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4 Programme of Events

Sunday 14 April 1500-1600 New to Conference Briefing An opportunity for delegates new or old to see how conference business works. 1830-1930 Disabled members reception An opportunity to hear speakers, including Disabled Executive member Colleen Johnson, discuss issues faced by disabled members, as well as examples of best practice in schools and colleges, and to meet other members. Food and drink will be provided. 1830-1930 Supply members reception The Supply Teachers Network look forward to the opportunity to meet with fellow members. Join us to chat, or perhaps share experiences in an informal setting. Just turn up, we have done all the planning. 1930-2030 All delegate drinks reception Delegates are invited to come to the ACC, Liverpool for a pre-conference drinks reception. The conference exhibition will be open for delegates to look around and there will be an opportunity to register children into the creche. Monday 15 April 0900-1230 Conference Session 1245-1345 Palestine Solidarity Campaign fringe meeting Palestine: Education under Occupation Featuring a report back from recent NEU Delegations to Palestine Speakers: Saed Erziqat: General Secretary, General Union of Palestinian Teachers (GUPT) Leanne Mohamad: British Palestinian public speaker and Human Rights activist. Kevin Courtney: General Secretary NEU Kiri Tunks: President NEU Louise Regan: Vice Chair PSC & Former President NEU Reporting back from NEU delegations to Palestine: Amy Johnson: Tower Hamlets and the City Division (October 2018) Parveen Nawab: West Essex Division (February 2019) Chair, Philipa Harvey: Former President NUT & TUC General Council. Refreshments will be provided. Everybody welcome. Please visit us at the PSC stall in the exhibition area for more information.

5 Monday 15 April continued... 1245-1345 Show Racism the Red Card fringe meeting Racism on the rise: Education is the solution. Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) is an anti-racism educational charity which utilises the high profile of professional footballers as anti-racism role-models to educate against racism in society. 1245-1345 Building Body Confidence, Self-Esteem & Resilience workshop Change the way you see, not the way you look. Young people today face a huge range of complex self-esteem issues. Research shows that negative body image and poor self-esteem correlate with low concentration and participation in class and can even affect school attendance. Led by Martin Staniforth, Dove Self- Esteem Project Catalyst. All attendees to this interactive session will receive a free USB loaded with self- esteem resources. West Berkshire District are sponsoring this event. 1245-1345 No More Exclusions Fringe Speakers: Zahra Bei and Cedric Whilby How No More Exclusions (NME) as a grassroots coalition movement in education is mobilizing to bring about structural change in education for all children. 1245-1345 Asbestos in Schools. What you should know. What you can do. The continuing presence of asbestos in our schools is a national scandal, as is the shocking lack of consistency in the way in which it is managed across the country. With around 86% of schools still containing asbestos, and an increasing number of exposure incidents, more and more teachers and pupils are being exposed to deadly asbestos fibres on a daily basis. What can be done to make a difference and protect our colleagues and the pupils we teach & support? Speakers to include: Hank Roberts (National Executive), Jenny Cooper (Brent NEU), Bob Groome (Norfolk NEU) and Sarah Lyons (Lead Officer, Health & Safety). 1400-1800 Conference session 1815-1915 Solidarity with the people of Turkey (SPOT) fringe meeting SPOT, Solidarity with the People of Turkey, was formed shortly after the Gezi uprising in the summer of 2013. We have seen unprecedented attacks on those speaking out against the current regime. Educators and academics have been dismissed and huge numbers of journalists have been imprisoned. Come and find out about the current situation. Speakers Louise Regan – Chair, National Officer Membership and Equality Feray Aytekin - Egitim Sen - invited Oktay Shabaz - SPOT Christine Blower – International Secretary, National Education Union

