Tomorrow, health workers across the country are on strike and they want you to come to their picket line to show your support for them, and for the National Health Service, which is under attack. Already, money has been collected across Southwark and messages sent to union reps organising tomorrow’s strike. Please visit a picket line (see details below) or reply to this email if you want to help with support for the next strike.
Southwark Adult Learning Service has finally abandoned its exorbitant ‘repeat fees’ and fully reinstated concessionary rates for people on benefits. This is a great vindication of a three-year campaign by students and shows that anti-cuts action can win.
Conferences and organising meetings are also taking place every week to discuss and plan resistance to cuts and austerity. Full details below.
***Please put in your diary the events not just happening this week but the dates for big events next month, shown below.***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Monday 24 November
7am -11am. Health unions’ four hour strike over pay. Unions taking part: Unison, Unite, GMB, Royal College of Midwives (RCM), Society of Radiographers (SOR), UCATT, POA, Occupational Therapists (BAOT), Dietetic Association (BDA), and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association. Read more here why the strike is happening. Visit picket-lines at your local hospital to show your support:
Kings College Hospital - Denmark Hill Bessemer Road and Denmark Hill SE5 9RS
Guy’s hospital - Guys Great Maze Point main entrance, road to the Shard SE1 9RT
St Thomas' Hospital - entrance off Westminster bridge SE1 7EH
Lewisham Hospital - High St, Lewisham SE13 6LH
Ambulance stations - some will have picket-lines. See list of stations here.
Please take photos of the picket line. You can still collect messages of support or donations to the strikers’ fund. Click here to download the pledge sheet. We can post the messages and photos on facebook etc. Email them to southwarksos@gmail.com.
Monday 24 November
9.45am. Petitioning and leafleting against benefit cuts and sanctions. Southwark Benefit Justice will be outside A4E, 21 St Georges Road, SE1 6ES. More information, or to help, contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com
Tuesday 25 November,
1pm. London FBU will be protesting as part of their pensions dispute as Fire Minister Penny Mordaunt opens the new West Norwood fire station at 210 Knights Hill, London SE27 0QA. Supporters are warmly invited to come along.
Tuesday 25 November
7pm. London coordinating meeting of the ‘Keep Our NHS Public’ campaign. All welcome. Agenda includes Cuts in GP surgeries. Venue: Camden Town Hall, Judd St, WC1. More information at www.defendlondonsnhs.wordpress.com
Tuesday 25 November,
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Agenda to include plans for building for a London-wide demonstration in January (see below). More information at https://www.facebook.com/Southwark-Defend-Council-Housing.
Thursday 27th November
6-8pm. Operation Disabled Vote - launch event. An initiative which aims to encourage more deaf and disabled people to register to vote and have their say at the 2015 General Election. Held at 336 Brixton Road, SW9 7AA. To book a place, please contact Ellen Clifford at Inclusion London by emailing: ellen.clifford@inclusionlondon.co.uk
Thursday 27 November
6.30pm Austerity Lies and Myths: what the government doesn't want you to know: Economic briefing ahead of Osborne's Autumn Statement, at NUT HQ, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BD. The Panel includes Owen Jones (Journalist), James Meadway (Economist) Dr Faiza Shaheen (Save the Children), Micheal Burke (Economist). Chaired by Christine Blower (General Secretary, NUT). Organised by The People’s Assembly. To register, click here.
Friday 28th November
11.30am. 'No More Deaths from Fuel Poverty: Energy Rights Now! Protest march. On the day the government reveals how many people died last from the effects of fuel poverty. Organised by Fuel Poverty Action and Reclaim the Power. Meet outside the Institute of Directors, Pall Mall. March to Energy UK- the body that represents all the Big Six energy companies. 'Join' and share the facebook event here.
Monday 1 December
6pm – 9pm. TTIP: Turning the Tide in Westminster workshop to help us learn about how to lobby MPs and MEPs on TTIP. Venue: Aldersgate Room, Westminster Central Hall, SW1H 9NH. Organised by the World Development Movement. Event information here.
Monday 1 December
6pm – 8.00 pm. Public meeting: Trade Unions Against TTIP. Venue: Diskus Centre, Unite Central Office, 128 Theobalds Road, Holborn, WC1X 8TH. Organised by the Campaign for Trade Union freedom. Facebook event here.
Monday 1 December
7pm-8.30pm. South London People’s Assembly organising meeting at Bread & Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DZ, planning work around local campaigns.
Tuesday 2 December
5:30pm onwards. Austerity has failed: Sack George Osborne Protest on the eve of Osborne's Autumn Statement, Downing Street, London. Please share & invite your friends on Facebook.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 31 January 2015
Defend Council Housing and Peoples' Assembly have jointly called a London-wide MARCH FOR HOMES. Called by Defend Council Housing and the People’s Assembly. Leafleting will be starting this month. If you can help, contact southwarkdch@gmail.com. More information can be found at https://www.facebook.com/Southwark-Defend-Council-Housing.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
Keep Our NHS Public. There is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with the Lambeth group to find out about local activity. The group have a new Facebook page at www.facebook.com/LambethKONP. Lambeth KONP meet monthly in Phoenix Pub, 348 Clapham Road, Stockwell, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell stations).
London Unemployed Strategies (LUS) is a new campaign to give a voice to unemployed people to counteract the abuses and attacks made upon them by the government, the mass media and others. Southwark training sessions will take place in November/December. For more information and to get involved, contact Nick on: 020 7467 1283 or 07530 001653, or email nickplus007@gmail.com. Facebook page here.
SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action, at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD.
For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.
South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com or phone 07956579466.
Southwark Pensioners Action Group
Meets bi-monthly. Campaign information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
Sunday, 23 November 2014
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Southwark Action Alert 6 November 2014
A lobby calling on Southwark Council to stand up for council housing and a strike by thousands of health workers across Southwark are two key protests this month. Conferences and organising meetings are also taking place every week to discuss and plan resistance to cuts and austerity. Full details below.
***Please put in your diary the events not just happening this week but the dates for big events next month, shown below.***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Saturday 8 November
11am - 1pm. Leafleting and petitioning about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and NHS privatisation. Outside Stockwell tube (not Kennington Market as previously advertised). For more information, contact lambethkonp@gmail.com. See new facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP
Monday 10th November
7pm-8.30pm. South London People’s Assembly organising meeting at Bread & Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DZ, planning work around local campaigns, and feedback on the last Assembly.
Saturday 15 November
11am-4pm. ‘Striking together - organising to win’ national conference. Workshops: After the health strikes, where next for the fight to save the NHS? The fight against zero hours contracts and organising the unorganised (Hosted by BFAWU), Migrant workers: Part of the union, part of the solution (Hosted by BARAC), Benefit justice: Stop the Tories war on the poor (Hosted by DPAC and Benefit Justice Campaign), Campaigning for rejection of the local government pay proposal. Speakers include US Fast Food strikers, trade unionists from striking unions and anti-austerity groups. Model motion here. For more information and to register, click here. Called by Unite the Resistance campaign.
