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Election 2019: What Happened and Where Next?
2020-01-22 19:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Committee Room 6, Houses of Parliament, Bridge Street, London, SW1A 2PW, United Kingdom
At this panel event, former Labour MPs and PPCs from the 2019 election will share their thoughts on what happened, and where the Party goes from here, with an emphasis on looking at our policy in relation to the EU.

Protest the non-publication of the Russia Report
2020-01-18 12:00 - 15:00 | Outside Downing Street, Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AA, United Kingdom

Weekly Sodem for PMQs
2020-01-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Palace of Westminster, Palace of Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom
This is a weekly event every Wednesday, when Prime Minister’s Questions take place in the House of Commons. Do bring along home-made signs and help us hold the Government to account .
Meeting place either Carriage Gates (outside car entrance to Houses of Parliament), Cabinet Office in Whitehall or outside 10 Downing Street. This is likely to be decided each week, depending on events.
Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2650019971741686/

Where does Remain go now?
2020-01-11 14:00 - 17:00
Speakers from within and outside the Remain Movement will say where and how activists should focus their energies now

About this Event

“Remain” as such has been defeated. The timescale and route to “Return” is not clear. There is much we have learned since 2016, but not enough to have prevailed. We need to listen to critical friends from outside our movement, and our own feelings to understand how we can become more effective in the future. Agreed speakers include:

“Otto English”, journalist on Byline Times
Donnachadh McCarthy, author and campaigner on Extinction Rebellion
Alex Feakes, school teacher, Lib Dem candidate, on Making Votes Matter
Speaker from South London Citizens – TBC
Simon Jeal, Penge Councillor and Labour candidate in Orpington
Heather Glass, civil engineer and Lambeth for Europe organiser

From 4.00 there will be refreshments, and the chance to talk more among ourselves and speakers.
You are also invited to stay beyond 5.00, when there will be a second meeting, of “Lewisham West and Penge in Europe”, where the main business will be a motion to dissolve ourselves, and reform with other local Remain organisations.

Another Europe Conference 2019
2019-12-14 11:00 - 17:30 | School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London, 10 Thornhaugh St, Bloomsbury, London, WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom
Another Europe is Possible is the home of the anti-Brexit left, and we are a democratic organisation in which every single member has the right to a say in what we do.
On December 14th, we will come together to digest what has happened, plan what we are going to do next, and build the grassroots networks that we need.
Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/434452057206584/
The event is FREE but you must sign up and register to attend via Event website: anothereurope.org/conference-register/

General Election
2019-12-12 07:00 - 22:00 | London, United Kingdom

#MakeItStop - Hammersmith Streetstall
2019-12-07 00:00
#MakeItStop – Hammersmith Streetstall at King Street Chrsistmas Fair

Westminster rally: Stop The Brexit Landslide
2019-12-06 16:00 - 18:00 | The Mermaid, Puddle Dock, London, EC4V 3DB, United Kingdom
We have just a few days left to stop Boris Johnson winning a landslide in this election and forcing his destructive Brexit on the people.
As we enter the last week of this election, the people who organised the massive People’s Vote marches in London are putting on one more massive – and noisy – rally. We’ll be joined by some of the biggest names in politics, including Michael Heseltine, and some very famous surprise guests. The event will be held in the spectacular Methodist Central Hall over the road from Parliament, but our rallying cry will be heard beyond Westminster, in every constituency across the country.
Doors will open at 4pm for a 5pm start. Bring your placards and get ready to make a difference.

30 Years After the Fall of the Iron Curtain - Europe’s Pasts and Futures
2019-12-05 18:30 - 20:00 | LSE Pankhurst House (Room G.01), Clement's Inn, London, WC2A 2AG, United Kingdom
The transformation of Europe – Thirty Years On

About this Event

Talk location: Pankhurst Building Room G.01, Clement’s Inn, LSE
1989 was a moment of hope and democracy for Europe. In June, nearly 30 million Italians voted for a united Europe – some 88 per cent of voters on an 81 per cent turnout. From the summer onwards in Hungary and Poland decisive steps were taken towards multiparty democracy. By the end of the year, in the most iconic events of 1989, the Peaceful Revolution erupted in East Germany.
The end of communism had come into view and the dawn of a politically united Europe had arrived.Thirty years on the hopes of ’89 have met their difficult realities. Nationalism often appears to trump unity. Technocratic integration has still not had its ‘Monnet moment’ and led to real political unity. Yet the need for Europe is also stronger than ever. From climate change to globalisation cooperation is a necessity not a luxury.
The panel will bring together the ‘1989’ and ‘Millennial’ generations to build a unique dialogue about Europe’s past and future.

