The event is organised by Scotland’s for Peace and supported by a wide range of faith, trade union and peace movement organisations.
The Launch of the Scottish Labour Representation Committee and the Scottish Peoples’ Charter
will take place on Saturday 28 February at 1.30pm
(following the Campaign for Socialism AGM)
Venue:
Room W110 in the Hamish Wood Building
Glasgow Caledonian University
Chair:
Kevin Lindsay, Scottish Officer ASLEF
Speakers:
John McDonnell MP
Rozanne Foyer UNITE
Vince Mills Secretary LRC
Scottish Peoples Charter
We need Change. We need Hope.
We need a fair Scotland and a Britain.
A fair economy for a fairer society
Progressive taxes without loopholes or tax havens. We must own and control the main banks. Guarantee all pensions, mortgages and savings. Tie pensions and benefits to wages. Give pensioners free transport and heating. Increase the minimum wage.
More and better jobs
Defend and improve employment. Make a massive investment in new jobs particularly in green technology for our childrens’ sake.
Decent homes for all
Create 250,000 new publicly owned homes in Scotland over the next five years. Stop the repossessions. Control rents.
Save and improve our services
Energy, Telecommunications, Water and Transport to be owned by all of us. Remove profit making from the NHS. Support our public service staff.
For fairness and justice
Equality for all. Together against all racism and discrimination. Equal pay for women. End child poverty. Give young people a future. Free child and youth facilities, education and training for all. Repeal the anti-trade union laws to fight poverty and inequality.
A better future starts now
No more blood and money for war. Bring the troops home. No more £billions for nuclear weapons. No replacement for Trident. We want massive investment for a greener, safer world. Get rid of the debt economy in Britain and cancel the debts of the poor of the planet.
Campaign for Socialism
Annual General Meeting
Sat 28 February 2009
11.00am in Room W110 in the Hamish Wood Building
Glasgow Caledonian University
to be followed at 1.30pm by
Launch of the Scottish Labour Representation Committee and Scottish Peoples’ Charter
Stop the War Coalition Scotland
Conference: Saturday 21 February 10am – 5pm
Charles Wilson Building, Glasgow University (intersection of Gibson Street, Bank Street, and Kelvin Way)
Four sessions:
Speakers include: Walter Wolfgang, Ghada Karmi (Palestinian campaigner), Kate Hudson (British CND), Aamer Anwar, Pauline McNeill (MSP), Sandra White (MSP)’ Bill Kidd (MSP)’ Neil Mackay (journalist) , Hossam al-Malaway (Egyptian journalist), Osama Saeed (Scottish Islamic Foundation), Rose Gentle (military families against war), Eamonn McCann (Raytheon Nine)’ Mohammad Asif (Scottish Afghan Society), Lindsey German (Stop the War Coalition), Ivona Novomestska (Czech bases campaign)
Get you ticket online now: glasgowstopwar.express.ts.com
suggested donation £5
Edinburgh
Saturday 10 January 2009
Assemble 12:30pm East Market Street (behind Edinburgh Waverley Train Station)
March through the city centre and to the US Consulate.
Bring in-date medicine for Gaza, and spare shoes.
Supported by Stop the War Scotland, Glasgow and Edinburgh, Pauline McNeil MSP, Sandra White MSP, Muslim Association of Britain, Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Glasgow Palestine Human Rights Campaign, Lebanese Community Scotland, Scottish Afghan Society, Scottish Islamic Foundation, Scottish Friends of Palestine, and others to be confirmed.
Coaches departing Glasgow, George Square, Saturday 10 January 10:30am. To reserve seats call: 0791 2348 366 or email: glasgowstopwar@gmail.com
For details on transport to Edinburgh from other parts of Scotland, please contact 07840101589.
For information and updates go to www.stopwar.org.uk
STUC St Andrew’s Day Anti Racism March and Rally 2008
Saturday 29 November 2008
March Assembles 10.30am St Andrew’s in the Square (off Saltmarket).
