Jarrow March Reaches East Midlands

Rally at Guildhall Great a great success

Public Rally at Guildhall on 30th June

On 30th June there will be a rally at the Guildhall in Northampton for those supporting the strike by teachers, lecturers and other public sector workers. There will be speakers from UCU, NUT, ATL and PCS, as well as a speaker from Unison to highlight the dangers of the attacks on the NHS.

We will have balloons, colouring in, face painting and books for the young (and young at heart). If you live outside Northampton but wish to attend we are running coaches from Corby, Wellingborough and Kettering. If you wish to book a seat please contact me on northamptonanticuts@gmail.com

Coverage of strikes on 30th June

Funny how the article says that a one day strike will "cripple services" but that it makes no mention of the devastating impact that the cuts will have for decades to come. 

New logo for anti cuts group

Thanks to Bea Price for this fantastic logo that she has designed. It is also used on our special "The Cuts Don't Work" tee shirt. So if you fancy wearing your heart on your sleeve contact us for a shirt. All proceeds go to the local anti cuts movement.

Shake Yer Butts Against the Cuts 2 raises over £100!

Shake Yer Butts 2 was another successful fund raising night for NADS. At the last count the event raised £116.50, all of which will be going to help fund the fight against the cuts in Northants.

Special thanks to Steve and Bea for all their hard work and in making the event such a success.

Anti Cuts Tee Shirts!

Thanks to our friends at www.philosophyfootball.com we have a supply of special tee shirts to help raise funds for the local anti cuts movement. And to make them even cooler our very our Bea Price has designed a special logo for the Northampton Anti Cuts movement which appears on the sleeve.

Shirts cost £10 will all profits going to fight the cuts in our community

Shake Yer Butts Against the Cuts! 2

The Cuts Are Not The Cure

http://falseeconomy.org.uk/blog/video-cuts-are-not-the-cure

March For The Alternative Party

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPugqoaRVuI&feature=channel_video_title
More from our friends at Philosophy Football. They organised (with the TUC) a party after the March for The Alternative. The video gives a flavour of the event

TUC March for the Alternative 26.03.2011

Andrew Lansley Rap - Don't Be a Fool, Support the NHS

Andrew Lansley Rap

Mark Serwotka addresses the rally in Hyde Park

Mark Serwotka addresses the rally in Hyde Park

Campaign Tee Shirt for Saturday's march

Campaign Tee Shirt for Saturday's march

SPECIAL CAMPAIGN LOW PRICE. JUST £12.99! Mr Cameron and his, very, junior partner Nick Clegg would have us believe that our society can do just fine with fewer nurses and teachers.  Closing down schools, hospitals, childrens' centres and services for the elderly adds up to a smaller, worse society, neither big nor better. All in the cause of deficit reduction?  How about taxing the bankers' bonuses and closing down corporate tax evasion. Wear Philosophy Football's  'Does my Society Look Big in This'  T-shirt on the 26 March  TUC March for the Alternative, the brilliant direct actions of UKUncut or wherever and whenever the protest takes you. Available in sizes S-XXL, plus women's skinny fitted. From www.philosophyfootball.com

Photos from the demo

Shake Yer Butts Against the Cuts Great Success

Thanks to Steve Whiffen and all those involved in making "Shake Yer Butts..." such a great success and for launching the weekend of protests.

The event raised over £150, which will all go towards keeping the campaign going. If you did miss it, don't worry there will be other events in the future. 

Coverage of Northampton rally

Coverage of Northampton rally on Anglia.

Northampton Against the Cuts...March 12th demo

Shake Yer Butts Against the Cuts!

PCS video - March for the Alternative

Northampton Against the Cuts...Build the March 12th demo

Local campaign saves Northamptonshire Libraries

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/breaking_news_council_u_turn_will_see_all_libraries_in_northamptonshire_saved_from_closure_1_2414193

Northants County Council have bowed to local pressure and announced that "no libraries will close at this point."

Congratulations to all those who have fought to keep the libraries open, but we must ensure that this isn't simply a postponement and continue to fight all the cuts

March for the Alternative: Transport for 26th March to London Rally

Northampton Alliance Defending Services, with the help of PCS Regional Office in Birmingham, are looking to arrange coaches to attend the March for the Alternative on 26th March.

At the moment we are looking to run coaches from Northampton and Wellingborough, but may consider other parts of the county if there is enough demand.

If you would like to attend  please email me on northamptonanticuts@gmail.com, with contact details and let me know which town you would like to be picked up from.  

More Photos from the meeting

Mick Kavanagh from the Communication Workers Union

Lewis Bevan from PCS outlines the tax justice campaign

Public Meeting on PCS Website

There is a report on the public meeting on the PCS website.

http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/news_and_events/pcs_comment/index.cfm/id/98C57FA3-0A79-4794-944C2F7280D826B2

Photos from Guildhall Meeting

Despite claims by Radio Northampton, the meeting was packed

Mark Serwotka addresses the meeting

Anti Cuts Coverage on Radio Northampton

There has been some coverage of Thursday's Public Meeting on Radio Northampton. Click on this link to hear Joe Pignatiello interviewed Mark Serwotka on Thursday morning about the alternative to the cuts. The interview starts at the 2 hour 5 minute mark.

The next morning  Joe Pignatiello interviewed John Andrews about the actual meeting. Coverage starts at about the 1 hour 4 minute mark.

Then Ron Mendel was on Radio Northampton twice. Firstly (about 21 minutes in) on Tony Blair and the Iraq inquiry. Then, about the 28 minutes stage, he discusses the cuts meeting.

Meeting reported in Chronicle and Echo

Local Media Covering Public Meeting

Tomorrow's meeting in the Guildhall is receiving some local publicity. The Chronicle and Echo published the above article today, quoting Sarah Ansell secretary of the Northampton Trades Council, as well as PCS General Secretary Mark Serwotka.

Mark Serwotka will also be interview on BBC Radio Northampton 's breakfast show, at about 8:10. John Andrews was interviewed on Inspiration FM today about the meeting.

Local Literary giant Alan Moore joins campaign to save libraries in Northamptonshire

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/literary_giant_alan_moore_joins_campaign_to_save_libraries_in_northamptonshire_1_2310224

Public Meeting 20th January

Wellingborough Anti Cuts Demo

Saturday 15th January, 10:30 till 12:30, wellingborough town centre, will see a demo against the proposed cuts plans by the government. This is a joint demo with PCS, Unite, Youth Fight For Jobs, and more!

Please spread the word and get as many people as we can to stand against the cuts that promise to ruin our country.


http://falseeconomy.org.uk/campaigns/event/wellingborough-anti-cuts-coalition