"THE BEST OF TIMES IN THE WORST OF TIMES. CELEBRATE FREEDOM. FIGHT THE CUTS!"

...with film footage of recent students protests and demonstrations against dictatorship and austerity in Tunisia and Arab World from 6.30 pm

Short (hopefully punchy and passionate!) speeches from the following (below) + time for discussion -

ANDY RICHARDS (Welsh Regional Secreatry, Unite the Union)
BECKY HAINES (Cardiff People First disability rights group)
MARK DRAKEFORD (Sociology Academic written extensively on poverty and welfare)
POLLY WHITWORTH (FE student who led mass walkouts against education cuts)
CHRIS BAMBERY (Secretary of the Right to Work Campaign)
EAMON KELLY (UCU member at Newport University where 239 redundancies have just been announced)
JOHN MCINALLY (PCS Union, Vice President)
+ A report back on the impact of the Tunisian Revolution on the Arab World from a respected Middle Eastern Journalist

Sponsored by Unite the union, Cardiff Right to Work Campaign, backed by PCS Wales, FBU Wales, CWU Wales, Keep The Post Public, UCU Newport and others.