Events

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

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

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

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.

... 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

Metronet rail workers' demonstration - Tuesday 4 September, 11.30am to 1pm,
DFT, Marsham St, London SW1