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Invitation to the Manchester Peoples Assembly/Social Forum

heather | 28.09.2003 19:06

Its not just another meeting. It is what you want it to be. Oct 4th is the big day. We really want all individuals to come. Make this a real voice for Manchester people. Genoa is Manchester. Porte Alegre is Manchester.

INVITATION TO THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY/SOCIAL FORUM


You are the resource. We cannot build a social forum without you.

The concept comes from Europe, the spirit has to come from ourselves.

Please be there.

4th October 10.30 - 5.50

Methodist Hall, Oldham St, Near Piccadilly

Free entry.

Timetable:

10.30 - 10.45 Plenary session
10.45 - 12.30 Workshops
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 15.00 Workshops
15.00 - 15.30 Break/Music Social
15.30 - 17.30 Plenary Session

Workshops
AM
Media
Students
Womens Struggle
Environment
Which Way for the Antiwar Movement?
Racism

PM
Creative Actions (hands on music or art, no experience needed, bring an instrument with you either musical or just your hands!!)
Civil Liberties
Communities under attack
Arms trade
Struggle in Working Places
Developing the Social Forum Movement


Heather

For further info please subscribe Manchester SF list  http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/mancpeoplesassembly

heather
- e-mail: roserat@btinternet.com

Comments

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Where are the local themes?

28.09.2003 22:54

its good to see social forums growing, but this just looks like a Globalise Resistance conference. Please tell me I am wrong, but I cannot see the relevance of many of these workshops to many poor and working class Mancunians. here are the workshops on housing/poverty, crime and drugs, etc, on gentrification? (going crazy in mancs.)Unless the forums tackle real local concerns and not a purely internationalist agenda they will just attract the same people and may ultimately fail.,

please think outside of the box of your/our own backgrounds/prejudices, ideologies, etc...

Sheff-Man

here are the local themes

02.10.2003 15:37

We have people coming from the pankhurst centre, workers and volunteers form a local adult literacy centre that's facing closure, some of the electricains that have been on strike since last may, community anti-racism groups from oldham, people involved in a campaign against gentrification from swinton, communinty artists and refugees and people working with them have also played an important role in the people's assembly/social forum.

Besides the idea is to create an open space where any issue can be discussed. If you don't think the right things are being talk about get involved and change that.

so please think outside of your own narrow background/prejudices/ideology before making such knee jerk criticism.

captainmission

Yes, please come - we want Manchester Indyemdia to come too!

02.10.2003 23:41

There is a workshop on the alternative media in the morning at which Manchester indymedia could make an invaluable contribution.

Don't let political phobias prevent you from attending. Life is too short.

Chris Edwards