BRENT FIGHTBACK – WHERE NEXT FOR THE CAMPAIGN?
At the Brent Fightback meeting on Tuesday, following our demonstration and lobby on Friday January 28th, we decided on our priorities for the near future:
1) We would urge as many people as possible to sign up for the People’s Convention on Saturday February 12th. This is a whole day event at Friends Meeting House in Euston Rd which is jointly organised by Right to Work, Disabled People Against the Cuts and Labour Representation Committee. It will bring together people from a wide variety of Trades Unions, anti-cuts campaigns, students and others battling against the cuts. As well as plenary sessions which include MPs, an eyewitness from Egypt and a debate between councillors about how (whether) they can resist the cuts, there will be numerous workshops run by participating organisations. For full details and to register go to www.righttowork .org.uk
2) The next big day for us locally is Monday February 28th when Brent Council will be setting the budget. Lobby outside Brent Town Hall from 6.00 pm. We hope that every single local campaign against cuts, closures and increased charges will be represented as well as hundreds of local citizens.
In order to build this lobby, we plan to have a day of action on Saturday February 19th where we will travel the borough setting up stalls and asking local campaigners to come and support them. Details will be finalised at the next Brent Fightback meeting on Tuesday February 15th 7.30 pm at Brent Trades Hall (see attached map etc)
3) Saturday March 26th is the day of the national demonstration called by the TUC but involving everybody affected by the ConDems’ cuts. The TUC is hoping for half a million on the streets, but if we all work to build this demo it could be far, far bigger. There is a leaflet attached. We want to visit workplaces and community organisations, leaflet in the streets – we will be planning another day of action for that possibly with a motorcade, open back lorry &/or battle bus touring the borough so that everyone knows it will be happening and that they can join it to let the ConDems and the Councils that are implementing the cuts that WE WILL NOT PAY FOR THEIR CRISIS. A leaflet for the demonstration is attached, thanks to Brent UNISON for sending it.
REPORTS AND OTHER INFORMATION
Brent Fightback demo and lobby January 28th
Thank you to everyone who joined the Brent Fightback demonstration and lobby on Friday January 28th. the most impressive thing about the demonstration was the wide range of campaigns involved. Apologies for the hitches in timing which meant that one march passed the Stonebridge Hub and the other Brent MENCAP earlier than advertised, leaving people behind.
