[Campaignforrealdemocracy] This Sunday Come to Brum ? Fwd: Press Release for immediate use: Thousands prepare to march on Tory conference in Birmingham

[Mark Barrett]

 *This Sunday*

I am going to this, to support the campaign but also to distribute fliers
for the rally on the 9th. Am thinking to drive, if I can fill the car (max
5) - would anyone like to come with, and give a hand with the leafletting?

I will pay petrol so it's basically a free journey although you'd need to
get to north london Sunday morning... let me know!

Mark

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 Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:10:22 +0100
Subject: Press Release for immediate use: Thousands prepare to march on Tory
conference in Birmingham
From: righttoworkconference at googlemail.com
To: righttoworkconference at gmail.com

*www.righttowork.org.uk*

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*PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE USE: Wednesday29th September 2010*



*Thousands prepare to march on Tory conference in Birmingham** *

*Arts and media unions back protest as Yorkshire miners add their support*



Thousands of trade unionists, campaigners and students will march to the
Tory Party conference in Birmingham on Sunday in protest at the government's
cuts policy. It will be the biggest demonstration yet against the
Conservative-Lib Dem coalition.



Three of the major unions representing workers in the arts and media, the
NUJ, BECTU and the actors union Equity have backed the Right to Work
Campaign protest at the Tory Party conference in Birmingham this Sunday 3
October.



NUJ and BECTU members at the BBC are set to strike on 5 and 6 of October,
during the Tory conference and again on 19 and 20 October when the Tory
"spending review" is unveiled, hitting media coverage of both events.



And while the NUJ, BECTU and Equity add their support to that of the CWU,
PCS, UCU, ASLEF and the NUS support is also growing from more "traditional"
sources.



Over 25 years on from the end of the great miner's strike of 1984-85 NUM
members from Yorkshire will be bringing their support to the protest against
cuts and against another Thatcher style jobs massacre.



The build up of support for the protest is a sign of a growing awareness
amongst millions of people of the scale of cuts to public spending that will
be announced by Tory Chancellor George Osborne on 20 October. Cuts of
between 25 and 40 percent to government departments in response to a
financial crisis caused by the bankers will destroy our public services and
lead to the loss of up to 1.3 million in jobs in the public and private
sector.



Chris Bambery National Secretary of Right to Work says:



"A coalition of thousands of trade unionists, campaigners, students and the
unemployed will be marching through the streets of Birmingham this Sunday to
tell David Cameron, George Osborne and their junior partner Nick Clegg loud
and clear that we won't pay for their crisis".



Paul Brandon Chair of the Right to Work Campaign said:



"Despite the decision of West Midlands police and Tory Birmingham City
Council to prevent us marching past the conference centre we are going to
make our voices heard in Birmingham this Sunday. We have a right to protest
and a right to express the anger that millions of people feel in the face of
the Tory assault".



March organisers will be available on the day at the at the Lionel Street
assembly point from 9am, the demonstration assembles from 12 noon. Press,
photographers and TV are welcome to attend and interview organisers and
marchers.



Speakers will include John McDonnell MP, Mark Serwotka (General Secretary
PCS), Tony Kearns (Senior Deputy General Secretary CWU), Pete Murray
(President NUJ), Alan Whittacker President UCU, Jorge Duarte Costa
(Portuguese left Bloc MP) and leading Greek trade unionist Dina Garane





   - For details of the protest and list of supporters of the statement
   supporting the right to march past the conference go to
   www.righttowork.org.uk
   - The protest is backed by the PCS (civil service workers), CWU
   (communication workers), UCU (lecturers), Aslef (train drivers), BECTU
   (media and entertainment), EQUITY (actors) and NUJ (journalists) unions.
   - For details/interviews please ring Press co-ordinator Martin Empson
   0795853523, Secretary Right to Work Campaign Chris Bambery 07986085162,
   Chair of Right Work Campaign Paul Brandon 07749 481600, or Right to Work
   Campaign Steering Committee member Michael Bradley 07973 640057.





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