6 1815-1915 Stop the war coalition fringe meeting ‘Why We Need An Anti-War Government’ Four years of Saudi-led war has devastated Yemen and killed tens of thousands of people, yet the British government continues to back the regime. Ending arms sales to Saudi Arabia is essential and urgent. Come to Stop the War’s fringe meeting and join us in our campaign to make it happen. 1815-1915 LGBT+ members’ drinks reception Rally for RSE and LGBT+ Inclusion! LGBT+ Executive member Annette Pryce hosts a range of speakers including Andrew Moffat, Parkfield School and author of ‘No Outsiders’, on the issues surrounding LGBT+ inclusion and whether the Government’s new statutory guidance on RSE is a win for the NEU. There will be refreshments and food provided. 1815-1915 Stand Up to Racism fringe meeting After the Christchurch massacre… Challenging the rise of Islamophobia and the far right. All welcome Speakers: Kevin Courtney, NEU Joint General Secretary Anna Rothery, Liverpool Mayoral lead for equality & race. Labour cllr Nahella Ashraf, Stand Up To Racism Zahra Bei, No More Exclusions Campaign Jo Lang, Blair Peach memorial campaign Daniel Kabede, chair NEU NEC Care4Calais 1915-2030 Young Education Professionals’ Panel Discussion An opportunity to take part in a panel-led discussion on the importance of new professionals and young workers in shaping the future of the Union and our place in the wider trade union movement. Come along and hear leading young activists and have your say. Refreshments will be provided and there will be opportunities to network with other new professionals and young workers. The panel will be chaired by Aretha Green and will include Karem Bales, Louise Atkinson, James McAsh and Nik Jones.

7 Tuesday 16 April 0900-1230 Conference session 1245-1345 Cuba Solidarity Campaign Fringe Meeting EDUCATION UNDER BLOCKADE Despite being a developing country and under a brutal US blockade for almost six decades, Cuba has become a world-leader in education and invests the world’s highest level of GDP on education. In October 2018, 25 teachers visited Cuba for a week as part of a solidarity delegation organised by the NEU and CSC, where they visited eight schools, including primary, secondary, music and special needs schools and participated in a full programme including meetings with Cuban trade unionists. Come along to find out about Cuba’s educational achievements and the challenges for Cuban teachers working and living under the ongoing US blockade. 1245-1345 Croydon NEU inaugural SEND Fringe meeting Is the special/inclusive education divide missing the point in SEND? If so, what IS the point in inclusion? Come and be part of the conversation. Special guest speaker: Tim Kent, Senior Lecturer in Postgraduate Educations, Roehampton University. 1245-1345 Steve Sinnott Foundation Fringe meeting My Life Changed - A Storytelling Resource Pack for Schools Launch Come and join us for an interactive storytelling session and enlarge your idea of what it means to be human. (Resource Pack included) 1245-1345 Mental Health Fringe meeting Why Mental Health First Aid is a Union Issue With greater inclusion, reduced SEND funding and rising mental health diagnosis of children, increasingly staff in schools are being asked to be more emotionally available for the children. But are school staff given the most effective mental health training to support not only pupils, but each other? What role should Mental Health First Aid play and how as a union can we lead on improving member and pupil mental health?’ Speakers to include: Natasha Devon MBE (Mental Health Campaigner), Scott Lyons (Norfolk NEU), Corinne Lamoureux (National Executive)

8 1245-1345 Justice Mexico Now Fringe meeting In 2014 43 teaching students disappeared. Their families continue to campaign for justice and for the return of their loved ones. Arcangel Ramirez is the general secretary of the Guerrero branch of the CNTE the state where the students disappeared. We will also hear from Justice Mexico Now about the work they are doing to raise awareness about the situation in Mexico. Speakers Arcangel Ramirez, CNTE Justice Mexico Now NEU speaker 1400-1530 Breakout sessions • The mental health crisis in our schools – how do we best support students and staff? • The National Education Service – shaping a new vision for education • Supply Teachers’ Network • Tackling teacher workload • SEND funding • Progress 8: the misuse of data for secondary accountability • Support staff • Fighting inequality and racism • Pay progression and appeals • Post 16: common causes: sixth form colleges and FE colleges • Leadership: Leading transformational change in schools and colleges • Primary assessment and accountability • Work after Brexit • Fighting Academisation • For the global good? putting the public back in education • The independent sector • How to win and use the NEU’s Trans Educators’ Toolkit and model workplace policy • School Direct: national challenge, local opportunities • Boycotting the inspectors: industrial action in Northern Ireland • Bargaining for equality 1600-1800 Conference afternoon session 1800-1830 Play for Cuba - Send off event for Musical Instruments for Cuba Outside the ACC Come along and help us send off the 40ft container filled with Musical Instruments to send to Cuba. With music, short speeches and special guests. Everyone welcome with special photo shoot.

