West Midlands Unite the Resistance are holding a conference in June – The Fight Against Austerity. As the ConDem coalition continues to follow a counterproductive austerity agenda which is failing to reduce the deficit whilst increasing unemployment, we need to come together to build resistance to austerity and the argument for the alternatives.
6-9pm
Wednesday 5th June
The Priory Rooms, Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6AF
Speakers include:
Kevin Courtney, NUT deputy general secretary
Liz Lawrence, UCU vice president
Ian Hodson, BFAWU president
Rhiannon Lockley, UCU branch secretary Halesowen College
Zak King, Defend The Right To Protest
Josh Jones, Birmingham Labour councillor who refused to vote for cuts
Will Duckworth, Dudley Councillor and Green Party Deputy Leader
Sandra Kane, Birmingham Benefits Justice Campaign
workshops on:
Stop benefit cuts – stop the bedroom tax
Injustice, racism & solidarity
Organising in the workplace
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