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Today's date - Thursday 2 September 2010

Sat 14 August to Sat 11 September - The Nerve Centre: 4 weeks of city based art, culture and discussion...

4 weeks of explosive art, film, discussion, music and poetry raising the issues that other groups do not have the nerve to raise.

Nerve magazine in collaboration with Philosophy in Pubs, the Windows Project, Next To Nowhere Social Centre, How, Why, DIY and many other organisations and individuals, are organising 4 weeks of city based art and culture, in the heart of the city.

The aim of the event is to bring the people of Liverpool together to share ideas on art, culture and ways of improving our city and surroundings.

We aim to make our event as accessible as possible, and to include as many people as possible, especially those who want to make a difference in these uncertain times.

If you have any queries regarding the event please contact: amyscottsamuel@hotmail.com Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming schedules and events info.

A special thanks to Shops up Front and Merepark for giving us the tools we need to make this happen.

More info: http://www.catalystmedia.org.uk/

A calendar of daily events can be found here: http://www.catalystmedia.org.uk/nervecentre/whats_on.php

various times - The old Rapid Hardware Paint Shop, Renshaw Street, Liverpool city centre
Telephone: 07733 376 792
Email: amyscottsamuel@hotmail.com
Website: www.catalystmedia.org.uk

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Thu 2 September - Migrant Workers' Rights in the Global Economy seminar

This one-day seminar, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is the second in the Middlesex University series examining emerging issues of global labour regulation.

The seminar will be held at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool's dockside on Thursday September 2nd 2010 from 10am until 5.30pm.

Migration is an integral part of an increasingly internationalised economy. Around 3 per cent of the world's population, just less than 200 million people, now live and work outside of their own country. This number has been growing at just less than 3 per cent in each year. The increased tendency for people to migrate to work and live has been spurred by changes in the world economy and the effects of structural economic change, or through war and civil upheaval, or environmental damage. Trade liberalisation and market de-regulation has also increased the propensity to migrate, as new geographical patterns of production have emerged. Yet labour migration is not a central concern of international agencies such as the WTO, the IMF or the World Bank. Migrant workers and their families are vulnerable to exploitation and racism, and labour market imbalances can result from migration in both sending and receiving countries.

The purpose of this seminar is to examine migration from a rights-based perspective. We hope to explore aspects of civil, human and social rights of migrant workers as well as labour and economic rights. Migrant labour is thus viewed from within perspectives of forced, slave and child labour as well as economic labour. As such the seminar welcome the participation of those academics, practitioners and migrant worker activists who wish to develop new agendas for regulating migrant labour through a variety of agency and policy initiatives.

The seminar will be divided into two sessions. The first, thematic session, will examine alternative perspectives on migrant workers rights. The second session will present case studies from different world regions.

Speakers/Participants will include:

Aidan McQuade (Anti-Slavery International) - an overview of slavery, forced and child labour today

Professor Joshua Castellino (Law Department, Middlesex University) - A Rights Based Approach to Migration

Svetlana Boincean (International Union of Food, Farm and Hotel Workers ) - defending the rights of migrant workers in agriculture and allied sectors

Heather Connolly and Professor Miguel Martinez Lucio (Manchester University)- Welfare Systems, Social Inclusion and Migrant Worker-Union Relations in the EU

Steve Craig (UCATT building workers' union, UK) - Vulnerable Work and Migration in the UK construction industry

Nick McGeehan (director of Mafiwasta www.mafiwasta.com/)

and case study representations from migrant worker activists in Ireland, the Gulf Region, Italy, and India.

If you are interested in participating in the seminar please register your interest with Denise Arden at d.arden@mdx.ac.uk. Lunch and refreshments are provided and the seminar is free to attend, but registration in advance is necessary.

More information can be obtained from the seminar organisers, Professor Martin Upchurch (m.upchurch@mdx.ac.uk) and Professor Miguel Martinez Lucio (Miguel.MartinezLucio@mbs.ac.uk).

10am till 5.30pm - International Slavery Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool

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Thu 2 September - Up Close with Adam Lyons - performance in aid of The Michael Causer Foundation

Talented local singer / songwriter performs a selection of his own songs - complete with dancers. In aid of the Michael Causer Foundation.

