Brighton Punx Picnic presents...
European crust/punk/hardcore with
CROP CIRCLES (quality italian fastcore)
LEFT IN RUINS (italian anarcho crust)
51st STATE (west country anarchopunk)
B.H.F. (german political punk)
FILTHY RICH (banjo legend)
ERIS (Defiance, Ohio style acoustic punk)

Benefit for the Brighton Squatters Convergence 17th-20th May

Following the success of previous squatting convergences across Europe (Dijon '07, Leeds, Berlin '08 & Bristol '09) the Squatters' Network of Brighton (S.N.O.B) invites YOU for a weekend by the sea for the next squatter convergence!

With a bit of luck there should be some workshops (nominate yourself to run one!) and plenty of opportunities to get rowdy with your fellow
squatters.

Celebrate squatting, meet squatters from all over the UK and other countries, spread the word about what's going on in your city, and mobilise for action against the squatting ban right on Mike Weatherly's door step.

In true squatter style this event will be focused on D.I.Y. and autonomous ethos so bring ideas, friends and things to share.

Welcome to our Open Day ! Come and meet the animals and birds that have a home for life at Hugletts Learn about how they are cared for or just hug a cow or two. Wander in the woods. Enjoy hot and cold vegan food. Merchandise, Indian clothing and plants for sale. Marquee shelter. Wear old shoes and bring wellies if wet.

Public day of action against the Rothamsted genetically modified wheat trial.

Bakers, farmers, growers, allotment holders, scientists, beekeepers, and people who eat food are turning out to voice their opposition to GM crops coming back to the UK.
Meet Sunday 27th May, at 12 noon, in Rothamsted, Harpenden, Herts. Or take your own action in your own way, at your own time. Together we can stop this trial.

Smash EDO, Brighton's anti-arms campaign, are calling for all to join them on a march through town to show our opposition to Brighton's dealers in death and the recent warmongering against Iran.

Faslane Peace Camp are announcing 30 days of non-violent direct action against the Faslane Naval Base to mark the 30th birthday of the Peace Camp. The birthday celebrations will commence on Saturday 9th of June 2012 and continue until the 9th of July.

We are inviting local, national and international groups to take responsibility for a day of anti-nuclear activities, this can be a march to the base, a demo at the gates, a blockade, a mass trespass, a die-in... get creative! If you are a small group or an individual and want to team up with others, we can help choreograph partnerships. We can also facilitate workshops on peaceful direct action at Faslane so no activist experience is necessary. There will be lots to be done day to day and plenty of roles to fulfil during the 30 Days campaign and the time leading up to it so enthusiastic helpers (and donations) will be welcomed with open arms! Communal meals will be provided and there will be plenty of sleeping and camping spaces.

Rio to Rio: 20 wasted years? Preceding Rio+20 on 20th-22nd June, Campaign against Climate Change and the SOAS department for Development Studies are hosting a free conference with 30+ workshops, seminars and plenary, to address environmental issues in a more effective way than the Earth Summit.

We invite you to the transnational No Border Camp in Stockholm summer 2012: a week of civil disobedience, discussions, film screenings and direct action against the European migration policy.

In the last 15 years No Border Camps have been situated in border areas and conflict zones around the world. They have functioned as autonomous zones for the international movement for the abolition of all Earth’s nation-states. It has been a part of the work for a world where no one has the right to oppress others because of where they were born.

- Construction of the camp will start on the second week of June
- The camp will start from the 17th of June and will go on until the 24th
- On the 17th of June there will be a mass demonstration in central Stockholm for a world without borders
- On the 18th there will be a solidarity action with the people detained in the detention center in Märsta
- During the week actions are also being planned against detention- and deportations profiteers, repression, companies who exploit migrant workers and the security complex

Opencast coal mining in the Douglas Valley is about the ruling class destroying communities for their own financial gain. Its about ecological destruction on a massive scale for capitalism’s unquenchable thirst for cheap energy. Its about absentee fat-cat land-lords making millions off land that shouldn’t be theirs. Its about morally corrupt local (and national) government putting profit before people. Join us 12-18 July in the Douglas Valley, South Lanarkshire, to build on 20 years of community struggle and four years of direct action against the UK’s biggest opencast mining company. It’s time to Take Back the Land!

Co-founder of the Movement for a New Society - which for nearly 20 years pioneered forms of consensus decision-making, direct action and communal living that are now central to today’s activist groups - George Lakey has led over 1500 workshops on five continents, training coal miners, homeless people, prisoners, Burmese guerillas, steel workers and others.

This Summer, George is touring the UK on a rare visit organised by Peace News.

See http://peacenews.info/node/6452/making-nonviolent-revolution-speaking-tour-george-lakey for details

Organise a fun event in your area for this Nationwide Day of Action to promote the goal of a Zero Carbon Britain by 2030.
http://www.campaigncc.org/ZCB2012

Bring your contribution to a hothouse of creativity, a small self-governed society run by democratic camp meetings, a viable example of the kind of world we are trying to bring about. The Peace News Summer Camp helps build a radical movement for the future by building a living community today.

MAKING NONVIOLENT REVOLUTION is this year’s theme, with a whole-day workshop co-facilitated by renowned US activist George Lakey (see www.trainingforchange.org/george_lakey). Other workshops include: Eyewitness Afghanistan; Diversity of tactics; Chomsky’s politics; Occupy and the limits of consensus; Smash EDO; Inside prison; Cake-making … and much more. PLUS: practical skills sessions, delicious vegan food cooked by Veggies of Nottingham, music, film, fun and participatory entertainment, a bar, campfires, and activities and facilities for kids and families.