The demonstrations against the cuts continue in France. Last night I attended the activists meeting for the Coalition of Resistance rally and marches next Wednesday. The students are fired up as are the trade unionists from Camden and both will be marching to Downing Street. Paul Mackney from the COR Steering Committee has put out the following appeal and I will be at Downing Street on Wednesday at 5pm to help set up the rally and to assist with stewarding - other members of Green Left will be there also - and we have two Green speakers on the platform - Caroline Lucas and Romayne Phoenix from Green Left and also a member of the COR Steering Committee as I am.
Tomorrow there will be a number of stalls across London leafleting for the rally and marches on Wednesday. We must make it clear to this government that they shall not succeed. No Pasaran!
CUTS DAY DOWNING STREET TWILIGHT RALLY – Wed 20 OCT 6 pm -
Dear friends
I write to inform you of the Rally opposite Downing Street on Wednesday October 20th from 6 pm onwards which has been called by the Coalition of Resistance. This is on the day of the Spending Review when George Osborne announces the ConDems’ cuts plans.
The Coalition of Resistance was founded after Tony Benn issued a statement in the Guardian in August 2010 – http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/aug/04/time-to-organise-resistance-now . The Coalition, which works with other local and national campaigns, in particular the People’s Charter, is described at http://www.coalitionofresistance.org.uk/?page_id=2 .
The joint chairs for the Rally will be Paul Mackney, former General Secretary of NATFHE/UCU, and Andrew Burgin, known for his work with the Stop the War Campaign, and there will be plenty of two minute speeches.
Speakers include: Tony Benn; Caroline Lucas MP; Rev Jesse Jackson; Jeremy Dear (General Secretary NUJ); George Binette (Sec Camden Trades Council); Aaron Porter (President, NUS); Bob Crow (GS RMT); Mark Serwotka (GS PCS); Matt Wrack (GS FBU); Steve Gillan (GS Prison Officers Association); Kevin Courtney (Deputy GS NUT); Lindsey German (Stop the War); Zita Holbourne (BARAC Black Activists Rising Against Cuts); Lee Jasper (BARAC); Dot Gibson (National pensioners Convention); John Rees (CoR); Jeremy Corbyn MP; John McDonnell MP; Salma Yaqoob (Respect Councillor in Birmingham); Romayne Phoenix (Green Party and CoR); Bill Greenshields (People’s Charter); Paul Brandon (Right to Work Campaign); Kanja Sesay (NUS Black Students Officer); Celia Mitchell; Simon Woolley (EHRC Commissioner); Adeline O’Keefe (Keep Our NHS Public).
Many are coming straight from work to Downing Street but please note that there are at least two feeder marches - NUS from University of London Union and London trade unionists from Lincoln’s Inn Fields.
• Coalition of Resistance rally begins at 6.00pm outside Downing Street, Whitehall.
• The Camden Trades Council demonstration assembles at 5.00pm for rally at Lincoln’s Inn Fields, then marches at 5.30pm to Whitehall.
• Student march assembles at 4.00pm in Malet Street and marches at 4.30pm to Lincoln’s Inn Fields.
Note that in some parts of London (e.g. Barnet) there are local demonstrations and, if you are not in London, there may be events in your area.
Please forgive inevitable cross-posting and do forward to your colleagues and comrades.
Finally, we badly need money for this demonstration and other events: please send donations made out to ‘Coalition of Resistance’, CoR, c.o. Housman’s Bookshop, 5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX.
With best wishes in solidarity – see you next Wednesday!
~paul~
Paul Mackney
(former General Secretary NATFHE- now in UCU)
07974 353 709 - PO Box 56959 London N10 9AZ
Coalition of Resistance Steering Committee
www.coalitionofresistance.org.uk
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