Meetings and events
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| SWP branch meetings Weekly meetings to discuss political issues and our local activity. All welcome | |||
| area | title | time | venue |
| Aberdeen | Imperialism and resistance today | Thu 24 Jan, 6pm | Belmont Cinema, 49 Belmont St, AB10 1JS |
| Barnsley | Greece—crisis, resistance and the fight against fascism | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | YMCA, 1 Blucher St, S70 1AP |
| From Stonewall to gay marriage—how do we fight for LGBT liberation? | Thu 7 Feb, 7.30pm | ||
| Birmingham: Handsworth | Chavs—the demonisation of the working class | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | The Farcroft Pub, 157 Rookery Rd, B21 9QY |
| Alexandra Kollontai—the Bolsheviks and women’s liberation | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Birmingham: Small Heath | Ukip and Europe—a crisis of conservatism? | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | Bader Restaurant, 394 Coventry Rd, B10 0UF |
| Marx or Keynes—what is the solution to the crisis? | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Birmingham: Stirchley and Kings Heath | Abortion—why we defend a woman’s right to choose | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | Loco Lounge, 32-34 High St, King’s Heath, B14 7JT |
| Is Western intervention in Mali justified? | Thu 31 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Bolton and Wigan | A rebel’s guide to Robbie Burns | Wed 23 Jan, 6.30pm | Bolton Socialist Club, 16 Wood St (off Bradshawgate), BL1 1DY |
| Bolton | The future socialist society | Wed 30 Jan, 6.30pm | Bolton Socialist Club, 16 Wood St (off Bradshawgate), BL1 1DY |
| Bradford | The politics of disability | Wed 23 Jan, 6pm | The Equity Centre, 1 Longlands St, BD1 2TP |
| Iran 1979—from freedom to repression | Wed 30 Jan, 6pm | ||
| Brighton | How has the working class changed? | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Phoenix Community Centre, 2 Phoenix Place, BN2 9ND |
| Zombie capitalism | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Bristol: South | Imperialism and the anti-war movement | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | YHA, Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA |
| Lenin, revolution and the party | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Bristol: Stokes Croft | Lessons from Germany’s lost revolution | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | 5th Floor, The Canteen, Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY |
| Two years on—the Arab Spring | Thu 31 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Bury and Prestwich | The English Civil War | Thu 31 Jan, 8pm | The Ostrich, 163 Bury Old Rd, M25 1JF |
| Cambridge | State, oppression and resistance | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | CB2 Cafe, 5-7 Norfolk St, CB1 2LD |
| Socialists and elections | Thu 31 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Canterbury | Can Palestine be free? | Thu 24 Jan, 6pm | St Peters Methodist Church Hall, St Peters Lane, CT1 2BE |
| The politics of welfare | Thu 31 Jan, 6pm | ||
| Cardiff | Obama—what happened to all the hope? | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Cathays Community Centre, Cathays Terrace, CF24 4HX |
| Flags and segregation—what’s behind the Belfast riots? | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Chesterfield | How do we stop the Tory attacks on benefits? | Thu 31 Jan, 7.30pm | Chesterfield Library, New Beetwell St, S40 1QN |
| Colchester | Greece—crisis, resistance and the fight against fascism | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Albatta Cafe, 18A Sir Isaacs Walk, CO1 1JJ |
| Are we heading for a triple dip recession? | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Coventry | The Arab Spring two years on | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | West Indian Centre, 159 Spon St, CV1 3BB |
| Lessons from the 1920s Minority Movement | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Derby | The role of the revolutionary paper | Thu 24 Jan, 7pm | West End Community Centre, Mackworth Rd (next to Britannia Mill), DE22 3BL |
| The English Civil War | Thu 31 Jan, 7pm | ||
| Doncaster | Two years on—Egypt’s continuing revolution | Wed 23 Jan, 7pm | Women’s Centre, 21 Cleveland St, DN1 3EH |
| Dudley | How has the working class changed? | Wed 23 Jan, 8pm | The Duke of William pub, 25 Coventry St, Stourbridge, DY8 1EP |
| Dundee | Two years on—Egypt’s continuing revolution | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Dundee Voluntary Action, 10 Constitution Rd, DD1 1LL |
