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- Sun May 26, 2013 1:34 pm
- Forum: Website/Online
- Topic: events email address on website
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8955
- Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:14 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Safer Spaces
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8732
Safer Spaces
Safer Spaces Statement The Forest is a space for everyone where everyone can feel welcomed and respected. This means that it is a space free from negative actions and behaviour which might prevent people from being part of The Forest. Making this space positive is everyone’s responsibility. Everyon...
- Tue Feb 05, 2013 4:50 pm
- Forum: Front of House/Gallery
- Topic: Anon Corner
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10472
Re: Anon Corner
Safer Spaces can apply to any abuses of the space, too.
- Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:48 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Burns Night
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7355
Re: Burns Night
Inky Fingers did an alt-Burns thing last year, but two other local organisers are doing prominent Burns night things already (plus we're really busy). Others could tho.
Re: DIARY
It's lovely! Well done folks.
- Sat Dec 29, 2012 2:13 pm
- Forum: Argyle
- Topic: Argyle free communist factory
- Replies: 7
- Views: 21153
Re: Argyle free communist factory
Things are moving fast with Argyle now, so a good time to hop on board. May be best to email Stevie (plastickfork1@gmail.com) and Miija (mk@ergodic.org.uk) directly, as they're managing it.
- Sun Dec 23, 2012 2:26 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Forest is Amazing
- Replies: 17
- Views: 33059
Re: Forest is Amazing
Well-timed bump.
- Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:35 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: FAO Events Team - Eclectic Mud
- Replies: 11
- Views: 26843
Re: FAO Events Team - Eclectic Mud
Sounds good. Check carefully about amplifying stuff.
- Tue Nov 27, 2012 1:39 pm
- Forum: Kitchen
- Topic: Zhug recipies
- Replies: 10
- Views: 24455
Re: Zhug recipies
I think our zhug has been getting less spicy.
I think we should be trying to viciously burn our customers more.
I think we should be trying to viciously burn our customers more.
- Thu Nov 22, 2012 5:08 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Golden Hour Returns to Forest - need approval
- Replies: 32
- Views: 58536
Re: Golden Hour Returns to Forest - need approval
Yeah, it's totally crucial for unpractised open micers -- and even for practised ones who don't have my frankly freakishly large lung capacity.swithun wrote:I suspect Harry doesn't. But other people will need a mic for their voices.
- Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:35 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Golden Hour Returns to Forest - need approval
- Replies: 32
- Views: 58536
Re: Golden Hour Returns to Forest - need approval
Does "no amplified" go for words as well, or are they OK, sound-wise? I ask for the Inky mic next week.
- Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:21 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Golden Hour Returns to Forest - need approval
- Replies: 32
- Views: 58536
Re: Golden Hour Returns to Forest - need approval
Yeh we want it in Forest fo sho.ravanwin wrote:We'll play light amplified acoustic, I think. And no drums or anything.
Also, I don't wanna do it in st pauls etc. but thanks for thinking of those options.
x
So now we have an extra motivation to push forward on the soundproofing.
- Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:18 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Golden Hour Returns to Forest - need approval
- Replies: 32
- Views: 58536
Re: Golden Hour Returns to Forest - need approval
We need a basic decision on what we're doing about events in general, rather than just thinking about GH. Either always acoustic or not, and if we go all acoustic then a plan for fixing the soundproofing.
- Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:17 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Hotel du Wank
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33497
Re: Hotel du Wank
Are there actually any open premises on that street now?
- Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:03 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Golden Hour Returns to Forest - need approval
- Replies: 32
- Views: 58536
Re: Golden Hour Returns to Forest - need approval
Bonus points.
- Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:01 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: proposal: graphic novels library on Sunday's afternoons?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 20290
Re: proposal: graphic novels library on Sunday's afternoons?
I think this sounds lovely.
Maybe you could make it a graphic novel loanswap? So they lend you a book in return for yours?
Maybe you could make it a graphic novel loanswap? So they lend you a book in return for yours?
- Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:25 pm
- Forum: Workshops
- Topic: Lino cut workshop
- Replies: 9
- Views: 22952
Re: Lino cut workshop
I think it sounds reasonable to me -- that will add up to max £30, right?
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:19 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: A pop-up social centre/arts cafe for Edinburgh!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17704
Re: A pop-up social centre/arts cafe for Edinburgh!
Scotmid is indeed a co-operative, but I'd say not a very good one. It is technically democratically managed by its members, but attendance at annual general meetings is very low and the management don't do much to encourage it. It's a consumer co-op rather than a workers' co-op -- so the workers don...
- Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:27 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: A pop-up social centre/arts cafe for Edinburgh!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17704
A pop-up social centre/arts cafe for Edinburgh!
Received this tasty notice: Hello, Tired of seeing space after space closing down? Wondering where you're going to party, meet, organise, show your art, turn up to on your own and know you'll find an interesting chat? Want to do something practical about the tide of posh-up-ification sweeping the ci...
- Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:32 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Housing Co-op?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5273
Housing Co-op?
Hallo all, Are you interested in setting up a housing co-op, but don't know where to start? Are you looking for somewhere to live in Edinburgh in the long term? Tired of landlords, but don't want to buy anywhere either? Vaguely interested in the idea of housing co-ops, but not really sure you can co...
- Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:35 pm
- Forum: Website/Online
- Topic: The lie of algebra
- Replies: 14
- Views: 33767
Re: The lie of algebra
*types self-contradictory action*ChaoticReality wrote:*holds tongue*HGiles wrote:so I can't help talking about it if I get the chance.
- Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:13 am
- Forum: Website/Online
- Topic: The lie of algebra
- Replies: 14
- Views: 33767
Re: The lie of algebra
But that maths is unable to comprehend love doesn't mean maths is unable to comprehend maths, and you don't need to argue the former in order to demonstrate the latter. Or, to put it another way, infinity is one of the things I love and get excited about, so I can't help talking about it if I get th...
- Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:37 am
- Forum: Website/Online
- Topic: The lie of algebra
- Replies: 14
- Views: 33767
Re: The lie of algebra
Him too.
(All the Cantors are awesome. Apart from Eric.)
(All the Cantors are awesome. Apart from Eric.)
- Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:43 am
- Forum: Website/Online
- Topic: The lie of algebra
- Replies: 14
- Views: 33767
Re: The lie of algebra
I'm not good enough at maths to argue all these points as accurately as I should, but I'd heartily recommend David Foster Wallace's "Everything and More: A compact history of infinity" (http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Everything_and_More.html?id=QmH1mxDny2UC&redir_esc=y) which'll do the job mu...
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:29 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: [b]Forest Vegi Banquet[/b]
- Replies: 100
- Views: 142397
Re: [b]Forest Vegi Banquet[/b]
I will be enjoying my new hard hat soon :) Our evil plan failed, Catalina. They borrowed a hat. Oh, I see what was going on! Were we the only team to find one? It just happened that our friends from Warrender Park Crescent happened to own one. And Oli had recently cut off some dreadlocks. Hehe.
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:36 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: [b]Forest Vegi Banquet[/b]
- Replies: 100
- Views: 142397
Re: [b]Forest Vegi Banquet[/b]
I decided to participate purely as a fun-having attendee (due to organising time drowning in my Literary Office Party on Tuesday), so I can definitely say you guys did a bloody amazing job. Good times had.
- Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:13 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Vintage Village Fete
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6743
Vintage Village Fete
I first mentioned this a while back, but their plans have now moved on and things are happening. A group of Edinburgh students are running a Vintage Village Fete in February. It'll be an artsy craftsy vintagey market thing with music and dance events running alongside. They're raising funds for thre...
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:04 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: [b]Forest Vegi Banquet[/b]
- Replies: 100
- Views: 142397
Re: [b]Forest Vegi Banquet[/b]
There's a storage trip happening on Friday to rescue some things from damp -- perhaps we could help get the stuff then? Rachel, Magda and I so far -- not sure how much space there is in Rachel's car.
- Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:12 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Anyone want to run a club night, Dec 13th?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4788
Anyone want to run a club night, Dec 13th?
Hey all, Inky Fingers is running a big literary bash on Dec 13th at The Third Door. We'll be doing Christmassy and Scroogey literary stuff 7.30 - 11pm. It'll be great! But Ed Stack has also offered us the chance to have it run into a club night, going on til 3pm. That sounds fun, but we don't really...
Re: Website
Ah, gotcha, done!
(P.S. If you need me to do something quickly, I check emails more regularly than here )
(P.S. If you need me to do something quickly, I check emails more regularly than here )
Re: Website
What's the new one? I have the one from the Facebook event on the website. Can you send me a hi-res?
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:07 am
- Forum: Website/Online
- Topic: Contact details on website
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11299
Re: Contact details on website
I'll take it down now, but aye, do think it's important to have a postal address on our website.
Re: website
Duncan Macgregor is in overall charge of it, so best to email him at website@theforest.org.uk to ask about helping out -- I think he'll want to keep track of who's an administrator. In the mean time, if I've forgotten to update something, just send me a message or email and I can usually do it prett...
- Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:42 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Looking for a room?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4445
Looking for a room?
I'm trying to pull together a group of 4 people to take over the old EVS flat on Easter Rd. It's £1100/month + bills, four bedrooms, back garden. We're looking for people who're reasonably clean and tidy, like sharing things and cooking, who're planning to stay in Edinburgh for at least 6 months, an...
Re: website
Duncan Macgregor looks after the whole thing and can be reached at website@theforest.org.uk. I think Sean still gets that as well. I've got access to most of it and can update content.
- Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:49 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Free Coffee for Life: Join the Forest Burrito Squad!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5969
Free Coffee for Life: Join the Forest Burrito Squad!
