Debate with Peter Tatchell
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It can now be officially confirmed that the main hall at Conway Hall, which has a seating capacity of 400, in Central London, has been booked for Wednesday, 5th March between 6pm and 10pm on the occasion of a debate between Peter Tatchell, the political activist, and the SPGB, represented by Clifford Slapper.
Whatever some individual members may think of the merit of such an encounter it behoves all of us to pull out all the stops to make this a resounding success. This event should represent a particular challenge to several committees, especially Advertising and Media, for them to find ways of achieving maximum publicity. We were recently told that "Party activity is low, and it is difficult to spend a large amount of money.” Here is an ideal opportunity to disprove both those notions.
Ozymandias wrote:What is the title of the debate?It has yet to be decided. It's only a few hours since the hall booking was confirmed but I daresay the Campaigns Committee will be on the case soon…
Ed wrote:What is the subject of the debate?I'm not a member of the Campaigns Committee but I suspect it could be along the lines of 'Economic Democracy'.http://www.petertatchell.net/social_justice/economicdemocracy.htm
Ozymandias wrote:What is the title of the debate?The title, as suggested by comrade Clifford Slapper, our representative in the debate, will be: "What are we going to do about capitalism?" http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/event/debate-peter-tatchell-tbc-central-london-1830Take a virtual tour of the venue to get some idea of how many people we need to make the hall look full…http://panaround.co.uk/hosting_vt/conway-hall/main-hall/flash.html
Conway Hall's publicity for this debate here:http://www.conwayhall.org.uk/what-are-we-going-to-do-with-capitalism
Socialist Party Head Office wrote:Conway Hall's publicity for this debate here:http://www.conwayhall.org.uk/what-are-we-going-to-do-with-capitalismAnd just some of our own:http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/event/debate-peter-tatchell-tbc-central-london-1830http://www.meetup.com/The-Socialist-Party-of-Great-Britain/events/149668622/http://protest.net/imcuk/calendrome.cgi?span=event&ID=1710713
Publicity for the debate on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/415170955252063/"Never accept the world as it is. Dream of what the world could be – and then help make it happen."Peter Tatchell
The story so far:-Michael Chessum has been approached to chair the debate.He is the President of the University of London Union, an organiser for the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts and a member of the NUS national executivehttp://www.theguardian.com/profile/michael-chessum http://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/students-outraged-as-ulu-president-michael-chessum-arrested-in-attack-on-the-right-to-protest-8940329.htmlA Facebook event page has been created.https://www.facebook.com/groups/415170955252063/Advertising on various sites is well in hand and includes:-http://conwayhall.org.uk/special-events http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/event/debate-peter-tatchell-tbc-central-london-1830 http://www.meetup.com/The-Socialist-Party-of-Great-Britain/events/149668622/http://www.revleft.com/vb/peter-tatchell-vs-t186490/index.html http://libcom.org/forums/announcements/peter-tatchell-v-spgb-21012014http://protest.net/imcuk/calendrome.cgi?span=event&ID=1710713The debate will be filmed.Transportation of a table, banners and literature has been arranged, courtesy of Danny L.Darrell W will design an A5 flyer, which can be enlarged to serve as A4 and A3 posters.North London Branch may be able to assist with the distribution of leaflets.Carla D of the Advertising Committee is in the process of enquiring about placing advertisements in various newspapers.Awaiting confirmation from the Media Committee regarding plans for a press release.
Here's the case Peter Tatchell will presumably be putting:http://www.petertatchell.net/social_justice/imagining-economic-democracy.htm
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