Imperialism meetings | other SWP meetings | Respect | Bookmarks | Stop the War | Justice for Gordon Gentle | Film showings | Movement events
area | speaker | time | venue |
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Barnsley | With Moira Nolan | Wed 7 Sep, 7.30pm | Barnsley Library, Shambles |
Canterbury | With Martin Smith | Thu 1 Sep, 7.30pm | Canterbury Environment Centre, Palace Street |
Central London | With Anindya Bhattacharyya | Wed 31 Aug, 7.30pm | Indian YMCA, Fitzroy Square |
Hackney | With Martin Smith | Tue 6 Sep, 7.30pm | Round Chapel, Powerscroft Road (off Lower Clapton Road) |
Huddersfield | With Moira Nolan | Wed 14 Sep, 6pm | Coffeevolution, Church Street |
Leeds | With Candy Udwin | Tue 13 Sep, 7.30pm | Priestley Room, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Quarry Hill |
Leicester | With Peter Morgan | Wed 14 Sep, 6.30pm | Cafe Mozart, London Road |
Newcastle | Wed 14 Sep, 7.30pm | Side Cafe, Quay Side | |
North London | With Simon Basketter | Thu 1 Sep, 7.30pm | West Indian Cultual Centre, Clarendon Road (off Turnpike Lane) |
Waltham Forest | With Joseph Choonara | Thu 22 Sep, 7.30pm | Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Rd (off Hoe Street) |
Wolverhampton | With Chris Harman | Wed 7 Sep, 7.30pm | The City Bar, Kings Street |
York | Wed 14 Sep, 7.30pm | Priory Street Centre | |
Socialist Worker Platform Imperialism meetings — organised by the SW platform of the SSP | |||
Glasgow | With Kevin Ovenden | Wed 31 Aug, 7.30pm | Jury’s Inn, Jamaica Street |
area | title & speaker | time | venue |
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Birmingham | Bolivia and the fight against neo-liberalism With Chris Harman | Thu 8 Sep, 7.30pm | The Custard Factory, Gibb Street |
Bradford | How dominant is US imperialism? | Thu 15 Sep, 7pm | Bradford Central Library, Prince’s Way |
Brighton | Bolivia — is revolution on the agenda? With Joseph Choonara | Wed 31 Aug, 7.30pm | Mad Hatter Cafe, Montpelier Road |
Cardiff | Bolivia — is revolution on the agenda? With Chris Bambery | Wed 7 Sep, 7.30pm | Restaurant area, O’Neill’s Bar, Trinity Street (near the Hayes) |
Chesterfield | Latin America in revolt With Chris Bambery | Wed 28 Sep, 7.30pm | Market Hall, Market Square |
East London | Bolivia — is revolution on the agenda? With Andy Brown | Thu 1 Sep, 6.30pm | Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, E2 |
Home counties | Bolivia and the fight against neo-liberalism With Mario Nain | Mon 5 Sep, 7pm | Trinity Church Hall (corner Beaconsfield Road/Victoria Street), St Albans |
Liverpool | How dominant is US imperialism? | Wed 7 Sep, 7.15pm | Friends Meeting House, Paradise Street |
Southampton | Bolivia and the fight against neo-liberalism | Wed 7 Sep, 7.30pm | Sir James Matthews Building, Southampton Solent University, 157-187 Above Bar Street |
Socialist Worker Platform — organised by the SW platform of the SSP | |||
Dundee | Latin America in revolt With Mike Gonzalez | Sat 3 Sep, 2.30pm | Braes, 14-18 Perth Road |
Edinburgh | Latin America in Revolt With Mike Gonzalez | Tue 30 Aug, 7.30pm | CWU club, Brunswick Street |
Contact Respect with any queries. Phone 020 8980 3507, go to www.respectcoalition.org, or e-mail [email protected] | |||
National conference A two-day delegate conference will take place on Sat 19 and Sun 20 Nov at the Camden Centre, London (near Kings Cross). Details relating to the basis for electing delegates, delegates fees, submission of resolutions, timetable etc will be circulated later | |||
Camden | ID cards — what do we think? | Mon 5 Sep, 7.30pm | Voluntary Action Camden, 293-299 Kentish Town Road, NW5 |
East London | Islam in Spain — the final solution Tariq Ali introduces his own film to launch Respect film nights. Followed by discussion Tickets: £4/£3 concs | Tue 6 Sep, 7pm | Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End Road, E1 |
