Argentina Piquetera Tour!

stop press hear Graciela on BBC at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/23_06_03/thursday/info2.shtml

Just assembling some info for tour mainly to help those of use organising it. Thanks to IMC for hosting this wiki page. Some one from Argentina IMC was to be coming along with tour but no longer is. This wiki can be edited by anyone, but changes can be rolled back.

The Argentina Autonomista Project is coming to the British Isles.

Neka of the unemployed workers of the Anibal Veron Co-ordination is coming to share her experience of the vast movement of occupations and grass-roots organising and resistance that has swept Argentina over the past two years or more. Graciela a puppeteer will give a show (that has already toured the two Americas with great success) about local social movements and Argentina's insurrection.

Over the last year an incredible wave of social protest and action has engulfed Argentina. In the midst of a severe economic crisis there have been massive street protests, over 200 factory under workers control, more than three hundred coordinated microenterprise cooperatives organized by unemployed women and men, countless neighborhood associations formed, and many other autonomous popular initiatives. Yet, little is heard about this in the United States or in Europe. The purpose of the Argentina autonomista project is to bring news about events in Argentina to North America and Europe, through people-to-people exchanges and the internet (web and email) and to facilitate non-hierarchical communication within Argentina, especially among groups with a minimum of resources.

Puppets show will give people a change to understand the situation in Argentina where workers have gone from regular jobs to picking up cardboard from the streets of Buenos Aires every nite to sell it for a few cents. There will be much opportunity to participate for those that come along and it is hoped people will also be able to make connections between the situation in Argentina and whats faced here. This will be an inspiring look at grassroots organisation that has sprung up in Argentinian.

The tour is timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the Avellaneda Massacre outside Buenos Aires on June 26th 2002

Brighton 16th June at the Cowley Club, , 12 London Road., organised by Schnews ( http://www.schnews.org.uk/ )

Guildford 18th June: organised by Guildford Anarchist Federation, 7pm, Hogshead Pub (upstairs), High St,

http://uk.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=72211

London 19th June: London Action Resource Centre ring 020 7377 9088

http://www.londonarc.org/Autonomista.html

event went very well, show and talk were great, people had to be turned away as so popular.

22nd June: 1.30pm, Ustinov Room, Van Mildert College, organised by Durham Social Forum

http://www.dur.ac.uk/durham.socialforum/NESF

Hebden Bridge 25th June: 7.30pm, The Trades Club, organised by EF!.

Glasgow 1st July: Alex Thompson Hotel 320 Argle Street organised by the Cailleach Collective and the AF

Edinburgh

• 2nd July: 2pm Slide show Forest art space / café, Westport, off Grass Market

• 2nd July: 7.30pm Millennium Centre, 7 Muirhouse Medway, EH4 4RW

• 3rd July: 7.30pm CWU, 15, Brunswick Street, EH7

Bring the tour to Edinburgh has been sponsored by the Forest Art Space / Cafe ( http://www.theforest.org.uk ) .

More information about the Edinburgh and maybe other parts of the tour phone ACE on 0131 557 6242 and leave number to be called back.

July 4th: 7.30 LANTERNHOUSE THE ELLERS ULVERSTON CUMBRIA LA12 OAA TEL- 01229 581127

Lancaster 5th July, 8.30pm: Gregson Centre, Moor Lane, organised by La.R.C

If people need more info / directions contact tom on: t_furniss @ hotmail.com

Bradford 7th July: organised by the 1in12 Clubsocial centre

21-23 Albion Street Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 2LY 01274 734160

http://www.1in12.com/

Leeds 8th July: 6pm, Adelphi pub, leeds city centre, no longer at Woodhouse Community Centre, organised by EF!

Manchester 9th July: July 9 2003 8:00pm Mumbo Arts Centre / Gramby 86 Princess St behind the BBC Organised by beyondtv

Liverpool 10th July, 7.30pm: Trade Union Centre, Hardman St, in Liverpool for the 10th July

Cardiff 11th July: Aneurin Bevan Room of the Students Union of Cardiff University (Park Place, Cardiff), Organised by Cardiff Anarchists

Bristol 12th July: time TBC Kebele, 14 Robertson rd, Easton, BS5 6JY phone: 0117 9399 469

Ireland: Belfast, Derry and Galway to be arranged

also see: http://www.londonarc.org/Autonomista.html

also for more info see: http://www.autonomista.org

as you can see there are some gaps in the tour, if you would like to organise a date that make geographical sense then join the organising list and introduce yourself by sending a blank email to: autonotour-subscribe@cupboardSTOPSPAM.org

what schnews said:

Autonomista Tour!

