social Movements [1 Attachment]
Message-ID: <2B76D039F1AA4317BB9F651B995F61C3@Gail>

FYI

---- Forwarded message from Dave Webb <dave at webbjeff.free-online.co.uk>
-----
    Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:18:48 +0100
    From: Dave Webb <dave at webbjeff.free-online.co.uk>
Reply-To: dave at webbjeff.free-online.co.uk
 Subject: [cndyorks] Understanding and Developing Non-Violent Social
Movements [1 Attachment]
      To: cndyorks at yahoogroups.com

How can we change our world?

Join an innovative and new weekend summer school 

at Leeds Metropolitan University

    "Understanding and Developing Non-Violent Social Movements"

16-18th July 2010


Nonviolent Social Movements are a dynamic and important way in which we can
organise to halt injustice, change our society and build the energy for a
better world, whether that it concerns environment, peace, human rights, or
solidarity actions.

Over this weekend you will be encouraged to bring your own experiences and
leave with an action plan on how to develop a nonviolent social movement.


The course will specifically consider:

Why social movements emerge and examples of them in action,

Why nonviolence is important and how it works, and

How you build a nonviolent social movement.

 
Based on the work of Bill Moyer who set out the development stages of a
social movement, you will learn what type of activists there are and which
are needed at each stage, and how you can overcome negative problems of
burnout, believing it's failed or co-option by mainstream structures.
 

With guest speakers:

Colin Archer, Secretary General of International Peace Bureau

Howard Clark, Chair of War Resisters' International and author of "People
Power"

Course will be presented by Professor Dave Webb and Rachel Julian.

 
This course is for those working or intending to work in social movements,
researching into social movements and/or wanting to address a social
inequality. Everyone welcome.


Bookings:

Cost for the weekend course is ?50 (?30 students and unwaged) not including
lunch.

Free for students of Leeds Metropolitan University.

The course will start at 5pm Friday, is from 9am-7pm on Saturday, and ends
1pm Sunday.

To book please contact:

 <mailto:Rachel at peacehouse.org.uk> Rachel at peacehouse.org.uk or 

 <mailto:d.webb at leedsmet.ac.uk> d.webb at leedsmet.ac.uk or 

Tel: 07703 120806


This weekend conference is part of celebrations marking 100 years since the
International Peace Bureau was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize
<http://www.ipb.org/> www.ipb.org


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From nfnmaria at riseup.net  Sun Jun 13 15:34:51 2010
From: nfnmaria at riseup.net (Maria (News From Nowhere))
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:34:51 +0100
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] safer space policies?
Message-ID: <4C14FA9B.5070405@riseup.net>

Hi, I'm planning to run a feminist educational on the concept & practice 
of safer space policies soon, and also to propose a safer space policy 
for the social centre I am involved in, and am looking to tap into other 
people's & group's experiences on this.

Is anyone here involved in a space or in events that has/have 
implemented a safer space policy?  How did you devise your policy?  Have 
you had to invoke it? and if so how well has it worked? Do you have any 
advice on wording & on applying a safer space policy? Did you encounter 
resistance from other people in your group towards committing to a safer 
space policy?

Also, I would really welcome links to further reading & discussion on 
safer spaces. Searching online has turned up some safer space policies, 
but little discussion of the hows & whys of having one, or of 
experiences in using one.

At the anarcha-feminist weekend in Manchester in April, there someone 
who had brought a load of zines on things like safer space, consent & 
conflict resolution.  I read through them but didn't take any 
unfortunately.  Anyone know who that was & how to contact her? (I found 
zinelibrary.info online, but the safer space zine doesn't seem to be on 
there)

Many thanks!

Maria





From inspirewithhope at gmail.com  Mon Jun 14 14:40:41 2010
From: inspirewithhope at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?TElMSSBLYXRobGVlbiDXnNeZ15zXmQ==?=)
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:40:41 +0100
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] safer space policies?
In-Reply-To: <4C14FA9B.5070405@riseup.net>
References: <4C14FA9B.5070405@riseup.net>
Message-ID: <AANLkTinKx7BnKVuk840_ijpcE73T01MeFTtf_iUfcLlt@mail.gmail.com>

Maria, I'd be really interested to find out more about your feminist
educational on the concept & practice of safer space policies. What
social centre are you involved in? Where are you based?