Saturday 15 November
10am-4.30pm. Croydon Assembly (TUC) – Join Together To Fight Inequality. Venue: Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Rd, Croydon, CR0 1BD. Speakers include: Mark Serwotka, Philipa Harvey, Nero Ughwujabo. For more info visit http://croydontuc.org.uk/events_138408.html
Sunday 16 November
Defend the Right to Protest Conference. Opening plenary “Injustice somewhere is a threat to justice everywhere”; workshops on Undercover cops and the secret state, Policing the neoliberal university, Deaths in custody - is justice possible? Know your rights, Fracking: the future face of protest policing, Strikes, solidarity and the law, Resisting the assault on civil liberties. Book your place. Other contact at info@defendtherighttoprotest.org
Monday 17 November
9.45am. Petitioning and leafleting against benefit cuts and sanctions. Southwark Benefit Justice will be outside Peckham JCP, 24-26 Peckham High Street, SE15 5DS. More information, or to help, contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com
Tuesday 18 November
3pm. ‘Stand up for council housing’ Lobby of Southwark Council Cabinet meeting at the Council's Offices, 160 Tooley Street SE1. Called by Southwark Group of Tenants Organisations. SGTO has also organised a deputation to present the ‘Six Alternative Pledges’ to the Council's Cabinet.
Wednesday 19 November
12noon. National Student Demonstration - No Fees, No Cuts, No Debt! Assemble at Malet Street at around 12noon and march round Russell Square, down Kingsway to the Strand, and then to Trafalgar Square, Whitehall and ending at Parliament by 4pm. Supported by the National Union of Students. Facebook page here .
Thursday 20 November
7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising meeting in Phoenix Pub, 348 Clapham Road, Stockwell, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell stations). Please note there is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with this group to find out about local activity.
Monday 24 November
7am-11am. Health unions’ four hour strike over pay. Unions taking part: Unison, Unite, GMB, Royal College of Midwives (RCM), Society of Radiographers (SOR), UCATT, POA, Occupational Therapists (BAOT), Dietetic Association (BDA), and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association. Read more here why the strike is happening. Visit picket-lines at your local hospital to show your support. For further details of local picket-lines, or to help leafleting the public in support of the strike, email southwarksos@gmail.com
Monday 24 November
9.45am. Petitioning and leafleting against benefit cuts and sanctions. Southwark Benefit Justice will be outside A4E, 21 St Georges Road, SE1 6ES. More information, or to help, contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com
Tuesday 25 November
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map. Agenda to include plans for building for a London-wide demonstration in January.
Monday 1 December
6pm – 8.00 pm. Public meeting: Trade Unions Against TTIP. Venue: Diskus Centre, Unite Central Office, 128 Theobalds Road, Holborn, WC1X 8TH. Organised by the Campaign for Trade Union freedom. Facebook event here.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 31 January 2015
Defend Council Housing and Peoples' Assembly have jointly called a London-wide MARCH FOR HOMES. Called by Defend Council Housing and the People’s Assembly. Leafleting will be starting in November. If you can help, contact southwarkdch@gmail.com
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
London Unemployed Strategies (LUS) is a new campaign to give a voice to unemployed people to counteract the abuses and attacks made upon them by the government, the mass media and others. Southwark training sessions will take place in November/December. For more information and to get involved, contact Nick on: 020 7467 1283 or 07530 001653, or email nickplus007@gmail.com. Facebook page here.
SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action. at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD.
For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.
South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com or phone 07956579466.
Southwark Pensioners Action Group
Meets bi-monthly. Campaign information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
***Please put in your diary the events not just happening this week but the dates for big events next month, shown below.***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Saturday 8 November
11am - 1pm. Leafleting and petitioning about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and NHS privatisation. Outside Stockwell tube (not Kennington Market as previously advertised). For more information, contact lambethkonp@gmail.com. See new facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP
Monday 10th November
7pm-8.30pm. South London People’s Assembly organising meeting at Bread & Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DZ, planning work around local campaigns, and feedback on the last Assembly.
Saturday 15 November
11am-4pm. ‘Striking together - organising to win’ national conference. Workshops: After the health strikes, where next for the fight to save the NHS? The fight against zero hours contracts and organising the unorganised (Hosted by BFAWU), Migrant workers: Part of the union, part of the solution (Hosted by BARAC), Benefit justice: Stop the Tories war on the poor (Hosted by DPAC and Benefit Justice Campaign), Campaigning for rejection of the local government pay proposal. Speakers include US Fast Food strikers, trade unionists from striking unions and anti-austerity groups. Model motion here. For more information and to register, click here. Called by Unite the Resistance campaign.
Saturday 15 November
10am-4.30pm. Croydon Assembly (TUC) – Join Together To Fight Inequality. Venue: Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Rd, Croydon, CR0 1BD. Speakers include: Mark Serwotka, Philipa Harvey, Nero Ughwujabo. For more info visit http://croydontuc.org.uk/events_138408.html
Sunday 16 November
Defend the Right to Protest Conference. Opening plenary “Injustice somewhere is a threat to justice everywhere”; workshops on Undercover cops and the secret state, Policing the neoliberal university, Deaths in custody - is justice possible? Know your rights, Fracking: the future face of protest policing, Strikes, solidarity and the law, Resisting the assault on civil liberties. Book your place. Other contact at info@defendtherighttoprotest.org
Monday 17 November
9.45am. Petitioning and leafleting against benefit cuts and sanctions. Southwark Benefit Justice will be outside Peckham JCP, 24-26 Peckham High Street, SE15 5DS. More information, or to help, contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com
Tuesday 18 November
3pm. ‘Stand up for council housing’ Lobby of Southwark Council Cabinet meeting at the Council's Offices, 160 Tooley Street SE1. Called by Southwark Group of Tenants Organisations. SGTO has also organised a deputation to present the ‘Six Alternative Pledges’ to the Council's Cabinet.
Wednesday 19 November
12noon. National Student Demonstration - No Fees, No Cuts, No Debt! Assemble at Malet Street at around 12noon and march round Russell Square, down Kingsway to the Strand, and then to Trafalgar Square, Whitehall and ending at Parliament by 4pm. Supported by the National Union of Students. Facebook page here .
Thursday 20 November
7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising meeting in Phoenix Pub, 348 Clapham Road, Stockwell, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell stations). Please note there is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with this group to find out about local activity.
Monday 24 November
7am-11am. Health unions’ four hour strike over pay. Unions taking part: Unison, Unite, GMB, Royal College of Midwives (RCM), Society of Radiographers (SOR), UCATT, POA, Occupational Therapists (BAOT), Dietetic Association (BDA), and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association. Read more here why the strike is happening. Visit picket-lines at your local hospital to show your support. For further details of local picket-lines, or to help leafleting the public in support of the strike, email southwarksos@gmail.com
Monday 24 November
9.45am. Petitioning and leafleting against benefit cuts and sanctions. Southwark Benefit Justice will be outside A4E, 21 St Georges Road, SE1 6ES. More information, or to help, contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com
Tuesday 25 November
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map. Agenda to include plans for building for a London-wide demonstration in January.
