Manchester Space Invaders...Landing Tonight!

Squat Monkey | 10.04.2008 12:12 | 2008 Days Of Action For Autonomous Spaces | Free Spaces | Liverpool

Fed up of relentless gentrification? Border of always going to the same, expensive places? Want to get involved in creative resistance, hang out and meet nice folk? Join the space invaders! Reclaim the city, make autonomous spaces...get ready for a weekend of music, films, food, demos, magic, workshops and more!

Starting with tonight’s film night the Space Invaders will be landing all
over the city this weekend; and we want you to join us! It's been an
interesting few weeks, but we are now back on track with some lovely new
buildings for you to enjoy, a café, workshops, music and a family friendly
squat...

Manchester Space Invaders are a collective of autonomous groups and
individuals working together to reclaim our city…we are mobilising to
fight gentrification, ‘regeneration‘ and all the borders that exist within
the city. We call for all groups, individuals, networks and families to
get involved and to join in our glorious celebration of autonomous spaces…

All spaces invaded are near the city centre..

THURS 10TH
DODGYTV FILM NITE
7pm Afeewe Pub, Royce Road , Opp Hulme Par,k M155BP

Films about squatting and a tribute to Free party stalward Charlie whose
presence at free parties will be sadly missed..
Bring your own films! All people and all ages welcome.

Get ready and clued up in preparations for the days of action!
Popcorn + vegan cake.

FRIDAY 11TH
SPACE INVADERS BAND NITE
The weekend will kick off from 5pm on Friday..come to the squat for food,
music and help create the space…bring yer mates, art materials and enjoy
the sounds of
SAMSON AND DELILAH, GNOD, CASH FOR YOUR STORIES, JOHNNY TURPENTINE, UATWMF, SOMETHING SOMETHING..and more! Folk, ska, metal, punk, dub....
Location TBC…call for more info

SATURDAY 12TH

I BIKE MCR BIKE ART PARADE
Dress yourself and your bike up for a bike art parade..Any theme for fancy
dress for you and your bike is welcome..why not make it cosmic for some
fun with the Space Invaders!?
Meet Cathedral Gardens, next to Urbis on Saturday 12th April at 2pm for a
nice picnic in
the park and to admire each others fancily decorated steeds and
riders(bring some nice picnic food and drink)..also if you don’t get
chance to bling your bike before you come, there will be opportunity and
materials to do it there… then we shall ride around the city showing off
how great our blinged-up bikes look…..

http://ibikemcr.org.uk

PARK FUN DAY…SAT 12TH

Cathedral Gardens , outside Urbis from 1pm to 6pm..
Bring your family and friends, picnics and crafts!
Folk bands, a soundsystem, magic tricks, street theatre and art session!
Transister madness with our mobile sound system…bring your portable radio!
Get creative and get involved before reclaiming the city with No
Borders…

DEMONSTRATION IN DEFENCE OF AUTONOMOUS SPACES and for FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
FOR ALL SAT 12TH
Saturday, April 12, for Assemble at Urbis (next to Victoria
Station), 5pm
Check

http://www.april-12.blogspot.com/ for updates.
Across the country cities are being sold to the highest bidders. The drive
for ‘regeneration’ is demolishing homes, marginalising
communities, privatising public space and closing down vital community
services. There has seldom been a time when fighting for autonomous spaces
in Manchester has been more important.
The struggle for self-organisation and social autonomy brings migrants and
squatters into inevitable confrontation with the existing social and
political system. Self-organisation does not mean living outside of
society. We want to live in it but according to our own rules. We want to
emancipate ourselves from the capitalist processes that govern our city
and our lives, without turning our backs to society.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE EVENTS!

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