THE EDGE FUND GLASGOW LAUNCH www.edgefund.org.uk
SATURDAY 6TH APRIL - AFRICAN CARIBBEAN NETWORK CENTRE, 66 – 68 OSBORNE STREET, GLASGOW G1 5QH 7 – 10pm
ARE YOU A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, ARTIST OR PERFORMER RAISING YOUR VOICE FOR JUSTICE?
- Are you and your community facing injustice or discrimination?
- Do you want to raise your voice and transform society?
- Do you find you are treated differently to others because of your class, disability, gender, race, nationality, religion, sexuality or other factors?
- Do you want to do something about it?
Welcome 2013 with revolutionary fervour at THE EDGE FUND GLASGOW LAUNCH PARTY
Edge Fund activists are looking for artists, activists, performers and community organisers to make the Glasgow launch night amazing. The Edge Fund is a really good sign of things to come. There are so many amazing people out there who can benefit. We
want to showcase the biggest talents from the roaring belly of
resistance on our streets and in our communities. Please do email over
any links / suggestions ASAP to edgecommunity@riseup.net - Check out the Edge Fund launch in London here - more videos and footage here
PROGRAMME -
- 7.00 – 7.30 performances – why we need to build community power .. the issues alive in Glasgow.
- 7.30 – 8.00 small group feedback
- 8.00 – 8.15 – Q and A
- 8.15- 8.45 - Soulful music - chillax- connect shout outs to different crews, organisations and groups in the building, in case people wish to make connections and network.
EDGE FUND INFORMATION
There is a new fund that can support you. If you are experiencing injustice and have your own ideas about how you can stop it happening or have an idea about how we can create a society where everyone is treated equally, please get in touch. It
could be a new idea or one you have already put into action. It could
be about jobs, housing, benefits, education, crime, access to public
services, the environment or anything else that affects your daily
life. EDGE FUND is
a group of people from different backgrounds who decide together how
the money should be given out. Within our group are both people who give
and receive money.We are looking for people to jto join us, especially those most affected by inequality and injustice.
If you have an idea for a project and need some money and support to develop it or make it happen, or would like to get involved in another way please call Sophie on 07767126915 or email edgefund@riseup.net. More information is on our website www.edgefund.org.uk
Here's just some of the amazing contributors performing on the night ......
- Cathy McCormack - long term anti-poverty campaigner from Easterhouse Glasgow, author of ‘The Wee Yellow Butterfly’ and radio presenter of the 'The War against the Poor in Britain' series
- Rosie Kane - Comedian and former MSP performing parts of her new show!
- Galgael who provide a space that serves as something of a safe harbour for those whose lives have been battered by storms such as worklessness, depression or addiction
- The Glasgow Sex Worker Open University (SWOU) - a project created by and for sex workers. SWOU's aim is to empower our community through workshops, debates, actions and art projects as well as fighting against our criminalisation
- The African Caribbean Network who promote the inclusion of African and Caribbean residents as equal and valued members of their communities
- Camcorder Guerrillas are a Glasgow community-based, voluntary collective of professional filmmakers, artists and activists, working together to make and showcase documentaries for those concerned with human rights, welfare and social justice initiatives
AND BEFOREHAND .. LET FREEDOM RING TRAINING – READING OUR REALITY IN 2013 - SATURDAY 6TH APRIL - AFRICAN CARIBBEAN NETWORK CENTRE, 66 – 68 OSBORNE STREET, GLASGOW G1 5QH – 4 – 6pm
Let Freedom Ring! - from
South Africa comes the UK launch of Training for Transformation in 2013
- “The greatest weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the
oppressed.” ― Steve Biko www.theglassishalffull.co.uk
PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE LIMITED SPACES FOR THE TRAINING (4PM – 6PM) – MAXIMUM 20 SPACES – please respond ASAP to letfreedomring@theglassishalffull.co.uk. It is Free!
