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07 / 20 London Colombia embassy protest for workers' rights Start: 13:00 End: 15:01 On the Friday 20th July (Colombia’s ‘National Day’) at 1pm the Solidarity Federation will be holding a protest outside the Columbian embassy (3 Hans Crescent SW1. Tube: Knightsbridge. Between Sloane Street and Brompton Road. It's about a mile from Parliament.) as part of a international day of action to highlight the ongoing war waged by the Colombian state on trade unionists. We call on everyone who believes in the right of unionists to organise without the fear of death to join us on the picket and show solidarity with our fellow workers. more info
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07 / 24 Coalition Fighting Unfair Pay, Socialist Youth meeting, Parliament Start: 19:00 End: 21:00 COFUP! (Coalition Fighting Unfair Pay). We will be campaigning for Labour councils to include a Living Wage in their procurement terms and for the Labour party to adopt a Living Wage as its official policy. The launch of the campaign will take place on 24th July 7pm in Committee Room 9, House of Commons. John McDonnell will be among those speaking. more info
07 / 25 Union conf. against immigration controls: London planning meeting Start: 19:00 End: 21:00 The Finsbury Park branch of the RMT (rail) union have called for a trade union conference in solidarity with migrants. This palnning meeting is being held at the Red Rose Club, Seven Sisters Rd, north London (tube: Finsbury Pk) more info
07 / 26 South Africa: the workers vs. the ANC Start: 19:30 End: 21:15 Public discussion meeting about recent strikes in SA, organised by Workers' Liberty Lucas Arms, Gray's Inn Road, Kings Cross, London more info
07 / 27 London Socialist Feminist Discussion Group: Equal Pay Start: 19:30 End: 21:15 The London Socialist Feminist Discussion Group meets monthly. Everyone is welcome to attend the debates and discussions, which are very informal. Our planned programme of discussions includes such things as Sex Work, Women in the Russian Revolution, Emma Goldman, What will Socialism Be Like, Engels Revisted. We continue our programme on Friday 27 July with a discussion on Equal Pay In 1968, a group of female sewing machinists went on strike against a sex-biased grading structure. The 1970 Equal Pay Act followed shortly after. more info
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08 / 9 Protest for Mansour Ossanlou, London Start: 12:00 End: 15:00 Free Mansour Ossanlou, Mahmoud Salehi and all class-war prisoners in Iran Solidarity with the Iranian workers' movement As part of the week of action in solidarity Iranian workers supported by international unions including the International Transport Workers' Federation, activists in Britain will be demonstrating outside the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Thursday 9 August. We will be demanding the release of all worker, women's rights and student activists jailed by the Islamist regime, starting with Tehran busworkers' leader Mansour more info
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08 / 13 No Sweat London Forum Start: 19:30 End: 21:30 The TUC has set up a new Commission to look at employment rights, and what needs to change to make sure people get better treatment at work. Speakers include Nicola Smith from the TUC's vulnerable workers commission. At The Plough, Museum Street Monday 13 August, 7.30pm More info: http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/ Also up for discussion: unionise Starbucks campaign more info
08 / 14 Camp for Climate Action Start: 10:00 End: 23:59 Camp for Climate Action - 10am, Tuesday 14 August - Staines railway station. "Eight days of low-impact living, debates, learning skills, and high-impact direct action tackling the root causes of climate change. Why? "The science is clear: global emissions of carbon dioxide must go into rapid decline within the next decade. If they don't, humanity faces a bleak future..... "But what we do know is that if is that if you get yourself to Staines railway station in West London by 10am on Tuesday 14th August, you will be more info
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