Folks, we’re nearly halfway to out £100,000 target. We’re within sight of buying back 3 Bristo Place and reopening the Forest there. (If you’ve just landed on this site and what to know more about the campaign, read on here.) The support we’ve had so far from all quarters, from artists to MSPs, has ...
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:24 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Fundraiser next week needs acts
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17897
Fundraiser next week needs acts
'REFORESTATION' Save the Forest fundraiser if you are a musician, performer, actor, poet, DJ, in a band, please let us know we have two possibilities either: Medina on FRIDAY 16th [we could use the venue for free. there are already two acts playing, organised by the new manager, Ed Stacks. it is a f...
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:58 pm
- Forum: The Building
- Topic: Leaving a poster in the window
- Replies: 22
- Views: 39726
Re: Leaving a poster in the window
If we get like 20 people to do it all in the same hour it might seed it enough to make it happen! Great idea! Anyone want to co-ordinate it?
- Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:59 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Fundraising Ideas
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12716
Re: Fundraising Ideas
Any takers for this? > > Hi, > > > > After yesterday's open meeting, in which one of the points raised was > > offering incentives for those who donated to the Buy-the-Forest fund, an > > idea occurred to me of how we could encourage people to donate as well as > > giving them a tangible reward. > >...
- Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:17 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: August Audio I Spy: Overheard Conversations
- Replies: 19
- Views: 27607
Re: August Audio I Spy: Overheard Conversations
Tesco's boxes have no integrity, eh?
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:49 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Fundraising Ideas
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12716
Fundraising Ideas
Hallo everyone, There's a big letter about HOW TO SAVE FOREST at http://blog.theforest.org.uk/post/9582716017/how-to-save-forest-a-letter-to-you-from-forest One of the things we need people to do is run fundraisers for us. Not just events, but also cycle marathons to dance parties to buy-a-square-in...
- Sat Aug 27, 2011 12:44 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: August Audio I Spy: Overheard Conversations
- Replies: 19
- Views: 27607
Re: August Audio I Spy: Overheard Conversations
This was a good one, with a guy who was causing a lot of trouble several nights in a row: - "I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you to leave." - "But I'm Jewish! Then later, I was very pleased with this: - "I'm afraid if you continue to stay here and if I continue to feel that you're being aggr...
- Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:17 am
- Forum: The Building
- Topic: Drivers Sought for 29 & 30 August
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17063
Re: Drivers Sought for 29 & 30 August
We've had clarification from them that it's the 31st.
- Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:33 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: House of Bamboo
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18843
Re: House of Bamboo
The BB's pretty quiet right now because whenever folk are in Forest they're rushed off their feet, and whenever they're not they have no desire to log on. I recommend popping in in the day and grabbing people to get some clarity. Myself, I really don't know about any of it!
- Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:52 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: I hereby apologise...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23370
Re: I hereby apologise...
In defence of kitchen vollies: sometimes you just can't wait 10 minutes until a performance is finished to deliver the food - food preparation is already a lot slower in August due to the high number of orders, and people understandably don't like waiting half an hour to get their burrito, which wi...
- Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:37 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: I hereby apologise...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23370
Re: I hereby apologise...
I think we should have both! Performances EVERYWHERE!!!! I agree. But this is happening more and more as August goes on, but we don't have to do everything straight away. Inky Fingers is already putting on drop-in film screenings in Cave 2, inhabiting th action room Thursday night and Friday, and r...
- Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:17 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: I hereby apologise...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23370
Re: I hereby apologise...
It's almost always just two or three people making a noise, and the shushing hasn't been constant. The vast majority of the audiences are already quiet and respectful. Last night when our good pals Zorras asked a couple of people to be quiet, there was a huge cheer from the audience, because they're...
- Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:31 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: August Audio I Spy: Overheard Conversations
- Replies: 19
- Views: 27607
Re: August Audio I Spy: Overheard Conversations
There were a lot of iPads in the building last night.
Just saying.
* * *
This was pretty good:
Me: I'm sorry, you can't drink that in here.
Him: All right, how much money do you want?
Me: What?
Him: How much do I need to pay you to let me drink this?
Like a fool, I just took his drink off him.
Just saying.
* * *
This was pretty good:
Me: I'm sorry, you can't drink that in here.
Him: All right, how much money do you want?
Me: What?
Him: How much do I need to pay you to let me drink this?
Like a fool, I just took his drink off him.
- Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:41 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Shhhhh - Forest Flash Mob (let's promote our August!)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 27430
Re: Shhhhh - Forest Flash Mob (let's promote our August!)
Tomorrow is the sunniest day in the near future. Do it!
- Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:16 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Shhhhh - Forest Flash Mob (let's promote our August!)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 27430
Re: Shhhhh - Forest Flash Mob (let's promote our August!)
In addition, it's supposed to rain aaaall day.