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Posted on 22 October 2012 at 11:08 GMT

After the 20th October 2012 TUC demonstration

Meetings and conferences that will be discussing the next steps

(In city alphabetical order)

Barnsley

Barnsley Socialist Party: Building the fightback against austerity

Wednesday 24th October 2012

For venue details contact Angie Waller on 07986 619 310

Birkenhead

Birkenhead Socialist Party: How can we build a 24-hour general strike?

What is the socialist alternative?

Monday 22 October 2012

7.30pm

Stork Hotel, 41 Price Steet, Birkenhead CH41 6JN

Birmingham

Birmingham Socialist Party: Bring down the Con-Dems! Why we need a 24-hour general strike

Monday 22 October 2012

7:30pm

Conference room in The Briar Rose, Bennett's Hill, Birmingham

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Midlands NSSN (shop stewards network) conference

Saturday 17 November 2012

12.00-16.00

Unite offices, 211 Broad Street Birmingham B15 1AY

Speakers (personal capacity): Joe Simpson POA assistant general secretary, Lee Barron CWU Midlands regional secretary, Kevin Greenway PCS national executive, Dave Auger UNISON, Nick Harrison FBU,Linda Taaffe National Secretary

Brighton

Brighton Socialist Party: Towards a General Strike

Thursday 25th October 2012

8pm

Phoenix Community Centre, Brighton

Speaker: Glenn Kelly

More info from 07894 716095, info.bhsp@gmail.com

Bristol

Bristol NSSN and Bristol Socialist Party: Where do the trade unions go next?

Tuesday 23 October 2012

7.30pm

Cheltenham Road Library, Bristol BS6 5OX

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Bristol East Socialist Party: What the Socialist party stands for

Wednesday 24 October 2012

7.00pm

The Stag and Hounds Pub (upstairs room), 74 Old Market Street, Bristol, BS2 0EJ

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Bristol South Socialist Party: Building the fightback after 20 October

Thursday 25 October 2012

7.45pm

Bedminster Library, Bedminster Parade, BS3 4AQ

Caerphilly

Fight the NHS cuts! For a 24-hour doctor-led A&E service for the new hospital in Ystrad Fawr.

Wednesday 24th October 2012

7.30pm

Tower room, Twyn Community Centre, Caerphilly

Cambridge

Cambridge Socialist Party: Building the fight against austerity

Wednesday 24 October 2012

7.30pm

University Centre, Granta Place, Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RU

Canterbury

East Kent Socialist Party: Towards a General Strike

Friday 26th October 2012

7.30pm

Friends Meeting House, 6 The Friars, Canterbury CT1 2AS

Cardiff

Cardiff Central Socialist Party: The next steps after the TUC demonstration

Thursday 25 October 2012

7.30pm

The Gower, 29 Gwennyth Street, Cardiff CF24 4PH

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Cardiff South Socialist Party: The next steps after the TUC demonstration

Wednesday 24 October 2012

7.30pm

The Clifton, 1 Clifton Street, Cardiff CF24 1PW

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Cardiff West Socialist Party: The next steps after the TUC demonstration

Thursday 25 October 2012

7.30pm

Cardiff Bus Sports and Social Club, Tudor Street, Cardiff CF11 6AD

Carlisle

Carlisle Socialist Party: After the TUC demo, what now?

Monday 22nd October 2012

7pm

Club 35, 35 Lowther St, Carlisle

Chester

Chester Socialist Party: How can we build a 24-hour general strike?

What is the socialist alternative?

Wednesday 24 October 2012

7.30pm

Custom House, Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LB

Chesterfield

Chesterfield Socialist Party: Fight all cuts! For a 24-hour general strike!

Monday 29th October 2012

7.30pm

Chesterfield Library, Beetwell St, Chesterfield

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Chesterfield Socialist Party: Lessons of Clay Cross council's defiance

Friday 9th November 2012

7pm

Clay Cross Social Centre, Market Street, Clay Cross, near Chesterfield

40 years since Clay Cross Council defied the Tory government, this meeting will discuss the lessons for the battle against cuts today

Speakers: A former Clay Cross councillor; Alex Gordon, RMT president; Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary; Becci Heagney, Youth Fight for Jobs

Coventry

Coventry Socialist Party: Is socialist change possible? How would it work?