9 1845-1945 Black members’ reception This reception is open to all self-defining Black members, and a fantastic opportunity to network and hear from esteemed speakers. Please note, the Union uses the term Black in a political sense meaning all members from an ethnic minority background are invited. There will be refreshments and food. 2000-0000 Cuban Salsa night -Hosted by the NEU This is the conference event not to be missed with live music, free Cuban cocktails for the first to arrive plus lots of dancing! With a live set from the Luminelles. A special salsa dance class from 9pm – come and learn some steps. Plus the wonderful 10 piece salsa band Omar Puente y Raices Cubanas Wednesday 17 April 0900-1200 Conference session 1245-1345 SEA & Labour educators fringe meeting SEA and NEU Labour Educators This meeting called by the Socialist Education Association and NEU activists who are members of the Labour Party will be looking at the academisation and privatisation of our education system. We will be hearing from campaigners who have recently been involved in action to oppose academisation. Speakers Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney MP Thelma Walker 1245-1345 Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign Action Group & Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Fringe meeting. “Standing up to Trump in Latin America - the right to live in peace” When he was running for President, Trump’s hostile campaign rhetoric towards Latinos was picked up internationally, but his aggression towards Latin Americans did not stop there and he currently has his eyes on ‘regime change’ in Cuba, Bolivia, Venezuela and Nicaragua. This fringe will provide a chance to get an update on developments in countries such as Venezuela and Nicaragua, plus hear eyewitness accounts to counter the right-wing media misrepresentation we often see. With Jose Antonio Zepeda, General Secretary, Nicaraguan Teachers’ Union ANDEN, Dr Francisco Dominguez, election observer in Venezuela and Christine Blower, NEU International Secretary (Chair). Meeting organised by the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign Action Group and the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign. 1245-1345 Air Pollution Fringe meeting. Why Air Pollution around schools is such a big issue and what we can do about it ‘Air pollution is a public health emergency. It is having a devastating effect on children’s health and is also an occupational health issue. Come and join our discussion about the positive steps that we can take as parents, staff working in schools and trade unionists to help tackle this issue’. 1245-1345 Chess in Schools

10 1400-1530 CPD Sessions • Mobilising and organising members • How to write a media release • An introduction to children and young people’s mental health • Empowering children and young people to speak out on sexism, sexual harassment and gender inequality in school • Exploring play and creative arts therapy in supporting primary school mental health • SOS+ ‘The realities of gangs and county lines’ • Thrive not just survive’ -Supporting learners with SEND • Promoting positive engagement: exploring key principles of behaviour management • The menopause in the workplace • Coaching to connect as a leader – passion, people, purpose and process • Challenge and engagement for all • Returning to work part-time after maternity leave – obstacles and solutions • Ways into Shakespeare • Supporting learners with English as an additional language • Blogging basics - exploring blogging in the classroom • Gypsy, Romany and Traveller children • The ancient world in primary schools • Inclusive practice for middle leaders • A beginner’s guide to global citizenship education • Critical thinking and your professional practice 1600-1800 Conference session

11 1815-1915 Remembering Srebenica Each year teachers from across the National Education Union participate in a delegation to Bosnia, where they are taken through a chronological visit to the sites of the siege of Sarajevo and the Srebrenica genocide. Through powerful testimonies from survivors, family members and expert guides delegates hear and relive the terror of the effects of hate, war and suffering. It all took place so close to us here in the UK, and within living memory. At this meeting we will hear from teachers and members of several Merseyside communities who are determined that the lessons from Srebrenica are heard, taught and heeded. With atrocities such as the one in Christchurch just the other week and hate crime focussing on mosques in the UK so fresh in our minds, this message is still relevant, vital and necessary. Come along to hear more and how you can spread the message of respect, tolerance and hope in your classrooms. The British Rohingya Community will also be speaking to raise awareness during this meeting 1845-1945 Women’s reception Please come along to the Women’s reception. Drinks and nibbles and the opportunity to relax and network with NEU women. Thursday 18 April 0900-1300 Conference session

