HE AUTONOMOUS CENTRE OF EDINBURGH
URGENT APPEAL PLUS NEWS OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
URGENT APPEAL TO SAVE THE AUTONOMOUS CENTRE OF EDINBURGH
Dear Friends
This is an urgent appeal. ACE needs to find a new building as the owners are very likely to soon sell our premises at 17 West Montgomery Place, where we have been based since 1997. This comes at a time when, with the pandemic curtailing fund-raising, our funds have run low.
ACE is the base for many groups and struggles against capitalism, racism, patriarchy and all oppression. For our activity to continue we are in urgent need of donations to cover our running costs, and to enable us to afford the rent in new premises – we know from our research that the rent in new premises will be much higher.
We need your solidarity to save the Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh (ACE)
To survive we need more regular donations and more involvement from our activist community and beyond.
If you are a subscriber please share this appeal with your friends and organisations. If not, please consider subscribing. Subscriptions/donations can be of any amount, paid regularly or one-off amounts and set up at http://autonomous.org.uk via the PayPal Donate button or get in touch via acemail@gmx.co.uk for information about setting up a standing order, BACS transfers etc.
The importance of a genuinely autonomous centre has been shown during the pandemic. Working through ACE, groups like Mutual Aid Edinburgh, Oficina Precaria and Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty have distributed thousands of pounds worth of direct food solidarity, fostered mutual aid and informed and supported people to claim their rights. See below for the latest initiative at ACE, the weekly One Stop Emergency Shop run every thursday at West Montgomery Place.
Please also contact us at acemail@gmx.co.uk if you would like to get involved with our long-term plan! We want to raise funds, buy a suitable property and set up a large social centre with space for everyone, perhaps even run a cooperative café !! To achieve this, we need support from individuals, and involvement of other radical groups in Edinburgh interested in working with us!
Please help us save the Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh (ACE)
Please support ACE by clicking DONATE at http://autonomous.org.uk/
Donate button is at the bottom on the right hand side.
CURRENT ACTIVITIES + SOME UPCOMING EVENTS
ONE STOP EMERGENCY SHOP : EVERY THURSDAY AT ACE
Every Thursday Oficina Precaria run the One Stop Emergency Shop at ACE. The foodbank is open from 10.30am to 5pm continuously.
Delicious free hot soup is available from 11.30am – 1pm and from 3.30pm – 4.30pm.
This is open to all in need, no referral or documents needed, just turn up. Please observe the Covid precautions in place.
Oficina Precaria are also running free women’s self-defence and English classes, registration closes this Friday 28 May, please see https://www.facebook.com/piescotland/posts/4417430708276329
Oficina Precaria – The Scottish Precariat Office – “is an organisation which provides free care, support and advice (legal aid) to all working people, Spanish-speaking migrants and residents throughout Scotland.”
More info on all activities at https://www.facebook.com/piescotland/ https://piescotland.org/en/
Contact for support contacto@piescotland.org
