Using the Media and the Press with Polly Smythe

We all like to learn and develop skills that can support our trade union activity. This series of sessions will focus on practical tools and skills that you can take back to your workplace.

Throughout Activists’ Corner sessions, you will be able to build your toolkit for building power at work and growing the strength of your union to make meaningful change.

This course is provided online and will be capped at 16 participants to ensure as much participation as possible. All pupils will be provided with a Google Classroom for access
to resources, session recordings and materials used.

The sessions will be delivered by a mixture of activists and specialists in their subject and is a great chance to develop all your skills further.

This session will be joined by Polly Smythe.

Polly Smythe is Novara Media's labour movement correspondent, where she writes about strikes, organising, and trade unions. She previously worked as a freelance writer, mainly covering the gig-economy.

Deadline for applications is: 25 September 2025

Register here: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/activists-corner-using-the-media-and-the-press

You may also like the following events from GFTU Educational Trust:

• Next Monday, 11th August, 10:00 am, Fully Booked GFTU Summer School in Loughborough
• Next month, 18th September, 06:00 pm, What’s Wrong with the Global Economy? with Costas Lapavitsas in Loughborough
• Next month, 22nd September, 10:00 am, Trade Union Leadership & Innovation Programme in Loughborough

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