Meetings and events

area	speaker	time	venue
The Case for Socialism – rallies organised by Socialist Worker
Barnsley	With Amy Leather, Hannah Dee	Wed 6 May, 7.30pm	Barnsley Library, Shambles St
Birmingham	With Chris Bambery, Joseph Choonara	Thu 21 May, 7.30pm	Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret St
Brighton	With Martin Smith	Thu 21 May, 7.30pm	Brighthelm Centre, North Rd (cnr Queens Rd)
Bristol	With Colin Smith, Judith Orr	Tue 28 Apr, 7.15pm	Malcolm X Community Centre, 141 City Rd
Cardiff	With Michael Bradley	Wed 6 May, 7.30pm	Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place
Doncaster	With Charlie Kimber	Wed 29 Apr, 7pm	Danum Hotel, High St
Edinburgh	With Joseph Choonara	Thu 14 May, 7.30pm	Royal British Hotel, 20 Princes St
Glasgow	With Judith Orr	Wed 13 May, 7.30pm	Adelaide, 209 Bath St
Leeds	With Hannah Dee	Wed 3 Jun, 7pm	Michael Sadler Building, Leeds University
Liverpool	With Chris Harman, Alex Callinicos	Tue 19 May, 7.30pm	Static Gallery, 23 Roscoe Lane
London: Central	With Weyman Bennett, Alex Callinicos	Wed 6 May, 7pm	Room 3A, ULU, Malet St, WC1
London: East	With Alex Callinicos	Thu 30 Apr, 7.30pm	Oxford House, Derbyshire St (opp Bethnal Green Rd Tesco)
London: Hackney	With Pat Stack, Viv Smith	Thu 14 May, 7.30pm	Round Chapel, Powerscroft Rd (off Lower Clapton Rd), E5
London: North	With Charlie Kimber, Chris Bambery	Thu 14 May, 7.30pm	West Indian Cultural Centre, Clarendon Rd (off Turnpike Lane)
London: North West	With Martin Smith, Sally Campbell	Tue 19 May, 7.30pm	Willesden Green Library Centre, 95 High Rd, Willesden, NW10
London: South	With Chris Harman, Pat Stack	Wed 20 May, 7.30pm	The Brix, St Matthews Church, Brixton Hill, Brixton
London: South East		Thu 14 May, 7.30pm	Lewisham Methodist Hall, Albion Rd, SE1
London: Waltham Forest	With Yunus Bakhsh, Megan Trudell	Wed 20 May, 7.30pm	Quaker Meeting House, 1A Jewel Rd
Manchester	With Colin Smith, Michael Lavalette, Esme Choonara	Thu 14 May, 7pm	Mechanics Institute, Major St (off Princess St)
Newcastle	With Martin Smith, Michael Lavalette	Wed 6 May, 7pm	Royal Station Hotel, Neville St
Oxford	With Chris Harman	Wed 6 May, 7.30pm	The Mitre, 17 High St
Sheffield	With Charlie Kimber, Chris Bambery	Thu 30 Apr, 7pm	Community Hall, John St (off Bramall Lane)
SWP public meetings
area	title/speaker	time	venue
Brighton	Are the police out of control?	Thu 30 Apr, 7.30pm	Brighthelm Centre, North Rd
Bristol: South	Who was Che Guevara?	Wed 6 May, 6pm	Transport House, Victoria St
Cambridge	Zionism – the hope, the myth and the reality With Rob Ferguson	Thu 30 Apr, 7.30pm	CB2 Cafe, Norfolk St
Cambridge	Marxism and anarchism With Pat Stack	Thu 7 May, 7.30pm	CB2 Cafe, Norfolk St
Chesterfield	The lessons of the 1984-5 Miners’ Strike	Wed 6 May, 7.30pm	Assembly Rooms, Market Hall, Market Square
East Lancashire	Marx’s economics	Thu 30 Apr, 7.30pm	Brierfield Community Centre, Colne Rd, Brierfield
Huddersfield	Are the police out of control? With Sally Kincaid	Wed 13 May, 6pm	Coffeevolution, Church St
Leeds: Harehills	Africa in revolt – from Mandela to Mugabe With Ken Olende	Wed 29 Apr, 7.30pm	Bangladeshi Centre, Roundhay Rd
