A court injunction has put only a temporary halt to the indefinite strike by Lambeth College lecturers. Apart from this significant dispute, three other disputes have affected Southwark workplaces this week and in June, there is a real possibility of a million or so public sector trade unionists on strike over pay, pensions or cuts.
Please show your support for underground workers and fire-fighters who will be taking action over these next few days (details below).
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EVENTS LIST
Friday 2 May – Sunday 4 may
The fire-fighters’ union FBU will be on strike over pensions at the following times: Friday – 12noon-5pm; Saturday - 2pm-2am; Sunday - 10am-3pm. Please visit your local fire station picket line to offer support – moral or practical – or send a message of support to southwarksos@gmail.com to be forwarded to the fire-fighters at your local fire station. Background information here.
Saturday 3 May
11am. Flyering to publicise the People’s Assembly national demonstration & free festival in June (see below). Stall outside Brixton tube station will feature performances from local musicians. Just turn up if you can help. Contact
secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org for further details.
Monday 5 May – Thursday 8 May
9pm on Monday and continuing. Strike and picket lines by RMT members against closure of ticket offices and job losses. Join the picket-line at Bakerloo Tube entrance at the Elephant & Castle, or go to other tube stations near where you live or work to offer support – moral or practical. For information and updates on the strike go to http://www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk/
Wednesday 7 May
9.45am-11.30am. Southwark Benefit Justice leafleting against sanctioning and benefit cuts. Meet outside Peckham Job Centre Plus, 24-26 Peckham High St, SE15 5DS. For more information contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com
Saturday 10 May
2pm. Buggy Army stunt called by Keep Our St Helier Hospital (KOSHH) campaign. Starting opposite the hospital. Please pass this information to anyone you know in the Sutton, Carshalton, Cheam, Mitcham, Morden, Wallington, Worcester Park areas. To contact the protest organisers, write to keepoursthelierhospital@gmx.co.uk
Mid May – date to be confirmed
Lambeth College UCU members are due to begin all-out strike action against new contracts. Their strike was due to begin on 1st May but was halted by a court injunction. Send messages of support to the UCU rep at mandybrowncow@yahoo.com Also see https://www.facebook.com/savebrixtoncollege
Monday 12 May
1pm. Protest outside British Gas AGM at QEII Conference Centre, London W1
Slogans: No more energy profit before people and planet; Time for affordable, democratic, sustainable energy! More information at facebook.com/fuelpovertyaction
Tuesday 13 May
7pm. Public meeting to launch the Wandsworth People's Assembly. Speakers to be notified. Venue: PCS Headquarters, 160 Falcon Road, SW11 2LN. For more information, write to secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org
Thursday 15 May
Fast Food Rights international day of action. If you’re planning an action in your area for this day, please send details to fastfoodrights@mail.com and to southwarksos@gmail.com so the details can be circulated.
Saturday 17 May
‘Save our NHS March’ From Welling to Bexleyheath. Protest against increasing privatisation, the threat of an American style insurance, consecutive Governments’ stealth policies. Assemble Westwood Lane car park (Corner of Bellegrove Road and Westwood Lane DA16 3QS) Welling, to Bexleyheath (Clock Tower). Sponsored by: KONP (Keep our NHS Public) Greenwich; NHA (National Health Action) Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich; and SOLH (Save our Local Hospitals). For more information write to bromleycutsconcern@gmail.com
Wednesday 21 May
9.45am-11.30am. Southwark Benefit Justice leafleting against sanctioning and benefit cuts. Meet outside London Bridge Job Centre Plus (Elephant & Castle), Coburg House, 63-67 Newington Causeway, SE1 6LS. For more information contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com
Tuesday 27 May
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map.
Tuesday 27 May
7.30pm. Forum: The economics of austerity and the alternatives. With Michael Burke, economist and campaigner for the People's Assembly Against Austerity, and Mary Robertson, researcher on the housing crisis. Room 150, Goldsmiths, University of London, SE14 6NW. See Facebook event here.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Thursday 5 June
8am- 9.30am. Leafleting to support a Yes vote in the UNISON ballot for industrial action against the NHS pay freeze. Contact London KONP at londonkeepournhspublic@gmail.com or Kings College UNITE on 07798 531734 if you can help with leafleting at King’s or Guy’s.
Monday 16 June
7pm. ‘Strategies for solving the housing crisis’ Panel speakers and small group discussion. Part of ‘The Spark’ week of events sponsored by the Economic Justice project. See http://economicjustice.jubileedebt.org.uk/ for venue and further details.
Wednesday 18 June
7pm. ‘The big sell out: privatisation and corporate power’ talks given by speakers from Stop G4S Network, World Development Movement and others. Part of ‘The Spark’ week of events sponsored by the Economic Justice project. See http://economicjustice.jubileedebt.org.uk/ for venue and further details.
Saturday 21 June
1pm. People’s Assembly national demonstration & free festival. The People United...Against austerity, cuts and privatisation…For education, the NHS and public services. Assemble outside BBC HQ, Portland Place. (Tube: Oxford Circus) March to Parliament. The demonstration will be followed by a free festival in Central London. See full details (including initial line-up of speakers)
Late June
National teachers strike by the NUT, in coordination with other unions currently balloting for action. We will circulate details when known.
Saturday 28 June
10am to 4.30pm. ‘Keep Our NHS Public’ National AGM Venue: Central London Details tba.
Saturday 5 July
11am-5pm. ‘Fight Together for a Pay Rise!’ NSSN National Conference at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, WC1R 4RL. Delegate/visitor fee £6. Confirmed speakers include Ronnie Draper BFAWU bakers’ union General Secretary, POA General Secretary Steve Gillan and Janice Godrich PCS President. Email info@shopstewards.net
Monday 7 July
6.30pm. Benefit gig for the People's Assembly. Hammersmith Apollo (Eventim Apollo Hammersmith). Confirmed acts: Jo Brand, Jason Manford, Stewart Lee, Shappi Khorsandi, Francesca Martinez, Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Hardy, Mark Steel, Jen Brister, Robin Ince, Kate Smurthwaite. To book your place click here .