12 Useful Information

ACC Accessibility Cloakrooms The venue is accessible via access ramps from There are two permanent cloakrooms situated both the city, car park and taxi drop off point. on the Galleria level. Both have low desks for All steps have support railing for assistance. easy access. Access to the Galleria (main entrance level for the ACC) is situated on the same level as the exit from the car park. The entrance doors are First Aid automatic and will be staffed when conference There are two first aid rooms are located on is taking place. the Arena side of the building and stewards will be able to escort you to these rooms. There are two lifts which are available from the Alternatively, first aid assistance can be called to Galleria to both the Upper and Lower floors. your location in the building. Each lift has an accessible width of 1300mm and visual and audible floor indicators. There are also escalators which can be used to reach all levels, stewards are situated at both the top and bottom to assist delegates. Shop mobility Liverpool: 0151 707 0877

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19 NATIONAL EDUCATION UNION NEU ADVICELINE 2nd Floor, Apex Business Centre, 1 Water Vole Way, Balby Doncaster DN4 5JP Tel: 01302 304999 Email address: [email protected] You are welcome to come to the NEU stand www.neu.org.uk/contact-neu-advice-line and find out about our campaigns and Contact: Carl Price communications. Staff and officers will be on hand to answer your questions, supply you From pay to paternity, disciplinaries to with NEU literature and demonstrate the latest discrimination, workload to working time and developments on the union website and social maternity to marking, we advise members on media. You can pick up a copy of the new a wide range of issues. Our advice and support journals Educate, Organise and Lead. We look has been invaluable to members. forward to meeting you. PEACE PLEDGE UNION 1 Peace Passage, London N7 0BT Tel: 0207 424 9444 [email protected] www.ppu.org.uk Twitter: @PPUtoday Facebook: @peacepledgeunion Contact: Symon Hill The Peace Pledge Union is an antimilitarist organisation best known for its white poppies. Since 1934 it has campaigned for a warless world. From anti-bombing campaigns during WW2 to protest at the remote controlled drone assassinations and militarisation of society today. The PPU has developed learning materials, including those relating to Conscientious Objection in WW1, Pacifism, Genocide, Nonviolence in WW2 and Remembrance. The PPU campaigns against the increasing militarisation of education and society.

20 REMEMBERING SREBRENICA TEACHERS BUILDING SOCIETY 11 Osborne Avenue, Sherwood, Nottingham NG5 2HJ Tel: 07739 357026 Email:[email protected] Allenview House, Hanham Road, Wimborne, Facebook:rememberingsrebrenica Dorset BH21 1AG Contact: Ivan Wels Tel: 0800 378 669 In 1984 Bosnia hosted the winter Olympics and [email protected] yet a mere six years later it was embroiled in the Contact: Bev Jesse last genocide in Europe. Ethnic tensions were www.teachersbs.co.uk whipped up amongst people who had very Twitter: @TeachersBS similar upbringings. How did this happen? Facebook: teachersbs We are now seeing a frightening rise in racism Founded over 50 years ago by the Union, we across the world. We can learn from what continue to help people working in education happened at Srebrenica – how did it start, how to buy a first or new home. Whether newly did it develop and how can we prevent this qualified or in retirement, we offer a wide happening again? range of options to help members and have a long history of supporting affordable home ownership schemes. We also have an exclusive THE STEVE SINNOTT FOUNDATION Union Home Saver account and savings options Arnold House, 54 Clarendon Road, for associations. Watford WD17 1JR Tel: 01923 230 208 UNITY TRUST BANK [email protected] Twitter: @ssfoundation Four Brindleyplace, Birmingham B1 2JB Facebook: @sinnottfoundation Tel: 0345 140 1000 www.stevesinnottfoundation.org.uk [email protected] Contact: Ann Beatty Twitter: @unitytrustbank Imagine how different the world would be, in www.unity.co.uk just one generation, if every child had access Contact: Richard Rose to quality education … The Steve Sinnott Unity Trust Bank is a commercial bank with a Foundation celebrates 10 years of supporting social conscience, established by Trade Unions Education for All this year. We have been over 30 years’ ago. We provide day-to-day developing fit-for purpose projects with banking and loans to social sector organisations teachers and local communities in The Gambia, who share the Bank’s values and philosophy Haiti, Sierra Leone, Nepal and Colombia of delivering positive social impact, not simply through teacher training, developing learning maximising profit. Our purpose is to help centres, supporting women and girls. We aim organisations to prosper and contribute to to continue promoting global learning and economic, community and environmental offering support to people around the world change. Bank with us, Bank on us. who are doing incredible work achieving access to learning where it is needed most. Come and join us now.

