Respect | SWP meetings | Movement events | Bookmarks events | Film showings | demonstrations & events
RespectContact 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) |
| 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. |
| 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). | |
| 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 |
Follow us
Become a fan
RSS Feed