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area title time venue Birmingham The politics of the Olympics Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Priory Rooms, Quaker Meeting House, 40 Bull St, B4 6AF Rotherham Crisis and turmoil across Europe—how can the 99 percent win? Wed 18 Jul, 7pm Talbot Lane Centre, Moorgate St, S60 2EY
SWP branch meetings Weekly meetings to discuss political issues and our local activity. All welcome
area title time venue Aberdeen Climate change—how can we stop capitalism destroying our planet? Thu 28 Jun, 6pm Seminar Room, Belmont Cinema, 49 Belmont St, AB10 1JS Syria—resistance, revolution and the threat of imperialist war Thu 12 Jul, 6pm Barnsley The Olympics and the politics of sport Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm YMCA, 1 Blucher St, S70 1AP Revolution in the Middle East—what does that mean for the struggle in Palestine? Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm Birmingham: Handsworth After the Greek elections—where next for Europe, resistance and the left? Wed 4 Jul, 7.30pm The Farcroft, 157 Rookery Rd, B21 9QY Birmingham: Small Heath Trotsky and the International Socialist tradition Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm Bader Restaurant, 394 Coventry Rd, B10 0UF Birmingham: Stirchley After the Greek elections—where next for Europe, resistance and the left? Wed 4 Jul, 7.30pm Stirchley Community Centre, 1326 Pershore Rd, B30 2XS Bolton Murdoch and the millionaire press—why we need Socialist Worker Wed 27 Jun, 6pm Bolton Socialist Club, 16 Wood St (off Bradshawgate), BL1 1DY Why do the Tories hate the working class? Wed 11 Jul, 6pm Bradford Are we too selfish for socialism? Wed 27 Jun, 6pm Equity Centre, 1 Longlands St, BD1 2TP The politics of food Wed 4 Jul, 6pm Brighton Chile 1973—the limits of reformism Thu 28 Jun 7.30pm Phoenix Community Centre, 2 Phoenix Place, BN2 9ND Why Marx was right Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm Bristol: East The role of the revolutionary paper in building resistance Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Easton Community Centre, Kilburn St, BS5 6AW What is fascism and how do we fight it? Wed 11 Jul, 7.30pm Bristol: South Was there ever a ‘golden age’ of the Labour Party? Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm YHA, Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA From post-war boom to economic crisis—why did it happen? Wed 4 Jul, 7.30pm Bristol: Stokes Croft Can the euro survive? Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm 5th Floor, The Canteen, Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY What do we mean by revolution? Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm Cambridge Climate change—how can we stop capitalism destroying our planet? Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm CB2 Cafe, 5-7 Norfolk St, CB1 2LD Egypt and the Arab revolutions Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm Canterbury Do genes determine our behaviour? Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm St Peters Methodist Church Hall, St Peters Lane, CT1 2BE The left, trade unions and resistance Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm Cardiff The politics of the Olympics Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Cathays Community Centre, Cathays Terrace, CF24 4HX Why is the ruling class trying to take away our right to protest? Wed 4 Jul, 7.30pm Chelmsford Capitalism isn’t working—why Marx was right Thu 19 Jul, 7.30pm The Bird in Hand, New Writtle St, CM2 0RZ Chesterfield The Olympics and the politics of sport Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm Hurst House, 11 Abercrombie St, S41 7LW Marxism in the 21st century Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm Colchester Why the police aren’t friends of the working class Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Albatta Cafe, 18A Sir Isaac’s Walk, CO1 1JJ Are we too selfish for socialism? Wed 4 Jul, 7.30pm Coventry The politics of food Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm West Indian Centre, 159 Spon St, CV1 3BB Barack Obama—a hope betrayed Wed 4 Jul, 7.30pm Derby The politics of food Thu 28 Jun, 7pm West End Community Centre, Mackworth Rd (next to Britannia Mill), DE22 3BL Class wars—how do we stop the Tories privatising education? Thu 12 Jul, 7pm Dorset Austerity, crisis and fascism Tue 26 Jun, 7.30pm The Royal Standard, 700 Dorchester Rd, Upwey, Weymouth DT3 5LA Dudley The politics of the Olympics Wed 27 Jun, 8pm The Duke of William, 25 Coventry St, Stourbridge, DY8 1EP From Stephen Lawrence to Trayvon Martin—the police, racism and the state Wed 4 Jul, 8pm Dundee After the Greek elections—where next for Europe, resistance and the left? Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Dundee Voluntary Action, 10 Constitution Rd, DD1 1LL Edinburgh Syria—resistance, revolution and the threat of imperialist war Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Friends Meeting House, Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL From Greece to Spain—will bailouts solve the crisis? Wed 11 Jul, 7.30pm Glasgow: North What’s the solution to the housing crisis? Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Community Central Halls, 304 Maryhill Rd, G20 7YE What do socialists say about refugees and immigration? Wed 11 Jul, 7.30pm Glasgow: south Tell me why we don’t like Mondays—Marx’s theory of alienation Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm Govanhill Pool, 99 Calder St, G42 7RR Guildford Can international aid end poverty in the poorest countries? Sat 30 Jun, 2pm Guildford Library, 77 North St, GU1 4AL Harlow Media power, corruption and the struggle—why we need a socialist paper Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm Common Room, Gibson Court, Bishopsfield, CM18 6FF Why Marx was right Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm Hastings Fascism and the crisis Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm The Clarence, 57 Middle St, TN34 1NA Huddersfield After the Greek elections—where next for Europe, resistance and the left? Wed 4 Jul, 6.30pm Cafe Society, Byram St (near main post office), HD1 1DR Hull The politics of the Olympics Thu 12 Jul, 7pm Relax Coffee House, 91 Newland Avenue, HU5 3BG Lancaster Socialists and elections Wed 27 Jun, 7pm Friends Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, LA1 1TX After the coup—how can the Egyptian Revolution win? Wed 11 Jul, 7pm Leeds: Harehills & Chapeltown An eyewitness from the Egyptian Revolution Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Trinity United Church, Banstead Terrace, Roundhay Rd, LS8 2HU Leicester The Paris Commune—a glimpse of workers’ power Wed 27 Jun, 7pm Leicester Adult Education College, 2 Wellington St, LE1 6HL Syria—resistance, revolution and the threat of imperialist war Wed 11 Jul, 7pm Liverpool Marxism and queer theory Thu 28 Jun, 7pm Methodist Centre (above News from Nowhere bookshop), 96 Bold St, L1 4HY London: Battersea & Wandsworth The politics of the Olympics Thu 28 Jun, 7pm Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, SW11 5TN From Greece to Spain—will the bailouts solve the crisis? Thu 12 Jul, 7pm London: Brent & Harrow An eyewitness from the Egyptian Revolution Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm Trellick Lounge, 11 Golborne Rd, W10 5NY Spain—crisis and resistance Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm London: Brixton The politics of sport and the Olympic myth Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Vida Walsh Centre, 2b Saltoun Rd (near Effra Rd, facing Windrush Square), SW2 1EP After the coup—how can the Egyptian Revolution win? Wed 18 Jul, 7.30pm London: Camden Why the police are no friends of the working class Wed 27 Jun, 7pm Theatro Technis, 26 Crowndale Rd, NW1 1TT What next for the Egyptian Revolution? Wed 4 Jul, 7pm London: Dalston Is the Russian Revolution still relevant today? Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Halkevi community centre, 31-33 Dalston Lane, E8 3DF London: Ealing Tories, media and corruption—Leveson and the phone hacking scandal Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm West London Trade Union Club, 33-35 High St, W3 6ND London: Euston The politics of the Olympics Wed 27 Jun, 6.30pm Camera Cafe, 44 Museum St, WC1A 1LY Chavs—the demonisation of the working class Wed 4 Jul, 6.30pm London: Hackney East Chavs—the demonisation of the working class Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm The Round Chapel, Powerscroft Rd (corner Lower Clapton Rd), E5 0PP From Greece to Spain—will the bailouts solve the crisis? Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm London: Hornsey and Wood Green Building the party—a handbook for revolutionaries Wed 11 Jul, 7.45pm Small Hall, St Michael’s Church, 37 Bounds Green Rd, N22 7TL London: Kingston Beyond equality—how do we fight for liberation? Tue 26 Jun, 7.30pm Kingston Environment Centre, Fairfield East, KT1 2PT The Paris Commune Tue 3 Jul, 7.30pm London: Lewisham Why do socialists sell newspapers? Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm West Greenwich Community and Arts Centre, 141 Greenwich High Rd (near Greenwich main line and DLR Station), SE10 8JA London: Leytonstone After the Greek elections—where next for Europe, resistance and the left? Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm Leytonstone United Free Church, 55 Wallwood Rd, E11 1AY Global warming—how can we stop capitalism destroying the world? Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm London: Newham Did the fall of the Berlin wall mean the end for socialism? Wed 27 Jun, 7pm Stratford Advice Arcade, 107-109 The Grove (next to Morrisons car park), E15 1HP Is Western intervention ever justified? Wed 11 Jul, 7pm London: Southwark Is Western intervention ever justified? Wed 11 Jul, 7pm Snug Room, The Grand Union, 26 Camberwell Grove, SE5 8RE London: Tottenham The politics of the Olympics Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Kitabevi Cafe, 410 Tottenham High Rd, N17 9JB Tell me why I don’t like Mondays—Marx’s theory of alienation Wed 11 Jul, 7.30pm London: Tooting Extradition, internment and the surveillance society—are we becoming a police state? Thu 28 Jun, 8pm Tooting Grove Club Room, Effort St (Next to St George’s Hospital), SW17 0QR Tell me why I don’t like Mondays—Marx’s theory of alienation Thu 19 Jul, 8pm London: Tower Hamlets Capitalism and the birth of democracy Wed 27 Jun, 7pm Oxford House, Derbyshire St (opposite Bethnal Green Rd Tesco), E2 6HG What do we mean by class? Wed 11 Jul, 7pm London: Walthamstow After the Greek elections—what next for Europe, resistance and the left? Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Rd (off Hoe St), E17 4QU Why socialists support strikes Wed 11 Jul, 7.30pm London: Woolwich & Plumstead Trotsky and the International Socialist tradition Thu 12 Jul, 6.30pm The Glyndon Centre, Raglan Rd, Plumstead, SE18 7LB Manchester: Chorlton Violence and the oppressed—the politics of Frantz Fanon Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Chorlton Library (side door), Manchester Rd, M21 9PN Tell me why I don’t like Mondays—Marx’s theory of alienation Wed 4 Jul, 7.30pm Manchester: City Centre Climate change—a reportback from the Rio summit Thu 28 Jun, 6pm Subway, 49 Peter St, M2 3NG Islam and socialism—the prophet and the proletariat Thu 12 Jul, 6pm Manchester: Rusholme Tell me why we don’t like Mondays—Marx’s theory of alienation Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Upstairs, Falafel Cafe, Wilmslow Rd, M14 5TQ Mansfield State capitalism—why the USSR wasn’t socialist Wed 27 Jun, 7pm The Railway Inn, Station St, NG18 1EF The politics of sport—the Olympics and the European football championships Wed 11 Jul, 7pm Medway The Olympics—big business and the politics of sport Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm The Nucleus Arts Centre, 272 High St, ME4 4BP Middlesbrough After the Greek elections—where next for Europe, resistance and the left? Tue 26 Jun, 7pm St Mary’s Centre, 82-90 Corporation Rd, TS1 2RW Repression and bloodshed in Syria—should the West intervene? Tue 3 Jul, 7pm Newcastle The Olympics—big business and the politics of sport Thu 28 Jun, 7pm TUC Centre Against Unemployment, 4 Cloth Market, NE1 1EE Why we need a revolutionary party Thu 12 Jul, 7pm Norwich Syria—resistance, revolution and the threat of imperialist war Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm Vauxhall Centre, Johnson Place, NR2 2SA Nottingham How do we stop the Tories privatising the NHS? Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm International Community Centre, 61b Mansfield Rd, NG1 3FN The Olympics—sport for the 99 percent or profit from the 1 percent? Wed 11 Jul, 7.30pm Oxford After the Greek elections—where next for Europe, resistance and the left? Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm Cowley Road Methodist Church, Cowley Rd, OX4 1BN Portsmouth What would a socialist society look like? Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm Southsea Community Centre, St Paul’s Square, PO5 4EE Class wars—the fight for education Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm St Albans After the elections—how can the Egyptian Revolution win? Wed 11 Jul, 7.30pm Upstairs Trinity Church Hall, 1 Beaconsfield Rd (near St Albans City station), AL1 3RD Sheffield: north An experience of asylum in modern Britain Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm Burngreave Community Library, 179 Spital Hill, S4 7LF Sheffield: South The Olympics—sport for the 99 percent or profit for the 1 percent? Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm St Peter’s Church Hall, Machon Bank (Just off Empire Rd/Abbeydale Rd), S7 1GS Southampton What do we mean by class? Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Goblets Wine Bar (upstairs), 184 Above Bar St, S014 7DW Does the media control our minds? Wed 4 Jul, 7.30pm Swansea Is Western intervention ever justified? Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm Brynmill Community Centre, St Albans Rd, SA2 0BP Austerity, crisis and fascism Thu 12 Jul, 7.30pm Telford & Shrewsbury What would a future socialist society look like? Tue 26 Jun, 7.30pm The Elephant and Castle, 1 High St, Dawley, TF4 2ET After the coup—how can the Egyptian Revolution win? Tue 3 Jul, 7.30pm Walsall Palestine—resisting 21st century apartheid Tue 18 Jul, 7.30pm The Elephant and Castle, 1 High St, Dawley, TF4 2ET Wigan The roots of LGBT oppression Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Sunshine House Community Centre, Bradshawgate, Vauxhall Rd, Scholes, WN1 3SN Why are abortion rights under attack? Wed 11 Jul, 7.30pm Wolverhampton What drives history? Wed 4 Jul, 7.30pm City Bar, King St, WV1 1ST Worthing What do socialists say about patriotism and nationalism? Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Beechwood Hall Hotel, Wykeham Rd, BN11 4JD York Climate change—why nuclear power is not the answer Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm The Yorkshire Hussar, 15 North St, YO1 6JD The tasks for socialists today—how do we fight to win? Wed 11 Jul, 7.30pm Sea Horse Hotel, 4 Fawcett Street, YO10 4AH
Movement events
area title/speaker time venue National Marxism 2012: Ideas to Change the World
With over 200 workshops, panels, film showings and rallies it is the biggest event of its kind in Britain
www.marxismfestival.org.uk5-9 Jul 2012 central London Dorchester The Tolpuddle Martyrs
Organised by Dorset SocialistsSat 14 Jul, 1.30pm Colliton Club (opposite County Hall), Colliton Park DT1 1XJ Huddersfield Save our local libraries
Organised by Kirklees Save Our Services and supported by Kirklees UnisonWed 27 Jun, 7pm Methodist Mission, 3-13 Lord St, HD1 1QA London Syria and Iran—no Western intervention
Speakers include Jeremy Corbyn MP
Organised by the Stop the War CoalitionThu 28 Jun, 6.30pm Room G3, School of Oriental and African Studies, WC1H 0XG
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