TUSC campaign for Manchester Central

TUSC campaign for Manchester Central.

Details from Hugh Caffrey on the TUSC Facebook site:

The TUSC campaign for Manchester Central officially starts next Wednesday evening. Already we’ve got support from across the Left, and from unions/trade unionists including RMT, PCS, POA, CWU, Unite and FBU. Our first organising meeting last night made plans for the campaign as follows.

Finance

This remains very urgent – we have received over £700 in donations already but need to raise another £1300. We have just paid out £1100 to send a leaflet to every registered voter/household in the Manchester Central constituency! So please help us raise the money.

Donate online at the TUSC website: http://www.tusc.org.uk/donate.php (please email me if you donate online to ensure the donation is allocated to Manchester Central).

Make cheques payable to “TUSC” and post to my election agent Hugh Caffrey, Flat 2, 55 Hathersage Road, Manchester, M13 0EW

Contact us to make a cash donation

All donations are gratefully received and will be receipted.

Use the attached spreadsheet to build support and raise funds. One supporter has raised £25 in a few days using this. Bring completed forms and cash/cheques to our weekly organising meetings.

About Manchester Central

This huge constituency has over 92,000 registered voters across 8 council wards. The attached map shows which wards are in the constituency. If you, or people you know, want to check whether they are in the constituency and/or able to vote for TUSC, email me their names and addresses.

Organising meetings

Every Tuesday (except the 13th Nov) until 20 November (the Tuesday after polling day).

All meetings are 7.30pm, upstairs at the Town Hall Tavern in the city centre. Meetings will take reports of activities done, plans for forthcoming activity, and be a pick-up point for election campaign material.

Ardwick council by-election

There is a by-election in Ardwick ward on the 15th November, we’re standing Unite assistant branch secretary Shari Holden. You can download the ward map here. Leaflets for Shari’s campaign are available from mid-day tomorrow and we need volunteers to put them through doors in the ward.

Shari has a day-glo window poster available, the file for that and her leaflet are attached.

Bundling leaflets – can you help?

We need to bundle the posted election leaflet into bundles of 100. We need volunteers to help with this daytime next Thursday (1st November).

Rally for TUSC with Dave Nellist 13th November

Our election campaign will rally all supporters on 13th November for a major pre-poll rally, with speakers including former Militant Labour MP Dave Nellist, a senior national leading member of PCS union, and Alex Davidson. Put it in your diary now! A specific leaflet will be available from next week.

Tuesday 13th November, 7.30pm, The Methodist Central Hall , 1 Central Buildings, Oldham Street, M1 1JQ.

Campaign diary so far…

Please RSVP with which events or part thereof you’d like to help with.

Thurs 25 October

Collecting nominations. Meet 6pm Oxford pub on Oxford Road outside Manchester Royal Infirmary

Tues 30 October

Organising meeting 7.30pm Town Hall Tavern

Weds 31 October

First evening canvass, (canvassing in Ardwick ward unless otherwise indicated)

Thurs 1 November

8-9am leafleting city centre

daytime bundling election leaflets

5pm Alex speaking at meeting at Manchester Uni

7pm canvass

Fri 2 November

7.30-9am leafleting Manchester Royal Infirmary,

3-6pm leafleting rail stations

Sat 3 November

12-2pm city centre campaign stall

and leafleting at two city centre union meetings

Sun 4th November

1-5pm canvassing

Mon 5th – Fri 9th Nov

8-9am leafleting city centre

Tues 6th November

6pm hustings Friends Meeting House;

also organising meeting 7.30pm

Weds 7th and Thurs 8th November

Evening canvassing

Sat 10th November

12-2pm campaign stall city centre

Sun 11th November

1-5pm canvassing. Any volunteers to leaflet the City home game (1.30pm KO Eastlands)?

Mon 12th – Thurs 15th November

8-9am leafleting city centre

Tues 13th November

7.30pm rally for TUSC Methodist Central Hall Oldham Street

Weds 14th Novembe evening canvassing

Thurs 15th November

POLLING DAY – ALL DAY LEAFLETING, CANVASSING ETC

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