I attended the Sexual Consent workshop at the London Free School this
year and there was discussion about having regular workshops about
consent. This hasn't happened yet, but I'm hoping to help make it
happen. Just need to make the time for it.

Thanks for the zine library link. I would expect Active Distribution,
56a and similar places to have lots of stuff about the things you've
mentioned. 56a is in Elephant & Castle in South London. Active Distro
gets to lots of zine fairs and is also online.

You might be interested in this event (and future ones), coming up at
the start of July, in Hackney, East London.

In solidarity,
LILI


***********

Weekend of workshops on Consensus Decision Making and Facilitation @
195 Mare St E8 3QE.

A two day event:
- Saturday 3rd July, workshop on Consensus Decision Making.
https://london.indymedia.org.uk/events/4971
- Sunday 4th July, workshop on Facilitating Consensus.
https://london.indymedia.org.uk/events/4972

Are you part of a collective?
Organising action, events, running an autonomous space?
We are as well!

It's occurred to some of us that there was room for lots of
improvement in the way our collectives work, be it in daily life,
space organising or during traditional meetings!

We, and people around us, are sometimes not very good at looking after
ourselves, at not letting ourselves burn out, at not sacrificing
ourselves for the "cause", at taking other people's needs into
account, at communicating effectively, at being aware of how what we
are doing/saying can impact on other people, at dealing with
criticism, disagreements, conflicts, anger, feedback, challenges, at
having productive, pleasant and empowering meetings...

We know that this is not the sexiest part of what we do. "Talking
about how I feel rather than organising the next blockade? Naaaaahh!"
But sacrificing ourselves for our goals always sounds like a defeat to
us. We want our groups to look like the sort of society that we're
fighting for.

We want them to be healthy and to run smoothly. We want to feel safe,
and to be inspired, whenever we spend time in them. And we think that
we'll all achieve more that way, as well. Strengthening the way we
work together is a key way of strengthening everything we do.

We'd like to run regular events, but the first weekend will be 3rd/4th
July, with two all-afternoon workshops (1pm-7pm) from the collective
Seeds for Change (http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/), on Consensus
Decision Making (Saturday 3rd July) and Facilitating Consensus (Sunday
4th July).

--Consensus Decision Making--
Saturday 3rd July, 1-7 pm
Consensus decision making is a creative and dynamic way of reaching
agreement between all members of a group, finding solutions that
everyone actively supports - or at least can live with. Consensus is
neither compromise nor unanimity - it aims to go further by weaving
together everyone's best ideas and most important concerns - a process
that often results in surprising and creative solutions. It's about
everyone working together to meet both the individual's and the
group's needs.

The workshop will be fully participatory, and focus on enabling each
other to develop key skills and qualities for productive, enjoyable,
empowering group work - such as good listening, communicating well,
addressing each other's needs, giving and receiving feedback, common
ground and disagreements.

--Facilitating Consensus--
Sunday 4th July, 1-7 pm
Have you ever sat through a meeting that has dragged on and on, with
tempers running high, people talking over each other and no decisions
being made? Meetings are a necessary part of working in any group -
they give us the chance to share information, to reach decisions and
to get jobs done. But meetings have another important function, which
is often forgotten about - group maintenance.

A good group also involves, supports and empowers the participants,
creating energy and enthusiasm. A sense of community is the basis for
successful group work and social change. Good facilitation will help
you to achieve all of this. This workshop will focus on developing
skills and understanding to help us help our groups work well
together, and make good decisions, using consensus.

Unfortunately numbers are limited (25 people), so please contact us to
reserve your space :
londonfreeschool at riseup.net

There will also be vegan dinner afterwards on both evenings for all the
participants.

Some ideas we've had for future workshops or discussions are:
* drug addiction and its consequences
* giving and receiving feedback
* dealing with burn out
* non violent communication
* sexual consent
* conflict resolution
* safer spaces policies
* open discussions to share what's happening in our collectives,
support each other in making them work better...

If any of those interest you, please do let us know as well, even if you
can't manage the July weekend.

Let's make our spaces and collectives better for all of us to be in!