21 BOOKMARKS BOOKSHOP CLASSROOMS FOR KENYA 1 Bloomsbury Street London WC1B 3QE The Weald School & Sixth Form, Station Road, Tel: 0207 637 18478 Billinghurst RH14 9RY [email protected] Tel: 07709 312 831/01403 787 200 Twitter: @Bookmarks_books [email protected] Facebook: Bookmarks the socialist bookshop www.classroomsforkenya.org.uk bookmarksbookshop.co.uk Contact: Malcolm Peppiatt Contact: Dave Gilchrist Classrooms for Kenya is a registered charity Bookmarks, the socialist bookshop, is Britain’s inspired by the NUT Campaign ‘Make Poverty best independent bookshop. The TUC’s official History Send My Friend to School’ in 2005. It bookstore, it stocks just about every book that was set up and continues to be managed by an activist could want. From the writings of staff at The Weald School. Our aim is to create Marx and Engels, to Eric Hobsbawm, Owen safer learning environments by providing Jones, Tony Benn, Chris Harman, George new brick built classrooms for schools in Monbiot, Arundhati Roy, Alex Callinicos, Leon rural Kenya. This year we celebrate thirteen Trotsky, Rosa Luxembourg and Tony Cliff. The years of fundraising and classroom building in best in new novels and radical reads... and we Kenya. Since September 2006 we have raised can supply any book that is in print. We also £420,000 and built 84 classrooms in 39 schools stock Trade Union pamphlets, magazines and in Transnzoia County. This year (with your leftie newspapers. There’s a large selection of support) we are hoping to build 12 classrooms fiction and progressive children’s books as well in six more schools. Please visit our stand. All as a large stock of second hand books. profits go to our building fund.

THE BRITISH ROHINGYA COMMUNITY CND PEACE EDUCATION The British Rohingya Community Is an CND,162 Holloway Road, London N7 8DQ organisation that campaigns against the Tel: 0207 700 2393 atrocities being committed by the Burmese/ [email protected] Myanmar Government against the Rohingya Twitter: @CNDPeaceEd minority in that country. It also works to give a Facebook: CNDPeaceEducation voice to the Rohingyas in the refugee camps www.cnduk.org/education in Bangladesh and to bring material support Contact: Owen Everett and education to them. It also works as a community organisation for the Rohingya CND Peace Education engages thousands of community in Britain, the largest one school students annually with nuclear weapons outside Asia. and peace debates, empowering them to form their own opinions. Highly regarded by students and teachers, we offer free, cross-curricular workshops, assemblies and award-winning lesson resources, plus CPD on teaching controversial issues. From role-play to origami, our active-learning approaches cater to Years 3-13 and all abilities. Our sessions and resources are especially relevant to English, History, RE, Citizenship, Politics, SMSC, and Prevent.

