Proposed Agenda for Red Labour T&W meeting

at 6.30pm on Thursday 29
th
ay
at !e"#ast$e Labour %$ub&
'' Lea(es Par) Rd& !e"#ast$e upon Tyne& Tyne and Wear !*' +P,
(We're meeting in the bar it may not be ideal suggestions for reasonably
priced accessible venues are welcome !)
'. We$#ome and -ntrodu#tions
2. Apo$ogies for absen#e
3. !otes of $ast meeting
+. atters arising
.. /pdate on Red Labour nationa$$y
6. N01 meeting 2une ''th - planning feedback and requests for help
3. Agenda 20'. - contributing to the Labour Party's Policy Review
consultation.
(eadline !"th #une$
http%&&www.yourbritain.org.uk&agenda-'(!)&policy-review&policy-review
4. ,eedba#) from ay 5ay 6 7reen ,esti8a$ and iners 7a$a -
RL Presence *
9. ,inan#e - onations received and possible future e+penditure
'0. A9: 6 noti#es of meetings et#
''. !e;t meeting
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Notes of Red Labour Tyne & Wear Planning Meeting 16th April 201
Present: Robin B, Matthew G, Helen H, Diane J, Michael L, Geoff W, Ed W
A!T"#N P#"NT$
1% Apologies Lorna B, David , L!nne , "nn D, Joan H, Daniel M, L!nda M, Ben #, David #, aron
W,
2% Notes fro& last &eeting acce$ted
'% Matters arising
% "s we are not a $art! in o&r own ri'ht, we don(t need to ado$t a $olic! on absol&tel! ever!thin')
*Diane to $&rs&e ad+ins of national RL $a'e on this iss&e,
% #et &$ so+e core val&es on iss&es we can all a'ree on) Re+ind Labo&rs +e+bers the $art! is a
De+ocratic #ocialist $art!) Enco&ra'e debate) #ellin' Red Labo&r as a 'rass roots or'anisation)
% Political Ed&cation -fficers Geoff W is PE- for Ho&'hton and #&nderland #o&th, Michael L for
Bl!th ./alle!, and Daniel M is r&nnin' for PE- for 0ewcastle entral LP) Political Ed&cation
0etwor1 0orth East *PE00E, blo': htt$:22the$enis+i'htierthanthe$art!)word$ress)co+2
% 0ewcastle Labo&r Part! 3&i4 /ol&nteers 0eeded for Red Labo&r tea+) #&nda! 56th "$ril 6$+
at Gosforth E+$ire #ocial l&b, #alters Road, 0E7 8D9
% Diane sent an introd&ctor! e+ail to all 0ewcastle labo&r co&ncillors no re$lies as of !et) Diane to
+a1e it clear that e+ail addresses will not be dis$la!ed if the! si'n &$)
% David # has offered to +a1e a Red Labo&r website : Diane to as1 for +ore detail
% ;inance : <8= deficit fro+ last +eetin' *c&rrent ven&e is <5>,) Possibilit! of &sin' 0ewcastle
Labo&r l&b on Lea4es Par1 Road to be chec1ed o&t)
% Agenda 201(
% "'reed that doc&+ent $rod&ced b! Labo&r "sse+bl! "'ainst "&sterit! is a 'ood basis for Red
Labo&r $olicies, altho&'h not all the a+end+ents s&''ested were a'reed b! all $resent
% ?n order to ens&re there@s an o$$ort&nit! to raise a+endents we all need to chec1 with
constit&enc! secretar!s that there will be a +eetin' $ossibl! a s$ecial +eetin' : for
consideration of "'enda 5=8> and in the case of dele'ated LPs, branch +eetin's also, before the
deadline of J&ne 87th
(% Labour Asse&bly Against Austerity
% ontact details of L""" reA&ested for ed&cation +anifesto wor1sho$
% infoBlabo&rasse+bl!a'ainsta&sterit!)or')&1 -fficers and #&$$orters
htt$:22labo&rasse+bl!a'ainsta&sterit!)or')&12abo&t2
6% Publi) Meeting on N*$ 88th J&ne
% Diane $resented c&rrent thin1in' on the J&ne 88th P&blic Meetin'
% "'reed to +a1e s&re that $oints to be $&t across in clear ter+s
% Helen a'reed to contact "nd! B&rnha+) or Ja+ie Read *shadow health tea+ +e+ber, MP for
o$eland, and Cnison Re'ional -ffice
% "'reed to 'ive +ore ti+e to s$ea1ers travellin' fro+ f&rther afield, and to $&t the+ on the to$
of the bill
% Helen, Diane, Matthew D Michael to for+ wor1in' 'ro&$ to $lan $&blic +eetin' with others
fro+ co:s$onsorin' or'anisations
+% ,raft Leaflet for Red Labour Tyne & Wear
Ehe content of the draft leaflet which had been circ&lated was a'reed and there was disc&ssion
abo&t reA&estin' financial s&$$ort with the cost of $rintin' leaflets fro+ s&$$orters on the e+ail
list , and the $ossibilit! of bein' offered $rintin' reso&rces was also raised)
-% A%#%.%
" +ore infor+al @to$ics s&''ested for disc&ssion@ for+at had been tried o&t for this +eetin', b&t it
+ade for a diffic&lt tas1 for the chair and ?t was a'reed to revert to the $revio&s st!le of a'enda
which while for+al, +a1es for an efficient +eetin')
!olle)tion / 02%((p
(Date of next meeting to be arranged)