Halifax | Both barrels at the senate Video showing followed by discussion | Sat 3 Sep, 5.30pm | Raven Street Community Centre (off Queens Road) |
Hebden Bridge | Why we need Respect | Thu 15 Sep 7.30pm | Hope Street Baptist Hall |
Edinburgh festival | Frank Sinatra — when ol’ blue eyes was a red Talk by Martin Smith with classic tracks and rare film clips. Based on his new book Entrance free. To reserve a place contact Bookmarks on 020 7637 1848 | Sat 27 Aug, 4-6pm | C central venue, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge |
Ealing | Bring the Troops Home Defend Civil Liberties Defend the Muslim Community With Tony Benn, Bob Crow (general secretary RMT), Ghada Razuki (StWC), MAB speaker, Liberty speaker | Wed 31 Aug, 7.30pm | Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway |
Halifax | Peace, Liberty and Justice With Rose Gentle (Military Families against the War), Lindsey German (StWC), Mobeen Azhar (Leeds coalition against the war) | Wed 14 Sep 7.30pm | Halifax YMCA (opposite town hall), Crossley Street |
Leeds | For peace and civil liberties With Peter Brierley (Military Families Against War), Ghada Razuki (StWC), Mrs Ahmad (wife of Barbar Ahmad). | Fri 9 Sep, 8.30pm | Building Blocks (off Tempest Road), Beeston |
Leeds | Demonstration Speakers include Salma Yaqoob, Jeremy Corbyn MP | Sat 10 Sep, Assemble at 12 noon | outside Leeds City Art Gallery, Headrow |
Scotland | Cycle for peace For more info phone Ian Mitchell 07930 360216 or go to www.justice4gordongentle.org | Sun 28 Aug, 1pm | Village of Millport (starting point), Island of Cumbrae |
Canterbury | Who Shot the Sheriff? | Sat 29 Sep, 7.30pm | Canterbury Environment Centre, Palace Street (near Siesta) |
History of Rock Against Racism including interviews with the 1970s artists and Peter Doherty, as well as unseen footage of the struggles against racism and the Nazis | |||
London | Metropolis (1927) Introduced by award-winning novelist China Miéville | Fri 16 Sep, 7pm | Goldsmith’s Lecture Theatre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street (off Gower Street), WC1 |
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis shows a class-ridden future where workers live underground while their leaders live in towering palaces. When the workers’ anger erupts into action their oppressors seek ways to divert them. Advance tickets from Bookmarks, 1 Bloomsbury Street WC1 (020 7637 1848) Organised by Red Fridays Socialist Film Club | |||
Manchester | Hiroshima film shows Including Hiroshima Mon Amour, Barefoot Gen Organised by Greater Manchester CND. For more information phone 0161 287 8283 or 0161 200 1500. | Until 31 Aug | Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, M1 5NH |
London | Stand up against the arms fair Comedy night in aid of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade’s protests against the Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEi) arms fair. With Adam Bloom, Ivan Dembina, Felix Dexter, Ayesha Hazarika, Stewart Lee, Angie McEvoy and Ian Stone. £8 /£5 conc. For tickets call 020 7218 0297 or e-mail [email protected]. Go to www.caat.org.uk/armsfair | Thu 8 Sep, 9pm, (doors 8.15pm) | Red Rose Club, 129 Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park |
London | Disarm DSEI demonstration | Tue 13 Sep, 12 noon | Newham Town Hall, High Street North, East Ham, E6 |
The world’s biggest weapons fair, DSEi, runs from 13–16 Sep. Disarm DSEi is calling a week of action starting with this demonstration. For more info go to www.dsei.org or phone 07817 652 029 | |||
Norfolk | Burston strike school rally — highlighting migrant workers’ conditions With Tony Benn, Paul Kenny (GMB), Barry Camfield (T&G), Nick Dearden (War on Want), live music, children’s fun area, food and beer tent, and community stalls. For more info go to tinyurl.com/c8n4r or e-mail Margaret Holmes, [email protected] | Sun 4 Sep, 11am-4.30pm | Church Green, Burston (near Diss) |