ERODING EMPIRE
may-dec 2001

eroding empire is a monthly listing of D.I.Y. gigs, events, actions and
classifieds of interest for the London area. it’s produced D.I.Y. for
the kids by the kids- which means we do it for free out of the love of
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-IN BOX- PORCAMADONNA (the mother of jesus is a sow), a no-profit distro for female/anarcha-feminist /queer/ anti-sexist DIY stuff can distro in Vatican City State. Write to Giulia Vallicelli, Via Cassia 901 A, 00189 Rome- Italy (don't write Porcamadonna on envelope if you want it delivered) or madonnina@yahoo.com 

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2001 ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR has 1000Õs of leaflets to distribute and want folk to get involved. Write c/o 84b Whitechapel High St, E1. TEMPORARY AUTONOMOUS ART from the squat rAve scene. Contributions welcome for event, Contact: info@headfuk.org  or 07050 614 804 WANTED- your listings for eroding!! If you're putting on a DIY gig or event, we'll give you free publicity... oh yes, and we'd like to sneak in for free so we can hand these bastards out to your punters, but this is not a prerequisite for us listing yous. -DIARY- REGULAR space pending (ha ha) here are in brief all the weekly vigils and events in the London area(ish) 

WEEKLY

MONDAYS 

* Vigil for lifting of sanctions against Iraq- outside Foreign Office, Whitehall (corner King Charles St., SW1) 5.30-7pm 020 7607 2302 * Give Midland Expressway Ltd a cal1 (the builders of the Birmingham Northern Relief Road) 1st Monday of the month 9am to 1pm 0121 709 6400. Info: ATOM 07818 687742 or actionagainstthetoolmotorway@hotmail.com 

*3RD WAY BENEFIT CAFE for Cabaret Caravan, vegan food served by drag queens/ kings, sliding prices, 3rd Mon each month 7-11pm @ Bonnington Cafe, Vauxhall Grove SW8 (Vauxhall tube/rail)

TUESDAYS 

* Undercurrents alternative media netcast ala PirateTV.net from 9pm-3am. * Vigil against Star Wars 4th Tuesday of every month 2-6pm @ Parliament Sq. Info: London CND 020 7607 2302 or carol@caro50.freeserve.co.uk 

WEDNESDAYS 

* Vigil for free Tibet 6-8pm outside the Chinese Embassy , Portland Place. * Global Women’s Strike Picket outside Downing Street, 1-2 pm Info: 020-7482 2496 or www.womenstrike8m.server101.com  * Vigil for an end to sanctions in Iraq. Wear black, meet 6pm Edith Cavell Statue, St Martin's Place opposite Natl Portrait Gallery. Contact Women in Black c/o The Maypole Fund, Box 14072 N16 5WB *WOMEN'S SQUAT CAFE every other Wed. incl April 11th @ the Boys' Club, 68 Boleyn rd, Dalston Junction (behind Rio Cinema) 

THURSDAYS

 *56A INFO SHOP- open Thur 2-8pm & Fri 3-7pm. Bookshop w/ squat info, records, zines, rad archive. With food co-op and bicycle repair workshop. 56 Crampton St (near Elephant & Castle), SE17. *HUNT SABBING- H. Sab Assoc on 01273 622827 *ÔTHE NURSERYÓ COMMUNITY CENTRE- a re-occupied space w/ cafe, creche, library, classes and organic garden... on Atherden Rd (off Lower Clapton Rd) Hackney. Tel: 0208 525 0247. (Still open???) *PUNK/2-TONE DJ- every Thur @ the Swan, Tottenham High Rd N17 (7sisters tube), free, 8-11.30pm 

FRIDAYS

 *London Anarchist Forum, 8-10pm weekly @ Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL (Holborn tube) www.trak.to/LAF  CRITICAL MASS Meet last Friday of each month, 6pm @ South Bank, under Waterloo Bridge. 

