The National Council leads and manages organisational and financial issues between national conferences. It meets at least four times a year and is made up of:
- Four nationally elected principal speakers
- Six nationally elected office holders
- Fifteen nationally elected council members
- Forty regional representatives, assigned proportionally
- One representative from each of the caucuses
Minutes of National Council meetings can be found here.
Minutes of the Executive Committee, which is elected from the National Council, can be found here.
National Council members 2018/19
National Secretary: Felicity Dowling
Principal Speakers: Joseph Healy, Nick Jones and Sharon McCourt
Media Officer: Kate Hudson
Treasurer: Andrew Burgin
Membership and Communication officer: Richard Farnos
Nationally elected members
Ann Bennett, Len Arthur, Barbara Segal, Pete McLaren, Bianca Todd, Bob Williams Findlay, Jim Hollinshead, Doug Thorpe, David Landau and Darren McCourt
Regional and national places
London
Matthew Hurry
Yorkshire and Humberside region
Marc Renwick
Wales
Pam Stevens
National Council and committee members are elected annually by all-member ballot. For more information email elections@leftunity.org.
Left Unity is active in movements and campaigns across the left, working to create an alternative to the main political parties.
About Left Unity Read our manifesto
ACTIVIST CALENDAR
Events and protests from around the movement, and local Left Unity meetings.
Sat 20 Oct, 10.00-17.30
How Do We Defeat The Rise Of Fascism & Racism? International Conference
A great line-up and a vital event in London.
Sat 20 Oct, 12.00
People’s Vote March
Park Lane, London. Contact us if you can help distribute LU broadsheets.
Email info@leftunity.org
9-11 Nov
European Forum of Progressive Forces, Bilbao
To debate, build and act to ward-off current threats.
Sun 17 Nov, 11.00-16.30
Reclaim Social Care Conference, Birmingham
To explore how to reverse privatisation and secure quality, stable, publicly funded and accountable social care services for all.
Speakers from Health Campaigns Together, the Labour Party, DPAC and more.
Sun 17 Nov, 12.00
National Unity Demonstration Against Fascism and Racism
Central London. More info on Facebook
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