Please note: this event will be held in person.

When meeting our basic material needs takes up so much of our time and energy, we have less to give towards resisting the structures that cause this in the first place. We hold this tension of living in structures that produce feelings of depletion and suffering while being acutely aware that resisting them is a necessary path to living better.

Strengthening practices of solidarity, collective care and cultural experimentation can not only be agents of revolutionary change but also have a profound impact on our wellbeing and ability to keep going. Past struggles show us how to build new ways to relate to each other and collectivise our struggles.

In this session, we will dig into MayDay Rooms Archives to explore direct action tactics, consciousness raising groups and local street-level campaigns against the cost of living, wage relations and fascism. We will then open up the space for discussion and imagining - you are invited to create a collective mini-pamphlet with your ideas if you wish to.

Between 3-6pm on Friday 23rd the Library will also feature a pop-up from MayDay Rooms Archives, with material specifically looking at campaigns against the cost of living, wage relations and fascism.  Come by to take a look at part of this amazing collection that’s made it way up from London!

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Please note: we can only issue refunds requested 72 hours before the workshop begins.

About MayDay Rooms:

MayDay Rooms is an archive, resource space and safe haven for social movements, experimental and marginal cultures and their histories. Their building in the centre of London contains an archive of historical material linked to social struggles, resistance campaigns, experimental culture, and the expression of marginalised and oppressed groups.

Learn more about MayDay Rooms.

Ticket information

This event is suitable for 18+. There will be 15 attendees maximum, and the event will feature comfort breaks. During this event, attendees will participate in: whole group discussions, hands on activities

This event will take place at the GZL space on Albert Road in Govanhill.

You may be asked to wear a mask at this event.

If you have any questions or access requirements, please get in touch with us via glasgowzinelibrary@gmail.com

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All events will adhere to our safer spaces policy, which you can learn about here.

GZL pledges to support The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. As part of this pledge we may participate in strikes called in response to the ongoing genocide in Palestine. If this event falls on a strike day and is cancelled, we will work with event leaders to reschedule the event asap. Participants will also have the option of receiving an immediate refund for any ticket purchases and travel booked to attend.

How to access the event:

After booking a ticket, you will be sent several reminder emails from Eventbrite leading up to the event. We will also send emails that share any resources that attendees will need access to, including any required materials.

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