SATURDAYS

 * Vigil for release of Vanunu, in Israeli prison 14yrs for revealing countries nuclear secrets. Noon-2pm Kensington High St., opp.end of Palace Green W5 near Israeli Embassy. Info: 020 7378 9324 * Climate Change Picket at US Embassy- Grosvenor Square (Bond St tube) 1-4 pm Info: 020 8533 7274 or www.goatbyte.net/climatedemo  or www.eclipse.co.uk/exeter/climatevigil/  * Demo outside Campsfield refugee detention centre last Saturday of the month, Oxfordshire. Noon-2pm. Info: 01865 558145 * Reclaim the Beach Party- 3rd Sunday of every month @ Royal Festival Hall Beach. Bring bonfire stuff, lanterns, whiskey, or deckchairs, suncream, etc. 07779 160 520 or http://www.swarming.org.uk/  

SUNDAYS

 *HACKNEY SQUAT CAFE- @ the Boy's Club, 68 Boleyn Rd, Dalston Junction (behind Rio Cinema) 7.30pm em's yays: Allison for being my pal, the 1in12 lot (happy birthday!), the destruction of limitting learned boundaries (smash divisions), everyone who made the best of it and took to the streets on Beltane (fuck the media, fuck the police), Kabin Boy, kaka, a negative STD test, Mr. T- winner of the 2001 drunk brick throwing contest (good work comrade), the smurfs. em's boos: ghettos within ghettos, the rituals of resistance, the loss of memory, the loss of gums, Section 60, pre-determined social unrest, "get drunk, throw brick, break window, go home, watch TV, wait for next year", being a spectator, the City/desert, liars, evictions, the cocktail of anger and self-pity.

ON THE WEB

www.schnews.org.uk activist info site
www.londonfreelist.com free things to do
www.londonpunks.co.uk punk gig list
www.req-n.com disgraceful queer filth!
www.squat.freeserve.co.uk squat info
for parties or festivals go directly to
www.guilfin.org or www.festivaleye.com or
www.partyvibe.com/freeparties.htm
or phone United Systems: 0208 959 7525

CLASSIFIEDS

56A WISHLIST!!! ladels, spoons, knives, volunteers, no. 10 spanners,
bicylce tools, stationary, sellotape, anarcho-photocopy engineers!
AMERICAN PRISONER would like to correspond with my English mates. I’m a
tattoo artist, lead guitarist with 2 yrs left. I want to travel to
England to visit my roots upon my release. Will write all & exchange
photos. Gay/Lesbian okay. Keith Killingsworth 46238-019, Coleman Low,
P.O.Box 879, Coleman, FL. 33521-0879, USA.
SEEKING liberating stories, dreams, pics and filth on sexuality and
freedom. Before it’s abolished send to box Out of Your Box c/o 56A.
MOST PUNKS ARE TOTAL ARSEHOLES zine available from MPATA, c/o Phoenix
Press, POBox 824, N1 9DL

diary

MAY

10-15 Trident Ploughshares DIRECT ACTION CAMP @ Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Centre (where the components for Trident nuclear warheads are made). Nonviolent. Info: 01603 459296 or see http://www.tridentploughshares.org/

11,12 THE RISING TIDE Climate Change Tour- visit will see an evening of 'infotainment' alongside workshops, street theatre and creative actions. 01865 241 097 or see http://www.risingtide.org.uk/ 

12 CONFERANCE- Zero Waste Management in the 21st Century organised by Communities Against Toxics. 9.15am- 5pm @ Stephenson Hall, 85c Highbury Place N5 £12.50. Info: 0151 339 5473. or cats@recycle-it.com.uk

12 DEMO- Intl. Anti-Nike Day of Action, 1pm @ Niketown. "Just Do Them"

12 DEMO- Free Mumia Abul Jamal, ex Black Panther and journalist on death row. 12-3pm outside US Embassy Info: mumia@callnetuk.com or c/-BCM Box 4771 WC1N 3XX.. Emergency Response: if Mumia's death warrent is signed protest at the US Embassy on the Sat following the announcement at 2pm!!!

12 GIG- Shutdown, Anthem of the Century @ Barfly @ 144 Charing Cross Rd (formerly "Open")

12 FREE FEST- "Another World is Possible" in Brussels. Drawing attention to world poverty in advance of Belgium's EU presidency in July. World food, local music, speeches from activists from developing countries, theatre, performances. Begins Noon on the Esplanade @ Parc Cinquintenair/ Jubelpark

12-19 home Educators seaside festival, Charmouth, Dorset

12-13 INTL. MEETING in Barcelona to inform /co-ordinate on a European level. Info & accomodation: logisticabm@hotmail.com or http://www.rosadefoc.org/

