From phunkee at riseup.net  Thu Nov  2 13:44:00 2006
From: phunkee at riseup.net (phunkee at riseup.net)
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 05:44:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [noborders-brum] Meeting tonight @ mac 7:30pm
Message-ID: <4249.phunkee.1162475040.squirrel@tern.riseup.net>

Hi, a few of us so far, including some 'new' people, are meeting up
tonight for a noborders meeting. We meet at the mac cafe at 7:30pm.

I've been asked, by the Guantanamo Campaign, if we'd like to support their
international human rights day initiative.

Here's a bit more on it:

Dear All

  The Birmingham Guantanamo Campaign is planning an International Human
Rights Day vigil in Birmingham to commemorate the International Human
Rights day vigil. We are inviting all organisations and individuals to
help us plan for the vigil that would highlight violations of Human
Rights in UK and internationally.

  Please find attached arrangements for the planning meeting organised in
Birmingham.

  The vigil should give organisations campaigning on various issues from
anti-war, Palestine and Human rights to scope to highlight human rights
issues in the areas of their campaigns.

  Please endeavour to attend the planning meeting. If, however, you are
unable to attend get somebody else from your organisation to attend or
let us know your comments on the proposal prior to the planning meeting
by replying to this email.

  I have also included a leaflet adevertising the vigil outside Starbucks
who have recently opened a coffee shop in Guantanamo. Please circulate
widely.

  Thanks


  Naeem

phunkee


From stankbo at hotmail.co.uk  Wed Nov  1 16:32:43 2006
From: stankbo at hotmail.co.uk (lauren mccauley)
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:32:43 +0000
Subject: [noborders-brum] (no subject)
Message-ID: <BAY16-F246FB162187F8C54659593FCF80@phx.gbl>

hiya just confirming my subscription to the mailing list... thanks

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From shiar at riseup.net  Fri Nov 17 10:01:03 2006
From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:01:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [noborders-brum] [Fwd: [noii-uk] No Borders UK Gathering]
Message-ID: <4113.shiar.1163757663.squirrel@tern.riseup.net>


We need to reply, as a collective, as soon as possible.

Shiar

---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
Subject: [noii-uk] No Borders UK Gathering
From:    "Stuart Hodkinson" <stuart.hodkinson at gmx.net>
Date:    Fri, November 17, 2006 1:52 am
To:      noii-uk at lists.riseup.net
Cc:      "Leeds No Borders" <leedsnoborders at lists.riseup.net>
         "Unity Centre" <theunitycentre at btconnect.com>
         socialcentrenetwork at lists.riseup.net
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL GROUPS

No Borders UK Gathering Proposal - Leeds, February/March 2007

The No Borders network in the UK is expanding all the time.
Its principles of self-organised, grassroots, direct action against
the racist asylum and immigration system are attracting a wide
coalition of people who are becoming radicalised by the horrific
treatment of migrants in Britain. We are stopping deportations,
ending detentions, fighting individual campaigns, exposing the
prison-like conditions of so-called 'reporting' and 'removal' centres
and the companies that profit, organising marches and demonstrations,
providing mutual support and solidarity and educating others
about what is really happening in this country...

...but it is not enough. We are not winning; we are not even treading water.
Deportations and detentions happen every day that none of us will ever
know or hear about. Destitution is getting worse. Each time we get
a small victory, the government simply steps up another gear. And at
every turn
we question what we are doing, whether we should be doing something
different,
how we can improve, where we are heading and how.

Leeds No Borders marked its first anniversary last Wednesday with a
look back on all we had achieved in the past 12 months. We've gone from
being a largely white group of 'activists' to a genuine rainbow coalition of
people from different backgrounds and continents. The discussion
was positive but realistic - we are getting hammered and either we stand
and fight or we give up. The second option is not up for discussion.

As a group we have drawn strength and inspiration from the work of
London No Borders, Glasgow Unity and the National Coalition of
Anti-Deportation
Campaigns. We feel there is a strong and powerful solidarity network in
the UK
but that it is fragmented, lacking in strategic cohesion, failing to
communicate and
unable to see the bigger picture and how we can and must link our
struggles into
all others for global justice.

