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Big Society? Big Social Centres! Public meeting, Tuesday 22nd March

Manchester Social Centre | 11.03.2011 21:14 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Liverpool | Sheffield

Public meeting for anyone interested in establishing an autonomous social centre in Manchester, 18.30-20.00, Tuesday 22nd March at the University of Manchester occupation - for map and printable flyers see  https://northern-indymedia.org/events/1453

BIG SOCIETY?
BIG SOCIAL CENTRES!

Have you heard of "autonomous social centres", but don't know exactly what they are or how they might be relevant to your life or activities? Or never heard of them but still want there to be more free spaces in Manchester for meetings, gigs, etc. that are controlled by the people who use them rather than by the council, universities, churches or private companies?

Are you a member of a group that could make use of and/or contribute to an autonomous, not-for-profit social space in Manchester?

Do you want a genuine community-controlled alternative to the Tory government's public-service-cutting rhetoric about a "Big Society" - one in which communities organise to meet their own needs rather than to be an unpaid labour force for a government of millionaires?

Then come to this meeting and find out what an Autonomous Social Centre is, what they are doing in other cities, and how you can get involved in establishing one in Manchester!

TUESDAY 22ND MARCH 2011, 18:30 - 20:00PM
@ THE ROSCOE OCCUPATION, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER ROSCOE BUILDING, BRUNSWICK STREET, MANCHESTER M13 9YJ www.roscoeoccupation.com

with talks and presentations on social centres past, present and future, featuring speakers from:

The Basement (Manchester's last social centre from 2004 to 2007)
Social centres in other UK cities (to be confirmed)
The OKasional Cafe  http://okcafe.wordpress.com/
the current Manchester Social Centre group

FOR MORE INFO: email  manchestersocialcentre@gmail.com

Followed by the Manchester Social Centre AGM at 8pm

ALL WELCOME!
www.manchestersocialcentre.org

Manchester Social Centre
- e-mail: manchestersocialcentre@gmail.com
- Homepage: http://www.manchestersocialcentre.org

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Support from across the penines

12.03.2011 11:25

Just to say, as a member of the 1in12 club in Bradford, it is great that you are putting so much energy into this and I hope the project is a success - the positive benefits to the community and the friendships that are made when maintaining an autonomous social centre are absolutely amazing and far outweigh the work that is involved in making it happen!. If there is any help, advice or moral support you need then the members of the 1in12 will be right behind you - drop us a line and let us know how you are getting on.

In a world where so much is in private or commercial hands, the need for open, autonomous radical spaces is higher than ever and so I wish you all the best with this project.

A 1in12 Club member
mail e-mail: oneintwelve@riseup.net
- Homepage: http://www.1in12.com


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