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
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:
Living Wage for Ritzy Staff
Cinema Workers are campaigning for the London Living wage. They will be organising more strike days and welcome visitors to their picket line. Send messages of support to ritzylivingwage@gmail.com More information at www.facebook.com/RitzyLivingWage
South London People’s Assembly
Usually meet in The Bread and Roses Pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ. Date of next meeting to be notified. For more information, write to secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org
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. Meet monthly. For more information phone 07956579466. For information about the national UtR organisation go to http://uniteresist.org/
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Saturday, 3 May 2014
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Southwark Action Alert - 16th April 2014
College teaching staff are planning for an all-out strike to save jobs, preserve working conditions and the provision of further education services in Brixton. A few hundred yards away, workers at the Ritzy Cinema are on strike this Friday for the London Living Wage. Elsewhere, NHS, housing and energy price campaigns are planning protests taking place in the coming weeks. Please support them. Dates, venues and contact details are given below.
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Friday/Saturday, 18/19 April
BECTU members at the Ritzy cinema in Brixton will strike again this week in their fight for a living wage. Picket lines will be up from 5pm on Friday evening and on Saturday from 9am. Please go along and show your support, or send messages of support to ritzylivingwage@gmail.com More information at www.facebook.com/RitzyLivingWage
Late April – date to be confirmed
Lambeth College UCU members are due to begin all-out strike action against new contracts. Send messages of support to the UCU rep at mandybrowncow@yahoo.com Also see https://www.facebook.com/savebrixtoncollege
Monday 28 April
7pm. Planning meeting for the next South London People’s Assembly conference in October. Venue: The Bread and Roses Pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ. For more information, write to secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org
Tuesday 29 April
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map.
Tuesday 29 April
6.30pm. Join the debate – ‘Save the NHS’ in Committee Room 19, House of Commons. Part of the people’s Parliament http://thepeoplesparliament.me.uk/themes/nhs/
Monday 12 May
1pm. Protest outside British Gas AGM at QEII Conference Centre, London W1
Slogans: No more energy profit before people and planet; Time for affordable, democratic, sustainable energy! More information at facebook.com/fuelpovertyaction
Thursday 15 May
Fast Food Rights international day of action. If you’re planning an action in your area for this day, please send details to fastfoodrights@mail.com and to southwarksos@gmail.com so the details can be circulated.
Saturday 17 May
‘Save our NHS March’ From Welling to Bexleyheath. Protest against increasing privatisation, the threat of an American style insurance, consecutive Governments’ stealth policies. Assemble Westwood Lane car park (Corner of Bellegrove Road and Westwood Lane DA16 3QS) Welling, to Bexleyheath (Clock Tower). Sponsored by: KONP (Keep our NHS Public) Greenwich; NHA (National Health Action) Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich; and SOLH (Save our Local Hospitals). For more information write to bromleycutsconcern@gmail.com
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 28 June
10am to 4.30pm. ‘Keep Our NHS Public’ National AGM Venue: Central London Details tba.
Saturday 21 June
1pm. People’s Assembly national demonstration. The People United...
Against austerity, cuts and privatisation…For education, the NHS and public services. Assemble outside BBC HQ, Portland Place. March to Parliament. The demonstration will be followed by a free festival in Central London. More details to be announced.
Saturday 5 July
11am-5pm. ‘Fight Together for a Pay Rise!’ NSSN National Conference at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, WC1R 4RL. Delegate/visitor fee £6. Confirmed speakers include Ronnie Draper BFAWU bakers’ union General Secretary, POA General Secretary Steve Gillan and Janice Godrich PCS President. Email info@shopstewards.net
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
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. Meet monthly. For more information phone 07956579466. For information about the national UtR organisation go to http://uniteresist.org/
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Friday/Saturday, 18/19 April
BECTU members at the Ritzy cinema in Brixton will strike again this week in their fight for a living wage. Picket lines will be up from 5pm on Friday evening and on Saturday from 9am. Please go along and show your support, or send messages of support to ritzylivingwage@gmail.com More information at www.facebook.com/RitzyLivingWage
Late April – date to be confirmed
Lambeth College UCU members are due to begin all-out strike action against new contracts. Send messages of support to the UCU rep at mandybrowncow@yahoo.com Also see https://www.facebook.com/savebrixtoncollege
Monday 28 April
7pm. Planning meeting for the next South London People’s Assembly conference in October. Venue: The Bread and Roses Pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ. For more information, write to secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org
Tuesday 29 April
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map.
Tuesday 29 April
6.30pm. Join the debate – ‘Save the NHS’ in Committee Room 19, House of Commons. Part of the people’s Parliament http://thepeoplesparliament.me.uk/themes/nhs/
Monday 12 May
1pm. Protest outside British Gas AGM at QEII Conference Centre, London W1
Slogans: No more energy profit before people and planet; Time for affordable, democratic, sustainable energy! More information at facebook.com/fuelpovertyaction
Thursday 15 May
Fast Food Rights international day of action. If you’re planning an action in your area for this day, please send details to fastfoodrights@mail.com and to southwarksos@gmail.com so the details can be circulated.
Saturday 17 May
‘Save our NHS March’ From Welling to Bexleyheath. Protest against increasing privatisation, the threat of an American style insurance, consecutive Governments’ stealth policies. Assemble Westwood Lane car park (Corner of Bellegrove Road and Westwood Lane DA16 3QS) Welling, to Bexleyheath (Clock Tower). Sponsored by: KONP (Keep our NHS Public) Greenwich; NHA (National Health Action) Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich; and SOLH (Save our Local Hospitals). For more information write to bromleycutsconcern@gmail.com
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 28 June
10am to 4.30pm. ‘Keep Our NHS Public’ National AGM Venue: Central London Details tba.
Saturday 21 June
1pm. People’s Assembly national demonstration. The People United...
Against austerity, cuts and privatisation…For education, the NHS and public services. Assemble outside BBC HQ, Portland Place. March to Parliament. The demonstration will be followed by a free festival in Central London. More details to be announced.
Saturday 5 July
11am-5pm. ‘Fight Together for a Pay Rise!’ NSSN National Conference at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, WC1R 4RL. Delegate/visitor fee £6. Confirmed speakers include Ronnie Draper BFAWU bakers’ union General Secretary, POA General Secretary Steve Gillan and Janice Godrich PCS President. Email info@shopstewards.net
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
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. Meet monthly. For more information phone 07956579466. For information about the national UtR organisation go to http://uniteresist.org/
Tuesday, 1 April 2014
Southwark Action Alert 31 March 2014
Lambeth College staff are fighting to save the Brixton site from being sold-off. They are also striking on Tuesday over cuts and contracts. This is just some of the action that needs your support during these coming weeks. Resentment among public sector workers over pay and privatisation is also building up. Last week, a quarter of a million teachers struck, in Southwark closing or partially closing more than 60 schools.
