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SUMMARY:#Labour4PR - 2023 Campaign Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we kick-off this new year of #Labour4PR campaigning. \n  \nWith Labour conference fully on board with Proportional Representation\, it’s time to get PR in the next manifesto.
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/2023-campaign-launch/
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Labour for a New Democracy":MAILTO:hello@labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230112T190000
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SUMMARY:How we can WIN AS ONE in the next general election
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 12 January 2023 7:00 p.m. Zoom event \nWe in GET PR DONE! are getting very tired of this situation. You may be fed up as well. The results come in from a general election. Many Conservative candidates become MPs again —- especially in safe seats — when the vote total of the centre and left candidates in numbers of constituencies may have been far greater overall. \nThis result is down to two things: a) our archaic First Past the Post (FPTP) voting system; b) the fact that so-called “progressive parties” fail to work together and hence Tory candidates slither into many Parliamentary seats unfairly. \nThe left-of-centre pressure group COMPASS has just announced a new campaign to try to tackle both problems. In about 60 constituencies\, COMPASS will be working with other groups to organise a major tactical voting campaign to oust vulnerable sitting Tory MPs and candidates. Building a Commons majority among progressive parties would lead to a second goal: introducing a proportional representation (PR) voting system. \nThis is a goal that GET PR DONE! is happy to support. So on 12 January we’ve invited Neal Lawson\, executive director of Compass\, to be our guest on at a public webinar on Zoom to tell us how WIN AS ONE will work and how you can join the effort. \nNeal will be interviewed by Katie Neame who is a senior reporter with Labour List\, an online publication that reports Labour Party news 24/7. \nWhen the interview is over there will be plenty of time for your questions. No one is suggesting WIN AS ONE will be plain sailing. \nThis will be Neal’s second visit to a GET PR DONE! His first session in August 2021 was one of the best 20-odd webinars we’ve put on and so we are most looking forward to his return. \nPlease RSVP via the website below for the zoom link
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/how-we-can-win-as-one-in-the-next-general-election/
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Win As One":MAILTO:getprdone@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230113T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230113T190000
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SUMMARY:The Bundle - play - London
DESCRIPTION:Join LESE TUC Womens Rights Committee at our fundraising event for Care for Calais\, a volunteer run charity delivering essential aid and support to refugees living in the UK\, Northern France and Belgium. \nThe Bundle is based closely on the story of a woman and her three young children. It follows Adilah’s domestic persecution and denial of human rights in Chechnya. \nRemoved from her Russian homeland by her Chechen father\, abducted into a forced marriage and then subjected to a life of servitude\, she takes the ultimate risk in plotting her escape to the UK. Here she finds a home but also encounters the Home Office’s ‘hostile environment’ with regard to asylum seekers and refugees. The play moves from the tradition of the folk story to that of biting satire as it charts Adilah’s bid for freedom\, safety and hope. \nThe play is brought to you by the Journeymen Theatre. \nDonations: minimum £5.00 (Payment on the door. Cash only please) \nRaffles Prizes \nRunning time I hour \nLet us know if you are coming. Contact: s.aitouaziz@hotmail.co.uk
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/the-bundle-play-london/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230123
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SUMMARY:Membership Week - across the UK
DESCRIPTION:Membership Week is an important part of the Union’s calendar\, and vital to the success of this initiative is our dedicated team of reps and activists who will play a pivotal role during the Week. \nArea Organisers\, Recruitment and Development Officers\, and Training Officers will be pulling out all the stops to give the Union a massive membership boost. \nVital to the success of this initiative is our dedicated team of reps and activists who will play a pivotal role during the Week. \nPotential \nWe will only be successful if we work as a team to strengthen our membership where we already have members and reach out to those potential members at unorganised sites. \nIt promises to be an exciting week with new promotional leaflets and posters in the pipeline and a determination to make a real difference in workplaces across the UK. \nWe need to identify the thousands of new members who are within our grasp and explain to them how Usdaw can improve their working lives. \nSpeak to your manager now about time off to organise a stall in the canteen\, or time off to talk to new starters/non-members. Arrange your team of reps on to a rota so everyone spends some time focused on this recruitment initiative. \nIf we all start planning for the week now we can deliver a massive boost to our membership across all Usdaw sectors which will be unprecedented in the Union’s history. \nStart planning now: checklist \n\nSpeak to your manager about time off to organise an event.\nOrder recruitment leaflets and promotional materials in advance.\nIdentify areas/departments in your workplace where membership is low.\nArrange your team of reps on a rota to cover all shifts.\nContact your Area Organiser or local office for help.\nContact the Network/Arena team with details of your event and to discuss photographs and coverage in the magazines.\n\nSend your pictures to: pictures@usdaw.org.uk but please make sure there are no personal details visible in your photos\,  such as newly completed membership forms. \nIf you’re on Twitter or Instagram you can follow us @UsdawUnion or use #JoinUsdaw
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/membership-week-across-the-uk/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230120
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SUMMARY:Unison - 2023 National Black Members Conference - Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:Members can now request to be register to attend the 2022 National Black Members’ Conference Bulletin. The Online Conferencing System (OCS) is now open to allow branches to register delegates and submit motions in line with the rule-book requirements.
