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2008-07-07

G8 screening/cafe at Bowl Court Social Centre, London 7, 8, 9 July

Bowl Court Social Centre in London UK will be holding 3 evenings of screenings/discussions about the actions against the G8

Monday-Wednesday 7, 8, 9 July, vegan food and coffee/tea from 7pm onward, screening and discussion starting at 8pm

As most are aware the 7th-9th July sees the G8 meeting for another round of bollocks by Lake Toya in Hokkaido, Japan. To coincide with this Bowl Court Social Centre brings you film and info nights. Bowl Court will be screening any footage we can get our hands on in the evenings that the summit is taking place. There will be vegan food provided free/by donation. This is an opportunity to find out what is happening in Japan and also to discuss ideas of actions in London.

SCHEDULE:

*Monday, 7 July*

info and report on the International Day of Action Against the G8 which took place last Saturday

*Tuesday, 8 July*

Discussion by US activist Lisa Fithian on repression and politics of Japanese border control, as well as her experience in Japan before being told to leave by July 4 (after being detained for 11 hours) Lisa has been a community and labour organiser for 33 years, and is a steering committee member of United for Peace, has worked with the Common Ground collective in post-Katrina New Orleans, and the Justice for Janitors campaign, among many other organisations and campaigns. She is a member of the RANT collective.

*Wednesday, 9 July*

Screening of 'What Would it Mean to Win?' including footage from Heiligendamm during the G8 last year, animation and interviews with discussion on issues raised within. See http://www.ressler.at/content/view/120/lang,en_GB/ for more info.

BOWL COURT SOCIAL CENTRE http://bowlcourt.co.nr/ bowlcourt(@)riseup.net 6 Bowl Court, off Plough Yard, entrance off Shoreditch High Street. closest tube stations: Liverpool Street and Old Street map: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=533369&y=182145&z=1&sv=plough+yard&st=1&tl=Plough+Yard,+EC2&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srf