13 MOTHERS DAY /Continental Drift @ Brighton Festival. Free 0208 509 3353 www.continentaldrifts.uk.com/ 14 RE-LAUNCH of the International Workers of the World (London branch) 7.30pm @ Conway Hall, Red Lion Square WC1 (Holborn tube) http://www.iww.org.uk/

14 BLOCKADE Aldermaston. protest the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) where Trident warheads are built near Reading. Peacecamp/CND/ Trident Ploughshares camps to be @ Aldermaston,

May10-15th. Details: D.Polden, London CND, 162 Holloway Rd N7 8DQ, or 020 7607 2302 or lrcndnvrn@supanet.com

14-21 WEEK OF ACTION against Huntington Life Sciences with a European Tour of Huntington's Customers. Info: 0121-632-64-60 15 Intl Conscientious ObjectorsÕ Day 020 7278 4040 www.gn.apc.org/warresisters

15 GIG- 53rd & 3rd + Cannibals @ Upstairs at the Garage, £not too much, 8ish

15 The Big May Hot Squat is temporarily off, after the buildings changed hands. contact MaySquat, c/o 2, St. Pauls Road, London N1 2QN or BigMaySquat@excite.com

15-17 pro globalisation CONFERANCE in Glasgow by Coca Cola, Proctor & Gamble, Johson & Johnson and other nasties. Shut them down: 01436 820 901.

16-17 Natl Organic Gardening Weekend. Info 024 76303517 or http://www.hdra.org.uk/

17 GIG- Link80 + Five Knuckle @ Underworld 17 GIG- Blocko + The Griswalds + The Morons + The Cherry Reds @ Goldmsmith's Tavern

18 CONFERANCE on Biological Weapons 1-day at SOAS. Info: 01298 871 898. 19 Festival in London Fields. No more details as yet 20 SKA ALL-DAYER w/ Dog Toffee, Intensified, Vanilla Pod, Pama, 4ft Fingers, Lightyear, Capt. Everything, Bombjacks,

20 Dead Camels, Morph, Cotton Weary @ the Underworld, £9 advance/£10, doors 1pm-11pm. Info 020 7482 1932 21 GIG- New Found Glory @ Borderline

21 TRIAL date for Father Martin Newell and Susan van der Hijden, on remand since before Christmas after disabling two convoy trucks used to carry Trident nuclear war-heads. www.geocities.com/londoncatholicworker  or call 07947-569577 23 GIG- Donnas @ ULU

23-24 Ful-On Tranceformation via Mothership and Poleshift. Tel: 07747 063149 or http://www.poleshift.net/

24-27 NORTH LONDON PUNKS PICNIC- Thur 24- Thought Crime (ex-Distraught from NYC), Dukes of Nothing, Rabies Babies, Nailbiter @ the Swan

Fri 25- Fleas & Lice (Hol), Molotov Cocktail (NYC), Airbomb, Left for Dead @ tbc

Sat 26- PUNKS PICNIC @ Clissold Park N16 (off Green Lanes, Church St) 2-6pm (S. London Bike Punk Posse leaves from Brockwell Park 2pm, cycling by 56A Info Shop enroute by 2.30-3)

Sat 26- Citizen Fish, Cold War (Ireland, exCoitus), Sick Cell (Wales, ex-Rectify/Dub War), Intensive Care @ Arsenal Tavern Sun 27- Screamer (Bristol), PAIN, In The Shit (Wales), Hellkrusher (where Venom are from) @ Boston Arms all gigs are £4 and doors open at 7pm

24 GIG- 6 DEGREES @ Garage 24 Intl Women's Day for Peace and Disarmament. Info: +31 72 512 3914 or ifor@ifor,org or see http://www.ifor.org/

25 DAY OF ACTIONS against global companies still using Huntingdon Life Sciences such as Yamanouchi.. see http://www.shac.net/

26 GIG- Scunnered (dub-crossover w/ ex-Ex-Cathedra, PMT, Machine Etiquette members), Los Destractos (SLF'ish) @ Goldsmith's Tavern, 10pm-3am 27 REDBRIDGE GREEN FAIR- Melbourne Field, Valentines Park, Ilford, Essex. 11:30am-7pm. Tel: 020 8554 8803 27 BRIGHTON STONEHENGE WALK leaves Old Steine Fountain, 3pm. 07748 954954 or jesterdream@hotmail.com

