We are Warwick Socialist Worker Student Society (SWSS)!
We are a group of revolutionary socialist students who believe in fighting on and off campus for radical change in society, both locally and internationally. We are part of the broader SWSS network, which is associated with the Socialist Workers Party (SWP).
As an independently organised student society, we aim to campaign on all issues to do with the fight for "bottom-up" socialism, which we believe will bring about liberation for all. This involves areas across the political field, including but not limited to the fight for a free Palestine, LGBT+ liberation including fighting for Trans rights (now!), sexism, racism, ableism, and the continued struggle against the far-right. We do this by organising theory discussions and meet-ups on campus (normally weekly/bi-weekly) as well as attending protests in the local area and nationally. In 2023-24, these included campus demonstrations on Palestine and the need for the University to divest from apartheid, local demonstrations in Coventry and Leamington including the Amazon picket lines, and national marches for Palestine, refugees, and against the far-right. We aim to co-ordinate with other societies involved in liberatory struggle as well as local campaign groups, including the local SWP branch.
What, and how often, you attend any of these is fully up to you - we recognise that everyone contributes in different ways, and we believe that the socialist cause requires as many voices from and for the international working class as possible. This means that anyone is welcome to our meetings, whether never having heard about socialism before, or having read every article and book out there - we want you to join in the discussion and the fight!
We operate as a collective group, with our committee simply acting as an organising body, rather than as a top-down structure. Everyone is welcome to get involved in how we operate, what we do, and how we do it.
If you want to learn more about the SWP and the foundation politics of SWSS, please feel free to check out the Socialist Worker website and the SWSS national Instagram page.
If you believe that a better world is possible and want to get organised, simply message our Instagram or come along to one of our meetings! Any issues or feedback, please message a Committee member or the Instagram page (@warwickswss).
Solidarity!
P.S. - apologies for the joining fee, we weren't able to secure free membership and have set it as low as we are permitted to. We absolutely do not believe there should be financial barriers to joining the struggle but are obliged to follow the Student Union regulations in order to organise on campus.