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AgrrrlsCaerdydd Film Screening of “The Punk Singer”

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AgrrrlsCaerdydd host a Film Screening of “The Punk Singer” with discussion afterwards.

From 4pm @ Porters, Harlech Court, Bute Terrace, Cardiff CF10 2FE

“Kathleen Hanna, lead singer of the punk band Bikini Kill and dance-punk trio Le Tigre, rose to national attention as the reluctant but never shy voice of the riot grrrl movement. She became one of the most famously outspoken feminist icons, a cultural lightning rod.

We will be discussing feminism, women and spaces as well as any other themes arising from this film after. Be good to see people there!”

Here’s the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMbLzaVkn2s

 

Happy Birthday…to Food not Bombs Cardiff!

The Red and Black Umbrella would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Food not Bombs untitledCardiff…

*Two years of weekly serves this week!*

There is a party tomorrow night to celebrate -

BONFIRES NOT BOMBS! 7pm at the Wells Hotel, 77 Craddock Street, Riverside, West Cardiff

The Wells Hotel would like to invite you to a bonfire gathering in our wonderful yard, to celebrate Food Not Bombs Cardiff / Bwyd Nid Bomiau Caerdydd’s 2nd Birthday, Bronwen Little Eris Davies’s Birthday and of course bonfire night!

There will be delicious vegan food and cake, and if you would like to donate it will go to Food Not Bombs Cardiff! We will also be accepting donations of non-perishable foods (lentils, pulses, oil, tins of veg etc)

Come along…. Feel free to bring fireworks, wood, cake, food, musical instruments etc…..

https://www.facebook.com/events/685680071545992/

Food Not Bombs has celebrated two years of weekly serves! Woohoo! We are continuing to serve free meals at 12:30pm every Friday outside the back of Central Market!untitled2

As winter is approaching the plan is to prepare supplies in the kitchen for a cold and damp winter and make sure they don’t get spoiled!!!

Wishlist:

SEALED CONTAINERS AND LOTS OF THEM – Tupperwear, Big Jars, Chinese Takeaway Plastic Pots, Large Yoghurt Pots, Celebration Chocolate Pots etc…. Any containers which has a sealed lid!

Whilst we’re at it, these are some other things which you might be able to donate if you wanted:
- Bowls (ideally plastic)
- Mugs (ideally plastic)
- Cleaning Products: antibacterial spray, washing up liquid, sponges etc….
- Kitchen Roll / Serviettes
- Large Yoghurt Pots for carrying the food in or washing dishes in.

DIOLCH / THANKS

CARDIFF CROWD BURNS OBAMA EFFIGY

WIN_20140830_191701Dated 30th August 2014

An effigy of US president Barack Obama was burnt in Bute Park on Saturday 30th August. The action was organised by a group calling itself ‘Cardiff Anarchists, Travellers, Squatters and Homeless Individuals Together’ (…what others might instead call the Cardiff Squatters Network) and was attended by around 40 local young people.

This symbolic action came just days before the real Obama was due to attend an official dinner at Cardiff Castle.

The effigy was first put on trial by activists in fancy dress. The prosecution accused Obama of a list of war crimes, citing children killed by drone strikes in Afghanistan and other countries. A man with devil horns acted as the president’s defence lawyer and attempted to convince the court that the accused was just a “lovable rogue”.

“Boys will be boys, and presidents will be presidents. What’s a little bit of cheeky genocide between friends?” he said. “Who here hasn’t committed a war crime?”

A guilty verdict was returned by the raucous audience, and the judge broke her gavel trying to call the court to order. The effigy was sentenced to death by electrocution, and a colander was placed on its head.
DSC02577However, the crowd had other ideas and quickly set fire to the dummy. As the flames engulfed it
a police officer arrived and people quickly dispersed.

“We didn’t plan to burn the president, but the play took on a life of its own,” said Anon Davies, one of the activists. “The crowd were really engaged, there was a real sense of unity. They were all laughing along and just started shouting “burn him!” Next thing you knew, half of them had their lighters out.”

Less than a week later the real Barack Obama joined other world leaders at Celtic Manor resort in Newport for an international NATO conference. Local activists argue that NATO fights
aggressive wars to maintain western control over oil and other natural resources. They argue that the UK spends billions of pounds on NATO annually and this would be better spent on public services.

Obama is currently facing opposition at home over his controversial signing of the unpopular NDAA Act. This law allows the president to deploy troops on US soil, and to assassinate any American without trial. There is now a cross-party action in the US Senate, to impeach him for High Treason.

“It’s been horrible to see Cardiff under lockdown like this,” said Ceri Williams, who was in the audience in the park. “There have been police with assault rifles in the city centre, and army helicopters flying overhead. The play was fun. It just made the rest of it look completely ridiculous, to be honest.”

For more information please contact Sarah Smith:
sarahsmith9011@outlook.com

Statement from Squat50 – new Cardiff squat

The_former_Cardiff_Sixth_Form_College“We are currently occupying the Sixth Form College Building on Newport Road, and transforming it into a space for the community to use. We have been working towards an open day to show people the work we have done and explain what we are about.

We are doing all this on a tiny budget and learning as we are going. Our lives aren’t perfect and our project might not be perfect but we’re building together, putting aside our differences, like we hope everyone can, and creating something beautiful, unique and community based.

We have already cleaned up the building and the surrounding area, risking our own safety in the process to pick up used syringes, which have been around this building since long before we arrived, and disposing of them properly. To continue making this a safe space for the community, we are twice daily checking for and disposing properly of any more that we find.