28 DECONSTRUCTION FESTIVAL- w/ Pennywise, Sick of It All, Catch22, Snuff, Boysetsfire, AVAIL, Bouncing Souls, ÒAÓ, Lagwagon, Capdown @ Docklands Arena

28 MAIDSTONE GREEN FAIR noon-8pm, free 29 GIG- Backyard Babies @ Underworld 29 GIG- Capdown @ Camden Palace

29 GIG- Henry (buy me) Rollins @ London Astoria 29 GIG- NJBloodline + M.O.D. + Merauder + Ignoramus @ Underworld 30 GIG- Four Lettter Word + Copperpot Journals + Scuttle @ Upstairs at the Garage

31 GIG- King Prawn @ ULU 31 GIG- Fleas and Lice (Holland), Molotov Cocktail (USA), + Dog on a Rope, The Pheramones play in LEEDS @ Milan's Bar, 194 Chapeltown Rd (next to Sikh centre), 7pm, £2.50. info: 0113 243 0686/ 0794 1985 714 JUNE WOMEN SPEAK OUT in Brighton.. (??) 1-3 CONFERENCE- N. American Peoples Global Action, Massachusetts, Info: pga-request@riseup.net  1-2 FEST- "Off the Tracks" w/ acoustic sessions/sets by Here be Dragons and the Andy Gutteridge Trio. £22.00 in advance for weekend (before 18th May) incl camping. Tel 01332 384518 / 833673 or Info@offthetracks.co.uk  1 PICNIC of London Stonehenge Walkers 12-2pm @ Battersea Park Peace Pagoda. www.geocities.com/SoHo/9000/stoneday

june

 1 GIG- Burning Airlines, The Tone @ the Garage 2 FESTIVAL- Strawberry Fair, Cambridge. Free! 01223 560160 or http://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk/

2-10 WEEK OF ACTION- at Faslane Trident nuclear submarine base, incl a mass action on Mon 4th and a19th birthday party for the camp on Sat 9th. Faslane Peace Camp, Shandon, nr.Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, G84 8NT Tel 01436 820901 7 GIG- Reel Big Fish @ Astoria 7-10 CONFERENCE- Asia Pacific Peoples' Solidarity "Fighting Neo-Liberalism in the Asia-Pacific." Jakarta, Indonesia. Contact Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET), PO Box 458, Broadway NSW 2007 Australia 61-(0)2-96901230 or see http://www.asiet.org.au/

8- 17 WORKSHOPS- Arts, Activism, & Social Change in US. Tel 1 (802) 454-8493 or http://www.social-ecology.org/

8- 18 NY Surveillance Camera Players demo /theatre in front of CCTV in London. See http://www.surveillancecameraplayers.org/

9 GREEN DRAGON FAIR- Brentford.

9 GIG- Runnin' Riot, Intensive Care, tbc, w/ ska/reggae dj. £4, 8pm til late 9 - 10 CYCLE FAIR & CIRCUS CONFERENCE- 'Wheelthing' on the parks & on the roads of Bath, Somerset, to facilitate the formation of the world's first 100% cycle powered travelling circus. The revolution will not be motorised.

10 STREET FESTIVAL- Stoke Newington 14 GIG- Rocket From The Crypt @ Ballroom

14-16 EU MEETING in Gothenburg, Sweden. Events planned incl a counter conference

13-15th June, a mass blockade on Fri, and another big demo on Sat. www.motkraft.net/gbg2001  or http://www.forumgoteborg.org/

5 GIG- Living End @ Academy

15- 25 THE OEROL FESTIVAL- Terschelling Island, Holland. 10 days of completely bicycle led and unique location performance, stages and clubs on a beautiful Island off Holland. Info: http://www.oerol.nl/

16 GIG- Nerf Herder, Lightyear @ Garage 16 WORLD SMELL DAY- Details from The Aroma Foundation, Mellon Charles, Loch Ewe, IV22 16 -27 TALKS on Climate change in Bonn, Germ.

