newsletter 56
SERTUC
SERTUC Disabled Workers Committee with SERTUC Young Members Network conference “Young Disabled People, employed and empowered?” Saturday 6 April 11am to 3pm at Congress House
· Further and Higher Education: the specific challenges facing disabled young people with Jawanza Ipyana, National Union of Students
· Panel Discussion: Employment, Policy and Good Practice in the workplace with Rob McCraken CWU and Jonathan Naess CEO Stand to Reason
· Question Time: How the Paralympics’ dream was destroyed by the cuts with Tara Flood, Paralympic Gold Medallist and Director of Alliance for Inclusive Education, Penny Pepper and Roger Lewis Disabled People Against Cuts, Rob McCraken and Jawanza Ipyana
This conference is free to attend and lunch will be provided, but registration is essential – please register with Joanne Adams at [email protected] and see facebook page http://www.facebook.com/events/490184461030411/
Supporting Confronting the Climate Crisis conference Saturday 8 June London with Manuel Cortez TSSA, Chris Baugh PCS, Graham Peterson UCU http://climatetradeunion.eventbrite.com/
NUJ meeting on “Homophobia and transphobia & th media” Tuesday 16 April 6.30pm London with Peter Tatchell, Michelle Stanistreet, Lesley Woodburn, Helen Belcher, Marc Vallee register with Lena Calvert at [email protected]
PCS petition opposing closure of HMRC Enquiry Centres http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/47400 info here http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/revenue_and_customs_group/latest-news/index.cfm/id/5E9B65AF-DC27-4D55-82AF18B8337EC79C
NUT London Women’s Network “A woman’s place… is leading the revolution” 6pm Tuesday 30 April meeting with Rahila Gupta Southall Black Sisters, Mary Compton Teacher Solidarity, Mahienour El-Massry Activist Egypt, via skype Chicago Teachers’ Union RSVP at [email protected]
PCS supporting their member (and SERTUC International Committee Secretary) Jon Bigger threatened with compulsory redundancy Wednesday 10 April 12.30 see http://www.facebook.com/events/351260921645866/?context=create
Unison supporting Mary Seacole fundraising night with jazz musician Courtney Pine Wednesday 10 April tickets from Gail Adams [email protected] or online at http://www.seetickets.com/EVENT/courtney-pine-live-/brixton-jamm/697247
Harlow trades council “Defend Council Housing, Benefits Justice” Saturday 6 April rally (10am) and public meeting (11.20am) http://harlowtuc.wordpress.com/events/ or contact [email protected] 07792 208 695
Ipswich trades council May Day Festival Sunday 5 May 12 noon with Tony Lennon SERTUC, Peter Kavanagh Unite, Paul Moffatt CWU, Nancy Taaffe NSSN http://ipswichmaydayfestival.wordpress.com/
Battersea & Wandsworth trades councils upporting LabourStart’s May Day party at Bread & Roses Saturday 4 May http://www.facebook.com/events/108124432691593
Andover trades council public meeting “It’s time to take over the banks” Wednesday 22 May 7.30 with Matt Wrack FBU contact Maurice Whyte [email protected]
Bedford trades council celebrating International Workers’ Day Monday 6 May with Matt Wrack FBU, Megan Dobney SERTUC, Pat Hall Labour Party and at 3pm Banner Theatre “Fighting the Cuts” contact Mike Cattell [email protected] 07933 717 463 or Graham Tranquada [email protected] 07967 041 026
Bedford trades council newsletter available from Jim Thakoordin [email protected] and note that Bedford is working on the formation of a trades council for Central Beds if you can help contact [email protected]
Norwich trades council May Day festival celebrating workers’ rights and the Living Wage Sunday 5 May 11am to 3pm more info [email protected]
Bromley trades council next meeting Thursday 11 April 6pm contact Steve Leggett [email protected]
Other actions/information
UKuncut action central London Saturday 13 April “Who wants to evict a millionaire?” http://www.facebook.com/events/449156988493859/?ref=22
Searchlight 50th anniversary fund-raising committee launch event “From Africa to the White House”with Tayo Aluko plus The Travelling Irons Saturday 1 June 7.30 London http://www.searchlightmagazine.com/events-menu/searchlight-magazine-presents-from-africa-to-the-white-house
London Keep Our NHS Public demonstration Saturday 18 May 12 noon [email protected]
East of England Employment Relations Forum summer conference “Fit for Life/Fit for Business” Thursday 6 June Newmarket with Dame Carol Black [email protected]
Venezuela Solidarity Campaign public meeting on Venezuela’s presidential election Monday 8 April 7pm London with Alvaro Sanchez, Francisco Dominguez, Dianne Abbott MP see https://www.facebook.com/events/264276023707756
Venezuela Solidarity Campaign national conference Saturday 27 April London [email protected]
Dying for the Vote suffragette Emily Wilding Davison Centenary exhibition in Ewell, Surrey 7 May to 27 July contact Irene Cockroft [email protected]
National Pensioners Convention RPI Action Day Monday 8 April http://npcuk.org/1184 or Neil Duncan Jordan [email protected]
UpRise 2013 festival will be all over Peckham Sunday 29 September note the date!
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
Burston Strike School Rally 2013 note the date Sunday 1 September confirmed speaker Mark Serwotka PCS
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