Events

July 2008

South Yorkshire LRC

5th July

Reclaiming Labour! - What changes must we make to win the next election?

2pm inside Wortley Hall, South Yorkshire Festival, Wortley Hall. Come and take part in the real debate about the future of Labour Party politics!

Speakers include: Mick Clapham MP, Cllr Susan Press (West Yorks LRC), Joe Simpson (POA). Chair: Martin Mayer (South Yorks LRC)

LRC Rally in support of the RMT Cleaners Strike

8th July

RMT Tube cleaners working for private contractors on the London Underground are engaged in a campaign of industrial action for a living wage of at least £7.20 an hour. Come along and show your solidarity with the struggle of the Tube cleaners. Speakers include: John McDonnell MP, Clara Osagiede (RMT Cleaning Grades Secretary), Joe Marino (BFAWU General Secretary), Glenroy Watson (RMT Finsbury Park), Andy Reed (ASLEF National Organiser), John Leach (RMT President), Matt Wrack (FBU General Secretary).

6pm, The Grimond Room, Portcullis House, House of Commons. Download the flyer.

Find out what you can do to bring justice to RMT cleaners from the LRC industrial campaigns page.

Housing in Hackney

9th July

Hackney LRC Forum with speakers including Paul Burnham (Defend Council Housing) and a speaker from the London Tenants' Federation.

8pm, The Wellington, 119 Balls Pond Road, Hackney, N1 - with Hackney LRC business meeting from 7pm

Left Women's Network conference

12th July

At ULU, Malet Street, London

Speakers include: Katy Clark MP, Maria Exall (LRC vice chair), Linda Riordan MP and Christine Shawcroft (LRC vice chair)

Come along and meet other LeftWN members to discuss how to tackle gender inequality and improve women's representation within the trade union and labour movement. For more information, and to register online, see the LeftWN website.

Ideas for Freedom 2008

11th-13th July

A weekend of socialist debate and discussion hosted by the Alliance for Workers' Liberty. The major theme this year will be Revolutionary Traditions.

All taking place at The Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, north London.

For more information, see www.workersliberty.org.

Justice for Iraq

19th July

An anti-war day conference hosted by Iraq Occupation Focus. Speakers include: Hans von Sponeck (former UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator in Iraq), Haifa Zangana (Iraqi writer and columnist), John Hilary (War on Want), Sami Ramidani (Iraqi Democrats Against the Occupation), Marion Birch (Medact), Ewa Jasiewicz (Hands Off Iraqi Oil), Kamil Mahdi (Exeter University), Jehangir Jilani (Public Interest Lawyers), Mazin Younis (Iraqi League), Liz Davies (Iraq Occupation Focus) and John McDonnell MP

11am-5pm at the United Reform Church, Buck Street, Camden, NW1 8NJ. Entry by donation (£5/£7 suggested).

Download the flyer.

September 2008

South Yorkshire LRC: Climate Change

11th September

NUM speaker on Clean Coal Technology and speaker from Workers Climate Action

8pm at in the Three Cranes pub, Queen Street, Sheffield S1

Convention of the Left

20th-24th September

Friends Meeting House, Manchester

The Convention, co-sponsored by a range of left organisations including the LRC and the Left Women's Network, the Convention of the Left runs for the duration of Labour Party conference.

For further information, www.conventionoftheleft.org or download the flyer.

October 2008

South Yorkshire LRC: 60 years of the NHS

9th October

60 years of the NHS - is our health service still safe under New Labour? Speaker from Unison

8pm at in the Three Cranes pub, Queen Street, Sheffield S1

Rights and Revolutions

18th October

Waterloo Action Centre, 14 Baylis Road, London, SE1 7AA

A one-day event organised by A World to Win as part of its Revolution 1968 celebrations. The historic struggle for rights in Britain will be presented through music, drama, poetry, films and political debate.

Confirmed speakers include Bill Bowring (Professor of Law at Birkbeck University) and John McDonnell MP (LRC Chair)

November 2008

LRC LGBT Caucus: Conference for LGBT Liberation

29th November

debates / speakers / politics / workshops / film / art

10am-4pm at ULU, Malet Street, London, WC1. Sponsored by CWU. More details soon.

Past Events

‘Public Services Not Private Profit’ Rally

This campaign has brought together trade unions from across the public sector, supportive MPs, and other organisations representing those who depend upon our public services. It is supported by ASLEF, CWU, CYWU, FBU, LRC, NAPO, NATFHE, NUJ, NUS, NUT, PCS, POA, RMT, TSSA. There was a rally and mass lobby of Parliament on the 29th March 2006.

‘Public Services Not Private Profit’ Rally

LRC and SCG Rally and Social at the 2005 Labour Party Conference

The LRC and SCG hosted another massive rally at Labour Party Conference...

View photos of LRC and SCG rally and social.

LRC Conference and AGM, July 2005

The LRC AGM and conference, ‘Time for Real Labour’, took place on Saturday 16th July at TUC Congress House.

View articles, photos and downloads from the LRC summer conference and AGM

Find out about other past LRC events in the Events Archive.

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