Thursday 25th October 2012

7.30pm

Coventry SQ Club, WhiteFriars Street, Coventry City Centre CV1 2DT

Main speaker: Dave Nellist

Darlington

Teesside Socialist Party: Building the alternative to austerity

Monday 29th October 2012

7.30pm

Hole in Wall pub, Market Place, Darlington, DL1 5PT

For more info contact teessidesocialists@virginmedia.com

Derby

Derby Socialist Party: Where next after 20th October demo?

For a 24 hour general strike!

Wednesday 24th October 2012

7.30pm

Ye Olde Dolphin Inn, 5A Queen Street, Derby DE1 3DL

Dewsbury

Huddersfield Socialist Party: The fight to save the NHS

Wednesday 31st October 2012

7.15pm

Venue: Dewsbury, details to be confirmed

For information, please ring Mike 07887 668 740

The campaign to save Dewsbury hospital is now in full swing. This meeting is a chance to stand back and look at how the NHS evolved and how we can win this fight.

Doncaster

Doncaster Socialist Party: Building the fightback against austerity

Wednesday 24th October 2012

7-30pm

Railway Inn, West St, next to train station, Doncaster

Dundee

Dundee Socialist Party: Building for a 24-hour general strike against austerity

Tuesday 23rd October 2012

7.30pm

Room G3 Dundee Univeristy Tower Building Perth Road, Dundee

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Socialist Party: Building for a 24-hour general strike against austerity

Thursday 25th October 2012

7pm

Phoenix Bar (downstairs), Broughton Street, Edinburgh

Exeter

Exeter Socialist Party: What the Socialist Party stands for

Wednesday 24 October 2012

7.00pm

Exeter Community Centre, 17 St David's Hill, Exeter EX4 3RG

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Exeter Socialist Party: Fight austerity; but what is the socialist alternative?

Tuesday 30th October 2012

7.30pm

Exeter Community Centre, St David's Hill, Exeter

Glasgow

Glasgow Socialist Party: Building for a 24-hour general strike against austerity

Monday 22nd October 2012

7:30pm

Premier Inn, Montrose Street, 187 George street, near city chambers, Glasgow G1 1YU

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Scotland NSSN (shop stewards network) conference

Saturday 27th October 2012

11am - 4pm

Glasgow Unison offices, 84 Bell Street, Glasgow

Gloucester

Gloucestershire Socialist Party: Building the fightback against austerity

Wednesday 24 October 2012

7.30pm

Barton & Tredworth Community Centre, 199 Barton Street, Gloucester

Harrogate

Harrogate Socialist Party: Fighting austerity in the Eurozone

Wednesday 14th November 2012

7.30pm

Harrogate Catholic Club, Robert St, Harrogate

Huddersfield

Huddersfield Socialist Party: Call a 24 hour general strike!

Wednesday 28th November 2012

7.15pm

Irish Centre, Fitzwilliam St, Huddersfield

For information, please ring Mike 07887 668 740

Leeds

Leeds Socialist Party: Kick out the Con-Dems, For a 24 hour General Strike

Monday 22nd October 2012

7.30pm

Cosmopolitan Hotel, 2 Briggate, Leeds LS1 4AE

Speakers include: Mike Forster (Socialist Party National Committee) and local students and trade unionists

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Yorkshire & Humber NSSN (shop stewards network) conference

Saturday 24th November 2012

10am-4pm

Cosmopolitan Hotel, 2 Lower Briggate, Leeds LS1 4AE

Leicester

Leicester Socialist Party: After the TUC demo - building the fight against austerity

Tuesday 23 October 2012

7.30 pm

Richard III, Highcross Street, Leicester

Lincoln

Lincoln Socialist Party: Where next after 20th October demo?

Thursday 25th October 2012

7.30pm

Croft Street Community Centre, Lincoln LN2 5AX

Liverpool

Liverpool Socialist Party: Building for a general strike after 20th October

Tuesday 23rd October 2012

7.30pm

Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool

Llanelli

Llanelli and West Wales Socialist Party: Fighting for a socialist future

Tuesday 23rd October 2012

19:30

Stamps, The Old Post Office, John Street, Llanelli

Ring Rob on 07541145108 for more information.