22 CUBA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN HOPE NOT HATE c/o Unite 33-37 Moreland Street, London PO Box 1085, HA9 1HU EC1V 8BB Tel: 07967 639950 Tel: 0207 490 5715 [email protected] [email protected] Twitter: @hopenothate Twitter: @CubaSolidarity Facebook: HOPE not hate Facebook: CubaSolidarityCampaign hopenothate.org.uk www.cuba-solidarity.org.uk Contact: Jean Geldart Contact: Ollie Hopkins HOPE not hate works with trade unions to CSC campaigns for the end of the illegal US bring together divided communities, organising blockade of Cuba; the return of the illegally US around shared interests and issues. We occupied Guantanamo Bay; and for respect use research-based techniques to combat of Cuba’s sovereignty and independence, free the perpetrators of hatred and division in from interference by foreign governments. Visit communities and online. We base our activity our stand to join or affiliate, for the latest news on training in organising method and also work on Cuba and CSC; for information on events, with unions to help develop their capacity. We campaigns, NEU delegations and tours; or to provide classroom and inset training for schools buy from our range of t-shirts, music, books, on topics such as identity, racist language and chocolate, coffee and Cuba related gifts. recognising signs of far right involvement.

EDUKID LABOUR RESEARCH DEPARTMENT 5 Hart Street, Bideford EX39 2LB 78 Blackfriars Road London SE1 8HF Tel: 0845 139 9990 Tel: 0207 928 3649 [email protected] [email protected] Facebook: edukiduk Twitter: @LRDunionnews www.edukid.org.uk Facebook: labourresearchdept Contact: Chris Turner www.lrd.org.uk Contact: Dawn Livingston Edukid help children living in poverty or conflict in Palestine, Cambodia and Uganda. Edukid run For over 100 years the Labour Research a Global Citizenship Programme designed to Department (LRD) has equipped trade unions inspire a new generation by: with the clear and concise information they need. LRD is the unique information provider • Giving a voice to children both in the UK and for the trade movement. NEU Conference abroad provides LRD with an important opportunity • Providing free school resources and lesson to meet and interact with your members plans continuing to build a beneficial relationship • Taking teachers and pupils to our projects with your newly merged union; emphasising abroad so they can see the difference they our commitment to working with NEU to cover can make and realise their potential. your key priorities in the workplace.

23 LOVE MUSIC HATE RACISM NATIONAL PENSIONERS CONVENTION PO Box 72710, London SW19 9GX (NPC) Tel: 07540 976050 Marchmont Community Centre, 62 [email protected] Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1AB Twitter: @LMHRNational Tel: 0207 837 6622 Facebook: LMHRNational [email protected] lovemusichateracism.com Twitter: @NPCUK Contact: Zak Cochrane Facebook: NPCUK Love Music Hate Racism uses the positive www.npcuk.org energy of the music scene to combat Contact: Neil Duncan-Jordan Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and racist The NPC is Britain’s biggest campaigning scapegoating. Our message is simple, there is pensioners’ organisation, with over 1million more that unites us than divides us. Nothing affiliated members active in 1000 groups across demonstrates this more than the music we the country. For years the Convention has listen to. In 2019 we plan to work in partnership worked on issues such as the state pension, with the NEU, music industry and grassroots health and social care, housing, decent public groups to bring people together around the transport and tackling age discrimination, but music we all listen to, while at the same time, now more and more of its work is linked to tackling hatred and division. building solidarity between the generations and opposing those who are trying to divide young and old. NATIONAL EDUCATION MUSEUM c/o 27 Ridley Rd, London NW10 5UB NICARAGUA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Tel: 07843 282450 [email protected] 86 Durham Rd, London N7 7DT Contact: Jean Roberts Tel: 020 7561 4836 We’re setting up the National Education [email protected] Museum of England and Wales covering the www.nicaraguasc.org.uk / www.nscag.org whole history and development of education Visit our stand to buy Mexican jewellery, Latin from nursery and early years to higher American children’s clothes, solidarity t-shirts education and lifelong learning. Our key aims and more. You may be lucky enough to meet are to inform, educate, enlighten and entertain Jose Antonio Zepeda, General Secretary of the general public with special attention to ANDEN who will be attending the conference. pupils and students currently in education. NSC and NSCAG work to raise support for We are excited to have a stall at the first NEU progressive organisations in Nicaragua through Conference. Come and find out what we are all trade union delegations, town twinnings, about. speaker tours in the UK and publications including ‘Nicaragua Now”. Is your branch or region affiliated?

