It's been a busy time, with trade union activity, anti racism work and our own branch meetings.
Here is a bit of a round up of what we've been doing, and what's coming up
April
A number of us were delegates to NUT national conference, where there was much anger about the changes being made to education, especially the chronic and systematic underfunding of schools. Teachers made the decision to take a stand against funding cuts, selective education and the regime of testing in primary schools.
20th April meeting saw us discussing the crisis in capitalism with Joseph Choonara. He talked about his findings from his recent book, and we discussed the way global capitalism is regularly in crisis, how it shifts around money (and debt) to prop up the system, and how we can help to mobilise the working class to gain in confidence and fight back.
27th April- Branch Meeting
To give us the opportunity to discuss our thoughts about the General Election, and what we want to be doing during the campaign.Join us on Thursday 27th April at 7 pm, at the West End Community Centre, Mackworth Road, Derby.
Tuesday 25th April - SOS NHS local organising meeting
An opportunity to share ideas and see how you can get involved in the campaign. Town Centre venue, 6pm. Please contact us for more info.May
Tuesday 2nd May - Stand up to Racism
How do we keep racism out of the general election?
Come along and share your ideas - get involved in this important campaign. How can we follow the example set in Birmingham, of standing up to the far right, and what can we do to oppose the racism that we might expect to see in the election campaign?
For details of time and venue, please contact us.
Saturday 27th May - The Silk Mill Turn Out
Derby's annual celebration of worker fight back and trade unionism.
July
Festival of Marxism
Don't forget to get your tickets for this excellent event, bringing together activists from around the country and internationally with some great speakers on a ranged of issues, activism and political theory.
Visit the website www.marxismfestival.org.uk for more details.
If you'd like to go but might struggle to pay, please let us know - we can help with the cost.
Our meeting venue, for SWP Branch Meetings: West End Community Centre, Derby
You can find us on Facebook, or contact us on branchsec@derbyswp.org.uk