Admission: £3 - tickets available from us here at News from Nowhere Bookshop (96 Bold Street, L1 4HY, 0151 708 7270)

7.30pm till 11.30pm - 3345 Parr Street, Liverpool city centre - location map

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Fri 3 September - The Classic Motown Show

Have you heard it through the grapevine? Liverpool Lighthouse is pleased to announce that The Classic Motown Show will be performing for ONE NIGHT ONLY on 3rd September at 7.30pm. This energetic show is guaranteed to transport you back to the glamorous era of the 60s and 70s and have you dancing in the aisles! If you’ve got an endless love for the Motown greats such as Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and The Jackson Five, then this show is definitely for you! …I’ll be there, will you?

7.30pm - Liverpool Lighthouse - location map

Telephone: 0151 476 2342
Email: info@liverpoollighthouse.com
Website: www.liverpoollighthouse.com

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Sat 4 September to Sun 5 September - Liverpool's First Table Sale in a Tunnel

A fund-raising event for the Williamson Tunnels with hundreds of bargains to be had including books, toys, clothes, bric-a-brac and household goods.

10am - 4pm - Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre - location map

Telephone: 0151 709 6868
Email: enquiries@williamsontunnels.co.uk
Website: www.williamsontunnels.co.uk

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Sat 4 September - Three Streets Market (1st Saturday every month)

The residents of Cairns St, Beaconsfield and Jermyn St, L8, have joined forces to regenerate their area. They are holding a market on the first Saturday every month in Cairns St, one of the prettiest streets in Liverpool where residents have planted up the street like a garden. Come and sell, swop or barter anything you don't need. Free Dr Bike session 10.30am-12.30pm - if your bike isn't working we aim to fix it. Sit and have a coffee, listen to music, eat great food, find great bargains, meet great people.

10.30am-3pm - Cairns Street - location map

Telephone: 0151 727 0426

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Sat 4 September - Saturday Vegan Cafe

Saturday afternoon drop-in at the Liverpool Social Centre. Vegan food, tea & coffee, by donation. Free use of computers & wifi internet access.

12pm to 5pm - Next to Nowhere (Liverpool Social Centre), 96 Bold Street, Liverpool city centre - location map

Website: www.liverpoolsocialcentre.org

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Sat 4 September - Liverpool Friends of Palestine Vigil

Liverpool Friends of Palestine will be holding their monthly vigil on the steps of St Luke's Church (the bombed -out church at the top of Bold Street). Vigils held on the first Saturday of every month.

12pm till 2pm - Steps of St Luke - location map

Email: rosemary@lfop.fsnet.co.uk

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Sun 5 September - The Craft and Design Show

A selection of the best from our vibrant local art and crafts scene, 30+ artists and designer-makers all together under one roof. Whether contemporary or traditional in style, all the items on display will be created by the individual exhibitors. Including both established and emerging artists and designers, the keynotes will be quality and originality. Entrance £1

11.00 - 4.00 - Liverpool Cricket Club, Aigburth Road - location map

Email: info@craftanddesignliverpool.co.uk
Website: www.craftanddesignliverpool.co.uk

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Mon 6 September - Open drama class

The Suitcase Ensemble is a Liverpool-based theatre collective who create original and imaginative artistic experiences. In September 2010 we are opening up our membership by starting a weekly drama group for adults living in Picton, Kensington and Fairfield, Central, Princes Park, Greenbank and Wavertree wards. Free to take part. No experience necessary. Just a willingness to get involved and a birth date before Sept 1992 (aged 18 and over). The group's first project is called 'Sound Tracks' and will run for 12 weeks on Monday evenings from September - November at Metal's newly refurbished space for art at Edge Hill Station. We are holding a taster workshop that is open to all on Monday 6 September 2010 7pm - 9pm at the station. Please come to the building on platform 1 where you will be met by one of the group leaders. For more information: call 07916 920415 email tessa@suitcase-ensemble.com online www.suitcase-ensemble.com/page12.htm

7pm - platform 1, Edge Hill Station, Tunnel Road - location map

Telephone: 07916 920415
Email: tessa@suitcase-ensemble.com
Website: www.suitcase-ensemble.com

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Mon 6 September - Book Group at Brew

This month, the book group will be reading 'The Act of Love', by Howard Jacobson.
 
10% off all tea and cakes on the night...mmmmm!!!
 
For more info, contact: hello@brewteabar.co.uk ~ 0151 708 7987

6pm till 7.30pm - Brew, 25 Bold Street, Liverpool city centre - location map

Telephone: 0151 708 7987
Email: hello@brewteabar.co.uk

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Mon 6 September - Open Floor Poetry and Acoustic Music @ The Egg Cafe

Come Strut Your Stuff - open floor poetry and acoustic music on the first Monday of every month at the Egg Cafe!
 