Gathering Proposal

Leeds No Borders is thus proposing a face to face gathering of the No
Borders network
and its allies in February or March of next year - 2007 - in Leeds. So
that we can:

- share our stories, struggles and experiences
- teach each other what we have learned
- discuss what works and what needs to work
- place our struggle in a wider global context
- think strategically and tactically
- improve our communications and collective work
- meet each other and build up friendship and mutual understanding
- plan joint actions and campaigns

We are proposing a major weekend gathering - Friday to Sunday

We are proposing that No Borders groups and other networks and
organisations discuss amongst
yourselves this idea and feedback to us your thoughts.

If you are supprortive, what weekend dates would be ok / or ones to
definitely avoid.

Please email these suggestions to: stuart.hodkinson at gmx.net

in solidarity




From noidea at riseup.net  Sat Nov 18 13:25:16 2006
From: noidea at riseup.net (noidea at riseup.net)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 05:25:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [noborders-brum] [Fwd: [noii-uk] No Borders UK Gathering]
In-Reply-To: <4113.shiar.1163757663.squirrel@tern.riseup.net>
References: <4113.shiar.1163757663.squirrel@tern.riseup.net>
Message-ID: <59289.noidea.1163856316.squirrel@petrel.riseup.net>

I'm interested in going. I can't think of any conferences or gatherings
going on in Feb or March. (I personally can't make the first or last
weekend of March so I'm hoping its not arranged for then.)



> We need to reply, as a collective, as soon as possible.
>
> Shiar
>
> ---------------------------- Original Message
----------------------------
> Subject: [noii-uk] No Borders UK Gathering
> From:    "Stuart Hodkinson" <stuart.hodkinson at gmx.net>
> Date:    Fri, November 17, 2006 1:52 am
> To:      noii-uk at lists.riseup.net
> Cc:      "Leeds No Borders" <leedsnoborders at lists.riseup.net>
>          "Unity Centre" <theunitycentre at btconnect.com>
>          socialcentrenetwork at lists.riseup.net
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL GROUPS
>
> No Borders UK Gathering Proposal - Leeds, February/March 2007
>
> The No Borders network in the UK is expanding all the time.
> Its principles of self-organised, grassroots, direct action against the
racist asylum and immigration system are attracting a wide
> coalition of people who are becoming radicalised by the horrific
treatment of migrants in Britain. We are stopping deportations,
> ending detentions, fighting individual campaigns, exposing the
> prison-like conditions of so-called 'reporting' and 'removal' centres
and the companies that profit, organising marches and demonstrations,
providing mutual support and solidarity and educating others
> about what is really happening in this country...
>
> ...but it is not enough. We are not winning; we are not even treading
water.
> Deportations and detentions happen every day that none of us will ever
know or hear about. Destitution is getting worse. Each time we get a
small victory, the government simply steps up another gear. And at every
turn
> we question what we are doing, whether we should be doing something
different,
> how we can improve, where we are heading and how.
>
> Leeds No Borders marked its first anniversary last Wednesday with a look
back on all we had achieved in the past 12 months. We've gone from being
a largely white group of 'activists' to a genuine rainbow
coalition
> of
> people from different backgrounds and continents. The discussion was
positive but realistic - we are getting hammered and either we stand and
fight or we give up. The second option is not up for discussion.
>
> As a group we have drawn strength and inspiration from the work of
London No Borders, Glasgow Unity and the National Coalition of
> Anti-Deportation
> Campaigns. We feel there is a strong and powerful solidarity network in
the UK
> but that it is fragmented, lacking in strategic cohesion, failing to
communicate and
> unable to see the bigger picture and how we can and must link our
struggles into
> all others for global justice.
>
> Gathering Proposal
>
> Leeds No Borders is thus proposing a face to face gathering of the No
Borders network
> and its allies in February or March of next year - 2007 - in Leeds. So
that we can:
>
> - share our stories, struggles and experiences
> - teach each other what we have learned
> - discuss what works and what needs to work
> - place our struggle in a wider global context
> - think strategically and tactically
> - improve our communications and collective work
> - meet each other and build up friendship and mutual understanding -
plan joint actions and campaigns
>
> We are proposing a major weekend gathering - Friday to Sunday
>
> We are proposing that No Borders groups and other networks and
> organisations discuss amongst
> yourselves this idea and feedback to us your thoughts.
>
> If you are supprortive, what weekend dates would be ok / or ones to
definitely avoid.
>
> Please email these suggestions to: stuart.hodkinson at gmx.net
>
> in solidarity
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NoBorders-Brum mailing list
> NoBorders-Brum at lists.aktivix.org
> https://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/noborders-brum
>





