Monday 17 May To Sunday 23 May 2010
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Meeting: General Meeting
17 May 2010, 6 p.m.
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Event: Tyneside Claimants Union
18 May 2010, 11 a.m.
We are a group of people who meet together to act collectively to solve problems with the benefits system. Anyone is welcome to join us, particularly people claiming benefits of any sort (e.g. JSA, ESA, DLA, Incapacity Benefit, Housing Benefit, Income Support, Carers Allowance, Tax Credits, Pension Credits, etc.), and unemployed workers, unwaged people, etc.
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Gig: G20 Fundraiser
18 May 2010, 7:02 p.m.
In April 2009 the G20 met in London, sparking massive anti-capitalist protests across the city. Activists from all over the country were involved, including Newcastle. This gig is help raise money for activists
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Film: Wild In The Streets (1968)
19 May 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Tune in. TEEN OUT! When Congress gives 15-year-olds the right to vote, the youngsters promptly elect a rock-star President. But after the new prez decrees mandatory retirement at 30 and LSD therapy at 35, Americans begin to suspect that democracy has hit a minor snag in this "often chilling" (Variety) and "wickedly funny" (The Overlook Film Encyclopedia) satire!
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Gig: Film + Gig: "Awake, My Soul" And Music From Cath & Phil Tyler And Horse Loom
20 May 2010, 7:30 p.m.
A night of film and music with Cath & Phil Tyler, who have programmed tonight's documentary about Sacred Harp singing, the oldest surviving American music, which has survived over 200 years tucked away from sight in the rural deep south. £5
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Gig: Stellar Om Source (Netherlands) / Mithras (London) / Morgellons
21 May 2010, 8 p.m.
Hypnogogic synthesizer experimentation from the Netherlands and jazz tropical rock rites from London. This double bill sees opposing types of weird get cosmic in respective ways; Stellar OM Source’s 90s’ VHS summonings and synthetic synth grooves mix sci-fi with New Age thrills while Mithras’ mutant riffs and stoned bass funk is like some inverse Ghana covers band.
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Gig: The Trash Shack
22 May 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Our unusual mix of live music, B-movies, DJs and glamour, all influenced by Little Richard, the Ronettes, the MC5, Stooges, New York Dolls and Ramones. Dress to excess and be prepared to be trashy!
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Gig: Sacred Harp Singing Workshop With Cath & Phil Tyler
23 May 2010, 2 p.m.
A Sacred Harp singing workshop to complement Thursday's film and gig. Entry is completely free, so feel free to come along and participate.
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Film: The Birth Of A Nation (1915)
23 May 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Mighty Spectacle! The dawn of a new art! The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan! Lincoln's Assassination. The fatal blow that robbed the South of its best friend!