Public meeting · Wednesday 2 September 2026

Local Struggles and the Need for Mass Action: How to Bridge the Gap?

Open to all — members, supporters, and anyone who wants to find out what we’re about.

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Who spoke

  • Sean FrankCommunist organiser, Bristol
  • Stewart McGillCommunity Defence Alliance
  • Sam StrudwickSaving Dorset's fire stations
  • Talóra LeighOrganising in Merseyside
  • Louis LovelessSocialist Federation supporter, Essex
  • John UrquhartThe left's digital infrastructure
  • Raz O'ConnorDevelopments in the Socialist Federation
  • Siobhán OveyNorth Devon and Torridge Socialists
  • Tom BoltonBristol NEU
  • John WhitcherMobilise Everywhere

Chapters

  1. Welcome, and how the evening works
  2. Sean Frank
  3. Stewart McGill — Community Defence Alliance
  4. Sam Strudwick — saving Dorset's fire stations
  5. Talóra Leigh — organising in Merseyside
  6. Questions and discussion
  7. Louis Loveless
  8. John Urquhart — the left's digital infrastructure
  9. Steve Crozier
  10. Raz O'Connor — developments in the Socialist Federation
  11. Siobhán Ovey — North Devon and Torridge Socialists
  12. Tom Bolton — Bristol NEU
  13. John Whitcher — Mobilise Everywhere
  14. Questions and discussion
  15. Speakers respond
  16. Closing remarks

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