Planning
meetings during the next three weeks will be discussing how to mobilise the
largest possible numbers for protests and demonstrations over cuts to health,
disability and welfare benefits, fire stations and more. Please come along to
help organise and spread the word about these protests.
Don’t forget
to tweet this listing (link to our website ), post on your Facebook page, or
help us with leafleting for these events. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Thursday 15
August
8pm. A short
film about the 1986 Victoria Nurses Federation strike in Australia & a talk
with David Esterson, former NHS nurse and activist in the 1988 NHS strikes.
Doors open at 7pm. Venue: The Side Room, The Sun of Camberwell, Coldharbour
Lane, SE5 9QW. Supported by King’s Unite branch. Open to clinical and
non-clinical hospital workers. Enquiries/contact:
healthworkersocial@hotmail.com
Tuesday 20
August
7pm. South
London People's Assembly planning meeting at The Bread and Roses, 68 Clapham
Manor Street, SW4 6DZ. All welcome. See more on Facebook.
Friday
30 August
Times tbc.
Local Protests as part of week of action to protest against austerity,
organised by Disabled People Against the Cuts. See below and http://dpac.uk.net/ for other events in the
week of action.
Saturday 31
August
1pm. March
for jobs and Justice. Assemble Kennington Park. March to 10 Downing Street.
Organised by BARAC (Black Activists Rising Against Cuts). More details at the
BARAC website , on Facebook or write to barac.info@gmail.com
Monday 2nd
September
Times and
venue tbc. Day of Direct Action as part of week of action to protest against
austerity, organised by Disabled People Against the Cuts. See
http://dpac.uk.net/
Monday 2
September
6pm. South London Unite the Resistance Organising
meeting. Agenda includes plans for solidarity action with teachers’ strikes,
CWU action, and other disputes, demonstration at Tory conference. Effra Hill
Tavern, Kellett Road, Brixton, SW2. For more information and an agenda, phone
07956579466. For information about the national UtR organisation go to
http://uniteresist.org/
Wednesday 4
September
Freedom
Drive: March and rally at Parliament organised by. Four themed 'blocks' will
meet at four Government departments, central to the lives of disabled people,
then move to Parliament for a rally. Following the march there will be a lobby
(TBC) of Parliament. This is the last event in a week of action to protest
against austerity. See http://dpac.uk.net/
Saturday 7
September
11.30am –
5.30pm. Leafleting for the 29 September National NHS demonstration, at the
Stockwell Festival in their 'community action zone' at Larkhall Park, Courland
Grove, Stockwell, SW8 2PX. Stall
organised by Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public.
Sunday 8 September
12.30pm.
Lobby of TUC conference in Bournemouth: Name the date for a 24 hour general
strike! ‘All out together in November!’ Hardy Suite, Hermitage Hotel, Exeter
Road, Bournemouth (opposite Bournemouth International Centre, TUC Congress
venue). Lobby called by NSSN. For transport details, email
info@shopstewards.net
Saturday 14
September
11am to
12.30pm. Rally for Education. Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre, Westminster
SW1P 3EE. Speakers include: Christine Blower (General Secretary, NUT), Patrick
Roach (Deputy General Secretary, NASUWT). Teachers, parents, support staff and
governors all invited.
Thursday 19
September
7pm.
Organising meeting of Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public campaign in the Duke of
Cambridge pub, 74 Lansdowne Way, Stockwell. SW8 2DQ. (nb. No meeting in
August.)
Thursday 26
September
10.30am –
12.30pm. Meeting on ‘The Council’s Budget Challenge’. Speaker: Ambrose Omoma
(Southwark Council) at InSpire, St Peter’s Crypt, Liverpool Grove SE17 5HH.
Organised by Southwark Pensioners Forum. More information from
mail@southwarkpensioners.org.uk or phone 020 7708 4556.
Sunday 29
September
All Day.
Save Our NHS – national demonstration outside the Tory Party conference,
Manchester. Supported by UNITE, GMB, UNISON and other organisations. Ask your
campaign group/trade union branch to support this protest. Southwark Trade
Union Council is coordinating local transport arrangements. Coaches leave
locations in Southwark 7am and 7.30am. For trains chartered by UNITE the Union
and People’s Assembly see their websites. More information from
southwarktuc@gmail.com. Here's a video saying why you should go:
http://youtu.be/hEPuiIDg4Tc
Advance
notice
Week
beginning 14 October
Date tbc.
London teaching unions NUT & NASUWT will be on strike for one day. More
info at http://www.teachers.org.uk/node/18841
Saturday 19
October
12 noon –
5pm. ‘Organising to Win’ conference Workshops for those new to organising in
the workplace and their communities as well as those who have experience in the
trade unions and campaigns. Bloomsbury
Baptist Church, 235 Shaftsbury Avenue, WC2H 8EP. Organised by Unite the
Resistance. Book your place here. More information at http://uniteresist.org/
Saturday 2
November
Times tbc.
Lambeth People’s Assembly, Lambeth Town Hall. More details at
http://lambethsaveourservices.org/
Tuesday 5
November
Day of civil
disobedience called by the People’s Assembly Against Austerity. More details to
be announced. See http://thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/
OTHER LOCAL
CAMPAIGNS:
Crown Post
Offices closures/franchising – Peckham & East Dulwich
Background
information and petition sheet from the Communication Workers Union here.
Fire
stations closures
Southwark
campaign information and their action plans are to be found at
http://www.saveourstations.org.uk/southwark
Southwark
Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10
Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
Southwark
Pensioners Action Group
Meets
bi-monthly. Campaign information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
