By Andrew Burgin
Across Europe millions of people are taking to the streets to demand an end to austerity. There is an urgent need to link up these struggles.
On the 21st October there will be a Europe Against Austerity conference organised by the Coalition of Resistance and hosted by Unite at their London headquarters.
This will be an important opportunity for trade unionists and anti-cuts activists to discuss plans for future common action. The conference is nearly full so please us know immediately if your organisation would like to send a delegate. The provisional agenda for the day is below.
We will be livestreaming this event from our website for those that cannot make it.
Reel News will be showing a series of films from the recent demonstrations in Spain and Greece and the Greece Solidarity Campaign will be showing the film of their delegation visit to Athens. Award winning campaign photographer Guy Smallman will present an exhibition of his work. Breakfast is being provided by the Communication Workers Union.
There will be an international bloc on the TUC demonstration with COR, the GSC and others linking up with CND and Stop the War Coalition.
If you can provide homestay accomodation for the Saturday night for one or two of the international delegates please contact us.
There will be a post-demo social with food and music at the new radical venue, Firebox, on Saturday evening.
Sunday 21 October 2012
The Discus Room, Unite the Union HQ, 128 Theobald’s Road, London WC1X 8TN
AGENDA
11am – 12 noon: Breakfast and welcome by UNITE and CWU
Film screenings from Reel News and photographic exhibition by Guy Smallman
12 – 1pm: Eurocrisis – Into the abyss?
Elisabeth Gauthier, Transform/Parti Communiste Francais
James Meadway, New Economics Foundation, UK
Stathis Kouvelakis, SYRIZA, Greece
Myriam Bourgy, CADTM, Belgium
Chair: Andrew Burgin CoR/Brune Seban, Sinistra Critica, Italy
1.15pm – 2.30pm:
a) The shape of the resistance
OLME, secondary teachers trade union, Greece
Danielle Obono, Front de Gauche, France
Kevin Courtney, National Union of Teachers, UK
Jeremy Corbyn MP, UK
Florian Wilde, Die Linke, Germany
Chair: Chris Nineham CoR/Athanasia Kiousi, Greece Solidarity Campaign, UK
b)No to neoliberal education
Alex Kenny, National Union of Teachers, UK
Haralambos Kokkinos, DOE primary teachers trade union, Greece
Student representatives
Chair: Jane Shallice
3 – 4.15pm: Actions, co-operation and the timeline to Athens 2013
Marisa Matias MEP, Bloco, Portugal and European Left Party
Fred Leplat, CoR
Dot Gibson, National Pensioners’ Convention (personal capacity)
Natalie Bennett, Green Party, UK
Vladimir Nieddu, SUD Sante, France
Chair: Kate Hudson CoR/Anders Svesson, Sweden
Hi Andrew, Romayne asked me if I wanted to attend this conference, the answer is YES. She says it’s a delegate conference, and I am applying to attend as a member of GREEN LEFT – of which I am European Liaison Officer, my main links are with Italian Green and Left parties in Livorno. (Also have some correspondence with Belgian Green/Left parties).
Could I ask for a place for Toby as well?
remember the TUC protest rally on Saturday. there can be no justification for voilence. this protest is standing in solidarity with thousands who are experiencing the reality of the Tories and IMF CUTS. dont be provoked by people who have no political agenda or have no solidarity with the working class communities. solidarity and unity is our strenght
Unfortunately we wont be able to attend but we support everything you stand for. We need a forum for people like us pensioners to air our opposition to these cuts, our MP takes precious little notice of our letters.Good luck to everyone from here and abroad.
Greetings from the USA!
The UFAA is holding an anti-austerity conference in New York City on Saturday, October 27. Please visit http://againstausterity.org. We will also provide a live stream on the 27th, with details coming soon on our website. We send our support to your organization, and hope we can find ways to collaborate. Americans are a bit behind Europe in recognizing and responding to the threat of austerity. We intend to lead a broad coalition with a program of focused, class-based demands. International solidarity is indispensable. Best of luck to you all!
can anyone send me the name of the quebec student speaker who spoke at the start, I am writing a report for the Green Party/ Green Left
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