Events

Last week, Mexican activist Andreas Aullet toured the country with No Sweat, with meetings in Brighton, Norwich, Cambridge, Nottingham, York, Manchester, Sheffield and London to dicuss the massive workers' and popular struggle which recently took place in Oaxaca. We are pleased to announce that Andreas is staying in the UK a few more days and will be speaking at Ruskin College in Oxford

BLUE COLLAR, directed by Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver).

Detroit autoworkers living at the mercy of a heartless corporation and a corrupt union, decide to rob the union safe and open a dangerous can of worms.

Weds 21 Feb at 7.30 for food and 8pm for film.
At the Cafe Crema 306 New Cross Road, SE15

Alabama 3 benefit for No Sweat.
Friday February 23, the Jamm, Brixton, London.
8pm-5am. £6. Buy your ticket, here, now!

Alabama 3 benefit for No Sweat.
Friday February 23, the Jamm, Brixton, London.
8pm-5am. £6. Buy your ticket, here, now!

Speakers: Tony Juniper (FoE), Mireya Rodriguez (Costa Rican banana workers' union), Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Stacey Mitchell (US WalMart campaigner)
At the Emmanuel Centre, 9-23 Marsham Street, Westminster

United Campaign rally for the Trade Union Freedom Bill sponsored by John McDonnell at the House of Commons on Thursday 1st March at 7pm. This is the evening before the Bill is due to be debated, though it is highly unlikely to be reached Speakers include John McDonnell, John Hendy, Tony Woodley, Billy Hayes, Bob Crow, Matt Wrack, Christine Blower, Roger Kline and Tony Benn

'Iran on the brink' (Pluto Press) by Andreas Malm and Shora Esmalian is launched in Housman's Bookshop, 5 Caledonian Road (Kings X tube)

The Central America Women’s Network (CAWN) has invited Nicaraguan women’s rights activists Gladys Urtecho Cuadra and Noemí Flores Rivas from the women’s organisation Movimiento de Mujeres Trabajadoras y Desempleadas ‘Maria Elena Cuadra’ (MEC) to the UK in March 2007.

Themed around social and cultural changes in Latin America, the LAF is a vibrant day event with workshops, plenaries, discussion, music, film, and food by Kebele. It also includes a related evening event with Cuban hip hop artists and a 16 piece salsa band.

Next Starbucks Picket Sat 10 March 12 noon at Cutty Sark Greenwich

Here is text of the leaflet we have produced for this.
SOLIDARITY WITH VICTIMISED STARBUCKS WORKERS
FIVE STARBUCKS WORKERS SACKED FOR FORMING A UNION