Events

« July 22, 2007 - August 21, 2007 »

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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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08 / 21 March with the postal workers, London Start: 12:00 End: 14:30 Please note: this march has been canceled! Preliminary details of CWU national demonstration in support of the postal strike on 21 August. Assemble at 12 noon, Clerkenwell Green, EC1 (nearest tube: Farringdon on Circle, Hammersmith & CIty, and Metropolitan lines). March departs at 12.30. Circular route back to Clerkenwell Green for rally a 1.30 PM. Speakers to be confirmed. Further information will be available from the CWU website. Get in touch with local CWU branches to find out about transport. more info