Conference Agenda

Agenda

10.00	Registration
11.00	Conference opened by Linda Smith, National Chair of Respect
11.15	Conference organising committee report (outlining procedure for the NC elections)
11.30	First session: Responding to the Crisis Speakers: George Galloway, Respect MP, Bethnal Green & Bow Ken Loach, film director, Respect National Council member Rob Griffiths, Communist Party of Britain Mark Steel, comedian and writer Resolutions on the crisis and discussion from floor Voting on resolutions
1.15	Lunch break
2.00	Second session: Building Respect, and campaigning activities Speakers: Nick Wrack, Respect National Secretary (Building Respect) Carole Swords, Respect member (Housing campaigns) Farhana Zaman, Respect member (Women and Politics) Sarah Colborne, Palestine Solidarity Campaign chair Resolutions and discussion from the floor Voting on resolutions
3.45	Campaigning for Respect in Mile End Speakers: Hafiz Choudhury (Respect candidate, Mile End East by-election) Abdul Kahar Chowdhury (local organiser)
4.00	Close of conference Invitation to join campaigners in Mile End

**Agenda may be subject to slight alteration before the day of Conference**