Venues and practicalities
Venue locations
All the venues are within walking distance of each other in Central London - see our map.
Entry to meetings
Possession of any Marxism ticket does not guarantee you entry to any particular event. To ensure admission to popular meetings, get to the rooms as early as possible. Due to the strict fire regulations we are unable to overfill rooms.
Tickets & box office
Bloomsbury Suite, 2nd floor, University of London Union (ULU)
A ticket office will be open during Marxism where tickets can be bought for the whole event and for individual days and sessions. You can also collect pre-paid tickets.
Ticket upgrades and Cultures of Resistance
You can upgrade your day or session ticket to a full ticket simply by paying the difference at the box office. You can also get tickets for the Cultures of Resistance gig on Monday night.
Box office opening times
Thurs: 12 noon-10pm
Fri, Sat and Sun: 9.15am-9pm
Mon: 9.15am-2pm
Extra box office
Friends Meeting House
Opening night: 6pm-9.30pm
Mon: 9:15am-2pm
Marxism team
If you have any problems during Marxism 2010, please approach a member of the Marxism team – they can be identified by their distinctive T-shirts.
Accommodation office
Room 2A, 2nd floor, University of London Union (ULU)
To find out where you are staying and for all other accommodation queries, the office will be open at the following times:
Thurs: 12 noon-10pm
Fri: 9.15am-9pm
Sat & Sun: 9.15-10.30am & 5-7pm
Mon: 1-2pm
Outside opening hours: For any urgent accommodation queries outside office hours call/text Dave on 07920 409 020 or Mette on 07405 943 300
Creche
Opening times
Thurs: 1.45-5pm, 6.45-8.45pm
Fri, Sat & Sun: 9.45am-1pm, 1.45-5pm, 6.45-8.45pm
Mon: 9.45am-1.15pm, 1.45-3.30pm
Venues
Thurs & Mon: (under-fives only)
Room 1, Friends - Children up to 18 months
Room 2, Friends - Children 18 months - 5 years
Fri-Sun: (under-twelves)
Committee Room 4, IE - Children up to 18 months
Nunn Hall, IE - Children 18 months - 5 years
Drama Studio, IE - Children 5-12 years
Stalls
A number of exhibitors will have stalls in the Institute of Education students’ union, just outside Bookmarks bookshop.
Refreshments
Institute of Education students’ union
Cafe: Open for breakfast 8-10am. For hot food 12 noon-2.30pm and 5-7.30pm
Bar: Thurs -Sat 12 noon-midnight, Sun 12 noon-10.30pm
Coffee Shop, Level 4: 8am-7.30pm
ULU Duck and Dive/Gallery Bar
Food: Thurs 12 noon-4pm, Fri & Sat 12 noon-7.30pm, Sun & Mon 12 noon-3pm
Bar: Thurs, Sat & Mon 12noon-10pm, Fri 12 noon-11pm, Sun closed
ULU Lunchbox cafe (ground floor)
Mon- Fri 8.30am-7pm, Sat 9am-5.30pm, Sun 9am-3pm
Meeting places
There are regional meeting places around the event where you can meet friends and comrades from particular areas, and where picnics will be held. London areas will meet in and around the Institute of Education students’ union, and other areas on the grass opposite the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Look out for posters or ask Marxism team members for help finding people.
Wheelchair access
All venues are wheelchair accessible.
Shisha cafe
In the evenings, after the final session, we will be running a shisha (water-pipe) café on the balcony of the Institute of Education. For a small cost you can come and smoke a variety of flavoured tobaccos. Please note, this is weather permitting.