Wednesday, 8 June 2016

An Audience with Harry L. Smith


 
Venue: Reading International Solidarity Centre, London Street, Reading RG1 4PS
Date & Times: 8 June 2016 from 7pm-9pm
 
Organised by: Reading Trades Union Council
 
Harry Leslie Smith, 93-year-old anti-austerity campaigner and author of Harry’s Last Stand, will be talking about his life and politics and answering questions from the floor in this ‘Audience with Harry L. Smith’.
Harry moved many by his speech to the Labour Party Conference in 2014, relaying details of his upbringing in the 1930s and 40s, in the days before a welfare state and the NHS (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLrF_m8gbsM). He will speak further on the subject of life in his youth as well as his thoughts on the present and he will answer questions from the audience.
This event is organised by the Reading Trades Union Council. Details about the RTUC can be found on its Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ReadingTUC/). To reserve seats, please email your name and number of required tickets to Jan Bastable (EU_QA@hotmail.com).

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