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SWP public meetings
area	title	time	venue
Birmingham	From Stephen Lawrence to deaths in custody—the police, racism and the state	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	The Farcroft, 157 Rookery Rd, B21 9QY
Black Country	Building for a hot autumn—how can we beat the Tories?	Wed 29 Aug, 7pm	City Bar, King St, Wolverhampton, WV1 1ST
Luton	Reform or revolution?	Wed 29 Aug, 7pm	Postels Club, 3 Dunstables Rd (corner Cardiff Rd), LU1 1BJ
Manchester	Beyond equality—how do we fight for LGBT liberation?	Wed 22 Aug, 7pm	Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount St, M2 5NS

SWP branch meetings Weekly meetings to discuss political issues and our local interventions—all welcome
area	title	time	venue
Aberdeen	Marxism and ecology	Wed 22 Aug, 6pm	Seminar Room, Belmont Cinema, 49 Belmont St, AB10 1JS
Barnsley	Islamism and the Egyptian Revolution	Thu 23 Aug, 7.30pm	YMCA, 1 Blucher St, S70 1AP
Birmingham: Stirchley	Marxism vs anarchism	Wed 29 Aug, 7.30pm,	Stirchley Community Centre, 1326 Pershore Rd, B30 2XS
Bolton	Asylum, migration and resistance	Wed 29 Aug, 6pm,	Bolton Socialist Club, 16 Wood St (off Bradshawgate), BL1 1DY
Bradford	Crime, class and corruption	Wed 22 Aug, 6pm	The Equity Centre, 1 Longlands St, BD1 2TP
Brighton	Did Lenin lead to Stalin?	Thu 23 Aug, 7.30pm	Phoenix Community Centre, 2 Phoenix Place, BN2 9ND
Bristol: East	Marxism and queer politics	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	Easton Community Centre, Kilburn St, BS5 6AW
Bristol: Stokes Croft	State capitalism: why the USSR was not socialist	Thu 23 Aug, 7.30pm	5th Floor, The Canteen, Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY
Bury and Prestwich	State and revolution	Thu 30 Aug, 7.30pm	The Ostrich, 163 Bury Old Rd, Prestwich, M25 1JF
Canterbury	The roots of racism	Thu 23 Aug, 7.30pm	St Peters Methodist Church Hall, St Peters Lane, CT1 2BE
Cardiff	The politics of autonomism	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	Cathays Community Centre, Cathays Terrace, CF24 4HX
Chelmsford	Fighting fascism today—how do we stop the EDL?	Thu 23 Aug, 7.30pm	The Bird in Hand, New Writtle St, CM2 0RZ
Chesterfield	The police and the courts—is the law neutral?	Thu 23 Aug, 7.30pm	Chesterfield Library, New Beetwell St, S40 1QN
Colchester	One year on—what really caused the riots?	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	Albatta Cafe, 18A Sir Isaacs Walk, CO1 1JJ
Coventry	Is Western intervention ever justified?	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	West Indian Centre, 159 Spon St, CV1 3BB
Derby	Will the Tories survive until Christmas?	Thu 23 Aug, 7pm	West End Community Centre, Mackworth Rd, DE22 3BL
Doncaster	The lost revolution—Germany 1918-1923	Wed 22 Aug, 7pm	Women’s Centre, 21 Cleveland St, DN1 3EH
Dorset	One year on—what really caused the riots?	Tue 21 Aug, 7.30pm	The Royal Standard Inn, 700 Dorchester Rd, Upwey, DT3 5LA
Edinburgh	Syria—resistance, revolution and the threat of imperialist war	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	Friends Meeting House, Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL
Essex	Building for a hot autumn—how do we beat the Tories?	Thu 6 Sep, 7.30pm	The Bird in Hand, New Writtle St, CM2 0RZ
Exeter	Syria, revolution and the threat of imperialist war	Thu 30 Aug, 7pm	Exeter Community Centre, 17 St David’s Hill, EX4 3RG
Guildford	The origins of racism	Sat 18 Aug, 2pm	Guildford Library, 77 North St, GU1 4AL
Harlow	Fighting fascism today	Thu 23 Aug, 7.30pm	Common Room, Gibson Court, Bishopsfield, CM18 6FF
Hastings	Will the Tories survive until Christmas?	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	The Clarence (upstairs), 57 Middle St, TN34 1NA
Huddersfield	One year on—what really caused the riots?	Wed 22 Aug, 6.30pm	Cafe Society, Byram St (near main post office), HD1 1DR
Hull	One year on—what really caused the riots?	Thu 23 Aug, 7pm	Relax Coffee House, 91 Newland Ave, HU5 3BG
Lancaster	The Asturian miners’ revolt—1934 and today	Wed 22 Aug, 7pm	Friends Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, LA1 1TX
Leeds	From Greece to Spain—why is the eurozone in crisis?	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	Leeds TUC Centre, 88 North St, LS2 7PN
Leicester	After the failure of Rio—how can we stop capitalism destroying the planet?	Wed 22 Aug, 7pm	Leicester Adult Education College, 2 Wellington St, LE1 6HL
Liverpool	A rebel’s guide to relativity—what does the Higgs Boson mean for us?	Thu 23 Aug, 7pm	Methodist Centre (above News from Nowhere bookshop), 96 Bold St, L1 4HY
London: Brent and Harrow	One year on—what really caused the riots?	Thu 23 Aug, 7pm	Trellick Lounge, 11 Golborne Rd, W10 5NY
London: Camden	One year on—what really caused the riots?	Thu 23 Aug, 7pm	St Michael’s Church, Camden Rd, St Pancras, NW1 9LQ
