The Future of the Left in Scotland

Sunday 03 September 2006 Quality Hotel, Central Station Glasgow 1pm 4pm

1pm - Live Music with Alistair Hulett and Jimmy Ross

1.10 Opening statement and welcome by Rosemary Byrne MSP followed by Steve Arnott Highlands and Islands Regional Organiser for the SSP.

1.20 A Workers Movement Trade Union Speakers (appearing in a personal capacity)  

Janice Goodrich (National President PCS) Billy Coates (FBU, Paisley) Tricia McLeish (Unison member and third on SSP Glasgow election list) Jim Walls (TGWU Convenor of Shop Stewards in the open cast mining industry).

 

1.40 A Campaigning Movement

Ruth Black (Glasgow LGBT Centre) Angela McCormick (Stop the War Coalition) Osama Saeed (Muslim Association of Britain) Paddy Hill (Miscarriages of Justice Organisation) Rose Gentle (Military Families Against the War)

2.00 Live Music with David Ferrard and Eastborn

2.15 A Grass Roots Movement

Gary Fraser (former SSP member, East Lothian) Sinead Daly (CWI and SSP EC member) Azam Mohammad (Lebanese national and Director of the Glasgow Middle East Society) Gill Hubbard (G8 Alternatives)

2.35 Anne McLeod (Highlands and Islands Region, and leader of SSP Majority) Graeme McIver (SSP South of Scotland Regional Organiser) to move the formal statement of aims and motion to adopt interim structures.

2.45 Open Discussion Contributions from the floor, chaired by Rosemary Byrne MSP.

3.35 Rosemary Byrne MSP summing up and vote on statement and motion.

3.40 Tommy Sheridan MSP Scotlands Socialist Movement.

4.00 Close

4.05 Press Conference with members of new movement.