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Activist's diary.

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London Communist Forum

Sundays 17.00 : Diorama Arts Centre, 25B Vyner Street, London E2 (10min Bethnal Green tube; 15min Hackney Central). Study topic, plus weekly political report from Provisional Central Committee.

September 28 : Hal Draper and E Haberkern Karl Marx’ s Theory of Revolution Vol. 5, War and revolution: 'Pulling the plug' (continued).

October 5 : Redrafting the CPGB Draft programme: Section 5.3 - ‘Transition to communism: communism’.

October 12 : CMP monthly meeting (see below).

Phone 07950 416 922 for more info. All welcome, lots of time for debate.

Sheffield Communist Forum

Wednesdays 18.00 Sheffield Student Union. Call Lee for details: 07958 447815.

South Wales Communist Forum

Call Bob for details: 07816 480 679.

Communist Students

Central London meetings, Thursdays, 7pm. 07890 437497; ben@communistsudents.org.uk


Campaign for a Marxist Party

London: October 12, 17.00 : Debate: 'Israel and the threat of war against Iran'. Speakers: Moshé Machover, Hopi (personal capacity), Sean Matgamna, AWL, invited.
Venue to be announced.
CMP, PO Box 61217, London N17 8XD


Art under occupation

until Friday October 31 : Exhibition, ‘Riding on fire’ - paintings and sculptures by Iraqi artists, Artiquea Gallery, 82 Wandsworth Bridge Road, London SW6 (www.artiquea.co.uk).
Supported by Stop the War Coalition: 020 7731 2090.

Engels: a revolutionary life

Saturday September 27, 17.00 : Book launch, Housmans Bookshop, 5 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London N1. John Green introducing his new biography. 020 7837 4473; shop@housmans.com

National Shop Stewards Network

Shrewsbury: Thursday September 25, 19.30 : Public meeting, Hobbs Room, Shrewsbury Library, Castle Gates, SY1. info@shopstewards.net

North East: Saturday October 4, 13.00 : Public meeting, Tyneside Irish Centre, 43-49 Gallowgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne. 0771 5881901

Wales: Saturday October 18, 12.00 to16.00 (registration from 11.30): Conference, Temple of Peace, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10. Speakers include Bob Crow. robbo@redwills.freeserve.co.uk

Hands Off the People of Iran

Monday September 29, 14.00 : Press conference with Behrooz Karimizadeh and Kaveh Abbasian, Iranian student leaders, University of London Union, Malet Street, London WC1. www.hopoi.org

Stopping the next Gulf War

Wednesday October 1, 19.30 : Public meeting, Model Inn, 14-15 Quay Street, Cardiff CF10. Debate, presented by Torab Saleth (Hands Off the People of Iran). Organised by Cardiff Radical Socialist Forum: www.radicalsocialist.org. Further information: Bob (07816 480679).

Public Services Not Private Profit

Norwich: Thursday October 2, 19.00 : City Hall, St Peter's Street, NR2. With Ian Gibson MP, Jane Loftus (CWU), Mark Serwotka (PCS).
Manchester: Thursday October 9, 19.00 : Mechanics Institute, 103 Princess Street, M1. With Brian Caton (POA), Bill Greenshields (NUT), Tony Kearns (CWU), Jenny Lennox (NUJ), Karen Reissmann, Mark Serwotka (PCS).
Bolton: Thursday October 16, 19.00 : Friends Meeting House, 50 Silverwell Street. Speakers to be announced.
www.publicnotprivate.org.uk

Free Miami Five

Tuesday October 7, 18.00 : Vigil - 10 years on, US embassy, Grosvenor Square, London W1 (nearest tube: Bond Street). Bring candles.
Organised by Cuba Solidarity Campaign: www.cuba-solidarity.org.uk

Stop the War Coalition

Balham: Sunday October 12, 19.30 : Film screening, Rageh Omaar's Welcome to Tehran - a journey, The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12.
Followed by Q&A with Elahe Rostami, Golriz Kohali, Chris Nineham.
www.wandsworth-stopwar.org.uk
Norwich: Thursday October 23, 19.00 : Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, NR2. With Jonathan Neale and Carol Turner.
www.norwichstopwar.org.uk

Stand up for your rights

Saturday October 18, 14.00 to 20.30 : Festival, drawing on the great struggles of the past.
Waterloo Action Centre, 14 Bayliss road, London SE1. Sketches, music, debate, exhibition.
Speakers include John McDonnell MP, Paul Feldman and Bill Bowring. Tickets £10 and £5.
Organised by A World to Win: www.aworldtowin.net/about/standup.html

Stop Trident

Monday October 27, 08.00 to late : Big Blockade, atomic weapons establishment, Aldermaston, Berkshire.
Organised by Trident Ploughshares: www.tridentploughshares.org

Class, climate change and clean coal

Saturday November 1, 11.30 to 17.30 : Conference, upstairs lounge, Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Speakers include Chris Kitchen Ian Lavery, Davie Guy, Davie Hopper (NUM), Bob Crow (RMT), Arthur Scargill, David Douglass (IWW). Followed by social (7.30pm) with live bands.
Organised by IWW Tyne and Wear in conjunction with NUM.

Civil liberties under siege

Saturday November 15 : Conference, London School of Economics. Speakers include: Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo inmate; Inayat Bunglawala, Muslim Council of Britain; Jeremy Dear, general secretary, NUJ; Eamonn McCann, Irish journalist and writer; Peter Osborne, Daily Mail columnist. Further details to be confirmed.
Organised by Media Workers Against the War: www.mwaw.net

The kick inside

Lawrence Parker’s book on the revolutionary opposition in the CPGB, 1960-1991. £5.15 (UK, including p&p); ask for international cost. Order from vorzedia@yahoo.co.uk

CPGB wills

Remember the CPGB and keep the struggle going. Put our party’s name and address, together with the amount you wish to leave, in your will. If you need further help, do not hesitate to contact us.

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