SchNEWS 10th Anniversary Tour
imcist@ | 13.04.2004 10:55 | Culture | History | Indymedia
SchNEWS is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a tour across the UK from April 10th to 30th. The weekly direct action news sheet was born in a squatted Courthouse in 1994 as part of Justice?, Brighton's campaign against the Criminal Justice Act. It has been part of the anti road protests [M11 1 + 2, Newbury], the big Reclaim The Streets events of the nineties, worker’s struggles such as the Liverpool Dockers, fights against privatisation of public services and many activities around social centres and sustainable futures.
Since the PGA conference in 1998, SchNEWS includes global news: the Global Street Party at the G7 Summit in Birmingham, J18, the WTO protests in Seattle, Nov 1999, which brought the anti-capitalism movement to the attention of the world and marks the beginning of the indymedia network.
In the spirit of the 90s uk protest movements, SchNEWs links up party & protest, and excels in a tongue-in-cheek approach to authorities (crap arrest of the week). The anniversary tour includes workshops on alternative media, short films, info on the upcoming G8 summit in Britain [dissent], launch of the Indymedia handbook, music, party ...
schNEWS tour dates | Tour info | Fantastic Night with SchNEWS!
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SchNEWS On Tour
27.04.2004 20:08
Thanks to all who have come to the gigs, they've been going really well.
The format has settled at
One hour of SchLIVE comic newsreading combined with videos - some funny, some direct action.
After this we do a quick chat about the history and production of SchNEWS, then we get people to sit in a sort-of circle, and have an open discussion with those in the room about stuff going on in the area, plus discussions of the Dissent Network, the G8, GM, and whatever else comes up.
We've seen some great community centres, and stuff going on around the country in places which we never knew about which has been a pleasant surprise. When we get back we'll be able to use the new contacts we have made to bring more regional stuff into SchNEWS.
There's still 4 more gigs - get down if you can.
28th April Manchester Arch Bar - Stretford Road - Hulme - 3 mins west of MM University
from 7.30
29th April Nottingham Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham NG7 6HX 8.30pm Tel. 0845 458 9595
30th April Norwich The Hog In Armour, Charring X, Norwich, 7-11
1st May Ipswich Corn Exchange
For more info see
Jo Makepeace
Homepage:
http://www.schnews.org.uk