Lewes and District Trades Council Festival

Tues. Oct. 4th 2011 1st May Band “Fighting the Cuts” (as seen in the film Chronicle of Protest)
All Saints Centre 7.30 Free. Lewes Stop The Cuts will have a stall there, so come along .

Fri. Oct. 14th 2011 Roy Bailey, music and song, The Royal Oak Folk Club
£10 in advance, £12 on door, (01273) 478124 tinvic@globalnet.co.uk
Lewes Trades’Council Bill Ball millwallb@gmail.com

Wed. Oct. 19th 2011 Attila the Stockbroker, supported by Oliver Gozzard satirical poetry
The Elephant and Castle 8.00 Free

Wed. Oct. 26th 2011 PUBLIC MEETING with BILLY HAYES (CWU), Megan Dobney SERTUC, Brian Traynor (POA), Paula Black (UNISON)
Lewes Arms Upstairs function room Free 7.45pm – 9.45 pm

National Stop the cuts Actions

Saturday 8th October Anti War Mass Assembly 12noon Trafalgar Square, London.

Please phone 07763 773450 for more details.

 

 

UK Uncut Action – ‘Block the Bridge Block the Bill’ 
Sunday 9th October 1 -4pm
Westminster Bridge .On one side the Houses of Parliament, the other St Thomas’ Hospital . Just three days before the House of Lords vote on the Health and Social care Bill,Uncut plan ‘ a spectacular mass act of civil disobedience ‘at 1pm to block the bridge and block the bill.

More details here http://www.ukuncut.org.uk/blog/block-the-bridge-block-the-bill
Students Plan Fresh Wave of Protests in November

On the 16th September the guardian published a news article about how students are planning
‘to follow last years demonstrations with a series of actions in step with trade union strikes’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/sep/16/students-plan-fresh-protests

Brighton Stop the cuts events coming up

Tuesday 11^th October Higher Education Stop the Cuts Meeting details TBC

Thursday 13^th October Stop the Cuts Public Meeting ‘Defend Jobs and Pensions’ with speakers from

Southampton Unison dispute and unions balloting on pensions

Lewes Stop The Cuts, next Steering Group Meeting 5th October, Black Horse Pub 8pm

Come along to meet us, and get involved in some positive
action. 

lewesstopthecuts@gmail.com
www.lewessstopthecuts.wordpress.com
Facebook ‘Lewes Stop The Cuts’

We now have a twitter account so you can follow us.

Stuart Hall article 

On 12 September the Guardian published the article below by Stuart Hall who is one of the country’s 
most well known cultural theorists. It sums up the current political situation succinctly and is 
pretty terrifying at the same time.

Click here to view article.

Wednesday 5th October Southampton Strike Benefit Gig, 7:30pm Hobgoblin £4 Dirty Scavenger, Momma Swift, Last Laugh, Leah Bell Miller

Please try to make it down to the gig this Wednesday 7:30pm in the Hobgoblin. All money raised goes to the Southampton Council strike fund. This is is vitally needed as it looks like they will be stepping up the action to defend jobs and services with another strike day Thursday. If you would like to head up to Southampton Thursday morning to show support get in touch. The gig looks great and £4 is a bargain! (Sorry to those who are attending trades council at the same time).
More here http://www.soton-unison-office.org.uk.

NOT JUST A DEMO! ALSO A GREAT AUTUMN WALK Rally and Ramble 8th October 12 noon, Friston Forest-

The proposed sale of publically owned forests has not gone away! The government is still hoping a panel of experts will help it find a way to make the sell off acceptable, even though past sales have resulted in the public losing the ability to enjoy these woods.

Action for Access and The Ramblers will be co-organising a rally and ramble on the issue of Forestry sales on Saturday 8th October meeting at 12 noon at the south end of the main car park in Friston Forest, at TV518996

Buses 12 (between Brighton and Eastbourne) and the Cuckmere Ramblerbus (between Berwick station and Seaford) pass within 150 metres. From London Victoria get the 9.47 train to Eastbourne and then a 12 bus leaving at 11.27. From Brighton get a 10.40 number 12 bus from Churchill Square. From Lewes get the 10.58 train to Seaford and change to the 12 bus.

Speakers will give examples of what has happened to Sussex woods that have already been sold off and will explain what will happen next with the campaign.

The rally will be followed by a five mile walk through Friston Forest, which should be putting on a great show of autumn tints.
BRING A PACKED LUNCH

KEEP THE NHS PUBLIC

STOP THE SELL OFF OF PUBLIC SERVICES DAY OF ACTION LONDON SEPTEMBER 24th

SATURDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER – WHAT’S HAPPENING?
We’re meeting in London outside Westminster tube at 1pm on Saturday 24 September.

We’ll then go on a magical mystery tour of public services and monuments – more info to come about the route nearer the time. We’ll be highlighting a few national treasures – things like healthcare, education and culture. We’ll sell off these national treasures to the highest bidder – because that’s what the government is doing.
Come dressed as a banker, and get ready to bid to buy public services!

Let us know what you think take our online poll – it’s only one question

Click on the link below to let us know what you think
Lewes Stop the cuts online poll.

BRIGHTON STOP THE CUTS EVENTS

Friday 30th September National Day of Action against ATOS Midday Churchill Square

Sunday 2nd October Tory Conference Demo Manchester Email BrightonTradesCouncil@gmail.com to book a seat or if your union branch can help funding the coach.

Monday 3rd October Youth Fight for Jobs Jarrow March Local Launch 7:30pm Phoenix Community Centre

Tuesday 11^th October Higher Education Stop the Cuts Meeting details TBC

Thursday 13^th October Stop the Cuts Public Meeting ‘Defend Jobs and Pensions’ with speakers from Southampton Unison dispute and unions balloting on pensions