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Friday 16 May 2014

NEXT MEETING - WHERE NEXT IN THE WAR ON WELFARE - TUESDAY 20TH MAY, 7PM, QUAKER MEETING HOUSE, FRODSHAM ST, CHESTER

The government's cuts to welfare now amount to £23 billion a year. Millions of people have been thrust into deeper hardship while poverty porn television whips up hatred against them. Hundreds of thousands have been made penniless by sanctions, delays and ATOS. Thousands have died in the process.

Yet there have been some victories for our side. The hated ATOS have been forced to with draw from their contract assessing disabled people. The bedroom tax is on the way out. Is there a way to turn round the assault of our welfare state and come out with something better?

If you have any views or experiences, or if you just want to know more, please come along

Sunday 27 April 2014

MAY DAY AND OTHER ACTIONS ...

Actions coming up ...

WEDNESDAY 30TH APRIL, FROM 5PM - lobby and protest outside Cheshire West Council's Executive meeting, at HQ. The Council are trying to get round local opposition to fracking - see here for details - https://www.facebook.com/events/802973053046501/

SATURDAY 3RD MAY, 11-2 - West Cheshire TUC's second May Day Fair and Rally in Chester Town Hall Square. Lots of stalls (including Left Unity), talks and activities on the 30th anniversary of the Great Miners Strike - full details here:https://www.facebook.com/events/1390637031161153/

SUNDAY 4TH MAY, 11-1, starting at the Waggon and Horses, Western Avenue, Blacon. Hope not Hate are staging a Chester Day of Action against the racists and fascists of the BNP and UKIP standing in the Euro elections - details here:http://action.hopenothate.org.uk/page/event/detail/2014weekendofaction/4jr7m

And don't forget the continuing fracking protection camp at Duttons Lane, Upton ...

Monday 10 March 2014

NHS + SOCIAL CARE MEETING

The next open meeting for Cheshire West Left Unity will be on Wednesday 19th March, 7pm, Quaker Meeting House, Frodsham St, Chester

A meeting for people working in the NHS and social care, and users of their services, to discuss:
- the spread of privatisation
- the impact of NHS and local authority cuts
- the state of services today
and what we can do to build up opposition to what is happening.

Join on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/events/291199211029008/

Thursday 6 March 2014

COMING UP IN MARCH...

COMING UP ... activities in West Cheshire

SATURDAY 8TH MARCH - INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY FESTIVAL, 11-4, Hoole Community Centre



SUNDAY 9TH MARCH - SOLIDARITY DAY AT FARNDON DRILLING SITE - from 11.00 at CH3 6NF

SATURDAY 15TH MARCH - UNITE March and Rally - Defend Public Services, from 10.00 at Pier Head Liverpool



WEDNESDAY 19TH MARCH - CHESHIRE WEST LEFT UNITY MEETING, 7pm, Quaker Meeting House, Frodsham Street, Chester. Public meeting on 'What's Happening to the NHS?'

SATURDAY 22ND MARCH - NUTstall in Chester town centre in preparation for their strike day

WEDNESDAY 26TH MARCH - NUT STRIKE

SATURDAY 29TH MARCH - LEFT UNITY POLICY CONFERENCE, Manchester

SATURDAY 29TH MARCH TO 5TH APRIL - NATIONAL WEEK OF ACTION AGAINST WORKFARE, incorporating ATOS II day on Wednesday 1st April


Thursday 27 February 2014

CHESHIRE WEST LU MEETING, THURSDAY 27TH FEBRUARY

Decent Cheshire West LU meeting tonight, nine attending, despite doing NO WORK for the meeting (which showed rather in the organisation, sorry). Nonetheless a good discussion from all sides about the state of education, the rapid privatisation of the system through academies, and the NUT strike on March 26th - thanks to Greg Foster, from the local NUT.

Plus a load of other local organisation including launching a UNITE Community branch in Ellesmere Port. We should really minute these meetings and post them up here. Instead of which, see the pinned post above, for the coming months activities.

Next Cheshire West LU meeting was provisionally set for WEDNESDAY 19TH MARCH, 7PM, QUAKER MEETING HOUSE, CHESTER, 7 PM when we will be discussing the state of the NHS, or what is left of it, and the prospects for fighting back.

Oh, and for the record, we nominated Terri Conway for the National Executive (or whatever it's called).

Wednesday 12 February 2014

COMING UP ...

Coming up:

Wednesday 19th February, 12 noon - Chester protest against ATOS- https://www.facebook.com/events/353276264814195 - part of the national Demo against ATOS

Thursday 27th February - next Cheshire West Left Unity public meeting, a forum on what's going wrong with our education system - 7pm, Quaker Meeting House Frodsham St, Chester.

Saturday 1st March - NW Left Unity meeting in Manchester to discuss that Euro elections

Wednesday 5th March - Cheshire West TUC meeting for Internatioinal Womens Day - 7.30pm, Quaker Meeting House Frodsham St, Chester.

Saturday 8th March - International Womens' Day event at Hoole Community Centre, 11-4 - organised by Chester Womens Aid

Saturday 29th March - Left Unity national conference, 11-6, MOSI, Manchester

and watch this space for more...

Tuesday 11 February 2014

LATEST IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST FRACKING

To keep up to date with the campaign against fracking and other extreme energy techniques, which are threatening the environment and water supply of our entire area, follow these Facebook pages:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/frackfreedee

This page is trying to pull together local opposition from all around the Dee estuary, especially given the threat of underground coal gasification underneath the whole of the estuary

Frack Free Upton https://www.facebook.com/groups/1394777480782876
A group to oppose the development of the drilling site in Upton - which is starting already.

We need more groups, for instance in Ellesmere Port and south of Chester and more campaigning and publicity - watch these pages (and this one).