SANE Events

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Upcoming SANE Events

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CAMINA PROJECT: A CONVERSATION WITH THE SANE COLLECTIVE

When? Tuesday 15 November 2022, 5pm
Where? Online via Zoom

Introducing the Camina Project, a platform and space for those involved with a counter-narrative action to share and deliver radical ideas. 

SANE is pleased to be taking part in this project alongside SANE contributor Govan Lens, whose photo-collaboration with SANE you can see elsewhere on this website. 

Join us online on November 15 from 5pm as we share our historical process and actions towards change for an alternative solution to society.

To join the online meeting, the Zoom details are as follows:

Meeting ID: 210 066 5020
Passcode: 631282

We hope to see you there!

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GLASGOW BELONGS TO US: A SUMMIT ON OWNERSHIP AND DEMOCRACY FROM GLASGOW AGAINST CLOSURES

When? Saturday 26 October 2022, 1pm – 5.20pm
Where? Garnethill Multicultural Centre – 21 Rose St, Glasgow G3 6RE

Glasgow Against Closures invites you to join us on Saturday 26 November to explore, critique and challenge Glasgow’s affinity for closures and cuts to our venues, jobs and services. 

Glasgow Against Closures has now been campaigning to save our city’s venues for 18 months. In this time we have seen pushback from the City Council and Glasgow Life, who have attempted to justify the sustained closure of our cities libraries, leisure centres, community centres and cultural venues. But we have also witnessed the power of local communities, trade unions and targeted campaigns, and localised democratic structures including community councils, to resist any such justifications, and get our venues reopened. 

After over a year of campaigning, it’s time for us to share what we’ve learned, and learn ourselves about the greater socio-economic and cultural context within Glasgow that our campaign has been elevated and shaped by. Our conference on October 01 will bring our campaigners together with speakers from community campaigns, trade unions and other groups investing in the needs of the people of this city. 

Our sessions have been selected to shed light on information relating to our core campaign demands. Since the beginning of our campaign, these demands have remained unchanged.

1. Stop the closures! The City Council must do everything in their power to make sure that all publicly owned venues will never permanently close, and all of them reopen as soon as possible.
2. They belong to the people! The City Council must commit to keeping all our venues under public ownership, reject Community Asset Transfers and shelve the controversial ‘People Make Glasgow Communities’ scheme. 
3. End Glasgow Life! The City Council must create a mechanism to bring the staff and assets of Glasgow back into direct Council management as done with other failed Arms-Length Organisations. 

SUMMIT AGENDA – Speakers and session leaders to be announced!

1pm – 2pm – Welcome and plenary session with Glasgow Against Closures

2pm – 3pm – Attendees can choose from a session on community ownership or session on Glasgow’s cultural history

3pm – 3.30pm – Coffee Break (We will not be providing a meal, so please make sure to eat in advance or bring food for the break. Hot drinks and other refreshments will be available throughout)

3.30pm – 4.30pm – Attendees can choose from a session on localised and alternative democracies or session on cuts to services and funding

4.30pm – 5.20pm – Closing rally and call to action

5.30pm – Informal social wind-down nearby

Please contact glasgowagainstclosures@gmail.com to let us know about any dietary or accessibility requirements you may have, or if you have any other questions about the event.

Book your free space here!

Make Your Mark: A Tapestry for Glasgow

This is an ongoing digital event that you can complete any time you like! The Tapestry for Glasgow project is an expression of the People’s Plan for Glasgow through craftivism, aimed at bringing people together to physicalise our hopes and fears for Glasgow in fabric!

Guided by a pack and video-workshop that can be downloaded in 5 languages, participants will create a fabric square incorporating their own impressions of the city, inspired by re-imagining Glasgow’s Coat of Arms. Fabric and other craft materials will be available to pick up from the Pearce Institute, but we also encourage participants to use their own scraps or repurpose old clothes that might otherwise be thrown away. Fabric squares can be returned to the Pearce Institute, where they will be photographed for making digital artwork, ready to be joined with the other squares!

In honour of the COP26 conference, we wanted to begin the project by engaging with the city’s response to the global threat of climate change. One of our organisers contributed this square, with a poem reimagining Glasgow’s Coat of Arms for a greener, more just future.

SANE Guidelines for Safe and Inclusive Participation

SANE aims to create a welcoming space for all at all our events. Our guidelines for inclusive participation include adaptations from The Peace Education Institute’s Guidelines for Safer Spaces document.

1. We will try to speak slowly and clearly for audiences and note-takers, particularly during online events.
2. We will respect one another’s contributions. We will try not to talk over others, or interrupt. We will raise a hand to let the moderators know when we want to contribute, or the digital equivalent if the event is online.
3. When introducing people, terms, theories or schools of thought, we will not assume everyone knows them. We will briefly and simply introduce them.
4. We will not make assumptions about people (present or otherwise) based on their age, gender, health, abilities or other stereotypes. We recognize that inequality is systemic and internalised. We will make a conscious effort to resist ableism, racism, classism, ageism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia in our language, imagery, and examples.
5. We respect pronouns. For online events, these are visible on the screen and can be set in the zoom re-naming function.
6. We invite everyone to participate but respect everyone’s right to not participate as a basis for safety
7. We understand that conflicting access needs exist, and we are committed to finding fair and accessible solutions to these conflicts. Please let us know if we can make an event more comfortable for you.

We welcome feedback prior to, during and after the events. You can do this by getting in touch with us by email. Any action taken following negative feedback will protect the anonymity of the complainer, if so desired.