Newsletter 9
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Join Left Unity at the People’s Assembly This Saturday’s People’s Assembly will be the largest gathering of the left that this country has seen for decades. Thousands of anti-cuts activists, trades unionists and campaigners struggling to defend the welfare state will meet at Westminster Central Hall in London. They will be planning a united campaign to turn back the tide of austerity that is sweeping over us. Workshops predominate throughout the day, where we can get down to detail on strategy and tactics in a range of crucial areas from housing to immigration, to climate change and beyond. Speakers include local campaigners as well as those well-known nationally such as Owen Jones, Ken Loach, Diane Abbott and a number of trades union leaders: all coming together to oppose this government’s attacks. The agenda for the day can be found at thepeoplesassembly.org.uk. So many people are now attending this event that the road outside Westminster Central Hall will be closed and marquees set up to provide space for more meetings. There will be at least fifteen separate sessions on all aspects of the struggles we face. Left Unity Broadsheet Left Unity will be there in force to deliver the message that we need both a national united anti-cuts campaign and a new party of the left. It is becoming clearer every day: Labour can’t be trusted to defend the welfare state. We are producing 3,000 copies of a special broadsheet for the day announcing our plans for the new party, explaining why it is necessary and encouraging people to join. We will be meeting outside the venue from 8am and the distribution of our broadsheet is being organised by Terry Conway – please contact Terry at terryconway@tiscali.co.uk if you can help us on the day. Even an hour of your time would be helpful! And we want people to participate in the important debate taking place and have a Left Unity input where appropriate. Producing the broadsheet is expensive – it will be handed out for free. If you can make a small donation to the costs of its production then please do so via the website or send a cheque made out to Left Unity to us at 5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX. Last Saturday saw the first meeting of our new National Coordinating Group. It met in Doncaster and there will be a full report with minutes in next week’s newsletter. The Left Unity team
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I’ll be there helping with the distribution.
Unable to be there on Saturday but send my best wishes to all taking part Please lets get on and begin the process of giving the people of this Island the oppertunity of not only an ultra right wing UKIP but a realistic party of the left who can place before the electors a viable option its time for all left thinking activist to come together
Whilst acknowledging both the size and potential of the People Assembly, I can’t say I’m happy with the build up to the event. It is a fact that disabled people will be a small percentage of the attendees, and there are many reasons for this, however for those of us who are struggling to attend, the build up has been utterly off putting. Even the promotional video for PA is discriminatory!
The Left and Trade Union Movement appear happy to exploit the situation disabled people find ourselves in for propaganda purposes, but when it comes down to addressing inclusive practices it is always left to disabled people to make a bloody fuss before any is done!
On Saturday, as a long standing disabled political activist, I will be calling upon Left Unity to show its solidarity with disabled people sick of being both patronised and excluded.
On behalf of Black Triangle Campaign, I second Bob’s emotion!
http://blacktrianglecampaign.org
Love to be there, but from Liverpool the train fare is too expensive for me. Hope some ACTION will result from this.
For those of us who did not come to the London PA on Saturday, is there any chance of posting a digital version of the LU broadsheet for the London PA on the LU website? ( Unless, of course, it is already there and I have missed it.) Thanks.