Meetings & events
Please contact the SWP national office on enquiries@swp.org.uk or 020 7819 1170 if you want to contact SWP members in your local area.
Stop the War meetings - information on anti-war meetings across the country can be found from the Stop the War Coalition
Respect’s Left List |Stop the War | SWP meetings | movement events | concerts and benefits
| Respect’s Left List Contact Respect with any queries. Phone 020 8983 9671, go to www.respectcoalition.org , or email office@respectcoalition.org | |||
| area | title/speaker | time | venue |
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| London | The great left pub quiz £5. Book in teams of five or we can find a team for you. Info 020 8983 9671 | Thu 10 Jul, 6.30pm | Shipwright Arms, Tooley St (nr London Bridge) |
| Stop the War Contact StWC with any queries. Phone 020 7278 6694, go to www.stopwar.org.uk , or email office@stopwar.org.uk | |||
| area | title/speakers | time | venue |
| Birmingham | The media and the ‘war on terror’ With Jeremy Dear (general secretary NUJ) | Mon 21 Jul, 7.30pm | Birmingham Council House, Victoria Square |
| London: Brent | Garden party and barbecue Price includes authentic Greek Cypriot barbecue and other food plus scintillating entertainment £10 /£6. Info 07951 084 101, roundwood@redmail.com | Sat 12 Jul, 4.30pm | near Willesden Green tube |
| Anti-war film showing Showing of a Hollywood film concerning rendition, introduced by Andy Worthington of Reprieve, author of The Guantanamo Files Organised jointly by Brent Stop the War and the London Guantanamo Campaign | Thu 17 July, 7pm | Space2, upstairs at Willesden Green Library Centre, 95 High Rd, Willesden, NW10 | |
| Norwich | Iraq after five years of occupation - what is the future? With Sabah Jawad (Iraqi Democrats Against the Occupation). Followed by AGM www.norwichstopwar.org.uk | Wed 16 Jul, 6.45pm | The Queen Charlotte, 286 Dereham Rd |
| SWP public meetings | |||
| area | title/speaker | time | venue |
| Barnsley | How do we stop the BNP? With Martin Smith | Wed 30 Jul, 7.30pm | Barnsley library, Shambles St |
| Birmingham | How do we stop the BNP? With Chris Bambery | Thu 17 Jul, 7.30pm | Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret St |
| Birmingham North | Gun and knife crime - who is to blame and how do we stop it? | Wed 23 Jul, 7.30pm | Handsworth Community Fire Station, Rookery Rd |
| Birmingham South | Why socialists defend multiculturalism With Ian Stone | Thu 10 Jul, 7.30pm | Stirchley Community Centre, Pershore Rd |
| Naomi Klein and the ‘Shock Doctrine’ | Thu 24 Jul, 7.30pm | ||
| Black Country | How do we stop the BNP? | Wed 23 Jul, 7.30pm | City Bar, 2-3 King St, Wolverhampton |
| Bolton | Is Britain moving to the right? | Wed 9 Jul, 7.30pm | Bolton Socialist Club, 16 Wood St (off Bradshawgate) |
| Zimbabwe - from bread basket to basket case? With Dave Kemp | Wed 23 July, 7.30pm | ||
| Bradford | How do we stop the BNP? | Thu 17 Jul, 7.30pm | Equity Centre, Longlands St |
| Brighton | Can there be a revolution in Britain? | Thu 17 Jul, 7.30pm | Brighthelm Centre, North Rd |
| Bristol | 1968 - the year the world caught fire Film showing and social | Thu 10 Jul, 7.30pm | Miners Arms, 136 Mina Rd, St Werburghs |
| Bristol East | South Africa since the end of apartheid | Thu 17 Jul, 7.30pm, | Monte Carlo Cafe, Stapleton Rd |
| Bristol North | Iran - the 1979 revolution and the situation today With Naz Massoumi | Thu 17 Jul, 7.30pm | Miners Arms, 136 Mina Rd, St Werburghs |
| Cambridge | Free markets and food riots With Ruth Lorimer | Thu 10 Jul, 7.30pm | CB2 Cafe, Norfolk St |
| Why are the trade unions starting to fight? | Thu 24 Jul, 7.30pm | ||
| Canterbury | Pay cuts, recession and resistance With Anindya Bhattacharyya | Thu 17 Jul, 7.30pm | Westgate Hall, Westgate Hall Rd |
