Politics for the Many

Enough is Enough - Liverpool Rally
2022-09-02 19:30 - 23:00 (Europe/London)
The Enough is Enough campaign has been set up by trade unions, MPs and activists to fight the cost-of-living crisis. Join us in Liverpool.

About this event

Come to our FREE Liverpool rally at St Georges Hall on Friday 2 September!
You’ll hear from some great speakers including the RMT’s Eddie Dempsey and Mick Lynch and be entertained by great musicians.
More speakers and music tbc

Burston strike school rally
2022-09-04 - 2022-09-05
108 years since the school strike
The Burston Strike School was, and remains, a living consequence of what was latterly to become known as ‘the longest strike in history’. During the spring of April 1914, the young pupils at the Burston village Council School walked out of their school building in protest at the sacking of their beloved teachers Tom and Kitty Higdon, who were being punished by the local gentry and church authorities for Tom’s trade union and Socialist views. The strike and boycott lasted for some 25 years.
Since 1984, the Burston Strike School Rally has been an annual event, with the day now being fixed to the first Sunday in September. Although the event was scaled down in both 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 crisis, the hope is to be back to business as usual in 2022. The event is completely funded by trade unions which allows it to be free of any ticketing and charging (except for those wishing to have a campaign stall). Although today the trustees are not exclusively members of Unite, as the inheritor of the ‘rural and agricultural tradition’ Unite remains the key organiser of the rally.
To find out more visit the Burston strike school Facebook page of the Burston strike school website.
“The Burston rebellion was a revolt born in the fields, and fought by those that toiled in them.”

#STOP RWANDA DETENTION POLICY - PROTEST
2022-09-05 - 2022-09-06
Monday 5 September day of protest as policy of offshore detention to Rwanda is back in court
#StopRwanda protest at Royal Courts of Justice, London
Britain-wide day of protest in localities, workplaces & online
Monday 5 September is a crucial date in the ongoing #StopRwanda campaign.
There’s now less than three weeks until the major #StopRwanda day of protest on Monday 5 September, organised by TUC, Care4Calais and Stand Up To Racism, and supported by 13 trade unions including the PCS who are leading in the legal challenge to the government’s policy for offshore detention in Rwanda.
The major protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London is really taking shape for Monday 5 September.
WHAT YOU CAN DO (all links for resources and materials below)
👉🏿 Circulate the call to support the day of protest and encourage your friends, family, colleagues and networks to attend, share and bring banners. Please encourage everyone you know in London to join and mobilise for the London protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice, and for all outside London to join and mobilise for their nearest protest. We ask all supporters to take part in the workplace action and Twitterstorm during the day and share pictures online with #StopRwanda.
👉🏿 Monday 5 September isalso a Britain-wide Day of protest, with local protests in towns and cities across the country and it will also be a workplace and online day of action, wherethe #StopRwanda selfie poster can be used with pictures shared on the hashtag on social media platforms. We ask you kindly to circulate the call to support the day of protest to all your friends, family and networks across Britain, and the list of emerging local protests HERE so they can find their nearest and support
👉🏿 In the build up to the 5 September day of protest, you will be aware that there are a series of Tory Party hustings taking place in towns and cities across Britain. From the ongoing disputes to anti austerity campaigns amidst the cost of living crisis, climate justice campaigners and so on, we are conscious there may be many wanting to protest outside these hustings. With the candidates pledging their commitment to the heinous Rwanda deportation and detention policy, we are determined to be there with the #StopRwanda message to join others protesting. We have a series of 4m square #StopRwanda banners on tour that we will be organising to bring along. We would like to call on everyone to support these:

#Labour4PR Countdown to conference
2022-09-07 20:00 - 21:00 | Online
Save the date for this pre-conference event for all #Labour4PR supporters.

Workers Can Win - Book Launch - Crewe
2022-09-08 20:15 - 21:00
Ian Allinson, the author of Workers Can Win! will be speaking about it at the Crewe & District trades council’s delegates meeting.

THE RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS - Gloucestershire
2022-09-10 20:30 - 22:00
One Man Magic Lantern show of the classic book THE RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS by Robert Tressell
Actor Neil Gore brings this humorous and absorbing book to life in his one-man magic lantern show. Based on the 1914 novel by Robert Tressell, it’s story is set in the building trades of Edwardian England where painters and decorators struggle to maintain themselves and their families, poverty and the constant fear of unemployment notwithstanding, while renovating a large townhouse for the local mayor.
With projected animation & fantastic story telling there’s something for all the family here, not least the chance to become acquainted with this timeless story of socialism and political awakening.

