Short Film & Presentation – “Unity Over Division”
Unity Over Division An overview of campaigning against the Far Right – featuring speakers Lian Groves and Fatima Mahmood. Followed by a group activity on the subject.
Welcome to the 2019 Durham Political School
Unite Director of Education Jim Mowatt welcomes delegates to the 2019 Political School. Delegates take part in an ice breaker entitled ‘Our movement’s history in pictures’ – allowing delegates to match historical photographs and build our own timeline, bringing in their own stories of involvement in those and other events.
Guest Speaker: Paul Mason | Jim Mowatt Closes 2018 Political School
Paul Mason is a writer and broadcaster on economics and social justice. He is a freelance broadcaster, writer, film-maker and novelist and has a weekly blog at the New Statesman. He was economics editor at Channel 4 News in the UK, and before that at BBC Newsnight. His most recent documentary is #ThisIsACoup – about… Read more »
John Ashworth MP & Angela Rayner MP: Taking On The Fight For Public Services & Public Ownership
Unite stands firmly behind a string public sector and top quality public services. We are 100% committed to fighting for our NHS on this its 70th birthday and for good quality free education for all. Angela Rayner & John Ashworth are Labour MP’s who are leading the fight around these areas and will be key… Read more »
Taking On The Establishment: In The Workplace
Nicky Marcus – The Trade Union Act and its impact on Unite disputes. Unite officer Nicky Marcus was herself a former sacked British Airways Cabin Crew striker from the 2010 cabin crew dispute. She will discuss how current legislation creates challenges for striking workers and how we overcome those challengers. Nicky then chairs a discussion… Read more »
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 »