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area title time venue Birmingham 100 days since the fall of Mubarak... Where are the revolutions going? Thu 9 Jun, 7pm Carrs Lane Centre, Carrs Lane, B4 7SX Black Country Wed 15 Jun, 7pm City Bar, King St, Wolverhampton, WV1 1ST Cambridge Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm CB2 Cafe, 5-7 Norfolk St, CB1 2LD Canterbury Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm Westgate Hall, Westgate Hall Rd, CT1 3BT Cardiff Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm Riverside Community Centre, Brunel St, Riverside, CF11 6ES Coventry Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm Koko, Unit 15 Koko Buildings, Arches Industrial Estate, Spon End, CV1 3JQ Huddersfield Wed 8 Jun, 7pm Reception room, Huddersfield Town Hall, Ramsden St, HD1 2TA Leeds Wed 8 Jun, 7pm Swarthmore Centre, 2-7 Woodhouse Square, LS3 1AD London: Ealing How can we get a general strike in Britain? Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm West London Trade Union Club, 33-35 High St, Acton, W3 6ND London: Hornsey and Wood Green 100 days since the fall of Mubarak... Where are the revolutions going? Tue 7 Jun, 7.30pm Small Hall, St Michael's Church, 37 Bounds Green Rd, N22 7TL London: Newham From Stephen Lawrence to Smiley Culture: racism and the police Wed 8 Jun, 7pm Stratford Advice Arcade, 107-109 The Grove (next to Morrisons car park), E15 1HP 100 days since the fall of Mubarak... Where are the revolutions going? Thu 16 Jun, 7pm Newcastle Wed 15 Jun, 7pm Central Bar, Half Moon Lane, Gateshead, NE8 2AN Norwich Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Jurnets Bar, Wensum Lodge, 169 King St, NR1 1QW Nottingham Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm International Community Centre, 61b Mansfield Rd, NG1 3FN Portsmouth Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm Southsea Community Centre, St Paul’s Square, PO5 4EE Sheffield Wed 22 Jun, 7pm The Showroom, 15 Paternoster Row, S1 2BX Swansea Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm Brynmill Community Centre, St Albans Rd, SA2 0BP Worthing Arguments for revolution Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm Beechwood Hall, Wykeham Rd, BN11 4JD
SWP branch meetings Weekly meetings to discuss political issues and our local activity. All welcome
area title time venue Barnsley Can students and workers unite to bring down the Con-Dems? Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm YMCA, 1 Blucher St, S70 1AP How can Palestine be free? Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm Birmingham: Handsworth Socialism, anarchism and direct action Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm The Farcroft Pub, 157 Rookery Rd, B21 9QY Birmingham: Small Heath How can Palestine be free? Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Eis Cafe, Coventry Rd (by Muntz St), B10 0UN Bradford Imperialism: Britain’s bloody history Wed 8 Jun, 6pm Equity Centre, 1 Longlands St, BD1 2TP Is the internet a tool for revolution? Wed 15 Jun, 6pm Brighton How can councils stop the Con-Dem cuts? Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm Phoenix Community Centre, 2 Phoenix Place, BN2 9ND Can there be a general strike in Britain? Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Bristol: East Why does society blame women for rape? Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm Easton Community Centre, Kilburn St, BS5 6AW Bury and Prestwich Why does society blame women for rape? Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm The Ostrich, 163 Bury Old Rd, M25 1JF Lenin: State and revolution Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Cambridge What do we mean by rank and file organisation? Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm CB2 Cafe, 5-7 Norfolk St, CB1 2LD Canterbury Why does society blame women for rape? Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Westgate Hall, Westgate Hall Rd, CT1 3BT Cardiff Why does society blame women for rape? Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm Cathays Community Centre, Cathays Terrace, CF24 4HX Chesterfield State capitalism: why the USSR wasn’t socialist Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm Market Hall, Assembly Rooms, Market Square, S40 1AR Colchester Can there be a general strike in Britain? Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm Albatta Cafe, 18 Sir Isaacs Walk, CO1 1JL Derby Can capitalism solve the economic crisis? Thu 16 Jun, 7pm West End Community Centre, Machworth St (next to Britannia Mill), DE22 3BL Doncaster What do we mean by permanent revolution? Wed 8 Jun, 7pm Women’s Centre, 21 Cleveland St, DN1 3EH Dudley Why do the rich keep accumulating wealth? Wed 8 Jun, 8pm The What Centre, 23 Coventry St, Stourbridge, DY8 1EP Edinburgh Where next after the SNP victory? Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm Friends Meeting House, Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL Why does society blame women for rape? Wed 22 Jun, 7.30pm Glasgow: north Why does society blame women for rape? Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm African and Caribbean Network Centre, Suite 2/1, Bell St, G1 1LG The Mass Strike Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Glasgow: south The Mass Strike Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Langside Halls, Shawlands,G41 2QR Hastings Why does society blame women for rape? Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Pig In Paradise, White Rock, TN34 1JP Huddersfield Unravelling capitalism: why is the system in economic crisis? Wed 15 Jun, 6.30pm Cafe Society, Byram St, HD1 1DR Hull Health: welfare or the workhouse? Tue 14 Jun, 7.15pm Latitude, 171 Newland Ave, HU5 2EP Leeds: city centre The mass strike and its relevance today Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm The Fox and the Newt, 9 Burley St, LS3 1LD Leeds: Harehills and Chapeltown The mass strike and its relevance today Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm Trinity United Church, Banstead Terrace, Roundhay Rd, LS8 2HU Leicester Trotskyism after Trotsky: The International Socialist tradition Wed 8 Jun, 7pm Leicester Adult Education College, 2 Wellington St, LE1 6HL Educate, agitate, organise: the role of Socialist Worker Wed 15 Jun, 7pm Liverpool Why does society blame women for rape? Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm Methodist Centre (above News from Nowhere bookshop), 96 Bold St, L1 4HY London: Brent & Harrow Spain: fighting austerity in Europe Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm Trellick Lounge, 11 Golbourne Rd, W10 5NY London: Brixton Egypt since the fall of Mubarak Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm Vida Walsh Centre, 2b Saltoun Rd (near Effra Rd, facing Windrush Sq), SW2 1EP Culture and politics Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm London: Camden Foucault: friend or foe of the left? Thu 9 Jun, 6.30pm Riccardo’s Deli, 18 Camden High St,NW1 0JH London: Hackney Why does society blame women for rape? Thu 9 June, 7.30pm The Round Chapel, Powerscroft Rd, E5 0PP London: Hackney South Why do workers look to the Labour Party? Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm HCD Co-operative Centre, 62 Beechwood Rd (off Dalston Ln),E5 0PU London: Hornsey & Wood Green Spain: revolt against austerity in Europe Tue 14 Jun, 7.30pm The Small Hall, St Michaels Church, 37 Bounds Green Rd, N22 7TL London: Hounslow Can there be a revolution in Britain? Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm The Wishing Well, 66 Staines Rd, TW3 3LF London: Islington Why does society blame women for rape? Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Rd, N7 6PA Africa: liberation and socialism Thu 16 Jun, 7pm London: Lewisham Social media and social movements Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm West Greenwich Community and Arts Centre, 141 Greenwich High Rd, SE10 8JA The Mass Strike Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm London: Tooting Education for liberation Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Derinton Rd Community Centre, 101a Derinton Rd (cnr Blakenham Rd), SW17 8HZ London: Tottenham Crisis in the Eurozone: what’s the solution Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm Kitap-evi cafe, 410 Tottenham High Rd, N17 9JB London: Tower Hamlets Class and class consciousness Wed 8 Jun, 7pm Oxford House, Derbyshire St (opposite Bethnal Green Rd Tesco), E2 6HG From E coli to price rises: food crises and global food production Wed 15 Jun, 7pm London: Walthamstow Why do strikes matter? Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Rd (off Hoe St), E17 4QU Luton The Mass Strike—what does this mean today? Thu 16 Jun, 7pm Postels Club, 3 Dunstables Rd (corner Cardiff Rd), LU1 1BJ Manchester: Chorlton Why does society blame women for rape? Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm Chorlton Library, Manchester Rd, M21 9PN Workers in the struggle: The Chartists Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Manchester: City Centre Marxism and anarchism Thu 9 Jun, 6pm Subway, 49 Peter St, M2 3NG Why does society blame women for rape? Thu 16 Jun, 6pm Friends Meeting House, Mount St (behind the central library), M2 5NS Manchester: Longsight and Levenshulme Lenin, Bukharin and imperialism Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm Mela Cafe, Stockport Rd, M13 0RW Manchester: Rusholme Why does society blame women for rape? Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm upstairs, Falafel Cafe, Wilmslow Rd, Rusholme, M14 5TQ Lenin: State and revolution Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm Newcastle: central Why does society blame women for rape? Thu 9 Jun, 7pm The Trent House, 1-2 Leazes Lane, Wear, NE1 4QT Newcastle: Gateshead Why does society blame women for rape? Wed 8 Jun, 7pm The Central Bar, Half Moon Lane, NE8 2AN Norwich Do we need violence to defeat the ruling class? Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Jurnets Bar, Wensum Lodge, 169 King St, NR1 1QW Nottingham Social media and social movements Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm International Community Centre, 61b Mansfield Rd, NG1 3FN The revolutionary party and the working class Wed 22 Jun, 7.30pm Oxford Spain: revolt against austerity in Europe Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm Cowley Methodist Church, Cowley Rd, OX4 1BN Portsmouth Why you should be a socialist Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Southsea Community Centre, St Paul’s Square, PO5 4EE Sheffield: north State capitalism: why the USSR wasn’t socialist Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm Yemeni Community Centre, 68 Burgreave Rd, S3 9DD Sheffield: south State capitalism: why the USSR wasn’t socialist Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm Old Sharrow Road Junior School, South View Rd, S3 7SJ Southampton Spain: the revolt against austerity in Europe Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm Yoma cafe, 66 Bedford Place, SO15 2DS Immigration—challenging the Tory myths Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Stoke-on-Trent Why does society blame women for rape? Thu 9 Jun, 7pm Room s004, Mellor Building, Staffordshire University, College Rd, ST4 2DE Climate change: why nuclear power is not the answer Thu 16 Jun, 7pm Swansea Why does society blame women for rape? Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Brynmill Community Centre, St Albans Rd, SA2 0BP Telford Spain: the revolt against austerity in Europe Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm The Equal Centre, 46 Regent St, Wellington, TF1 1PF Wakefield Marxism and anarchism Thu 9 Jun, 7.30pm Black Rock, Cross Square, WF1 1PQ 1926: general strike in Britain Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm Wigan Lenin: Building the party Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm The Bowling Green, 108 Wigan Lane (near Standishgate), WN1 2LF Why does society blame women for rape? Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm Wolverhampton Why is the system in crisis? Wed 8 Jun, 6.30pm City Bar, King St, WV1 1ST York Spain: the revolt against austerity in Europe Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm The Yorkshire Hussar, 15 North Street, YO1 6JD Do workers have the power to overthrow capitalism? Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm
Movement events
area title/speaker time venue Dorset The Arab revolutions
Organised by Dorset SocialistsSat 9 Jul, 1.30pm Colliton Club, Colliton Park (opposite County Hall), Dorchester, DT1 1XJ Kent Love Music Hate Racism festival
With Congo Natty, Kid British, Mic Righteous and more
Free entry. More info at www.kentlovemusichateracism.comSat 18 Jun, from 12 noon Harbour Parade, Ramsgate Lancashire Fight the cuts: support the 30 June strikes
Backed by UCU Nelson College, Unite the union in Burnley, NE Lancashire Trades Council and Right to WorkWed 15 Jun, 7.30pm Nelson Library, Market Square, Nelson, BB9 7PU London Afghanistan and the ‘war on terror’ ten years on
Speakers include Tariq Ali, Tony Benn, George Galloway and former soldier Joe Glenton.
£5. Organised by the Stop the War Coalition. Go to www.stopwar.org.ukSat 11 Jun, 9.30am Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, WC1R 4RL. Fighting academies and free schools
Speakers include Professor Stephen Ball, Christine Blower (NUT) and Mary Bousted (ATL)
Organised by SERTUC and the Anti Academies Alliance. Go to www.antiacademies.org.ukSat 11 Jun, 10.30am-3.30pm Congress House, Great Russell Street, WC1B 3LS
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