------------------------------------------------------
at 195 Mare Street, Hackney, E8 3QE
In terms of accessibility, have a look at the Access Codes for the building:
http://londonfreeschool.wordpress.com/access-codes-building-accessibility-for-people-of-various-abilities/
In short there is a ramp at the front for the steps but there are no
wheelchair accessible toilets.



On 13 June 2010 16:34, Maria (News From Nowhere) <nfnmaria at riseup.net> wrote:
> Hi, I'm planning to run a feminist educational on the concept & practice of
> safer space policies soon, and also to propose a safer space policy for the
> social centre I am involved in, and am looking to tap into other people's &
> group's experiences on this.
>
> Is anyone here involved in a space or in events that has/have implemented a
> safer space policy? ?How did you devise your policy? ?Have you had to invoke
> it? and if so how well has it worked? Do you have any advice on wording & on
> applying a safer space policy? Did you encounter resistance from other
> people in your group towards committing to a safer space policy?
>
> Also, I would really welcome links to further reading & discussion on safer
> spaces. Searching online has turned up some safer space policies, but little
> discussion of the hows & whys of having one, or of experiences in using one.
>
> At the anarcha-feminist weekend in Manchester in April, there someone who
> had brought a load of zines on things like safer space, consent & conflict
> resolution. ?I read through them but didn't take any unfortunately. ?Anyone
> know who that was & how to contact her? (I found zinelibrary.info online,
> but the safer space zine doesn't seem to be on there)
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Maria
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Anarchafeminists mailing list
> Anarchafeminists at lists.aktivix.org
> https://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/anarchafeminists
>


From cazalita at yahoo.co.uk  Mon Jun 14 21:36:17 2010
From: cazalita at yahoo.co.uk (bike grrl)
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:36:17 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] safer space policies?
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Hi
I wasn't at the event in Manchester, but it sounds like most of the pamplets I've been printing made it there. Including the anthology about safer spaces policies, and lots more about dealing with issues like sexual violence within the community, consent etc...  there's a whole range, some written by us and some reprints from other people, and we're up for printing more of this kind of stuff so please tell me if you have ideas/ things you've come across or even written yourself which would be worth reproducing in bulk! 

A lot of the safer spaces stuff came from Australia, and we did include comments and anecdotes about how well they'd worked there. Now that more UK-based groups have made use of the safer spaces concept/ written and used their own safer spaces policies, I'd also be interested in collecting people's stories and experiences, for the next edition of the pamphlet (something we're currently working on as we've run out of copies of the first print-run!)

I'm based in South London, and have a big stack of most of the publications here if anyone wants them. I can send the safer spaces one electronically - not going to attach it to this cos I think it might be too big - anyway, please get in touch - either via feministselfdefence at yahoo.co.uk or this email address (which I'm using right now cos it's subscribed to the list)
Carolyn




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On 13 June 2010 16:34, Maria (News From Nowhere) <nfnmaria at riseup.net> wrote:
> Hi, I'm planning to run a feminist educational on the concept & practice of
> safer space policies soon, and also to propose a safer space policy for the
> social centre I am involved in, and am looking to tap into other people's &
> group's experiences on this.
>
> Is anyone here involved in a space or in events that has/have implemented a
> safer space policy?  How did you devise your policy?  Have you had to invoke
> it? and if so how well has it worked? Do you have any advice on wording & on
> applying a safer space policy? Did you encounter resistance from other
> people in your group towards committing to a safer space policy?
>
> Also, I would really welcome links to further reading & discussion on safer
> spaces. Searching online has turned up some safer space policies, but little
> discussion of the hows & whys of having one, or of experiences in using one.
>
> At the anarcha-feminist weekend in Manchester in April, there someone who
> had brought a load of zines on things like safer space, consent & conflict
> resolution.  I read through them but didn't take any unfortunately.  Anyone
> know who that was & how to contact her? (I found zinelibrary.info online,
> but the safer space zine doesn't seem to be on there)
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Maria
>
>
>
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From nfnmaria at riseup.net  Wed Jun 16 15:37:06 2010
From: nfnmaria at riseup.net (nfnmaria at riseup.net)
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:37:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] safer space policies?
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Thanks for the replies received so far! I had a reply from Ellie in
Edinburgh who had brought the zines to Manchester, and she has sent me a
hard copy of the safer spaces zine & also Carolyn has sent me a copy by
email - thank you both again!

