LEGUP COMMUNITY GARDEN ELDER PARK The Community Garden. “Doing it ourselves”. Visit it at the Reshuffle or any Saturday you like. Find out about the work of the “Fairfield Farmhouse Trust” and how now the oldest building in Govan will be restored for the people. Gardening activities, wind turbine, solar power, bike workshops, kids garden.
GLASGOW UNIVERSITY SCIENCE FESTIVAL Exploring the themes of public health, gardening, green space and healthy eating, knitting, gardening, and bread-making. Take part in creative science art activity and make your own brain cell! Meet scientists, do circuit building and soldering Cardboard Club Build stuff with cardboard
GREAT GOVAN MODEL MAKING
Join us at the Pearce and take part in building a hands on vision of the future. Together we will remodel cityscapes and transport systems, rethink energy supply and public space functions using foamboard, lego, K’nect and other fantastic materials
GALGAEL
The boat builders are a regular feature at the Reshuffle. Learn about what the trust do, Scottish heritage, history and the many craft skills used in this project. Have a go.
BIKE SHED Will be there to help you fix your bike and look after it better also how to
cycle safer.
RADICAL INDEPENDENT BOOKFAIR
Within Glasgow there are fewer and fewer outlets for independent and radical materials. RIB is a support structure for a number of
individuals and groups who produce publications, information and materials for sale, view and free distribution.
“Why You Are Being Robbed” new book by Don MacKeen copies will be available at the stall. There will be a conversation with Don about his book and why he felt the need to publish it.
UNITY
Offering friendly, practical solidarity and mutual aid to all asylum seekers, refugees and sans papiers.
SUNNY GOVAN COMMUNITY RADIO
Serving the community for 15 years will be
recording around the events. Pop into Sunny G at its new premises at 960 Govan Road.
COMMON GOOD AWARENESS
Bill Fraser has produced with the help of the Mitchell library a pack that will help people to understand how to go about researching the Common Good. (Important assets particularly in the time of “cuts”)
SO WE STAND (Friday)
So We Stand is an emerging grassroots movement of people who consciously work for empowering social change to develop multiracial politics and self defence strategies for environmental and climate justice.
CITIZENS UK
121s and mapping. UK Citizens’ goal is to build the power of communities who work together for the common good. Its focus is the development of leadership within our social institutions, and within our local communities.
And also:
FRIENDS OF ELDER PARK Govan’s main park, part of our Common Good. Fun day in the park including face-painting, games and marquees of fun. ELDER PARK BOAT CLUB The weeest boats in Govan, come and watch them sail from the newly built jetty. |