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Join with hundreds of others and develop a people’s manifesto for Newcastle. On Sunday 18th May hundreds of people will assemble in Newcastle’s Discovery Museum. There will be short films from local campaign groups, and keynote speakers. Most of the event will be in discussions where your voice will be heard, feeding into a people’s manifesto. Doors open 11:30. Event starts at 12. Assembly finishes 2:45pm, followed by networking and more films.

Sincere apologies to all those who turned up for book group on Tuesday and found the venue closed. I have since found out this was due to the ill health of the owner. So on Tuesday 20th May, 6.30 to 8pm at 1b Bookshop, 1b Bolingbroke St, Newcastle Upon Tyne we will be discussing the chapter on A Green New Deal from "Act Now". The ideas in this chapter are the response to the great challenge of our age. Find out what is being put forward in the book and come along with your thoughts and ideas to share with the group. This session is free to Majority members and £5 on the door for non members.

Do you want to know about economics? Then come along to our book group at Alphabetti theatre, St James Bolvd, Newcastle NE1 4HP on Thursday 22nd May, 6.30 - 8pm. We will be discussing "Economics the Users Guide" by Ha-Joon Chang Chapter 2 "From Pin to Pin". Together we can learn how to question and refudiate current neo liberalism. This event is free to Majority members and £5 on the door for non members. Please register if you are coming.

The next Majority film club will be on Wednesday 11th June, 6.30 for 7pm start at Aphabetti Theatre, St James Blvd, Newcastle NE14HP. Just 10 minute walk from Newcastle Central Station. Majority members will be voting on which of these 3 films they want to see on 11th June - (1) the Big Short - comedy drama about how the 2008 financial crisis was triggered by the US housing bubble. (2) How to Blow up a Pipeline - A group of young activists decide to blow up an oil pipeline in West Texas as an action to address the climate crisis. (3) Don‘t Look Up - Apocalyptic political satire, comedy and climate change allegory. After the film there will be the opportunity to take part in a discussion on the film. For licensing reasons this event is only available to Majority members. However, you can join now or at the event for as little as £1.

Join our Durham book group on Thursday 12th June, at the People‘s Bookshop, 19 High Street, Durham DH1 3UJ. We will be discussing Chapter 10 "Transport and Infrastructure of "Act Now". The discussion will be led by Jamie Driscoll, who wrote this chapter. This event is free to members and £5 on the door for non members

Join the Heaton Book Group on Tuesday 17th June at 1b Bookshop to discuss chapter 5 Public Utilities of "Act Now". Public Utilities sound boring, however the privitisation of these services - water, energy has caused major problems. Do they need renationalising - come and have your say on the subject. This event is free to Majority members and £5 on the door to non members.

On our third session of discovering economics we will be examing in Chapter 3 "How Have We Got Here? A Brief History of Capitalism, from "Economics the User‘s Guide by Ha-Joon Chang - a longer chapter to read for this session that looks very interesting. As usual we will be meeting for this event at the Alphabetti Theatre, St James Blvd, Newcastle Ne1 4HP on Thursday 26th June, 6.30 - 8pm. This event is free to Majority members and £5 on the door for non members.

Please be aware of a change of venue for the 2nd July Film Club event. It will be held at the Gosforth Civic Theatre,Regent Farm Rd,Gosforth NE3 3HD. In future all Film Club events will be on the first Wednesday of the month. The film chosen by a ballot of members will be announced at a later date. Due to licensing restrictions Film Club events are restricted to Majority members however it is always possible to join on the night.

On Thursday 10th July 6.30 - 8 pm We will be discussing Chapter 11 "Democracy, Power and Security" from Act Now. As usual we will be meeting at The People‘s Bookshop, 19 High Street, Durham, DH1 3UJ. This event is free to Majority members and £5 on the door to non members.