16 CANNABIS MARCH & FEST- Brockwell Park, FREE. Carnival March to End the Prohibition of Cannabis assembles Noon in Kennington Park (Oval tube), then departs 1pm sharp to Brockwell Park, Brixton. 2-8pm Festival in park w/ bands, sound systems, food and related stalls, etc, etc. Event needs stewards and bucketeers. You get £10 expenses, grub on the day and a marquee of yer very own.. marystewards@hotmail.com  Info: Intl Cannabis Coalition (U.K), PO Box 2243, London, W1A 1YF, Tel: 020 7637 7467 or www.schmoo.co.uk/may2001.htm

 16 INTL REFUGEE DAY- Info: +31 20 683 4778 or unite@united.not-profit.nl  or http://www.united.non-profit.nl/

16 - 24 NATL BIKE WEEK 16-17 LEAMINGTON PEACE FEST- Leamington Spa, Warkwickshire FREE

17 -23 SUMMER SOLSTICE CAMP "Brithdir Mawr", West Wales. Music, dance, permaculture. 01239 820099

19 McLIBEL: Anniversary of '97 High Court Victory McLibel Support Campaign. See also McSpotlight, 5 Caledonian Rd, London N1. 0171 713 1269. Adopt-A-Store Network: 0115 958 5666

19 EVENT- Act Together (women opposed to sanctions) is holding an event targeting women in 'decision making' positions and displaying books that were returned by customs. Info: maysoon@oxymoronfilms.demon.co.uk

20-24 HEALING FIELD GATHERING- 0177 955 6690 or http://www.healingfield.btinternet.co.uk/.

21 Summer Solstice / Stonehenge Free Fest 22 GIG- the Dickies @ the Garage 23 ALTERNATIVE GLASTONBURY- 0208 509 3353 or www.continentaldrifts.uk.com/

23 NATL. DEMO- The Covence Campaign in Harrogate town centre. "Pills That Kill" theme will focus on human casualties thanks to animal tested drugs. Tel: 07960 900401

25-27 MEETING of the World Bank, Barcelona. And you guessed it - there's a counter summit and demonstrations taking place

22/23rd June, a popular festival on the 24th and then actions for the duration.. www.barcelona.indymedia.org or www.pangea.org/mrg/entrada.htm also...

29 -1st July MEETING in Barcelona of European No Border Network. http://www.noborder.org/

26 Intl Day for Victims of Torture

26 GIG- Vanilla Pod @ Feet First @ Camden Palace 28 BEDFORD ALL-DAYER w/ Lubby Lugget, Mouthwash, Father Jax, Mummy Says I'm Special, Jaded, The Masterb8ers @ Bedford Esquires, £5, 7pm on. Info: http://www.imwellconfused1.co.uk/

29-1st July WINCHESTER HAT FAIR- 01962 849841 or www.hatfair.co.uk/

9-1st July CONFERENCE- Against sanctions in Iraq, w/ Denis Halliday (former UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq) and Kathy Kelly (co-founder Voices in the Wilderness) Friday eve-3pm Sun @ Kingsley Hall, Powis Road E2. www.voices.viwuk.freeserve.co.uk or http://www.casi.org.uk/

30 MARDI GRAS (formerly Gay Pride) is on.. join disaffected anarcho-queers for fun & action to hightlight pink pound commercialisation! Info: 0795 454342 or anarquist@chickmail.com  or http://www.queeruption.com/ or LaDiDah@yahoogroups.com

30 INTL. CONFERENCE- Statewatching the new Europe: on the state, civil liberties and secrecy. Statewatch: 020 8802 1882 or www.statewatch.org/ JULY 1 FALMOUTH BIG GREEN FAIR 01326 375158 1 METROPOLIS FEST- Rotterdam 1 NAKED ACTION- Global Self Awareness Action, 2pm. Take off your clothes ÒWherever You AreÓ. Another action by The Freedom To Be Yourself naked crew. See: www.geocities.com/thehumanmind

july

1-3 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM meets in Salzburg, Austria. See http://www.anitwef.org/

4 Independence FROM America Day- Menwith Hill Spy Base. Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases, 8 Park Row, Otley, West Yorkshire LS21 1HQ. 01943 466405 or http://www.caab.org.uk/

4-8 SUMMER BORDER CAMP in village Petisovci, Slovenia (near Lendava). For info or to register contact: globala@yahoogroups.com  or revolucija@mail.ljudmila.orgor  see www.ljudmila.org/globala

5-12 ANTI-BORDER CAMP in Poland close to Pol-Belarus-Lithuanian border.. to connect political action (migration, borders, deportations and against nationalism) w/ summer party. Contact Rozbrat, LF-Maciej Roszak, PO Box 5, 60-966 Poznan 31, Poland. Tel: 0048 (0) 603 247 245 or roshak@go2.pl

