Make Votes Matter Stall in Birmingham

Saturday, June 25, 2022 11:00 AM  1:00 PM MVM Midlands are holding a stall in Birmingham on: Saturday 25th June 11am -1pm Location: Mosley Farmers’ Market, Birmingham B13 8HW Please note about parking: There is free parking at Marks & Spencer which is about a 5 minute walk from Mosley Farmers’ Market. There is also a Pay and Display car park […]

The Art of Going Viral: Your guide to social exposure and engagement

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World - class social media engagement workshop with Owen Williams, former head of Social Media at BBC (and now Managing Director of Siml) About this event Owen Williams was formerly head of Social Media at BBC One and is the reason that the Red Dragon, the Scottish Saltire and the St George Cross emoji flags exist on our keyboards today. […]

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Women Chainmakers Festival – 2022

Mary McArthur Gardens Whitehall Road, Cradley Heath, United Kingdom

In 1910 the Women Chainmakers of Cradley Heath fought a successful 10-week dispute to establish the right to a minimum wage for their labour. Each year the Women Chainmakers Festival recognises and celebrates the role of women within the trade union movement and aims to reclaim the often forgotten contribution of women to Britain’s industrial heritage. The festival usually includes […]

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International Brigade Memorial Trust commemoration,

2 July LONDON – IBMT annual commemoration at Jubilee Gardens on London's South Bank, with speakers including RMT President Alex Gordon, a representative from the Basque Children of '37 Association, Liz Estensen – daughter of International Brigader Otto Estensen, and more. Will also feature music from Na-Mara; International Brigade Memorial, Jubilee Gardens, London SE1 7JA.

The Representation Gap

Convocation Hall, Church House, Great Smith Street, London, United Kingdom

How representative is Parliament? What does this mean for policy and politics? About this event In representative democracies, parliament (or the legislative) determines whose ‘voices’ in democracy filter through to governance and decision-making – and whose do not. On one hand, the social and economic background of parliamentarians has an important impact on the policy choices they make in office. […]

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North Cumbria Make Votes Matter Group Meeting

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For our agenda will be reviewing Equal Votes Walk, Preston Rally, Get Moving for PR, and their impacts; discussing PR developments locally/around the country, and what they might mean for the possibility of PR becoming adopted. Counteracting arguments against PR.

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Durham Miners’ Gala

The DMA announced last year that the returning Gala will be dedicated to key workers. Carers and bus drivers, delivery workers and nurses, shop staff and teachers, everyone who has risked their lives to keep society functioning throughout the pandemic will be celebrated. The DMA will work with trades union branches across the country to bring people into Durham, and is […]

Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival and Museum

Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum Dorchester Rd, Tolpuddle, Dorset, United Kingdom

In the 1830s life in villages like Tolpuddle was hard and getting worse. Farm workers could not bear yet more cuts to their pay. Some fought back by smashing the new threshing machines but this brought harsh punishments. In 1834, farm workers in west Dorset formed a trade union. Unions were lawful and growing fast but six leaders of the […]

Democracy Messaging Guide Workshop

Join us for the launch and workshop of the Democracy Messaging Guide (all welcome). On a mission to communicate in more compelling ways and build public support, in late 2020 a dozen democracy organisations teamed up to produce a messaging guide for the sector. Based on rigorous testing and research, the guide outlines how to frame democratic reform in a […]

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