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Monday 31 March
7pm. Open meeting of South London People’s Assembly. Venue: The Bread and Roses Pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ. Agenda includes report-back from the Recall Conference and start building for our upcoming events. For more information, write to secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org
Tuesday 1 April
All Day. Lambeth College UCU members will be taking a day of strike action against new contracts. There will be picket lines at each centre from 7.30am. At 12.00 noon there will be a rally outside the Clapham Centre, 45 Clapham Common South Side, London SW4 9BL (Clapham Common tube, Northern Line). Speakers from UCU, DPAC, NUT, NUS. Send messages of support to UCU rep at mandybrowncow@yahoo.com
Tuesday 1 April
Low/No Pay ‘Know Your Rights’ Day. Information and advice on in-work and out-of-work benefits, how to join a trade union etc. See www.fairpayfortnight.org
10am - 12.30pm Creation Trust, Aylesbury Estate, Thurlow Street SE17 2UZ
1.30 - 3.30pm The Blue Market Place, Bermondsey SE16 3UQ
Organised by London Unemployed Strategies /TUC and others. Contact: Nick Phillips – 020 7467 1283/07530 001653 nickplus007@gmail.com
Tuesday 1 April
7pm. SolidariTEA planning meeting for a new mental health advice and support project in south London. Venue: Room M4, Cambridge House, 1 Addington Square, SE5 0HF (off Camberwell Road). Fully wheelchair accessible.
More details from mentalhealthresistancenetwork@gmail.com
Wednesday 2 April
Low/No Pay ‘Know Your Rights’ Day Information and advice on in-work and out-of-work benefits, how to join a trade union etc. See www.fairpayfortnight.org
10 am - 12.30pm. Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre SE1 6TE
1.30 – 3.30pm Peckham Square SE15 5JT
Organised by London Unemployed Strategies /TUC and others. Contact: Nick Phillips – 020 7467 1283/07530 001653 nickplus007@gmail.com
Saturday 5 April
11am-midday. Benefit Justice Day of Action. Leafleting and petitioning outside Tesco’s, Old Kent Road. Contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com for further details and to offer help on the day.
Sunday 6 April
12 - 1pm. Leafleting and petitioning about the potential destruction of the NHS as part of European Week of Action against health privatisation and Transatlantic Trade Agreement's (TTIP) Meet at Herne Hill station/farmers market. For more info contact lambethkonp@gmail.com
Wednesday 9 April
7pm. Southwark Trades Council meeting in Room G03, 160 Tooley Street SE1. Observers always welcome. Agenda and further details from southwarktuc@gmail.com
Thursday 10 April
7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public meeting. Note new venue for this meeting: The Phoenix pub on Clapham Rd (half way between Clapham North and Stockwell tube stations). Map http://www.yelp.co.uk/map/phoenix-london-9 For more info contact lambethkonp@gmail.com
Saturday 12 April
11am until 5pm. National conference of Disabled People Against the Cuts in London. Southwark DPAC will be sending representatives. If you would like to attend, contact southwarkdpac@mail.com
ADVANCE NOTICE
Tuesday 29 April
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map.
Monday 12 May
1pm. Protest outside British Gas AGM at QEII Conference Centre, London W1
Slogans: No more energy profit before people and planet; Time for affordable, democratic, sustainable energy! More information at facebook.com/fuelpovertyaction
Saturday 21 June
1pm. People’s Assembly national demonstration. The People United...Against austerity, cuts and privatisation…For education, the NHS and public services. Assemble outside BBC HQ, Portland Place. March to Parliament. The demonstration will be followed by a free festival in Central London. More details to be announced.
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/
South London Unite the Resistance. Meet monthly. For more information phone 07956579466. For information about the national UtR organisation go to http://uniteresist.org/
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Monday 31 March
7pm. Open meeting of South London People’s Assembly. Venue: The Bread and Roses Pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ. Agenda includes report-back from the Recall Conference and start building for our upcoming events. For more information, write to secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org
Tuesday 1 April
All Day. Lambeth College UCU members will be taking a day of strike action against new contracts. There will be picket lines at each centre from 7.30am. At 12.00 noon there will be a rally outside the Clapham Centre, 45 Clapham Common South Side, London SW4 9BL (Clapham Common tube, Northern Line). Speakers from UCU, DPAC, NUT, NUS. Send messages of support to UCU rep at mandybrowncow@yahoo.com
Tuesday 1 April
Low/No Pay ‘Know Your Rights’ Day. Information and advice on in-work and out-of-work benefits, how to join a trade union etc. See www.fairpayfortnight.org
10am - 12.30pm Creation Trust, Aylesbury Estate, Thurlow Street SE17 2UZ
1.30 - 3.30pm The Blue Market Place, Bermondsey SE16 3UQ
Organised by London Unemployed Strategies /TUC and others. Contact: Nick Phillips – 020 7467 1283/07530 001653 nickplus007@gmail.com
Tuesday 1 April
7pm. SolidariTEA planning meeting for a new mental health advice and support project in south London. Venue: Room M4, Cambridge House, 1 Addington Square, SE5 0HF (off Camberwell Road). Fully wheelchair accessible.
More details from mentalhealthresistancenetwork@gmail.com
Wednesday 2 April
Low/No Pay ‘Know Your Rights’ Day Information and advice on in-work and out-of-work benefits, how to join a trade union etc. See www.fairpayfortnight.org
10 am - 12.30pm. Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre SE1 6TE
1.30 – 3.30pm Peckham Square SE15 5JT
Organised by London Unemployed Strategies /TUC and others. Contact: Nick Phillips – 020 7467 1283/07530 001653 nickplus007@gmail.com
Saturday 5 April
11am-midday. Benefit Justice Day of Action. Leafleting and petitioning outside Tesco’s, Old Kent Road. Contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com for further details and to offer help on the day.