6-8 LARMER TREE FEST- 01722 45223 6-8 WILLOW FEST- official Rock and pop extravaganza near Peterborough. Six stages and 120 bands. FREE. May be camping. http://www.willowfestival.co.uk/

6-8 FESTIVAL of Organic Food and Wine- West Hall, Alexandra Palace. For a free programme call 020 8746 2832 7 MARCH for the recognition of British Sign Language. http://www.fdp.org.uk/

8 AMBIENT GREEN PICNIC- tbc in Shalford Park, Guildford. Free festy that GuilFIN has always been closely involved in. http://www.ambientpicnic.co.uk/

8 LEWISHAM PEOPLES DAY- http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/

13-15 LEEDS/BRADFORD PUNKS PICNIC- bands include Disorder, Left for Dead, Runnin' Riot, Active Minds, APB, Eggraid, Pheramones, Dog on a Rope, homebrew, Bus Station Loonies and more.. w/ picnic, football, acoustic afternoon gig.. Info: 0113 243 0686

13-22 SUMMER CAMP for Anti-racism, Anti-sexism in Bremen, Germany. http://www.summercamp.squat.net/  or http://www.ainfos.ca/  13-14 Berlin Love Parade? Do we care?

13-15 Essential Music Festival was gonna be in Brighton, may be in Hackney. http://www.essentialfestival.com/

15-on RUSSIAN PROTEST CAMP- against Lockheed Martin, the biggest military-industrial company in the world who plan to build a factory to process old heavy rocket fuel near the Russian city of Votkinsk, despite public protest and a local referendum against it. Contact Autonomous Action of Moscow: dikobrazi@lists.tao.ca

14 GLOBAL BOYCOTT of Procter & Gamble Day. See Uncaged website or phone: 0114-253-0020

14-15 COMMUNITY FEST in Bristol at Ashton Court. Free. Might move because of foot and mouth. Tel: 0117 904 2275 or see www.bristol.digitalcity.org/members/bcf

14 FOOT AND MOUTH FEST of Resistance and Revolution. As in Foot It around Edinburgh. Mouth off on the 21st/22nd of July to co-incide with the G8 Summit in Genoa. The 2 two day festival will involve a mixture of talks, discussions,workshops, films, entertainment, a football tournament, social space etc. cx@autonomous.org.uk

14 VAUXHALL MUSIC FEST- Spring Gardens. 020 7793 026 or vstphc@aol.com

16-27 CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS- in Bonn, Germany. See www.risingtide.de There's a Natl. Day of Action on the 16th, plus the Friends of the Earth Intl Day of Action on the 21st. FoE MAY organise a coach to Bonn, departing from Leeds or Manchester morning of Fri 20th and arriving 13 hours later. Should cost £45 return each if filled and come back Sun. Contact Alex ASAP if interested @ FoE (Climate Team), 26 Underwood St, London N1 7JQ, 0207 566 1673 or alexp@foe.co.uk

17 GIG- D.S.-13, Epileptic Terror Attack (both swedish hardcore), Shot to Fuck @ Swan

20-22 BIG CHILL FEST 21 GLA RESPECT free festival in Finsbury Park (details??) 21-22 DARTFORD FREE FEST- w/ Headmix, Bi Polar, Nucleus, Tribal Hubble Bubble, Top Cats, Bhagdaddies, Rory Mcloud + DJ's.

21-22 BRADFORD MELA- Largest Asian event outside of India. w/ Firestarter stage, cutting edge of Asian Underground , dance and Alternative.

21 - 23 G8 SUMMIT in Genoa. Summit could turn into a real life Water World with delegates stuck aboard luxury cruisers anchored in Genoa Bay in an effort to foil protesters. Anyone got a submarine? www.schnews.org.uk/www.genoa-g8.org  Italian groups incl Ya Basta to mobilise counteractions w/ focus on migration. See http://www.g7.utoronto.ca/  or www.protest.net/view.cgi?view=2072

 26-29 CAMBRIDGE FOLK FEST- 01223 457245 or http://www.cam-folkfest.co.uk/

 27-29 WOMAD 01225 743 481 www.womad.org/ 28 The 16th Sex ManiacsÕ Fairy Tail Ball, London. www.sex-maniacs-ball.com/

