Protest at the G20

join the Youth March for Jobs

Join ISR on the Youth March for Jobs as part of the protests against the G20. The 'Youth Fight for Jobs' campaign is taking up the issue of job losses and the lack of jobs for young people. The campaign will be launched through a 'March for Jobs', in the tradition of the Jarrow Marchers, to the G20 on 2 April. Unemployed youth, young workers, graduates, school leavers and more will march past 4 of the poorest boroughs in London, assembling outside the London Assembly building on Tooley Street at 10am, marching past the Bank of England, past Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Newham finishing at the G20 meeting at the ExCel Centre where Bob Crow, general secretary of the RMT, among others, will address the marchers.

Youth March for Jobs

March for Jobs new route and times

Thursday 2 April, London

Unfortunately the police refused to agree the initial route applied for. However, on the basis of a sustained campaign, they agreed to this route, which no longer passes parliament, but still passes the bank of England and finishes at the excel centre. As you can see from the map, marchers now take the DLR for part of the route and start an hour earlier.

London Assembly

St Johns Churchyard Park, Tower Bridge Road / Tooley Street, by the south bank side of the tower bridge (nearest tube London Bridge). Southwark has the tenth highest unemployment rate in Britain.

10-11am - south London trade unions will host breakfast and a send-off rally.

Opening rally speakers

Paul Callanan, Greenwich Socialist Students

Martin Powell-Davies, Lewisham NUT branch secretary

Nadine Houghton, Battersea and Wandsworth Trades Council (pc)

April Ashley, Southwark Unison deputy branch secretary (pc)

Andy Tullis, Lambeth Unison, children and adults' services convenor

Onay Kasab, Greenwich Unison branch secretary

Bank of England

11.30am - march past the Bank of England.

Skirt around the border of Hackney into Tower Hamlets

Mile End Park

Mile End Park is the London borough of tower hamlets which has the third highest unemployment rate in Britain. Nearest tube mile end.

1pm - East London trade unions will host lunch and a rally.

Mile End Park rally speakers

Len Hockey, Waltham Forest Unison Health Branch Secretary

John Reid, Camden RMT steward

Suzanne Beishon, Hackney Socialist Party

March through Tower Hamlets with Canary Wharf in the background. Then catch the DLR from Poplar station to Canning Town station.

ExCel Centre

3pm - Protest against the G20 - don't make us pay for the bosses' crisis!

Final Rally Speakers

Bob Crow, RMT general secretary

Sean Figg, Youth fight for jobs national organiser

And others still being confirmed

If you want to be a marcher please get in touch with youth fight for jobs on 020 8558 7947 or go to www.youthfightforjobs.com to sign up. Overnight accommodation is available for 1 & 2 April - but the organisers need to know in advance!

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