Sunday 6 April
12 - 1pm. Leafleting and petitioning about the potential destruction of the NHS as part of European Week of Action against health privatisation and Transatlantic Trade Agreement's (TTIP) Meet at Herne Hill station/farmers market. For more info contact lambethkonp@gmail.com
Wednesday 9 April
7pm. Southwark Trades Council meeting in Room G03, 160 Tooley Street SE1. Observers always welcome. Agenda and further details from southwarktuc@gmail.com
Thursday 10 April
7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public meeting. Note new venue for this meeting: The Phoenix pub on Clapham Rd (half way between Clapham North and Stockwell tube stations). Map http://www.yelp.co.uk/map/phoenix-london-9 For more info contact lambethkonp@gmail.com
Saturday 12 April
11am until 5pm. National conference of Disabled People Against the Cuts in London. Southwark DPAC will be sending representatives. If you would like to attend, contact southwarkdpac@mail.com
ADVANCE NOTICE
Tuesday 29 April
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map.
Monday 12 May
1pm. Protest outside British Gas AGM at QEII Conference Centre, London W1
Slogans: No more energy profit before people and planet; Time for affordable, democratic, sustainable energy! More information at facebook.com/fuelpovertyaction
Saturday 21 June
1pm. People’s Assembly national demonstration. The People United...Against austerity, cuts and privatisation…For education, the NHS and public services. Assemble outside BBC HQ, Portland Place. March to Parliament. The demonstration will be followed by a free festival in Central London. More details to be announced.
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/
South London Unite the Resistance. Meet monthly. For more information phone 07956579466. For information about the national UtR organisation go to http://uniteresist.org/
Sunday, 23 March 2014
Action Alert 23 March
Tomorrow, Monday 24th
Bob Crow’s family funeral cortege will commence from a start point on Snakes Lane (IG8 7GF) assembling for 12 noon and will arrive at the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium at approximately 12.45 hours. Trade unionists with banners and flags have been invited to line the route. (see http://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-confirms-bob-crow-funeral-arrangements/)
Wednesday, 26th
NUT Strike - Teachers demonstration.
For Southwark picket-lines, schools to be leafleted (I can deliver leaflets to you) and to send messages of support, email betty Joseph at josephbetty@hotmail.co.uk .
London Demo arrangements: Assemble 11.30am. Duchess Street, London W1A 1AA. At the back of Broadcasting House (nearest tube Oxford Circus) marching past Broadcasting House via Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square and Downing Street, then Rally 1pm at Central Hall Westminster.
Also remember: this Thursday, 27 March
5pm to 7pm. Protest against the Brixton sell-off and the Free School: Surround Lambeth College – Brixton Centre of Lambeth College, 56 Brixton Hill, SW2 1QS. Meet outside the Brixton Centre for a demonstration by staff, students and community linking hands around college. More information about this and other action in this campaign at https://www.facebook.com/savebrixtoncollege. Please urgently send of messages of support to Mandy Brown, Branch Secretary, Lambeth UCU - mandybrowncow@yahoo.com
Chris
Sec. Southwark SOS
Plus
Open meeting of the South London people’s Assembly
31st March at 7pm
at The Bread and Roses Pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ
All welcome. Contact SPLA Secretary Sarah Hatch at sazzyh@hotmail.com
University and college lecturers lobby of Parliament
on 2nd April, about funding cuts in further, higher and adult education.
Further details tba.
Bob Crow’s family funeral cortege will commence from a start point on Snakes Lane (IG8 7GF) assembling for 12 noon and will arrive at the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium at approximately 12.45 hours. Trade unionists with banners and flags have been invited to line the route. (see http://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-confirms-bob-crow-funeral-arrangements/)
Wednesday, 26th
NUT Strike - Teachers demonstration.
For Southwark picket-lines, schools to be leafleted (I can deliver leaflets to you) and to send messages of support, email betty Joseph at josephbetty@hotmail.co.uk .
London Demo arrangements: Assemble 11.30am. Duchess Street, London W1A 1AA. At the back of Broadcasting House (nearest tube Oxford Circus) marching past Broadcasting House via Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square and Downing Street, then Rally 1pm at Central Hall Westminster.
Also remember: this Thursday, 27 March
5pm to 7pm. Protest against the Brixton sell-off and the Free School: Surround Lambeth College – Brixton Centre of Lambeth College, 56 Brixton Hill, SW2 1QS. Meet outside the Brixton Centre for a demonstration by staff, students and community linking hands around college. More information about this and other action in this campaign at https://www.facebook.com/savebrixtoncollege. Please urgently send of messages of support to Mandy Brown, Branch Secretary, Lambeth UCU - mandybrowncow@yahoo.com
Chris
Sec. Southwark SOS
Plus
Open meeting of the South London people’s Assembly
31st March at 7pm
at The Bread and Roses Pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ
All welcome. Contact SPLA Secretary Sarah Hatch at sazzyh@hotmail.com
University and college lecturers lobby of Parliament
on 2nd April, about funding cuts in further, higher and adult education.
Further details tba.
Monday, 10 March 2014
Southwark Action Alert 10th March 2014
A national strike of teachers coming in two weeks’ time, ongoing action by the SOAS cleaners and the fight by health campaigners against Clause 119 and hospital closures. This is just some of the action that needs your support.
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Monday 10 March
7pm. Public Forum: Back the strikes, Defend workers’ rights, Fight for decent pay. Kevin Courtney, (Deputy General Secretary NUT), Consuelo Moreno Yusti (SOAS cleaners), Steve Hedley (Assistant General Secretary RMT), Ellen Clifford (Disabled People Against Cuts),. Chair: Jane Hardy, UCU executive. A Unite the Resistance forum. More info at http://uniteresist.org
Tuesday 11 March
7pm. Southwark Benefit Justice Campaign Steering Committee. For reps of affiliated organisations. At Rodney Road TRA, 97 Dawes House, Orb Street, SE17 1RD. If your organisation has yet to join the local campaign, write to southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com
Wednesday 12 March
7pm. Southwark Trades Council meeting in Room G03, 160 Tooley Street SE1. Items include organising support for local strike action. Observers always welcome. Further details from southwarktuc@gmail.com
Wednesday 12 March
5.30pm. 'Concrete Heart Land' a film about the social cleansing of the Heygate, by Steven Ball & Rastko Novakovic. At The Feminist Library, 5 Westminster Bridge Rd, Following the film, there will be a short discussion with one of the film-makers. More info from qa@peoplesrepublicofsouthwark.co.uk
Thursday 13 March
9am. Join the staff lobby of the Lambeth College management over the imposition of new contracts and worse conditions including loss of 10 days holiday, longer working hours and extra workload for no pay. Assemble Clapham Centre of Lambeth College, 45 Clapham Common SouthSide, SW4 9BL.
