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Post-election meeting in Walthamstow

May 19, 2010
By sarah

CON-DEMned to cuts? Prepare for the fight of your life! Come and discuss what this means in Walthamstow New government, new council, new struggle 7.30pm William Morris Community Centre, Greenleaf Road, London E17 6QQ 5 minutes from Walthamstow Central Get there early for tea and biscuits!
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Pakistani workers’ leader speaks in London

April 22, 2010
By sarah
Pakistani workers’ leader speaks in London

Pakistani workers’ leader speaks in London Thursday 22 April 7.30pm, William Morris Community Centre, Greenleaf Road, off Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London E17 Call Sarah on 079 580 320 71 for further details, interview etc. Khalid Bhatti, a long-time activist in the student and workers movement and general secretary of the Socialist Movement Pakistan, has been involved in...
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Hustings: socialists change terms of debate

April 22, 2010
By sarah

What do the establishment politicians take us for? At a recent hustings it was surreal to hear just how far off the ‘official party’ message some establishment candidates are prepared to go when faced with a socialist on the platform and a packed audience of trade unionists and community activists. The Labour candidate has been...
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Demo to defend public services – Thursday 25 March from Ascham Homes

March 18, 2010
By sarah
Demo to defend public services – Thursday 25 March from Ascham Homes

We face: •Waltham Forest college – up to £2 million in cuts •Waltham Forest council – £10 million in cuts and sell-offs •Ascham Homes - up to 70 redundancies Build a fightback! No to cuts in jobs & services Join the march on Thursday 25 March 5pm From Ascham Homes to the full council meeting Our services are threatened with the axe because the...
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Waltham Forest day of action – Socialists and trade unionists make a stand

March 8, 2010
By sarah
Waltham Forest day of action – Socialists and trade unionists make a stand

The Campaign2Campaign day of action to defend democracy was a celebration of solidarity and struggle in Walthamstow on Saturday 6 March. The usual Socialist Party stall was joined by Youth Fight for Jobs, trade unions including Unite, Unison, NUT, UCU, NUJ, Tamil Solidarity, the Green Party, Palestine Solidarity, UAF, Keep our NHS Public and...
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No to youth unemployment! No to the racist, far-right BNP!

March 8, 2010
By sarah
No to youth unemployment! No to the racist, far-right BNP!

No to youth unemployment! No to racism! One of the most important events on the calendar now is the Youth March for Jobs in Barking on Saturday 13 March. Working class people in that area have suffered New Labour’s betrayal and now they face the threat of the far-right racist BNP as Nick Griffin is...
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CUTS TO JOBS AND SERVICES AT WALTHAM FOREST

Equal Pay - Yes, Cuts in Pay -- No