Monday 1 December
6pm – 8.00 pm. Public meeting: Trade Unions Against TTIP. Venue: Diskus Centre, Unite Central Office, 128 Theobalds Road, Holborn, WC1X 8TH. Organised by the Campaign for Trade Union freedom. Facebook event here.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 31 January 2015
Defend Council Housing and Peoples' Assembly have jointly called a London-wide MARCH FOR HOMES. Called by Defend Council Housing and the People’s Assembly. Leafleting will be starting in November. If you can help, contact southwarkdch@gmail.com
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
London Unemployed Strategies (LUS) is a new campaign to give a voice to unemployed people to counteract the abuses and attacks made upon them by the government, the mass media and others. Southwark training sessions will take place in November/December. For more information and to get involved, contact Nick on: 020 7467 1283 or 07530 001653, or email nickplus007@gmail.com. Facebook page here.
SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action. at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD.
For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.
South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com or phone 07956579466.
Southwark Pensioners Action Group
Meets bi-monthly. Campaign information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
Saturday, 25 October 2014
Southwark Action Alert 23 October 2014
The campaign to stop the demolition of council homes to be replaced by private housing is gathering pace. Details of meetings and how to join this campaign are shown below. Meanwhile, watch our facebook page and website for updates on public sector and health unions taking action over pay.
***Please put in your diary the events not just happening this week but the dates for big events next month, shown below.***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Thursday 23 October
6pm to 8.30pm. Understanding the TTIP, a meeting organised by South East Region TUC at Congress House, Great Russell Street, WC1B 3LS. All meeting details here. Registration is essential. Phone Joanne Williams on 020 7467 1218.
Saturday 25 October
10am - 4.30pm Ruled By the Banks - a day symposium on how they rule us all, including over health and TTIP. Venue: UNITE building, 128 Theobalds Rd, Holborn (5 mins north of Holborn tube, via Southampton Row, next to Holborn Hotel). More details at StopTTIP.net
Saturday 25 October
3pm. How can we stop the council demolishing our homes? What should be the future of the Aylesbury? Public Meeting called by Southwark Group of Tenants organisations (SGTO). Venue: Pembroke House, 80 Tatum Street London SE17 1QR. Join the campaign by contacting Southwark Defend Council Housing on 02076227201 or write to southwarkdch@gmail.com
Monday 27 October
5pm. Launch event for an Energy Bill of Rights in a Committee Room (number TBC) at the Houses of Parliament. Come along to tell your story, to join the conversation and to learn about the Energy Bill of Rights. Facebook event here. Called by the Fuel Poverty Action Group. Contact fuelpovertyaction@gmail.com
Tuesday 28 October,
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map. Agenda to include plans for building for a London-wide demonstration in January.
Tuesday 28 October,
Benefit gig for Southwark Defend Council Housing. Parva Hinton and three other bands appearing at the Montague Arms, New Cross SE14.
Saturday 8th Nov
11am - 1pm. Lambeth KONP stall at Kennington Market opposite Oval tube station. For more information, contact lambethkonp@gmail.com
Saturday 15 November
11am-4pm. ‘Striking together - organising to win’ national conference. After the NHS strikes and the TUC demo on 18 October, this conference addresses the question: “what happens next?”
Speakers include US Fast Food strikers, Peter Pinkney (RMT president), Matt Wrack (FBU Gen Sec), Mags Dalton & Roger Hutt (Care UK), Frank Wood (Unite NEC & King’s Coll Hosp), Barbara Pokryszka (UNITE, Hotel s organiser), Mandy Brown (Lambeth College), John McDonnell MP, Ian Hodson (BFAWU), Ian Lawrence (NAPO gen Sec), Helen Davies (Unison NEC, Barnet), Bryan Kennedy (One Housing). Model motion here. For more information and to register, click here. Called by Unite the Resistance campaign.
Saturday 15 November
10am-4.30pm.
Croydon Assembly (TUC) – Join Together To Fight Inequality. Venue: Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Rd, Croydon, CR0 1BD. Speakers include: Mark Serwotka, Philipa Harvey, Nero Ughwujabo. For more info visit http://croydontuc.org.uk/events_138408.html
Sunday 16 November
Defend the Right to Protest Conference. Opening plenary “Injustice somewhere is a threat to justice everywhere”; workshops on Undercover cops and the secret state, Policing the neoliberal university, Deaths in custody - is justice possible? Know your rights, Fracking: the future face of protest policing, Strikes, solidarity and the law, Resisting the assault on civil liberties. Book your place. Other contact at info@defendtherighttoprotest.org
ADVANCE NOTICE
Wednesday 19 November
12noon. National Student Demonstration - No Fees, No Cuts, No Debt! Called by the National Union of Students. Venue: Central London (TBA). Facebook page here .
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
Keep Our NHS Public meet monthly in the Phoenix Pub, 348 Clapham Road, Stockwell, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell stations). Please note there is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with this Lambeth group to find out about local activity. For more information, contact lambethkonp@gmail.com
SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action. at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD.
For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.
South London People’s Assembly. See the website at http://www.southlondonpa.org/ and to sign up for updates and alerts.
South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com or phone 07956579466.
Southwark Pensioners Action Group
Meets bi-monthly. Campaign information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
***Please put in your diary the events not just happening this week but the dates for big events next month, shown below.***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Thursday 23 October
6pm to 8.30pm. Understanding the TTIP, a meeting organised by South East Region TUC at Congress House, Great Russell Street, WC1B 3LS. All meeting details here. Registration is essential. Phone Joanne Williams on 020 7467 1218.
Saturday 25 October
10am - 4.30pm Ruled By the Banks - a day symposium on how they rule us all, including over health and TTIP. Venue: UNITE building, 128 Theobalds Rd, Holborn (5 mins north of Holborn tube, via Southampton Row, next to Holborn Hotel). More details at StopTTIP.net
Saturday 25 October
3pm. How can we stop the council demolishing our homes? What should be the future of the Aylesbury? Public Meeting called by Southwark Group of Tenants organisations (SGTO). Venue: Pembroke House, 80 Tatum Street London SE17 1QR. Join the campaign by contacting Southwark Defend Council Housing on 02076227201 or write to southwarkdch@gmail.com
Monday 27 October
5pm. Launch event for an Energy Bill of Rights in a Committee Room (number TBC) at the Houses of Parliament. Come along to tell your story, to join the conversation and to learn about the Energy Bill of Rights. Facebook event here. Called by the Fuel Poverty Action Group. Contact fuelpovertyaction@gmail.com
Tuesday 28 October,
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map. Agenda to include plans for building for a London-wide demonstration in January.
Tuesday 28 October,
Benefit gig for Southwark Defend Council Housing. Parva Hinton and three other bands appearing at the Montague Arms, New Cross SE14.
