1. Email received reporting that Iranian Trade Unionist and teacher Farzad Kamangar had been placed on death row. No further news known.
2. Jerry Hicks standing again in Unite Gen Sec election. He has addressed a successful fringe at Conference. Agreed to contact him to see if a public message of support would be appropriate.
3. Noted that GPTU had issued a statement of support for BA workers who had been proposing to strike before Xmas which also mentioned our opposition to airport expansion and support for a just transition away from such industries as aviation. Rumours of an extra Gatwick runway noted.
4. New banner (designed by R. Phoenix), had been purchased and was being used.
5. Conferences Committee to be asked if any TU´s had be approached re stalls at Conference. Possibility of joint ´green workplace´ stall from PCS/UCU/RMT.
6. Reports of donation to GP from FBU noted.

• Chair ( Job share): Teresa Delaney & Andy Hewett
• Secretary: Peter Murry
• Treasurer & GPRC Rep: Joseph Healy
• Campaigns & Events officer: Sue Tibbles
• Membership Secretary: Noel Lynch
• Youth &: Students officer: Zain Sardar
• Disability Rep: Alan Wheatley
• Regional Reps:Romayne Phoenix (London), Phelim Mac Cafferty, (Brighton & South) and Elise Benjamin. (Oxford ) Also Paul Frost (E.Mids)elected during 2008/9, Peter Allen (NW), Andrew Collingwood (NE), James Youd (E. Anglia)

The stocks of the old leaflet are now almost exhausted. Campaigns com might be able to arrange a new leaflet, which would have to have a strapline such as ´Workers´ Rights, Jobs and Unions´. It seemed generally agreed that as much as possible of Romayne Phoenix´s design be retained. PM had circulated the text asking for revisions and it was on the website at http://gptu.net/pssess4X/3c/landp.shtml. Agreed that the bullet point ´Campaigns for fair trade´ be removed and that any revised text be witin the existing word limit (400 words). Final text and layout to be agreed at next meeting.

1. 25/2/2010 International Women´s Day
2. BMA: "Look after our NHS" campaign at BMA HQ, London
3. 25/2/10 SERTUC LBGT film festival (at TUC?)
4. Come to the Demonstration to save the Whittington and its A&E dept on Saturday 27 February.The demo starts from Highbury Corner at 12pm and will march to the Whittington itself. Come along and show your support for this local hospital, join local MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Emily Thornberry.More details from the Defend the Whittington coalition.
5. Other matters agreed in principle to go to Tolpuddle and Levellers day festival.