To register to vote
Voter registration for the EU Referendum closes on Tuesday 7 June – ensure your members are registered https://www.gov.uk/register-
SERTUC activities and news
Day of Portugal
Sunday 12 June on Streatham Common, there will be a SERTUC stall in collaboration with Lambeth trades council and our comrades from the CGTP. This will support our project organising Portuguese and Polish workers in the East of England (see below). More info fromlheselden@tuc.org.uk
Interpart project with CGTP and OPZZ
· SERTUC, with Portuguese and Polish TU confederations CGTP and OPZZ, is working on a EU funded project organising Portuguese and Polish workers in the East of England. More info from mdobney@tuc.org.uk and resources are being posted here https://sertucresources.
· First workshop for Portuguese and Portuguese-speaking workers Saturday 11 June 12.30 https://www.facebook.com/
Levellers Day film
A film of the speakers in the 2016 debate “(Un)Civil Liberties” https://levellersday.
Burston Strike School Rally
Sunday 4 September with Mick Whelan ASLEF, TUC President Liz Snape, Attila the Stockbroker, Steve White and the Protest Family, NASUWT Brass Band, Red Flag, Grace Petrie, Banner Theatre 1st May Band and newly announced JOHN MCDONNELL MP Shadow Chancellor https://burstonstrikeschool.
SERTUC with TUC: reframing racism in the labour market
Saturday 25 June 10.30pm Congress House, discussion event https://www.tuc.org.uk/events/
TUC
TUC comment on the European Referendum
Briefing: Better off in: working people and the case for remaining in the EU https://www.tuc.org.uk/
Midland Region TUC demo
Demonstration at the Conservative Party conference Sunday 2 October, Birmingham with Dave Prentis Unison, Tom Roache GMB, Owen Jones writer https://www.tuc.org.uk/events/
Trade union actions
Unite Community Southampton
LeftFest Saturday 23 July 11am A celebration of local left and progressive activism https://www.facebook.com/
Unite Bromley march to save our services
Saturday 23 July 11am contact Onay.Kasab@unitetheunion.org 07771 818 637
PCS National Museum Wales dispute
London Solidarity Social Friday 10 June 6.30pm https://www.facebook.com/
Trades Council actions
Establishing a TC in Thanet
Wednesday 22 June 7.30pm Broadstairs with Megan Dobney SERTUC, contact stumac59@sky.com Meeting, film (Strike, Thanet trade unionists fighting against cuts) and refreshments… https://www.facebook.com/
Wisbech and March trades council
Film showing, documentary “The Divide” followed by a Q&A with political economist Richard Murphy on Tuesday 14 June 7.30pm more info here http://wisbech.lightcinemas.
Southwark trades council
Public meeting “What ‘Momentum’ do we need to fight back?” Monday 13 June 7pm with Matt Wrack FBU, Nadine Houghton, Aramark Striker, Cllr Paul Fleming, April Ashley contact stucsec@gmail.com
Medway trades council
Debate on the Euro Referendum Monday 6 June 7.30pm with Alan Higgins USDAW and other speakers to be confirmed, info herehttps://www.facebook.com/
Other actions/events
Cuba Solidarity Campaign
· Saturday 11 June roundtable discussion 2.30pm “Cuban Futures” http://www.cuba-solidarity.
· Wednesday 15 June RMT Garden Party for Cuba 7pm http://www.cuba-solidarity.
· Miami Five Freedom Walk Sunday 3 July 11am http://www.cuba-solidarity.
· Miami Five Freedom Tour Friday 15 July 6.30pm http://www.cuba-solidarity.
Thanet Labour Councillors public meeting
On WASPI – Women Against State Pension Inequality Saturday 9 July Ramsgate, more info Karen@karenconstantine.co.uk
Stand up to Racism
With the People’s Assembly, Unite, CWU, Momentum, Stop the War Coalition, Muslim Association of Britain, TSSA, War on Want Convoy to Calais: Saturday 18 June https://www.docdroid.net/
Tolpuddle Festival
15 to 17 July 2016 the annual event commemorating the contribution of the Tolpuddle Martyrs http://www.tolpuddlemartyrs.
Sylvia Pankhurst Memorial Lecture
Saturday 13 August 7pm at Wortley Hall, near Sheffield. Lecture by Ruth Taillon “Socialism, Feminism and the Women of 1916”http://sylviapankhurst.gn.apc.
Marx Memorial Library events
· Thursday 16 June lecture 7pm with Andrew Murray on Lenin’s Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalismhttp://www.marxlibrary.org.uk/
· Exhibition: Socialist Opposition to World War 1 will be at Congress House 25 June to 11 July
· 17-30 October Remembering the International Brigades, two week festival http://www.marx-memorial-
Ruskin College Political School
Saturday 18 June with John McDonnell MP, Matt Wrack FBU, Diana Holland Unite, Dave Ward CWU, Immanuel Ness, Ellen Clifford, Glyn Robbins, Richard Boyd Barrett. Register here https://www.ruskin.ac.uk/
Independent Working Class Education Network
Saturday 11 June 10am Norwich “The Labour Movement: where’s it from? Where’s it going” http://iwceducation.co.uk/
Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI)
Demonstration outside parliament Wednesday 29 June 12 noon https://www.facebook.com/
Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign AGM
Saturday 18 June 11am London with Domingo Perez UNE, Maria Nela Gaitan FETSALUD, Guisell Morales Ambassador register atnsc@nicaraguasc.org.uk
International Brigades Memorial Trust
London commemoration Saturday 2 July 1pm 80th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War, with Maxine Peake, Paul PrestonJubilee Gardens http://www.international-
Send a piano to Cuba
· Gala concert Saturday 2 July 7.30pm https://billetto.co.uk/
· Film showing Saturday 16 July 5.30pm https://www.evensi.uk/tuning-
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