Welcome to the info list for people who are interested in getting involved in planning a autonomous social centre in Tyneside

In our second meeting a brainstorm revealed a lot of common agreement, including the following points of what the space would be:
· A base for activists, a long-term place for access to radical info and networks, a place for networking amongst anti-capitalist types, a link for the whole of the North East.
· Social, autonomous, non-hierarchical, multi-cultural, accessible ( avoid cliqueness )
· To inform, inspire and nurture action and resistance, to skill share and build community.
· A place where people can share resources who couldn’t afford their own office space: a big space, talks, gigs, storage for banners, computer, printer, meeting space.
· A video library and book exchange, a space where artists can create and exhibit pieces of a political message, where musicians can rehearse, where diverse events can take place (there is a profound lack of such a space in Newcastle).
· Cheap vegan food, a demonstration of a fully green building, volunteers not employers, internet and multimedia.