Over the last year an incredible wave of social protest and action has engulfed Argentina. In the midst of a severe economic crisis people are improving their own lives without bosses and politicians: over 200 factories are under workers control, over 300 cooperatives have been formed by unemployed people, countless neighbourhood associations formed and many other autonomous popular initiatives. Two women from the Piquetera (Unemployed Worker Movement) along with a full length puppet show are touring the UK about these inspiring grassroots organisations for global economic justice and social change. http://www.autonomista.org

(they incleded a now superceed list of tour dates)

For more details, venues and times see http://www.londonarc.org or ring 020 7377 9088

more info will be added here.

-- SpaceBunny - 05 Jun 2003

• autotour.pdf: Piquetera flyer, Scotland (A4)

• autotrA6.pdf: Piquera flyer Scotland (A6; 2 of each side on A4 sheet)

• Piquetera Puppet show:
  

further notes for those hosting tour:

Tour mobile: phone 07810-168082

1. Transport The tour will be transported by Steve and Clara (Generator x) to Brighton, possible Guilford, to Durham and Hebdon Bridge. This covers from 16th-23rd June.

Marcia, part of the Leeds organising group, will transport them for the rest of the tour. She'll pick them up in HB on the 26th.

2. Last tour date The last tour date is Bristol on the 12th July. After that they might go for a week to Ireland, this is being discussed with Al from AF at the moment.

3. the show requirements + equipment needed

The puppet show fits mostly in any room. there is a backdrop of 14,6 feet by 9 feet that can be made smaller (11 feet) if necessary. i need some space in front of it, approximately 8 feet. i do not require special lights, but the area where i perform should be lighted enough so that people can see it. if the backdrop cannot be stapled to the wall, i will need two volunteers to hold a backdrop throughout the show. the show lasts 45 minutes.

if folks have access to an lcd projector, i have a computer generated slide show with pixs of the argentine insurrection, piquetero microenterprises, children workshops in the piquetero neighborhood, repressions, etc..

note please give MGgracielam9 @ aol.com an idea in advance of set up time availiable ideally she would like 2 hours.

4. Pictures for publicity

I can send high resolution pixs of my puppet show if anybody things they could help with publicity. I can also send low resolution samples of the pixs or to be used in websites...

MGgracielam9 @ aol.com

5. Accomodation

When possible Graciela and neka would like to have a room each - cos it's going to be tiresom to travel around and they need a good night sleep.

it's ok if they don't stay in the same house.

6. Food

Graciela cannot eat wheat, beans, tofu, nor dairy. They are not vegetarians.

Please remember to feed them - cos they would have travelled far to get to you and most probably be hungry!

7. phone contact with the tour

The tour has a mobile.

8. translation

Neka doesn't speak English, so it would be good to have a translator because otherwise Graciela will be doing a lot of the talking.

9. Introduction spiel

Also good to have someone introducing the tour, how it came about, where it's going around the UK etc. - but up to you of course.

Also please do allow time to collect donations for the tour expenses and the Piquetera. Donations to help with tour expenses can be sent in advance, ask how to email on list.

10. Info on Argentina

The group in London is pulling together some articles on the Argentinian Insurrection that it would be good to make available to people. We'll send it out as soon as it is ready.

We don't have copies of the paper 'Que Se Vayan Todos', but to get more copies write to:

quesevayantodos @ gn.apc.org

11. IMC Argentina woman

Is not coming after all

• graciela says:

the venues where I will do the puppet show, I need to have the space two hours ahead of time. if this is not possible, I need to know ahead of time. it is also possible to have a space to set up and then move most of the stuff into the space were the show will be.

hi! i thought i'd work on a collective email with our accomodation preferences and technical needs for the puppet show. i would like that neka and I each have our own private rooms. it is ok if we do not stay in the same house. the tour will be long and i rest a lot better when i'm by myself. i also have some dietary restrictions... i cannot eat wheat, beans, tofu, nor dairy. we are not vegetarians. as for the puppet show, it fits mostly in any room. there is a backdrop of 14,6 feet by 9 feet that can be made smaller (11 feet) if necessary. i need some space in front of it, approximately 8 feet. i do not require special lights, but the area where i perform should be lighted enough so that people can see it. if the backdrop cannot be stapled to the wall, i will need two volunteers to hold a backdrop throughout the show. the show lasts 45 minutes. if folks have access to an lcd projector, i have a computer generated slide show with pixs of the argentine insurrection, piquetero microenterprises, children workshops in the piquetero neighborhood, repressions, etc.. i can send high resolution pixs of my puppet show if anybody things they could help with publicity. i can also send low resolution samples of the pixs or to be used in websites...

• Al S said:

We think it could be arranged for Belfast, Dublin, Galway, Cork and perhaps Sligo/Limerick/Derry. Folk can put Argies up, and fund raise.

• ian of Bristol indymedia / i-conaact video network is contact there.

http://www.eastonca.org/ Kebele http://www.kebele.org/

emails concerning tour:

http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-uk-network/2003-May/000396.html

http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-uk-network/2003-May/000401.html

http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-uk-network/2003-May/000399.html

http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-uk-network/2003-May/000400.html
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