July Round Up!

A round up of the branch's activities and a few dates for your diaries!

• This month we managed to get out and do a stall on about 8 times; we shifted 194 copies of 'The Socialist'!
• We had a couple of good political discussions covering the 'NHS', the 'Spanish Civil War' and 'Chomsky and Herman's Propaganda Model of the Mass Media and Murdoch'
• The Spanish Civil war themed social was a really good day. A small group of us had the fortune of listening to Joan Brown telling us the stories of Rotherham people who had gone to fight Fascism. Also had a few songs from a cracking folk musician (name to follow!)
• Took part in numerous Rotherham Against the Cuts activities and meetings.
• Members attended a Regional educational weekend in Leeds on the Spanish Civil War/Revolution.
• Started preliminary planning for our participation in the Jarrow March
• A monthly branch newsletter is being planned... watch this space...

BRANCH PROGRAMME - meeting every Sunday, 7:30pm at the Trades Club:
7th August: Business meeting and Stalls 'workshop'
14th: Discussion on the Miners' Strike
21st: Business meeting and 'recruitment workshop'
28th: TBC
Sunday 4th September: SOCIALISM FAQ + Bring a Friend!

Other Meetings:

Tuesday 2nd August: RAC Constitution meeting , 7:30pm Bridge Inn, Rotherham
Tuesday 9th August: RAC general meeting, 7:30pm Bridge Inn, Rotherham

Message of Solidarity to NUJ Doncaster.

A copy of our message of solidarity to the striking journalists in South Yorkshire.

"Hi,

Just a quick message from our branch in Rotherham.

We fully support your indefinite strike, and are encouraged by your determination and solidarity! That you also have declared 'no confidence' in your editor-in chief with one voice, only serves to heighten our admiration for your struggle. We, in Rotherham, are sure that your example of standing up to the powers that be and of supporting 'local campaigning journalism' will help to deepen the scrutiny, now emerging in the mainstream, of corporate control and ownership of the media, to challenge it and ultimately to overthrow it!

We anticipate your success in this struggle with sentiments of respect and solidarity!

Chris Bingham on behalf of the Rotherham branch of the Socialist party"

Rotherham Branch Blog

Rotherham Branch of the Socialist Party's blog...

More to follow!!!

Bing!