March Off 11.00am
Rally 12 noon Glasgow Film Theatre, Rose Street , Glasgow
Speakers:
Chair: Nazerin Wardrop, STUC Black Workers’ Committee
Further information www.stuc.org. uk or tel 0141 337 8100
The Scottish Labour Representation Committee launches an attack on unemployment and repossessions.
The newly formed Scottish Labour Representation Committee (SLRC) has vowed to launch a campaign against the linked problems of rising unemployment and the housing crisis in the wake of claims by the CBI which forecasts 9% out of work.
The SLRC will work closely with the Labour Representation Committee (LRC) in the rest of the UK to highlight and combat the failures of the economic system to provide security and social justice. In addition to individual left labour party and other activists the LRC has five unions affiliated at national level: ASLEF, BFAWU, CWU, FBU, NUM and RMT.
In Scotland the SLRC is demanding that families who cannot pay their mortgages should have a ‘right to stay’ and that local councils should take over their property adding it to council house stock and charging rent to the family.
SLRC demands that the lack of council housing should be addressed by a major council house building programme which will help reduce the numbers of building workers and workers engaged in supplying the building trade facing redundancy.
The interim Chair of the SLRC, ASLEF’s Scottish District Organiser Kevin Lindsay said:
” The chronic lack of investment in affordable social housing stock is now being felt by families across Scotland as the greed of the banks forces more people to become homeless. Therefore the Scottish Government should start a massive home building programme to help generate employment and the future of Scotland’s social housing”
Katy Clark MP for North Ayshire and Arran said:
“There has never been a more important time for a strong Labour voice for socialist policies. We need to see more done to invest in our communities, to make sure that people don’t lose their homes as a result of repossessions and that councils are allowed once again to build the council houses which are so needed by the large numbers on council waiting lists. As we enter these difficult times we need to strengthen rights at work to give greater security.
Contact
Vince Mills Interim Secretary SLRC: 0781 461 5224
Katy Clark MP: 0791 431 1929
Letter from Phil McGarry
Dear Colleagues
VENEZUELAN SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (SCOTLAND)
With reference to the above, many colleagues may recall that I, as the previous STUC President, mentioned in my Presidential Address at our Congress in April 2008 that I was going to contact like-minded colleagues to set up a Scottish Committee of the Venezuelan Information Centre.
After a period of illness I now wish to fulfill that commitment and to this end I have booked a room at the STUC, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow for Saturday, 13 December 2008 at 10:30am to see if there is enough interest in taking the matter to the next phase.
At this stage we will not have a structured agenda as such, but perhaps consideration should be given to set up a Steering Group to take some initiatives forward. It is vital that we work with and liaise directly with the Venezuelan Information Centre and all Trade Unions who have clear policy over solidarity with the people of Venezuela.
I sincerely trust you will use whatever resources available to you to circularise this event and to encourage as many colleagues to come along to maximise attendance.
With very best wishes in your endeavours and I look forward to seeing as many comrades as possible.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Yours sincerely
Phil McGarry
Regional Organiser - Scotland & N Ireland
RMT
180 Hope Street
GLASGOW G2 2UE
Tel: 0141-332 1117
Fax: 0141-333 9583
p.mcgarry@rmt. org.uk
For the benefit of all who missed it, I have posted Simon Macfarlane’s excellent contribution at this weekend’s CfS/Morning Star conference … Simon’s speech
The results posted below show that Bill Butler and Cathy Jamieson did rather better with members and affiliates than the headline vote published in the media suggests.
In plain terms, the left candidates got just under half the popular vote.
Bill took 45.1% of ordinary members votes; and 48.4% of those in affiliates (unions and socialist societies). He only got 26% of the parliamentary section.
Cathy took 42.5% of members’ votes; and actually won the affiliates section with 51.5%. She got 32.4% in the parliamentary section. (Cathy figures are for second round run-off).
