Speaking up for SEND
This video shows Janine speaking at the National Education Union (NEU) annual conference, proposing an amendment in the debate about Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Video: John McDonnell MP supports Justice for Joe!
John McDonnell MP speaking online in 2025 in support of the right to protest.
Solidarity message from Daniel Kebede
This is a short solidarity message to Joe Booth from Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National Education Union (NEU). It was recorded on the day that NEU conference 2026, held in Brighton, heard a speech from Janine about Joe’s
Speaking for the Right to Protest
This is the speech that Janine gave proposing amendment 21.2 at the National Education Union’s annual conference, on the right to protest. Text first, then video. The debate on defending the right to protest took place on Tuesday 31 March.
Narrowing the Gender Pay Gap
Written for 2013 Equal Pay Day by Janine Booth, European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) Women’s Committee 7 November 2013 was Equal Pay Day in the UK: the day on which, due to the gender pay gap, women in effect stopped
Mind the Gender Pay Gap
This article on the gender pay gap was published in RMT News in June 2014, and sadly, is still relevant today. Janine Booth asks why women are still paid less than men and what to do about it For around
Events
Riverside Festival, Leicester
River Soar, LeicesterJanine will perform three ten-minute poetry sets on each day of Leicester's Riverside Festival. The annual Riverside Festival is Leicester's largest free arts event, featuring music, food and stalls. It takes place in the centre of Leicester. Venue and accessibility ... Read More
Class Lines and Red Rhymes in Leicester with Henry Normal
The Phoenix Cinema and Arts Centre 4 Midland Street, Leicester, United KingdomSome-Antics presents an afternoon of poetry from contributors to the new Left Cultures poetry anthology, Class Lines and Red Rhymes at the Phoenix in Leicester. The new poetry anthology Class Lines and Red Rhymes features 25+ left-wing poems from old names ... Read More
Henry Normal, Janine Booth, Joe Zux: Class Lines and Red Rhymes in Derby
The Victoria Inn, Derby Derby, Derbyshire, United KingdomAn evening of poetry at the Victoria Inn in Derby from contributors to the new Left Cultures poetry anthology, Class Lines and Red Rhymes. The new poetry anthology Class Lines and Red Rhymes features 25+ left-wing poems from old names and new, ... Read More