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‘Up until now, any conferences about 1992 have been about the great opportunities that everyone is going to get. We‘ve had the PR, but the whole issue of how it will aftect black people and civil liberties has never been addressed in Scotland.‘
80 say the organisers of ‘1992 — Communities 0f Resistance‘, a conference about the implications to racial minorities in Scotland at Britain‘s entry into the Single European Market. The aim of the conference, to be held in Edinburgh next Saturday, is ‘to link in with groups throughout Britain and the rest of Europe who are working on the same issues, so that we have a coherent, Europe-wide anti-racist strategy.‘
Among the direct concerns to racial minorities are the tightening of Europe’s external borders against non~EC nationals (especially blacks);
the replacement of national border
controls with internal immigration
controls, (with a resulting increase in
security checks in all areas of life); the
withdrawal of civil rights (Britain is currently the only EC country with race
. relations legislation — however
imperfect): the creation of a pool of ‘guest workers‘ with few or no rights; and the encouragement of current trends in fascism and xenophobia.
But there is a strong feeling among the conference‘s organisers that an increase in racial vetting will allow for an erosion of civil rights across the board. ‘History gives you lessons. For example, student fees started off with overseas students paying £80: now everyone's paying; and legislation to do with terrorism has started to go beyond a certain group. Once the principle is accepted it tends to go beyond that point.‘
The conference is intended as a
; starting point—to provide information
and begin to formulate strategies
j among both statutory and grass-roots
; organisations. ‘We do see it as a
‘ beginning,‘ the organisers stress. ‘We have to start thinking about
3 reassessing past strategies to begin to
address new problems. A lot of what
’ we've done before will be redundant
; now, because we‘re talking about a
I new political and economic context, a
new racism.‘ (Andrew Burnet)
= 1992 — Communities of Resistance is at . Drummond Community High School,
; Cochran Terrace, Edinburgh. on
f Saturday 17. Info: 557 4960. See under
Politics.
Buddhist lrom Manchester. gives a talk on the basic beliefs and aims of Buddhism.
I The Record Breakers: Conifers From The Wild To Cultivation Lecture Theatre. Royal Botanic Garden. 20A lnvcrleitli Row, l;dinburgh. 552 7l7l. 3pm. Free. A talk by (‘hris Page.
I Visions Of Constantinople Lecture 'I‘heatre. Royal Museum Of Scotland. l.0thian Street. lidinburgh. 225 753-1. 7.30pm. Free. thotigli seats maybe booked for blip. Professor Judith llerrin of the lfnivcrsity of Princeton speaks.
Sahuday17
I Serene Reflection Meditation Retreat Salisbury Centre. 2 Salisbury Road. lidinburgh. 667 5-138. lnf01Rawd0n (ioodicr. (>67 5870. 9am-2pm. lintry by donation. five hours' tranquility . Soto
Zenstylc. ‘ IAnlntroduction To Zazen(Sitting
Meditation) Ashley Street Nursery. Ashley Street. Glasgow. info: 33‘) 3888. 2pm. Zen nun Nan Shin leads this discussion. which is follower] by a halfday ot zazen the following day. for those who are interested.
Sunday18
I The Aura And Its Colours Salisbury Centre. 2 Salisbury Road. l2dinbtirgh. M7 5438. “lam-5pm. £18 (£12). Sally McQueenie leads this session on the Aura. which is described as ‘an absolute energy which reflects an individual being on a spiritual. physical. emotional and mental level.‘ Participants should bring a personally chosen fresh flower.
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I The Mystery That Was Egypt The Meeting House. 7 Victoria 'l'eri'ace. l{dinbuigh. 7.30pm. £2. Another lzmin Scotland talk. I What Is Craniosacral Therapy?'l'heatre
Workshopfafe. .‘wl Hamilton Place. Edinburgh. Info: 22h 30m». 7 0pm. free. In short. a form otgentlc manipulation ot
the skull. whose healing properties are
I
discussed by Bethan lilsdale. a Registered
(icncral Nurse who practises in lidinburgh.
Thursday22
I Meditation And The Perfection OfWisdom (ilasgow Buddhist ( ’enti'e. 32‘) Sauchiehall Street. (ilasgow . . .‘~.‘~ll52-1,
l 7.30pm. £2 (£1 ). Kamalasiladiscusses
"l‘he Way" towards the Buddhist ideal of perfect wisdom.
I David Gibson. Glasgow's Housing Crusader Royal Society Of lidinbtiigh. 22 (ieorge Street. lidinburgh. Info: 225 972-1 b69809}. Spin. Members ottlie Architectural l leritagc Society ( )1' Scotland £1.50; (iuests £25”; Students 50p: Season ticket if). Myles l lorsey is the speaker for the second of a series offiy c lectures organised by the Al lSS.
I Voices In The Dark: lntemational Broadcasting And The European Revolution 0t1989 Lecture Theatre. Royal Mtiscum ()t Scotland. l.othian Street. lidinburgh. 225 "34. 7 .illpm. l’rce. though seatsmay
be booked for blip, An important lecture. I givenbylohn’l'usa.Managing[)ircctot‘ot
the BI“ "s \N'orld Sen ice.
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I Images Of Scotland Lecture Room 1. Mc(‘aiicc Building. l'niversity ( )l
' OPENEXTRA -
Strathclyde. (icorge Street. ( ilasgow . 552 I
“titles! 3516. Want 5.30pm. £5“? including lunch). A conference to
investigate the representation ol‘Scotland :
iii the arts and media. with astrong emphasis on the oral folk music tradition. and separate sessions on film and visual art.
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