The day kicks off at noon at All Saints, Oxford Road, M/cr with a march to Castlefield Arena on Liverpool Rd, where there's a rally with speakers from the Visteon strikers, Unite Against Fascism and the Communication Workers Union.
From 3.30-4.30pm there's a workshop on The Crisis In Local Media hosted by the National Union of Journalists and from 5pm-6pm there's a How to Organise An Occupation workshop. Both at the Arena.
Between 3.30pm and 4.30pm , in Room 1 at the Castlefield Hotel, next to the Arena, Paul Mason, BBC Newsnight Economics Editor and author of ‘Meltdown: The End of the Age of Greed’ is speaking on: The Credit Crunch Explained. It's free and organised by Manchester Trades Union Council.
Meanwhile, the Love Music Hate Racism fest runs from 2.45pm - 7pm, also at the Arena. Here's the line up…
Claire Mooney
Alun Parry
Sargasso Township Jazz Band
Toxteth Rebel Alliance
The Tombots
The Score
Dirty North
The Trojan Horses
Celt Islam Feat. Bongo Chile
Al Baker & The Dole Queue
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