| Crime and punishment—retribution versus rehabilitation | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Edinburgh | Red Clydeside and the shop stewards movement | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Friends Meeting House, Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL |
| The Black Panther Party and the fight against racism | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Essex | Two years on—Egypt’s revolution and the Arab Spring | Thu 7 Feb, 7.30pm | The Bird in Hand pub, New Writtle St, CM2 0RZ |
| Exeter | Two years on—Egypt’s continuing revolution | Thu 31 Jan, 7pm | St Sidwell’s Community Centre, Sidwell St, EX4 6NN |
| Glasgow: North | How do we stop the Nazis? | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Cafe Cherubini, 360 Great Western Rd, Kelvingrove, G4 9HT |
| The myths of Zionism | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Glasgow: South | The roots of zionism | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | Govanhill Pool, 99 Calder St, G42 7RA |
| Building the resistance—the role of the revolutionary newspaper | Thu 31 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Harlow | Greece—crisis, resistance and the fight against fascism | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | Common Room, Gibson House, Bishopsfield, CM18 6FF |
| Huddersfield | Anarchism and socialism | Wed 23 Jan, 6.30pm | Cafe Society, Byram St (near main post office), HD1 1DR |
| 80 years since he grabbed power—could Hitler have been stopped? | Wed 30 Jan, 6.30pm | ||
| Hull | Greece—crisis, resistance and the fight against fascism | Wed 23 Jan, 7pm | Relax Coffee House, 91 Newland Av, HU5 3BG |
| Fighting for women’s liberation today | Wed 6 Feb, 6.30pm | ||
| Ipswich | The case for a general strike | Thu 31 Jan, 7.30pm | Labour Club, 33-35 Silent St, IP1 1TF |
| Lancaster | Greece—crisis, resistance and the fight against fascism | Thu 24 Jan, 7pm | Friends Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, A1 1TX |
| Two years of revolution—how the Arab Spring continues | Thu 31 Jan, 7pm | ||
| Leeds: City Centre | Imperialism and
resistance today | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | Leeds TUC Centre, 88 North St, LS2 7PN |
| Can socialists reclaim the Labour Party? | Thu 31 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Leeds: Harehills and Chapeltown | Disability, crisis and poverty | Wed 23 Jan, 7.15pm | Trinity United Church, Roundhay Rd, LS8 2HU |
| What is fascism and how do we fight it? | Wed 30 Jan, 7.15pm | ||
| Leicester | Marikana massacre—where is the ANC heading? | Wed 23 Jan, 7pm | Leicester Adult Education College, 2 Wellington St, LE1 6HL |
| From coal mines to call centres—how has the working class changed? | Wed 30 Jan, 7pm | ||
| Liverpool | What is fascism and how do we fight it? | Thu 24 Jan, 7pm | Methodist Centre (above News from Nowhere bookshop), 96 Bold St, L1 4HY |
| Why is there a housing crisis? | Thu 31 Jan, 7pm | ||
| London: Brent and Harrow | How do we fight for women’s liberation? | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | West London Trade Union Club, 33-35 High St, Acton, W3 6ND |
| 80 years since he grabbed power—could Hitler have been stopped? | Thu 31 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| London: Brixton | The Egyptian revolution two years on | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Vida Walsh Centre, 2b Saltoun Rd (near Effra Rd, facing Windrush Square), SW2 1EP |
| From coal mines to call centres—how has the working class changed? | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| London: Camden | From coal mines to call centres—how has the working class changed? | Thu 31 Jan, 7pm | St Michael’s Church, Camden Rd, St Pancras, NW1 9LQ |
| London: Croydon | Is human nature a barrier to human liberation? | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | Mind in Croydon, 10 Altyre Rd, CR0 5LA |
| London: Dalston | The roots of women’s oppression | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Halkevi Turkish and Kurdish community centre, 31-33 Dalston Lane (just down from Dalston Junction), E8 3DF |
| Two years on—the Arab Spring | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| London: Ealing | 80 years on—could Hitler have been stopped? | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | West London Trade Union Club, 33-35 High St, Acton, W3 6ND |
| From Iraq to Mali—10 years of imperialism and resistance | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| London: Euston | Should workers vote for the Labour Party? | Wed 23 Jan, 6pm | Room B101, Brunei Gallery Building, Soas, Thornhaugh St, Russell Sq, WC1H 0XG |
| Abortion—why we defend a woman’s right to choose | Wed 30 Jan, 7pm | ||
| London: Hackney East | What caused the Holocaust and could it happen again? | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | The Round Chapel, Powerscroft Rd (corner Lower Clapton Rd), E5 0PP |
