THIS WED 30 NOVEMBER STRIKE DAY
EDINBURGH COALITION AGAINST POVERTY ACTIVITY
All welcome to join us…
8 am ONWARDS till 9.30/10ish….
JOINING JOBCENTRE WORKERS’ PICKET AT HIGH RIGGS JOBCENTRE by Tollcross
9.30 am/10ish till 11ish…
MOVING ON TO LEAFLET AND DISPLAY BANNERS AT A4E OFFICES, 34 EARL GREY STREET (just 2-3 mins away, Earl Grey St is an extension of Lothian Rd, near Tollcross )
11.15 am/11.30ish…
JOINING DEMO ASSEMBLING AT USHER HALL/ JOHNSTON TERRACE, MARCHING OFF AT 12 NOON TO PARLIAMENT
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Excerpt from special leaflet we are producing for the day….
SUPPORT THE STRIKES
These days those with jobs must consider themselves the unemployed-in-waiting. The greed crazed gamblers of global capitalism have dumped us into crisis and now only the rich can feel secure about the future. Job cuts, wage cuts, cuts to benefits and pensions; were told (by the wealthy and powerful) that these attacks are necessary and for our own good. We are supposed to be realistic.
But we should tell them to stuff their realism we see our families, communities and workplaces under attack while the rich get richer. The need to defend ourselves – that’s the realism we have to recognise. Lets break down some of the barriers that separate us and turn us against one another; unemployed/employed, private sector/public sector, we all face the same potential fate.
IN WORK OR OUT OF WORK, WE HAVE A COMMON ENEMY
Today’s strikes are a clear sign of growing anger and can be a useful lesson in solidarity. They also give us a chance to meet and to recognise our common interests and our common enemy. These cuts are happening across the world in response to demands by global bankers, and everywhere workers and unemployed are taking to the streets. They are forming assemblies, challenging union demarcations and controls and staying on the streets to discuss and organise resistance to the unreasonable and irresponsible demands of the mega-rich. We should follow that example.
Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty 17 West Montgomery Place EH7 5HA ecap@lists.riseup.net 0131 557 6242
SUPPORT THE JOBLESS
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Some info on 30 Nov strikes at:
http://www.pensionsjusticescotland.org.uk/adverts/events/14/edinburgh
http://edinburghanarchists.noflag.org.uk/2011/11/symbolic-protest-or-fight-to-win/
