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Amazing Range Of Events During Our Festival Of Resistance - Join Us in Manchester To Protest The Tory Party Conference
FESTIVAL OF RESISTANCE
Sat 30th Sept - Tue eve 3rd Oct
NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION
Sun 1st Oct
As the government currently in power, it's important we collectively protest the Tory Party Conference this October. We cannot let them and their vicious, corrupt, cruel, destructive and oppressive rule go unopposed. We will continue to hold to account and resist any government that does not act in the interests of the many ordinary people everywhere.
We have therefore organised an exciting range of anti-Tory events from Sat 30/9 to Tue Eve on 3/10. This includes the National Demonstration on Sunday 1/10. We'll have protest, political panels with discussion, great speakers, solidarity support, music, theatre, poetry, protest and much more. We have also included solidarity support for strikes during this time.
Many of these events (BUT not all!) will be in a marquee we'll have in Piccadilly Gardens for the duration of the Tory Party conference. See graphic above for an overview of everything, but for more detailed information about the events, scroll down.
We'll have art in the marquee in Piccadilly Gardens from Andrew Swan called, 'STINKING RICH: The Cost Of Wealth.' This explores the impact extreme wealth is having on our local communities and environment.
The 'Hell Bus' will be coming to town too and will be parked on St Annes Square during the Tory Conference. The bus has great exhibitions with interactive installations. These satirise the oil and gas companies attempts to 'greenwash' their companies and convince the world they have good environmental policies and intentions.
We need to make the Demonstration on Sunday 1st October HUGE - Join Us!
As an organised mass movement coming together in solidarity, strength and unity, we are powerful. We can show the government and their ruling class backers that we refuse to accept their austerity, profiteering, destruction, inequality, division and hate.
So come together with campaigners, trade unionists, social and climate justice activists, and many more. We will march from All Saints Park to Castlefield Bowl where we'll hear from a range of key figures from the trade union and campaign movement. This includes Mick Lynch (RMT General Secretary), Daniel Kebede (NEU General Secretary), Fran Heathcote (PCS President), Lindsey German Stop The War Coalition Convenor, Kate Hudson CND General Secretary, Chantelle Lunt, Merseyside BLM, Ellen Clifford DPAC - as well as many more from campaigns such as anti racism, NHS, climate justice and more...
There is an accessible shorter march from The Britons Protection pub. So join us there if this is best for you.
PLEASE PROMOTE THE NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION AND EVENTS IN ALL YOUR NETWORKS
Coaches To The Demonstration - People’s Assembly groups across the country are organising transport to our Demonstration. Details of coaches can be found here. Please contact us if you can organise a coach to the Demonstration. Email us on: [email protected]
Can your union branch, union region, trades council, campaign or CLP support and promote the demonstration? See our model motion here. Please email us on [email protected] if any queries.
Shareable resources can be found here OR see our social media (please follow us if you don't already!)
See here for National Demonstration Facebook event. Please share this widely!
Volunteers Urgently Needed - Can you help???
We need volunteers to help us steward the Demonstration (we will brief you on what's needed) and to help with the Festival Of Resistance events over the 4 days. You'll have a great time, meet interesting people and be part of an amazing Festival of Resistance. Email us on: [email protected]
#ToriesOut
#UnitedAgainstThe Tories
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Full List Of Festival of Resistance Events - Speakers and links
(Events are in the marquee we'll have in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester City Centre, unless otherwise specified)
Saturday 30th September
-10.30 Support ASLEF (train drivers) Strikes & Picket. See Facebook event here. At Piccadilly Station Approach
-11.30 Manchester Unwelcomes The Tories - With ASLEF Strikers. See Facebook event here. Meet at Piccadilly Station Approach
-1.30 Support The Strikes - Scrap Anti Trade Union Law. See Facebook event here. Martin Cavanagh PCS Deputy President, Andy Hourigan ASLEF, Lindsey German Activist & Author, Institute of Employment Rights speaker.
