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SWP public meetings
area	title	time	venue
Worthing	Can there be a revolution in Britain?	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Sidney Walter Centre, Sussex Rd, BN1 1DS

SWP branch meetings Weekly meetings to discuss political issues and our local activity. All welcome
area	title	time	venue
Aberdeen	Why socialists say that migrants are welcome here	Thu 27 Sep, 6pm	Belmont Cinema, 49 Belmont St, AB10 1JS
Barnsley	Police, Tories and the Hillsborough cover-up	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	YMCA, 1 Blucher St, S70 1AP
Birmingham: Handsworth	State and revolution	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	The Farcroft Pub, 157 Rookery Rd, B21 9QY
Birmingham: Small Heath	Why we need a revolutionary party	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	Bader Restaurant, 394 Coventry Rd, B10 0UF
Birmingham: Stirchley	The Marikana mine massacre and post-apartheid South Africa	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Stirchley Community Centre, 1326 Pershore Rd, B30 2XS
Bolton	Will China be the next world superpower?	Wed 26 Sep, 6pm,	Bolton Socialist Club, 16 Wood St (off Bradshawgate), BL1 1DY
Bradford	Patriotism and nationalism—what do socialists say?	Wed 26 Sep, 6pm	The Equity Centre, 1 Longlands St, BD1 2TP
Brighton	Police, Tories and the Hillsborough cover-up	Wed 26 Sep, 6.30pm,	Phoenix community Centre, 2 Phoenix Place, BN2 9ND
Bristol: East	Did Lenin lead to Stalin?	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Easton Community Centre, Kilburn St, BS5 6AW
Bristol: South	Paralympics, Atos and Remploy—the politics of disability	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	YHA, Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA
Bristol: Stokes Croft	Can strikes defeat the coalition?	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	5th Floor, The Canteen, Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY
Cambridge	Blame the bankers not migrants—Britain’s racist immigration policies	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	CB2 Cafe, 5-7 Norfolk St, CB1 2LD
Cardiff	Tell me why I don’t like Mondays—Marx’s theory of alienation	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Cathays Community Centre, Cathays Terrace, CF24 4HX
Chelmsford	Will the Tories survive until Christmas?	Thu 20 Sep, 7.30pm	The Bird in Hand, New Writtle St, CM2 0RZ
Chesterfield	From fees to GCSEs—capitalism and education	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	Chesterfield Library, New Beetwell St, S40 1QN
Colchester	Party and class	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Albatta Cafe, 18A Sir Isaacs Walk, CO1 1JJ
Coventry	Wikileaks, imperialism and sexism—what do socialists say?	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	West Indian Centre, 159 Spon St, CV1 3BB
Derby	After the failure of Rio—how can we stop capitalism destroying the planet?	Wed 26 Sep, 7pm	West End Community Centre, Mackworth Rd (next to Britannia Mill), DE22 3BL
Dudley	Food, big business and profit—why are people starving?	Wed 26 Sep, 8pm	The Duke of William, 25 Coventry St, Stourbridge, DY8 1EP
Dundee	Paralympics, Atos and Remploy—the politics of disability	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Dundee Voluntary Action, 10 Constitution Rd, DD1 1LL
Edinburgh	The Marikana massacre and post-apartheid South Africa	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Friends Meeting House, Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL
Glasgow: North	Women in revolution—from Russia to Egypt	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Cafe Cherubini, 360 Great Western Rd, Kelvingrove, G4 9HT
