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« July 27, 2007 - August 26, 2007 »
 
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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.
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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
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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
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
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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.
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London Socialist Feminist Reading Group
Start: 19:30
End: 21:15

... Meets monthly and continues its programme on Friday 24 August with a
discussion on "What is Islamic Feminism?"

Details: 7.30-9.15 pm. Marchmont Community Centre, 62 Marchmont Street,
London WC1.
Refreshments provided. Organised by Workers' Liberty.
More information, and reading materials for this subject: volsunga@gmail.com
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