What's On

Can't find a meeting in your area? The Socialist Party holds meetings all round the country. Contact the national office or one of our regional organisers for events in your area. Numbers at the bottom of this listing, or click here to email us

8 February 2012

Huddersfield & Halifax Socialist Party: The fight today

Wednesday 8th February 2012

7.15pm

The Irish Centre, Huddersfield

for more info, contact Mike 07887668740

8 February 2012

Wakefield & Pontefract Socialist Party: The Transitional Programme

Wednesday 8th February 2012

7.30pm

Black Rock, 19 Cross Square, Wakefield WF1 1PQ

8 February 2012

Wirral & Chester Socialist Party: The problem with socialism is...

Wednesday 8 February 2012

7.30pm

Custom House pub (upstairs room) Watergate Street, Chester

This is a different format from normal meetings. Each person comes to the meeting with an argument against socialism. At the meeting we all hear the objections and then someone has a go at proposing and someone else refuting the argument, followed by other people adding points as necessary and evaluating the answer.

Call Alec 07411362448 for more details

8 February 2012

Brighton Socialist Party: Introduction to the Russian Revolution

Wednesday 8th February 2012

7-30pm

Phoenix Community Centre (round the back of the Phoenix gallery, opposite st Peter's church), Brighton

8 February 2012

Salford Socialist Party: Lenin's three sources of Marxism

Wednesday 8th February 2012

7.00 pm

White Swan (back room), Worsley Road, Swinton, M27 5SN

9 February 2012

East London Socialist Party: Stephen Lawrence; fighting racism

Thursday 9th February 2012

7.30pm

Durning Hall, Earlham Grove, Forest Gate

Two of the murderers of Stephen Laurence have finally been convicted - 18 years late, with others still free. At the time, the racist BNP had its HQ in the area. One of the organisers of the campaign to drive out the BNP will introduce the discussion.

9 February 2012

Walthamstow Socialist Party: The role of the revolutionary party

Thursday 9th February 2012

7.30pm

William Morris Community Centre, Greenleaf Road, E17 6QQ.

11 February 2012

Socialist Party national youth meeting

Saturday 11- Sunday 12 February 2012

Including a discussion on 'A World in Crisis' introduced by Socialist Party general secretary Peter Taaffe.

Contact Claire for more details:

clairelaker@socialistparty.org.uk

020 8988 8761

13 February 2012

Manchester Socialist Party: Lenin's State and Revolution

Monday 13th February 2012

7pm

Subway cafe (back), 49 Peter Street, Manchester M2 3NG

13 February 2012

Leeds City & Bradford Socialist Party: The crisis of capitalism in the eurozone and Britain

Monday 13th February 2012

7.30pm

The Wrens, 61A New Briggate, Leeds

13 February 2012

Aylesbury Socialist Party: What is Marxism?

Monday 13 February 2012

7.30pm

The Railway Club, California, Aylesbury, HP21 8HH

13 February 2012

Birmingham Socialist Party: Socialism and religion

Monday 13th February 2012

7:30pm

The Boadroom of Bennets Pub, on Bennetts Hill in Birmingham city centre.

14 February 2012

Derby Socialist Party: China - Will the economic boom continue?

Tuesday 14th February 2012

7.30pm

Ye Olde Dolphin Inn, 6-7 Queen St, Derby DE1 3DL

Speaker: Terry Warby

14 February 2012

Hatfield Socialist Party: Trade unionists and socialists standing against the cuts

Tuesday 14th February 2012

7:45pm

Community Resource Centre, No.1 Town Centre, Hatfield AL10 0JZ.

14 February 2012

Bristol Central Socialist Party: The 1917 February revolution in Russia

Tuesday 14th February 2012

7.30pm

Cheltenham Road Library, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6

15 February 2012

Wakefield & Pontefract Socialist Party: Fighting the cuts: What's socialism got to do with it?

Wednesday 15th February 2012

7.30pm

Black Rock, 19 Cross Square, Wakefield WF1 1PQ

15 February 2012

Brighton Socialist Party: Will there be a war with Iran?

Wednesday 15th February 2012

7-30pm

Phoenix Community Centre (round the back of the Phoenix gallery, opposite st Peter's church), Brighton

16 February 2012

East London Socialist Party: Our unions must fight for us!

