Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Regional Events and Actions

The following events and campaigns around the region may be of interest to Eastbourne Trade Unionists who want to get involved, attend or just show solidarity !
 
PETITIONS AND ONLINE LOBBYING:
 
CWU defending the Royal Mail universal service obligation, Early Day Motion 818 .  Encourage Stephen Lloyd to sign- write to him here

Shrewsbury 24 Campaign  sign the petition for full disclosure of all Government documents relating to the 1972 building workers strike and the conspiracy trials at Shrewsbury.

PCS supporting Jon Bigger, dismissed by the Home Office. Jon is also the Secretary of SERTUC's International Committee.  Please write to the Home Office Permanent Secretary, see here

PCS supporting Kevin Smith, dismissed by the Home Office. Petition here 

UCU and Unison defending suspended members. Petition here 

MEETINGS AND ACTIONS
National Pensioners Convention RPI Action Day Monday 8 April. Details here
SERTUC Public Services Committee & International Committee conference "Resisting Austerity in Europe and the UK" Saturday 16 March. Flyer, more details and registration: Joanne Adams jadams@tuc.org.uk 020 7467 1218  

SERTUC Disabled Workers Committee with SERTUC Young Members conference "Young Disabled People, employed and empowered?" Saturday 6 April  keynote speaker Paralympian gold medal swimmer Tara Flood

Brighton & Hove trades council AGM Wednesday 27 March 7.30pm guest speaker Matt Wrack FBU, E-mail for more details-  brightontradescouncil@googlemail.com

Campaign for Trade Union Freedom launch rally Saturday 23 March 1.30-4.30pm Friends Meeting House London. With Len McCluskey Unite, Bob Crow RMT, Billy Hayes CWU 
 
Action for Rail day of action Wednesday 27 March (the 50th anniversary of the Beeching Report). Stations covered will be circulated shortly - but if trades councils want to take action at stations within their own community please inform Matt Dykes

Burford Levellers' Day 2013 one day programme of speakers, presentations, exhibits, workshops (on the theme "Learning the Lessons of History") and a march around Burford Saturday  18 May more information soon confirmed speakers Dr Nick Mansfield (University of Central Lancs), John Hendy QC, and Professor Mary Davis, chair Megan Dobney SERTUC

Venezuela Solidarity Campaign national conference Saturday 27 April London. E-mail for details here.

Burston Strike School Rally 2013 note the date Sunday 1 September confirmed speaker Mark Serwotka PCS.

ARTS

London St Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday 17 March there will be a trade union section, assemble 11am Green Park, contact Austin Harney

London Irish Women's Centre first screening of documentary film of its history Friday 15 March 5pm. More details here, or phone  020 7354 5248
"The Tailors' Last Stand" at Barons Court Theatre 19 February to 10 March new review here

Photographic exhibition Mariavittoria Scala "Faces and voices of the informal economy" 1
to 15 March

Unison supporting Mary Seacole fundraising night in Brixton, with jazz musician Courtney Pine Wednesday 10 April tickets from Gail Adams gail.adams@unison.co.uk or online here
UpRise 2013 festival will be all over Peckham Sunday 29 September note the date !
 

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