We Are Writing to Invite You And/Or Members of Your Trade Union Branch to Marxism 2016

Dear friend,

We are writing to invite you and/or members of your trade union branch to Marxism 2016, a five day political festival hosted by the SWP (Socialist Workers Party)

We are currently experiencing the biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War. Thousands are making treacherous journeys, fleeing war, poverty and persecution only to encounter immigration laws and the racism of the Tories. At Marxism Festival we will hear about the international response to the refugee crisis, from Greece to Calais. The Tories have now launched one of the biggest attacks on trade unions for a generation. The Trade Unions Bill will make it even harder to go on strike. The huge nature of the assault on the trade union movement means we want Marxism 2016 to be a place for trade unionists to come together to discuss how to respond to and defeat the new Tory legislation.

Thousands attended Marxism Festival in 2015and we expect the same this year. The event is a space where trade unionists, activists and campaigners can come together to discuss how we can resist, how we can get organised against the Tories and debate some of the key questions that face all of us who not only want to understand the world, but also change it.

Marxism 2016will host over 150 meetings including: Not just charity: solidarity with refugees, Islamophobia and Prevent, Fast Food Rights campaigns: Organising the unorganised, Where next after the EU referendum, LGBT identity and politics: a global perspective.

Speakers at Marxism include: Natalie Bennett, Shahrar Ali, Sheila Coleman, MoazzamBegg, Matt Wrack, Dave Ward, Alan Gibbons, Judith Orr, John Bellamy Foster,StathisKouvelakis, Ian Hodson, Brid Smith and Jack Shenker and many more.

In the evenings there will be live music, film screenings, and other cultural events.

We would like to offer a special discounted ticket price to members of your union for block bookings. We can offer a full five day ticket for £20 per person rather than our normal price of £55 if two or more of your members book up together.

To take advantage of this offer, please call 020 7840 5620 or email

For more information about Marxism 2015 and to view the full timetable please visit

We look forward to hearing from you,

Amy Leather and the Marxism Team