So, after much work and hallucinations around the typewriter, here is what will be happening during the "Don't DIY Alone" gathering...
THURSDAY 5th FEBRUARY:AUTONOMOUS CENTRE OF EDINBURGH, ACE: 17 WEST MONTGOMERY PLACE, LEITH:
- 8pm - 10pm Herb Exploration and Study Group: will be exploring elecampane
THE FOREST CAFE: BRISTO PLACE, EH1
In the Upstairs Hall:
- 6pm Bicycle-powered 12V cinema showing...
924 Gilman St: Let's Talk About Tact & Timing
Ambitious documentary chronicling the 21-year history of a non-profit,
volunteer-run, all-ages venue in Berkeley, California. This intimate
portrait of a small punk venue fosters a sense of hope that punk principles
& practices can build a creative, successful & long-running community
In the cafe downstairs:
- 9pm Make and Mend vs. Stitch and Bitch PARTY! Come and bring all your making and fixing projects and hang out and talk to people doing the same! There will be music and all the other entertainments!
FRIDAY 6th FEBRUARY:- 6pm Critical Mass! meet AT THE MOUND, PRINCES ST., CENTRAL EDINBURGH: CRITICAL MASS and fun bike ride adventure! BYO bike and lights, colours and sound-makers.
THE FOREST CAFE: BRISTO PLACE, EH1
In the Crafty Room:
- 4-6pm Potty Ecology: a facilitated discussion on our use of water, how to reduce it, where water comes from and where it goes, and practical ideas on how to reconnect ourselves to the hydrological cycles (and the exciting consequences of this...)
In the Upstairs Hall:
- 6pm Bicycle-powered 12V cinema showing...
Catching Out
The adventure begins on the porch of a train hurtling through the arid
expanse of the Mojave Desert, & continues into the unconventional terrain of
an American sub-culture. "Catching Out" follows three contemporary
trainhoppers as they navigate between the constraints of society and the
freedom of the road.
In the cafe downstairs:
- 9pm Vegan Bring and Share Potluck and discussions on food politics, nutrition, food production, cooking for the masses and experiences with volunteer-run catering and social spaces! Bring vegan meals, snacks, puddings! Share and talk! There will be a BRING YOUR OWN BOOZE with a set CORKAGE policy, as always with Forest evening events!
In the Darkroom:
- 2-4pm Darkroom photography sessions part 1
SATURDAY 6th FEBRUARY:AUTONOMOUS CENTRE OF EDINBURGH, ACE: 17 WEST MONTGOMERY PLACE, LEITH
- 11-6pm Leith Wholefoods Co-op, Library, Infoshop, cheap photocopying
THE FOREST CAFE: BRISTO PLACE, EH1
In the cafe downstairs:- 10am-6pm The Edinburgh Zine-o-rama! A celebration of independent and radical publishing! With the accompaniment of a DIY SOAPBOX...come and read your words, sing your songs, talk about what inspires you, tell people about your projects!
- 9pm Fancy-dress DIY DISCO DANCE PARTY! Theme to be confirmed...but come dressed to dance and bring a CD or things of music you like to dance to! Everyone takes it in turns to play their music! We are all the DJs!
In the Upstairs Hall:
- 6pm Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group and Bicycle-powered 12V cinema showing...
La Pesadilla Azul (The Blue Nightmare) - Oazaca 2006 (19 minutes) After police repression against the people of Oaxaca and APPO (People’s Popular Assembly of Oaxaca) on November 25, more than 200 people were unjustly and illegally taken to varioius jails, suffering beatings and rape. "The Blue Nightmare" contains testimony of some of the people that were detained. Plan Puebla Panama (57 minutes) The PPP is a multi-billion dollar development plan to link the nine southern states of Mexico and the rest of Central America into a huge Free Trade Zone. The PPP aims at increasing the profits of transnational corporations, by using military force to steal land, polluting the environment, putting workers in sweatshop conditions, and privatizing biological resources. In Spanish, with English subtitles.In the Action Room:
- 11-1pm Zines, comix, DIY publishing!
- 2-4pm CCTV Surveillance exploration of the city centre! A movement to find and map all CCTV cameras! Meet at 2pm to prepare for the game, run around the city, meet back to see what happened!
- 4-6pm IWW - the DIY Union! A facilitated discussion on the history and future of the International Workers of the World, IWW!
- 6-7pm Zines, comix, DIY publishing!
In the Crafty Room:
- 12-1pm Bookbinding and joining!
- 2-4pm Feminist Health: a facilitated discussion
In the Cave Recording Studio:
- 12-4pm DIY music recording!
In the Darkroom:
- 10am-12pm Darkroom photography sessions part 2
CEILIDH HALL AT THE ROXY ARTHOUSE: ROXBURGH PLACE/DRUMMOND STREET
- 10am-2pm Yoga ... bring your yoga mat!
- 2-5pm Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army...workshops in clowning!
- 5-6pm Basic Feminist Self-defence...all welcome!
NICHOLSON SQUARE, NICHOLSON STREET
- 11am-2pm Edinburgh Food Not Bombs serving free and healthy food for all who want it!
SUNDAY 8TH FEBRUARYAUTONOMOUS CENTRE EDINBURGH, ACE: 17 WEST MONTGOMERY PLACE, LEITH
- 11am-1pm Herb Exploration and Study Group
THE FOREST CAFE: BRISTO PLACE, EH1
In the cafe downstairs:
- 10am-6pm The Edinburgh Zine-o-rama! A celebration of independent and radical publishing! With the accompaniment of a DIY SOAPBOX...come and read your words, sing your songs, talk about what inspires you, tell people about your projects!
- 9pm DIY Soapbox Open Stage Evening! The evening is yours to spend sharing stories and songs and pictures and games and time! There will be boardgames and bring musical instruments!
In the Hall Upstairs:
- 10am-12pm Basic Bicycle Maintenance: in association with the Bike Station who will give lots of help for everyone to bring their bikes (or just their brains) to drop in and learn how to perform basic maintenance and repairs on their bicycles!
- 1pm-4pm Advanced Bicycle Maintenance: as above, but all the things you never learn in basic workshops...like fixing hubs, bottom brackets, bearings and so on...
- 4pm-6pm 12V power and how to get off the grid: a look at bicycle-powered 12V generators and low-voltage, autonomous power systems!
- 6pm Bicycle-powered 12V cinema showing...
Si nos Dejan (If they let us)
Excellent documentary mapping the experiences of migrants living in
Barcelona. With its fast rhythm & sharp approach, Si nos Dejan is a powerful
insight into the diverse range of experiences of people living without
permission.
Plus short - Detention Ships
As the Dutch government plans to build ships to hold migrants off the coast,
local people have other ideas and decide to take part in a spot of DIY!
In the Action Room:
- 2pm-5pm Open Source Software/Computer Maintenance
In the Crafty Room:
- 2-4pm Blockprinting and Rubber Stamp making!
- 4-7pm Textiles work of all kinds! Come and share stitching/joining knowledge!
- 7pm-9pm Stick-n-poke DIY tattoos! Learn how to put ink in your skin with basic tools! Needles and ink! Bring sewing needles, safety pins, Indian Ink, ideas for designs and maybe some First Aid equipment! It's fun and permanent!
In the Cave Recording Studio:
- 12-4pm DIY music recording!
In the Darkroom:
- 4-6pm Darkroom photography sessions part 3
tools on a boat
cool looking diagram on blackboard
