(en) Newport Rising - Safiad Casnewydd ? 26th May to the 1st June 2014

From the 26th May to the 1st June 2014 Anarchist Action Network is holding a week of 
Anarchist events dubbed the Anarchist Travelling Circus in Newport, South Wales. The week 
will include, workshops, discussions and skillshares and more. We hope that these events 
will address some of the issues which most people are facing right now from problems with 
housing, to welfare cuts and the government austerity agenda, as well as increased 
poverty, environmental destruction, police repression, racism and the racist border 
system. ---- Safiad Casnewydd ---- Venue announced: 95-96 Commercial St, NP20 1LU. Map is 
here. If you get lost ring/txt 07440 192330. ---- View the programme for the week ---- If 
you would like to be involved in putting on an event email anarchistactionnetwork@riseup.net

Why Anarchism?

Anarchism is the philosophy that says we don?t need governments and bosses, we can make 
communities based on mutual aid and solidarity. Anarchism means rejecting all forms of 
domination, oppression, and exploitation, and living as free as we can, right here right 
now. Anarchism is a living tradition of struggle and creation.

Anarchism is the most beautiful idea we know. We think we need to get the positive message 
out about what anarchism really means. What can we learn from more than 200 years of 
anarchist history? What can anarchism mean in the 21st century?

more info at http://www.anarchistaction.net/ideas/anarchism/

Why Newport?

On the 4/5 September another travelling circus is coming to Newport. This year NATO will 
have their next summit at Celtic Manor Resort, in Newport, south Wales. In early September 
2014, ?world leaders? ? all directly responsible for untold death, illegal torture 
flights, and wars fought purely to protect Western business interests and resource supply 
routes ? will gather on the edge of this historic Welsh city. Many people from Newport, 
Cardiff, Bristol and beyond, will oppose the summit and use a diversity of tactics against it.

Newport has a history of radicalism. The Chartist rising, which celebrates it?s 175th 
anniversary this year, was the last large-scale armed insurrection in Wales, England and 
Scotland. A popular piece of public art celebrating the revolt was recently demolished 
ahead of schedule, as part of a planned redevelopment of the centre, financed by a 
?90million loan which the Council have gifted to developers whilst slashing funds for 
frontline services. This naive gamble on reviving the fortunes of the town via the pumping 
of public funds into private companies, joins a long list that includes LG, The Ryder Cup, 
and now this NATO summit.

Newport Rising will be a chance to get to know each other and discuss ideas before the 
NATO summit.

What is the Anarchist Travelling Circus

Anarchist Action Network is planning to hold similar Travelling Circus events around the 
UK with the aim of raising public awareness of anarchism and building a movement with the 
strength to take renewed action.

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Newport Rising festival ? G?yl Safiad Casnewydd
MAY 26 ? JUNE 1
A whole week of events in a venue in Newport

Venue announced: 95-96 Commercial St, NP20 1LU. Map is here. If you get lost ring/txt 
07440 192330.

Mon 26th
11am-5pm: Kids? Chartist mural re-creation
12pm: Community Singing Workshop
1-4pm: Self Defence for Women taster session ? Women only
4pm: Know your Rights with the Police Training
7.30pm: Community, Democracy and Chartism

Tue 27th
11am: Workshop on Animal Rights
12:30pm: No to new nuclear build (nuclear power = nuclear weapons)
2pm: Fracking in Wales
2-5pm: Stencil/graffiti workshop
4-6 pm: Basic first aid workshop
7:30pm: The Levels Motorway Campaign and Fracking in Newport
Plus: Anti-nuclear stall

Wed 28th
2-5pm: Banner-making workshop
Time TBC: The Tea Tent Claimants Solidarity Workshop
2pm: Worker?s Power in Under an Hour (Training by the IWW)
7pm: Stopping forced workfare labour and beating the bedroom tax (Boycott Workfare / 
Caerphilly against the Bedroom Tax).
8.30pm: South Wales Anarchists meeting

Thu 29th
1pm: What can we do to combat fascism?
2pm: No Borders Morocco Presentation
2-5pm: Badge-making workshop
3-4:30pm: Why Men against Patriarchy? (all genders welcome)
7:30pm: Discussion: Why ?No Borders?? (TBC)
7:30pm: Screening of ?This is England? followed by discussion. (TBC)
Plus: Anti-fascist stall

Fri 30th
12.30pm: Prison abolition talk
2pm: Indymedia Cymru ? what might it look like and how can we make it happen?
4pm: Training for actions and countering police surveillance teams.
6pm: Anarchism for beginners
7:30pm: ?How can we destroy capitalism and make new worlds of anarchy and freedom?? ? 
workshop by Kaput (https://network23.org/kaput/)
Evening: Acoustic gig with Cosmo, Emu Lou, Raz, plus ?Dancing Queer? bellydancing performance.

