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This week's Oxford and Thames Valley SWP branch meetings - all welcome

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Marxism and mental distress

7 PM Wednesday 16th June

Zoom meeting ID: 861 2001 6477  Passcode: 967537   http://bit.ly/OxTVSWP

Depression has soared during the pandemic—and if you’re poorer, younger, female or disabled you’re much more likely to have been affected.  A report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) last month looked at depression among adults in Britain in the first quarter of the year.  It revealed starkly how money and class shape the quality of people’s lives.  One in five adults, 21 percent, suffered some form of depression between January and March this year. That’s more than double the 10 percent figure before the pandemic. It’s also an increase from November, when the figure was 19 percent. The Tories have spent a decade gutting mental health services and slashing benefits. Now Boris Johnson’s failures to stem the rise of Covid-19 mean that those already hit by austerity are finding it harder than ever to get the support they need.  Does mental distress come from individuals' genes or is it caused by wider social conditions?  Come and join the discussion.

Solidarity with JDE workers

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Unite national officer Joe Clarke told protesters outside the coffee plant on Saturday that he was shocked when JDE representatives confirmed at the previous day's talks that they effectively engineered this dispute over fire and rehire.  Brazen Jacob Douwe Egberts (JDE) bosses admitted to the workers they recently sacked that they had been planning for industrial action for two years.  What JDE bosses hadn't banked on has been the fantastic resilience of workers at the plant in Banbury who have stood up to bullying bosses attempts to force them to sign new contracts that put many thousands of pounds out of pocket and impose tougher shift patterns.    Please send messages of solidarity to chris.moon@jdecoffee.com  Please collect in your workplace and visit future pickets when they're announced.  Next strike days: Wed 16 Jun 2021 06:00; Thu 17 Jun 2021 07:00

 

Stand Up To Racism

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Stand Up To Racism launched a major statement opposing the government’s stance and supporting the players stand as the game kicked off.   Leading cultural, political and trade union figures signed to offer solidarity with those opposing racism - you can find the list of signatures and add your name here
 
 
Anti Racist Bloc on PA demo: 'After COVID - Demand a New Normal' – National Demonstration

SATURDAY, 26 JUNE 2021 AT 11:00  Facebook event here


Stand Up To Racism International Conference

SATURDAY, 16 OCTOBER 2021 FROM 11:00 UTC+01-16:00

An international conference against all forms of racism, Islamophobia, antisemitism and opposing the far right and fascism #BlackLivesMatter register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/156877425603
 
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