Saturday 8th Nov
11am - 1pm. Lambeth KONP stall at Kennington Market opposite Oval tube station. For more information, contact lambethkonp@gmail.com
Saturday 15 November
11am-4pm. ‘Striking together - organising to win’ national conference. After the NHS strikes and the TUC demo on 18 October, this conference addresses the question: “what happens next?”
Speakers include US Fast Food strikers, Peter Pinkney (RMT president), Matt Wrack (FBU Gen Sec), Mags Dalton & Roger Hutt (Care UK), Frank Wood (Unite NEC & King’s Coll Hosp), Barbara Pokryszka (UNITE, Hotel s organiser), Mandy Brown (Lambeth College), John McDonnell MP, Ian Hodson (BFAWU), Ian Lawrence (NAPO gen Sec), Helen Davies (Unison NEC, Barnet), Bryan Kennedy (One Housing). Model motion here. For more information and to register, click here. Called by Unite the Resistance campaign.
Saturday 15 November
10am-4.30pm.
Croydon Assembly (TUC) – Join Together To Fight Inequality. Venue: Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Rd, Croydon, CR0 1BD. Speakers include: Mark Serwotka, Philipa Harvey, Nero Ughwujabo. For more info visit http://croydontuc.org.uk/events_138408.html
Sunday 16 November
Defend the Right to Protest Conference. Opening plenary “Injustice somewhere is a threat to justice everywhere”; workshops on Undercover cops and the secret state, Policing the neoliberal university, Deaths in custody - is justice possible? Know your rights, Fracking: the future face of protest policing, Strikes, solidarity and the law, Resisting the assault on civil liberties. Book your place. Other contact at info@defendtherighttoprotest.org
ADVANCE NOTICE
Wednesday 19 November
12noon. National Student Demonstration - No Fees, No Cuts, No Debt! Called by the National Union of Students. Venue: Central London (TBA). Facebook page here .
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
Keep Our NHS Public meet monthly in the Phoenix Pub, 348 Clapham Road, Stockwell, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell stations). Please note there is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with this Lambeth group to find out about local activity. For more information, contact lambethkonp@gmail.com
SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action. at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD.
For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.
South London People’s Assembly. See the website at http://www.southlondonpa.org/ and to sign up for updates and alerts.
South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com or phone 07956579466.
Southwark Pensioners Action Group
Meets bi-monthly. Campaign information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
Sunday, 12 October 2014
Join the strikes and visit the picket lines this week – come to the TUC demonstration on 18th
Southwark Action Alert - update 11 October 2014
Three days of strikes take place next week over cuts in real incomes for millions of public sector workers. Please come along to picket lines to show your support, and come to the huge demonstration planned for next Saturday in London. The campaign to stop the demolition of council homes to be replaced by private housing is gathering pace. Details of how to join these campaigns are shown below.
***Please put in your diary the events not just happening this week but the dates for big events next month, shown below.***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Saturday 11 October
2pm. A pan-European day of action against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Actions organised by 38 Degrees at 11am at Waterloo Station (outside Smiths).Assemble at Parliament Square at 2pm. More info at http://www.nottip.org.uk/nationaldayofaction/ Facebook page.
Monday 13 October
7am-11am. Solidarity picket line and strikers breakfast at King’s College Hospital, Bessemer Road Entrance on Denmark Hill, SE5 as part of health workers’ four hour strike over pay. Or visit picket-lines at your local hospital to show your support. Read more here why the strike is happening. Contact Frank Wood on 07798 531734, or just turn up at King’s on Monday morning.
Tuesday 14 October
Strike of lecturers in Further education colleges including LSoCo at The Cut SE1 . Go along to the picket line to show your support. Get a flyer with background to the strike here. Contact southwarktuc@gmail.com for details of where other picket lines are. (Please note that the strike of local government workers planned for today has been suspended.
Wednesday 15 October
Strike by members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS). Workers in museums, galleries, government offices, courts, job centres etc. will be on strike over pay. Visit a picket line to show your support - contact southwarksos@gmail.com for details of where picket lines will be
See http://www.pcs.org.uk/ for more details and for publicity materials.
Tuesday 14 and 21 October
6.30pm. Leafleting to advertise the SGTO public meeting on housing (25 Oct). Meet at Thurlow Lodge, Thurlow Street, half way down Albany Road. Phone 02076227201 if you want leaflets for your own estate. See a report of the debate about Southwark housing at http://35percent.org/
Wednesday 15 October
Strike by members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union in a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Background info here
Thursday 16 October
7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising meeting in Phoenix Pub, 348 Clapham Road, Stockwell, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell stations). Please note there is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with this group to find out about local activity.
Saturday 18 October
11am. ‘Britain Needs a Pay Rise’ TUC national demonstration in London. See facebook.com/britainneedsapayrise. For resources and publicity materials go to http://britainneedsapayrise.org/ To march with others from Southwark, email southwarksos@gmail.com or southwarktuc@gmail.com.
Thursday 23 October
6pm to 8.30pm. Understanding the TTIP, a meeting organised by South East Region TUC at Congress House, Great Russell Street, WC1B 3LS. All meeting details here. Registration is essential. Phone Joanne Williams on 020 7467 1218.
Saturday 25 October
3pm. How can we stop the council demolishing our homes?
What should be the future of the Aylesbury? Public Meeting called by Southwark Group of Tenants organisations (SGTO). Venue: Pembroke House, 80 Tatum Street London SE17 1QR. Join the campaign by contacting Southwark Defend Council Housing on 02076227201 or write to southwarkdch@gmail.com
Monday 27 October
5pm. Launch event for an Energy Bill of Rights in a Committee Room (number TBC) at the Houses of Parliament. Come along to tell your story, to join the conversation and to learn about the Energy Bill of Rights. Facebook event here. Called by the Fuel Poverty Action Group. Contact fuelpovertyaction@gmail.com
Tuesday 28 October,
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map. Agenda to include plans for building for a London-wide demonstration in January.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 15 November
11am-4pm. ‘Striking together - organising to win’ national conference. After the mass public sector strikes on 13 & 14 October and the TUC demo on 18 October, this conference addresses the question: “what happens next?”
Speakers include US Fast Food strikers, Matt Wrack (FBU), Mags Dalton & Roger Hutt (Care UK), Billy Hayes (CWU), Mandy Brown (Lambeth College), John McDonnell MP, Ian Hodson (BFAWU), Ian Lawrence (NAPO), Helen Davies (Barnet Unison), Peter Pinkney (RMT), Bryan Kennedy (One Housing), Jane Aitchiso & Sean Vernell (Unite the Resistance). Model motion here. For more information and to register, click here. Called by Unite the Resistance campaign.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action. at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD.
For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.
South London People’s Assembly. See the website at http://www.southlondonpa.org/ and to sign up for updates and alerts.
South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com or phone 07956579466.
Southwark Pensioners Action Group
Meets bi-monthly. Campaign information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
Three days of strikes take place next week over cuts in real incomes for millions of public sector workers. Please come along to picket lines to show your support, and come to the huge demonstration planned for next Saturday in London. The campaign to stop the demolition of council homes to be replaced by private housing is gathering pace. Details of how to join these campaigns are shown below.
