Organising Assembly on MONDAY (9th Feb) 7pm

Please join us on MONDAY (9th Feb) 7pm @ TSSA, Newminster House, 27-29 Baldwin St (corner of St. Stephen’s Street), for an Organising Assembly, where we can discuss action for, amongst other things…

– A meeting of Bristol’s housing campaigners/activists – confirm/set a date – to plan an event/action before the election

– Getting out on the streets – our ‘Austerity Bites Bristol’ Questionnaire – in different communities (rather than Broadmead) – set a date…

– Preparing for the ‘No to Austerity, Yes to Climate Jobs/Action’ block at the “Time to Act” climate change Demo in London, March 7th – set a date for banner-making etc.

– Funding – concrete ideas!

These were all ideas raised which were supported and which we resolved to move forward with at our vibrant last meeting, for which the agenda was a little too jam-packed!!

Solidarity with Striking Public Sector Workers!

Visit the Pickets! Bring yourself, tell your friends, bring your banners!

for better services that are harder to sell off…and because we ALL deserve a pay rise

Monday 13^th October 7am – 11 am

Health workers not even offered the 1% recommended by their pay review body.

St. Michael’s Hospital, BS2 8EG

BRI front entrance, Marlborough St.

Bristol Eye Hospital and Dental Hospital

Mary Bush Lane Ambulance Station BS2 0AT

Southmead Hospital

– Monks Park Rd. Entrance

– Dorian Rd. Entrance with midwives & AWP

Southmead Rd. Entrance

Cossham Hospital, Kingswood..& nearby..

Ambulance Station, Soundwell Rd. BS15 1PX

Yate Westgate Centre MIU

Yate Ambulance Station

AWP Mental Health sites

Callington Road Hosp, Marmalade Lane, BS4 5BJ

Petherton

Brookland Hall

Colston Fort

Weston General Hospital

Weston Ambulance Station

Nailsea Ambulance Station, Pound Lane

RUH Bath

– two entrances on Coombe Rd

– staff entrance on Penn Hill Rd

Centre for Enablement, Cribbs Causeway

UCU members in further education voted 85% to reject 1% pay offer.

Tuesday 14^th October 

UCU members in further education voted 85% to reject 1% pay offer.

City of Bristol College

Filton College

Wednesday 15^th October

PCS members in the civil service and related areas are striking for fair pay.

Weston Job Centre
Eagle House, Job Centre BS1 1EN

No More Austerity, Britain Needs a Pay Rise! Sat 18 Oct

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A hot summer and autumn!

Mass protests on 30 Aug, 6 & 28 Sept, 18 Oct

The People’s Assembly Against Austerity will be mobilising and supporting the upcoming protests this summer and autumn in support of the NHS, against Nato, war and austerity and for better pay (details below).

These demonstrations will follow our No More Austerity – Demand The Alternative demo on 21 June which saw 50,000 people take to the streets and the co-ordinated strike action on 10 July, with over 1 million public sector workers on strike.

The TUC demo in 2011 saw 500,000 people on the streets, lets get millions on 18 October!

If you’d like to be get involved in any of these protests or help support them, please get in touch

Dates for the calendar (see full details below):

1. March against Nato, 30 August, Newport
2. People’s March for the NHS, 6 September
3. Protest at Tory Party Conference, 28 September, Birmingham
4. Britain Needs a Payrise, 18 October, London

More details

Back the strikes on #J10

Tweet your “hands up for #j10” pic and support the action for fair pay

Up to 2 million members of Unite, National Union of Teachers, Public and Commercial Services Union, Fire Brigades Union, Unison and GMB will all be taking strike action together on 10 July.

This is the biggest co-ordinated strike action for years! The People’s Assembly is encouraging all our supporters to support the strikes in whatever way possible.

THURSDAY 10TH MARCH
BRISTOL MARCH & RALLY
ASSEMBLE 10.30AM COLLEGE GREEN

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#NoMoreAusterity brings Central London to a standstill

Tens of thousands demonstrate against austerity, just one year on after the launch of the People’s Assembly.

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#Vodafone – Tax Avoiders

UK Uncut

Saturday June 14th. Aim to meet 11 am at the Bandstand, Castle Park.

For the last ten years Vodafone have been fighting tooth and nail to avoid paying the UK government around £6bn in tax. Court case followed court case, and eventually HM Revenue and Customs won a decisive victory. Vodafone were on the ropes and all that was needed was a couple more government knocks to finally make the communication giant pay up. But instead of forcing through the deal, the exchequer, run by George Osborne, let Vodafone off. It was one of the most shameless, blatant and costly examples of corporate-government cronyism in years. But at a time when the government are insisting upon massive cuts in public spending, the deal is particularly hard to swallow.

Vodafone are relatively open about their motivations. “The maximisation of shareholder value,” their website declares, “will generally involve the minimisation of taxation.” In India too, Vodafone have sought to avoid a further £1.6bn tax bill. However, the Indian authorities, unlike the British, have successfully pursued Vodafone for the money, forcing them to pay up.

Typically, companies rely on the indifference of the media and the technical difficulty of the issue to avoid public anger at tax dodging activities. But in October, anger at the Vodafone deal spilled onto the streets. In dozens of cities all across the country people came out to protest, forcing around 10% of Vodafone stores to shut down. Vodafone scrambled to denounce the accusations as an ‘urban myth’ but this denial fell flat quickly as commentators pointed out that urban myths don’t tend to originate from impeccably researched magazine exposes conducted by tax experts or from high level sources within the HMRC itself.
 
This company makes use of British infrastructure: roads, communications, waste, transport, NHS, cheap labour etc etc. but dodges the £12 billion it owes the British taxpayer.
 
What’s more in its latest results (the year to March 12014) Vodaphone shows a credit – that is a PROFIT from tax – of £14.8 billion.
 
Imagine what we could do with over £20 billion. Save the NHS for one, and build thousands of affordable homes, social housing for people being ripped off by private landlords and profiteers.

People V Austerity, Sat May 10th: photos

Photos from Saturday’s Bristol People’s Assembly event by Elizabeth Mizon

See all photos here

The People v Austerity

Saturday 10 May 2pm-7pm
Malcolm X Centre, 141 City Rd, St Pauls BS2 8YH

Public meeting & film screening with Francesca Martinez (comedian), Natalie Bennett (Green Party leader), James Meadway (economist), Edson Burton (writer & historian), Raoul Martinez (filmmaker)

Entry £5 (waged) / £3 (unwaged) / Free (skint)
Advanced booking recommended

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#BedroomTax day of action

#BedroomTax

One Year On – End it Now!

Saturday 5th April: Day of Action

 

Saturday 5 April will see a national day of action against the Bedroom Tax on the one year anniversary since its introduction. The Bedroom Tax is causing immeasurable harm to millions of people across the country and we need to make sure this disastrous policy is reversed.

Join the action in Bristol to oppose the Bedroom tax and the resulting evictions! Please bring banners and placards, friends and family.

organised by Bristol Anti-Bedroom Tax Campaign & supported by Unite Community & Bristol Disability Equality Forum

12noon – 1.30pm Broadmead, BS1 3HH

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