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About GAS

​What are the opening hours?
  • GAS is only open for specific events and does not have regular opening hours. Check the calendar for more details of events and follow our social media accounts for upcoming events.

How do I get in touch with GAS?
  • Email glasgowautonomous@riseup.net for all bookings and enquiries.
  • Please do not contact individual crew members to book events or ask questions about GAS as decisions are dealt with collectively.

How do I get in touch in an emergency?
Are there gender neutral toilets I can use?
  • ​Yes.

Are dogs allowed?
  • Guide dogs and service dogs are always welcome. Companion dogs are only allowed in the space if all users are comfortable with dogs. Please check with everyone in the space how they feel about dogs before you bring yours in and always keep it on a lead as there is rat poison in the space.

GAS Structure

Who works at GAS?
  • Nobody is paid to work at GAS in any capacity apart from particularly skilled or legal trade requirements, such as the electrician and the people who dispose of our rubbish. We cover expenses of performers at our fundraisers.

How is GAS run?
  • GAS is run by a ‘crew’ of people. The following roles are split amongst the crew: buildings and utilities (the jannies), bookings, finance, funding, fundraisers, social media, intersectionality, and safer spaces. We are currently trialling the rotation of these roles every 6 months. We meet on the second Thursday of the month at GAS at 6.30pm. We communicate via Slack and WhatsApp.

How can I get involved in running GAS?
  • If you would like to join the crew please come along on a Tuesday evening and meet us and introduce yourself and let someone know you are interested in joining the crew. If this is not possible for you then please drop us an email and we can discuss how to get involved.

How is GAS Funded?
  • GAS is funded by individual donations made by supporters via our fundraising parties and our Patreon page.  Our collectives make ad hoc donations when they can. We have previously received funding from Lush and the Edge Fund, and the initial build was funded by a generous personal donation from a previous GAS crew member. It is a founding principle of GAS that we do not accept funding from sources that are incompatible with our mission.

How much money does GAS have?
  • On April 2019, we had £2000 in our bank account. We aim to always have 3 months of contingency costs in our banks account, which comes to approximately £4000.
  • Our monthly expenses come to £1322. This breaks down as follows: rent £600, bills £460, waste disposal £100, public liability insurance £22, cleaning materials £20, Tuesday social food £80, building insurance £40.

Can GAS help me fundraise for my cause?
  • GAS may be able to provide space for you to run a fundraiser but we cannot provide money for projects or collectives.

Safety at GAS

Does GAS have a health and safety policy?
Does GAS have insurance?
  • Yes, we have public liability insurance. We recommend that all groups have their own insurance as ours does not cover your liability for activities.

Are children welcome at GAS?
  • Children are welcome at GAS. We recommend all children are looked after by an adult at all times at GAS. We offer childcare at several of our events and encourage groups using the space to do the same. Please read our child protection policy here.

What to do if something happens at GAS?
  • We have a GAS agreement which all event organisers are responsible for upholding. If this agreement is broken, we have an agreement working group who run our safer spaces policy. You can read the policy here and report any concerns confidentially to gasagreement@gmail.com.

Do you have an evacuation plan and map of GAS?