MATILDA



= Massive Alternative Terrain of Insurrection, Love and Direct Action =

The new social centre in Sheffield, 111 Matilda St. &mdash; www.matilda.aktivix.org 

This wiki is for internal Matilda documents &mdash; please see the www.matilda.aktivix.org web site for public information.

Location: Googlemaps | Multimap | Streetmap

This page has four sections:


 * 1) Events - upcoming and past events at Matilda
 * 2) Meetings - past meeting notes, and the next meeting's agenda in WIKI format, so you can add items
 * 3) Email lists - Matilda email lists
 * 4) Collectives - the different collectives working in Matilda: who they are and how to get involved

See also...


 * Propaganda - Flyers, logos, posters etc for the space
 * About our logo and more - On Moles and their habitats: How Marx and later thinkers used moles as a symbol
 * Documents and stuff self-created and picked up that may shed light on Matilda's place in the world
 * Matilda pictures - Recent photos made inside and outside building (November 05)
 * Early texts - Communiqués and draft communiqués towards a Manifesto
 * The property page for readings on the philosophy and politics of property.
 * The history of the building - The People, The Building, Past to Present.
 * The future of the building - How will we be affected by the Sheaf Valley Development Plan.
 * Ground rules - Rules that have been agreed at Matilda meetings.
 * Matilda vision - A (unagreed) vision statement about Matilda.
 * Matilda introduction - A (unagreed) introduction about Matilda.
 * PGA hallmarks - A (unagreed) proposal...
 * Matilda website - Somewhere to document how to use the www.matilda.aktivix.org site...

Socials
Every Thursday, we have a social from 7.30pm. It's probably the best time for new people to come along and find out a bit more about Matilda. We have a meal and hang out together, and the HackLab's open for anyone to use.

If you'd like to cook dinner, add your name to the list here.

Upcoming events
See the events listing on the web site


 * Draft workshop programme

Organising events
See the events blueprint for information about how to organise an event.

Meetings
Meetings now take place every second Monday. The new meeting structure is intended to be a meeting of representatives of the different MATILDA collectives. There may also be extra general meetings schedulded to deal with major issues which arise. Arrive at 7.30 pm for a quick cuppa before a prompt 7.45 pm start.

Next meeting agenda 6 april
Click on the above link to look at or add items to the agenda for the next meeting. Instructions included...

Past meeting notes

 * 6th March 2006 Matilda meeting
 * 6th February 2006 Matilda meeting
 * 31st January 2006 Matilda meeting
 * 23rd January 2006 Matilda meeting
 * 9th January 2006 Matilda meeting
 * 19th December 2005 Matilda meeting
 * 12th December 2005 Matilda meeting
 * 5th December Matilda meeting


 * Meetings Archive

Email lists
There are 2 email lists that anyone can join.

The matilda discussion list is for everything Matilda and is fairly high volume (often 10 or more messages per day). You can view the message archives without joining first and post messages too: matilda [at] lists.aktivix.org.

The low volume matilda announcements list only gets messages from the list owners and is mainly for Matilda events. This list also has open archives. You can subscribe via the riseup subscribe page or by sending a blank email to [mailto:matilda-subscribe@lists.riseup.net matilda-subscribe@lists.riseup.net].

Sheffield Hacklab
The Sheffield Hacklab is up and running (photos) with the kit from the G8 Indymedia Lab.

Contact: The Hacklab has it's own sheffield-hacklab email list

No Borders Sheffield
This collective is working for the freedom of movement and the right to stay for all human beings, regardless where they were born and what passport they have. Visit the No Borders wiki.

Contact: The Sheffield No Borders collective has it's own sheffield-noborders email list

Cafe Collective
Serving up vegan food for Matilda events. matilda cafe photos

Contact: RUTH; email: rhubarbtartlet[AT]yahoo.co.uk

Cafe collective wishlist

Art Collective
Please go to our new website:

http://www.matilda.aktivix.org/collectives/art/

For more information about this new Art Space.

'''A NEW CREATIVE MOVEMENT HAS BEEN CREATED ! !'''

Libertarian - Cycle   (very short founding statement)

For encouragement and building of a libertarian creative movement against the boring captialist class system in society.

Some themes of the movement:


 * Art made from recycled materials to a certain standard


 * The only limit for the artistic spaces and pieces is your imagination, ie squatting for art exhibitions is legal ! etc


 * Many forms of art could be applied .....

For more info on up and coming projects, contact: libcycle@yahoo.co.uk

Gig Space Collective
The aim of the gig space collective is primarily to create an autonomous not for profit venue, working under the DIY ethic, where fiercely independent grassroots music, art and creativity can emerge and flourish without corporate music industry involvement and manipulation.

Our role is to help people who want to use the space to organise a gig to smoothly set this up. Booking an event requires proposing the event to the weekly Matilda meeting (Monday at 7.45pm) or to the Matilda email list. Ideally Matilda needs 7 days to consider the event before agreeing to give it the go ahead. But short notice can be accommodated if necessary. There are also guidelines to running an event at Matilda (see above 'blue print for doing events'). The collective can help people with these processes, also liasing with the cafe collective and bar arrangements, if needed.

Contact: matilda_gigspace@yahoo.co.uk

Collective meetings: If you would like to join us we meet 7pm every Monday - it's kept short 'n' sweet. Please feel free to come down and discuss your gig proposal with us.

More info about the collective at matilda gig space

No M1 Widening
For more info see www.nowideningm1.org.uk.

CIRCA
The Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - Sheffield Unregiment
 * "Play cannot be denied. You can deny if you like, nearly all abstractions: justice, beauty, truth, goodness, mind, God. You can deny seriousness, but not play." &mdash; Huizinga &mdash; Homo Ludens

Who are we?
http://www.clownarmy.org/ - Embracing the dialectic of defeat with open arms and big flappy shoes. Gandering at our videos with gigantic spectacals is highly advised.

Be Rubbish
Join the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army. Jump forward, five steps back, and then on http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/sheffieldcirca to get added to the mailing list.

(BRCT) Basic Rebel Clown Training
BRCT will be taking place 10:00am Saturday 25 March, to 4:00pm Sunday 26 March 2006 If you are interested then feel free to contact us
 * Plan:
 * Day one: Focusing on spontaneity, complicity, group work and discovering a sense of play.
 * Day two: Dedicated to a beginning exploration of the bouffon, parody, physicalizing your clown, and the basic rebel clown maneuvers, a dinner session may follow to wrap up and do specific action planning
 * By mail : narkot1k@wanadoo.fr
 * By phone : Heather at 2217284

A professional teacher of clowns will be leading you to your red nosed enlightenment. There will be an almost insignificant fee of between £5-£20 per person, depending on amount of people attending, and if any organisations can help with funding - check back for updates.

The Buildings Maintenance Collective
The Buildings maintenance collective exsists to over see the work that goes on in the building. We will facilitate workdays and try to help provide tools and expertise to assist the other collectives on their work in the building. This is our Jobs List and this is our web page

Pictures
Of the building, events and actions.

Matilda pictures

Keep Matilda Alive
Draft open letter to Yorkshire Forward