Lili, I'm in Liverpool, involved in Liverpool Social Centre, aka Next To
Nowhere www.liverpoolsocialcentre.org (I also work in News From Nowhere
Bookshop www.newsfromnowhere.org.uk ). The feminist group that holds the
monthly educationals/discussions in the social centre is AWOL (angry women
of liverpool) - we should have a blog/website in the not too distant
future. Thank you for the info about the Seeds for Change workshops -
would love to go but it's very unlikely that I will make it. We (the
social centre) are already planning to ask Seeds For Change about coming
to do conflict resolution training with us, and hopefully also other
workshops at some point too.

The educational will be on Monday 5th July, 8pm (The social centre is
under  News From Nowhere Bookshop, 96 Bold St, Liverpool L1 4HY, and the
entrance is next door to the bookshop entrance. The white doorbell is for
the social centre. Accessibility: the building's lift is out of order and
at present and I don't know if it will be fixed by then. The lift can hold
a person who is using a wheelchair, but not an additional person at the
same time. The floor of the space is very uneven).

I suspect that safer space will be a new idea to most people who come
along so am planning to be prepared to do a bit of an introduction on it.
(For most of our educationals we launch right into discussing & exploring
the topic as a group, rather than having any kind of presentation).
Myself, I'm most familiar with the idea of safe space policies as
practiced on some blogs/other online communities, but not as practiced in
the real world. I'm really interested in working out what the idea of
safer space means to people, myself included, and what people new to the
idea will think about how it might work (or not work!). I don't know if
anyone with direct experience of practicing safer space will be at the
educational.

Having broached the idea of safer space within the social centre
collective, am already getting a few dismissive, resistant, rather
predictably masculine reactions: "we don't need it", "safer space policies
silence dissent/free expression", "real world isn't safe" etc.

I found this great, to-the-point assertion of what a commitment to safer
space is for:
http://guerrillamamamedicine.wordpress.com/2010/05/23/what-is-real-is-what-we-do/

Maria

> Maria, I'd be really interested to find out more about your feminist
educational on the concept & practice of safer space policies. What social
centre are you involved in? Where are you based?
>
> I attended the Sexual Consent workshop at the London Free School this
year and there was discussion about having regular workshops about
consent. This hasn't happened yet, but I'm hoping to help make it
happen. Just need to make the time for it.
>
> Thanks for the zine library link. I would expect Active Distribution,
56a and similar places to have lots of stuff about the things you've
mentioned. 56a is in Elephant & Castle in South London. Active Distro gets
to lots of zine fairs and is also online.
>
> You might be interested in this event (and future ones), coming up at
the start of July, in Hackney, East London.
>
> In solidarity,
> LILI
>
>
> ***********
>
> Weekend of workshops on Consensus Decision Making and Facilitation @ 195
Mare St E8 3QE.
>
> A two day event:
> - Saturday 3rd July, workshop on Consensus Decision Making.
> https://london.indymedia.org.uk/events/4971
> - Sunday 4th July, workshop on Facilitating Consensus.
> https://london.indymedia.org.uk/events/4972
>










From gailchester at blueyonder.co.uk  Thu Jun 17 00:43:21 2010
From: gailchester at blueyonder.co.uk (Gail Chester)
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:43:21 +0100
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] REMINDER HACKNEY FEMINIST ACTIVISTS Tonight
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Initial get-together for a spot of local feminist activism: 
 

Thursday 17th June 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

195 Mare St, London E8 3QE

 

All self-defined women welcome.

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From gailchester at blueyonder.co.uk  Thu Jun 17 12:02:14 2010
From: gailchester at blueyonder.co.uk (Gail Chester)
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:02:14 +0100
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] FWD: [RLG] RMJ Demonstration tomorrow
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Subject: [londonfeministnetwork] Fwd: FW: [RLG] RMJ Demonstration


  

Hi everyone, 

This is ridiculous that the Refugee and Migrant Justice is going to close - because the government can't pay its bills on time.  

How many women and men fleeing persecution will be affected?

Worth getting into work early on Friday to leave early methinks.

