Meetings and Events

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SWP public meetings
area title/speaker time venue
BarnsleyThe Red in the Rainbow
Hannah Dee launches her new book on sexuality, socialism and LGBT liberation
Wed 8 Sep, 7.30pmBarnsley Library,
Shambles St, S70 2SB
Black CountryThe socialist answer to cuts and racism
With Charlie Kimber, Amy Leather
Wed 8 Sep, 7.30pmCity Bar, King St,
WV1 1ST
BradfordHow do we stop the BNP and EDL?Thu 2 Sep, 7pmEquity Centre,
1 Longlands St, BD1 2TP
BristolThe police Ð oppression and resistanceWed 1 Sep, 7.30pmYHA, 14 Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA
London: WestCarnival, racism and riots
With Ken Olende
Thu 2 Sep, 7.30pmThe Village Hall,
Bulwer St, ShepherdÕs Bush, W12 8AP
ManchesterThe Red in the Rainbow
Hannah Dee launches her new book on sexuality, socialism and LGBT liberation
Wed 1 Sep, 7.30pmBritonÕs Protection, 50 Great Bridgewater St, M1 5LE
SWP branch meetings
area title/speaker time venue
AberdeenCan socialism work?Thu 2 Sep, 6pmCasa di Gelato, 194-196 King St (opp Morrisons), AB24 5BH
Birmingham: HandsworthWho are the working class?Wed 1 Sep, 7.30pmDorcus Centre, 44 Nineveh Rd, Handsworth, B21 0SY
Why socialists oppose a burqa banWed 8 Sep, 7.30pm
Birmingham: Small HeathSexism and the systemÑthe fight for womenÕs liberationThu 9 Sep, 7.30pmBader Restaurant,
396 Coventry Rd, B10 0UF
Birmingham: StirchleyWhat would happen without the police?Thu 9 Sep, 7.30pmStirchley Community Centre, 1326 Pershore Rd, B30 2XS
BoltonImmigrationÑthe myths used to divide usWed 8 Sep, 7pmBolton Socialist Club, 16 Wood St (off Bradshawgate), BL11DY
BradfordPakistanÑfloods, aid and imperialismThu 9 Sep, 7.30pmEquity Centre,
1 Longlands St,
BD1 2TP
BrightonThe 'Big Society'Ñthe Tories big conThu 2 Sep, 7.30pmThe Caxton Arms,
36 North Gardens, BN1 3LB
PakistanÑpolitics and disasterThu 16 Sep, 7.30pm
Bristol: EastHow do we stop the EDL?Wed 1 Sep, 7.30pmEaston Community Centre, Kilburn St, BS5 6AW
What is CameronÕs Ôbig societyÕ?Wed 8 Sep, 7.30pm
Bristol: SouthHow do we fight fascism?Wed 8 Sep, 7.30pmThe Golden Guinea, 19 Guinea St (nr Bristol General), BS1 6SX
Bury and PrestwichThe Communist Party in the 1930sÑrecession and resistanceThu 9 Sep, 7.30pmThe Ostrich,
163 Bury Old Rd,
Prestwich, M25 1JF
CanterburyHow do we fight fascism?Thu 2 Sep, 7.30pmWestgate Hall,
Westgate Hall Rd, CT1 3BT
CardiffWhy socialists oppose a burqa banWed 1 Sep, 7.30pmCathays Community Centre,
Cathays Terrace, CF24 4HX
The fight for equalityWed 8 Sep, 7.30pm
ChesterfieldMarxism and religionWed 8 Sep, 7.30pmAssembly Rooms, Market Hall, Market Square, S40 1AR
CoventryLenin and the PartyWed 1 Sep, 7.30pmKoco, Unit 15, Koco Buildings, Arches Industrial Estate,
Spon End, CV1 3JQ
Education in a neoliberal worldÑhow can we stop academies and free schools?Wed 8 Sep, 7.30pm
DoncasterHow do we stop the BNP and the EDL?Wed 1 Sep, 6.30pmWomenÕs Centre,
21 Cleveland St, DN1 3EH
A rebelÕs guide to Karl MarxWed 8 Sep, 7pm
Glasgow: North EastThe myths of immigrationWed 8 Sep, 7.30pmRoom 5.12, Graham Hills Building, Strathclyde University, 50 George St, G1 1QE
Glasgow: SouthThe trade union bureaucracy and the rank and fileThu 16 Sep, 7.30pmLangside Halls,
Shawlands, G41 2QR
Glasgow: WestThe origins of the welfare stateWed 8 Sep, 7.30pmPartick Burgh Halls,
3-9a Burgh Hall St, G11 5LW
HuddersfieldThe rise of the far right across EuropeWed 1 Sep, 7.30pmCafe Society, Byram St
(nr main post office) HD1 1DR
Leeds: City CentreAfghanistan: war lies and WikileaksThu 2 Sep, 7pmThe Victoria,
28 Great George St,
LS1 3DL
The 1926 General StrikeThu 9 Sep, 7pm
LeicesterA short history of occupationsWed 1 Sep, 7.30pmLeicester Adult Education College, 2 Wellington St,
LE1 6HL