| Cardiff | Free markets and food riots | Wed 9 Jul, 7.30pm | Cathays Community Centre, Cathays Terrace |
| Chesterfield | The socialist tradition and the fight for gay liberation | Wed 9 Jul, 7.30pm | Market Halls, Market Square |
| Pay cuts, recession and resistance With Judith Orr | Wed 23 Jul, 7.30pm | ||
| Derby | Is British politics moving to the right? With Martin Smith | Thu 17 Jul, 7pm | Lonny Wilsoncroft Community Centre, Stepping Lane |
| Doncaster | Pay cuts, recession and resistance | Thu 24 Jul, 7.30pm | Women’s Centre, Cleveland St |
| How do we stop the BNP? | Thu 7 Aug, 7.30pm | ||
| Dorset | Pay cuts, recession and resistance With Elaine Graham-Leigh | Sat 19 Jul, 2pm | Colliton Club, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester |
| East Lancashire | Free markets and food riots | Wed 30 Jul, 7.30pm | Brierfield Community Centre, Colne Rd, Brierfield (nr Burnley) |
| Edinburgh | Pay cuts, recession and resistance | Wed 23 Jul, 7.30pm, | Friends Meeting House, 17 Victoria Terrace |
| Exeter | New Labour in crisis - where next for the working class? Details 07917 850 258 | Wed 16 Jul, 7.30pm | |
| Glasgow North | Do wage rises lead to inflation? | Wed 9 Jul, 7pm | Graham Hills Building, Strathclyde University, George St |
| Harwich | Pay cuts, recession and resistance | Wed 16 Jul, 8pm | Linn and Associates, Haven House, Stour Rd |
| Can change come through parliament? With Kate Connelly | Wed 23 Jul, 8pm | ||
| Huddersfield | Attacking civil liberties - the ‘war on terror’ comes home With Dave Gibson | Wed 9 Jul, 6pm | Coffeevolution, Church St |
| Hull | How do we stop the BNP? | Mon 28 Jul, 7.30pm | Relax Cafe, Newland Ave |
| Leicester | Is British politics moving to the right? With Charlie Kimber | Wed 23 Jul, 6.30pm | Cafe Mozart, London Rd |
| Liverpool | Why socialists defend multiculturalism | Wed 16 Jul, 7.30pm | Mello Mello, Slater St |
| London: Brent | Why should we pay for the bosses’ crisis? With Viv Smith | Wed 16 Jul, 7.30pm | Brent Trades Hall (Apollo Club), 375 High Rd, Willesden |
| London: Brixton | Pay cuts, recession and resistance | Thu 17 Jul, 7.30pm | Vida Walsh Centre, 2B Saltoun Rd |
| London: central | How powerful is the media? With Anindya Bhattacharyya | Wed 16 Jul, 6.30pm | Camera Cafe, Museum St |
| London: Greenwich | Why socialists defend multiculturalism | Wed 16 Jul, 7.30pm | West Greenwich Community Centre, 141 Greenwich High Rd |
| London: Hackney East | Zimbabwe - crisis and resistance | Thu 10 Jul, 7.30pm | Round Chapel, Powerscroft Rd (off Lower Clapton Rd) |
| London: Hackney South | Zimbabwe - crisis and resistance | Wed 9 Jul, 7.30pm | HCD centre, 62 Beechwood Rd (off Dalston Lane) |
| London: Hornsey | Is Britain moving to the right? With Yuri Prasad | Wed 16 Jul, 7.30pm | Hornsey Vale Community Centre, Mayfield Rd, N8 |
| London: Islington | Pay cuts, recession and resistance | Wed 16 Jul, 7pm | Manor Gardens Centre, 6-9 Manor Gardens, N7 |
| London: Kingston | A rebel’s guide to Lenin With Sam James | Mon 21 Jul, 7.30pm | Bishop Out Of Residence, 2 Bishops Hall (off Thames St) |
| London: Newham | What would a socialist society look like? With Gareth Jenkins | Wed 16 Jul, 7pm | Stratford Advice Arcade (next to Morrison’s car park) |
| London: North West | Why should we pay for the bosses’ crisis? | Wed 16 Jul, 7.30pm | Brent Trades Hall (Apollo Club), 375 High Rd, Willesden |
| London: Tooting | Pay cuts, recession and resistance With Senan Mortell | Thu 17 Jul, 7pm | Derinton Rd Community Centre, 101 Derinton Rd, (corner of Blakenham Rd) |
| London: Tottenham | Pay cuts, recession and resistance | Thu 17 Jul, 7.30pm | Kitap Evi Bookhouse, 410 High Rd, Tottenham |
| London: Tower Hamlets | The Marxist theory of booms and slumps | Thu 17 Jul, 7pm | Oxford House, Derbyshire St (opp Bethnal Green Rd Tesco) |
| London: Waltham Forest | How do we stop the BNP? | Wed 9 Jul, 7.30pm | Hornbeam Centre, 458 Hoe St |
