Rolling Day Of Action In Reading: Saturday 15 Jan 2011

In response to the call from SERTUC to organise local action on Saturday 15 January 2011 Reading Trades Union Council with Save Our Services Reading is calling for support for a rolling day of action:

Meet at Royal Berks Hospital (London Street entrance) at 11.00am, to protest against the cuts and exporting of jobs ...

Thereafter, make our way to Market Place (some of you will know it as the Butter Market) to leaflet the public about the debt owed to us by the bailed out banks (LloydsTSB, NatWest) ...

Then through Broad Street and the tax dodgers (Top Shop, Vodafone, etc)

Then to Reading Borough Council Civic Offices to protest the cutting of council services at 1pm.

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SERTUC Action Against The Cuts: Saturday 15 Jan 2011

The SERTUC Executive Committee is calling for your active support for street level action in every community on Saturday 15 January – organised by you!

The challenge is to counter the government’s lies about

• the economy has never been in such a state
• spending on public service are the cause of this
• deep cuts to public services are essential
• these are difficult decisions – but they are fair

Millions of media pounds and constant political repetition has given the public a diet of lies and half truths – so the Executive Committee believes we have to use our considerable human resources (our members and our commitment) to talk to our communities and win an understanding about the depth of the government’s political attack on working people.

What can you do?

The invitation is to all affiliates, trade union branches and trades councils: make your voice heard locally on Saturday 15 January

Can you organise a street meeting, workplace activity, a street stall, a demonstration, a media-worthy stunt, community leafleting, press release, street theatre – or any kind of event that will attract people to talk to you, that will attract local media coverage, and that will ensure that our neighbours understand that cuts are not the answer – and, we can make a difference.

Can you involve and work with local organisations – whether organisations campaigning on a specific issue such as a library closure, or broader groups such as Pensioners’ organisations or Tenants’ Associations?