Meetings, events, demonstrations and film showings

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Respect | SWP meetings | Movement events | Bookmarks events | Film showings | demonstrations & events

Respect Contact Respect with any queries. Phone 020 8980 3507, go to www.respectcoalition.org, or e-mail office@respectcoalition.org
area	title/speaker	time	venue
University of Exeter	George Galloway MP speaks plus Suzie Wylie (NUS NEC)	Fri 21 Oct, 1pm	Lecture Theatre A, Streatham Court.
London School of Economics		Mon 24 Oct, 12.30pm
Liverpool University		Tue 25 Oct, 6pm
Queen Mary, University of London		Fri 28 Oct, 12.30pm
Sheffield University		Mon 7 Nov, 1.30pm	Lecture theatre 7, Hicks Building.
Leeds University		Mon 7 Nov, 6pm
Bristol University		Wed 9 Nov, 6pm
Respect is holding student meetings at colleges across the country. Go to www.respectcoalition.org/?ite=884
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. Contact Respect office for details
Manchester	Convention of the left With John Rees (Respect national secretary), Aamer Anwar (civil rights lawyer), Michael Lavalette (Respect cllr), Aqila Mansoor (anti-deportation campaigner), Ali Abbas (Friends of the Earth), activists from Zimbabwe and Congo, Tom Barlow (eyewitness from Venezuela), Hisham Ghanayem (General Union of Palestinian Students). £5/ £2. Conference incorporates Manchester Respect AGM.	Sat 8 Oct, noon to 6pm	Manchester University Student’s Union, Oxford Rd.
Swansea	Climate change — how do we stop it?	Thu 13 Oct, 7.30pm	Unitarian Church, High St.
Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea	What lies ahead for Respect? With Cllr Oliur Rahman	Tue 11 Oct, 7.30pm	Paddington Arts Centre, Woodfield Rd, London W9.
Respect AGMs and pre-conference members meetings
Bradford		Tue 11 Oct, 7pm	Room 1, Bradford Central Library, Prince’s Way, BD1.
Cambridge		Tue 11 Oct, 7.30pm	CB2, Norfolk St.
Tottenham	With Salma Yaqoob.	Sun 9 Oct, 2–5pm	Chestnuts Community Centre, Chestnuts Park, 280 St Ann’s Rd, N15.
Southampton		Tue 11 Oct, 7.30pm	African Caribbean Centre, Trinity Rd, St Mary’s.
SWP meetings
Barnsley	Climate change — how do we stop it?	Wed 12 Oct, 7.30pm	Barnsley Library, Shambles St
Bradford	Climate change — how do we stop it? With Chris Harman	Wed 12 Oct, 7pm	Central Library, Princes Way
Brighton	Disaster in New Orleans — what’s wrong with America? With Dave Davies	Wed 12 Oct, 7.30pm	Mad Hatter Cafe, Western Rd
Home Counties	Marxism and religion With Beccy Reese	Mon 31 Oct, 7.30pm	Upstairs, Trinity Church Hall, Beaconsfield Rd/Victoria St (nr station), St Albans
Huddersfield	Disaster in New Orleans — what’s wrong with America? With Suzanne Jeffery.	Wed 12 Oct, 6pm	Coffeevolution, Church St
Leicester	Disaster in New Orleans — what’s wrong with America? With Chris Bambery.	Wed 12 Oct, 7.30pm	Cafe Mozart, London Rd
Liverpool	Why is there still racism in the 21st century? With Madelene Henegan	Thu 13 Oct, 7.15pm	Friends House, Paradise St
Nottingham	Climate change — how do we stop it? With Suzanne Jeffery	Thu 20 Oct, 7.30pm	The ICC, 61b Mansfield Rd
Preston	Muslims and the left	Thu 20 Oct, 7.30pm	CVS Building, Lancaster Rd
Southampton	Climate change — how do we stop it? With Suzanne Jeffery	Wed 19 Oct, 7.30pm	Sir James Matthews Building, 157-187 Above Bar St
South London	John Coltrane: jazz, racism and resistance With Martin Smith	Mon 10 Oct, 7.30pm	Plan B, 418 Brixton Rd (north from Brixton tube)
Wakefield	Latin America and the fight against neo-liberalism	Mon 17 Oct, 7pm	Friends House, Thornhill St
Waltham Forest	Why is there still racism in the 21st century?	Thu 20 Oct, 7.30pm	Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Rd (off Hoe St)
Movement events
London	Baghdad to Bethnal Green Exhibition by regular SW photographer Guy Smallman, charting the Stop the War movement, the aftermath of the Iraq invasion and Respect’s rise in east London For more info phone 020 7364 7900	14 to 31 Oct, Mon-Thu 10am-9pm, Fri 10am-7pm, Sat 11am-4pm	Brady Arts Centre, 192-196 Hanbury Street, E1.
