Eastern political school 2014 with address

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Building School The Eastern District Communist Party Building School is a milestone event in 2014. We need cadres from every CP branch to attend. Active participation will help provide a springboard for Party activity across Britain at this critical time.

Correspondence to eastern@communist-party.org.uk Venue Divinity School Lightfoot Room St John's College Cambridge CB12 1TP

Dates

The School will be held on Saturday 25th January 10.30am - 4pm

Detailed car and rail directions can be found here: http:// www.joh.cam.ac.uk/ maps-directions

How to get there

The School is being held in the centre of Cambridge, accessible via main train stations throughout the East. Parking is expensive so please car share or use public transport.

Attendance

We ask all members to attend and to consider bringing party supporters.

Sessions will be open and of political and practical use to all activists.

What to expect

Group discussion and the chance to engage with leading activists in Communist Party, People’s Assembly and No2EU

Who can come along?

We want every branch to be well represented. Start thinking of your team now.

Come to the Eastern District CP political day school GENERAL SECRETARY ROBERT GRIFFITHS WRITES: “This is the second Political School that the CP has held in the Eastern District. The need to further develop our communist cadres has become increasingly obvious as the Party has expanded its reach and activity, recruiting new members and establishing new centres of activity.

The Eastern District will play a key role in the party in 2014 in the No2EU campaign against austerity and to block UKIP and in building the People’s Assembly.

The School is an excellent opportunity for you to develop as a cadre and to bring with you, members of your branch and supporters, who want to become more active and develop politically.”

Eastern District Communist Party Building School 2014

WHAT TO EXPECT How to organise more effectively in your locality Party organisation & campaigning priorities Discussion of the CP’s work in the labour movement FOLLOW US ON TWITTER at www.twitter.com/communists1920 1

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SATURDAY 25th January BACKGROUND READING

• John Foster on challenges to Marxism in 21st century • CP Handbook • No2EU pamphlet Exit Left • CP pamphlets on UKIP and The case for getting out of EU All available via issuu.com/ communist_party Theme: Building the Communist Party and building labour movement 10.00am Registration - coffee 10.30am -11pm Introduction and welcome: Chair: Peter Norfolk Eastern District CP Chair Speaker: Robert Griffiths CP general secretary Phil Katz - school organiser sets out day.

11am - 1230 Session One: Building the CP and winning the argument for Socialism Chair: Emily Thompson-Golding Session leader: Ben Stevenson Method: Open discussion based on John Foster article and section in handbook Party Life page 8-15.

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2 - 3pm Session Three: Building the People's Assembly Against Austerity Chair: Steve Sweeney Speaker: David Peel Norfolk PA 3 - 4pm Closing Plenary Chair: Peter Norfolk/David Goode Session leader: Robert Griffiths

The School will be followed at 4pm by the 2014 District Congress.

Communist News and Views is a regular publication sent to thousands of subscribers. We often send out special editions to subscribers in the Eastern District.

News &Views is an effective way for you to advertise bigger open meetings.

Getting local supporters to subscribe is a key way to get your message out the the local labour movement and to recruit.

1230 - 1pm LUNCH 1 - 2pm Session Two: CAMPAIGNS: The EU - Exit left!

Chair: PAUL SIMON Session leader: BRIAN DENNY Organiser of No2EU - Yes to Workers’ Rights

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