Update #57

Hello everyone,
Welcome to this week's update on the political happenings in Derby from the Socialist Workers Party!

Branch Meetings

The SWP is a party of activists who know that we need to understand the world to be effective in our actions. Our meetings have a discussion about key issues: economic, political, historical and cultural; as well as planning for events and activities.

We have now uploaded the text of our recent meeting on the Ukraine - link to the post.

After this week's great discussion on the topic of civil rights, which took in everything from the US prison system to discrimination in the UK to identity politics, we are looking forward to our meeting next week on to vote or not to vote? Socialists and elections Thursday 16th April, 7 pm, West End Community Centre.

The following week we take a look at the economic situation 8 years after one of the greatest crises in capitalism became a permanent feature of our lives, with Marxist theory of crisis - The nature of the current long depression. Thursday 23rd April, 7 pm, West End Community Centre.

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Derby Stand Up To UKIP activities

The weekend of 11th - 12th April will be a Stand Up To UKIP weekend of action! There will be two activities on Saturday 11th April. Please come to either if you're brilliant, both if you're amazing!

At 11.00 we will have one of our fortnightly stalls at the Ram statue near the Intu Centre.

At 12.30 we will be doing door-to-door leafleting in the Derwent ward. Meet up at Derwent Community Library.

If you're interested in finding out more, email sutuderby@gmail.com

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Silk Mill Rally

The annual Silk Mill march and rally, which commemorates the struggles of Derby's workers in one of the first industrial strikes the world has ever seen, is approaching. This will be on Saturday April 25th. It is a great opportunity to celebrate working class resistance and organisation, so join the march, organised by the Derby Trades Union Council and with the support of all the trades unions in the city!

Can't make our meetings?

If you want to find out more about us, meet some of our comrades, sign up to any of our petitions, find out about campaigns we are involved in, buy our paper or get hold of some of our other literature, why not come along to the campaign stall on Saturdays?

Find us on St Peter's St from 12 pm!