Leeds: Headingley	Africa in revolt – from Mandela to Mugabe With Ken Olende	Thu 30 Apr, 7pm	Swarthmore Centre, 2-7 Woodhouse Square
London	Stop the massacre of Tamils in Sri Lanka With Ken Olende, Matt Foot (human rights lawyer), representative from the British Tamil student society	Fri 1 May, 6pm	Room 3B, ULU, Malet St, London WC1
London: Harrow	How do we stop the Nazi BNP?	Wed 13 May 7.30pm	Trinity Bar, 378-380 Station Rd
London: Newham	Socialists and the fight for women’s liberation With Siân Ruddick	Wed 6 May, 7pm	Stratford Advice Arcade, 107-109 The Grove, E15
London: Tower Hamlets	Globalisation and migrant labour With Mark Thomas	Thu 7 May, 7.30pm	Oxford House, Derbyshire St, (opp Bethnal Green Rd Tesco)
London: Waltham Forest	Do workers still have power? With Esme Choonara	Wed 6 May, 7.30pm	Quaker Meeting House, 1A Jewel Rd (off Hoe St)
Manchester: Chorlton	Are the police out of control?	Thu 30 Apr, 7.30pm	Chorlton Library, Manchester Rd
Manchester: South East	From Nasser to Mahalla – revolution and resistance in Egypt	Wed 29 Apr, 7.30pm	Falafel Cafe, Wilmslow Rd, Rusholme
Manchester: South East	What is going on in Pakistan?	Wed 13 May, 7.30pm	Falafel Cafe, Wilmslow Rd, Rusholme
St Albans	Visteon – occupation and resistance With Kate Connolly	Mon 11 May, 7.30pm	Upstairs, Trinity Church Hall, Beaconsfield Rd, (nr station)
Southampton	Why boom and bust? Why recession?	Wed 20 May, 7.30pm	High St Cafe, 153 High St, Below Bar
Teesside	The Miners’ Strike remembered	Thu 30 Apr, 6.30pm	Room CG17, Constantine Building, Teesside University
Teesside	The G20, capitalism’s crisis and the socialist solution	Thu 14 May, 6.30pm	Room CG17, Constantine Building, Teesside University
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	Spirit Level Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett discuss their new book on why more equal societies almost always do better	Thu 30 Apr, 6.30pm	Bookmarks bookshop
London	Shafted – the media, the Miners’ Strike and the aftermath With Granville Williams, who has just edited a new collection of essays on media bias during the strike	Thu 7 May, 6.30pm	Bookmarks bookshop
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
Manchester	Justice for Ian Tomlinson No to police brutality Oppose Islamophobia Defend the right to protest With Cllr Afzal Khan	Thu 7 May, 7pm	Conference Room 2, Manchester Town Hall
Redhill & Reigate	Iran – fact and fiction With Linda Heiden	Wed 29 Apr, 8pm	Woodhatch Centre, Whitebeam Drive (behind shops), Woodhatch, Reigate
Movement events
area	title/speaker	time	venue
National	Remember Gaza – end the siege now National demonstration Called by PSC, BMI, StWC, CND	Sat 16 May, 12 noon	central London
Cambridge	March for people not profit Called by Cambridge and District Trades Council	Sat 2 May, 12 noon	Guildhall, Market Square
Chesterfield	Mayday march and gala With Paul Kenny, Heather Wakefield, Luis Marron. Plus live music	Mon 4 May, 10.30am	Chesterfield Town Hall. March to rally in New Square, 12 noon
