MERSEYSIDE
SOCIALIST PARTY NEWSLETTER
The next meetig will be at the Old Swan venue, Thursday 8th May 7.30pm
Review of the local and London Mayoral elections. After over a decade
of New Labour policies - the inevitable victory of the Tories?
For more information, with details of address, lifts, etc, phone 0151
475 2936.
Attached is a draft of a new SP branch bulletin - sent to all members
and supporters
local branch meetings
all welcome
after the strike wave of 2007,
how workers and youth are building a new Left alternative in France hear guest speaker
Marie-José Douet, French
socialist
member of Gauche Révolutionairre, participating organisation in
the new party.
Marie-José will speak about
struggles in France and how the new party can be built. What can we
learn for building an alternative in
Britain?
Monday 12th May, 7.30pm
Casa Bar (Bistro, downstairs), 29 Hope St., city centre.
More info:
cityofculture08@yahoo.co.uk, 07910 097 607
17th April Merseyside CNWP 7.30pm Casa cellar bistro
For genuine working-class representation
For a new working class party in England and Wales. 29 HOPE STREET
LIVERPOOL 1
AGENDA
Chair’s opening remarks Alternative
City of Culture proposals: following the highly successful meeting
featuring Ken Loach's film "The Flickering Flame" about
the struggle of the Liverpool Dockers, we should prepare for the next
public event
Local Elections, 2008 The BNP are stand in 11 wards in Liverpool, 10
in St Helens, 6 in Sefton, 2 in Wirral and 2 in Knowsley. Again, maximum
support should be organised to support those comrades standing in wards
where the BNP are standing. It is imperative to prevent racism and fascism
gaining a foothold in our city.
MTUC Anti-racist event on 18th April Call for support
Reports: Justice for the Shrewsbury Pickets campaign
National Shop Stewards Network - NW region Conference, Manchester, 19th
April
Collection
Any other business
18th April Anti-racist event in Liverpool organised by M'side TUC
19th April Northwest Conf of the National Shop Stewards Network to
be held Manchester
1st May May Day Demonstration on the Thursday, groups/bands playing
from 4.00pm onward from St. Georges Plateau, Lime St interpersed with
national and local
trade union spkrs
8/9 November 'Socialism Rally 2008' weekend of debates on aspects of socialism
at the Uni of London
Writing for the socialist
We are after brief reports on either personal, workplace or trade union branch
opinions on Brown’s proposal for under-inflation 3-year pay deals. We want
to reflect the anger of workers on this latest attack on pay. Please ask any
public sector workers if they would like to write something.
Also, we are looking for more articles on various aspects of building and campaigning
work on socialist issues, e.g. ‘how to run a successful campaign’,
a victory against cuts in jobs or local services, against Post Office closures,
etc. Please send all articles to editors@socialistparty.org.uk
Selling "the socialist" newspaper and organising
the Fighting Fund
Well done for the hard work in 2007 and particularly for the last quarter,
which raised well over £30,000. Discuss the ighting fund as an item of
business at your next branch meeting and plan out your campaigns. In addition
to your
Saturday newspaper sales, you could try at least one other aper sale a week.
Try a Friday sale outside the local train or bus station or a lunchtime stall
in the town centre when workers. Set a target for how much money you are going
to raise and papers you will sell and try and reach it. There will be a national
finance appeal at the National Congress on 8-10 March to raise resources to
cover all our campaigning activities.
You
can contact us at, johnandroy@merseysidesocialistparty.com
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