Thursday 26 August 2010

Coalition of Resistance Update 25 August


Coalition of Resistance Against Cuts & Privatisation | Newsletter 2 | August 26

Coalition of Resistance against Cuts & Privatisation

"Resistance is the secret of Joy!" Alice Walker.

Image by Peter Kennard and Cat Phillipps

Coalition of Resistance supporters meeting:

Thursday September 2,
6.30pm University of London Union
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HY
(Map)

Signatories this week include the Ryde and East Wight Trades Council, UCU National Executive member Caroline Gray, campaigner and journalist George Monbiot, Clive Searle, National Secretary of Respect, Matt Wrack, General Secretary of the FBU, writer, activist and cricket lover Mike Marqusee, Alex Kenny National Executive of the NUT, the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, Sally Ingrey UCU anti-casualisation rep at City and Islington college, musician Katy Marchant, actor Celia Mitchell, artists Peter Kennard and Cat Phillipps (Thanks for above image)and many others.

At their meeting this week The Haringey Alliance for Public Services agreed, after hearing from Paul Mackney, to support the Coalition and send delegates to the conference .

COR will be supporting and sending speakers to a number of important anti-cuts meetings in Gateshead, Bath, Northampton and Leeds.

Website

Following our appeal for web help we have have had many offers of support
A new website is under construction and will be live by Friday.
It will compile news and information about the cuts and the opposition from around the country.
http://coalitionofresistance.org.uk

Thanks both to Mark Thomas and Mark Steel who have agreed to link their own websites to ours.
Thanks also to Mike and Rebecca for their design ideas (see image left).
A number of artists, musicians, filmmakers and actors have initiated projects to support the work of the Coalition.

What you can do to help

  1. Keep circulating the statement to get more support and send in new signatures - the bigger our network the stronger the resistance. Some groups have been doing street stalls to spread the word.
  2. If there is no existing anti-cuts group in your area to join then please set one up. We will put you in touch with others and help with speakers
  3. Pass resolutions in your union, anti cuts campaign, trades council, tenants group, backing the statement and supporting the conference.
  4. Send us reports of cuts and local campaigns.
  5. Donate to the coalition. Please make cheques out to Coalition of Resistance and send to 5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX.
    ( thanks to the Green Left for their £100 donation towards the conference costs )

Coalition Conference Saturday Nov 27

10 am - 5pm Camden Centre, London WC1H 9JE
(Map) Registration forms for the conference will be available at next weeks meeting.

Contact details

Email: coalitionofresistance@mail.com
Phone: Andrew on 07939 242229
Website: http://www.coalitionofresistance.org.uk
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