Thursday 13 March
7.30pm. Keep Our St Helier Hospital - public meeting in the Council Chambers, Merton Civic Centre, Morden. Map: http://goo.gl/maps/OisI5. Called by Keep Our NHS Public. Offer help with their campaign by contacting keepoursthelierhospital@gmx.com
Saturday 15 March
10am – 5pm. Recall People's Assembly conference at the Emanuel Centre, London SW1P 3DW. More details at http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/calendar. Register for the conference at http://padelegateconf.eventbrite.co.uk/
Wednesday 19 March
5.30pm. ‘Send Osborne a message on Budget Day’ Protest march and Rally. Assemble Malet Street WC1. March to Downing Street for rally starting at 6:30pm. Called by People’s Assembly. More information at http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/budget_day
Thursday 20 March
7pm. Lambeth KONP meeting at Duke of Cambridge pub, 74 Lansdowne Way, SW8 2DR, nr Stockwell Tube. For more info contact lambethkonp@gmail.com
Saturday 22 March
11am. No to Racism and Fascism demonstration. March from the Mandela Statue in Parliament Square to rally at Trafalgar Square 12 noon. Called by United Against Fascism and the TUC. Details at http://www.tuc.org.uk/events/stand-against-racism-and-fascism and http://www.standuptoracism.org.uk/
Tuesday 25 March
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map. Main business: planning our campaigning work over the next year.
Wednesday 26 March
All Day. National strike by members of the National Union of Teachers. Initial information at http://www.teachers.org.uk/node/20535. Further details to be announced. Send messages of support to: secretary@southwark-and-district.nut.org.uk
Thursday 27 March
5pm to 7pm. Protest against the Brixton sell-off and the Free School: Surround Lambeth College – Brixton Centre of Lambeth College, 56 Brixton Hill, SW2 1QS. Meet outside the Brixton Centre for a demonstration by staff, students and community linking hands around college. More information about this and other action in this campaign at https://www.facebook.com/savebrixtoncollege
Thursday 27 March
6.30pm. Public Forum: What next to Defend London's NHS? At Camden Town Hall, Judd St, WC1. Speakers: John Lister (Peoples Inquiry into the NHS), Louise Irvine (Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign) , Sam Strudwick (Whipps Cross Hospital Unison) Organised by London Keep Our NHS PUblic Coordinating Group. More info from londonkeepournhspublic@gmail.com
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 5 April
Benefit Justice Day of Action. Contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com for details.
Sunday 6th April
12 - 1pm. Leafleting and petitioning about the potential destruction of the NHS as part of European Week of Action against health privatisation and Transatlantic Trade Agreement's (TTIP) Meet at Herne Hill station/farmers market. For more info contact lambethkonp@gmail.com
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS:
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/
South London People's Assembly. Contact secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org for details of local and national events.
South London Unite the Resistance. Meet monthly. For more information phone 07956579466. For information about the national UtR organisation go to http://uniteresist.org/
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Monday 10 March
7pm. Public Forum: Back the strikes, Defend workers’ rights, Fight for decent pay. Kevin Courtney, (Deputy General Secretary NUT), Consuelo Moreno Yusti (SOAS cleaners), Steve Hedley (Assistant General Secretary RMT), Ellen Clifford (Disabled People Against Cuts),. Chair: Jane Hardy, UCU executive. A Unite the Resistance forum. More info at http://uniteresist.org
Tuesday 11 March
7pm. Southwark Benefit Justice Campaign Steering Committee. For reps of affiliated organisations. At Rodney Road TRA, 97 Dawes House, Orb Street, SE17 1RD. If your organisation has yet to join the local campaign, write to southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com
Wednesday 12 March
7pm. Southwark Trades Council meeting in Room G03, 160 Tooley Street SE1. Items include organising support for local strike action. Observers always welcome. Further details from southwarktuc@gmail.com
Wednesday 12 March
5.30pm. 'Concrete Heart Land' a film about the social cleansing of the Heygate, by Steven Ball & Rastko Novakovic. At The Feminist Library, 5 Westminster Bridge Rd, Following the film, there will be a short discussion with one of the film-makers. More info from qa@peoplesrepublicofsouthwark.co.uk
Thursday 13 March
9am. Join the staff lobby of the Lambeth College management over the imposition of new contracts and worse conditions including loss of 10 days holiday, longer working hours and extra workload for no pay. Assemble Clapham Centre of Lambeth College, 45 Clapham Common SouthSide, SW4 9BL.
Thursday 13 March
7.30pm. Keep Our St Helier Hospital - public meeting in the Council Chambers, Merton Civic Centre, Morden. Map: http://goo.gl/maps/OisI5. Called by Keep Our NHS Public. Offer help with their campaign by contacting keepoursthelierhospital@gmx.com
Saturday 15 March
10am – 5pm. Recall People's Assembly conference at the Emanuel Centre, London SW1P 3DW. More details at http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/calendar. Register for the conference at http://padelegateconf.eventbrite.co.uk/
Wednesday 19 March
5.30pm. ‘Send Osborne a message on Budget Day’ Protest march and Rally. Assemble Malet Street WC1. March to Downing Street for rally starting at 6:30pm. Called by People’s Assembly. More information at http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/budget_day
Thursday 20 March
7pm. Lambeth KONP meeting at Duke of Cambridge pub, 74 Lansdowne Way, SW8 2DR, nr Stockwell Tube. For more info contact lambethkonp@gmail.com
Saturday 22 March
11am. No to Racism and Fascism demonstration. March from the Mandela Statue in Parliament Square to rally at Trafalgar Square 12 noon. Called by United Against Fascism and the TUC. Details at http://www.tuc.org.uk/events/stand-against-racism-and-fascism and http://www.standuptoracism.org.uk/
Tuesday 25 March
7pm. Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign in the Parish Office at St John’s Church, Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map. Main business: planning our campaigning work over the next year.