As far as we know this building has been empty for two years, a situation all too common in Cardiff, when the population of people homeless is growing.
There are plans to build 40 flats here, which would be a massive unneeded disruption in this part of our community. We have already collected over 100 signatures from people living in the local area, in less than two days, opposing these plans and supporting our projects and vision with a passion.

We are planning to continue to keep the land next to us as a community car park, benefitting people in an area which has seen commuters parking outside people’s houses. Parking problems will get worse if the out-of-character development goes ahead. We are staying to stop this happening.

We have been careful to keep noise to a minimum, due to elderly neighbours in our community, and we believe a building site will be a stressful environment for all, but particularly the elderly and those attempting to learn in the nearby school.

cardiffpeoplesuniversityOne of our projects is to use the space to help to restart Cardiff People’s University; providing a range of unaccredited, but good quality, courses “by people, for people” and all free of charge.

The majority of us in this building have been through the housing list and realised how little help there is and how stressful it can be. We aim to offer unbiased and wide-ranging advice, information and support for, without judgement, or patronising, anyone in a similar position. This will include courses run by ourselves and information on where anyone struggling financially, or who finds themselves homeless, can get the best help, e.g food, clothes, shelter. We will also have a ‘free-shop’ of donated goods, open for anyone, where everything will be free.

We invite everyone who is positive minded and open-hearted to help us or take advantage of the advice we are offering and the projects we are aiming to make happen.

Everyone needs a little bit of help, even us, and we are extremely grateful to our local neighbours, many of whom have already been kind enough to donate us goods, furniture, gardening equipment and flowers, which we are in the process of planting for a community garden.”

From
The Squat 50 Collective

contact: squat50[@]riseup[.]net / 07405 788 793

For more info on squatting in Cardiff see: http://cardiff.squat.net

Grasp the Nettle film showing in Cardiff by South Wales Anarchists

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This Wednesday @ O’Neils in Cardiff City Centre

8pm – Fortnightly meeting of the South Wales Anarchists. 8:30pm – Film showing of ‘Grasp the Nettle’ (Unclassified)

Grasp the Nettle follows the exploits of a ragtag band of land rights activists in London as they struggle against corporations, government, police – and themselves – in their efforts to create alternative communities outside the framework of consumer society. For more info see: http://graspthe​nettlefilm.com

South Wales Anarchists meet regularly – get in touch to find out more…http://southwal​esanarchists.wo​rdpress.com

RBU “Away Day” – This Sunday! 11am

New from the RBU Crew this Sunday 29th (with a view to going monthly after) - Away Day!!berlin-punk-things-to-doA chance to ramble together and take to the countryside!DSC_3503

 

We plan to walk for a few miles up the Taff Trail / Taith Taf…164

…then get a lift back down into Cardiff, or take the train together.

Meet at 11am at the waterbus pick-up point in Bute Park by the Castle. Hope to see you there! Bring your own lunch or some dosh.

Jumble Sale!

We’d like to let you know about the first of many new community Jumble Sales organised after a long break by South Wales Anarchists.

Anarchists organising Jumble Sales?? Well, we disapprove of waste, and love community, so why not!? :D

3pm @ The Wells Hotel, 77 Craddock Street, Riverside.

Here’s a link to police-trace-book for more information:

https://www.facebook.com/events/217701808439563/

Hope to see you at our friend’s at the Wells on Tuesday! & film showing of On the Verge at 7:30pm!

Perkie and the Perkettes, Efa Supertramp, Olive Anne + more!

At our next event at the brolly we welcome PERKIE and the Perkettes in the middle of their tour…
Supported by local acts Twisted (ft. Olive Anne), Efa Supertramp and Emy Lou!

The night will be to raise some funds for the Red and Black Umbrella Social Centre with proceeds to be put towards fixing various holes, leaks, cracks and general DIY.

14th April (Mon)
Suggested Donation £3, Doors at 5.30

BYOB, drink tolerated, drunkenness not!

If you don’t know what Perkie sounds like with a band, but would like to find out, then you would do well to go get yer lug’oles round this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_HvSsNw8ow or check the bandcamp if you’ve got a longer attention span.

Perkie poster

The Rail Yard Ghosts, Peasants and Bandit the Panther + more! April 6th

rbu ryg gig posterWith great pleasure we announce the line-up of our next gig at the Umbrella, we are excited to welcome some International, Boot Stomping Bluegrass from-

RailYard Ghosts

http://railyardghosts.bandcamp.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4ND7AMgVwc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLdWS4PWUTs

+ Support from
Peasants!
(USA), Bandit the Panther (UK) and Ash Victim!

With food and a short film to open the night.

The event will raise ABC funds for our fallen friend and Comrade who passed away earlier this year. Profits will go to prisoners he was in contact with and supporting from outside the cage, who need funds as their legal aid has been dropped. For more information you can keep an eye on this site and come along to one of our next Cardiff ABC meetings.

“So, farewell for now, my friend, until the next round of magic and mayhem against civilisation.”

Suggested Donation £3

Doors at 5pm.
BYOB- drink tolerated, drunkenness not!

 

A belated report of the rumpoles/prison/0NE squat eviction in Cardiff UK

By 07:00 on wednesday 14th august, the roof of the squat had been occupied by a lone squatter who played hide and seek with CCTV in the area for over an hour to pass the time. At approximately 08:30 United Welsh representative Barry James along with police, bailiffs, members of the fire crime unit and workers from Celtic Horizons (approx 20-30 total bodies) arrived and began attacking the frame of a back door. At this point the lone squatter climbed down to seek support from locals (no phone calls could be made). By 09:10 the fuckers had gained access and begun applying sitex to several windows, no support had arrived in time.

Why Barry?! Why!?! :(