SEP 10 – 730PM – TETBURY BOOK FESTIVAL
YELLOW-LIGHTED BOOKSHOP (OFFICE) 21 CHURCH ST, TETBURY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL8 8JG
TICKETS

Workers Can Win - book launch - TUC Congress fringe, Brighton
2022-09-12 19:00 - 20:30
We will be holding a book launch in Brighton during the TUC Congress. You don’t have to be a delegate to attend.
Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AF

Digital organising in UNISON
2022-09-13 13:30 - 14:30 | Online
How your branch can make the most of using online/digital platforms. This one hour webinar will introduce you to UNISON’s digital organising training, resources and social media so that you can get the most of out of your branch campaigns and organising.

#Labour4PR Volunteer Briefing
2022-09-21 20:00 - 21:00 | Online
This is a planning meeting and briefing for those volunteering for the #Labour4PR campaign at conference who are not delegates.
Our conference team of volunteer visitors will be absolutely essential to getting a good result in Liverpool. There’s a huge range of things we need to do – from leafleting, to organising fringes, to running our stall, to logistics.
Come along to this briefing to find out what you can do to help us win in Liverpool. Caroline, Sam, Laura and Joe from the L4ND team will talk you through conference processes – and crucially how we can best engage with them. Hope you can make it!

Start: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 • 7:00 PM • British Summer Time (GMT+01:00)
Virtual event: A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP
Host Contact Info: hello@labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk

Workers Can Win - book launch - Manchester
2022-09-21 20:30 - 22:00
Manchester book launch of Workers Can Win! A Guide to Organising At Work. This will take place at the Mechanics Institute. It is being hosted by Manchester TUC and Greater Manchester Law Centre and sponsored by Strike!
MCR, Greater Manchester rs21, Unite NW/389 Greater Manchester Social Action branch, Unite NW/5/4 Queens Road branch, Unite Chep NW/1 branch and Unite Fujitsu NW branch.

The World Transformed: a festival of radical politics, art and music. Liverpool
2022-09-24 - 2022-09-28
Get ready for 4 days packed full of movement-wide discussions, debates, workshops, parties and more!
At TWT22, you’ll hear from those on the frontlines of working class struggle – from resisting soaring living costs to fighting for climate justice. And you’ll come away with ideas, skills and strategies to organise in your community.
Featuring Zarah Sultana MP, the Don’t Pay UK campaign, Eat Me Revolutionary Cabaret, DJ Wes Baggaley, Ava Vidal and Friends, Ian Byrne MP, plus so many more still to be announced, you won’t want to miss this year’s festival of left resistance.

Delegate briefing: Saturday
2022-09-24 14:00 - 14:45
oin us for our Saturday delegate briefing the day before the formal opening of conference. Pick up your #Labour4PR delegate pack, collect some leaflets to take to your regional delegate briefing the following morning, and get up to date with the latest intel from the team. Free lunch provided.
This session will be repeated on Saturday evening at the Maritime museum for those arriving later in the day.

Saturday, 24 September 2022
13:00 13:45

Hobo Kiosk9 Bridgewater StreetLiverpool, England, L1 0ARUnited Kingdom (map)

Calling time on Westminster: why our electoral system drags the UK down
2022-09-24 20:30 - 21:45 | Maritime Museum, Royal Albert Dock, L3 4AQ, Maritime Museum, Royal Albert Dock,, Liverpool, L3 4AQ, United Kingdom
Join us at our Saturday night fringe at Labour conference 2022, for an academic discussion on why FPTP is bad for the UK.
Calling time on Westminster: why our electoral system drags the UK down

Saturday, 24 September 2022
19:30 20:45

4th Floor, Maritime Museum, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, England, L3 4AQUnited Kingdom (map)

This event is outside the conference area so a pass is not required to attend. Refreshments provided.