| Luton | Pay cuts, recession and resistance | Mon 21 Jul, 7.30pm | Postels Club, 3 Dunstable Rd (corner Cardiff Rd) |
| Manchester North | Free markets and food riots | Thu 10 Jul, 7.30pm | The Ostrich, Bury Old Rd, Prestwich |
| Manchester South East | Free markets and food riots | Wed 23 Jul, 7.30pm | Falafel Cafe, Wilmslow Rd, Rusholme |
| Manchester South West | Free markets and food riots | Thu 17 Jul, 7.30pm | Chorlton Library, Manchester Rd |
| Newcastle | Pay cuts, recession and resistance | Wed 16 Jul, 7.30pm | Royal Station Hotel, Neville St (nr central station) |
| Norwich | How do we stop the BNP? With Chris Bambery | Thu 31 Jul, 7.30pm | St Andrews Tavern, 4 St Andrews St (end of Duke St) |
| Nottingham | Is British politics moving to the right? With Anindya Bhattacharyya | Thu 24 Jul, 7.30pm | International Centre, 61B Mansfield Rd |
| Oxford | Pay cuts, recession and resistance With Pat Carmody | Wed 16 Jul, 7.30pm | The Mitre, High St |
| Portsmouth | Pay cuts, recession and resistance | Wed 16 Jul, 8pm | Southsea Community centre, Kings St |
| Reading | Why socialists defend multiculturalism | Mon 11 Aug, 7.30pm | Risc, London St |
| Sheffield North | The Nakba - the terror that created Israel With Phil Turner | Wed 9 Jul, 7.30pm | Ashram Cafe, Ellesmere Green, Burngreave |
| Southampton | Pay cuts, recession and resistance | Wed 16 Jul, 7.30pm | High St Cafe, 153 High St, Below Bar |
| Swansea | Free markets and food riots | Wed 9 Jul, 7.30pm | Brynmill Community Centre, St Albans Rd |
| York | Is Britain moving to the right? | Wed 16 Jul, 7.30pm | Priory St Centre |
| Bookmarks events Events held at bookshop, except where indicated. Bookmarks bookshop, 1 Bloomsbury St, WC1. To reserve places phone 020 7637 1848 or email events@bookmarks.uk.com | |||
| area | title/speaker | time | venue |
| London | Summer garden party Come along for an afternoon with barbeque, games, books, beer, wine and fruit juice £10/£7/kids under 12 free. All proceeds to Friends Of Bookmarks appeal | Sun 24 Aug, 2pm to 8pm | Maritime House, Old Town, Clapham, SW4 (Clapham Common tube) |
| Movement events | |||
| area | title/speaker | time | venue |
| Derbyshire | Protest against the fascist BNP’s Red, White and Blue festival Called by East Midlands Unite Against Fascism www.uaf.org.uk | Sat 16 Aug | Denby Lane, Codnor |
| Doncaster | Save our libraries Demonstration followed by rally with speakers including children’s author Alan Gibbons Sponsored by Unison | Sat 12 July, assemble 11am | Mansion House, High St |
| London | We want the dawn Exhibition of photos from Egypt’s strike wave | Until Fri 11 July | Students’ Union, Soas, Thornhaugh St |
| Manchester | How to stop the fascists in the year ahead Organised by Unite Against Fascism | Mon 14 Jul, 7.30pm | Town Hall, Albert Square |
| Stoke | Rally against the BNP Organised by Stoke Unite to Stop the BNP | Sat 26 July, 1pm to 3pm | North Staffs Racial Equality Council, Equality House, 75-77 Raymond St, Hanley |
| Walsall | Stop Ed Balls putting the boot into our schools | Tue 15 July, 7.30pm | Palfrey Community Centre, Milton St |
| Garden party for Palestine £3/£2. Organised by Walsall-Kobar Palestine Friendship committee | Sun 20 Jul, 2pm to 6pm | 91 Belvidere Rd, Highgate | |
| Concerts and benefits | |||
| area | title/artists | time | venue |
| Burnley | Love Music Hate Racism fesitval With International One, Micky P Kerr and the Dudes £5/£2.50. www.lovemusichateracism.com | Sun 14 Sep, 1pm to 11pm | Burnley Mechanics, Manchester Rd |
| Rotherham | Love Music Hate Racism indoor carnival With Reverend & the Makers, Roll Deep, The Courteeners, Mongrel (The Reverend, ex-Arctic Monkey Andy Nicholson, Drew McConnell of Babyshambles and LowKey) £10 www.lovemusichateracism.com | Sat 6 Sep, 2pm | Magna, Sheffield Rd, Templeborough |