Chitra


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Subject: [RLG] RMJ Demonstration
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:27:10 +0100
From: ishaffer at rmj.org.uk
To: Refugee-Legal-Group-UK at googlegroups.com


Demonstrate Against Likely Closure of Refugee and Migrant Justice ? Defend Legal Aid


Refugee and Migrant Justice (RMJ), the largest provider of specialist legal advice for asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants in England and Wales, went into administration on June 16 2010.  


This is a result of cuts in Legal Aid over recent years and changes in the way in which Legal Aid providers are paid.  RMJ used to get paid monthly, but is now only paid after each case is closed ? many cases last many months or even years.  No charity can be expected to wait that long for payment and many law centres are finding it difficult to cope with the new payment system.  David Cameron?s claims to value the work of charities rings very hollow indeed.


RMJ (formerly the Refugee Legal Centre) was founded in 1992 and in the last year alone has helped over 11,000 people. Closure would mean that many thousands of vulnerable people will be left without legal representation.  Many will face being returned to countries where they face persecution and their lives are in danger.


So far the Ministry of Justice has declined to help RMJ. UNITE is calling for RMJ to be saved and for proper Legal Aid funding to ensure that the most vulnerable members of society have real access to justice.  

Cuts in public spending are affecting the poorest people right across our society.  But these people did not cause the economic crisis and should not be made to pay for it.


UNITE, the union that represents RMJ?s 340 staff, has called a demonstration outside the Ministry of Justice at 4pm on Friday 18th June 2010.  



Please join us.


Ministry of Justice

102 Petty France

London SW1H 9AJ


Tubes: St James?s Park and Westminster 


For further details, please contact Rachael Maskell, Unite National Officer, Community and Non Profit Sector: 07768 693933

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From gailchester at blueyonder.co.uk  Wed Jun 23 19:14:03 2010
From: gailchester at blueyonder.co.uk (Gail Chester)
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:14:03 +0100
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] Friends of Hackney Nurseries Strategy Planning
	Afternoon
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Friends of Hackney Nurseries Strategy Planning Afternoon 
Sunday 27 June 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Friends of Hackney Nurseries (FHN) would like to invite you to join us for an afternoon of information sharing, discussion and planning for the campaign for quality, affordable childcare for all.
Venue: Hackney City Farm, 1a Goldsmith's Row, London E2 8QA
Please contact: visit http://friendsofhackneynurseries.wordpress.com/ or for a creche: you need to call 07981 070 417 in advance to let us know the age and number of kids attending - to plan activities and staff levels
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From annam.davies at yahoo.co.uk  Sat Jun 26 19:19:24 2010
From: annam.davies at yahoo.co.uk (Anna Davies)
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:19:24 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: [Anarchafeminists] Fw: [femfight] jobs at women's charity in East
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Project Manager and MC Members ? Power House

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:03 PM PDT

Are you a woman with enthusiasm, commitment and passion? Or maybe you know one that may be interested?

We are a charity in East London run by and for women with learning difficulties. We run empowering workshops on healthy eating, independent living and life skills, providing advocacy and peer-support to our members. We have a dynamic team of staff and volunteers who are committed to the goals of the organisation.

We are currently recruiting for a new Part- Time Project Manager and Trustee. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to work in a small and dedicated team and take the organisation forward.

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Job Title: Project Manager
Hours: 14 hrs per week (flexible days but one day must be either Monday or Wednesday)
Salary: ?12-14 per hour depending on experience
Closing date: Friday 5pm July 9th 2010
Interview: To be confirmed
Start Date: ASAP!

Job Description and Person Specification and Job Application Form can be downloaded form our website. Our website address is http://www.thepowerhouse.org.uk

For more info email Ffion at thepowerhouse.org.uk or call 0207 366 6336

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We are also looking for a team of dedicated women to join our Management Committee.

This is a chance to be part of an enthusiastic and committed team and to contribute to the women?s movement.

The Powerhouse is member-led which means that women with learning difficulties are also on the Management Committee.

Job Description and Person Specification and Job Application Form can be downloaded form our website. Our website address is http://www.thepowerhouse.org.uk

For more info email Ffion at thepowerhouse.org.uk or call 0207 366 6336


      
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