Your Party conference

The outcome of Your Party’s inaugural conference shows that many of its activists reject the undemocratic, narrow and conservative stance from many of its self-appointed hierarchy. The expulsions of leading SWP members on the eve of the conference comprehensively backfired, uniting many members and conference delegates against a witch hunt. Read Socialist Worker’s coverage here.

It’s clear Zarah Sultana's radical, democratic vision is far more popular than Jeremy Corbyn's conservative one among the YP activists.  This week's SWP meeting will be hearing direct from our delegate to the conference and discussing how we can make YP the insurgent force it needs to be to challenge Labour.

Labour betrays workers' rights

The Labour government, enabled by the Trade Union Congress bureaucrats, gutted the Employment Rights Bill last week. The "New Deal" for workers was a lie. The end of Fire and Rehire? Gone. Day One rights? Gone. This campaign for workers’ rights is now even more important. Please sign up.

Housing campaigns 

Last week's Autumn budget gave scant mention on how the Labour Party plans to address the housing crisis. The lauded  "mansion tax" will do nothing to address the record level numbers of homelessness and households stuck in substandard, temporary accommodation.  Around 2 million people in England are living in damp and mouldy homes meanwhile Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Housing turbo boosts private developments and ever decreasing planning scrutiny. 

The Labour Campaign for Council Housing  has published an assessment of the governments "Social and Affordable Homes Programme" which provides a stark warning of things to come. Throughout this period Homes for All and many others will be working towards building the broadest national housing and planning demonstration in the Spring. 

Please sign the double sided leaflet on opposing the "rent convergence" plans which have only been postponed by the government and includes our migration statement. For more information on the SHAPE campaign, updated 5 Point Housing Charter and Refugees and Migrants Don't Cause the Housing Crisis:  HfA website

Next Oxford and Thames Valley SWP meeting - all welcome

State and Revolution - Why Lenin Matters Today

7 PM Wednesday 3rd December

Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, East Oxford, OX4 1YH   https:/w3w.co/sleeps.visits.spun

Also online via Zoom.  Register for meeting c/o http://oxfordswp.org.uk/zoom

Plus discussion on taking Your Party forward in Oxford.

 Future meetings:

• 10th December - SW Appeal - Quiz fundraiser

(meeting titles may be subject to change)

Organised by Oxfordshire Disabled People Against Cuts to mark Disability History Month with speakers including DPAC's Ellen Clifford, author of the War on Disabled People.

 Sunday 7 December 2:30-4.30pm

Oxford Quakers, 43 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LW. 

 The event will host two sessions to discuss

 1. Fighting Back - A History of Disabled People's Resistance

2. Resisting the Far Right - A Warning From History - Disability, Eugenics and the Nazis  

UNITE AGAINST DIVISION

OXFORD SAYS NO TO HATE

FASCISTS NOT WELCOME

Assemble Noon, 20th December, Bonn Square, OX1 1LQ

The "Oxford Patriots" group are again trying to bring hate onto our streets against refugees, and anyone who supports asylum rights, or opposes the genocide in Palestine.
They claim to want to make our communities safe - but their racist marches are making our streets unsafe.

A key member of Oxford Patriots reported that their leader was arrested for racism and harassment at the local refugee accommodation and is currently barred from the area and subject to a curfew to prevent re-offending.

Previously, he disrupted a vigil called in solidarity with Muslims after Oxford Central Mosque was attacked.

When over 20 Oxford community organisations held a 350 strong community rally against racism, Oxford Patriots mobilised to disrupt this genuine community event.

Oxford Patriots cannot mobilise popular community support – instead they are calling on other Patriot groups in the South East, who have been terrorising refugees, to come to Oxford.

The Oxford Patriot leader claims to be seeking support from Nick Tenconi, the fascist leader of UKIP, who has been targetting Muslims with his thugs on "crusades" calling for mass deportations.

Tenconi's attempts to march his "crusade" into Whitechapel saw thousands of local residents block the route of the march forcing the police to ban Tenconi and his thugs from marching there.

Fascism is a real and growing threat. Over 100,000 people, including Oxford Patriots, joined fascist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon's rally in September.

Join the Oxford protest to say no to hate, racism and fascist division being sown on Oxford's streets.