war demonstration in September, the European Social Forum in November, the campaign of TROOPS resistance against SATs getting off to a flying start in the new term and many local struggles against cuts and privatisation. We will also be developing our student work in the new academic year. Help us ensure that Resistance is a visible part of the fightback. Cheques should be made payable to Resistance and sent to Socialist Resistance, c/o PO Box 1109, London N4 2UU. You can also set up a standing order to Resistance. See page 27 for details. the autumn. The NUT looks set to ballot for indus trial action on SATs towards the second half of the autumn term.
In this context it will be important for teachers to know that there is broad support for industrial action in opposition to these tests, which are destroying the lives of children, teachers and parents.
As 11 year-old Simon Makinde from Stevenage said at the recent SATs conference: "the government needs to sit up and listen to children". The conference, organised by the left in the NUT, together with parents and governors, came up with a mass of practical proposals for action. An inclusive steering committee was set up to prepare for
Stalls have and will be organised in many local areas. Get involved in your local campaigns and get speakers to your trade union branch and Socialist Alliance meetings
Contact: www.stopthesats.plus.com
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The fifteen leaders of the member countries of the European Union met in Greece at the end of June to discuss the proposed constitution for the union. Whilst they sat inside, discussing integration and a European constitution, 70,000 anti-capitalist protesters demonstrated TURN THE WORLD COPIE socialst resistance Summer 2003 Fl Europe
This always had less to do with any real guarantee of fundamental rights and more to do with facilitating the process towards the constitution itself. It does not increase the rights of EU citizens but simply codifies existing rights. In fact rights in most member states are superior to what is proposed.
Blair is committed to Britain's entry into the single currency, something that is essential to the European project itself. How to do it, however, is another matter.
Brown has declared that his economic points have not been met. It was patently, however, nothing to do with his economic