| Abortion—why we defend a woman’s right to choose | Thu 31 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| London: Hornsey and Wood Green | Gender and inequality | Wed 23 Jan, 7.45pm | The Small Hall, St Michael’s Church, 37 Bounds Green Rd, N22 7TL |
| The Black Panther Party and the fight against racism | Wed 30 Jan, 7.45pm | ||
| London: Islington | Lenin—building the party | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | Rancho Grill, 237 Holloway Rd, N7 8HG |
| London: Kingston | A rebel’s guide to Trotsky | Tue 22 Jan, 7.30pm | Kingston Environment Centre, Fairfield East, KT1 2PT |
| The politics of austerity in America | Tue 29 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| London: Lewisham | Austerity and the politics of welfare reform | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | West Greenwich Community and Arts Centre, 141 Greenwich High Rd (near Greenwich main line and DLR Station), SE10 8JA |
| London: Leytonstone | Che Guevara and the Cuban revolution | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | Leytonstone United Free Church, 55 Wallwood Rd, E11 1AY |
| London: Newham | Where do profits come from? | Wed 23 Jan, 7pm | Stratford Advice Arcade, 107-109 The Grove (next to Morrisons car park), E15 1HP |
| From coal mines to call centres—how has the working class changed? | Wed 30 Jan, 7pm | ||
| London: North West | William Cuffay and the Chartists movement | Sun 27 Jan, 4pm | Brent Trades Union Council Hall, 375 High Rd, Willesden, NW10 2JR |
| London: Southwark | Building the resistance—tasks for local organisation | Wed 23 Jan, 7pm | Snug Room, The Grand Union, 26 Camberwell Grove (off Camberwell Church St), SE5 8RE |
| Leveson and press freedom—what do socialists say? | Wed 30 Jan, 7pm | ||
| London: Tottenham | Two years on—how the Arab Spring continues | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Kitabevi Cafe, 410 Tottenham High Rd, N17 9JB |
| London: Tower hamlets | From Stonewall to gay marriage—how do we fight for LGBT liberation? | Wed 6 Feb, 7pm | Oxford House, Derbyshire St (opposite Bethnal Green Rd Tesco), E2 6HG |
| London: Wandsworth and Merton | The state of welfare | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | Tooting Grove Club Room, Effort St (next to St George’s Hospital), Tooting, SW17†0QR |
| Bad medicine—science in the service of profit | Thu 7 Feb, 7.30pm | ||
| London: Walthamstow | Are we too selfish for socialism? | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Rd (off Hoe St), E17 4QU |
| Why do we need a revolutionary party? | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| London: Woolwich and Plumstead | Austerity and the politics of welfare reform | Thu 24 Jan, 6.30pm | The Glyndon Centre, Raglan Rd, Plumstead, SE18 7LB |
| Luton | Fighting the cuts—how do we resist austerity? | Tue 22 Jan, 7pm | Postels Club, 3 Dunstable Rd (corner Cardiff Rd), LU1 1BJ |
| Luton and St Albans | Syria—revolution and the threat of imperialist war | Wed 30 Jan, 7pm | Upstairs Trinity Church Hall, 1 Beaconsfield Rd (near St Albans City station), AL1 3RD |
| Manchester: Chorlton | How can we save the NHS? | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Chorlton Library (side door), Manchester Rd, M21 9PN |
| Trade unions fighting austerity—lessons from the 1930s to today | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Manchester: City Centre | The English revolution and the birth of capitalism | Thu 24 Jan, 6pm | The Kings Arms, 11 Bloom St, Salford, M3 6AN |
| How capitalism works | Thu 31 Jan, 6pm | ||
| Manchester: Longsight and Levenshulme | Black British Rebels | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Swad Cafe, 608 Stockport Rd, Longsight, M13 0RQ |
| Trade unions—bureaucracy and revolution | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Manchester: Rusholme | The English revolution-the birth of capitalism | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | upstairs, Falafel Cafe, Wilmslow Rd, M14 5TQ |
| What is fascism and how do we fight it? | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Medway | From coal mines to call centres—how has the working class changed? | Thu 7 Feb, 7.30pm | The Nucleus Arts Centre, 272 High St, Chatham, ME4 4BP |
| Middlesbrough | Golden Dawn and the rise of the far right in Europe | Tue 22 Jan, 7pm | St Mary’s Centre, 82-90 Corporation Rd, TS1 2RW |
| Are we too selfish for socialism? | Tue 29 Jan, 7pm | ||
| Newcastle | Why we need a revolutionary party? | Thu 24 Jan, 7pm | The Labour Club, 11 Leazes Park Rd, NE1 4PF |
| Climate change—how can we stop capitalism destroying the planet? | Thu 31 Jan, 7pm | ||
| Newport | Wales—is there still ‘clear red water’? | Thu 7 Feb, 8pm | Newport Centre, 1 Kingsway, NP20 1UH |
