London Anarchist Communist Group Public Meetings
London ACG Film Show: Joe Hill September 22nd 2 pm-4:30 pm May Day
Rooms, 188 Fleet St. https://maydayrooms.org/
Joe Hill was one of the most effective and inspirational union
organisers in the USA in the 20th century. Following the film we will discuss
what we can learn from the experience of Joe Hill and others in the IWW about
workers organising today.
Discussion Meeting This Land is Ours: The Fight for Land Justice
September 26th: 7 pm Housmans Bookshop https://housmans.com
Land is the source of all wealth and our very existence. However,
what should belong to all of us has been taken from us and concentrated in the
hands of a small minority so that they own the land, decide its use (usually to
profit themselves) and control access to the benefits. All our struggles,
whether for housing, community centres, and good, cheap food or against climate
change are struggles over how land is used and who makes the decisions.
There has been a tradition of fighting for land justice in
Britain, most recently in the Scottish movement for land reform. People are
beginning to question the idea of private property and moving to more radical
ideas such as the land being a Commons- owned and controlled by us all. This
talk will first look at the question of who owns and controls the land in
Britain, consider what is being done in Scotland and elsewhere, and then open
the discussion on what changes we would like to see.
Discussion Meeting: Free Public Transport for All
December 1st: 2 pm – 4:30 May Day Rooms
The current transport system is based on the car and road-building
culture. This is one of the key causes of climate change and pollution, both
air and noise. Meanwhile, the public transport system is overcrowded and
expensive in cities and non-existent in rural areas. With housing increasing in
price in the centre of urban areas, people are forced to move further and
further out and end up paying a large portion of their wages and time just to
get to work. And, there is continual pressure to undermine the working conditions
and safety concerns of transport workers.
Join us for a discussion of these issues and help develop a
campaign for free public transport for all, building a united movement of
workers and users.
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