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/2023-national-black-members-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230121T100000
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SUMMARY:Wales TUC BAME Labour Rights Day 2023
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n\n\n\n\n\nLet you fully understand labour rights in a pleasant and efficient event. \nSolve employment questions and find more opportunities for training and upskilling in one day. \nKeynote Speakers:   \n– Shavanah Taj (General Secretary\, Wales TUC Cymru) \n– Christopher MUNG Siu-tat\, (Executive Director at Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor) \n3 productive workshops:  \n1/ Learning Opportunities (free online courses) by John James at Coleg Gwent \n2/ Getting a Job in Wales\, by career Wales \n3/ Know Your Rights at Work & Joining a Trade Union\, by an experienced union officer or rep (TBC) \nWhat are your rights in the workplace? How do you know how to access them? What is a trade union and why is it worth joining one? Find the answers to all these questions in this session!
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/wales-tuc-bame-labour-rights-day-2023/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wales TUC":MAILTO:swaihongho@tuc.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230122T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230122T150000
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SUMMARY:March and Rally - Oxford
DESCRIPTION:We are facing the worst cost of living crisis in generations. Inflation is at a 40 year high\, and the government’s own forecaster predicts an average fall of 7% in household income over the next two years. Many will lose much more than 7%. \nBut there has been incredible resistance to the employers’ offensive. In the last few months hundreds of thousands of workers have taken strike action\, shutting down postal\, rail and border services\, and raising the alarm about the crisis in the NHS. More workers are likely to join the strike wave in the coming months. The fact that employers and the government are coordinating their action means our side has to do the same. There have been amazing examples of solidarity between unions\, but this needs to be built\ninto a force that can stop the attacks. \nJoin the march and rally in support of striking workers – called by Oxford Trades Council and CWU South Central Postal Branch.  Manzil Way\, Oxford.  12pm\, Sunday 22 January.
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/march-and-rally-oxford/
LOCATION:Oxford Trades Council
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230123T190000
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SUMMARY:The economic crisis - was Marx right? (online)
DESCRIPTION:With economist & writer Michael Roberts. \nHere in Britain and around the world the economic crisis is deepening – was Marx right about capitalism after all? \nJoin Michael Roberts for debate and discussion – Michael worked in the City of London as an economist for over 40 years. He has closely observed the machinations of global capitalism from within the dragon’s den. At the same time\, he was a political activist in the labour movement for decades. Since retiring\, he has written several books. The Great Recession – a Marxist view (2009); The Long Depression (2016); Marx 200: a review of Marx’s economics (2018): and jointly with Guglielmo Carchedi as editors of World in Crisis (2018). \nwas Nye Bevan right\, wrong\, or both when he said “Marxism put into the hands of the working class movement… the most complete blueprints for political action the world has ever seen?” \nLabour Outlook forum as part of the Socialist Ideas series – kindly streamed by Arise- A Festival of Left Ideas.
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/the-economic-crisis-was-marx-right-online/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230128
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SUMMARY:Holocaust Memorial Day
DESCRIPTION:Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) encourages remembrance in a world scarred by genocide. We promote and support Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) – the international day on 27 January to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust\, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups and in genocides that followed in Cambodia\, Rwanda\, Bosnia and Darfur. \n27 January marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau\, the largest Nazi death camp. \nThe Holocaust threatened the fabric of civilisation\, and genocide must still be resisted every day. Our world often feels fragile and vulnerable and we cannot be complacent. Even in the UK\, prejudice and the language of hatred must be challenged by us all. \nHMD is for everyone. Each year across the UK\, thousands of people come together to learn more about the past and take action to create a safer future. We know they learn more\, empathise more and do more.
