International Branch of the British Labour Party
Branch meetings
Next Branch meeting: Ken Livingstone’s campaign team
Jan 22nd
The next Brussels Labour branch meeting takes place this week:
Peter May - London Labour Party
‘The London Mayoral elections’
Wednesday 25 January - Square Ambiorix 6, 1000 Brussels – 20:00
The meeting begins at 20:00. As this event is not in a bar or restaurant, there will be no food served, and you are invited to bring a bottle.
Forthcoming meetings include:
Sister Parties meeting & reception – Preparation for Communal Elections
Wednesday 29 February - Further details tbc
Brussels Labour Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 21 March - Further details tbc
Christmas Pub Quiz 2011
Nov 23rd
The Brussels Labour Christmas Pub Quiz 2011 will be held on Wednesday 7 December at The Staff, Rue de Trèves 42, 1050 Ixelles.
Please arrive at 19:30 for the quiz, which will be compèred by Brussels Labour’s own David Earnshaw.
To register a team of four people, please email the Secretary with the name of your team and the team members and make a transfer of €20 to the Brussels Labour account: 001-1128765-52
Please include in your bank transfer your team name & indicate that it is for the quiz.
A raffle will also be held for charity, with proceeds going to the Red Cross for famine relief in the Horn of Africa.
Details are available in the Brussels Labour calendar.
Next branch meeting: Clive Betts MP
Nov 21st
The next Brussels Labour branch meeting takes place this week:
Wednesday 23 November
Clive Betts MP - Chair, Communities and Local Government Select Committee
‘Localism and the Big Society – Labour’s response
L’Horloge du Sud, Rue du Trône 141, 1050 Ixelles
19:30: Venue open – If you would like to eat, please come early and order before the meeting
starts
20:00: Start of meeting
Forthcoming meetings include:
Monday 5 December
Claude Moraes MEP and Hackney North & Stoke Newington CLP
have invited Brussels Labour members to meet the CLP members during their visit to Brussels
The Staff, Rue de Trèves 42, 1050 Ixelles
From 19:00
Wednesday 7 December
Brussels Labour Christmas Pub Quiz
with quizmaster David Earnshaw
The Staff, Rue de Trèves 42, 1050 Ixelles
Further details tbc
Wednesday 25 January 2012
Branch meeting
Further details tbc
Germinal – new edition
Oct 14th
The latest edition of Germinal is available to download here and to read below via Issuu, featuring coverage of branch meetings with Ellie Reeves and Emma Reynolds, and the Labour Party Conference 2011.
PLEASE NOTE: The meeting with Harriet Harman MP, advertised in this issue, has been cancelled.
This Thursday: John Fitzmaurice memorial lecture with Baroness Royall
Oct 10th
Thursday 13 October
John Fitzmaurice Memorial Lecture 2011: Baroness Jan Royall, Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords
Press Club Europe, Rue Froissart 95, 1040 Etterbeek
Venue open from 19:00, meeting starts at 19:30
Future dates:
Wednesday 23 November 2011
Clive Betts MP – Chair of the Department for Communities and Local Government Select Committee
Further details TBC
Wednesday 7 December 2011
Christmas Pub Quiz
Further details TBC
Next branch meeting: Emma Reynolds MP
Sep 15th
The next Brussels Labour branch meeting is next week, with a former BL treasurer and now MP for Wolverhampton North East and Shadow Foreign Office minister:
Tuesday 20 September
Emma Reynolds MP
Carpe Diem, 13 Avenue de Tervuren, 1040 Etterbeek, Brussels (upstairs room)
19:30: Venue open – If you would like to eat, please come early and order before the meeting
starts
20:00: Start of meeting
Forthcoming meetings include:
Thursday 13 October
John Fitzmaurice Memorial Lecture 2011: Baroness Jan Royall, Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords
Press Club Europe, Rue Froissart 95, 1040 Etterbeek
Further details to follow.
Brussels Labour AGM 2011 – draft minutes
Aug 8th
The draft minutes of the Brussels Labour Annual General Meeting 2011, held on 23 March, are available here.
Next branch meeting – Labour is listening, with Ellie Reeves
Jun 23rd
Our next branch meeting is your chance to discuss the future of the Labour Party directly with a member of the Party’s National Executive Committee:
Policy Forum input – Ellie Reeves, CLP representative, National Executive Committee: the opportunity to discuss Brussels Labour’s contribution to the Labour Party consultations ‘Partnership into Power’ and ‘Refounding Labour’
Wednesday 29 June 2011 | Frère de Martin, Rue Charles Martel 6, 1000 Brussels | Venue opens at 19:30, Meeting at 20:00
You can read the Brussels Labour submission here.
Maria Eagle to speak to Brussels Labour on Tuesday
Jun 19th
Maria Eagle MP will be in Brussels next week and has asked to meet the Brussels Labour branch. Therefore, we are pleased to announce an additional meeting:
Maria Eagle MP, Shadow Spokesperson for Transport
Tuesday 21 June 2011 | Frère de Martin, Rue Charles Martel 6, 1000 Brussels | Venue opens at 19:30, Meeting at 20:00
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Future dates:
Labour is listening!
Our next regular branch meeting is your chance to discuss the future of the Labour Party directly with a member of the Party’s National Executive Committee:
Policy Forum input – Ellie Reeves, CLP representative, National Executive Committee: the opportunity to discuss Brussels Labour’s contribution to the Labour Party consultations ‘Partnership into Power’ and ‘Refounding Labour’
Wednesday 29 June 2011 | Frère de Martin, Rue Charles Martel 6, 1000 Brussels | Venue opens at 19:30, Meeting at 20:00
Summer Social, hosted by Sue Davies
Wednesday 13 July 2011 | Please contact the Secretary for the address (sent in a mailing to members) | 19:30-22:30 | Please bring a bottle!
Joint meeting with Irish Labour Party this Wednesday
May 24th
Join us for this week’s Brussels Labour meeting:
Wednesday 25 May – PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE!
Joint meeting with the Irish Labour Party, with guest speaker Proinsias de Rossa MEP
CHANGE OF VENUE: Le Frère de Martin, Rue Charles Martel 6, 1000 Brussels
CHANGE OF TIME: Venue open from 19:30 – Meeting at 20:00
Also coming up:
Wednesday 29 June
Policy Forum input with Ellie Reeves, CLP representative, National Executive Committee
An opportunity to discuss Brussels Labour’s contribution to the Labour Party consultations ‘Partnership into Power’ and ‘Refounding Labour’
Carpe Diem, Avenue de Tervuren 13, 1040 Etterbeek (near Merode Metro station)
19:00: Venue open
19:30: Meeting begins