Wednesday 26 March
All Day. National strike by members of the National Union of Teachers. Initial information at http://www.teachers.org.uk/node/20535. Further details to be announced. Send messages of support to: secretary@southwark-and-district.nut.org.uk
Thursday 27 March
5pm to 7pm. Protest against the Brixton sell-off and the Free School: Surround Lambeth College – Brixton Centre of Lambeth College, 56 Brixton Hill, SW2 1QS. Meet outside the Brixton Centre for a demonstration by staff, students and community linking hands around college. More information about this and other action in this campaign at https://www.facebook.com/savebrixtoncollege
Thursday 27 March
6.30pm. Public Forum: What next to Defend London's NHS? At Camden Town Hall, Judd St, WC1. Speakers: John Lister (Peoples Inquiry into the NHS), Louise Irvine (Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign) , Sam Strudwick (Whipps Cross Hospital Unison) Organised by London Keep Our NHS PUblic Coordinating Group. More info from londonkeepournhspublic@gmail.com
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 5 April
Benefit Justice Day of Action. Contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com for details.
Sunday 6th April
12 - 1pm. Leafleting and petitioning about the potential destruction of the NHS as part of European Week of Action against health privatisation and Transatlantic Trade Agreement's (TTIP) Meet at Herne Hill station/farmers market. For more info contact lambethkonp@gmail.com
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS:
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/
South London People's Assembly. Contact secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org for details of local and national events.
South London Unite the Resistance. Meet monthly. For more information phone 07956579466. For information about the national UtR organisation go to http://uniteresist.org/
Sunday, 23 February 2014
Southwark Action Alert 23rd February 2014
Lobby Southwark Council this Wednesday 26 FEB
Join us on Wednesday when local people will be lobbying Southwark Council to use its discretionary funds to help those affected by council tax cuts and the bedroom tax, and to campaign with local people against further Government cuts to council funding. Come along between 6pm and 7pm to the council offices at 160 Tooley St, 5 mins walk from London Bridge, and bring your workmates, friends or neighbours with you.
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Monday 24 February
7pm. Annual General Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign at St John’s Church Hall in Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map. Main business: Elephant and Castle regeneration scheme and priorities for campaigning over the next 12 months.
Wednesday 26 February
6pm. Fight the Cuts! Lobby of Southwark Council Assembly at 160 Tooley St, SE1. Called by Southwark Trades Council, supported by Southwark UNISON, Unite Housing Workers LE1111 & Benefit Justice Campaign.
Thursday 27 February
10.15am. ‘Axe Clause 118 on Hospital Closures’. Assemble for handing in NHS petition at Downing Street at 10.30. 11am: Rally at College Green outside Parliament. 1pm: Indoor meeting in the House of Commons with MPs (including shadow health secretary Andy Burnham) and campaigners. Organised by Keep Our NHS Public. You can still sign the 38 Degrees petition here.
Thursday 27 February
7pm. Education Question Time. Politicians, academics and activists answer questions from the audience. At the Karibu Education Centre 7 Gresham Road SW9 7PH. Info from slondonedqt@gmail.com. Tickets are free from wwwticketsource.co.uk/date/89264. Details here.
Tuesday/Wednesday 4 & 5 March
All day. Strike by cleaners at SOAS, members of UNISON, demanding parity with in-house workers for sick pay, annual leave and pensions. More information on Facebook here. Send messages of support or ask for speakers at your union branch/campaign meeting by emailing an2@soas.ac.uk
Tuesday 4 March
6.30pm. Next Southwark Benefit Justice Campaign organising meeting. Walworth Methodist Church (Blue Room), 54 Camberwell Road SE5 0EN. Agenda from southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com
Sunday 9 March
12.30pm. Singing Flashmob - mystery singing and leafleting tour to publicise the St Helier Public Meeting. Meet at Sutton Rail station entrance, High St, Sutton SM1 1DE. (See 13 March below)
Wednesday 12 March
7pm. Southwark Trades Council meeting in Room G03, 160 Tooley Street SE1. Delegates and observers always welcome. Further details from southwarktuc@gmail.com
Thursday 13 March
7.30pm. Keep Our St Helier Hospital - public meeting in the Council Chambers, Merton Civic Centre, Morden. Map: http://goo.gl/maps/OisI5. Called by Keep Our NHS Public. Offer help with their campaign by contacting keepoursthelierhospital@gmx.com
Saturday 15 March
10am – 5pm. Recall People's Assembly conference at the Emanuel Centre,
London SW1P 3DW. More details at http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/calendar. Register for the conference at http://padelegateconf.eventbrite.co.uk/
Wednesday 19 March
5.30pm. ‘Send Osborne a message on Budget Day’ Protest march and Rally. Assemble Malet Street WC1. March to Downing Street for rally starting at 6:30pm. Called by People’s Assembly. More information at http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/budget_day
Saturday 22 March
11am. No to Racism and Fascism demonstration. March from the Mandela Statue in Parliament Square to rally at Trafalgar Square 12 noon. Called by United Against Fascism and the TUC. Details at http://www.tuc.org.uk/events/stand-against-racism-and-fascism and http://www.standuptoracism.org.uk/
Wednesday 26 March
All Day. National strike by members of the National Union of Teachers. Initial information at http://www.teachers.org.uk/node/20535. Further details to be announced. Send messages of support to: secretary@southwark-and-district.nut.org.uk
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 5 April
Benefit Justice Day of Action. Contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com for details.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS:
Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign usually meet at St John's Parish Offices in Larcom Street SE17, just off Walworth Road. National campaign website here. For info about meetings contact initially southwarksos@gmail.com
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/
South London People's Assembly. Contact secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org for details of local and national events.
South London Unite the Resistance. Meet monthly. For more information phone 07956579466. For information about the national UtR organisation go to http://uniteresist.org/
Join us on Wednesday when local people will be lobbying Southwark Council to use its discretionary funds to help those affected by council tax cuts and the bedroom tax, and to campaign with local people against further Government cuts to council funding. Come along between 6pm and 7pm to the council offices at 160 Tooley St, 5 mins walk from London Bridge, and bring your workmates, friends or neighbours with you.
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Monday 24 February
7pm. Annual General Meeting of Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign at St John’s Church Hall in Larcom Street, SE17 1NQ. Map. Main business: Elephant and Castle regeneration scheme and priorities for campaigning over the next 12 months.
Wednesday 26 February
6pm. Fight the Cuts! Lobby of Southwark Council Assembly at 160 Tooley St, SE1. Called by Southwark Trades Council, supported by Southwark UNISON, Unite Housing Workers LE1111 & Benefit Justice Campaign.