What is fascism and how do we fight it?Wed 8 Sep, 7.30pm
LiverpoolSexism and the system Ð the rise of raunch cultureThu 2 Sep, 7.30pmMethodist Centre (above News from Nowhere bookshop), 96ÊBold St, L1 4HY
The blood never driedÑa peopleÕs history of the British EmpireThu 16 Sep, 7.30pm
London: Brent & HarrowCarnival, racism and riotsWed 1 Sep, 7.30pmBrent Trades Hall (Apollo Club), 375 High Rd,
Willesden, NW10 2JR
Why are Lenin's ideas importantWed 9 Sep, 7.30pmVictoria Hall, Sheepcote Rd, Harrow, HA1 2JE
London: BrixtonWho are Cameron's Tories?Wed 1 Sep, 7.30pmVida Walsh Centre,
2b Saltoun Rd (nr Effra Rd, facing Windrush Square), SW2Ê1EP
The politics of Noam ChomskyWed 8 Sep, 7.30pm
London: CamdenHow was The National Front defeated?Thu 2 Sep, 6.30pmRiccardoÕs Deli, 18 Camden High St, NW1 0JH
Can capitalism be bailed out of its crisis?Thu 9 Sep, 6.30pm
London: EalingPolitics and mental healthThu 9 Sep, 7.30pmWest London Trade Union Club, 33-35 High St, Acton, W3 6ND
London: EustonDoes revolution have to be violentWed 1 Sep, 6.30pmCamera Cafe, 44 Museum St, WC1A 1LY
The campaign against ratecappingÑlessons of the 1980sWed 8 Sep, 6.30pm
London: Hackney SouthGramsciÑfrom factory occupations to workersÕ powerWed 8 Sep, 7.30pmHCD Co-operative Centre,
62 Beechwood Rd (off Dalston Lane), E5 0PU
London: Hornsey and Wood GreenPin ups porn and prostitution-sexism and societyTue 31 Aug, 7.30pmSmall Hall, St Michaels Church, 37 Bounds Green Rd, N22 7TL
London: HounslowAfghanistanÑwar, lies and wikileaksWed 15 Sep, 7.30pmHounslow Community Centre,
9 Montague Rd, TW3 1JY
London: LewishamWhas the USSR ever socialist?Wed 1 Sep, 7.30pmWest Greenwich Community and Arts Centre, 141 Greenwich High Rd (next to Greenwich main line and DLR Station), SE10 8JA
London: NewhamThe Spirit Level why equality is good for us all?Wed 1 Sep, 7pmStratford Advice Arcade,
107-109 The Grove (next to Morrisons car park), E15 1HP
London: TottenhamIslamophobia, the veil and the stateThu 2 Sep, 7.30pmTottenham Chances,
399 High Rd
(opp police station), N17 6QN
Lenin and the revolutionary partyThu 9 Sep, 7.30pm
London: Waltham ForestThe revolutionary ideas of Karl MarxWed 1 Sep, 7.30pmQuaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Rd,
(off Hoe St), E17 4QU
AfghanistanÑwar, lies and wikileaksWed 8 Sep, 7.30pm
London: Woolwich & PlumsteadHow do we defeat the state?Thu 9 Sep, 8pmGlyndon Centre, Raglan Rd, Plumstead, SE18 7LB
Manchester: ChorltonThe blood never dried Ð a peopleÕs history of the British EmpireWed 1 Sep, 7.30pmChorlton Library, Manchester Rd, M21 9PN
The Communist Party in the 1930sÑrecession and resistanceWed 8 Sep, 7.30pm
Manchester: City CentreThe Communist Party in the 1930sÑrecession and resistanceThu 9 Sep, 6pmFriends Meeting House,
6 Mount St, M2 5NS
Manchester: South EastThe Coummunist Party in the 1930sWed 8 Sep, 7.30pmupstairs, Falafel Cafe, Wilmslow Rd, Rusholme, M14 5TQ
NorwichWill revolution be violent?Thu 2 Sep, 7.30pmThe Golden Star,
57 Colegate
(corner Duke St), NR3 1DD
Why socialists oppose a burqa banThu 9 Sep, 7.30pm
NottinghamWhat do we mean by the united front?Thu 9 Sep, 7.30pmInternational Community Centre, 61b Mansfield Rd, NG1 3FN
PortsmouthIslamophobia, the state and the veilThu 2 Sep, 7.30pmSouthsea Community Centre, St PaulÕs Square, PO5 4EE
St AlbansImmigrationÑthe myths used to divide usWed 8 Sep, 7.30pmTrinity URC Church,
1 Beaconsfield Rd, AL1 3RD
Sheffield: NorthCan socialists work with New Labour?Thu 2 Sep, 7.30pmNew Roots Cafe, 86 Spital Hill, Burngreave, S4 7LG
Their media and oursThu 9 Sep, 7.30pm
Sheffield: SouthCan socialists work with the Labour Party?Thu 9 Sep, 7.30pmSharrow Community Hall, Sheffield United FC ground, Bramall Lane (entrance John St, opp Baron St), S2 4SU
