SERTUC activities and news
New book The Burston School Strike
The third book in our series on the history of labour movement struggles in the Region will be available from 5 September. 60 pages, written by Peta Steel, price £2. Send cash or cheque (payable to SERTUC) to Joanne Williams, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS
Burston Strike School Rally
Sunday 4 September with Mick Whelan ASLEF, Attila the Stockbroker, Steve White and the Protest Family, NASUWT Brass Band, Red Flag, Grace Petrie, Banner Theatre 1st May Band and John McDonnell MP Shadow Chancellor https://burstonstrikeschool.wo
Cable Street 80 Sunday 9 October
Rally in Altab Ali park, march, rally in St George’s Gardens plus many other community and political events
Retrospect Opera The Boatswain’s Mate by Ethel Smyth
SERTUC sponsored the recording of this opera by Ethel Smyth (who wrote The March of the Women, anthem of the suffragette movement). The recording is available to buy here http://www.retrospectopera.org
Celebrating 50 years of the 1967 Abortion Act
SERTUC Women’s Rights Committee is supporting Abortion Rights’ events January 2017 to October 2018. http://www.abortionrights.org.
19 disabled people murdered in Sagamihara Japan
SERTUC International Committee asks you to support and contribute to the Book of Condolence established by Inclusion London, Disabled People Against the Cuts and People First Advocacy https://www.inclusionlondon.or
Trade union actions
NUT World Teachers’ Day Wednesday 5 October
With Amnesty International and Day-Mer 6pm London. Free, info here https://teachers.org.uk/news-e
TUC
Fund our NHS campaign
See Matt Dykes from the TUC’s blog here http://touchstoneblog.org.uk/2
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/
Trades Council actions
Battersea & Wandsworth trades council
North Battersea Alliance against the Bridge family fun day Saturday 10 September 11am to 4pm http://www.bwtuc.org.uk/news/n
Barnsley trades council Festival of Labour
Friday 14 to Sunday 16 October https://www.tuc.org.uk/about-t
Other actions/events
Lewisham Pensioners Forum
The LPF is looking for Lewisham trade union activists, 55 years plus, who are no longer in full time employment but want to use their union experience, skills and connections to campaign for a better society http://www.lewishampensionersf
NPC conference and lobby
· Conference The future of public transport Thursday 22 September 11am London. £5 including lunch info@npcuk.org
· Lobby of parliament Wednesday 2 November 12 noon plus rally in parliament info@npcuk.org
Marx Memorial Library events
· Membership Volunteer wanted (with IT skills) for half a day a week. Contact archives@mml.xyz for more info
· 17-30 October Remembering the International Brigades, two week festival http://www.marx-memorial-libra
· Fundraising evening with socialist magician Ian Saville at the Harrison Pub Wednesday 21 September 7pm http://www.marx-memorial-libra
Poetry on the picket line
It does what it says on the tin! Much more info available here https://standupandspit.wordpre
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