A radical piece of political theatre, which won the worldwide AcidTheatre's Freedom of Speech Play Competition, gets a name change and its first airing at Garioch Theatre Festival.

Just a reminder about the International Refugee Week Carnival in George Square, Glasgow, tonight at 5.30

Followed by a Unity benefit gig at the Carnival Arts Centre at 34 Albion Street from 8pm til late.

With bands: Fugees United; Tigerstyle; Mosa Funk Band; The Runk Collective; Sleepless Crew; Munchkins; Gravious; La Roche Rumba; Furious Breaks; DJ Sebastian Preis; DJ Blicious and more...

No political content, just photos from Sunday's carnival at the West End Festival in Glasgow, mostly of community groups. You might like them, you might not. Commercial reuse prohibited (as if you'd want to).

Nòs Ùr - Farpais Òrain Roinneil Mhion-chànain

21 Óg-mhìos 2008

Taigh-cluiche Eden Court

Inbhir Nis, Alba

Thèid co-fharpais chudromach a chur air bhog an seachdain seo, a' comharrachadh òrain bho choimhearsnachdan mhion-chànain Ceilteach agus Albais.

Tha ‘Nòs Ùr' an dùil air òrain a chuir a-steach sa Ghàidhlig, Albais, Ulaidh Albais, Gàidhlig Èireannach, Gàidhlig Mhanainneach, Cuimreach, Còrnach agus Breaton. Thèid an neach-buannachaidh troimhe gu farpais dheireannach Liet Lavlut Eòrpach ann an Lulea , An t-Suain san Dàmhair am bhliadhnasa.

Nam measg, tha an comhlan punc anarco Oi Polloi à Dùn Eideann.

http://www.nos-ur.eu/

21 June 2008

Eden Court Theatre

Inverness, Scotland

Nòs Ùr (meaning ‘new style’ in Scottish Gaelic) is a new song competition in the Celtic and Scots languages which will act as a regional final for the pan-European minority languages song competition – Liet Lavlut, held on 18 October 2008 in Lulea, Sweden. 

Languages accepted: Scots, Ulster Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, Manx Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, Breton. 

On 21 June 2008 two acts will be chosen (one jury vote, one public vote) to represent the Celtic and Scots languages/regions at the Liet Lavlut competition in Lulea, northern Sweden. 

Amongst the competitors are anarcho-punk group Oi Polloi from Edinburgh.

http://www.nos-ur.eu/

Allan Armstrong will lead a walk through the Old Town of Edinburgh looking at the radical history of Edinburgh and how it impacted on struggles before here and abroad.  All are welcome and it's free.  Part of the Canongate Project.  Meet at the Canongate Project , 8 St Mary's Street at 1 pm on SUNDAY 8th June.

Radical Canongate - 7pm to 9 pm 2nd June 2008 - Canongate Project, 8 St Mary's Street, Edinburgh.

The Canongate Project is hosting a workshopabout lens based activism in the Canongate from the May Day march in the 30s to the Anti Poll Tax Struggle of the 80s/90s to Save Our Old Town in the 21st Century.  Craig Maclean looks at lens based activism, recording our history through film and photography.

Event is free and all are welcome.  Free tea, coffee and biscuits.

There will be a Radical Old Town walk on Sunday, 8th June 2008  from 1 to 2.30 pm, starting at the Canongate Project, 8 St Mary's Street, Edinburgh

Allan Armstrong will take you on a walk through the closes and graves of the Old Town of Edinburgh - looking at its radical history and the role "radicals" have made to history.

This event is free and all are welcome.

Look up www.independentrepublicofthecanongate.blogspot.com or www.eh8.org.uk

A queer, drag tea dance with dance step demos, merengue, foxtrots, waltzes, cha cha cha, tea, vegan cakes and more the out of the blue drill hall, 36 dalmeny street (off leith walk) **an ACE benefit**

**no high heels please**

(due to new dance studio floor)

The Ladybird 'Easy Reading' Book, people at work series: The Policeman

Its terribly amusing :)