GET IN TOUCH - GET INVOLVED.

Dear All -

     We have organised a Glasgow/ West Coast Grow your own hustings event at the Castlemilk Stables Orchard on the 27th April. See the attached invite. I am working to finalise an Edinburgh / East Coast Hustings - and will circulate info on that later.

     If people can send out to their networks please, and especially to pass on to Holyrood candidates that may be interested.

      I am hoping that folk involved in community food growing, grow your own and my interest, orchards, will be able to meet up with Holyrood parliament candidates and have a discussion about how to do more to get Glasgow, and West Scotland growing.

Th' apples ur gynormous.

    

      The Children's Orchard at the Stables is just coming into blossom, and we hold that this will be a constructive and enjoyable evening (There is an indoor wet weather option) There is public transport very close to the stables - and I am getting details of that, which I'll be able to supply.

Otherwise lift sharing may be an option.

     I'd be pleased if representatives of different Glasgow Growing projects would be able to say a bit about their growing projects, and also be able to brief candidates about what Holyrood can usefully do to help. I'd like to keep the proceedings friendly and informal and focused on how to make progress. We'll have a marketplace table for leaflets and information.

    I'd be very happy to have help in organising this - and I'd be grateful if you could circulate to your networks

How di a get in touch?

John Hancox;   Tel 0778 606 3918 
Invite.

       An invitation to candidates to the Scottish Parliament and to people interested in community food projects, orchards and grow your own food to discuss how to get Glasgow Growing.

Where - Castlemilk Stables, 59 Machrie Rd, Glasgow, G45 0AZ

When 6pm - 7.30pm, 27th April 2011

RSVP to John Hancox:

John.d.hancox@btinternet.com

The aim of the event is to bring together MSP candidates and those with an interest in different aspects of local and community food initiatives to explore how these deliver valuable health, community, and social benefits as well as producing great and affordable food. Please bring

information and materials to display.

Helping Scotland Grow!  

The Fruitful Hustings

Booking essential by end 25th April (limited places)

If you’d be able to help organise the event - please offer.

John Hancox Chair Scottish Orchards

tel 0778 606 3918

john.d.hancox@btinternet.com

http://www.scottishorchards.com/
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WORKERS KNOW YOUR HISTORY - SINGERS STRIKE 1911.

  
      This March marks the hundredth anniversary of one of the West of Scotland's many bitter strikes. It was in 1911 that the management of the Singer Sewing Machine factory in Clydebank, known for its harsh working conditions and its anti-union policies, decided to sack some women workers and then demand that another group of women workers take on the extra work at no extra remuneration. The women refused and on 21 March 1911, there was a walk out and strike. You can read about the Singer 1911 strike HERE.

      In today's climate of cuts, pay freezes and rising unemployment we could do well to remember the women of the Singer factory who said, “enough is enough” and took direct action. The more you accept in cuts and hard conditions the more you will have to accept. You have to draw the line somewhere or continually see your conditions worsen. We have certainly reached the stage of “enough is enough”, so what will be our direct action?

SOLIDARITY.

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