Thursday 27 February
10.15am. ‘Axe Clause 118 on Hospital Closures’. Assemble for handing in NHS petition at Downing Street at 10.30. 11am: Rally at College Green outside Parliament. 1pm: Indoor meeting in the House of Commons with MPs (including shadow health secretary Andy Burnham) and campaigners. Organised by Keep Our NHS Public. You can still sign the 38 Degrees petition here.
Thursday 27 February
7pm. Education Question Time. Politicians, academics and activists answer questions from the audience. At the Karibu Education Centre 7 Gresham Road SW9 7PH. Info from slondonedqt@gmail.com. Tickets are free from wwwticketsource.co.uk/date/89264. Details here.
Tuesday/Wednesday 4 & 5 March
All day. Strike by cleaners at SOAS, members of UNISON, demanding parity with in-house workers for sick pay, annual leave and pensions. More information on Facebook here. Send messages of support or ask for speakers at your union branch/campaign meeting by emailing an2@soas.ac.uk
Tuesday 4 March
6.30pm. Next Southwark Benefit Justice Campaign organising meeting. Walworth Methodist Church (Blue Room), 54 Camberwell Road SE5 0EN. Agenda from southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com
Sunday 9 March
12.30pm. Singing Flashmob - mystery singing and leafleting tour to publicise the St Helier Public Meeting. Meet at Sutton Rail station entrance, High St, Sutton SM1 1DE. (See 13 March below)
Wednesday 12 March
7pm. Southwark Trades Council meeting in Room G03, 160 Tooley Street SE1. Delegates and observers always welcome. Further details from southwarktuc@gmail.com
Thursday 13 March
7.30pm. Keep Our St Helier Hospital - public meeting in the Council Chambers, Merton Civic Centre, Morden. Map: http://goo.gl/maps/OisI5. Called by Keep Our NHS Public. Offer help with their campaign by contacting keepoursthelierhospital@gmx.com
Saturday 15 March
10am – 5pm. Recall People's Assembly conference at the Emanuel Centre,
London SW1P 3DW. More details at http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/calendar. Register for the conference at http://padelegateconf.eventbrite.co.uk/
Wednesday 19 March
5.30pm. ‘Send Osborne a message on Budget Day’ Protest march and Rally. Assemble Malet Street WC1. March to Downing Street for rally starting at 6:30pm. Called by People’s Assembly. More information at http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/budget_day
Saturday 22 March
11am. No to Racism and Fascism demonstration. March from the Mandela Statue in Parliament Square to rally at Trafalgar Square 12 noon. Called by United Against Fascism and the TUC. Details at http://www.tuc.org.uk/events/stand-against-racism-and-fascism and http://www.standuptoracism.org.uk/
Wednesday 26 March
All Day. National strike by members of the National Union of Teachers. Initial information at http://www.teachers.org.uk/node/20535. Further details to be announced. Send messages of support to: secretary@southwark-and-district.nut.org.uk
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 5 April
Benefit Justice Day of Action. Contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com for details.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS:
Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign usually meet at St John's Parish Offices in Larcom Street SE17, just off Walworth Road. National campaign website here. For info about meetings contact initially southwarksos@gmail.com
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/
South London People's Assembly. Contact secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org for details of local and national events.
South London Unite the Resistance. Meet monthly. For more information phone 07956579466. For information about the national UtR organisation go to http://uniteresist.org/
Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Southwark Action Alert 3rd February 2014
This week brings action against student debt, cuts to staffing on London Underground, low pay and teachers’ excessive workload. See details below of these and other events throughout February.
Please tweet this listing (link to our website ), post on your Facebook page, or help us with leafleting for these events. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Tuesday 4 February
12 noon to 2pm SBJC Stall In support of the UNISON/UNITE/GMB Protest against low pay and service cuts. Outside One Stop Shop/Peckham Library. (see below)
12.30pm. UNISON rally and talking to the public in Peckham. Part of the Local Government Day of Pay Protest – Demand Pay Justice! If you can help, phone Southwark UNISON Branch on 020 7525 6030, or just turn up.
Tuesday 4 February
5-7pm. Right to resist – hands off our student loans! Rally at SOAS JCR,
Featuring: Francesca Martinez (comedian, writer), Clare Solomon (People’s Assembly Against Austerity), Aaron Kiely (NUS Black Students’ Officer), Sean Vernell (UCU) and a SOAS Student Assembly Against Austerity speaker.
Facebook event for more info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/204673989730213/
7pm. South London People’s Assembly meeting for borough reps (elected at December’s conference) at the Bread and Roses Pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street SW4 6DZ. Contact your Southwark reps or get more information by emailing secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org
9pm. Support the walk-out by Tube RMT Union members at the start of a 48-hour strike over jobs, services and safety. Background information at http://www.rmt.org.uk/campaigns/rail/test-campaign-7/
Wednesday 5th February
6.30pm. Public Meeting – Does Brixton Need a Free School? Karibu Centre, Gresham Road, SW9 7PH. Organised by Lambeth NUT, Lambeth UNISON, Lambeth UCU and Lambeth Trades Council. Publicity at http://bit.ly/1i7fLNj
Wednesday – Thursday, 5-6 February
4.30am – 7.30am. Picket of Tube depots and stations. Details tba.
Thursday 6 February
8am-11am. Picket-lines outside Universities by lecturers and admin staff in dispute over a 13% pay cut in the past three years and only 1% offered for 2014. Join them: LSBU at Keyworth Street SE1, LCC at Elephant & Castle main entrance, Camberwell College of Art on Peckham Road SE5 8UF.
All Day. Teachers at Harris Boys’ Academy East Dulwich will be on strike over “the unreasonable frequency of full scale external observations & excessive workload” unless school managers agree to negotiate. Messages of support to: secretary@southwark-and-district.nut.org.uk
Friday 7th February (also 10 & 14 February)
09.30 - 11.30am & 6.30- 8.30pm. Work-to-rule by Underground staff in dispute over 1,000 job cuts. Find out how the underground stations will be affected here: http://www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk/node/4793
Friday 7 February.
