Wednesday 6 March 2013

At the Brent Fightback meeting on Tuesday March 5th, the following decisions for action were taken:

FUTURE MEETINGS WILL BE ON THE FIRST  WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH 7.30 pm at Brent Trades Hall, 375 High Rd, Willesden NW10 2JR - PLEASE KEEP FREE IN YOUR DIARIES.


NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY APRIL 3RD 7.30PM. PRECEDED AT 6.45PM BY A PRACTICAL WORKSHOP ON USING TWITTER FOR CAMPAIGNING.

PUBLICISING  FIGHTBACK
Sujata to design a 'business card' with Fightback aims and contact details for wide distribution.

HEALTH
Sarah to request to speak at Brent Health Partnerships Overview and Scrutiny Committee urging Brent Council to emulate Ealing Council and 'refer up' the decision to close Central Middlesex A&E. The more that can attend the better. March 19th 7pm Brent Town Hall
Sujata to draft press statement on referring up and Brent Council inertia to be sent by midday on Monday. Phone Brent and Kilburn Times and Wembley and Willesden Observer on Friday to warn that statement coming. BKT-Max Walters 020 7433 6244, WWO-Hannah Bewley 0790 953 2453

SCHOOLS
Parents and Friends of Gladstone Park Primary, resisting forced academisation, are meeting with Sarah Teather MP at Pakistan Community Centre, Marley Walk (round corner from Willesden Green station next to Mosque) on Tuesday March 12th 6.30pm

We will be joining parents and teachers on the Gove Must Go demonstration on Wednesday 13th March. Assemble 5pm at Cathedral Piazza, Victoria Street, SW1 to march to the Department for Education. FURTHER DETAILS

Anti Academies Alliance AGM Saturday March 16th Martin to attend as Brent Fightback as well as Brent Green Party DETAILS

Inaugural Meeting of Brent Governors Group Thursday March 21st 7pm at Brent Play Association, Peppermint Heights (next to Sainsbury's) Alperton

HOUSINGStrategy meeting with community and campaigning groups will be held on March 19th 6.30pm-8pm at MENCAP all welcome. Robin to chair.
Brent Mencap’s address is 379-381 High Road, Willesden, London NW10 2JR.

BENEFITSBrent Fightback will support the Benefit Justice Campaign conference's Stop the Benefits Cuts' on Saturday March 9th 11am at ULU, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY


COUNCILLORS AGAINST THE CUTS

Pete Firmin will attend the National Meeting on Saturday March 16th in Birmingham on behalf of Brent Fightback.

BARNET SPRING MARCH
Barnet Alliance for Public Services and Occupy Barnet  are holding a 'Save Our Services' March on Saturday March 23rd starting at noon at Finchely Central station. It focuses on the One Barnet programme that will privatise the majority of public services for a minimum of 10 years. Support was not discussed at last night's meeting but support for this protest is in line with Brent Fightback policy.

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