FRINGE: Take the fight to the Tories, for socialist solutions to the crisis
2022-09-25 18:30 - 20:00
About this event

John McDonnell // Dave Ward , CWU General Secretary // Diane Abbott // Mick Lynch, RMT GS // Shami Chakrabarti // Mark Serwotka , PCS General Secretary // Bell Ribeiro-Addy // Kim Johnson // Mohammad Suhail , Young Labour International Officer // Rebecca Long Bailey // Cat Hobbs, We Own It & Richard Burgon.
Chair: Ruth Hayes, Unite EC & Labour Women’s Committee.
Join us to hear from unions in dispute on the central importance of their struggles, left MPs and other vital campaigns to put public need before corporate greed – and discuss how we build on a summer of strikes and solidarity in the period ahead.
Boris Johnson may be going but the disastrous policies of austerity and scapegoating remain. Now is the time to build the resistance against the Tories’ offensive, including through backing those workers taking industrial action to protect jobs and livelihoods, whilst popularising progressive solutions to the cost-of-living crisis.
Free event. Refreshments provided. You do not need to register in advance to attend but do need a Labour Conference zone pass – we are running advance registration in order to allow people to register interest for event updates and to help raise vital donations to the costs of organising the event.

Labour Conference fringe & Liverpool leg of the ‘Rallies of resistance’ tour, hosted by ‘Arise – A Festival of Left Ideas,’ in association with the Labour Assembly Against Austerity.

Workers Can Win @ TWT22 Liverpool
2022-09-25 18:30 - 20:00
School Atrium, Liverpool Studio School, 41 Greenland Street, Liverpool

Ian Allinson will be leading a session at The World Transformed in Liverpool title ‘Strikes back in fashion: how to organise at work’.

#Labour4PR Rally: Make FPTP History
2022-09-25 19:00 - 20:30
Our in person Sunday night rally at Labour conference 2022, featuring MPs, trade unionists and campaigners from across from across the Labour movement.

Sunday, 25 September 2022
18:00 19:30

Meeting Room 12, ACC LiverpoolKings Dock StreetLiverpool, England, L3 4FPUnited Kingdom (map)

How would Labour benefit from delivering real democracy?
2022-09-26 15:00 - 17:00
With a new prime minister and a general election looming, the case is increasingly insurmountable that this should be the last election under First Past the Post.
Our fringe at Labour Conference will look into how Labour can benefit from delivering Proportional Representation.
Date: Monday 26th Setpember
Time: 2pm
Location: Albert 3, the Hilton Hotel, Liverpool
Panel:

Olivia Blake MP

Tom Brake (Chair), Director, Unlock Democracy

Klina Jordan, Chief Executive, Make Votes Matter

Stephen Kinnock MP

Neal Lawson, Director, Compass

Attendance is open to all.
This event is open to the general public. You don’t have to be a conference delegate to attend.

Renewing democracy in an age of authoritarians
2022-09-26 17:15 - 18:30
Hosted by IPPR and the Electoral Reform Society

David Lammy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Chair: Parth Patel, Research Fellow, IPPR
**please note this event will take place within the secure zone and so a conference pass will be required to attend.

Labour's road to Proportional Representation... now what?
2022-09-26 20:00 - 21:30
Our Monday night fringe event at Labour conference 2022.
Chair: John Doolan (Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform)

Laura Parker (Labour for a New Democracy)
Sandy Martin (Chair of Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform)
Caroline Osborne (Labour for a New Democracy)
Maria Iacovou (Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform)

*Please note this fringe will take place inside the conference centre and will require a conference pass to attend.

Monday, 26 September 2022
19:00 20:30

Auditorium 1C, ACC LiverpoolKings Dock StreetLiverpool, England, L3 4FPUnited Kingdom (map)

Defend our right to strike & resist! LAAA @ #TWT22
2022-09-27 16:30 - 18:00
Kevin Courtney, NEU GS // Olivia Blake MP // Mick Whelan, ASLEF GS // Andrea Egan. UNISON President // Chantelle Lunt, BLM & Kill the Bill // Nabeela Mowlana, Young Labour.

As inflation and energy bills skyrocket and wages hit rock bottom, we’re seeing a huge wave of resistance through strikes and civil disobedience. Having failed to offer any answers to the rocketing cost of living, the Tories resort to divide and rule – pitting worker against worker with racism or a race to the bottom logic on pay and conditions. Now, building on decades of anti-trade union legislation, they’re proposing fresh attacks on the right to strike, while further dismantling our right to protest. Join us to debate how we defend our right to resist and build the fightback.

