A brief history of Leeds KONP

February 2011: Several different groups, petition outside LGI

2nd April: 150 people in Millenium Square

14th May: 100 people march from Millennium Square to Briggate

28th May: 350 march from St. James to Library square

1st June: Talk by Wendy Savage at Civic Hall.

15th/22nd June: Leeds KONP spoke at Coalition of Resistance meetings.

18th June: Leafleting in Briggate

30th June: Leeds KONP attends J30 strikes

5th July: NHS 63rd birthday, leafleting in City Square

9th July: Leeds KONP at Gipton festival

16th July: Leeds KONP at Holbeck Gala and speak to Hillary Benn.

23rd July: Leeds KONP at Unity Day

7th August: Leeds KONP at Leeds Pride

3rd September: Stall in Headingley and lobbying by several groups of Greg Mulholland at his nearby surgery. Eventually he is one of 4 lib-dems who rebel in Commons vote.

6th September: Leeds KONP and others leaflet near City Square and pose with banner. Over 2000 leaflets given out.

2nd October: Leeds KONP/Leeds Against the Cuts/Unions arrange buses to Tory Conference in Manchester

14th October: Leeds KONP/Leeds Hospital Alert meet with Baroness Thornton

9th October: Leeds KONP members attend ‘block the bridge, block the bill’ protest on Westminster Bridge. UKuncut puts on one free bus from Leeds

22nd October: Leeds KONP attend “Hardest Hit” rally in Victoria Gardens http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/

5th December: Leeds KONP members join a York group to protest outside the Merchant Adventurers Hall in York where Andrew Lansley was giving a speech.

5th November: Leeds KONP & Leeds Hospital Alert held stall in Briggate. 110 postcards signed on day, 140 given away.  

25-27th November: Leeds KONP & Bradford KONP plan attended “Raise your banners” http://raiseyourbanners.org/  in Bradford.

26th November: Leeds KONP had a 1hr workshop at Leeds Summat and  a stall http://www.summat.org/

30th November: Leeds KONP plans to attend rally in Victoria Gardens.

3rd December: Leeds KONP holds stall in Briggate with our own xmas card design

10th December: Leeds KONP holds stall in Briggate with our own xmas card design

17th December: Leeds KONP holds stall in Briggate, NHS Xmas cards sent to Yorkshire lords

10th January: Getting postcards signed outside the Leeds Genral Infirmary

11th January: Getting postcards signed outside the Leeds Genral Infirmary and met visited York to talk with “York defend our NHS”

12th January: Getting postcards signed outside the Leeds Genral Infirmary

14th January: Leeds KONP members are joining the Leeds Against the Cuts stall at midday, middle of Briggate

15th January: One of our members is taking the postcards to London to give them to Downing street. Bevans run is also ending at 2pm in London

27th January: A a number of Yorkshire medical staff met with Bishop Packer and Baroness Masham. A total of 35 people attended at the Bishop’s house.

28th January: Leeds KONP holds stall in Briggate

1st February: Signing postcards + leaflet outside LGI.

15th February: Regional conference ‘What is happening to our NHS” 7pm, Rosebowl, Leeds Metropolitian University. Prof. David Hunter and consultant John Puntis.

24-25th February: Tory Local Government Conference in Leeds. Leeds KONP plans to join Leeds Against the Cuts

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