28 November 2007

Booze vouchers

Kak dela from Kyiv. There is no escaping the multi-tentacled embrace of branch business and the good news from Ukraine is that branch boozehounds will not suffer from chapped lips this
Christmas as funds continue to come our way and you can celebrate Yuletide with a partial return on your subs by wetting your whistle. Just send me the photos eh?

Anyway, last month we received our quarterly swag from HQ. The sum of 447.18. So we now have 2,911.46 in our account.

We spent 108.50. I can't remember what on but I think I wrote three cheques - for 50 quid, 36 quid and 22.50.

Despite phoning Unity Bank in early October and requesting a change of signature form for the new treasurer, Nicola, this has not turned up at my previous address in Brighton, my mum's, or Kyiv. Hence this posting.

So could some call Unity Bank 0845 1177766 to try to resolve issues resulting from me moving over here? I did my best but they just haven't done what I asked. I could phone from Kyiv but it'll cost me something like 500 zonks.

Am emailing this post to Nicky Tann for info.

27 November 2007

Searchlight affiliation

Our subscription to Trade Union Friends of Searchlight has expired. 50 squid to renew. I ain't gonna send the form back to the UK, so could someone contact TUFS, PO Box 1576 Ilford IG5 ONG with a cheque payable to Searchlight (if you want to reaffiliate).

In the letter I have got here it says: "The BNP's vote remains worryingly high and we cannot be complacent. We already working towards next year's elections. We must all address the underlying causes that make people vote BNP."

22 November 2007

November Podcast Available

Hi everyone. Just to let you know the audio podcast of the November meting (21st November 2007) is now available. Click here and, if you're an iPod use, you should even be able to subscribe.

Let me know if it works.

20 November 2007

A Charter for Women Conference

The Charter for Women are holding their next conference on Saturday 9th February 2008. If you want to challenge sexism and racism and ensure that the fight for women’s rights is at the forefront of the agenda of the labour movement and of other social movements, click in the title for more information.

Anarchist films and documentaries

Some recent titles posted on the ChristieBooks (http://www.tvhastingschristiebooks.com) anarchist film website - :

(For a complete up-to-date hyper-linked listing ­ Word doc - please email
us - christie@btclick.com - with 'Film List' in the subject bar)

7 días de enero (1979 - Juan Antonio Bardem),

Genova Libera (Daniel Hernandez Torrado)

Mujeres del 36 (1999 - Ana Martínez)

La estrategia del caracol (1993 - Sergio Cabrera)

La Ciudad Quemada (1976 ­ Feature)

Las Ilusiones perdidas - La Actividad Guerrillera (E Monesma)

Les Misérables Part 1 (1995 - Claude Lelouch)

Les Misérables Part 2 (1995 - Claude Lelouch)

Los Anarquistas (1983 - Muñoz, Pedroche, Eduardo de Guzman)

O Thiasos ­ Part 1: The Travelling Players (1975 - Theo Angelopoulos)

O Thiasos ­ Part 2: The Travelling Players (1975 - Theo Angelopoulos)

O Thiasos ­ Part 3: The Travelling Players (1975 - Theo Angelopoulos)

Presas de Franco - Del olvido a la memoria (M Vidal A Sangües)

Punishment Park - Introduction (1971 - Peter Watkins)

Punishment Park (1971 - Peter Watkins)

The Forgotten Faces (1961 - Peter Watkins)

The Gladiators (Peter Watkins - 1968)
http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1311222299

14 November 2007

Office to share

I've been asked to post this:

I have a serviced office in the Brighton Business Centre (95 Ditchling Rd) that I am looking to share the use of. You will be the sole occupier on Sundays, Mondays and Fridays. It is also free on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings until 1pm.

The office is a fantastic space: high ceiling, large arched window, view towards Brighton Station and newly refurbished. The size is 3 metres x 3 metres. It is in a very quiet part of the building with a counsellor and solicitor in next door rooms so you will need to have a quiet activity! I am a dyslexia teacher so they'll be a few alphabet/phonic posters around.

The Brighton Business Centre is the large building that looks like an old church - it's Grade 2 listed so is rather special.

If you think this could work for you please email hilsofbrighton@btopenworld.com. Thanks.

08 November 2007

Facebook - NUJ Brighton

Rachael is obviously too modest, and certainly too busy, to post but she has set up a Facebook account for the NUJ Brighton.