London central

London NSSN (shop stewards network) public meeting

Wednesday 24th October 2012

7pm

ULU, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY

Speakers include: Chris Baugh - PCS Assistant General Secretary, Steve Hedley - RMT Assistant General Secretary, Suzanne Muna, Unite housing branch secretary

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Socialism 2012 - a weekend of discussion and debate organised by the Socialist Party

Includes sessions on: 'Lessons of the public sector pensions struggle' and 'Where next for the fight against austerity?'

Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th November 2012

ULU, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY

Main rallies at Friends Meeting House, opposite Euston station with speakers including Bob Crow (general secretary of RMT), Matt Wrack (general secretary of FBU) and Peter Taaffe (general secretary of Socialist Party)

This is a national event, welcoming all, from those who are already a trade union or anti-cuts activist to those who are interested in finding out more about fighting back, or more about socialist ideas.

For tickets and more info go to www.socialism2012.org.uk

London north & east

Hackney & Islington Socialist Party: Why is there an economic crisis?

How Marx explained economics

Wednesday 31st October 2012

7.30pm

Olive Café (downstairs), 18 Stoke Newington High St, London N16

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Haringey & Enfield Socialist Party: What next after the TUC demo?

Tuesday October 30th 2012

7.30pm

Day Mer centre (North London Community House), 22 Moorefield Road (Near Bruce Grove Station), London N17 6PY - look out for 'Cafe Life' sign in the street outside if you haven't been before.

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Tower Hamlets Socialist Party: Building the fight against austerity

Wednesday 7th November 2012

7.30pm

Oxford House, Derbyshire St, London E2

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Waltham Forest Socialist Party: What's the alternative to cuts, racism and capitalism?

Thursday 1st November 2012

7.30pm

William Morris Community Centre, Greenleaf Road, London E17

London south

Greenwich Socialist Party: Where next after October 20th?

Thursday 1st November 2012

7.30pm

Glyndon community Centre, 75 Raglan Road, Plumstead, SE18 7LB

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Lambeth & Southwark Socialist Party: How far can capitalism go in enforcing austerity?

Thursday 25th October 2012

7.30pm

Top Room, Bonnington Centre, 11 Vauxhall Grove, Vauxhall, London SW8 1TD

Speaker: Bill Reed

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Lewisham Socialist Party: What next after 20 October?

Defend public services! Defend the NHS!

Thursday 25 October 2012

7.30 pm

All Saints Community Centre, corner of Monson Road and New Cross Road, London SE14 5DJ.

Speakers: Helen O'Connor, healthworker, Unison (personal capacity) and Lee Vernon, PCS (personal capacity)

London West

Hillingdon Socialist Party: What next after the TUC demo?

Thursday 25th October 2012

7.30pm

Friends Meeting House, Uxbridge

Manchester

North West NSSN (shop stewards network) public meeting

'Next steps to a 24-hour general strike'

Saturday 27th October 2012

1pm-3pm

Town Hall Tavern (upstairs), 20 Tib Lane, Manchester City Centre M2 4JA

Speakers include: Steve Acheson (Unite construction National Industrial Sector Committee and Sparks rank & file) and Alex Davidson (PCS North West vice-chair)

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Manchester Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) rally: For an MP who opposes all cuts

Tuesday 13 November 2012

7.30pm

"The lounge" meeting room in the Methodist Central Hall, Oldham Street, off Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre, Manchester M1 1JQ

Speakers include Dave Nellist, former Coventry socialist MP and councillor and Alex Davidson, TUSC Manchester parliamentary byelection candidate

Mansfield

Mansfield Socialist Party: Where next after 20th October demo?

Wednesday 24th October 2012

7.30pm

Ladybrook Community Centre, Ladybrook Lane, Mansfield

Middlesbrough

Teesside Socialist Party: Building the alternative to austerity

Monday 5th November 2012

7.30pm

Cleveland Trade Unionists and Unemployed Workers' Resource Centre, Marton Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2DU

For more info contact teessidesocialists@virginmedia.com

Newcastle

Newcastle Socialist Party: What next after the TUC demo?