2pm. Protest & ‘Debt In’: action to stop the student debt sell off outside the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. Assemble on the steps of SOAS at 12noon to march to DIS building. Join the facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/611710122215534/
Wednesday 12 February
7pm. Southwark Trades Council meeting discussing TUC 'Fair Pay Fortnight' campaign in Room G03, 160 Tooley Street SE1. Delegates and observers always welcome. Further details from southwarktuc@gmail.com
Saturday 15 February
Fast Food Rights campaign Day of Action. Targeting fast food stores on Oxford Street. Get in touch with the campaign at fastfoodrights@mail.com website http://fastfoodrights.wordpress.com/
Sunday 16 February
12noon -1pm. Stall publicising campaigns against health service cuts. Herne Hill Market, Railton Road, SE24 0JN. Organised by Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public. More details of this and local organising meetings from lambethkonp@gmail.com
ADVANCE NOTICE
Thursday 27 February
7pm. Education Question Time. Politicians, academics and activists answer questions from the audience. At the Karibu Education Centre 7 Gresham Road SW9 7PH. Info from slondonedqt@gmail.com. Tickets are free from wwwticketsource.co.uk/date/89264.
Tuesday 4 March
6.30pm. Next Southwark Benefit Justice Campaign organising meeting. Walworth Methodist Church (Blue Room), 54 Camberwell Road SE5 0EN. Agenda from southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com
Saturday 15 March
Re-call People's Assembly conference at the Emanuel Centre, central London. Further details to be announced.
Wednesday 19 March
Budget day – ‘Britain needs a pay rise’ day of action. Called by People’s Assembly. Further details to be announced.
Saturday 22 March
No to Racism and Fascism demonstration. Central London. Details at http://uaf.org.uk/
Saturday 5 April
Benefit Justice Day of Action. Contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com for details.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS:
Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign usually meet at St John's Parish Offices in Larcom Street SE17, just off Walworth Road. National campaign website here. For info about meetings contact initially southwarksos@gmail.com
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/
South London Unite the Resistance. Meet monthly. For more information phone 07956579466. For information about the national UtR organisation go to http://uniteresist.org/
Please tweet this listing (link to our website ), post on your Facebook page, or help us with leafleting for these events. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Tuesday 4 February
12 noon to 2pm SBJC Stall In support of the UNISON/UNITE/GMB Protest against low pay and service cuts. Outside One Stop Shop/Peckham Library. (see below)
12.30pm. UNISON rally and talking to the public in Peckham. Part of the Local Government Day of Pay Protest – Demand Pay Justice! If you can help, phone Southwark UNISON Branch on 020 7525 6030, or just turn up.
Tuesday 4 February
5-7pm. Right to resist – hands off our student loans! Rally at SOAS JCR,
Featuring: Francesca Martinez (comedian, writer), Clare Solomon (People’s Assembly Against Austerity), Aaron Kiely (NUS Black Students’ Officer), Sean Vernell (UCU) and a SOAS Student Assembly Against Austerity speaker.
Facebook event for more info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/204673989730213/
7pm. South London People’s Assembly meeting for borough reps (elected at December’s conference) at the Bread and Roses Pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street SW4 6DZ. Contact your Southwark reps or get more information by emailing secretary@southlondonpeoplesassembly.org
9pm. Support the walk-out by Tube RMT Union members at the start of a 48-hour strike over jobs, services and safety. Background information at http://www.rmt.org.uk/campaigns/rail/test-campaign-7/
Wednesday 5th February
6.30pm. Public Meeting – Does Brixton Need a Free School? Karibu Centre, Gresham Road, SW9 7PH. Organised by Lambeth NUT, Lambeth UNISON, Lambeth UCU and Lambeth Trades Council. Publicity at http://bit.ly/1i7fLNj
Wednesday – Thursday, 5-6 February
4.30am – 7.30am. Picket of Tube depots and stations. Details tba.
Thursday 6 February
8am-11am. Picket-lines outside Universities by lecturers and admin staff in dispute over a 13% pay cut in the past three years and only 1% offered for 2014. Join them: LSBU at Keyworth Street SE1, LCC at Elephant & Castle main entrance, Camberwell College of Art on Peckham Road SE5 8UF.
All Day. Teachers at Harris Boys’ Academy East Dulwich will be on strike over “the unreasonable frequency of full scale external observations & excessive workload” unless school managers agree to negotiate. Messages of support to: secretary@southwark-and-district.nut.org.uk
Friday 7th February (also 10 & 14 February)
09.30 - 11.30am & 6.30- 8.30pm. Work-to-rule by Underground staff in dispute over 1,000 job cuts. Find out how the underground stations will be affected here: http://www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk/node/4793
Friday 7 February.
2pm. Protest & ‘Debt In’: action to stop the student debt sell off outside the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. Assemble on the steps of SOAS at 12noon to march to DIS building. Join the facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/611710122215534/
Wednesday 12 February
7pm. Southwark Trades Council meeting discussing TUC 'Fair Pay Fortnight' campaign in Room G03, 160 Tooley Street SE1. Delegates and observers always welcome. Further details from southwarktuc@gmail.com
Saturday 15 February
Fast Food Rights campaign Day of Action. Targeting fast food stores on Oxford Street. Get in touch with the campaign at fastfoodrights@mail.com website http://fastfoodrights.wordpress.com/
Sunday 16 February
12noon -1pm. Stall publicising campaigns against health service cuts. Herne Hill Market, Railton Road, SE24 0JN. Organised by Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public. More details of this and local organising meetings from lambethkonp@gmail.com
ADVANCE NOTICE
Thursday 27 February
7pm. Education Question Time. Politicians, academics and activists answer questions from the audience. At the Karibu Education Centre 7 Gresham Road SW9 7PH. Info from slondonedqt@gmail.com. Tickets are free from wwwticketsource.co.uk/date/89264.
Tuesday 4 March
6.30pm. Next Southwark Benefit Justice Campaign organising meeting. Walworth Methodist Church (Blue Room), 54 Camberwell Road SE5 0EN. Agenda from southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com
Saturday 15 March
Re-call People's Assembly conference at the Emanuel Centre, central London. Further details to be announced.
Wednesday 19 March
Budget day – ‘Britain needs a pay rise’ day of action. Called by People’s Assembly. Further details to be announced.
Saturday 22 March
No to Racism and Fascism demonstration. Central London. Details at http://uaf.org.uk/
Saturday 5 April
Benefit Justice Day of Action. Contact southwarkbenefitjustice@gmail.com for details.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS:
Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign usually meet at St John's Parish Offices in Larcom Street SE17, just off Walworth Road. National campaign website here. For info about meetings contact initially southwarksos@gmail.com
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/
South London Unite the Resistance. Meet monthly. For more information phone 07956579466. For information about the national UtR organisation go to http://uniteresist.org/
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