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Minutes of Coalition of Resistance National Council Sunday 10 February 2013

February 26, 2013

ShareTweet Session 1. The anti-austerity movement today. Chair: Romayne Phoenix – Chair of CoR The chair welcomed all and introduced the initial speakers and welcomed international guest: Derek O’Keefe Co-Chair of the Canadian Peace Alliance. Alex Kenny NUT Executive on Education – NUT strategy is to attack Gove’s single term revolution in education. Highlighted…
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Documents and resolutions for COR AGM

November 26, 2012

ShareTweet An assessment of the political position post October 20th 2012 Where next? Continuing to build a movement against austerity The world is still embroiled in the financial crisis which first hit in 2008. While the impact of the crisis is uneven, its effects in parts of Europe have been dramatic. Witness the collapse…
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Coalition of Resistance National Conference / AGM | 2 December

November 12, 2012
Coalition of Resistance National Conference / AGM | 2 December

ShareTweet The Coalition of Resistance national conference will take place on Sunday 2 December. The conference will decide policy, the next steps for the organisation and elect a new national council. We face the biggest attack in a generation on the jobs, public services, the NHS, education, benefits, pensions, trade union and employment rights….
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People’s Petition Against Austerity – Sign now

October 18, 2012
People’s Petition Against Austerity – Sign now

ShareTweet The Coalition of Resistance has launched this petition along with the list of initial signatories in a letter to the Guardian on 18 October. It will be handed in to Downing Street in June 2013 when we will be hosting a People’s Assembly Against Austerity. Full details to come soon. Please ask everyone…
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People’s Petition launch letter in The Guardian

October 18, 2012

ShareTweet The People’s Petition is in The Guardian on 18/10/2012 – see http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/oct/17/peoples-petition-against-austerity and share this with all your friends … and then get them to come and help on Saturday
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Activist meeting: Can you help for 20 October? | 10 October

October 2, 2012
Activist meeting: Can you help for 20 October? | 10 October

ShareTweet In light of the upcoming TUC National Demo on 20 Oct, the Coalition of Resistance will be holding an open meeting which will discuss what we can do in the last few days to maximise the turn out. We will also need hundreds of volunteers to join the Coalition of Resistance team on…
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Model Resolution for support for the Coalition of Resistance rally, 19th June

June 11, 2012

ShareTweet This organisation/branch notes: 1. That the Coalition government has still to implement 80 percent of its cuts programme. 2. That the TUC has called a anti-austerity demonstration for the 20th October 2012. 3. That the Coalition of Resistance has called a rally with Tony Benn, Len McCluskey, Katy Clark MP, Owen Jones, Danielle…
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Appeal from Tony Benn, President of the Coalition of Resistance

March 26, 2012
Appeal from Tony Benn, President of the Coalition of Resistance

ShareTweet Dear Friends and Comrades I write, at this critical time, to urge you to: become an individual member of Coalition of Resistance (CoR) and affiliate your organisation to CoR ; and/or make a regular donation of £3 a month (more if you can); Download a standing order form here… You can also register…
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Agreements between Coalition of Resistance, Right to Work and the People’s Charter

February 9, 2012

ShareTweet Agreement on Protocol Agreed Between Right to Work Campaign and Coalition of Resistance Steering Committees In recognition that there are over-lapping ‘footprints’ for the two organisations and that cordial relations are important if we are to build a mass movement capable of taking on the government, it was agreed that both sides would…
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Coalition of Resistance National Council meeting – Sat 29 Oct – make November 30th a festival of resistance

October 25, 2011
Coalition of Resistance National Council meeting – Sat 29 Oct – make November 30th a festival of resistance

ShareTweet Twenty different unions are balloting for strike action over pensions on November 30th. This will be a chance for the whole anti-cuts movement to come together in a show of strength against all cuts. November 30th has the potential to be the next big leap forward in the anti-cuts movement. The wider anti-cuts…
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