Barbara Einhorn is Emeritus Professor of Gender Studies at the University of Sussex and author of Cinderella Goes to Market Citizenship; Gender and Women’s Movements in East Central Europe (Verso, 1993).
Alena Ivanova grew up in Bulgaria in the 1990s and is today an anti-Brexit campaigner in London with the Another Europe Is Possible campaign.
Mary Kaldor is a professor of Global Governance at the LSE and was a leading figure in the European peace and human rights movement of the 1980s.
Ana Oppenheim grew up in Poland in the 1990s and today is an anti-Brexit campaigner in London with Another Europe Is Possible.
Gert Weisskirchen is a former member of the German Bundestag and was active in European Nuclear Disarmament in the 1980s.

*** With welcome and introductory remarks from Christos Katsioulis, Director of the London office of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
The event will be followed by drinks and refreshments in the ground floor of the LSE Centre Building on Houghton Street.

General election 2019: separating fact from fiction
2019-12-03 18:30 - 20:00 | The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle St, Mayfair,, London, W1S 4BS, United Kingdom
Join us at our event, hosted in partnership with the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Institute for Government, looking at what has been promised in this election campaign, what challenges will face the new government (whatever its complexion), and where next for Brexit.

LSE: Europe 2020: The European Year In Review
2019-12-03 18:30 - 20:00 | MARSHALL BUILDING London School of Economics, Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE, Houghton St, Holborn, London, WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom
Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE
2019 has been a momentous year for Europe, and 2020 promises more of the same. This public discussion will take stock of political, economic, and social events in Europe and the European Union during this past year and try to look forward to the next. Panelists will touch on issues such as the EP and national elections, the new leaders of EU institutions, Brexit, the European economy, Europe’s relationship with the US, and a number of others.
This event is free and open to all with no ticket or pre-registration required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For queries and contact details click on “How Can I Attend” on the event website.

From the European Union to the Human Federation - The Federal Trust
2019-12-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Coventry University London Campus, 109 – 177 Middlesex Street, London, E1 7JF, United Kingdom
Lecture and Discussion with Tony Czarnecki, presenting his forthcoming book:

Democracy for Human Federation – Coexisting with Superintelligence

Respondent: David Wood, Chair of London Futurists and Co-Founder of the Transhumanist Party
The faults in the democratic system have been with us for quite some time. At the same time, the crisis of democracy coincides with the increasing danger arising from a number of man-made existential risks, such as a global warming, biotechnology or a global nuclear war, which can happen at any time. Among the biggest risks facing Humanity in the next two decades is Artificial Intelligence (AI), and in particular its mature form Superintelligence – also called Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). This is the type of AI that will be thousands of times more intelligent than all humans, and which could wipe out the human species either by a malicious intent or because of an erroneous design.
So, how could humans save themselves from such a potentially perilous future? The overall solution lies in a deep reform of democracy and in changing our view from an insular, national perspective and instead focus on the Humanity’s survival. We need a new system of democracy for two reasons. The first one is to help us navigate the next several decades safely by being united in a Human Federation created with new principles of democracy. The second one is to create Superintelligence that would inherit our Universal Values and our democratic principles so that it becomes our friend rather than an adversary.
However, to have any meaningful impact, a deep reform of democracy must happen really quickly, by about 2030, while we may still retain control over the maturing Superintelligence. We have no time to create a new global organization with sufficient economic, technological and military powers that could initially act as a de facto World Government. The most realistic option seems to be to convert and existing organization, which could be being gradually converted into a Human Federation.
Tony Czarnecki will argue that despite the current adversary tide in the European Union, it is this organization, selected out of 10 possible candidates, which after being converted into the European Federation, has the best chance to become the foothold for the future Human Federation.
About Tony Czarnecki

Tony Czarnecki
Founder and Managing Partner, Sustenis Ltd

Tony Czarnecki is an economist and a member of Chatham House, deeply engaged in global politics and the reform of democracy. He is also an active member of London Futurists. His very wide interests spreading into politics, technology, science and economics, gave him the necessary insight for searching for the solutions to minimizing Humanity’s existential risks. That was the subject of his previous book: “Who could save Humanity from Superintelligence?” In his new book ‘Democracy for Human Federation – Coexisting with Superintelligence”, he focuses on the scope of reforms needed for democracy to withstand the Humanity’s challenges to coexist with Superintelligence in the very near future.