From noidea at riseup.net  Sat Nov 18 19:13:54 2006
From: noidea at riseup.net (noidea at riseup.net)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:13:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [noborders-brum] computer donation
In-Reply-To: <BAY122-F37D57E4050473854104453B3020@phx.gbl>
References: <BAY122-F37D57E4050473854104453B3020@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <43879.noidea.1163877234.squirrel@tern.riseup.net>

Hi all

Has anyone got a problem if we donate one of the computers that we had at
the Social Centre to one of the women that I swap asylum vouchers with?

Also let me know if you or anyone you know has a TV (or anything else that
may provide some entertainment) which they are willing to donate. She
spends most of her time on her own in a house with not much in it.

thanks

 noi





From noidea at riseup.net  Sat Nov 18 19:16:01 2006
From: noidea at riseup.net (noidea at riseup.net)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:16:01 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [noborders-brum] computer donation
Message-ID: <43883.noidea.1163877361.squirrel@tern.riseup.net>

sorry ignore the bit about the computer from the social centre, that was
meant for another list!

but the rest or the email was meant for this list.




From phunkee at riseup.net  Sun Nov 19 17:48:50 2006
From: phunkee at riseup.net (phunkee at riseup.net)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 09:48:50 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [noborders-brum] computer donation
In-Reply-To: <43879.noidea.1163877234.squirrel@tern.riseup.net>
References: <BAY122-F37D57E4050473854104453B3020@phx.gbl>
	<43879.noidea.1163877234.squirrel@tern.riseup.net>
Message-ID: <3908.phunkee.1163958530.squirrel@petrel.riseup.net>

> Hi all
>
> Has anyone got a problem if we donate one of the computers that we had at
> the Social Centre to one of the women that I swap asylum vouchers with?

Sorry no-idea, those computers were sourced from birmingham indymedia for
the social centre, and we need them back for another social centre that's
being planned.

phunkee


From shiar at riseup.net  Wed Nov 29 12:08:36 2006
From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 04:08:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [noborders-brum] [noii-uk] UK No Borders Gathering Leeds
	Proposal
In-Reply-To: <20061128155536.322810@gmx.net>
References: <4A477867-7EA0-473B-8FF9-E3FD36CA074C@riseup.net>
	<20061128155536.322810@gmx.net>
Message-ID: <11038.shiar.1164802116.squirrel@tern.riseup.net>

Hi,

At least 2-3 people from Birmingham NoBorders will be coming.

Can we start a wiki page somewhere to work on the agenda, programme etc.?
I know a lot of people don't feel comfortable using it, but it's not that
difficult, believe me, and definitely better than lists.

We can use the Make Borders History wiki again, for example.
http://makebordershistory.org/workspace/Main_Page

-- 
Shiar

> We've had feedback from many groups. Thanks!
>
> Leeds No Borders is proposing 24-25 February for the UK gathering of the
> No Borders Network.
>
> Please forward this email around different networks and to local groups.
>
> We need to get this advertised and booked in the next 10 days for various
> reasons, mainly the NoII newspaper deadline!!!
>
> If there are any serious objections or reasons why this is not a good
> date, please let us know IMMEDIATELY......
>
> cheers
> stu
> Leeds NB
>