Hope you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re all having a good weekend!<\/p>\n
If you missed my update earlier this week, our chosen campaign for October is LGBT rights with a focus on Russia. You can check the website<\/a> for our full list of campaigns for 2013-2014, as well as all the campaign action ideas put forward last week.<\/p>\n I am trying hard to keep the newsletters brief, but there are just so many exciting things I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to leave out. For those of you who are too busy to read it all, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve written a summary just for you.<\/p>\n Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the plan for Tuesday:<\/p>\n ‘End the Death Penalty’ demo preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n Our first demo will be next Thursday 10th<\/sup> October, which is of course International Day Against the Death Penalty. \u00c2\u00a0We have some banners made in previous years and some AK-47s (of the cardboard variety) that we can put to good use so we need everyone who is free on Thursday to contribute ideas for an effective demonstration on library hill. We will be bringing along paints, sheets and cardboard to continue from past creative efforts.<\/p>\n LGBT Rights in Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n We will begin our first campaign with a photo action as suggested by someone last week. We will have Robert (our website manager) along with his super expensive camera to take photos of us sending messages of solidarity to LGBT students on our campus and in the wider community. \u00c2\u00a0We can also use this photo action to send a message to the Olympic Committee which has ignored Principle 6 of the Olympic Charter which states:<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcAny form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Our third photo action shall be focused on Vladimir Putin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s violent persecution of the LGBT community in Russia which we discussed on Tuesday which, believe it or not, is the same day that it was announced that he has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. \u00c2\u00a0A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE!!! Oh dear.<\/p>\n This room shall be finalising our list of events for the year and planning our first semester fundraisers:<\/p>\n Bake sale alongside Thursday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s demo<\/strong><\/p>\n We still have GU Amnesty tote bags that we can have on the stall as well and hopefully more will arrive by Tuesday for us to paint.<\/p>\n Pub quiz in October<\/strong><\/p>\n We need to finalise our date for this and delegate responsibilities for running the quiz.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcLove is a Human Right\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 gig night in November, for which I am pleased to say that we have already recruited some acoustic talent!<\/strong><\/p>\n Nikola will be looking for help with poster designs for our pub quiz and gig night.<\/p>\n The elections will take place at 6pm. Anyone who wants to stand for OBM but can’t make 6pm, please get in touch either via email<\/a> or Facebook and we will try to make some arrangements.<\/p>\n Afterwards we shall head to the Old Schoolhouse for some more socialising.<\/p>\n The Glasgay festival<\/a> has officially begun and there are a whole lot of events taking place between now and 9th<\/sup> November.<\/p>\n In particular:<\/p>\n Tuesday 22nd<\/sup> October \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcCured\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a> 7.30pm @ The Arches<\/span><\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcInspired by real accounts of conversion therapy, two performers, Julie Hale and Mary Gapinski, uncover the stories of four women in a brand new play about love, identity and The Golden Girls.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/p>\n I think this event looks really good and happens to take place on a Tuesday after our meeting \u00e2\u20ac\u201c if people are keen then we can go as a group. Tickets are \u00c2\u00a38.<\/p>\n Equality Network and Scottish Transgender Alliance event:<\/span><\/p>\n Thursday 17th<\/sup> October \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcIncluding Intersectional Identities Film and Discussion Event\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a> 2pm Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum<\/span><\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe films focus on Minority Ethnic LGBT and Disabled LGBT intersectional people and include their ideas on how services can better include them. A discussion about including intersectional identities in services will follow the screening.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/p>\n This event is free but places are limited. If you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have classes on Thursday at 2pm then give this a look.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Well done for making it to the bottom,<\/p>\n Ruth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hope you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re all having a good weekend! If you missed my update earlier this week, our chosen campaign for October is LGBT rights with a focus on Russia. You can check the website for our full list of campaigns for 2013-2014, as well as all the campaign action ideas put forward last week. I am \n
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