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Dear friends,
Again I find myself having to pull together an email after another political sh*t-storm...but... yet again these listings are it's full to the brim with local activism. Please take the time to scroll your way through and support where you can!
Our December meeting is an important one - we'll be looking at the future of the local assembly so please pop by if you can. And any ideas, questions or offers of help, please email pplsassembly.brighton@gmail.
Brighton People's Assembly Against Austerity News
Next Organising meeting Wednesday 7 December 19:30 to 21:30 in the Stanmer Room @ The Brighthelm Centre.
At the December meeting we will be reviewing our aims and objectives and the future of the Brighton People’s Assembly Against Austerity in preparation for our Annual General Meeting (11 January 2017).
This discussion will be in the context of the current political environment locally, nationally and internationally. We will consider what we realistically can achieve and the infrastructure we need in the Assembly to pragmatically meet the objectives we set ourselves – ‘ourselves’, absolutely meaning all who wish to participate in the Assembly.
At our last meeting we had a teach-in on refugees and migrants from a number of different local campaign groups including from Dr. Piera Anna Tomasi amd Thousand for 1000. Notes and details of all these campaigns will be up on our website soon.
Next Admin meeting:
November 29, 2016 6:00pm - 7:00pm @ Lord Nelson. Please come and join us if you'd like to help organise the next organising meetings and upcoming AGM.
Local Campaigns: Actions, Events & Meetings
STAND UP TO RACISM PUBLIC RALLY
Thursday 17th November 7pm
University of Sussex Falmer Campus A01 ARTS A
All Welcome
HOW CAN WE CONFRONT THE RISE OF RACISM?
Speakers include Sally Hunt- UCU General Secretary
Zak Cochrane -Stand Up to Racism
Azad Ali -Muslim Engagement and Development
Yelling for Yarl's Wood
Tues 22nd Nov @ Room 76, Falmer Bar, University of Sussex
Yarl's Wood is notorious for being one of the most violent, racist and sexist dentention centres in the UK. This will a fun evening of music and talks to raise awareness for the demonstration to shut down Yarls Wood, which is taking place on the 3rd of December.
The first hour of the evening will be open mic, so please get in contact if you're interested in performing. This will be followed by a talk and a few amazing acts. Donations will help us find a coach to the demo!
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Benefit gig for RMT Traing Conductors, Wed 23rd 7pm @ The Cowley Club
A benefit gig by Brighton Solfed for the local RMT train conductors strike fund. With local conductors giving a run down of the conflict so far.
Bands: Short Lives , # (Hashtag*) , Young Francis (One Man Garage Punk)**.
£5 suggested donation for Cowley Members & Guests over 18 yrs only.
Free for RMT members.
Brighton Benefits Campaign supported and published this event.
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Sussex Defend the NHS News:
This powerful short documentary was made thanks to funding from over 10,000 people. It tells the story of three people’s experience of an NHS starved of cash and neglected by the government.
Please can you watch the documentary and pass it on:
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Jeremy Corbyn has announced a national Labour Party NHS campaign, to take place on Saturday 26th November. There is a rally at Royal Sussex County Hospital at 10.30am followed by activity, possible in branches. Momentum are encouraging all members and supporter to get involved in this. There are more details here:http://www.
The fundraising event on Friday 21st October with POG, poets musicians and a fun raffle was a great success!
......we raised a whopping £262.00
This will help us to continue with our campaign for a Living Rent, a HUGE thank you to everyone involved.
Rent Smart Partnership Agreement
At the Housing & New Homes Committee on 21st September LRC asked to be involved in the partnership, which was set up to take forward recommendations from the scrutiny panel report on the private rented sector. The partnership will include tenants, housing organisations, student representatives and local authority councillors and there are plans for tenant’s website.We have been invited to the launch on November 22nd. Details here. (http://host8.us7.list-manage.
'Love Kitchen' is still being set up every Sunday where possible. See the facebook page for details (http://host8.us7.list-manage.
If you would like to be part of the Love Kitchen Crews or Coordinate please email loveactivists@riseup.net
PLEASE take a couple of minutes to contact B&H council to demand that they apply 'Extended Winter Provision' and protect people from risk of death by keeping all available centres open THROUGHOUT the
winter for those without a home, instead of only opening one centre when it is below zero for 3 consecutive nights.
Email:
clare.moonan@brighton-hove.
Deputy Chair of Neighbourhood, Communities & Equalities Committee)
and/or emma.daniel@brighton-hove.gov.
Communities & Equalities Committee)
Winter is coming and our wish list is growing to help those living on
the streets. Please drop off at the Love Kitchen or email to arrange:
* Self inflating roll mats
* Sleeping bags (season 4)
* Bivvy bags (they help to keep sleeping bags dry)
* Thermal underwear & socks (men & womens)
* Waterproof trousers/jackets
* Thermos flasks
* Gloves & Hats
Thousand 4 £1000: A community response to enforced homelessness among forced migrants
Sign up to give just £1 a month to help house someone in Brighton. Be one of the thousand people making #Space4All!
Around 6000 people a year come to the end of the asylum process and, usually for Kafkaesque legal reasons, cannot leave the country. Finding work, at that point, is a criminal activity and state support is withdrawn. The number of homeless people in that position in Brighton is in double digits. People are street homeless. You can help by being 1 of 1000 people who give as little as £1 a month. All of that money is used to cover the costs of making a home for someone made homeless for the non-crime of crossing borders. Please sign up on the campaign website here (http://host8.us7.list-manage.
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