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SWP branch meetings Weekly meetings to discuss political issues and our local activity. All welcome
area	title	time	venue
Aberdeen	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 6pm	Belmont Cinema, 49 Belmont St, AB10 1JS
Barnsley	American protest songs from the depression to the civil rights movement	Thu 20 Dec, 7.30pm	YMCA, 1 Blucher St, S70 1AP
Bolton	The blood that never dried—a people’s history of the British Empire	Wed 9 Jan, 6.30pm,	Bolton Socialist Club, 16 Wood St (off Bradshawgate), BL1 1DY
Bradford	The struggle of the South African working class	Wed 19 Dec, 6pm	The Equity Centre, 1 Longlands St, BD1 2TP
Brighton	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 7.30pm	Phoenix Community Centre, 2 Phoenix Place, BN2 9ND
Bristol: South	Will union leaders always sell out?	Wed 19 Dec, 7.30pm	YHA, Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA
Bristol: Stokes Croft	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7.30pm	Fifth Floor, The Canteen, Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY
Cambridge	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7.30pm	CB2 Cafe, 5-7 Norfolk St, CB1 2LD
Canterbury	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 6pm	St Peters Methodist Church Hall, St Peters Lane, CT1 2BE
Cardiff	Disability, austerity and resistance	Wed 19 Dec, 7.30pm	Cathays Community Centre, Cathays Terrace, CF24 4HX
Chesterfield	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7.30pm	Chesterfield Library, New Beetwell St, S40 1QN
Colchester	Socialism and anti-consumerism	Wed 19 Dec, 7.30pm	Albatta Cafe, 18A Sir Isaac’s Walk, CO1 1JJ
Coventry	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 7.30pm	West Indian Centre, 159 Spon St, CV1 3BB
Derby	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7pm	West End Community Centre, Mackworth Rd (next to Britannia Mill), DE22 3BL
Dudley	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 8pm	The Duke of William pub, 25 Coventry St, Stourbridge, DY8 1EP
Edinburgh	Climate change—how can we stop capitalism destroying the planet?	Wed 19 Dec, 7.30pm	Friends Meeting House, Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL
Essex	From coal mines to call centres—how has the working class changed?	Thu 10 Jan, 7.30pm	The Bird in Hand pub, New Writtle St, Chelmsford CM2 0RZ
Exeter	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7pm	St Sidwell’s Community Centre, Sidwell St, EX4 6NN
Glasgow: North	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 7.30pm	Cafe Cherubini, 360 Great Western Rd, Kelvingrove, G4 9HT
Guildford	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Sat 12 Jan, 2pm	Guildford Library, 77 North St, GU1 4AL
Harlow	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7.30pm	Common Room, Gibson House, Bishopsfield, CM18 6FF
Huddersfield	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 6.30pm	Cafe Society, Byram St (near main post office), HD1 1DR
Ipswich	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7.30pm	Labour Club, 33-35 Silent St, IP1 1TF
Lancaster	How do ideas change?	Thu 20 Dec, 7pm	Friends Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, LA1 1TX
Leeds	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7pm	Leeds TUC Centre, 88 North St, LS2 7PN
Leicester	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 7pm	Leicester Adult Education College, 2 Wellington St, LE1 6HL
London: Brixton	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 7.30pm	Vida Walsh Centre, 2b Saltoun Rd (near Effra Rd, facing Windrush Square), SW2 1EP
London: Croydon	How do we build the resistance?	Thu 10 Jan, 7.30pm	Mind in Croydon, 10 Altyre Rd, CR0 5LA
London: Dalston	Make 2013 the year we save the NHS	Wed 2 Jan, 7.30pm	Halkevi Turkish and Kurdish community centre, 31-33 Dalston Lane (just down from Dalston Junction), E8 3DF
London: Hackney East	Where is the Egyptian Revolution going?	Thu 3 Jan, 7.30pm	The Round Chapel, Powerscroft Rd (corner Lower Clapton Rd), E5 0PP
London: Kingston	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Tue 8 Jan, 7.30pm	Kingston Environment Centre, Fairfield East, KT1 2PT
London: Newham	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 7pm	Stratford Advice Arcade, 107-109 The Grove (next to Morrisons car park), E15 1HP
London: North	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 7.45pm	The Small Hall, St Michael’s Church, 37 Bounds Green Rd, N22 7TL
London: Southwark	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 7pm	Snug Room, The Grand Union, 26 Camberwell Grove (off Camberwell Church St), SE5 8RE
London: Tower Hamlets	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 7pm	Oxford House, Derbyshire St (opp Bethnal Green Rd Tesco), E2 6HG
London: Wandsworth and Merton	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7.30pm	Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, SW11 5TN
London: Walthamstow	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 7.30pm	Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Rd (off Hoe St), E17 4QU
Luton and St Albans	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 7pm	Postels Club, 3 Dunstable Rd (corner Cardiff Rd), LU1 1BJ
Manchester: Chorlton	From the Tsar to Lenin—a history of the Russian Revolution in film	Wed 19 Dec, 7.30pm,	Chorlton Library (side door), Manchester Rd, M21 9PN
Medway	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7.30pm	The Nucleus Arts Centre, 272 High St, Chatham ME4 4BP
Middlesbrough	The red in the rainbow—sexuality, socialism and the struggle for LGBT liberation	Thu 20 Dec, 7pm	St Mary’s Centre, 82-90 Corporation Rd, TS1 2RW
Newcastle	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7pm	The Labour Club, 11 Leazes Park Rd, NE1 4PF
Newport	Wales—is there still ‘clear red water’?	Thu 24 Jan, 8pm	Newport Centre, 1 Kingsway, NP20 1UH
Norwich	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7.30pm	Vauxhall Centre, Johnson Place, NR2 2SA
Nottingham	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 7.30pm	International Community Centre, 61b Mansfield Rd, NG1 3FN
Oxford	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7.30pm	Turl St Kitchen, 16 Turl St, OX1 3DH
Portsmouth	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Wed 9 Jan, 7.30pm	Southsea Community Centre, St Paul’s Square, PO5 4EE
Southampton	How can Palestine be free?	Wed 19 Dec, 7.30pm	Goblets Wine Bar (upstairs), 184 Above Bar St, SO14 7DW
Stoke-on-Trent	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7.15pm	Room LT003, Ashley Building, Staffs Uni, ST4 2DE
Taunton	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7.30pm	Friends Meeting House, Bath Place, High St, TA1 4EP
Wolverhampton and Walsall	Building the resistance in 2013—prospects for socialists	Thu 10 Jan, 7.30pm	City Bar, King St, Wolverhampton, WV1 1ST
York	Scrooge and the politics of Christmas	Wed 19 Dec, 7.30pm	Sea Horse Hotel, 4 Fawcett St, YO10 4AH

Movement events
area	title	time	venue
London	Capitalism’s Last Christmas Anti-capitalist carol singing, hosted by Occupy London, part of a Europe-wide action including Madrid and Berlin	Tue 18 Dec	Meet up 3pm at Liverpool Street station, 5pm at Bank of England (Royal Exchange) or 6pm at St Paul’s Cathedral

Bookmarks events
area	title	time	venue
London	Children’s Christmas event with Michael Rosen adults £4/£2 concessions, children FREE – phone 020 7637 1848 or email events@bookmarks.uk.com to reserve your place	Sat 15 Dec, 3pm	Bookmarks, the socialist bookshop, 1 Bloomsbury St, WC1B 3QE