Group Feedback: Labour Manifesto | Orgreave: The Fight For Truth & Justice Continues
Each group will be allocated a section of the manifesto, then: Read through the section of the manifesto allocated to the group Discuss the ares you have read up on and identify its strengths Identify how you will each take what you learn about the manifesto back into your workplace or community, in order to… Read more »
Unite National Political Team – Introduction to Unite’s Political Strategy
What is Unite’s political strategy and why do we have one? How did Unite play a role in producing Labour’s ‘For The Many, Not The Few’ manifesto? The political team lead an interactive discussion with delegates around the key planks of the strategy focusing on the manifesto and the role of Unite in its creation.
Steven Nolan – The Nature Of The Political Economy/Matthew Brown – Local Fightback – The Preston Model & Community Wealth
Steven Nolan – The Nature Of The Political Economy Dr Steven Nolan works for an organisation called Trademark based in Belfast. The organisation does work around anto-sectarianism and political education. Trademark word closely with Unite and other progressive trade unions throughout Ireland, in delivering courses around the nature and history of the political economy. Steven… Read more »
Durham Political School 2018 Introduction – Why We Are Here
An interactive exercise using a timeline, documenting some of the most pivotal moments in labour movement history. Delegates will work together in groups to discuss these moment and add them to the timeline, feeding back at the end to the rest of the room. The Miner’s Strike – Ian Lavery MP Ian Lavery MP gives… Read more »
Group Feedback: Action Planning – Closing remarks from Jim Mowatt
Feedback from the action planning session. Delegates discuss and plan individual and collective plans which will support the implementation of Unite’s political strategy. Discuss what you will do individually and collectively in your region following Durham, with regards to: Your involvement in the unions political work Your involvement in the Labour party, your local CLP… Read more »
Speaker: Steve Nolan – Trademark, Belfast
Steve Nolan from Trademark in Belfast explains the causes of the financial crash of 2007/8 and how it will happen again in future.