SouthamptonImmigration: the myths used to divide usThu 9 Sep, 7.30pmHigh St Cafe,
153 High St, SO14 2BT
SouthendAusterity and resistanceÑwill the cuts solve the economic crisis?Wed 15 Sep, 7.30pmSouthend Central Library, Victoria Ave, SS2 6EX
SwanseaWhy do trade union leaders sell out?Thu 2 Sep, 7.30pmBrynmill Community Centre,
St Albans Rd,
SA2 0BP
ChinaÑgravedigger or saviour of capitalism?Thu 9 Sep, 7.30pm
WiganMarxism and ecologyWed 8 Sep, 7.30pmThe Bowling Green, 108 Wigan Lane (north end of Standishgate), WN1 2LF
WolverhamptonArizona and the Tea Party Ð is the right on the ?Wed 1 Sep, 7.30pmCity Bar, King St, WV1 1ST
YorkThe red in the rainbowÑthe fight for LGBT liberationWed 8 Sep, 7.30pmThe Bay Horse,
68 Marygate, YO30 7BH
Unite Against Fascism
Contact UAF with any queries. Phone 020 7801 2782, go to www.uaf.org.uk , or email unite@ucu.org.uk
area title/speakers time venue
CambridgeLove Music Hate Homophobia
Riot Grrl Night with Beverley Kills, Fever Fever, Death of theÊElephant, Ethical Debating Society
Free. Donations to LMHH welcome
Sat 25 Sep, 8pm231 Newmarket Rd, CB5 8JE
East KentLove Music Hate Racism festival
With Lowkey, Joey Prolapse, Rapscallions, Spookasonic, The Assembly Worker, Neil Sparkes with Bougarabou, Aurora, The Light Programme, Tyrannosaurus Alan, Colt 44, Whitstable World Music Big Band, Fiona DJ. Harbour Arm Stage: Chimney Boys, Spy Plane, Henry Johnson
www.thanetlovemusichateracism.com
Sat 11 Sept, 12 noon to 8pmseafront Piazza, old town and harbour, Margate. Free. After party at Westcoast Bar. Festival supported by the NUT in Thanet.
Stop The War
Contact StWC with any queries. Phone 020 7801 2768, go to www.stopwar.org.uk , or email office@stopwar.org.uk
area title/speakers time venue
LondonWhy the war matters
Organised by School Students Against War
Sun 26 Sep, 2pmMarchmont Community Centre, 62 Marchmont St, WC1N 1AB.
London: HackneyAfghanistan Ð Time to Go
With photojournalist Guy Smallman, Judith Orr (StWC)
Thu 2 Sep, 7.30pmRound Chapel, Powerscroft Rd
(cnr Lower Clapton Rd), E5 0PP
Movement events
area title/speaker time venue
NationalLobby the TUC
Demand that the TUC calls a national demonstration against the Con-Dem cuts!
Organised by National Shop Stewards Network. www.shopstewards.net
Sun 12 Sep, 12 noonManchester Central Convention Complex.
NSSN TUC Fringe Meeting
Organised by National Shop Stewards Network. www.shopstewards.net
Wed 15 Sep, 5.30pmFriends Meeting House, Mount St, Manchester
Hands off our rents, our rights, our homes
TenantsÕ lobby
Organised by Defend Council Housing
Mon 11 Octoutside Parliament, London
DorchesterThe will of the people
With Jonny Farleigh
Organised by Dorset Socialists
Sat 11 Sep, 1.30pmColliton Club (opp County Hall), Colliton Park, DT1 1XJ
LondonLondon DCH meeting
With Ken Livingstone, Caroline Lucas MP, Simon Hughes MP, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Gail Cartmail (Unite), Heather Wakefield (Unison), Silla Carron (Camden Tenants Fed)
www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk
Mon 18 Oct, 7pmGrand Committee Room,
House of Commons
Action for the climate emergency
With John McDonnell MP, Caroline Lucas MP, Andrew Simms (New Economics Foundation), Maria Souviron (Bolivian ambassador), Alexis Rowell (Camden CAN)
Sat 30 Oct, 2pmFriends House,
173-177 Euston Rd
(opp Euston Station), NW1 2BJ
ManchesterConvention of the Left: building unity to defend public services
Conference with John McDonnell, Matt Wrack,
Gregor Gall
www.conventionoftheleft.org
24-25 Sept, Friends Meeting House,
6 Mount St, M2 5NS
NorfolkBurston Strike School Rally
With Tony Benn, Len McCluskey, Chris Keates, Christine Blower, Angela Smith, Ian Saville
Sun 5 Sep, 11am to 4.30pmChurch Green, Burston (nr Diss)