| Norwich | Being a revolutionary in the workplace | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | Vauxhall Centre, Johnson Place, NR2 2SA |
| Ideas of the revolution—why we need a revolutionary paper | Thu 31 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Nottingham | Time to get organised—building in the workplace | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | International Community Centre, 61b Mansfield Rd, NG1 3FN |
| Capitalism and the war on drugs—should they be legal? | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Oxford | Ukip and Europe—a crisis of conservatism? | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | Turl Street Kitchen, 16 Turl St, OX1 3DH |
| Why do we need a revolutionary paper? | Thu 31 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Portsmouth | How has the working class changed? | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Southsea Community Centre, St Paul’s Square, PO5 4EE |
| Tell me why I don’t like Mondays—Marx’s theory of alienation | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Preston | Trotskyism today | Tue 29 Jan, 7pm | Meeting Room 1, University of Central Lancashire Student’s Union, Fylde Rd, PR1 2TQ |
| Rotherham | Two years on—Egypt and the Arab revolutions today | Wed 23 Jan, 7pm | Bridge Inn, Greasbrough Rd, S60 1RB |
| Austerity and the politics of welfare reform | Wed 30 Jan, 7pm | ||
| St Albans | Syria—revolution and the threat of imperialist war | Wed 30 Jan, 7pm | Upstairs Trinity Church Hall, 1 Beaconsfield Rd (near St Albans City station), AL1 3RD |
| Sheffield: north | The politics of feminism | Thu 31 Jan, 7.30pm | Burngreave Community Library, 179 Spital Hill, S4 7LF |
| Sheffield: South | The role of the revolutionary paper | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | Old Junior School/Sharrow Community Forum, South View Rd (off Sharrow Lane), S7 1DB |
| The politics of feminism | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Southampton | Workers’ struggle and the Chinese dream | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Goblets Wine Bar (upstairs), 184 Above Bar St, SO14 7DW |
| The Marikana mine massacre and the reality of post-apartheid South Africa | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Swansea | What do socialists say about child abuse? | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | Brynmill Community Centre, St Albans Rd, SA2 0BP |
| Fighting the attacks on benefits | Thu 31 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Taunton | From coal mines to call centres—how has the working class changed? | Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm | Friends Meeting House, Bath Place, High St,TA1 4EP |
| Will trade union leaders always sell out? | Thu 7 Feb, 7.30pm | ||
| Wolverhampton | Anarchism and socialism | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | City Bar, King St, WV1 1ST |
| York | How do we stop the privatisation of education? | Wed 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Sea Horse Hotel, 4 Fawcett St, YO10 4AH |
| Where next for the Egyptian Revolution? | Wed 30 Jan, 7.30pm | ||
| Movement events | |||
| area | title | time | venue |
| National | Marxism 2013 The festival will include hundreds of meetings alongside book launches, debates and cultural events. Marxism 2013 is hosted and organised by the Socialist Workers Party | 11-15 July | central London |
| Dorchester | World War II—Imperialist war or people’s war? Organised by Dorset Socialists | Sat 2 Feb, 1.30pm | Colliton Club, (opposite County Hall), Colliton Park DT1 1XJ |
| Sheffield | How do we get justice? Public meeting with speakers including Sheila?Coleman (Hillsborough Justice Campaign), a representative from the Orgreave truth, Janet Alder (sister of Christopher Alder who died in police custody), Alfie Meadows. Organised by South Yorks NUJ | Thu 31 Jan, 7pm | Central United Reformed Church, Norfolk St, Sheffield, S1 2JB |
| Bookmarks events £2 entry for both events (includes refreshments). Call to book your place on 020 7637 1848 or email events@bookmarks.uk.com | |||
| area | title | time | venue |
| London | Persecution and Resistance A Holocaust Memorial Day special event with Michael Rosen and John Rose | Sat 26 Jan, 1.30pm | Bookmarks Bookshop, 1 Bloomsbury Street, London, WC1B 3QE |
| Martin Rowson presents The Limerickiad volume II Multi awardñwinning cartoonist Martin Rowson mixes high seriousness, awful puns and dodgy rhymes to reduce literary classics to a series of terrible limericks. Not for the faint-hearted! £2 entry (includes refreshments). Call to book your place on 020 7637 1848 | Mon 28 Jan, 6.30pm | ||
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