London	CND national conference For more info phone 020 7700 2393	15–16 Oct (registration opens 9am both days)	University of Westminster, 309 Regent St, W1
London	Palestine, Israel and the law With Dr Mustapha Barghouti (Palestinian National Initiative), Ronnie Kasrils (Minister for Intelligence, South Africa — personal capacity), Diana Buttu, Karma Nabulsi, Iain Scobbie, Danny Machover, Geoffrey Bindman. £10/£5. For more info phone 020 7700 6192 or e-mail info@palestinecampaign.org Organised by Palestine Solidarity Campaign.	Sat 22 Oct, 10am to 5pm	Logan Hall, Institute of Education, Bedford Way, WC1.
London	Stop the BNP in 2006 — UAF national conference With Ken Livingstone, Margaret Hodge MP, Billy Hayes (CWU general secretary), Sir Iqbal Sacranie (Muslim Council of Britain), Mick Connolly (Sertuc), Kat Fletcher (NUS president), Henry Guterman MBE (Holocaust survivor). Organised by Unite Against Fascism. For more info go to www.uaf.org.uk	Sat 5 Nov, 9.30am-5pm	Congress House, Great Russell St, WC1
Tower Hamlets	Tower Hamlets and Jenin Twinning Campaign launch With George Galloway MP, Kama Nabulsi, Harry Cohen MP (invited), Caroline Lucas (Green MEP, invited), Oliur Rahman (Respect councillor) For more info e-mail twinjenin@hotmail.co.uk	Wed 12 Oct, 7pm	Jagonari Centre, 183-185 Whitechapel Rd.
Bookmarks tour — Frank Sinatra: when ol’ blue eyes was a red Talks by Martin Smith, based on his book. Includes classic tracks and rare film clips For tickets phone Bookmarks on 020 7637 1848. Booking recommended
Hebden Bridge	Tickets £5/£2. For more info phone 07759 549 390	Wed 5 Oct, 7.30pm	Trades Club, Holme St, HX7
Leeds	Includes Harlem Bush Club admission for live funk from The New Masterminds. Tickets £7/£5. For more info phone 07989 448 883	Thu 6 Oct, 7.45pm	HiFi Club, Central Rd, LS1
Sheffield	Plus guest DJs. Tickets £5/£3. For more info phone 07979 648 442	Sun 9 Oct, 7pm	The Forum, Devonshire St
Birmingham	Plus music from Mood Indigo. Tickets £5/£3. For more info phone 07929 657 327	Tue 25 Oct, 7pm	The Jam House, Tickets £5/£3.
Bookmarks event
London	Robert Fisk The journalist whose outstanding and principled reporting on the Middle East is currently unmatched will be speaking on his new book The Great War of Civilisation. £3. Phone 020 7637 1848	Tue 11 Oct, doors open 12.45 for 1pm start	Bookmarks, 1 Bloomsbury St, WC1.
Film showings
London	October (1927) Introduced by Lindsey German. Eisenstein’s powerful retelling of the 1917 Russian Revolution Organised by Red Fridays Film Club and Socialist Worker appeal. For more info phone Bookmarks 020 7637 1848	Fri 14 Oct, 7pm	Friends Meeting House, Euston Road (opp Euston Station)
	Proud Valley (1940) Tony Benn introduces this Paul Robeson film, set among South Wales miners. Organised by Red Fridays Film Club and Socialist Worker appeal	Fri 11 Nov, 7pm	Friends Meeting House, Euston Rd (opp Euston Stn).
Demonstrations & events
London	Support the general strike in Colombia With Soraya Gutierrez (president Colombian Human Rights Lawyers’ Collective), Tony Benn. For more info go to www.justiceforcolombia.org	Wed 12 Oct, 4pm to 6pm	Colombian Embassy, 3 Hans Crescent SW1X
London	Tell BP to clean up its act With George Galloway MP, Boris Kagarlitsky (IPROG Russia). Called by Anticorporate Association (Russia), Respect, INPROG (Russia) and Globalise Resistance.	Thu 13 Oct, 12.30pm	BP offices, 1 Finsbury Circus, EC1 (Liverpool St/Moorgate tube).
London	Deaths in custody procession Silent procession followed by noisy protest at Downing St. Please wear black. Please feel free to bring banners but no placards. Organised by the United Families and Friends Campaign. For more info phone 07770 432 439.	Sat 29 Oct, assemble 1pm	Trafalgar Square, WC2.
London	Mass lobby for trade justice Called by the Trade Justice Movement and Make Poverty History. For more info go to www.tjm.org.uk/lobby05	Wed 2 Nov, noon to 6pm	Parliament Square, SW1.
London	Campaign Against Climate Change demonstration For more info go to www.campaigncc.org	Sat 3 Dec, noon	central London

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