Thursday 16th February 2012

7.30pm

Durning Hall, Earlham Grove, Forest Gate

The Con-Dems are on an all-out attack on public services - provoking two million to strike on N30. But some union leaders hold back the struggle. How can we make them accountable? The National Shop Stewards Network helps organise union members - and was key in making N30 possible. This meeting will discuss the role of the NSSN and how to build it further.

16 February 2012

Walthamstow Socialist Party: Q&A on the eurozone crisis

Thursday 16th February 2012

7.30pm

William Morris Community Centre, Greenleaf Road, E17 6QQ.

20 February 2012

Manchester Socialist Party: Drugs - A socialist perspective

Monday 20th February 2012

7pm

Subway cafe (back), 49 Peter Street, Manchester M2 3NG

20 February 2012

Stevenage Socialist Party: Fighting unemployment

Monday 20th February 2012

8pm to 9:45pm

Bedwell Centre, Bedwell Crescent, Stevenage SG1 1NA

21 February 2012

Derby Socialist Party: The economy and workers' struggles in Britain.

Tuesday 21st February 2012

7.30pm

Ye Olde Dolphin Inn, 6-7 Queen St, Derby DE1 3DL

Speaker: Becci Heagney

21 February 2012

Oxford Socialist Party: What is the political alternative to cuts and austerity?

Tuesday 21 February 2012

7.30pm

Oxford Town Hall, OX1 1BX

21 February 2012

Harlow Socialist Party: Trade unionists and socialists standing against the cuts

Tuesday 21st February 2012

7:45pm

Venue to be confirmed

21 February 2012

Bristol Central Socialist Party: "Reclaim the Game", capitalism & football

Tuesday 21st February 2012

7.30pm

Cheltenham Road Library, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6

22 February 2012

Wakefield & Pontefract Socialist Party: The pensions dispute

Wednesday 22nd February 2012

7.30pm

Black Rock, 19 Cross Square, Wakefield WF1 1PQ

22 February 2012

Wirral & Chester Socialist Party: Was Russia socialist?

Wednesday 22 February 2012

7.30pm

The 1917 Russian Revolution was a major landmark in history. But was Russia under Stalin really a socialist country?

Custom House pub (upstairs room) Watergate Street, Chester

Call Alec 07411362448 for more details

22 February 2012

Brighton Socialist Party: The role of the Socialist newspaper

Wednesday 22nd February 2012

7-30pm

Phoenix Community Centre (round the back of the Phoenix gallery, opposite st Peter's church), Brighton

22 February 2012

Milton Keynes Socialist Party: The Socialist Party - a fighting alternative

Wednesday 22nd February 2012

7:30pm

Woughton Leisure Centre, Rainbow Drive, Chaffron Way, Leadenhall, Milton Keynes MK6 5EJ

22 February 2012

Salford Socialist Party: Communist Manifesto, part two

Wednesday 22nd February 2012

7.00 pm

White Swan (back room), Worsley Road, Swinton, M27 5SN

27 February 2012

Wirral & Chester Socialist Party: Liverpool, a city that dared to fight

Monday 27 February 2012

7.30pm

Stork Pub, Price Street, Birkenhead

In the 1980s the Labour council in Liverpool was led by Militant (forerunner of the Socialist Party). Whilst others cowered from Thatcher, we took her on. Following an inspiring battle - when the Labour and union leaders sided with the Tories, we gave her a bloody nose. What are the lessons for today?

Call Alec 07411362448 for more details

28 February 2012

Derby Socialist Party: What is the best way to fight sexism?

Tuesday 28th February 2012

7.30pm

Ye Olde Dolphin Inn, 6-7 Queen St, Derby DE1 3DL

28 February 2012

Llanelli and West Wales Socialist Party: 1917 February Russian Revolution

Tuesday 28th February 2012

7.30-9.00pm

Stamps, The Old Post Office, John Street, Llanelli SA15 1UH

28 February 2012

Manchester Socialist Students public meeting: The Arab Spring one year on

Tuesday 28th February 2012

6pm - 7.30pm

Meeting Room 3, Manchester University Students Union, Steve Biko building, Manchester University, Oxford Road, Manchester

Info/directions: 07402 952 841, katen89@live.com

29 February 2012

Liverpool Hope University Socialist Students: The Arab Spring one year on

Wednesday 29th February 2012

1pm -2pm

Meet at "Fresh Hope" cafe, Hope Park Campus, Hope University, Liverpool, L16 9JD. Info/directions: 07767 718 189, emzeh-starr@hotmail.com

29 February 2012

Brighton Socialist Party: Time to defend abortion rights?