Gravesend	The Marikana massacre and post-apartheid South Africa	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	GASP, 5-6 Brewhouse Yard, (off Queen St), DA12 2EJ
Harlow	1972—when workers brought a Tory government to its knees	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	Common Room, Gibson Court, Bishopsfield, CM18 6FF
Hastings	What do we mean by oppression?	Wed 3 Oct, 7.30pm	The Clarence (upstairs), 57 Middle St, TN34 1NA
Huddersfield	Police, Tories and the Hillsborough cover-up	Wed 26 Sep, 6.30pm	Cafe Society, Byram St (near main post office), HD1 1DR
Hull	From fees to GCSEs—capitalism and education	Thu 27 Sep, 7pm	Relax Coffee House, 91 Newland Ave, HU5 3BG
Leeds: City Centre	What do we mean by Marxism?	Thu 27 Sep, 7pm	Leeds TUC Centre, 88 North St, LS2 7PN
Leeds: Harehills and Chapeltown	What do we mean by Marxism?	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Trinity United Church, Banstead Terrace, Roundhay Rd, LS8 2HU
Leicester	Why does capitalism cause crisis?	Wed 26 Sep, 7pm	Leicester Adult Education College, 2 Wellington St, LE1 6HL
Liverpool	Police, Tories and the Hillsborough cover-up	Thu 27 Sep, 7pm	Methodist Centre (above News from Nowhere bookshop), 96 Bold St, L1 4HY
London: Brent and Harrow	Wikileaks, imperialism and sexism—what do socialists say?	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	Trellick Lounge, 11 Golborne Rd, W10 5NY
London: Brixton	What would a socialist society look like?	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Vida Walsh Centre, 2b Saltoun Rd (near Effra Rd, facing Windrush Square), SW2 1EP
London: Camden	Food, big business and profit—why are people starving?	Thu 27 Sep, 7pm	St Michael’s Church, Camden Rd, St Pancras, NW1 9LQ
London: Croydon	How can Palestine be free?	Thu 27 Sep, 7pm	Mind in Croydon, Fairfield House, 10 Altyre Rd (opposite East Croydon Station), CR0 5LA
London: Dalston	The 1917 Russian revolution—when workers changed the world	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Halkevi Turkish and Kurdish community centre, 31-33 Dalston Lane, E8 3DF
London: Ealing	Should socialists care about art?	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	West London Trade Union Club, 33-35 High St, Acton, W3 6ND
London: Euston	Capitalism, immigration and the London Met crisis	Wed 26 Sep, 6.30pm	Camera Cafe, 44 Museum St, WC1A 1LY
London: Hackney East	Syria—resistance, revolution and the threat of imperialist war	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	The Round Chapel, Powerscroft Rd (corner Lower Clapton Rd), E5 0PP
London: Hornsey and Wood Green	Women, work and the family	Wed 26 Sep, 7.45pm	The Small Hall, St Michael’s Church, 37 Bounds Green Rd, N22 7TL
London: Islington	A rebel’s guide to Trotsky	Thu 27 Sep, 7pm	Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Rd, N7 6PA
London: Kingston	Police, Tories and the Hillsborough cover-up	Tue 25 Sep, 7.30pm	Kingston Environment Centre, Fairfield East, KT1 2PT
London: Lewisham	An introduction to Marxist philosophy	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	West Greenwich Community and Arts Centre, 141 Greenwich High Rd (near Greenwich main line and DLR station), SE10 8JA
London: Leytonstone	Food, and big business—why are people starving?	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	Leytonstone United Free Church, 55 Wallwood Rd, E11 1AY
London: Newham	The Marikana massacre and post-apartheid South Africa	Wed 26 Sep, 7pm	Stratford Advice Arcade, 107-109 The Grove (next to Morrisons car park), E15 1HP
London: Southwark	Can the Labour Party lead the fight against austerity?	Wed 3 Oct, 7pm	Snug Room, The Grand Union, 26 Camberwell Grove (off Camberwell Church St), SE5 8RE
London: Tottenham	Who benefits from globalisation?	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Kitabevi Cafe, 410 Tottenham High Rd, N17 9JB