London: Dalston	Syria, revolution and the threat of imperialist war	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	Halkevi community centre, 31-33 Dalston Lane, E8 3DF
London: Ealing	From fees to privatisation—the struggle against neoliberal education	Thu 23 Aug, 7.30pm	West London Trade Union Club, 33-35 High St, W3 6ND
London: Euston	From Stephen Lawrence to deaths in custody—will the police ever change?	Wed 22 Aug, 6.30pm	Camera Cafe, 44 Museum St, WC1A 1LY
London: Hackney East	What is class?	Thu 23 Aug, 7.30pm	The Round Chapel, Powerscroft Rd (corner Lower Clapton Rd), E5 0PP
London: Hornsey and Wood Green	The red in the rainbow—fighting for LGBT liberation	Wed 22 Aug, 7.45pm	Small Hall, St Michael’s Church, 37 Bounds Green Rd, N22 7TL
London: Kingston	Party and class—why we need a revolutionary party	Tue 21 Aug, 7.30pm	Kingston Environment Centre, Fairfield East, KT1 2PT
London: Lewisham	The role of the individual in history	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	West Greenwich Community and Arts Centre, 141 Greenwich High Rd (near Greenwich main line and DLR Station), SE10 8JA
London: Leytonstone	Racism—why it divides us all	Thu 23 Aug, 7.30pm	Leytonstone United Free Church, 55 Wallwood Rd, E11 1AY
London: Newham	One year on—what really caused the riots?	Wed 22 Aug, 7pm	Stratford Advice Arcade, 107-109 The Grove (next to Morrisons car park), E15 1HP
London: Newham	The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939	Wed 29 Aug, 7pm	Stratford Advice Arcade, 107-109 The Grove (next to Morrisons car park), E15 1HP
London: Tower Hamlets	One year on—what really caused the riots?	Wed 22 Aug, 7pm	Oxford House, Derbyshire St (opp Bethnal Green Rd Tesco), E2 6HG
London: Tooting	Fighting Cameron—can the Labour Party deliver change?	Thu 13 Sep, 8pm	Tooting Grove Club Room, Effort St (next to St George’s Hospital), SW17 0QR
London: Tower Hamlets	Social media and revolution in the Middle East	Wed 29 Aug, 7pm	Oxford House, Derbyshire St (opp Bethnal Green Rd Tesco), E2 6HG
London: Walthamstow	Is the Labour Party finished?	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Rd (off Hoe St), E17 4QU
Manchester: City Centre	One year on—what really caused the riots?	Thu 30 Aug, 6pm	The Vine Inn, 44 Kennedy St (near Princess St), M4 4BQ
Manchester: Chorlton	The Asturian miners and resistance in Spain	Wed 29 Aug, 7.30pm	Chorlton Library (side door), Manchester Rd, M21 9PN
Manchester: Longsight and Levenshulme	State and revolution	Wed 29 Aug, 7.30pm	Swad Cafe, 608 Stockport Rd, Longsight, M13 0RQ
Manchester: Rusholme	The Olympics—big business and the politics of sport	Wed 29 Aug, 7.30pm	Upstairs, Falafel Cafe, Wilmslow Rd, M14 5TQ
Mansfield	From coal mines to call centres—how has the working class changed?	Wed 22 Aug, 7pm	Railway Inn, Station St, NG18 1EF
Medway	1926—the general strike in Kent	Thu 23 Aug, 7.30pm	The Nucleus Arts Centre, 272 High St, ME4 4BP
Middlesbrough	May 1968—the fire last time	Tue 4 Sep, 7pm	St Mary’s Centre, 82-90 Corporation Rd, TS1 2RW
Newcastle	Syria—revolution, repression and resistance	Thu 23 Aug, 7pm	The Labour Club, 11 Leazes Park Rd, NE1 4PF
Norwich	The police, justice and the right to protest	Thu 30 Aug, 7.30pm	Vauxhall Centre, Johnson Place, NR2 2SA
Nottingham	Book launch—Fighting back, the American working class in the 1930s	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	International Community Centre, 61b Mansfield Rd, NG1 3FN
Plymouth	Egypt—where next for the revolution?	Wed 22 Aug, 7pm	Voodoo Lounge, Drake Circus, PL1 1QH
Rotherham	One year on—what really caused the riots?	Wed 22 Aug, 7pm	Talbot Lane Centre, Moorgate St, S60 2EY
Sheffield: South	Islamism and the Egyptian Revolution	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	Old Junior School/Sharrow Community Forum, South View Rd, S7 1DB
Southampton	Higgs Boson—does it matter?	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	Goblets Wine Bar (upstairs), 184 Above Bar St, SO14 7DW
St Albans	Syria, revolution and the threat of imperialist war	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	Upstairs Trinity Church Hall, 1 Beaconsfield Rd (near St Albans City station), AL1 3RD
Stoke-on-Trent	Marxism and ecology	Thu 23 Aug, 7pm	Burslem School of Art, Queen St, ST6 3EJ
Swansea	Why even big business doesn’t think austerity will work	Thu 23 Aug, 7.30pm	Brynmill Community Centre, St Albans Rd, SA2 0BP
Telford and Shrewsbury	Time to get organised—building in the workplace	Tue 21 Aug, 7.30pm	The Elephant and Castle, 1 High St, Dawley, TF4 2ET
Wigan	Marxist economics—what causes crises?	Wed 22 Aug, 7.30pm	Sunshine House Community Centre, Bradshawgate, Vauxhall Rd, Scholes, WN1 3SN

Movement events
area	title	time	venue
London: Hoxton	Fundraising gig in support of Love Music Hate Racism Music, bands and DJs, £5 entry, proceeds to We Are Waltham Forest	Sat 18 Aug, 7pm	Underbelly, 11 Hoxton Square, N1 6NU