Remember, Remember the 4th of November (and the 7th!)

You probably noticed that there’s a certain anniversary coming up next week. It’s almost a year since the Young Fabian and Labour Staff Network delegation flew 4000 miles into the heart of Ohio to help Barack Obama become the 44^th US President.

Fittingly, a party has been organised to celebrate. We’re returning to the scene of the launch of our From Ohio to Oxford East e-publications, The Abbey pub in Westminster, on Wednesday 4^th November, from 7pm. Click here for a map and drop me a line to confirm your attendance or to find out more: aprandle@youngfabians.or.uk. It’s a great chance to forget about the doom and gloom of British winter and to chat informally with some of the people who were over in the US twelve months ago.

The senior Fabian Society are also marking the occasion. Foreign Secretary David Miliband MP is giving the keynote address to their Global Change We Need Conference on Saturday 7th November. The conference will discuss how Europe can influence major global issues and advocate for progressive campaigns on climate change, human rights, the economy and Middle East engagement.

Other speakers include Ben Brandzel, Organizing for America; Jennifer Palmieri, Centre for American Progress; Charlie Kronick, Greenpeace UK; Anthony Painter, Author of Barack Obama: Movement for Change; Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of PES & former Danish Prime Minister; and Sunder Katwala, Fabian Society. For this one, to purchase tickets and for a full conference agenda please visit: http://fabians.org.uk/events/events/globalchangeconference.