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.
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ACTIVIST CALENDAR
Events and protests from around the movement, and local Left Unity meetings.
Sunday 19 August, 14.00-15.00
Peterloo Massacre 2018 Commemorative Rally & Picnic
In Manchester, hosted by Greater Manchester Association of Trades Union Councils. More info on Facebook
9-11 November
European Forum of Progressive Forces, Bilbao
To debate, build and act to ward-off current threats.
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