Update #65

Hello everyone,
An even more important than usual update this week. Please attend the Britain First - Not Welcome in Derby vigil if you can.

Britain First - Not Welcome in Derby

On Saturday Derby received a most unwelcome visit - the Islamophobic Nazi splinter group Britain First turned up on St Peter's St to preach their vile racist hate speech.

They intimidated passers-by, tried to intimidate our comrades and tried to have a teenage boy who was brave enough to argue with much bigger, older and nastier men than him, arrested for 'threatening' the Nazis.

We are calling for anyone who opposes Britain First and their divisive, racist bile to come to a vigil next Saturday. If they turn up again, they should get a loud and clear message that they are not welcome on our streets. If they do not turn up we should be sending a very public message that they do not speak for us.

 Please come if you can. The SWP are taking a lead in organising this, but we don't see this as a party event - anyone who is concerned about the rise of racism should come and support this. If racists are not confronted they come back and threaten our fellow citizens again and again, but if we are united, if we are on our streets, they will quickly learn that there are many many more of us than them. 

The vigil will be from 10.30 on St Peter's Street. Come if you can, pass this information as widely as you can. If you plan on attending please let us know - this is an event you can't afford to miss! Email us at derbyswp@gmail.com if you are attending!

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.

Last week's meeting was another with a great discussion, we have been having a great series of meetings these last few weeks! Hopefully this trend will continue with our more cultural meeting:
See you there!

Demonstrate Against the Tories - 4th October

After the fantastic demonstration in London on June 20th we need to keep the momentum of protest and defiance going and growing.

The People's Assembly and TUC have called for a demonstration at the Tory conference in Manchester on the 4th October.

As the anti-austerity mood continues to deepen amongst the working classes of Europe and Greek workers' inspirational rejection of the Syriza government's agreement with the EU was signalled by the massive public sector strike on Wednesday, we must continue to push forward and build the opposition to Tory policies.

October's demonstration needs to be massive. There will be coaches going from Derby. We took four to London - we should take even more to Manchester. Contact us via the blog, email (derbyswp@gmail.com) or Twitter (@DerbySWP) to let us know you want a seat on a coach.

Talk to colleagues in your workplace and join People's Assembly activities - help to build the demonstration and take the Tories on!

All roads lead to Manchester!

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!