Labour Assembly at #TWT22

Blackburn book launch: Workers Can Win!
2022-09-29 19:30 - 22:00
Thursday 29 September @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm BST

Blackburn and District TUC are hosting a book launch.
For more details see the Facebook event and book a place via Eventbrite.

The Path to Proportional Representation: how can PR be won after the next election and what can the Greens do to make it happen?
2022-10-02 14:30 - 15:30 | Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA, United Kingdom
Green Party Conference, Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA
Speakers:

Adrian Ramsay (co-leader, Green Party of England and Wales)

Klina Jordan (Make Votes Matter)

Tom Brake (Unlock Democracy

This event is open to the public. You don’t need to be a conference delegate to attend.

How do we effectively protect democracy online?
2022-10-03 16:30 - 18:00
Hosted by IPPR and Digital Tories

Damian Collins MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy
Chris Philp MP, former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

**please note this event will take place within the secure zone and so a conference pass will be required to attend.

Relaunch of Conservative Action on Electoral Reform
2022-10-04 16:30 - 18:00
Tuesday 4th October, 15:30 – 17:00
Exec Room 10, ICC
Speakers:

Derek Thomas MP

Emma Best (London Assembly member)

Dan Poulter MP

You must be a conference delegate to attend this event.

Midlands Demands Better - Town Hall Mobilising Rally - Corby
2022-10-05 20:00 - 21:30 | Ennerdale Community Centre Ennerdale Road, Corby NN17 2EA, Ennerdale Community Centre, Ennerdale Road, Corby, NN17 2EA, United Kingdom
Autumn of action

The government has failed to deal with a cost-of-living crisis of its own making. They dithered and delayed while living standards plummeted. And now they prioritise tax cuts for the rich and attacking trade unions over taking action to support struggling workers.
It’s time for a new deal for working people. We need help with energy bills, a £15 national minimum wage and a real pay rise for every worker. And we need our rights as workers to be strengthened, not watered down.
Only working people can deliver this change – so this autumn, we’re taking action.
We’re holding town hall meetings in every region of England and in Wales. In the Midlands, we have rallies in Corby, Coventry and Northampton.
We are coming together to demand better. Join union leaders and local campaigners at one of our town hall events to discuss how we come together to win a new deal for working people!

RSVP We Demand Better: Town Hall Rallies | Megaphone UK

London Demands Better - mobilising meeting in central London
2022-10-06 19:30 - 21:00
Overview

This meeting is organised by the TUC region that is responsible for London. We will hear from very senior trade union speakers, and from front-line trade union reps. And it will be a solidarity meeting with unions involved in industrial action in London. We need to turn pain into anger, anger into hope, and hope into action. Our message to all workers is don’t just get angry, get organised, and fight for fair pay and long-term change
Register for updates and the meeting by emailing lese@tuc.org.uk, putting ‘6 October London Demands Better’ in the subject box of the email.

Labour conference report back & next steps discussion, with Richard Burgon
2022-10-06 20:00 - 22:00
About this event

With: Richard Burgon MP, Rachel Garnham, CLPD vice-chair & more.
Join us online to assess Labour’s conference & discuss together next steps for Labour and the left.
Hosted by Arise – A Festival of Left Ideas.

Workers Can Win: Bolton book launch
2022-10-07 20:30 - 22:00
Bolton Socialist Club 16 Wood Street, Bolton

Join author Ian Allinson to discuss his new book, Workers Can Win! A Guide to Organising At Work at the Bolton book launch.

Medway Demands Better
2022-10-12 20:00 - 21:30
We need to turn pain into anger, anger into hope, and hope into action. Our message to all workers is don’t just get angry, get organised, and fight for fair pay and long-term change. This meeting is organised by the TUC region that is responsible for the South East of England. We will hear from very senior trade union speakers, and from front-line trade union reps. And it will be a solidarity meeting with unions involved in industrial action in the South East.
Register for updates and the meeting by emailing lese@tuc.org.uk, putting ’12 October Medway Demands Better’ in the subject box of the email
Venue: The Music Hall, The Royal Function Rooms, 12 Star Hill, Rochester ME1 1XB.

Midlands Demands Better - Town Hall Mobilising Rally - Northampton
2022-10-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Sixfields Stadium, Upton Way, Northampton, NN5 5QA, United Kingdom
