| Initial timetable (more to be confirmed) Saturday 3 October Afternoon / Evening Our city not yours: Flash Mob @ Manchester Piccadilly Welcome the Tories into town! - Details tbc Pre Demo Public Meeting Hosted by Manchester Trades Council. Speakers include: Matt Wrack (FBU), Ian Hudson (BFAWU) & more tbc Acting Out Against Austerity - hosted by Terry Christian @ Dance House Theatre, 7:30pm Knock Knock Anti Austerity play written and directed by Kate Marlow Flick & Julie’s Pop Up Penny Pinchers Anti Austerity comedy sketch show Plus spoken word from Stephen Morrison Burke & more tbc Full details and booking Facebook event page Welcome to Manchester Party @ The People’s History Museum - 12pm - 10pm Billy Bragg, Sam Duckworth, Billy Lunn (The Subways), Sean McGowan & more Tickets: £10 Full details and booking Facebook event page Sunday 4 October Afternoon National Demonstration: No to Austerity - Yes to Workers Rights Assemble 12pm, Oxford Road Organised by the TUC & the People’s Assembly Evening “Laugh Them Out of Town” @ Manchester Academy, 7pm Line up includes: Frankie Boyle, Mark Steel, Francesca Martinez, Sara Pascoe, Jeremy Hardy, Robin Ince, Nish Kumar Tickets: £10 / £20 / £30 (concession / standard / solidarity) Click here to book Facebook event page Monday 5 October Morning The People’s Assembly morning briefing @ Central Hall With guest speakers. Afternoon Debate: Time to Scrap Trident? @ Friends' Meeting House, 12pm Hosted by CND Student Protest: No Fees, No Cuts, No Debt @ 2pm, outside Tory Party Conference Student Debt In outside the Tory Party Conference More details Facebook event page Protest & meeting: Ian Duncan Smith: Murderer #IDSMurderer @ 12pm, Central Library Alliance network with Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), StopChanges2ATW and TUC Disabled Workers' Committee Full details Film: Screening of “Pride” @ Printworks Cinema followed by Q&A Protest: No to TTIP @ Manchester Town Hall, 12pm Called by War on Want, UNISON North West & Stop TTIP Manchester Evening Meeting: No TTIP - the people fight back @ Central Hall, 5pm Hosted by War on Want, UNISON NW, Stop TTIP Manchester Speakers include: John Hilary, Rena Wood, Rowan Mataram, John Rees more tbc No booking required Facebook event page "The People’s Post" Rally @ Manchester Cathedral, 7pm Hosted by CWU. Speakers include: Dave Ward, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Owen Jones, Lindsey German, Kevin Maguire, Mark McGowan, Ellie Mae O’Hagan - Free tickets but please book Full details and booking Facebook event page Beat Back! Music Against Austerity @ Manchester Academy, 8pm Super Furry Animals, Charlotte Church & more to be announced Tickets £10 / £15 / £20 (concession / standard / solidarity) Click here to book Facebook event page Tuesday 6 October Morning The People’s Assembly morning briefing @ Central Hall, 10am with guest speakers Afternoon Rally & Protest: NHS Not For Sale @ Central Hall, 11:30am Public meeting followed by 'Wall of Sound' sirens protest outside the Tory Conference. Organised by People's Convention for the NHS, Keep our NHS Public, & other NHS campaigns Facebook event page Screening of “We Are Many” @ Printworks Cinema Followed by Q&A with director Amir Amirani & more to be announced Meeting: Austerity Has Failed - so what's the alternative? Economic briefing & discussion on the alternative to austerity. Speakers include James Meadway (New Economics Foundation) & Michael Burke (Economist), more tbc. Protest: Stand up to Racism Organised by Stand Up to Racism Evening Meeting: No to War - No to Islamophobia Hosted by Stop the War Coalition Stand up to Racism public meeting Organised by Stand up to Racism Faith Against Austerity @ Manchester Cathedral, 7pm Cross faith meeting followed by vigil in Manchester Cathedral. Speakers include David Walker (Bishop of Manchester), Niall Cooper (Church Action on Poverty), Penny Hicks (Manchester People's Assembly) & other faith leaders Click here to book (free event) Facebook event page Wednesday 7 October Morning The People’s Assembly morning briefing @ Central Hall, 10am with guest speakers Afternoon Climate Change Direct Action Organised by Campaign against climate change, Friends of the Earth, This Changes Everything & others Towards Paris and beyond: Building the movement for climate, justice and jobs Public meeting organised by Campaign against climate change, Friends of the Earth, This Changes Everything & others Evening The People’s Question Time Final round up with a People’s Question Time. Other participants throughout the week will include: Charlotte Church, Sam Fairbairn, Frances O'Grady, Len McCluskey, Mark Serwotka, Rabina Khan, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Sam Duckworth, Christine Blower, Bishop of Manchester David Walker, Lindsey German, Stephen Morrison Burke, Amelia Womack, Amir Amirani, Richard Burgon MP...and more to be announced! |