All performers and listeners welcome. First time readers and performers encouraged. The Cafe normally gets very busy, so avoid disappointment by arriving early to claim a seat and a performance slot.
 
Hosted by Pat, Nick and Graham, and featuring Stan the Harper.

8pm - The Egg Cafe, 2nd Floor, 16-18 Newington, Liverpool City Centre - location map

Telephone: 0151 280 5453
Email: info@comestrutyourstuff.co.uk
Website: www.comestrutyourstuff.co.uk

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Tue 7 September - Liverpool Network Theatre Group - weekly workshop

Our ongoing weekly workshops are open to all. We share skills, try out new ideas, and most of all have fun!
 
Network workshops are held every week, including half term and summer breaks.
 
Please feel free to come along to any workshops, whatever amount of experience you have, from beginner to drama student to professional!
 
They are usually self contained in theme, so you don't need to wait until the end of a series to join. Also they continue alongside performance rehearsals, which occur on a different night.
 
Each workshop has a different theme, and are usually led by experienced workshop leaders or interested members of the group. Occasionally we have visiting workshop leaders to bring in different skills. Any member of Network is also welcome to lead workshops, following discussing their plans with the group and workshop organisers.

Members take it in turns to run workshops, on a range of practical skills, drama games and exercises, themes and plays. For information call 0151 733 9606.

We also have a play reading group who meet regularly to discuss ideas for new plays, on a separate evening to the workshops.

Workshops now take place at 13 A Hope Street. The entrance to the building is from the back, via Arrad Street at the back of Everyman Theatre. This is the road next to the Casa pub. Please ring the bell, there is a porter letting people in. It may get cold there, so bring a fleece!

The start time is 7pm, running until 9pm.

Since we will now need to pay venue hire, we have agreed to charge £1.00 per person per workshop. Those who can afford to pay more are invited to do so.We can make special arrangements for those who cannot afford this.

If you decide to join Network there is a yearly subscription fee of £5 waged, £3 unwaged.

Why not come along? Non members also welcome.

7 pm till 9pm - 13a Hope Street,Liverpool City Centre (the entrance is from the back, via Arrad St)
Telephone: 0151 733 9606
Email: liverpoolnetworktheatre@googlemail.com
Website: www.liverpoolnetworktheatre.org.uk

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Tue 7 September - Meeting of Liverpool Holistic Circle

Liverpool Holistic Circle is a forum for sharing and increasing knowledge of all things holistic.

The group is almost unique: there is no membership, no enrolment and no commitments. Just turn up on any Tuesday evening and join in with the information, inspiration, fun, sharing, tea and biscuits.

There is no formal membership, but to cover costs we request a donation of £3.50 per meeting attended.

Our weekly Tuesday meetings cover a huge range of subjects relating to complementary therapies, holism and spirituality. All like-minded people are welcome to come to join us, either regularly or as a one-off.

See website for details of the weekly talks, events, and activities.

7.30pm - The Rosicrucian Chapter, 19, Dovedale Road, Liverpool - location map

Email: mail@liverpool-holistic-circle.org
Website: www.liverpool-holistic-circle.org

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Fri 10 September - Critical Mass cycle ride

A Critical Mass is a group of cyclists, wheelchair users, rollerskaters, skateboarders, in fact anyone on self-propelled transport is welcome to join. We travel around the city on a random route following whoever is in front with the purpose of celebrating non-polluting transport. Sometimes it's just for fun and sometimes it's to campaign for better transport facilities.

"We aren't blocking traffic - we ARE traffic!

Critical Mass takes place on the every 2nd friday of the month.

6 pm - Meeting point at Chinese Arch on Nelson Street, Liverpool city centre
Email: m.bradman@liv.ac.uk
Website: liverpoolcm.blogspot.com/

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Sat 11 September - Alexei Sayle - Book Launch & Signing

Alexei Sayle will be launching his new autobiography "Stalin Ate My Homework" (Sceptre £20) with a signing in the bookshop on Saturday afternoon, 11th September @ 2.00pm. There will be refreshments, books for sale, and his mum, Molly, the real star of the book, will be in attendance!