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Remain Reform Revolt
2019-11-25 18:30 - 21:30 | The Station, Silver Street, Bristol, BS1 2AG, United Kingdom
An activist meeting for the anti-Brexit left in Bristol

About this Event

Brexit is suffocating our politics and poisoning our society.
We can end it and transform Britain. By working together, we can win decent homes and jobs for everyone and replace racism and division with hope and solidarity. By working in and reforming the EU, we can win an international Green New Deal to save the planet and tackle inequality.
Join us at our Bristol meeting to discuss, among other topics:
* What are threats of post-Brexit trade deals for our health and the NHS?
* What are our key issues (e.g. climate change, workers’ rights, migrants’ rights) and how we talk about these with people we are looking to convince?
* What is our vision for Europe?
This event comes right in the middle of a General Election campaign, so there will be plenty of time to discuss how things are going on the doorstep, and what arguments activists have found most effective with voters.

Remain Reform Revolt - Stoke-on-Trent
2019-11-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Stoke on Trent, Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom
An activist meeting for the anti-Brexit left in Stoke-on-Trent. Get ready for a general election and a fresh referendum!

About this Event

Brexit is suffocating our politics and poisoning our society.
We can end it and transform Britain. By working together, we can win decent homes and jobs for everyone and replace racism and division with hope and solidarity. By working in and reforming the EU, we can win an international Green New Deal to save the planet and tackle inequality.
Join us at our Stoke-on-Trent meeting to discuss, among other topics:
* Where are we with the Brexit process, and how can we stop it?
* What are our key issues (e.g. climate change, workers’ rights, migrants’ rights) and how we talk about these with people we are looking to convince?
* What is our vision for Europe?
This event comes right in the middle of a General Election campaign, so there will be plenty of time to discuss how things are going on the doorstep, and what arguments activists have found most effective with voters.
We will also be organising a cross-party canvassing session with Another Europe leaflets in Stoke – “kick the Tories out, stop Brexit!”

Launch of Citizens' Rights Manifesto
2019-11-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Pushkin House, 5a Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA, United Kingdom
Like the suffragettes before them, many EU citizens understand that the way to change the world so that they are no longer treated like second class citizens is to find a voice, to stand up and to fight for justice. That’s why we have invited suffragette Emily Davison, to return to London to champion the cause of EU citizens and launch the Citizens’ Rights Manifesto.
Join us for the launch of the Citizens’ Rights Manifesto
The event will feature speeches by:
Kate Willoughby (Emily Davison)
Else Kvist (Anglo-Danish journalist
Joan Pons Laplana (Roaring Nurse).
Roger Casale, founder & CEO of New Europeans (Moderator)

Leadership Workshop
2019-11-23 18:00 - 21:00 | London, United Kingdom
This workshop will teach you how to be a leader who supports their team through empowerment and helping them to become their best self.

About this Event

A healthy work-life balance is a priority for us, therefore we are always looking for alternatives to traditional work frames that will help our members and volunteers to thrive as individuals and activists!
Our lovely Volter Sam Carnall who works as a Scrum Master will give us an in-depth look into the insights of Servant Leadership philosophy’s concepts, techniques and collective benefits. The ultimate goal is to introduce a framework for Volt UK to help manage its ever-growing workload and allow its teams to be self-managed. By agreeing on the most important objectives of the team, we can focus better on doing the most valuable things first. And by limiting how much work we have on the go at once, we can, paradoxically, do more.
This will give you valuable insight that you can bring to your personal and professional life.
Prep work is recommended, by reading Kanban on Wikipedia!
What is Servant Leadership?
It’s a leadership philosophy in which the main goal of the leader is to serve their team. In contrast to traditional leadership where the main focus is the thriving of their company and profit, a Servant Leader shares power and empowers their people, having the needs of the employees first, while aiming to help them achieve their best performance. This philosophy inverts the norm, where usually leadership works top to bottom. Instead of having people working to serve the leader, the leader exists to serve the people, which is a bottom to top approach.
“Do those served grow as persons? Do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants?” When leaders shift their mindset and serve first, they benefit as well as their employees in that their employees acquire personal growth, while the organization grows as well due to the employees growing commitment and engagement.”
Robert K. Greenleaf, the founder of Servant Leadership philosophy

