Arise: A Festival of Left Ideas

A discussion on the the leftwards shift in Latin America, and how these progressive movements challenge the hardline neoliberalism and US domination of the region! With...Rodolfo Pastor, Secretary of the Presidency, Honduras // Victor De Currea Lugo, Colombian journalist // Rafaela Molina, Wiphalas across the world, Bolivia // Mickey Brady MP, Sinn Fein & member of previous delegations to Colombia & Venezuela // Teri Mattson, Latin America Coordinator, CODEPINK - Women for Peace, US //

An in-depth discussion on domestic US politics, Biden's presidency and more with special guests: David Sirota – Journalist; founder/editor in chief of The Lever; Oscar and BAFTA nominated for best screenplay for DON'T LOOK UP; Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign speechwriter in 2020.Nina Turner – A former Ohio State Senator and Bernie Sanders 2020 Campaign Co-Chair, Nina has served as president of the grassroots political organization Our Revolution and is one of the US’s best-known campaigners

An in-depth discussion on defending our right to resist with... Shami Chakrabarti // Olivia Blake MP // Sabby Dhalu, Stand up to Racism // Chantelle Lunt, Kill the Bill & Black Lives Matter // Mish Rahman, Labour NEC & Momentum NCG.The disastrous Tory Government is still failing to protect health and people, and has resorted to attacking our rights alongside racist scapegoating and divide-and-rule to distract from their disastrous handling of the crisis.Find out why we must oppose those who

P&O Ferries showed how bad trade union and workers’ rights are in the UK. But in truth these rights have been under attack throughout the neo-liberal period for the past 40 years. The Government has ducked the question by delaying its promised Employment Bill but is now suggested that minimum service requirements will be its next move, as part of threatened new attacks on unions. Labour has published its Green Paper "A New Deal for Working People" but is there more to do?A discussion

A discussion on public ownership - how stopping the privatisation scandal & taking back public control are essential to tackling the crises facing Britain. From addressing the cost-of-living crisis, to the climate emergency, to the urgent need for more resources for public services, extending public ownership across the economy is key.With... Ian Lavery MP // Kate Osborne MP // Kevin Courtney, NEU General Secretary // Nadia Jama, Labour NEC // Johnbosco Nwogbo, Lead Campaigner, We Own It //

Come together and discuss how we build global movements for peace, people and a better world with... Jeremy Corbyn // Yanis Varoufakis, DIEM 25, Greece // Sevim Dağdelen, Die Linke MP (Left Party), Germany // Gabriel Rodriguez, International Transport Workers' Federation, Argentina // Gyekye Tanoh, Third World Solidarity Network, Ghana // Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla, Progressive International and Danièle Obono, MP & spokesperson for La France InsoumiseChaired by Kate Hudson, CND.An online event as

As resistance to the Tories & their handling of the crisis grows, tune in for Richard Burgon, Secretary of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs, & Jess Barnard, Chair of Young Labour & socialist candidate in Labour's NEC elections, in conversation.the opening session of Arise 2022 - A Festival of Left Ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.