2.00 pm - News from Nowhere Bookshop - location map

Telephone: 0151 708 7270
Email: nfn@newsfromnowhere.org.uk
Website: www.newsfromnowhere.org.uk

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Tue 14 September - Liverpool Social Forum Meeting

LSF is a regular meeting where people & groups in & around Liverpool can share ideas, skills, knowledge & resources, and organize events & actions. The agenda is compiled at the start of the meeting, and anyone can contribute to it. Meetings are the second Tuesday of every month - all welcome! (Entrance to the Liverpool Social Centre is next to News From Nowhere Bookshop, ring the bell labelled 'basement')

7.30pm - Liverpool Social Centre, basement of 96 Bold Street, Liverpool - location map

Email: mail@liverpoolsocialforum.org.uk
Website: www.liverpoolsocialforum.org.uk

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Wed 15 September - Liverpool Friends of the Earth meeting

Friendly, informal meeting of Liverpool's local Friends of the Earth group. Past campaigns have included local regeneration, climate change and transport. Open to all!
 
We meet on the third Wednesday of every month in the Green Fish Cafe.

6.30pm till 8pm - Green Fish Cafe, 11 Upper Newington, Liverpool City Centre - location map

Website: www.foe.co.uk/groups/liverpool

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Sat 25 September - Art, Craft & Design Fairs

Art, Craft & Design Fairs - the 4th Saturday of each month. Talented Creatives selling a wide range of work including jewellery, photography, papercraft, wood, glass, ceramics, textiles, art(original and limited edition), fashion accessories and lots more! www.calidadevents.co.uk

10am to 3pm - The Old Police Station, Lark Lane, (Entrance - Sefton Grve down the side of the bldg), Sefton Park - location map

Website: www.calidadevents.co.uk

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Sat 25 September - Contemporary Art and Craft Fair

A fantastic opportunity to see, buy and commission work from selected local artists and makers, including the best of the region's up and coming creative talent!
 
Fairs held on the last Saturday of every month from March through to November. More information can be found at: www.loacaart.co.uk

11am till 5pm - The courtyard of the Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool city centre
Website: www.loacaart.co.uk

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Tue 28 September - Liverpool Women's LGBT book group

Book group for LGBT women in Merseyside. We are a group of lesbian and gay women who loving reading. We meet the last Tuesday of each month. Although we try to read books of lesbian interest, this isn't exclusive and suggestions for new reading are always welcome. Discussions are friendly and informal. We tend to choose two books per month so you can read both, just one or neither. If you like chatting about books and want to meet new people, come along and join us. Visit our website or facebook page for details of this month's books.

7.30pm - Doctor Duncan - location map

Website: www.liverpoolbookgroup.com

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Tue 28 September - Liverpool Social Centre Collective Meeting

Monthly meeting organising development & use of the Liverpool Social Centre - anyone interested in being involved is welcome. The meeting is on the 4th Tuesday of every month. Entrance to the Liverpool Social Centre is next door to the bookshop, ring the bell labelled 'basement'.

7.30pm - Liverpool Social Centre, in the basement of 96 Bold Street, Liverpool city centre - location map

Email: info@liverpoolsocialcentre.org
Website: www.liverpoolsocialcentre.org

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Thu 30 September - Woody Guthrie Folk Club

Songs of struggle, justice, life and humour.

Tickets £3 (plus 50p booking fee)

Bring your smiles, voices and instruments on the last Thursday of every month.

http://www.woodyfolk.co.uk/

7.30 - Ship and Mitre, Dale Street - location map

Website: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/81069

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Wed 6 October - Liverpool Friends of Palestine Monthly Meeting

Monthly meeting of Liverpool Friends of Palestine. (Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month.) All welcome.

7.30pm - 2nd Floor (Methodists) above News From Nowhere 96 Bold St Liverpool - location map

Website: http://liverpoolfriendsofpalestine.co.uk/

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Fri 22 October - Nina Power - One Dimensional Woman - talk

Nina Power, author of "One Dimensional Woman" will talk and lead a discussion on the theme of her book. That the height of supposed female emancipation coincides so perfectly with consumerism is a miserable index of a politically desolate time. This book is partly an attack on the apparent abdication of any systematic political thought on the part of today's positive, up-beat feminists. It suggests alternative ways of thinking about transformations in work, sexuality and culture that, while seemingly far-fetched in the current ideological climate, may provide more serious material for future feminism. The event is being jointly organised by News from Nowhere, the University of Liverpool's Philosophy Festival, and (AWOL) Angry Women of Liverpool.

7.30pm - Next to Nowhere, Basement, 96 Bold St, Liverpool - location map

Telephone: 0151 708 7270
Email: nfn@newsfromnowhere.org.uk
Website: www.newsfromnowhere.org.uk

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