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Building to Win a Day of Activist Training, Skill Sharing and Discussion Stalls (Main Hall) building to win A day of activist training, skill sharing and discussion stalls (main hall) Momentum Stalls Information Pop by the Groups stall to ask questions about about local Mo- Groups mentum groups, share your thoughts on the ‘ideas wall’ and give feedback on group development and support. Members’ Council Find out about Momentum’s new Members’ Council - what it is, how it will work and how you will be part of it. Pop by to discuss using social media to build the movement, Social Media including advice and support on different platforms (e.g. Facebook) and types of content (e.g. video). Data If you’re a data manager and have questions about how to access your local group data, come by our ‘data advice’ stall. Councilor Network We’re setting up a network of councilors. Visit the stall to find out more and be part of building the network. Explore the hall for stalls from War on Want, Labour West Midlands, THTC, The World Transformed, the Workers’ Beer Company and more sessions timetable Main Hall Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 10:00 - 11:30 Arrival: stalls & networking 11:30 - 12:15 Plenary: Welcome from John McDonnell MP After Brexit: Winning as a Stalls & How Do We Newcomer to Movement in Fighting for 12:30 - 13:30 Labour 101 networking Take Back Activist the UK and Our NHS Real Control? Beyond 13:30 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK Difficult Con- Tools for Fighting Back Stalls & Building a Nice People versations: 14:00 - 15:30 Labour Party in the Era of networking Winning Base Finish First Combatting Renewal Trump Hate 15:30 - 15:45 BREAK When Hate Success Momentum How Labour Stalls & 15:45 - 16:45 Comes to at the Pint & Politics Trade Union Can Turn It networking Town Grassroots Solidarity Around 16:45 - 17:30 Plenary 18:30 - midnight Social with live music organised by Birmingham Momentum members session descriptions Where Session Information & When Labour 101: a Follow the journey of Jo, a new party member, into cam- Room 1, Rough Guide to paigning on a particular issue whilst attempting to under- 12:30 Labour stand party structures and all their jargon. After Brexit: How do we heal a country divided by remain and leave? How Do We Room 2, Join The World Transformed for a participatory discussion Take Back Real 12.30 on the future of Britain outside the EU and the direction Control? Labour should take in the coming years. How can a group operate if it wants to be an attractive Newcomer to Room 3, place to new members and also serve as a source of Activist 12:30 motivation and inspiration to more experienced activists? Winning as a Join a discussion with Momentum and Podemos activists Movement in Room 4, about the challenges we face as a movement and how we the UK and 12:30 Beyond can overcome them together. Our sessions are led by Momentum groups & activists from across the UK. Where Session Information & When Examine how we can fight to protect the values of equality, redistribution, universalism and patient dignity which are Fighting for Room 5, now under existential threat in our NHS. Hear from health Our NHS 12.30 workers and campaigners at the forefront of the struggle and share your ideas for local and national campaigns. A session for members to share their experiences in Building a Room 1, developing, organising and winning at their Constituency Winning Base 14:00 Labour Party and beyond. Tools for Explore how CLPs, trade union branches and Momentum Room 2, Labour Party groups can be revitalised - from low turnout town hall 14:00 Renewal meetings to vibrant activist spaces. It is human to fall out, but ultimately unproductive. How Nice People Room 3, can groups maintain cooperative ways of working amongst Finish First 14:00 people from different political traditions? Where Session Information & When Difficult How we can have difficult conversations with people that Conversations: Room 4, we fundamentally disagree with, that are transformational, Combatting 14.00 Hate rather than dismissive or aggressive? The rise of far right across Europe, Brexit fallout and the Fighting Back election of Trump has led to many people taking to the Room 5, in the Era of streets for the first time. How do we build a wide and 14:00 Trump connected movement in this era of wide racism and xenophobia? How do we respond as a community to the rise of the far When Hate Room 1, right? How do we build trust and unity in the face of Comes to Town 15:45 division and hate? An opportunity for Momentum members to share their Success at the Room 2, experiences, celebrate local victories and explore the Grassroots 15:45 challenges we face as movement. Where Session Information & When A participatory workshop providing a simple framework for Room 3, Pint & Politics communicating political ideas with people who may have 15:45 very different preconceptions and background knowledge. Momentum Trade Union Explore what Momentum’s current union membership and Solidarity Room 4, activism demographics are, and how we can creatively – Making It 15:45 engage with the workers’ rights and union power crisis in Happen! the UK today as Momentum and trade union activists. A discussion challenging the idea that Labour can never How Labour win from the Left and that we are irresponsible for even Room 5, Can Turn It trying. Are we on the right track to build a social movement 15:45 Around which can change the government in the long-term? Or are there things we should be doing differently now? Please send your photos and videos of the day to [email protected] “I’m delighted that Momentum is bringing together hundreds of activists from across the country to share skills, exchange ideas and coordinate activities to help Labour become a winning force in every community. It’s events like these that will help us develop a strong campaigning movement. Together we can organise in communities across the country and help get Labour into government - so we can create a society which works for the many, not the few. We know we have a big challenge ahead of us, a challenge we can’t afford to fail. By coming together and harnessing the incredible amount of talent, creativity and dynamism within our movement, we can become a truly unstoppable force.” - Jeremy Corbyn MP.
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