ION Glasgow May Updates
Hi there,
Great to see everyone who made it out to our May gathering over the weekend!
We’re still nailing down details for our June gathering, but our intention is to host a 🧺 picnic in the park at Glasgow Green on Saturday, June 13th from 3pm! So save the date, and we’ll share more details soon!
Other Upcoming Events
Upcoming events by, or of relevance to, anarchist, autonomous and otherwise aligned groups and folks.
Riding the Commons 🐴 Join us as we trot around our ancient Green with bikes, skateboards, baby-buggies, wheelchairs, hobby-horses or whatever we can cobble together, to protect our common land from modern-day robbers... like Property Developers. 📅 Sunday, May 17th, 2pm | David Rovics Folk Night 🎤 Political folk music that covers topics such as war, anti-globalization, anarchism, social justice issues, and also labor history. 📅 Monday, May 18th, 7pm |
Glasgow Zine Fair 📚 A weekend-long market featuring over 100 makers and artists showcasing, selling, and swapping their zines, prints, artworks, t-shirts, merch, and more. 📅 May 19th - 24th | Clydeside IWW New Members Meeting ✊ Come along to our new members to learn more about the union and meet some fellow Glasgow wobs! Folks interested in joining up also very welcome. 📅 Sunday, May 24th, 11am |
Anarchist Folk Night 🎤 Come through and bring a song to share if you have one. As always, the event itself is free, and everyone is welcome 🖤 📅 Monday, May 25th, 7pm | Collective Care Club Launch ♿ New project organising accessibility-forward socials, events, and nights out in and around Glasgow. Join our free, masks required 😷 launch night - come play, dance, chat, share ideas for future events, or just chill. 📅 Friday, May 29th, 6:30pm |
The Day Innocence Died: Bloody Sunday and the Fight for Justice Film screening followed by a Q&A with directors Hannan Majid and Richard York, alongside a representative from the Bloody Sunday Trust. 📅 Sunday, June 7th, 7-9pm | Transformative Conflict Skills: Navigating Hierarchies For folk navigating different types of conflict shaped by structures of power. 📅 June 16th-17th |
Transformative Conflict Skills: Entangled Communities For folk navigating conflict in fluid, complex communities. 📅 October 2nd-4th |
Group & Project Updates
Other updates from active groups and projects that we heard from this month, including asks for help and ways to get involved.
Govanhill Food Not Bombs 💥 Weekly anarchistic community meal from surplus food. Every Saturday afternoon on the corner of Dixon Avenue and Victoria Road. Cooking 10-12 at Glad Cafe. More cooks, stallers, and drivers always welcome! | Maryhill Food Not Bombs 💥 Still getting started! Looking for volunteers in the area. Aiming to start with meals once per month. Looking for places to cook, help cooking, contacts with access to gazebos, food surpluses, etc. |
Glasgow Mask Bloc 😷 Queer, trans disabled-run mask distribution group. Working on more informational / educational writing. Looking for ideas for more mask distro hubs (currently in Parkhead Library and working on Govanhill Library). Building website in the next months. | Air Library Scotland 🌬️ Supporting COVID-cautious organisations and events through provision of information/policy and managing a lending library of air purifiers across scotland. DIY air purifier workshops coming soon! |
Digital Mushrooms 🍄 Mutual aid crew giving folk a hand with their tech. Looking for more people to get involved. Don't need lots of tech skills; if you know how to use a computer and social media that's usually enough. Looking for a place to setup in the winter: visible but out of the elements. | Scottish Community & Activist Legal Project (SCALP) ⚖️ Training legal observers and arranging back office legal support for actions. Looking for folks with legal skills! |
Glasgow Christian Anarchist Group (GCAG) 💒 An ecumenical group of Christians interested in anarchism, and of Anarchists interested in Christianity, and the intersection of the two. Monthly meetings, usually every third Sunday. | Southside Anti-Raids Network 🚫 Looking for folks with knowledge of, and experience with, immigration law. Reach out to ION and we can put you in touch. |
That's all for this month. If you have any questions or suggestions please don’t hesitate to email IONGlasgow@proton.me or check out our website and discussion forum at ion-glasgow.net.
In solidarity,
ION Glasgow