#MakeItStop - Seaford Streetstall
2019-11-23 09:30 - 12:00 | outside Morrisons supermarket, Dane Road, Seaford, BN25 1EE, United Kingdom

Remain Reform Revolt - Derby
2019-11-22 19:00 - 21:00 | West End Community Centre, Mackworth Road, Derby, DE22 3BL, United Kingdom
An activist meeting for the anti-Brexit left in Derby

About this Event

An activist meeting for the anti-Brexit left in Derby:
Brexit is suffocating our politics and poisoning our society.
We can end it and transform Britain. By working together, we can win decent homes and jobs for everyone and replace racism and division with hope and solidarity. By working in and reforming the EU, we can win an international Green New Deal to save the planet and tackle inequality.
Join us at our Derby meeting to discuss, among other topics:
* Where are we with the Brexit process, and how can we stop it?
* What are our key issues (e.g. climate change, workers’ rights, migrants’ rights) and how we talk about these with people we are looking to convince?
* What is our vision for Europe?
This event comes right in the middle of a General Election campaign, so there will be plenty of time to discuss how things are going on the doorstep, and what arguments activists have found most effective with voters.

Remain Reform Revolt - Shipley
2019-11-21 19:30 - 21:30 | THE SALT CELLAR, 192 Saltaire Road Shipley BD18 3JF, United Kingdom
An activist meeting for the anti-Brexit left in Shipley

About this Event

An activist meeting for the anti-Brexit left in Shipley:
Brexit is suffocating our politics and poisoning our society.
We can end it and transform Britain. By working together, we can win decent homes and jobs for everyone and replace racism and division with hope and solidarity. By working in and reforming the EU, we can win an international Green New Deal to save the planet and tackle inequality.
Join us at our Shipley meeting to discuss, among other topics:
* Where are we with the Brexit process, and how can we stop it?
* What are our key issues (e.g. climate change, workers’ rights, migrants’ rights) and how we talk about these with people we are looking to convince?
* What is our vision for Europe?
This event comes right in the middle of a General Election campaign, so there will be plenty of time to discuss how things are going on the doorstep, and what arguments activists have found most effective with voters.

#Release the Report - Twitterstorm
2019-11-16 08:00 - 17:00 | London, United Kingdom
The plan is a weekend of social media campaigning with Twitter storms on Saturday and Sunday evening, followed by radio engagement on Monday.

Conference Call: Make It Stop
2019-11-14 19:00 - 20:00 | London, United Kingdom
https://join.freeconferencecall.com/tim9003

Dial-in details:
Dial-in number (GB): 0330 088 1937
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International dial-in numbers: https://fccdl.in/i/tim9003
Online meeting ID: tim9003
Join the online meeting: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/tim9003

Volt Party Conference
2019-11-10 09:30 - 19:00 | The Poster, 182 Stoke Newington Road, London, N16 7UY, United Kingdom
Volt UK’s members and everyone else who is interested will meet for our second Party Conference this year on 10 November 2019.
Our focus will be on the strategy and your expectations for the local elections in May 2020 and on creating new policy papers through which we can start Volt powered change in our local communities.
Morning – Volt UK Strategy
After Lunch – Volt UK Policies
Afternoon – Public Action
After 6pm – Dinner and Drinks
You can join whether you are a member or not and are encouraged to contribute to our discussions throughout the day. The more perspectives we hear the better informed decision we can make.
The ticket for the day includes lunch and a light dinner as well as drinks throughout the day. Our treasurer Derhen will be in touch concerning the payment once your ticket has been secured through Eventbrite.

People's Vote Action Day - Voter Registration
2019-11-08

WM4EU Social
2019-11-02 18:00 - 22:30 | St Peter’s of Harborne Hall, Old Church Road, Birmingham, B17 0BB, United Kingdom
Evening of fun with fellow Remainers and campaigners. Let your hair down before the next positive push! This event is open to everyone

About this Event

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✅ Have a party with friends after 3 years of great campaigning
✅ Expect: Live music, EU quiz, delicious grub, BYO drinks! (soft or alcoholic)
✅ Build activists and character through a fun, social night

• Doors open at 6pm
• A delicious EU curry will be served up from 7pm (included in ticket price)
• Fully accessible venue

??? Tickets will cost more on the door – if we have any left!
Please keep an eye out here or on EU IN BRUM Twitter and Facebook to check availability @euinbrum???

Stay tuned for updates on confirmed acts and further details!