***Please put in your diary the events not just happening this week but the dates for big events next month, shown below.***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Saturday 11 October
2pm. A pan-European day of action against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Actions organised by 38 Degrees at 11am at Waterloo Station (outside Smiths).Assemble at Parliament Square at 2pm. More info at http://www.nottip.org.uk/nationaldayofaction/ Facebook page.
Monday 13 October
7am-11am. Solidarity picket line and strikers breakfast at King’s College Hospital, Bessemer Road Entrance on Denmark Hill, SE5 as part of health workers’ four hour strike over pay. Or visit picket-lines at your local hospital to show your support. Read more here why the strike is happening. Contact Frank Wood on 07798 531734, or just turn up at King’s on Monday morning.
Tuesday 14 October
Strike of lecturers in Further education colleges including LSoCo at The Cut SE1 . Go along to the picket line to show your support. Get a flyer with background to the strike here. Contact southwarktuc@gmail.com for details of where other picket lines are. (Please note that the strike of local government workers planned for today has been suspended.
Wednesday 15 October
Strike by members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS). Workers in museums, galleries, government offices, courts, job centres etc. will be on strike over pay. Visit a picket line to show your support - contact southwarksos@gmail.com for details of where picket lines will be
See http://www.pcs.org.uk/ for more details and for publicity materials.
Tuesday 14 and 21 October
6.30pm. Leafleting to advertise the SGTO public meeting on housing (25 Oct). Meet at Thurlow Lodge, Thurlow Street, half way down Albany Road. Phone 02076227201 if you want leaflets for your own estate. See a report of the debate about Southwark housing at http://35percent.org/
Wednesday 15 October
Strike by members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union in a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Background info here
Thursday 16 October
7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising meeting in Phoenix Pub, 348 Clapham Road, Stockwell, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell stations). Please note there is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with this group to find out about local activity.
Saturday 18 October
11am. ‘Britain Needs a Pay Rise’ TUC national demonstration in London. See facebook.com/britainneedsapayrise. For resources and publicity materials go to http://britainneedsapayrise.org/ To march with others from Southwark, email southwarksos@gmail.com or southwarktuc@gmail.com.
Thursday 23 October
6pm to 8.30pm. Understanding the TTIP, a meeting organised by South East Region TUC at Congress House, Great Russell Street, WC1B 3LS. All meeting details here. Registration is essential. Phone Joanne Williams on 020 7467 1218.
Saturday 25 October
3pm. How can we stop the council demolishing our homes?
What should be the future of the Aylesbury? Public Meeting called by Southwark Group of Tenants organisations (SGTO). Venue: Pembroke House, 80 Tatum Street London SE17 1QR. Join the campaign by contacting Southwark Defend Council Housing on 02076227201 or write to southwarkdch@gmail.com
Monday 27 October
5pm. Launch event for an Energy Bill of Rights in a Committee Room (number TBC) at the Houses of Parliament. Come along to tell your story, to join the conversation and to learn about the Energy Bill of Rights. Facebook event here. Called by the Fuel Poverty Action Group. Contact fuelpovertyaction@gmail.com
Tuesday 28 October,
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map. Agenda to include plans for building for a London-wide demonstration in January.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 15 November
11am-4pm. ‘Striking together - organising to win’ national conference. After the mass public sector strikes on 13 & 14 October and the TUC demo on 18 October, this conference addresses the question: “what happens next?”
Speakers include US Fast Food strikers, Matt Wrack (FBU), Mags Dalton & Roger Hutt (Care UK), Billy Hayes (CWU), Mandy Brown (Lambeth College), John McDonnell MP, Ian Hodson (BFAWU), Ian Lawrence (NAPO), Helen Davies (Barnet Unison), Peter Pinkney (RMT), Bryan Kennedy (One Housing), Jane Aitchiso & Sean Vernell (Unite the Resistance). Model motion here. For more information and to register, click here. Called by Unite the Resistance campaign.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action. at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD.
For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.
South London People’s Assembly. See the website at http://www.southlondonpa.org/ and to sign up for updates and alerts.
South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com or phone 07956579466.
Southwark Pensioners Action Group
Meets bi-monthly. Campaign information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
Tuesday, 23 September 2014
Southwark Action Alert - 23 September 2014
Privatisation of local NHS services, the demolition of council homes to be replaced by private housing and cuts in real incomes for millions of public sector workers: all of these are being opposed through protest events or strikes during the next month. Please take part. Details of what you can do are listed below.
***Please put in your diary the events not just happening this week but the dates for big events next month, shown below.***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Wednesday 24 September
10.30 am. What’s happening at King’s College Hospital? Is our NHS in safe hands? Speaker: Frank Wood, Chair of King’s Joint Trade Union Committee. Venue: Southwark Pensioners’ Centre. Called by Southwark pensioners Action Group. All welcome. Download campaign information here.
Wednesday 24 & Thursday 25 September
Stop privatisation of local NHS Pathology Lobby in support of nearly 700 skilled pathology staff who are threatened with being transferred to private company, Viapath, and being forced to leave NHS employment. For more details, ring Frank Wood 07798 531734 (mobile). Two lobbies:
Wednesday 5.30pm Lobby the Guy's and St Thomas' Board AGM. Meet at main entrance at Westminster Bridge Road.
Thursday 5pm. Lobby the King's Board AGM on at the Ortus Centre. Meet at 82-92 Grove Lane, Denmark Hill, SE5 8SN. Download leaflet here.
Monday 29 September
7pm. Save our NHS Public meeting. St George's Hospital faces £45 m cuts this year; funding for doctors' surgeries cut by 8% this year; 7 Wandsworth surgeries affected. Speakers: John Lister, Director London Health Emergency and Louise Irvine, Chair, Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign. Venue: Baptist Hall, 21 Ramsden Road, Balham SW12 8QX.
Tuesday 30 September
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map. Agenda to include plans for building for the SGTO anti-gentrification meeting on 25 October and the demonstration on January 31st.
Saturday 4 October
10am – 4pm. People’s Assembly South London Conference in Lambeth Town Hall. Speakers include Diane Abbott MP (Labour Party), Steve Turner (Unite the Union), Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (journalist & writer) plus speakers from DPAC, Ritzy and local trade unions. Workshops on Fighting for a Living Wage, Defending Public Services, London’s Housing Crisis and Fighting Racism. Get tickets (concessions are free) here. More details posted on the website at http://www.southlondonpa.org/.
Saturday 11 October
A pan-European day of action against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Background information on why this is so dangerous to public services here. Find out what action is being planned at http://www.nottip.org.uk/nationaldayofaction/
Monday 13 October
7am. Unison health workers’ four hour strike over pay. Read more here why the strike is happening. Visit picket-lines at your local hospital to show your support. For further details of local picket-lines, or to help leafleting the public in support of the strike, email southwarksos@gmail.com
Tuesday 14 October
Strike of around a million local government workers in Unison, Unite and GMB. The average public sector worker is now £2,245 worse off in real terms since this government took office. Other unions may join this action. Further background information here. Contact your union branch officers for details of local action or email southwarktuc@gmail.com
Wednesday 15 October
Strike by members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union in a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
Thursday 16 October
7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising meeting in Phoenix Pub, 348 Clapham Road, Stockwell, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell stations). Please note there is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with this group to find out about local activity.