London: Tooting	Syria—caught between revolution and imperialism	Thu 4 Oct, 8pm	Tooting Grove Club Room, Effort St (next to St George’s Hospital), SW17 0QR
London: Tower Hamlets	The Minority Movement—lessons to build the rank and file	Wed 26 Sep, 7pm	Oxford House, Derbyshire St (opp Bethnal Green Rd Tesco), E2 6HG
London: Walthamstow	Is Western intervention ever justified?	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Rd (off Hoe St), E17 4QU
London: Woolwich and Plumstead	Wikileaks, imperialism and sexism—what do socialists say?	Thu 27 Sep, 6.30pm	The Glyndon Centre, Raglan Rd, Plumstead, SE18 7LB
Luton	Sexism and the system—a rebel’s guide to women’s liberation	Wed 26 Sep, 7pm	Postels Club, 3 Dunstable Rd (corner Cardiff Rd), LU1 1BJ
Manchester: Chorlton	Will Labour ever fight?	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Chorlton Library (side door), Manchester Rd, M21 9PN
Manchester: City Centre	Is China the next superpower?	Thu 27 Sep, 6pm	The Vine Inn, 44 Kennedy St (near Princess St), M2 4BQ
Manchester: Rusholme	State and revolution	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	upstairs, Falafel Cafe, Wilmslow Rd, M14 5TQ
Mansfield	Police, Tories and the Hillsborough cover-up	Wed 26 Sep, 7pm	Railway Inn, Station St, NG18 1EF
Middlesbrough	What do we mean by revolution?	Thu 27 Sep, 7pm	St Mary’s Centre, 82-90 Corporation Rd, TS1 2RW
Newcastle	Palestine and the Arab Spring	Thu 27 Sep, 7pm	The Labour Club, 11 Leazes Park Rd, NE1 4PF
Newport	What’s the real Tory agenda?	Thu 27 Sep, 8pm	Newport Centre, 1 Kingsway, Newport NP20 1UH
Norwich	Why the USSR wasn’t socialist	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	Vauxhall Centre, Johnson Place, NR2 2SA
Nottingham	From Greece to Spain—why is the eurozone in crisis?	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	International Community Centre, 61b Mansfield Rd, NG1 3FN
Oxford	Police, Tories and the Hillsborough cover-up	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate’s, OX1 1BX
Portsmouth	Crisis, protest and resistance in Spain	Wed 26 Sep, 8pm	Southsea Community Centre, St Paul’s Square, PO5 4EE
Rotherham	The Marikana mine massacre and post-apartheid South Africa	Wed 26 Sep, 7pm	Talbot Lane Centre, Moorgate St, S60 2EY
Sheffield: North	Police, Tories and the Hillsborough cover-up	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	Burngreave Community Library, 179 Spital Hill, S4 7LF
Sheffield: South	The politics of race	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Old Junior School/Sharrow Community Forum, South View Rd (off Sharrow Lane), S7 1DB
Southampton	The Arab Spring	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Goblets Wine Bar (upstairs), 184 Above Bar St, SO14 7DW
Swansea	The Asturian Miners—the battle against austerity in Spain	Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm	Brynmill Community Centre, St Albans Rd, SA2 0BP
Telford and Shrewsbury	Police, Tories and the Hillsborough cover-up	Tue 25 Sep, 7.30pm	The Elephant and Castle, 1 High St, Dawley, TF4 2ET
Thanet	Paralympics, Atos and Remploy—the politics of disability	Wed 26 Sep, 6pm,	98 Harbour Parade, Ramsgate, CT11 8LP
Wigan	Working for the clampdown—the police, the state and the cuts	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Sunshine House Community Centre, Vauxhall Rd, Scholes, WN1 3SN
York	Who are the working class?	Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm	Sea Horse Hotel, 4 Fawcett St, YO10 4AH

Movement events
area	title/speaker	time	venue
Dorset	Syria—resistance, revolution and threat of imperialist war organised by Dorset Socialists	Sat 6 Oct, 1.30pm,	Colliton Club (opposite County Hall), Colliton Park, Dorchester, DT1 1XJ