[noborders-brum] [Fwd: brief report on last weekend's camp organising meetings]

[Shiar]

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Subject: Re: [gatwick07] brief report on last weekend's camp organising
meetings
From:    beetle at riseup.net
Date:    Wed, July 4, 2007 5:18 pm
To:      gatwick07 at lists.riseup.net
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One small addition - could any cheques have 'no border camp' written
on the back of them - so that there is no confusion between the camp
and the equally deserving cause of No Borders Brighton!

and if anyone is forwarding the report onwards, can you add this bit
of info into the text?

cheers,
beetle


Quoting beetle at riseup.net:

> hi all,
>
> A really constructive weekend of meetings was held on 30th June and 1st
> July to plan the No Border camp near Gatwick in September. Around 30
> activists from around Britain came to London to discuss and share ideas
> and skills to figure out how we are actually going to do this!
>
> Amidst many decisions about camp organising minutiae, the most
> interesting decisions we made were:
>
> There will be a day of public actions about the new detention centre at
> UK's borders (e.g. airports, train-stations, detention-centres,
> short-term holding centres etc) on 20th and 21st July.
>
> No Borders will have a presence at the Camp for Climate Action –
> including a workshop on migration and climate change.
>
> There will also be a No Borders workshop at the Earth First! Gathering.
>
> 2 fundraising and awareness raising gigs have been organised in London:
>
> - Sat 21st July – workshops and party, 3pm-late, Chats Palace, 42-44
> Brooksby's Walk, Hommerton, Hackney E9 6DF
>
> - Sat 11th August -7pm til late Cross Kings, 126 York Way, nr King's
> Cross, N1 	OAX
>
> And at the Crawley Mela - 28th June – No Borders will put on workshops
> and films, to raise awareness of the new detention centre.
>
> Materials will soon be made available for all groups to help distribute
> and mobilise with. Also more publicity about the camp is on its way.
>
>
> The next meeting will be at 12pm Sunday 22nd July, RampARTs Social
> Centre, 15 Rampart Street, London.
>
> We need all sorts of people who can offer all sorts of practical help,
> resources and advice! Please do contact your nearest no border group if
> you can help out, or email g-anbc2007 at riseup.net.
>
> We are also in desperate need of funds! Please consider donating - any
> amount very much appreciated. Contact us or send cheques, payable to
> Brighton No Borders, to Brighton No Borders, PO Box 74, Brighton BN1
> 4ZQ.
>
> Local no border groups can be contacted by emailing:
>
> London: noborderslondon at riseup.net
>
> Birmingham: noborders-brum at lists.aktivix.org
>
> Glasgow: noborders-glasgow at lists.riseup.net
>
> Leeds: leedsnoborders at lists.riseup.net
>
> Manchester: nobordersmanchester at lists.riseup.net
>
> Sheffield: sheffield-noborders at lists.aktivix.org
>
> Wales: noborderswales at lists.riseup.net
>
> Nottingham: info at nobordersnottingham.org.uk
>
> thanks!