Back To Childhood Party Photos
February 28, 2008 in events, photos by Rob Hallam
Photos from the Back To Childhood Party.
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by Rob Hallam Back To Childhood Party
February 28, 2008 in events by Rob Hallam
Thanks to everyone who came to our ‘Back To Childhood’ party yesterday which was aimed at raising awareness of child soldiers. It was a fun night. There were many interesting and original costumes on display – the winner of the competition was Buzz Lightyear for effort and originality. Special mention to the two Indiana Joneses. It was great to see the effort people put into their costumes, and it gave the party a very fun atmosphere. We had a correct guess at how many sweeties were in the jar (611), and the raffle gave out six prizes. We hope the winners enjoy them.
Thanks to Rachel and everyone who organised the party, helped out, asked friends to come along, or even minded the door. Your work is appreciated.
We have two other big events coming up in the next week or two: we are having a sleep-out in front of the Wolfson Medical Building (to raise awareness of refugees); and a ceilidh, both of which we are doing in association with S.T.A.R. Watch this space for more information on both of these events.
by megiana More Stall Photos!
February 10, 2008 in events, main by megiana
More cages!
The stall
Tshirts, cages
by sinead Japanese Consulate talk
February 4, 2008 in events by sinead
Hello everyone,
Just thought I’d post up some information about Japans Human Rights record over the past year, in case anyone was thinking of going to the talk on Monday and wanted some backgroud information.
The title of the talk is ‘Japan’s Foreign Policy on Human Security’ and is part of the europe Japan public lecture series. I found this information about it (from http://www.edinburgh.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/europe__japan_dialogue.htm) :
by Rob Hallam Two More Stall Pics
January 29, 2008 in campaigns, events, information, main, unsubscribe by Rob Hallam
I was sent some more pictures of the stall, which include a close-up of our very own hand made cage + pipe cleaner figure. These may go on sale again in the future, but be sure to get there quickly when they do – they are very popular!
(click on the pictures for a larger image)
Cage close-up:
Another shot:
by Rob Hallam Stall Info and Pics
January 28, 2008 in campaigns, events, unsubscribe by Rob Hallam
As you all should be aware, we recently had a stall to raise awareness of Guantánamo Bay being open for six years, and as part of the raise-off. The event involved distributing leaflets and giving out information on Guantánamo and unsubscribe; selling cakes and confectionary; and selling hand-made mini-cages (which were very popular!).
It also involved me (robert) and Jonny (see what we do) going down Byres Road to talk to people about it – and sell more cakes! The novel part was me being dressed in a bright orange jumpsuit and blindfolded for the journey. The response was surprisingly good, although Jonny informs me that a few people scattered when they saw us coming! Those that we talked to were very receptive, although perhaps they were a little perturbed by the blindfolded man casually chatting away about unsubscribe and Guantánamo. It was good fun though.
Thanks to everyone who took part in the stall and made it possible.
by Emma Raise Off Stall
January 13, 2008 in campaigns, events by Emma
Hello everyone, and happy new year!
We’ve had a great start to the new term, our Raise Off stall on Friday raised around £130, which is a great kick off! Thank you to everyone who helped with that.
The aim for this month is £200, so we are hoping to have a film night, possibly next Wednesday, showing Taking Liberties and hopefully running a stress position challenge. It’ll be fun, so come along! More details to follow.
by Emma Guantanamo’s sixth anniversary
November 24, 2007 in actions, events, unsubscribe by Emma
On the 11th of January 2008, Guantánamo Bay will have been running for six years.
Amnesty International is therefore stepping up its campaign for the closure of the base and the fair and safe transfer of all prisoners.
There are three things that they ask us to do:
Check www.unsubscribe-me.org for actions and demonstrations.
Raise awareness by organising an event. We are running our Unsubscribe stall on the 5th of December, so if anyone is free to help out please let us know and if anyone has more ideas on spreading awareness, don’t be afraid to share.
by Rob Hallam Comedy Night @ The Stand
November 22, 2007 in events, main by Rob Hallam
Just to let everyone who wasn’t able to go know, the comedy night last night was a great laugh. The comedy was delivered by Gary Little, Kevin Bridges, Gus Tawse, Carly Baker and Parrot. There jokes were great and the crowd lapped them up. The raffle gave away an MP3 player, a DVD player, a bottle of champagne, two bottles of wine and the obligatory box of chocolates. We’re not sure how much it raised yet, but I’m sure all who came along enjoyed themselves. I certainly had great fun, and I’d recommend you catch any of the comedians if you can.
robert