1. General
We have 112 card carrying members.
We have monthly Assemblies and Organising
Committee meetings.
2. Since the last National
Forum in Glasgow on 1.4.17
a) RIC- Edinburgh Assemblies
i) Wednesday,
26th April, Local Democracy - Going Beyond the Ballot
Box
In the
run-up to the Scottish Local Council election, it was decided to organise this meeting. Maggie Chapman (Scottish Greens)
and Brian Robertson (Cityof
Edinburgh UNITE) introduced the topic. 14 people attended. This was followed by questions and discussions. See:-
ii) Monday, 5th May - Racism and the Rise of the
Right in Europe
Brendan
McGeever introduced the topic. Luke Henderson facilitated. 20 people attended. This was followed by
questions and discussions. See:-
b) RIC-Edinburgh
Organising Meetings
i) Monday,
13th April
4
people attended
ii) Tuesday,
9th May
3
people attended
iii) Monday,
12th June
5 people attended
It was agreed to send Allan A. and David S.
to the RIC- National Forum on 17.6.17. It was agreed to suggest the following for future national organisation:-
To meet the new
situation, in which the likelihood of an IndyRef referendum had receded, the
national body should be encouraged to organise quarterly events, for example
modelled on the last joint conference with the Global Justice Movement ad the
Scotland's Radical History events. It was also thought that the organisation of
an annual cultural event could be included. The first priority though was to
encourage strategic discussion on the Left about the new political situation we
face. Perhaps the next RIC-E Assembly could provide a dry run for such an event
nationally.
The discussions on maintaining organisation at the
RIC-Scotland AGM held in Glasgow on 1.4.17 could also be followed up - see:-
http://radicalindyedinburgh.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/discussions-on-indyref2-at-ric-national.html
iv) Next
OM is on Monday, 26th June
c) Future RIC-E Assemblies
i) Tuesday, 20th June - GE2017: Independence,
Corbyn and the Future
Speakers:- Sarah Collins (RISE) (George Kerevan (former
SNP MP), Lynn McCabe (Stop the
Evictions Campaign), Pete McColl (Scottish Greens) Holly Rigby (Momentum, London) Jonathon Shafi
(RIC) . Facilitator - Eileen Cook
ii) The
Independence Referendum in Catalunya
To be
organised at nest RIC-Edinburgh Organising Meeting
d) Activities
RIC-Edinburgh has been involved in since last National Forum
i) Saturday
29th April - The Life and Legacy of Antonio Gramsci Event
Instead of
organising another Scottish Radical History event, it was decided to support this event organised by the
Edinburgh Peoples Festival. Among the speakers
were RIC members - Ray Burnett and Hilary Wainwright. 135 people attended. See:-
Ray's talk,
Gramsci and Scotland Revisited, has
been published in Scottish Left Review. See:-
http://www.scottishleftreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SLR-Issue-99- MayJune-2017-web-quality.pdf
ii) Edinburgh
& Lothian May Day March and Rally, 6.5.17
The
RIC-Edinburgh banner was taken to this event.
iii) 'We
Are All Daniel Blake' report
Since the first I Daniel screening
on 26.11.16 in Edinburgh 24 screenings have been organised by individuals,
organisations and community groups. Thousands
have attended the screenings all over Edinburgh and beyond, including Tranent, Selkirk, Innerleithen,
Dunblane and Stirling. The success of the screenings was largely due to the effort put in by local groups but we were enormously helped by the support and funding from UNITE the Union who paid for all the venues and provided equipment where needed.
Many who have attended the screenings want to go further and do something to address the issues raised in the film.
On Saturday 13th May the first Advocacy training day was organised. 35 people crowded into the UNITE offices in York Place. The training was delivered by Mike Vallance and Gordon Donald from ECAP and by Sarah Glynn from the Scottish Unemployed Workers Campaign.
There is further
training in the pipeline. In June there is training for a group of Unison Health workers and local training
coming up in Wester Hailes and in Innerleithen.
iv) Yes2
Stall, Grassmarket, 13.5.17
Produced
the RIC-E promo leaflet, which was distributed at this stall.
v) Westminster
General Election, 8.6.17
A RIC-
Edinburgh Statement was produced. This can be seen at:-
This was also posted on the bella
caledonia site.
A shortened
version was produced for the leaflet handed out at the RIC-Edinburgh Assembly on 28.5.17.
e) Other Future activities
for RIC Edinburgh
i) Hope
Not Hate meeting, Saturday, 17th March, 14.00, Grassmarket Centre
This
meeting is being held on the anniversary of the killing of Joe Cox MP.
ii)
Rally in support of Women's March and Rally to Ban the Bomb,
(being
held in New York) Saturday, 17th March, 16.00, The Mound
Allan Armstrong, 15.6.17
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