28-1 August INTL. SUMMER SCHOOL by Tribe of Doris in drum, dance, song and ceremony. SAE to 84 sevier St., Bristol, BS2 9RA.. 0845 458 0190 or deasyb@hotmail.com

28-5 August Lammas Full Moon Celebration Camp, Herefordshire 07787 190162

28- 29 A country Park in Yorkshire - Nameless as yet. By a massive lake, catering for 10,000 only. Stages all night. More info soon hopefully

AUGUST

5 EARTH FIRST SUMMER GATHERING- Derbyshire, foot and mouth willing. summergathering@yahoo.co.uk

3-5 GUILDFORD FEST- 01483 454159 or http://www.guildford-live.co.uk/

4 EAST ANGLIAN FREE FEST- Earlham Park Norwich 01953 488334 or http://www.festivalsrus.co.uk/

4 UXFEST- @ Fountains Mill, Uxbridge

4-12 NATL. WEEK OF ACTION against sanctions, incl mass demo on first weekend. Contact Campaign Against Sanctions (CASI) or Voices in the Wilderness for information: fax 0870 063 5022 or voices@viwuk.freeserve.co.ukor see http://www.casi.org.uk/

10 Prisoners Justice Day 11 VOLCANO FEST- Hackney Marshes FREE (Date might change)

25 areas run by active grass routes groups. Tel 020-8509-3353 16-19 WELSH GREEN GATHERING- Llanelli Millennium Coastal Park

16-19 FESTIVAL on a ship! Der Stubnitz, Rotterdam

17- 19 Der Ringfest Koln, Pop Komm, Germany. Free 17 Newham Mele 24-26 LOWLANDS FEST- Holland / R2001, Rotterdam "Dutch Disco"

25-27 CARLING WEEKEND- Used to be Reading Festival, now a two site dual shite festie split between Reading and Leeds. Tel: 0208 961 5490; http://www.readingfestival.com/

30 - 1 Sept CONFERENCE about north american and european direct democracy, San Francisco. http://www.iandrinstitute.org/

31- 2 Sept FEST- "Off the Tracks". Donington Park Farmhouse Hotel, Castle Donington Nr Junction 24 M1. Tel: 01332 384518 / 833673 or Info@offthetracks.co.u or http://www.offthetracks.co.uk/

SEPTEMBER

8 DEPTFORD FREE FEST , Fordham Park 16 Save Your Own Seed Day (aherm). 024 76303517 or see http://www.hdra.org.uk/

20 Car Free Day http://www.carbusters.ecn.cz/

20 WTO T.R.I.P.S. meeting in Geneva. 0207 561 76111

21 NATL. DEMO planned by anti-vivisection group, Uncaged Campaigns to further expose ill treatment of primates at research centres working for Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), Imutran UK/Novartis and the UK Government.

21-23 DRY ROCK- Amsterdam. Gathering of underground artists and musicians from throughout Europe. Held at the massive squatted dry Dock on the outskirts of Amsterdam.

28/09 - 4/10 MOBILISATION- Washington, DC. The IMF and World Bank will be holding their Joint Annual General Meetings. Come to Washington during that week to protest and expose the dictators of the world economy. Info: www.50years.org or www.foei.org/ifi

29 NATL. CANNABIS MARCH- Central London, 12noon. www.schmoo.co.uk/sep29.htm

29 Alternatives In Education Fair, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London (Holborn Tube) 10.30AM -5pm Human Scale Education, 96 Carlingcott, nr.Bath, BA2 8AW 01275 332516 or see http://www.hse.org.uk/

OCTOBER

6-9 PEACEFUL BLOCKADE of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at the Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane. See http://www.crosswinds.net/~happyanarchy

7 COMING OUT DAY- Get out of that closet and SHAKE IT! For help and advice call 08707 350 450 or http://www.comingoutday.org.uk/

13 INTL. PROTEST against the weaponisation of Space at Menwith Hill - Tel 01943 466405 or see http://www.caab.org.uk/

20 ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR 10am- 7pm Camden Centre, London (opposite St Pancras Station). With extra meetings in the Friends Meeting House (five minutes up the road) Anarchist Bookfair, 84b Whitechapel High Street, London E1. mail@anarchistbookfair.org or http://www.anarchistbookfair.org/

DECEMBER

1 International day of action against GAP, where it is hoped to have people leafleting outside every GAP store in the world!