GAS Govanhill Opening Party and Organising Updates!

Hi everyone, hope you are all well and enjoying Glasgow’s sunny weather today. 

After a few months of hard work from carpenters, plumbers, sparkies and artists, the new GAS space is ready to officially open! More info further on in this post about the launch event :)

First Up: Admin Bits

​Mailing Lists
We are creating a new newsletter mailing list, which can be signed up to here: https://forms.gle/T8PfqFGEPWdgGCo89 

Regular Donations 
Our Patreon is no longer active! 
You can now sign up for regular donations via GoCardless.

GAS would not be able to host groups without your help. The space is free to use and we want to keep it that way, so if you have money to give, however little, please donate and help keep the space alive and well!

Our outgoings (rent, utilities, sundries) come to just over £1200 per month. We generate our funds through events, support from independent funding bodies, donations from groups that use the space and donations from individuals like you.

We suggest donating roughly an hours wage.
 
One-Off Booking System 
We’ve now opened our One-Off Booking System. If you’d like to book the space or know anyone who does, please forward them this form. 

GAS Groups 
We’ve already had a few groups use the space during renovations including Language Exchange, This Is Rigged, Climate Camp Scotland, IWW and Refugee Week. It has felt great to see GAS thriving and full of people again in its new home! 

Language Exchange is on every Tuesday 6-8!

If you are part of or know any groups who would benefit from using GAS and are not already in contact with us - particularly local and/or marginalised groups - please encourage them to get in touch via [email protected] 

June’s Open Meeting
We held the first Open Meeting in the new space last month, which included a design consultation. 
You can read the minutes here.
We agreed on a structure and regular meeting system for GAS. You can view this evolving document here.

GAS Govanhill Opening Party Invite 
2-5pm, Sunday 28th July

GAS, Unit 9, Victoria Court Workspace, Hollybrook Street, G42 7HB
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Food - Music - Get Involved 

Come celebrate the opening of Glasgow Autonomous Space Govanhill in our new home! Glasgow Autonomous Space is a new community centre in Govanhill, run by and for people excluded from spaces elsewhere.

What’s on offer: 
📅 Free space available to book throughout the week 
♿ Warm, bright, accessible and fully equipped 
🍴 Kitchen, three bookable spaces for 40+ people, two toilets (one accessible), a garden and two parking spaces! 

Come along, meet the crew and groups already using the space, find out more and get involved.

Any questions, more info, get in touch: [email protected] 

Please forward this invitation to anyone you think would like to come along! 

Looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks at the opening party!

In strength and solidarity 
GAS x