Sat 31st
Day of protest and street theatre
7.30pm: Talk by people on the Dignity March from Bristol to Cardiff.

Sun 1st
12.30pm: Session on resisting the drone wars ? with emphasis about resistance to Parc 
Aberporth in Wales and Barclays Bank, investor in drone technology.
2pm: Countering military Recruitment in South Wales.
3pm-4pm: Whistleblowing, Transparency, Repression, Solidarity ? interactive teach-in about 
Welsh-American WikiLeaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning.
4pm: Resisting the NATO Summit in Newport ? presentation by Stop NATO Cymru.
6.30pm: Organising meeting to build resistance against the NATO summit. All welcome!

Every day:

Free tea and cakes all week.
Free hot meal each evening.
Anarchism Exhibition
Zines and Books

All welcome!

To help out or donate food, materials or money, pop round for a chat or email 
stopnatocymru@riseup.net

(Y Gymraeg i?w ddiweddaru?n fuan)

Wythnos gyfan o ddigwyddiadau mewn lleoliad yng Nghasnewydd

Llu 26ed
1100-5yh: Ail-greu Murlun y Siartwyr
1-4yh: Sesiwn Blas ar Hunanamddiffyniad i Fenywod (merched yn unig)
4yh: Hyfforddiant Gwybod dy Hawliau gyda?r Heddlu
7:30yh: Y Gymuned, Democratiaeth ac Siartiaeth (TBC)

Maw 27fed
1100: Hawliau Anifeiliaid
12:30yh: Na i adeiladu gorsafoedd niwclear newydd. Ynni Niwclear = Arfau Niwclear
2yh: Ffracio yn Nghymru
2-5yh: Gweithdy Stencil / graffiti
4-6yh: Gweithdy Cymorth Cyntaf sylfaenol
7:30yh: Ymgyrch Traffordd y Levels a Ffracio yng Nghasnewydd

Mer 28fed
2-5yh: Gweithdy gwneud banneri
Amser i?w gadarnhau: Unoliaeth y Babell De ? Strategaethau ar gyfer ymdopi ? diweithdra 
21ain Ganrif
2yh: Hyfforddiant Pwer Gweithiwr gan yr IWW
7yh: Stopio llafur gorfodol ?Workfare? i Treth y Llofftydd

Iau 29fed
1yh: Sut i fynd i?r afael facism?
2yh: Cyflwyniad Dim Ffiniau Moroco
2-5yh: Gweithdy gwneud bathodynau
3-4.30yh: Pam Dynion yn erbyn Patriarchaeth? (croeso i bob rhywedd)
7:30yh: Pam ?dim ffiniau?? (TBC)
7:30yh: FFilm: ?This is England? a thrafodaeth (TBC)

Gwe 30fed
12.30yh: Diddymu Carchardai
2yh: Indymedia Cymru
4yh: Hyfforddiant yn erbyn gwyliadwriaeth gan yr heddlu.
6yh: Anarchiaeth i ddechreuwyr
7:30yh: Sut gallwn ni ddinistrio cyfalafiaeth ac yn gwneud bydoedd newydd o anarchiaeth a 
rhyddid?
Hwyrach bydd gig acwstig gyda Cosmo, Emu Lou a Raz yn ogystal ? ?Dancing Queer? 
perfformiad bolddawnsio.

Sad 31fed
Diwrnod: Brotest a theatr stryd
7:30yh: Sgwrs gan bobl ar taith gerdded Urddas o Fryste i Gaerdydd.

Sul 1af
12:30yh: Sesiwn ar gwrthsefyll y rhyfeloedd dr?nau ? gyda phwyslais ar ymwrthedd i Barc 
Aberporth yng Nghymru a Banc Barclays, buddsoddwr mewn technoleg dr?nau.
2yh: Atal Recriwtio milwrol yn Ne Cymru.
3yh-4yh: Gweithdy am Chelsea Manning.
4yh: Gwrthsefyll Uwchgynhadledd NATO yng Nghasnewydd ? cyflwyniad gan Stop NATO Cymru.
6:30yh: Cyfarfod trefnu i adeiladu ar y gwrthwynebiad yn erbyn UwchgynhadleddNATO. Croeso 
i bawb!

Croeso i bawb! Te a chacennau rhad ac am ddim drwy?r wythnos. Pryd poeth rhad ac am ddim 
bob nos. Hefyd: arddangosfa anarchiaeth, rhagor o ddigwyddiadau + ffilmiau! Sesiynnau 
?drop-in? bob dydd o tua 11yb. Gwybodaeth ynghylch y lleoliad yn agostach at y dydd. I 
helpu allan neu os ydych eisiau rhoi unrhyw fwyd, adnoddau neu arain, dewch draw am sgwrs 
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