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/holocaust-memorial-day/
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SUMMARY:Discrimination Law Conference 2023 (online)
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n\n\n\n\n\nAn online event presented by the TUC and Michael Rubenstein Conferences Ltd. \nThe Discrimination Law Conference gives trade unions\, law centres\, Citizens Advice Bureau and other voluntary organisations the chance to hear from leading barristers about the latest legislative developments and landmark equality cases. \nThe event will be held online\, tickets for trade unions and NGOs to be charged at a rate of £45. As per previous years\, delegates will receive a full pack of presentations from our speakers\, available for download prior to the conference. \nSpeakers include:  \n\nPaul Nowak\, General Secretary designate\, TUC\nIjeoma Omambala KC\, Old Square Chambers\nRachel Crasnow KC\, Cloisters Chambers\nDeshpal Panesar KC\, Old Square Chambers\nAndrew Short KC\, Outer Temple Chambers\nRobin Allen KC\, Cloisters Chambers\nKaron Monaghan KC\, Matrix Chambers\nRebecca Tuck KC\, Old Square Chambers\n\nTo book your place at this high-profile annual conference\, please visit our event page.
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/discrimination-law-conference-2023-online/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230214
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SUMMARY:Greening our workplaces - 'Green Skills' for trade unionists - 3 day course
DESCRIPTION:Overview:\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse duration: \n3 days of learning (1 day per week spread over 3 weeks). \nThis course will take place online on 3 consecutive Mondays – the 30th of January\, 6th and 13th February 2023 – learners will need to attend each session. \nCourse delivery: \nOnline group sessions\, facilitated by a trade union education tutor via Microsoft Teams. \nWho should attend? \nThis course is aimed at both new and experienced green/environmental reps as well as other trade unionists who wish to take action on the climate and nature emergency in their workplace. It is suitable for all union officers\, branch officials\, reps\, health and safety reps\, union learning reps and equality reps who wish to find out more about the trade union approach to sustainability. \nCourse description: \nWorkers across all sectors will be affected by changes and will be part of the efforts to decarbonise and move Wales to a more sustainable\, zero-waste\, circular economy. And trade union members have the knowledge and ideas to help deliver the changes needed. \nWorkers have a huge amount of knowledge that can help organisations looking to reduce their environmental impact. It’s often the workers on the ground who are most likely to understand how to do this effectively. Trade unions can play a key role in identifying and delivering best environmental practice at workplace level. \nUnions can ensure that efforts to reduce an organisation’s environmental impact are developed collaboratively and in full consultation with workers. Involving workers can make sure that changes are fair\, effective and have the full support of people in the workplace. \nThis course focusses on the practical skills needed to develop union-led sustainability initiatives in the workplace. It covers the core skills required for trade unionists who want to take practical action on the environment in their workplace or become a trade union environmental or ‘green’ representative. \nAcross Wales\, union reps are already working with their members to make workplaces more sustainable. They are finding ways to cut carbon and reduce waste\, campaigning for cleaner air and creating green spaces to support nature. This course uses the Wales TUC’s new Greener Workplaces for a Just Transition toolkit as a resource and aims to support all trade unionists who want to be involved in the movement to green our workplaces. \nThe course covers: \n➔ Understanding the climate and environmental emergency and identifying the impact on your workplace. \n➔ Working with the branch and members to identify sustainability issues that need to be raised with management. \n➔ How to carry out workplace environmental audits. \n➔ How to review and develop workplace environmental policies and agreements \n➔ Awareness raising and promotion of green workplace practices. \nHow to apply: Fill in our application form  or contact the course tutor\, John James\, directly on John.James@coleggwent.ac.uk or 07527 450276 \nVenue: online \nHours: 9.15am to 16.45pm \nTime-off to attend training: \nGuidance on paid release can be found on pages 8 – 9 of the Wales TUC education course directory. \nACAS guidance states that it is good practice for employers to offer time off with pay for specialist reps such as green or environmental reps to attend training and carry out their duties. \nPlease speak to your own union for advice about securing time off and for guidance on any relevant agreements/procedures agreed between your employer and your union.
URL:https://politicsforthemany.co.uk/event/greening-our-workplaces-green-skills-for-trade-unionists-3-day-course/
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