Saturday 18 October
‘Britain Needs a Pay Rise’ TUC national demonstration in London. See facebook.com/britainneedsapayrise or website for resources and publicity materials at http://britainneedsapayrise.org/ Details of the exact timings and the march route will be announced in September.
Saturday 25 October
3pm. How can we stop the council demolishing our homes?
What should be the future of the Aylesbury? Public Meeting called by Southwark Group of Tenants organisations (SGTO). Venue: Pembroke House, 80 Tatum Street London SE17 1QR. Join the campaign by contacting Southwark Defend Council Housing on 02076227201.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 15 November
11am-4pm. ‘Striking together - organising to win’ national conference. After the mass public sector strikes on 13 & 14 October and the TUC demo on 18 October, this conference addresses the question: “what happens next?”
Speakers include US Fast Food strikers, Matt Wrack (FBU), Mags Dalton & Roger Hutt (Care UK), Billy Hayes (CWU), Mandy Brown (Lambeth College), John McDonnell MP, Ian Hodson (BFAWU), Ian Lawrence (NAPO), Helen Davies (Barnet Unison), Peter Pinkney (RMT), Bryan Kennedy (One Housing), Jane Aitchiso & Sean Vernell (Unite the Resistance). Model motion here. For more information and to register, click here. Called by Unite the Resistance campaign.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action. at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD. For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.
South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com or phone 07956579466.
Southwark Pensioners Action Group
Meets bi-monthly. Campaign information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
***Please put in your diary the events not just happening this week but the dates for big events next month, shown below.***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Wednesday 24 September
10.30 am. What’s happening at King’s College Hospital? Is our NHS in safe hands? Speaker: Frank Wood, Chair of King’s Joint Trade Union Committee. Venue: Southwark Pensioners’ Centre. Called by Southwark pensioners Action Group. All welcome. Download campaign information here.
Wednesday 24 & Thursday 25 September
Stop privatisation of local NHS Pathology Lobby in support of nearly 700 skilled pathology staff who are threatened with being transferred to private company, Viapath, and being forced to leave NHS employment. For more details, ring Frank Wood 07798 531734 (mobile). Two lobbies:
Wednesday 5.30pm Lobby the Guy's and St Thomas' Board AGM. Meet at main entrance at Westminster Bridge Road.
Thursday 5pm. Lobby the King's Board AGM on at the Ortus Centre. Meet at 82-92 Grove Lane, Denmark Hill, SE5 8SN. Download leaflet here.
Monday 29 September
7pm. Save our NHS Public meeting. St George's Hospital faces £45 m cuts this year; funding for doctors' surgeries cut by 8% this year; 7 Wandsworth surgeries affected. Speakers: John Lister, Director London Health Emergency and Louise Irvine, Chair, Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign. Venue: Baptist Hall, 21 Ramsden Road, Balham SW12 8QX.
Tuesday 30 September
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map. Agenda to include plans for building for the SGTO anti-gentrification meeting on 25 October and the demonstration on January 31st.
Saturday 4 October
10am – 4pm. People’s Assembly South London Conference in Lambeth Town Hall. Speakers include Diane Abbott MP (Labour Party), Steve Turner (Unite the Union), Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (journalist & writer) plus speakers from DPAC, Ritzy and local trade unions. Workshops on Fighting for a Living Wage, Defending Public Services, London’s Housing Crisis and Fighting Racism. Get tickets (concessions are free) here. More details posted on the website at http://www.southlondonpa.org/.
Saturday 11 October
A pan-European day of action against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Background information on why this is so dangerous to public services here. Find out what action is being planned at http://www.nottip.org.uk/nationaldayofaction/
Monday 13 October
7am. Unison health workers’ four hour strike over pay. Read more here why the strike is happening. Visit picket-lines at your local hospital to show your support. For further details of local picket-lines, or to help leafleting the public in support of the strike, email southwarksos@gmail.com
Tuesday 14 October
Strike of around a million local government workers in Unison, Unite and GMB. The average public sector worker is now £2,245 worse off in real terms since this government took office. Other unions may join this action. Further background information here. Contact your union branch officers for details of local action or email southwarktuc@gmail.com
Wednesday 15 October
Strike by members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union in a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
Thursday 16 October
7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising meeting in Phoenix Pub, 348 Clapham Road, Stockwell, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell stations). Please note there is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with this group to find out about local activity.
Saturday 18 October
‘Britain Needs a Pay Rise’ TUC national demonstration in London. See facebook.com/britainneedsapayrise or website for resources and publicity materials at http://britainneedsapayrise.org/ Details of the exact timings and the march route will be announced in September.
Saturday 25 October
3pm. How can we stop the council demolishing our homes?
What should be the future of the Aylesbury? Public Meeting called by Southwark Group of Tenants organisations (SGTO). Venue: Pembroke House, 80 Tatum Street London SE17 1QR. Join the campaign by contacting Southwark Defend Council Housing on 02076227201.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 15 November
11am-4pm. ‘Striking together - organising to win’ national conference. After the mass public sector strikes on 13 & 14 October and the TUC demo on 18 October, this conference addresses the question: “what happens next?”
Speakers include US Fast Food strikers, Matt Wrack (FBU), Mags Dalton & Roger Hutt (Care UK), Billy Hayes (CWU), Mandy Brown (Lambeth College), John McDonnell MP, Ian Hodson (BFAWU), Ian Lawrence (NAPO), Helen Davies (Barnet Unison), Peter Pinkney (RMT), Bryan Kennedy (One Housing), Jane Aitchiso & Sean Vernell (Unite the Resistance). Model motion here. For more information and to register, click here. Called by Unite the Resistance campaign.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action. at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD. For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.
South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com or phone 07956579466.
Southwark Pensioners Action Group
Meets bi-monthly. Campaign information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Pay and Privatisation - Southwark Action Alert
Will you help to rally opposition to the sell-off of the health service? A march arriving in London from Jarrow on 6 September and days of strikes and protests in October need your support. South London organisations also are organising support for a strike in October of a million public sector workers calling for a pay rise, and there is a huge demonstration in London a few days after.
***Please put in your diary the events not just happening this week but the dates for big events this autumn, shown below.***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Tuesday 26 August
7pm. Organising meeting of South London People’s Assembly to continue planning the October conference (see below) and build support for upcoming events. Venue: The Bread and Roses Pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ. For more information, write to secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org
Tuesday 26 August
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map.
Tuesday 26 & Thursday 28 August
Start dates of NHS union members’ ballot for industrial action over pay Unite’s ballot will run from 26 August – 26 September, Unison’s from 28 August - 18 September. GMB and Royal College of Midwives will ballot in September. If you can help leafleting local health workforces to promote a ‘Yes’ vote, contact local trade union offices or southwarksos@gmail.com
Thursday 28 August
Fast Food Rights Campaign day of action. London – exact location(s) to be announced. More details here.
