Reviews of Socialism 2006
 Socialism 2006
How can the consequences of globalisation be combated?: Socialism 2006 featured discussions and debates which focused on the key issues facing socialists today...
Britain's Muslims under siege - which way forward?
"Inspired and informed"
Do you have to be red to be green?
Socialism 2006 - another major step forward
Videos of Socialism 2006
 Tommy
Sheridan at Socialism 2006
Peter
Taaffe speaking at Socialism 2006
Socialist
Students debate at Socialism 2006
Videos shown at Socialism 2006
Socialism 2006 began with a short video showing the struggles of
workers around the world:
Global
struggles: (340 kbits)
Global
struggles: (218 pocket PC)
 Lucy
Redler, SAV (CWI
Germany) and WASG (the new Left party) national committee member,
spoke at the Socialism 2006 rally. A video of Lucy on the
German equivalent of "Newsnight" showed the anguish of the leading
German politicians as Lucy laid into them.
Germany:
Lucy Redler: (340 kbits)
Germany:
Lucy Redler: (218 pocket PC)
Whipps
Cross hospital workers struggle: (340 kbits)
Whipps
Cross hospital workers struggle: (218 pocket PC)
Len hockey, Unison joint branch secretary at Whipps Cross hospital in
Waltham Forest, spoke at the rally.
A video celebrated the successful strike at Whipps Cross in London
Socialism 2006: "A brilliant and inspiring experience"
"ALMOST HALF the world lives without clean water or modern sewage
systems," said Hannah Sell, introducing the Rally for Socialism.
"The discussion this weekend is how we can change the world".
Socialist Party youth rally:
socialist ideas are the future
Socialism 2006: an
unmissable event!
Successful collection raises £30,000
Socialism 2006 closing rally:
How to defend
the NHS
Sri Lanka Appeal
 Lucy
Redler, member of the WASG regional executive committee and member of
SAV (Socialist Alternative - CWI, Germany).
Lucy Redler
number one on the WASG’s list of candidates for the Berlin elections
 Tommy Sheridan MSP,
member of the Scottish parliament and leader of the newly formed
Solidarity - the Scottish Socialist Movement.
Tommy, formerly a
leader of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP), recently defeated
Murdoch's News Of The World in a famous court case.
Len Hockey, Socialist Party member and
joint branch secretary of Whipps Cross UNISON, speaking on behalf of the Whipps Cross
strikers, hospital workers who have recently won a significant victory.
Debates which took place included:
 Muslims Under Siege – which way forward for Britain’s Muslims?
Said Fergani (Muslim Association of Britain) & Socialist Party
representative.
How can the negative aspects of globalisation be combated?
Simon Tormey (author of Anticapitalism: a beginners guide), Andrew Glyn
(author of Capitalism Unleashed: Finance, Globalisation & Welfare) &
Lynn Walsh (Socialist Party)
How can we end homophobia?
Peter Tatchell (OUTrage) Tony Sanouis (Socialist Party)
Do you have to be Red to be Green?
Derek Wall (Green Party) & Socialist Party representative.
How can we defeat fees?
NUS representative & Socialist Students representative
New Labour – can it be shifted to the left or is a new workers party
needed?
John McDonnell campaign representative, Campaign for a New Workers Party
representative & Lucy Redler (WASG)
Socialism
2006 was a weekend of discussion and debate hosted by the Socialist
Party, taking place on 25 and 26 November 2006.
 If you are involved in a campaign against cuts
or privatisation, if you have been on strike to defend your pay and
conditions, or if you are just interested in discussing how we can
change this profit-hungry world, come along to Socialism 2006!
Britain - NHS, education, housing, pensions - how can we defend
public services? International - find out about struggles of workers and
the oppressed in Venezuela, Bolivia, France, Chile, Greece and more.
Socialism - is society still divided into classes, can socialism be
achieved in a globalised world, could a socialist-planned economy save
the planet?
There will be a wide range of seminars with
lively discussion and debate.
3 - 5 pm Saturday, 25 November 2006
10 - 4.30pm Sunday, 26 November 2006
In addition to the rallies there will be a wide range of
seminars.
Seminars will take place at University
of London Union, Malet St, London WC1.
Contact
us
If
you would like to attend this event, would like to be regularly updated
on agenda and speakers, or have any questions regarding location,
accommodation etc, contact us by email on socialism@socialistparty.org.uk
or you can phone 0208 988 8777
Weekend £20 waged, £10 unwaged or low
waged
Rally only £10 waged, £5 unwaged or low waged
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speakers at Socialism 2006 just email us at: socialism@socialistparty.org.uk
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