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Let Us Be Heard March
2019-10-19 12:00 - 17:00 | Park Lane, Park Lane, London, London, W1K 1BE, United Kingdom
The march from Park Lane to Parliament will deliver a message loud and clear to the Government and MPs that they should trust the people, not Boris Johnson, to solve the Brexit crisis.
October 19 will give the people of the UK the chance to make their voice heard just 24 hours after the end of the European Council meeting in Brussels – ahead of a tumultuous few days that will have a huge and historic impact on our country’s future.
This Brexit crisis has now come down to a simple question about whether we live in a democracy: can we allow Boris Johnson to force No Deal – or another vicious form of Brexit – on our country, without all of us having our voice heard?
This protest will give voice to all of us who feel they are being ignored by politicians hell-bent on imposing the hardest possible form of Brexit on our country without us all being given final say. We know it can make a difference because our previous marches already have.
The only way to break the deadlock in Parliament, legitimise the outcome and allow us all to talk about something else, is to give the people the final say.
Save the date. And let’s save the country.

Brighton & Hove travel to March for a Final Say 19 Oct
2019-10-19 09:00 - 17:00 | Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom
Please join us on Saturday 19 October at the national People’s Vote march in London.
We have coach tickets availble at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brighton-coach-let-us-be-heard-march-tickets-70920566323
Or if you’re making your own way to London, join us at the Achilles Statue, south-east corner of Hyde Park, from 12noon. Look out for our Brighton & Hove for EU flags.
See you there!

Rally 4 Our Rights
2019-10-12 12:00 - 17:00 | Houses of Parliament, Bridge Street, London, SW1A 2PW, Bridge Street,, London, SW1A 2PW, United Kingdom
Following the change in date of the People’s Vote march, social media became awash with messages from people who had already paid for their travel to London on the 12th October.
In order to make sure that those people had not made the financial commitment in vain, we decided to make the most out of the situation and organise a rally for those who are unable to change their travel plans. Rally 4 Our Rights was born.
So join us on the 12th in central London (location TBC) for a rally to demand the rights of people – All people – are defended.
This event is being organised by Final Say For All @FinalSayForAll
As a foundation, our focus is on the human impact of Brexit, how #BrexitIsPersonal. We campaign to stop Brexit because that’s the best way to protect the rights of #The5Million. The Foundation is committed to ensuring voting rights for all UK citizens currently living in the European Union, and for all EU citizens living in the UK, who are directly affected by any change in relationship between the UK and the EU. Ideally Article 50 will be revoked, but should there be another referendum, we demand that it’s a @FinalSayForAll
http://finalsayforall.eu
https://facebook.com/finalsayforall/

AEIP: Remain Reform Revolt
2019-10-08 19:00 - 21:30 | Sunderland TBA, 231a, High Street West, Sunderland, United Kingdom
Remain Reform Revolt – Sunderland

by Another Europe Is Possible

Never Ending Brexit? Macshane and Blick
2019-10-08 17:30 - 19:30 | Coventry University London (Postgraduate Centre and Financial Suite), Cutlers Exchange, Cutler Street Entrance, London, E1 7DJ, United Kingdom
NEVER-ENDING BREXIT?

Joint event with Federal Union
Tuesday, 8th October 2019
17.30 – 19.30, followed by a drinks reception
Venue: Coventry University London (Postgraduate Centre and Financial Suite), Cutlers Exchange, Cutler Street Entrance, London E1 7DJ (near Travelodge)
RSVP to events@fedtrust.co.uk or by phone on024 7765 1102

Dr Denis MacShane, former MP and Europe Minister under Tony Blair, will discuss the latest developments in the Brexit debate, such as the implications of the prorogation of Parliament and a possible General Election. He argues that the European question will remain the defining political issue of our time, with the prospect of a decade or more of bad-tempered negotiations, internal political rows, and uncertainty for business and citizens.
Dr. Andrew Blick, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Contemporary History at King’s College London, will speak about the constitutional implications of recent debate concerning the prorogation of Parliament and the relative rights of government and Parliament in international negotiations. He will argue that the uncertainty and controversy surrounding this debate reinforce the case for a written, probably federal constitution for the UK.
Respondent: Brendan Donnelly, Director, The Federal Trust

Green Party Conference
2019-10-04 11:00 - 2019-10-06 16:00 | ICC Wales, The Coldra, Catsash Rd, Caerleon,, Newport, NP18 1HQ, United Kingdom