24 PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN SCHOOL IN A BAG PSC Box BM PSA, London WC1N 3XX Home Farm, Chilthorne Domer BA22 2FR Tel: 0207 700 6192 Tel: 01935 849160 [email protected] [email protected] Twitter: @schoolinabag1 Twitter: @ pscupdates Facebook: SchoolinaBag Facebook: palestinesolidarityuk www.schoolinabag.org www.palestinecampaign.org Contact: Lis Foy Contact: Martial Kurtz School in a Bag is an initiative delivering PSC is at the heart of the solidarity movement rucksacks full of learning resources and eating with the Palestinian people and the NEU is a utensils to poor, orphaned, vulnerable and key partner, by campaigning and organising disaster-affected children globally. How can for Palestinian Human Rights, with regular your school help? Students get to learn about delegations to the region, and by spearheading being charitable. They have an opportunity the campaign to end the abuse of Palestinian for a hands-on packing experience. You get children in the Israeli occupation prison system. full support from us during your fundraising, Please visit us in the exhibition area, to find out including presentations. Each SchoolBag is about our current campaigns and how you individually numbered so you can track where can get involved for freedom and justice in in the world yours has gone. Giving hope to a Palestine. child’s future.

RECLAIMING SCHOOLS SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Twitter: @reclaimschools 1 Pine Court, Kembrey Park, Swindon SN2 8AD www.reclaimingschools.org Tel: 01793 530166 Reclaiming Schools is a network of academic [email protected] and teacher-researchers which was established Twitter: @uksla to support various education campaigns of Facebook: schoollibraryassociation the NUT. We are looking forward to working www.sla.org.uk closely with the NEU to make reliable research available. We are also actively involved with The School Library Association believes that More Than A Score and parents’ campaigns. every pupil is entitled to effective school library provision. The SLA is committed to Our concerns include high-stakes testing, supporting everyone involved with school Ofsted, academy trusts, child poverty, and libraries, promoting high quality reading and government interference with curriculum. learning opportunities for all. Membership Our activities include a blog, publications, offers: Advisory and information services; Lively, knowledge-building seminars and regional practical publications; The School Librarian, our conferences. quarterly journal; Relevant and focused CPD; A network of local branches; Advocacy for school libraries and SLSs; A significant voice at regional and national level

25 SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD STAND UP TO RACISM The Linskill Centre, North Shields, Tyne & PO Box 72710, London SW19 9GX Wear NE30 2AY Tel: 0208 971 7426 Tel: 01912 578519 [email protected] [email protected] Twitter: @AntiRacismDay Twitter: @SRtRC_England Facebook: Stand Up to Racism Facebook: theredcard www.standuptoracism.org.uk www.theredcard.org Across the US and Europe the racist right is Contact: Enis Yasharovski on the march. They are inspired by Trump’s Show Racism the Red Card is the UK’s leading presidency and empowered by years of anti-racism educational charity. We provide austerity. Islamophobia and the scapegoating of educational workshops, training sessions, migrants and refugees lies at the heart of their multimedia packages, and a whole host of agenda. We have also seen inspiring resistance. other resources, all with the purpose of tackling 70,000 demonstrated against the AfD in Berlin. racism in society. Established in January 1996, Thousands have joined marches in the US and the organisation utilises the high-profile status in Britain thousands have taken to the streets to of football and football players to publicise its turn the tide on Tommy Robinson. message. Across Britain, Show Racism the Red Card delivers training to more than 50,000 individuals per year.

SPOT – SOLIDARITY WITH PEOPLE OF TURKEY 22 Moorefield Road, London N17 7PY Tel: 07961 708 014 [email protected] Twitter:@spotturkey Facebook: spotturkey www.spotturkey.co.uk Contacts: Oktay Sahbaz / Cinar Altun SPOT, Solidarity with the People of Turkey, was formed shortly after the Gezi uprising summer of 2013. As new, corruptive and oppressive developments continue to intensify in Turkey, we sought to support the struggle of the people of Turkey and have formed SPOT. Alongside this fundamental objective, the SPOT platform aims to contribute to the working people’s struggle in the UK by forming a bridge between Turkish speaking communities living in the UK and the local work force in the country.

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