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Yorkshire Forward, Matilda and the Discurs of Health and Safety

Now that Yorkshire Forward (YF) has put the dispute over using Matilda to escalation it is important to reflect upon their discursive strategy.
The argument used in this mornings attack on the Social Centre is that health and safety in the building was poor.
By putting forward this argument YF is trying to avoid talking about the real issue of the conflict: Who takes part in the development of the city?

Matilda Social Centre being evicted right now

repost | 14-06-2006 09:21 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Sheffield

The Matilda Social Centre in Sheffield,

http://www.matilda.aktivix.org/ is being evicted today, Wednesday 14th June and a request for people to come down to resist this has been made to the matilda email list.

Northern Class War organising - meeting in Newcastle

Class War have organised a discussion about changing class composition in the north east, with relevant participants in major class struggles. Come and join the debate and get the class war moving in the north east.

Iceland Benifit Meal

A benifit meal for the campaign against the Karahnjukar dam was held at Matilda on June 2nd, 50 people were expected in the end 62 were fed delicious vegan food by the cafe collective. A fantastic success.

Billboard's alteration Book: BRISTLE and others

I'm looking for some books about this issue

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Leeds No Borders announces its plans for Refugee Week

Refugee Week is happening between 19-25 June this year. Asylum seekers and support campaigns are preparing to bring the issues of detention, destitution and deportation to the fore. Leeds No Borders has put out the following call for action in support of these initiatives.

Manifesto of the Third Camp against US Militarism and Islamic Terrorism

The present conflict between the Western governments and the Islamic Republic of Iran can have disastrous human, political and social consequences. The terrible experience of Iraq has shown to all the catastrophes that can result from economic sanctions and a military attack. Deterioration of living conditions, economic plight, death, destruction and displacement of people, and increased repression by the Islamic regime, would be some of the immediate consequences of economic sanctions or a military attack on Iran. This policy would unleash Islamic terrorism on a regional scale and escalate it internationally.

Visit Palestine - Screening at the Showroom

Zaytoun | 31-05-2006 13:38 | Repression | Social Struggles | Sheffield

Katie Barlow the film director of VISIT PALESTINE will be at the Showroom on SUNDAY 4 JUNE to introduce her film and host a Q & A session after the screening.

http://www.visitpalestine.info/

Meeting: Colombia: Social Movements resist repression, corporate take-over

Colombia: Social Movements resist repression, corporate take-over

Public Meeting: 7.30pm Thursday 8 June

Function Room, Spital Hill Plaza, 68 Spital Hill, S3

(near Burngreave Green)

with Jorge Aramburo, Arcenides Candelo & Maria Valencia from Proceso de Comunidades Negras (Black Communities Process)

Slightly tear gazed - the Athens European Social Forum

From 4th to 7th May in Athens the European Social Forum met for the 4th time. Around 20.000 activists came together to celebrate resistance, form stronger links and protest against neo-liberal policy all across the continent and beyond. Up to 100.000 joined the concluding demonstration. Police used tear gaz and arrested several activists in clashes near Greek governement buildings and the American and British embassies.

Sheffield Free Bus

Sick of paying too much money on the buses ? We are offering a donations only bus service so that people can pay what think is reasonable and what they can.

REYT POSH DINNER at Matilda 2nd June ICELAND ANTI-DAM BENEFIT

I Adapt | 20-05-2006 11:40 | Ecology | Social Struggles | Sheffield

Benefit Meal at matilda in aid of anti-dam campaign in Iceland.

Against the Greenscare @ the Common Place

Sat 10th June 7pm till late... Benefit dinner, bands, DJ's

Benefit dinner will be served at 7pm, followed by a short film about Jeff ‘Free’ Luers, then bands including ‘The Unpleasants’ and ‘7 hertz’ (tbc) and DJ’s till late. There will be books and info availble throughout the night.

Couldn’t be arsed to vote! (The CBAV party) Election Analysis May 2006

SheffJeff | 09-05-2006 18:37 | Analysis | Social Struggles | Sheffield

In the local elections I decided I couldn’t be arsed to vote and I have never felt more empowered on election day.

Parade for Peace and Understanding organising meet

Organising meeting for a Parade for Peace and Understanding is this Thursday (11th) at Matilda from 7pm. The parade is planned to have a rainbow colour scheme of diversity and a junk band sound!

Venezuela - World Social Forum and work in the barrios

This January a delegation from the London-based Venezuela Information centre went to the World Social Forum in Caracas, Venezuela. There were representatives from Student Unions, the Greater London Authority, the Green Party, Trade Unions, journalists and academics. The majority of the group came from the north of the UK.

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Peace in the Park Parade

On Saturday 3rd June the general cemetary hosts the 4th Peace in the Park festival, but it would be a pity to just have just one little island of peace in the city, so we would like to have a Parade of Peace and Understanding, going from the centre and moving through Sheffield to the festival.

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Hack Lab Cooking this Thursday at Matilda

0742 | 02-05-2006 11:44 | Social Struggles | Sheffield | World

Well at least me and The G will be.. Armchair is working i'd guess.. AD not sure and we have a newish person on board d4maths or Tony as they like to be named so what will we be cooking?

Chesterfield Mayday March and Rally

Chesterfield TUC May Day Celebrations - 29th People's Gala and Demonstration.

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Events: Leeds No Borders to expose 'city of shame'

Campaigners in Leeds working to support detained and destitute asylum seekers and fight their deportation from the UK have just unveiled a series of events in April and May, including an 'alternative' guided tour of the 'other' Leeds, that which imprisons and impoverishes migrants.

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Sheffield Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Yorkshire Forward, Matilda and the Discurs of Health and Safety

Matilda Social Centre being evicted right now

Northern Class War organising - meeting in Newcastle

Iceland Benifit Meal

Billboard's alteration Book: BRISTLE and others

Leeds No Borders announces its plans for Refugee Week

Manifesto of the Third Camp against US Militarism and Islamic Terrorism

Visit Palestine - Screening at the Showroom

Meeting: Colombia: Social Movements resist repression, corporate take-over

Slightly tear gazed - the Athens European Social Forum

Sheffield Free Bus

REYT POSH DINNER at Matilda 2nd June ICELAND ANTI-DAM BENEFIT

Against the Greenscare @ the Common Place

Couldn’t be arsed to vote! (The CBAV party) Election Analysis May 2006

Parade for Peace and Understanding organising meet

Venezuela - World Social Forum and work in the barrios

Peace in the Park Parade

Hack Lab Cooking this Thursday at Matilda

Chesterfield Mayday March and Rally

Events: Leeds No Borders to expose 'city of shame'

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