Wednesday 24 October 2012

7.30 pm

Bar Loco, 22 Leazes Park Road, Newcastle NE1 4PG

Newport

Newport Socialist Party: Building the fight against austerity

Thursday 1 November 2012

6pm

Pen and Wig, Stow Hill, Newport, NP20 1JD

Northampton

Northampton Socialist Party: Building a socialist alternative to austerity

Thursday 25th October 2012

19:00 - 21:00

Vernon Terrace Community Centre, Stockley Street, Northampton NN1 5HE

Nottingham

Nottingham Socialist Party: Where now after TUC March? For a 24-hour general strike

Monday 22nd October 2012

7.30pm

ICC (YMCA), 61B Mansfield Road, Nottingham NG1 3FH

Plymouth

Plymouth Socialist Party: Build for the 24-hour General Strike

Tuesday 23 October 2012

7.00pm

Plymouth Social Club, 38-39 Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AX

Pontypridd

RCT Socialist Party: Building the fight against austerity

Wednesday 31 October 2012

7.15pm

Otley Arms, Forest Road, Trefforest, Pontypridd CF37 1SY

Poole

Dorset Socialist Party: What the Socialist Party stands for

Wednesday 24 October 2012

7.30pm

Poole Labour Club, 22 Wimborne Road, Poole BH15 2BU

Preston

Preston Socialist Party: How can we build a general strike?

What is the Socialist Alternative?

Wednesday 24th October 2012

7pm - 8.45pm

Stanley Arms, Lancaster Road, Preston

Reading

Reading NSSN (shop stewards network) meeting - Build a one day general strike!

Wednesday 24th October 2012

7.30pm

Reading International Solidarity Centre, room 1, 35-39 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS

Rotherham

Rotherham Socialist Party: What next after the TUC demo?

Sunday 21st October 2012

7-30pm

Rotherham Trades Club, Greasborough Rd, Rotherham S60 1RB (near bus & rail stations)

Salford

Salford Socialist Party: For a one-day general strike!

Wednesday 24th October 2012

7.00 pm

New Oxford (back room), Bexley Square, off Chapel Street, Manchester M3 6DB

Sheffield

Sheffield North Socialist Party: What next after the TUC demo?

Tuesday 23 October 2012

7-30pm

Old Queens Head, Pond Hill, Sheffield S1 2BG

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Sheffield South Socialist Party: Busting the Tory myths, Q&A session.

Wednesday 24 October 2012

7-00pm

White Lion, London Road, Sheffield S2 4HT

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Socialist Party: Building the anti-cuts movement after the TUC demo

Tuesday 23 October 2012

7.30pm

Royal Oak Pub, Coton Hill, Shrewsbury SY1 2DZ

Stevenage

Stevenage Socialist Party: What now after the march?

Monday 22nd October 2012

8pm

Bedwell Community Centre, Bedwell Crescent, Stevenage SG1 1NA

Stoke

Stoke Socialist Party: The next steps after 20th October

Thursday 25th October 2012

7.30pm

Sacred Hearts Social Centre, corner of Regent Rd and Downey St, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3BY

Speakers: Andy Bentley - Socialist Party Organiser plus a rep from the NUT

Stroud

Gloucestershire Socialist Party: Fighting austerity - march together & fight together

Wednesday 24 October 2012

7.30pm

The Exchange, Brick Row, Stroud, GL5 IDF

Swansea

Swansea Socialist Party: Fighting for a socialist future

Thursday 25th October 2012

19:30

Dyfatty Community Centre, Chapel St, Swansea SA1 1NB

Swindon

South West NSSN (shop stewards network) public meeting

Saturday 27th October 2012

12noon - 4pm

Great Western Hotel, Station Road, Swindon

Wigan

South & West Lancs Socialist Party: How can we build a 24-hour general strike?

What is the socialist alternative?

Thursday 1 November 2012

7pm

The Anvil Pub, Dorning St, Wigan, WN1 1ND

Winchester

Hampshire Socialist Party: Opposing the Cuts

Wednesday 7th November 2012

7.30pm

University of Winchester, Medecroft, Room 16.

Worcester

Worcester Socialist Party: What next after 20th October?

Monday 22 October 2012

7.00pm

The Eagle Vaults, Friar Street, Worcester

York

York Socialist Party: Building the fightback against austerity

Wednesday 24th October 2012

7-30pm

Golden Fleece, Pavement, York YO1 9UP

This version of this article was first posted on the Socialist Party website on 16 October 2012 and may vary slightly from the version subsequently printed in The Socialist.

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