More than 150 people attended the planning meeting for Brighton 2001 on Saturday in London.

The Green Party Brighton Councillor who spoke invited every activist in the UK to Brighton, John Mulrennan, Unison officer from Southwark, joined him on the platform. Workplaces were well represented & coaches are being booked from the FBU in Islington, UCL Unison, Milton Keynes, Medway in Kent as well as all the major cities.

The current plan is to have a festival of free speech & anti-capitalism from 12 noon, to contrast with the stitch up that will happen at New Labour’s conference, followed by a mass Unity march at 2pm. Street theatre, a mass die-in against Star Wars, banner hanging & other stunts are planned.

Motions supporting the protest are getting a good hearing in trade unions & almost everywhere are being passed. In TGWU London Housing branch, the motion was passed unanimously supported by the branch secretary who is herself a delegate at the conference. MSF London Region voted to provide a coach most of the people voting were Labour Party members. Other sponsors include South Buckinghamshire AEEU, PCS Public Records Office, TGWU Housing Branch 1/11/11, Leeds Top the Daycentres Closure Campaign. MSF London Medical & MSF Computer Staff.

and the day before...

As the Labour Party meets to push privatisation and neo-liberalism in Brighton, we say:

Another World is Possible
Rallies • Workshops • Videos • Debate • Discussion

Speakers confirmed so far include: John Pilger journalist • Tony Benn • George Monbiot journalist and author of The Captive State • Vittorio Agnoletto Genoa Social Forum • Caroline Lucas MEP Green Party • Barry Coates World Development Movement • Candy Udwin Socialist Alliance • Mike Rosen broadcaster • CND speaker and just confirmed are Gary Younge, Guardian columnist, & Luca Casarini spokesperson for Tute Bianche in Italy.

10.30am - 5.30pm, Saturday 29 September
Ponana (Hammersmith Palais), Shepherd's Bush Rd - Hammersmith tube

Tickets £12 waged, £6 unwaged

To book ring 020 8980 3005 or 07956 681 328

The new Genoa Special edition of Resist (gr's zine) will be out by the middle of next week. It’s a full colour 44 page diary & analysis of the Genoa protests. It features articles by many activists including Mumia Abu-Jamal, George Monbiot, Starhawk & Alex Callinicos. Bulk orders can be placed with GR, £1.75 each for orders of more than 10, the cover price is £2.50.

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;-) noel