Saturday 6 September
2pm – 5pm. noTTIP planning meeting for Octobers’ day of action (see below)
at the London office of Friends of the Earth, The Printworks, 1st Floor, 139 Clapham Road, London, SW9 0HP. (Step-free access) Facebook event
Saturday 6 September
999 March for the NHS from Jarrow to London arrives in London. Depart Clissold Park, Stoke Newington N16 9HU at 11.45am. Welcome the marchers as they come into central London at 2pm: assemble at UNITE HQ, 128 Theobald’s Road WC1X. Rally at 3.30pm. (Venue to be announced) Details at http://999callfornhs.org.uk/.
Thursday 11 September
11am. Protest: End Sanctions, Bedroom Tax and Benefit Cuts. Assemble Old Palace Yard Westminster SW1P 3JY and 1pm DWP HQ Tothill St SW1. This is part of the National Day of action called by Anti Bed Tax and Benefits campaigners, with PCS and other trade unions, and claimant groups. Contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com to join the local contingent. See http://antibedroomtax.org.uk/ for more information.
Wednesday 17 September
7pm. ‘Support the Pay Strikes’ – public meeting with Ian Hodson National President bakers Union, Paul Embury, Secretary London Region FBU, Kevin Courtney Deputy General Secretary NUT, Mandy Brown , Secretary Lambeth College UCU, Hassina Malik, Assistant Branch secretary Lambeth Unison. Venue: Karibu Centre, 7 Gresham Road, Brixton SW9 7PH. Organised by South London Unite the Resistance. Supported by Lambeth Unison. More information from http://uniteresist.org/category/events/
To Join the South London email list, phone 07956579466.
Thursday 18 September
7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public campaign planning meeting in the Phoenix pub between Stockwell Tube and Clapham North tube stations.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 4 October
10am – 4pm. People’s Assembly South London Conference in Lambeth Town Hall. Get tickets (concessions are free) here. Key themes for the conference are action over pay, privatisation and housing. More details posted on the website at http://www.southlondonpa.org/.
Saturday 11 October
A pan-European day of action against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Background information on why this is so dangerous to public services here. Find out what action is being planned at http://www.nottip.org.uk/nationaldayofaction/
Monday 13 October
Proposed date of Unison health workers’ four hour strike following the ballot (see above). Further details to be announced.
Tuesday 14 October
Strike of around a million local government workers in Unison, Unite and GMB. Other unions may join this action. Background information here. Contact your union branch officers for details of local action.
Saturday 18 October
‘Britain Needs a Pay Rise’ TUC national demonstration in London. See facebook.com/britainneedsapayrise or website for resources and publicity materials at http://britainneedsapayrise.org/ Details of the exact timings and the march route will be announced in September.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
Southwark Pensioners Action Group
Meets bi-monthly. Campaign information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
Lambeth College UCU
Information about their continuing campaign can be found at http://lambethcollegestrike.wordpress.com/
SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action. at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD.
For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.
Ritzy workers are being balloted on a pay offer in their fight for the London Living Wage. The results will be announced on the 26th August. You can get campaign updates at www.facebook.com/RitzyLivingWage
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***Please put in your diary the events not just happening this week but the dates for big events this autumn, shown below.***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Tuesday 26 August
7pm. Organising meeting of South London People’s Assembly to continue planning the October conference (see below) and build support for upcoming events. Venue: The Bread and Roses Pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ. For more information, write to secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org
Tuesday 26 August
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map.
Tuesday 26 & Thursday 28 August
Start dates of NHS union members’ ballot for industrial action over pay Unite’s ballot will run from 26 August – 26 September, Unison’s from 28 August - 18 September. GMB and Royal College of Midwives will ballot in September. If you can help leafleting local health workforces to promote a ‘Yes’ vote, contact local trade union offices or southwarksos@gmail.com
Thursday 28 August
Fast Food Rights Campaign day of action. London – exact location(s) to be announced. More details here.
Saturday 6 September
2pm – 5pm. noTTIP planning meeting for Octobers’ day of action (see below)
at the London office of Friends of the Earth, The Printworks, 1st Floor, 139 Clapham Road, London, SW9 0HP. (Step-free access) Facebook event
Saturday 6 September
999 March for the NHS from Jarrow to London arrives in London. Depart Clissold Park, Stoke Newington N16 9HU at 11.45am. Welcome the marchers as they come into central London at 2pm: assemble at UNITE HQ, 128 Theobald’s Road WC1X. Rally at 3.30pm. (Venue to be announced) Details at http://999callfornhs.org.uk/.
Thursday 11 September
11am. Protest: End Sanctions, Bedroom Tax and Benefit Cuts. Assemble Old Palace Yard Westminster SW1P 3JY and 1pm DWP HQ Tothill St SW1. This is part of the National Day of action called by Anti Bed Tax and Benefits campaigners, with PCS and other trade unions, and claimant groups. Contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com to join the local contingent. See http://antibedroomtax.org.uk/ for more information.
Wednesday 17 September
7pm. ‘Support the Pay Strikes’ – public meeting with Ian Hodson National President bakers Union, Paul Embury, Secretary London Region FBU, Kevin Courtney Deputy General Secretary NUT, Mandy Brown , Secretary Lambeth College UCU, Hassina Malik, Assistant Branch secretary Lambeth Unison. Venue: Karibu Centre, 7 Gresham Road, Brixton SW9 7PH. Organised by South London Unite the Resistance. Supported by Lambeth Unison. More information from http://uniteresist.org/category/events/
To Join the South London email list, phone 07956579466.
Thursday 18 September
7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public campaign planning meeting in the Phoenix pub between Stockwell Tube and Clapham North tube stations.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 4 October
10am – 4pm. People’s Assembly South London Conference in Lambeth Town Hall. Get tickets (concessions are free) here. Key themes for the conference are action over pay, privatisation and housing. More details posted on the website at http://www.southlondonpa.org/.
Saturday 11 October
A pan-European day of action against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Background information on why this is so dangerous to public services here. Find out what action is being planned at http://www.nottip.org.uk/nationaldayofaction/
Monday 13 October
Proposed date of Unison health workers’ four hour strike following the ballot (see above). Further details to be announced.
Tuesday 14 October
Strike of around a million local government workers in Unison, Unite and GMB. Other unions may join this action. Background information here. Contact your union branch officers for details of local action.
Saturday 18 October
‘Britain Needs a Pay Rise’ TUC national demonstration in London. See facebook.com/britainneedsapayrise or website for resources and publicity materials at http://britainneedsapayrise.org/ Details of the exact timings and the march route will be announced in September.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
Southwark Pensioners Action Group
Meets bi-monthly. Campaign information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
Lambeth College UCU
Information about their continuing campaign can be found at http://lambethcollegestrike.wordpress.com/
SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action. at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD.
For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.
