[pagan-magik] Fwd: [G8SouthEast] *Take*RADICAL*ACTION

Adrian Harris adrian at gn.apc.org
Tue Apr 5 18:38:18 BST 2005


Forwarded message:

>Reply-To: g8southeast at lists.riseup.net,
>against the g8... and go be inspired by the TRAPESE
>krew... distribute!
>
>April 23rd, 6 PM, Rampart Street, London
>
>TRAPESE is on the road to inform and mobilise people
>to take positive action around the issues behind the
>G8 through workshops and events in social spaces.
>Having travelled the length and breadth of the
>country, TRAPESE comes rolling into London on 23rd
>April.
>
>
>WHEN: April 23rd, workshops from 6 - 9 PM, bar and
>music to follow
>
> Rampart Street Creative Centre and Social Space, 15
>Rampart Street, London E1
> 
>What goes on under the TRAPESE big-top? Renewable
>energies, popular education, alternative medias and
>grassroots participation are our thing. Oil fuelled
>profit crazy big Corp government, not. So, roll up for
>the flight of the TRAPESE, flying through the high
>ether of climate change, oil-war, the G8 and civil
>disobedience, crashing spectacularly to the ground
>with a selection of interactive workshops, a pub quiz
>and short films. Stick around later for a bar, DJs,
>live music and a possible appearance by the infamous
>Jazz Terrorists.
>
>LINKS & CONTACTS:
><http://www.trapese.org/>www.trapese.org,
><http://www.dissent.org.uk/>www.dissent.org.uk,
><mailto:roadshow at riseup.net>roadshow at riseup.net
> 
>TRAPESE is working to inform and mobilise around the
>issues behind the G8, (The Group of 8 most
>industrialised nations) who are holding their annual
>meeting in Gleneagles Scotland 6-8th July 2005. 
>
>We are a popular education collective which aims to
>provoke debate and inspire positive social change
>through interactive workshops and various social
>events. Our backgrounds and interests are diverse and
>include community theatre, international solidarity
>work, sustainable living projects and oureach and
>campaigning work with various anti-capitalist and
>ecological struggles.  
>
>We see moment of the G8 in Scotland as an opportunity
>to strengthen UK and global networks, raise public
>awareness of the current status quo and build
>alternatives. We hope to inspire and empower people to
>take action together in their communities, nationally
>and where appropriate internationally and to become
>part of the grassroots “movement of movements”. We
>plan to continue our work far beyond the summit and
>believe that is the everyday forms of resistance and
>strengthening alternatives that are the most powerful
>opposition to global capitalism. 
>
>Formed in the run up to the 2005 UK hosted G8 summit,
>the TRAPESE roadshow has been touring Britain since
>the middle of September. From Stirling  to Brighton we
>have done over 50 events, including university
>lectures, workshops in student unions, plenaries at
>the European Social Forum, pub quiz shows and karaoke
>spectaculars. We use a variety of methods to reach as
>many different people as possible to INFORM and
>MOBILISE around the issues behind the G8. 
>
>We are a part of the Dissent! network, organinsing
>resistance to the G8 summit and beyond.
>www.dissent.org.uk




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