London	London united against the fascist BNP With Christine Blower, Jerry Bartlett, Glyn Ford MEP, Dr Abdul Bari, Steve Hart, Martin Smith, Weyman Bennett Called by UAF. Sponsored by NUT	Wed 29 Apr, 7pm	Conway Hall, Red Lion Square
London	The ethical critique of capitalism With Paul Blackledge International Socialism journal seminar	Fri 1 May, 6.30pm	1B06 (first basement), Kings College, Strand Campus
London: Central	Victory to the Living Wage protests Demonstration against poverty pay for cleaners and caterers Organised by Bloomsbury Living Wage campaign	Fri 1 May, 12 noon	Main steps, Soas, 10 Thornhaugh St
London: Waltham Forest	Quiz night for Visteon £5. Tickets 07017 401 951	Fri 1 May, 7pm	The Rose and Crown, 55 Hoe St, E17
Luton	Why we say ‘No platform for the BNP’ With Kelvin Hopkins MP, Richard Hewitt MEP, Mark Scheimann, Weyman Bennett	Fri 1 May, 7pm	Sub Club, University of Bedfordshire Students Union, Vicarage St
Manchester	The economic recession: How should the unions respond? With Adam Lent (TUC) Frank Hont (Unison), Phil Taylor (professor of Employment Relations, University of Strathclyde)	Wed 29 Apr, 1.30pm to 4pm	Conference Room 1, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, Aytoun Street
Manchester	The right to work for all – say no to the BNP May Day march and celebration. With speakers including Billy Hayes. Music from Claire Mooney, Alun Parry, The Score Organised by TUC, RAPAR, MCDAC, LMHR. Info mayday2009@btinternet.com	Mon 4 May	March through city to rally at Castleford Arena
Concerts and benefits
area	title/artists	time	venue
National	Love Music Hate Racism Carnival 2009 With N-Dubz, Reverend & The Makers, The Beautiful South, Jerry Dammers, Bashy, VV Brown, Helsinki, The Beat, Roll Deep, The Sport. Plus DJs Mistajam, CJ Beatz, Nighttrate, Blame £10. Tickets scfcdirect.com/boxoffice www.stokelmhrfestival.com	Sat 30 May, 12 noon to 10pm	Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs
Derby	Love Music Hate Racism Fuse Fest Acts include Skinnyman, Sway, Wretch 32, Lost Alone, My Vitriol, Alex Blood, Rukus Free	Sat 23 May	Festival venues: Assembly Rooms, Deez Bar, The Old Bell, Quad, Market Square, Rockhouse, Mist
London	Two plays for Gaza Seven Jewish Children (by Caryl Churchill) and The Trainer (by David Wilson and Anne Aylor). With Tim Pigott-Smith, Corin Redgrave, Jana Zeineddine, Janie Dee. Introduced by Tony Benn. Music by Reem Kelani Benefit for the Gaza Music School and Stop the War Coalition. Box office 020 8985 2424 www.hackneyempire.co.uk	Thu 21 May, 7.30pm	Hackney Empire, 291 Mare St, E8
Newport	Love Music Hate Racism With The Clay, New State Radio, The Stilletoes, Rogora Khart, Hobgoblin £5. Info julian@riotactpromotions.com	Sat 16 May, 6pm till late	TJs, 14-18 Clarence Place
Norwich	Love Music Hate Racism With Mustard City Rockers, Smaller than You	Sat 2 May, 7.30pm	The Marquee, Cattle Market St
South Shields	Love Music Hate Racism With Prelude, Steve Daggett (ex Lindisfarne), Pete Scott, Terry Gorman £5. Booking line: 0191 454 1234	Thu 21 May, 7pm	Customs House, Mill Dam
Swansea	Music and poetry £5. Benefit for StWC	Fri 1 May, 8pm	Mozart’s Wine Bar, Walters Rd, Uplands