Ritzy workers are being balloted on a pay offer in their fight for the London Living Wage. The results will be announced on the 26th August. You can get campaign updates at www.facebook.com/RitzyLivingWage
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Twitter @southwarkSOS
Facebook: Southwark SSOS
Are you part of a community group or campaign? We’d like to hear from you. Tell us what you’re doing and we can advertise your anti-cuts campaign activities. Email us at southwarksos@gmail.com.
Monday, 28 July 2014
Southwark Action Alert 21 July 2014
The sacking of Michael Gove last week and damning evidence in a DWP report that has forced the Lib Dems’ about-turn on the bedroom tax, are both events that show how our pressure is limiting the government’s scope to impose its anti-austerity policies. The escalation of the firefighters’ strikes has also forced back their employers’ attacks.
But there are lots of active campaigns still needing your support. Please put in your diary the events not just happening this week but the dates for big events this autumn, shown below.
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Wednesday 23 July
10.30 for 11am. Southwark Pensioners Forum about Care Homes, to be held at InSpire, Liverpool Grove, SE17 2HH. More information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Wednesday 23 July
3.45pm. Oppose new contracts for GSTT NHS staff. Lobby the Board of Directors Meeting. Robens Suite, Guy’s Hospital SE1. Get more information by contacting the trade union office via frank.wood@nhs.net
Wednesday 23 July
2pm-5pm. Southwark Benefit Justice stall at ‘Money Savvy’ event, Walworth Methodist Church, Camberwell Road (opposite Burgess Park). To help on the stall, inform southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com or just come along.
Wednesday 23 July
7pm. Open meeting of South London People’s Assembly to continue planning the October conference (see below) and build support for upcoming events. Venue: The Bread and Roses Pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ. For more information, write to secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org
Thursday 24 July
8pm. St Helier Quiz. Keep Our St Helier Hospital (KOSHH) campaign are having their fund raising general knowledge quiz. Venue: The Morden Brook Pub (formerly The Beverley) Lower Morden Lane SM4 4SS. More information here.
Friday 25 July
10am. Our Health , Our Lives , Our Homes protest. Supported by Defend Council Housing, Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth, and others. Meet at Bramah Green Community Centre, Fairburn Green SW9. Contact officerramb@gmail.com
Tuesday 29 July
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Thursday 28 August
***New*** NHS members of Unison, GMB and Royal College of Midwives begin balloting for industrial action over pay (ballot close on 26 September)
Saturday 6 September
999 March for the NHS from Jarrow to London arrives in London on this date. More details at https://www.facebook.com/999CallForTheNhs
Thursday 11 September
National Day of action called by Anti Bed Tax and Benefits campaigners, with PCS and other trade unions, and claimant groups. No Benefit Cuts, No Sanctions, No Bailiffs. Contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com for more information.
Tuesday 30 September
***New*** UNISON national strike over pay by local government and education workers. More details at http://www.unison.org.uk/
Saturday 4 October
People’s Assembly South London Conference in Lambeth Town Hall. Get tickets (concessions are free) here. More details posted on the website at http://www.southlondonpa.org/.
Saturday 18 October
‘Britain Needs a Pay Rise’ TUC national demonstration in London. See facebook.com/britainneedsapayrise Details tba.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
Southwark Pensioners Action Group
Meets bi-monthly. Campaign information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com or phone 07956579466.
Lambeth College UCU
Information about their continuing campaign can be found at http://lambethcollegestrike.wordpress.com/
SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action. at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD.
For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.
Ritzy workers still need solidarity in their fight for the London Living Wage. You can get campaign updates at www.facebook.com/RitzyLivingWage
FOLLOW US!
http://southwarksaveourservices.blogspot.com/
Twitter @southwarkSOS
Facebook: Southwark SSOS
Are you part of a community group or campaign? We’d like to hear from you. Tell us what you’re doing and we can advertise your anti-cuts campaign activities. Email us at southwarksos@gmail.com.
But there are lots of active campaigns still needing your support. Please put in your diary the events not just happening this week but the dates for big events this autumn, shown below.
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Wednesday 23 July
10.30 for 11am. Southwark Pensioners Forum about Care Homes, to be held at InSpire, Liverpool Grove, SE17 2HH. More information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Wednesday 23 July
3.45pm. Oppose new contracts for GSTT NHS staff. Lobby the Board of Directors Meeting. Robens Suite, Guy’s Hospital SE1. Get more information by contacting the trade union office via frank.wood@nhs.net
Wednesday 23 July
2pm-5pm. Southwark Benefit Justice stall at ‘Money Savvy’ event, Walworth Methodist Church, Camberwell Road (opposite Burgess Park). To help on the stall, inform southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com or just come along.
Wednesday 23 July
7pm. Open meeting of South London People’s Assembly to continue planning the October conference (see below) and build support for upcoming events. Venue: The Bread and Roses Pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ. For more information, write to secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org
Thursday 24 July
8pm. St Helier Quiz. Keep Our St Helier Hospital (KOSHH) campaign are having their fund raising general knowledge quiz. Venue: The Morden Brook Pub (formerly The Beverley) Lower Morden Lane SM4 4SS. More information here.
Friday 25 July
10am. Our Health , Our Lives , Our Homes protest. Supported by Defend Council Housing, Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth, and others. Meet at Bramah Green Community Centre, Fairburn Green SW9. Contact officerramb@gmail.com
Tuesday 29 July
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Thursday 28 August
***New*** NHS members of Unison, GMB and Royal College of Midwives begin balloting for industrial action over pay (ballot close on 26 September)
Saturday 6 September
999 March for the NHS from Jarrow to London arrives in London on this date. More details at https://www.facebook.com/999CallForTheNhs
Thursday 11 September
National Day of action called by Anti Bed Tax and Benefits campaigners, with PCS and other trade unions, and claimant groups. No Benefit Cuts, No Sanctions, No Bailiffs. Contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com for more information.
Tuesday 30 September
***New*** UNISON national strike over pay by local government and education workers. More details at http://www.unison.org.uk/
Saturday 4 October
People’s Assembly South London Conference in Lambeth Town Hall. Get tickets (concessions are free) here. More details posted on the website at http://www.southlondonpa.org/.
Saturday 18 October
‘Britain Needs a Pay Rise’ TUC national demonstration in London. See facebook.com/britainneedsapayrise Details tba.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
Southwark Pensioners Action Group
Meets bi-monthly. Campaign information at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com or phone 07956579466.
Lambeth College UCU
Information about their continuing campaign can be found at http://lambethcollegestrike.wordpress.com/
SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action. at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD.
For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.
Ritzy workers still need solidarity in their fight for the London Living Wage. You can get campaign updates at www.facebook.com/RitzyLivingWage
FOLLOW US!
http://southwarksaveourservices.blogspot.com/
Twitter @southwarkSOS
Facebook: Southwark SSOS
Are you part of a community group or campaign? We’d like to hear from you. Tell us what you’re doing and we can advertise your anti-cuts campaign activities. Email us at southwarksos@gmail.com.
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