Sunday, October 07, 2007

NHS national

demonstration:

help us campaign Branches will know from previous publicity that UNISON has joined forces with the NHS Together coalition of trade unions to hold a national demonstration in central London on Saturday 3 November. We want your help to encourage as many members and campaign supporters as possible to join us on the march and rally in a mass show of support for the NHS, a world class public service that takes care of our health and gives us all peace of mind.Help us campaign to defend the NHS and to celebrate its founding principles. Join the demonstration and send a strong message to the government that big business and the profit motive has no place in our health service.

11am: Assemble at Temple Place, Victoria Embankment, London

Noon: March through Westminster (will take approx one hour)


1pm: Rally in Trafalgar Square


1.30-4.30pm: Speakers and entertainment in the Square

There will be high profile speakers, quality music and entertainment in Trafalgar Square - so come along with colleagues, family and friends. UNISON regions are co-ordinating travel to London, so please contact your regional office for details.Publicity materials A supply of leaflets and posters, to help you publicise the event in your workplace and via your local campaign support networks will soon be delivered direct to every UNISON branch. They can also be downloaded from the website (see right), and further supplies can be ordered from stock via UNISON's Communications Dept: stockorders@unison.co.uk NHS Demo A5 Leaflet / flyer - stock item: 2632NHS Demo A4 Poster - stock item: 2631A range of publicity materials for use on the day of the demonstration e.g. paddles, placards, flags, tabards, etc. will be available for branches to order and further advice on items and stock numbers will be issued shortly. In the meantime, please build local support for this very important event to maximise attendance and make the day an unrivalled success.

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