Wednesday 29th February 2012

7-30pm

Phoenix Community Centre (round the back of the Phoenix gallery, opposite St Peter's church), Brighton

29 February 2012

Salford Socialist Party: Building the Socialist Party

Wednesday 29th February 2012

7.00 pm

White Swan (back room), Worsley Road, Swinton, M27 5SN

5 March 2012

Manchester Socialist Party: The role of the Labour Party

Monday 5th March 2012

7pm

Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS

5 March 2012

Leeds City and Bradford Socialist Party: Scottish referendum and the National Question

Monday 5th March 2012

7.30pm

The Wrens, 61A New Briggate, Leeds

6 March 2012

Llanelli and West Wales Socialist Party: The role of a Marxist shop steward

Tuesday 6th March 2012

7.30-9.00pm

Stamps, The Old Post Office, John Street, Llanelli SA15 1UH

6 March 2012

Hatfield Socialist Party: Open meeting

Tuesday 6th March 2012

7.45pm

Community Resource No1 Centre, Town Centre, Hatfield AL10 0JZ

7 March 2012

Wakefield & Pontefract Socialist Party: Youth Fight for Jobs

Wednesday 7th March 2012

7.30pm

Black Rock, 19 Cross Square, Wakefield WF1 1PQ

7 March 2012

Brighton Socialist Party: Chile 1970-1973

Wednesday 7th March 2012

7-30pm

Phoenix Community Centre (round the back of the Phoenix gallery, opposite St Peter's church), Brighton

7 March 2012

Salford Socialist Party: Women and the fight for socialism

Wednesday 7th March 2012

7.00 pm

White Swan (back room), Worsley Road, Swinton, M27 5SN

8 March 2012

Walthamstow Socialist Party: Their morals and ours - Trotsky's 'moral maze'

Thursday 8th March 2012

7.30pm

William Morris Community Centre, Greenleaf Road, London E17 6QQ.

12 March 2012

Manchester Socialist Party: Stalinism

Monday 12th March 2012

7pm

Subway cafe (back), 49 Peter Street, Manchester M2 3NG

13 March 2012

Llanelli and West Wales Socialist Party: How to defeat the far-right

Tuesday 13th March 2012

7.30-9.00pm

Stamps, The Old Post Office, John Street, Llanelli SA15 1UH

14 March 2012

Wakefield & Pontefract Socialist Party: Report from Socialist Party Congress

Wednesday 14th March 2012

7.30pm

Black Rock, 19 Cross Square, Wakefield WF1 1PQ

19 March 2012

Manchester Socialist Party: The miners' strike and its legacy

Monday 19th March 2012

7pm

Subway cafe (back), 49 Peter Street, Manchester M2 3NG

21 March 2012

Salford Socialist Party: Will there be war over Iran?

Wednesday 21st March 2012

7.00 pm

White Swan (back room), Worsley Road, Swinton, M27 5SN

26 March 2012

Manchester Socialist Party: Working class unity and Left unity

Monday 26th March 2012

7pm

Subway cafe (back), 49 Peter Street, Manchester M2 3NG

27 March 2012

Llanelli and West Wales Socialist Party: USA: Is Obama a socialist?

Tuesday 27th March 2012

7.30-9.00pm

Stamps, The Old Post Office, John Street, Llanelli SA15 1UH

28 March 2012

Salford Socialist Party: The Class, Party & Leadership (Trotsky)

Wednesday 28th March 2012

7.00 pm

White Swan (back room), Worsley Road, Swinton, M27 5SN

2 April 2012

Manchester Socialist Party: TUSC and the local elections

Monday 2nd April 2012

7pm

Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS

4 April 2012

Salford Socialist Party: How mental health suffers under capitalism

Wednesday 4th April 2012

7.00 pm

White Swan (back room), Worsley Road, Swinton, M27 5SN

9 June 2012

National Shop Stewards Network 6th Annual National Conference

Saturday 9th June

11-4pm

Friends Meeting House, London

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