-3.00 Our Class, Our Voices: Why We Need Socialist Media. (Organised by The Morning Star Readers & Supporters group). See Facebook event here. Fran Heathcote PCS President, Nigel Flanagan, author and global union organiser, Bob Oram Chair Morning Star
- 4.30 Peace Now: Against A World At War. (Organised by Stop The War Coalition). See Facebook event here. Lindsey German STWC Convenor, Alex Gordon, RMT President, Laura Pidcock People's Assembly National Secretary, Tom Unterrainer CND Chair
-5.30 Climate Justice Now - Unite To Survive See Facebook event here. with Alex Gordon RMT President, James Skeet Just Stop Oil, John Sherman Hell Bus/Adfree Cities, Suzanne Jeffries, Campaign Against Climate Change, Elaine Graham activist and author
-7.30 Stick It To The Tories - Big Night Out. See here for Facebook event and to book tickets. With brilliant performers: Barbara Nice (actor and comedian) , Jonathan Mayor (comedian), Barbarella and Dave Randell (musicians), Laura Pidcock (People's Assembly National Secretary), Paul O'Connor (PCS Senior National Officer) , Gerry Potter and Steph Pike (performance poets).This event will be in The Mechanics Institute in Manchester. There will be a bar.
On Sunday 1st October
-12.00 Protest The Tory Party Conference - National Demonstration (Tory conference begins that day). Assemble next to All Saints Park, Oxford Rd and march to Castlefield Bowl See Facebook Event here. Speakers include: Mick Lynch (RMT General Secretary), Daniel Kebede (NEU General Secretary), Fran Heathcote (PCS President), Lindsay German Stop The War Coalition Convenor, Kate Hudson CND General Secretary, Chantelle Lunt Merseyside BLM, Ellen Clifford DPAC, as well as many more from campaigns such as anti racism, NHS, climate justice + more.
-5pm Derail The Tories! Protest After-Party & RMT fundraiser, (organised by Gig Economy). See Facebook event for more info and tickets. At Band On The Wall (has a bar),
Monday 2nd October
-1.00 How To JUST STOP OIL: A Misunderstood Campaign. See Facebook event here.
-2.30 It's One Minute To Midnight In The Case Of Julian Assange. (Organised by Don't Extradite Assange Campaign). See Facebook event here. Stella Assange & Chloe Schlosberg Don't Extradite Assange Campaign.
-5.00 Britain Is Crumbling: Tory Cuts Are Killing Us See Facebook event here. Ian Byrne Right To Food Campaign, Ellen Clifford DPAC, Ian Hodson BFAWU, Julia Mwaluke Unison Vice President.
-6.30 Women Will Not Be Silenced See Facebook event here, Chantelle Lunt Merseyside Black Lives Matter, Fliss Premru MeTU & more to be confirmed.
-8.00 Take Back Our Future - Theatre performances from the brilliant Take Back theatre group with and Julie Hesmondhalgh). See here for more info and to book tickets. This will be at The Mechanics Institute in Manchester. There will be a bar.
Tuesday 3rd October
-12.00 Make UNCRPD Law (organised by Disabled People Against the Cuts). See Facebook Event here. In St Peters Square.
-1.00-3.00 Supporting the BMA Junior Doctor and Consultant Rally (organised by the British Medical Association). See Facebook event here. Assembling in St Peters Square, Manchester at 12.30pm
-4.00 Rank and File Combine How Do We Reboot The Strike Wave? (Organised by the Rank & File Combine) Gary Walk Unite CHEP, Darren Westwood, GMB Amazon striker, more tbc.
-5.00 Safe Passage Now! Protest When Braverman Speaks (organised by Stand Up To Racism). See Facebook event here. St Peters Square.
-6.00 Defend Our NHS: Support The Strikes - Banner Theatre Performance and Speakers. See Facebook event here. Banner Theatre, Dr John Puntis Keep Our NHS Public, Karen Reissmann Unison (in a personal capacity), Andrew Meyerson A&E Doctor.
-8.00 Oh Jeremy Corbyn, The Big Lie Film Screening - with post film discussion . See here for more info and to book tickets At The Mechanics Institute. There will be a bar.
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