Mayday! and Anti Militarist Gathering Update

MAYDAY! MAYDAY! -MASS STREET PARTY AGAINST WAR AND GREED, BRIGHTON, MAY 4TH, 12 NOON
BRING RADIOS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN MUSIC!
ARRIVE EARLY - WEAR RED

UPDATE

Mayday Update!

Bring stereos and radios to the Mayday Street Party so we can make our own music...

Critical Mass

There will be a Critical Mass meeting at 11 am at Brighton Station before the main Street Party... BIKES NOT BOMBS, bring sound systems

Smash EDO Radio

We will be broadcasting throughout the day giving you a soundtrack to the street party. Bring a radio so you can tune in. If you're bringing a sound system try and bring a tuner too so you can broadcast Smash EDO radio.

Local Groups Coming to Mayday

These groups are arranging transport from around the country:

Hereford -  hereford@afed.org.uk

Sheffield -  sheffield@af-north.org

Bath -  bathactivistnet@yahoo.com

Cardiff -  cardiffanarchists@riseup.net

Accomodation for Mayday

If you need accomodation for Mayday or for the Anti-Militarist Gathering email us at  smashedo@riseup.net or call 07706689722 (we only have limited accomodation)

Press Enquiries
Tel 07983084019 or email  smashedo@riseup.net

PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR FREQUENT UPDATES ON:  http://www.smashedo.org.uk/mayday-09.htm

What you can do to help:

We need people to be local contacts for their area and to arrange transport and/or meeting points from around the country! If you would be willing to do this please e-mail us and we will include you on the web-site.

Are you a medic or experienced legal observer and would like to help on the day? E-mail us to let us know.

Make and bring sound systems, street party material, noise equipment, you own affinity groups and anything else you can think of!

If you can not make it on the day but still want to contribute to the party spirit (or just have some spare cash), please consider donating some money to the campaign. See  http://www.smashedo.org.uk/donate.htm for instructions on how to do this.

"Every bomb that is dropped, every bullet that is fired in the name of this war of terror has to be made somewhere and wherever that is, it can be resisted"

See you in May!

Anti-Militarist Gathering Update

he anti-militarist network invites all who are prepared to take action against global militarism for a two day conference at the Cowley Club Social Centre in Brighton on the 2nd and 3rd of May 2009.
This conference aims to:
1. Support the Smash EDO Mayday mobilisation on May the 4th in Brighton.
2. Plan for resistance to the NATO Parliamentary assembly in November in Edinburgh
3. Plan for resistance to the DSEI arms fair from 8 - 11th September
4. Continue in efforts to build an effective support network of anti-militarist direct action.

We declare our opposition to the global arms trade and all its supporting industries, as well as armed bodies which defend the power and privilege of the few at the expense of human well-being and environmental sustainability.

The anti-militarist network aims to cooperate on a non hierarchical basis. We make all decisions using consensus methods and will aim to make our conference a safe space free from sexism, racism, homophobia and all other forms of discrimination.

Food and crash-pad convergence will be provided on a donation basis. If you need somewhere to stay and for all other inquiries please contact:  brightonconference@riseup.net

For phone contact at the weekend for crash-space please call: 07706689722

The conference will begin at 10am on 2nd May. Below is a loose plan for the events of the weekend.

Saturday 2nd May

- Introduction to the gathering
- Meetings between local action groups
- Planning for NATO mobilisation
- Planning for DSEI mobilisation
- Plans for over the next year - what can we do as a network?

Sunday 3rd May

- Optional workshops
- Socialising and networking
- Briefing and planning for the Smash EDO demonstration Mayday! Mayday!
- National support for activists with court cases

Join us to take action together to defeat global militarism.