Arise: A Festival of Left Ideas

A briefing on Palestine, Trump, the Labour Government and International Law for UN Palestine Day. Tune in to hear from leading voices for Palestine: Richard Burgon MP, Hugh Lanning (Labour & Palestine), Louise Regan (Palestine Solidarity Campaign), Mads Wainman (Warwick Students Union officer), and Jess Barnard, Labour NEC. Hosted by Arise - a Festival of Left Ideas and Labour & Palestine....

Michael Roberts presents an online lecture on 'Engels - his contribution to political economy.' Michael Roberts worked in the City of London as an economist for over 40 years. He has closely observed the machinations of global capitalism from within the dragon’s den. At the same time, he was a political activist in the labour movement for decades. Since retiring, he has written several books. The...

The third and final session of 'Class War in Britain - The Miners' Strike 40 Years On' Solidarity forever! Class Unity - the Fight for Coal Not Dole, and the Struggle for Socialism Tune in with Ian Lavery MP; Sabby Dhalu, Co-Convenor of Stand up to Racism; Sarah Woolley, BFAWU General Secretary and Mish Rahman. Education, discussion and debate on one of the most important struggles in our history...

The second session of the 'Class War in Britain - The Miners' Strike 40 Years On' event marking 40 years since the Miners' Strike. The role of the State, Media & Ruling Class in Class War Britain - Lessons for Today Tune in with Jon Trickett MP, Hugh Lanning, who led the campaign to overturn the ban on unions at GCHQ & Niamh Iliff, Nottingham student campaigner and Sam Browse, Arise Festiv...

The first of three sessions as part of the 'Class War in Britain - The Miners' Strike 40 Years On' What really happened during the ‘84-85 strike? Tune in with John Hendy KC, who represented the NUM during the strike and Chris Peace, Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign. Education, discussion and debate on one of the most important struggles in our history - including what really happened; the role...

In response to the recent announcement of further tuition fee rises Arise Festival hosted an online rally for Free Education! With students and young activists including: Mads Wainman, Disabled Students' Officer, Warwick SU // Elliot Briffa, University of Manchester SU City & Community Officer // Niamh Iliff, youth rep on Labour's Policy Forum // Hasan Patel, student campaigner // Fraser McGui...

Analysis of Labour's First Budget - Does it Deliver the Change We Need? With Richard Burgon MP ; Özlem Onaran , Professor of Economics, University of Greenwich; Martin Cavanagh , PCS Union Deputy President; Mark Fairhust , National Chair of POA & more. Chaired by UCU President Maxine Looby . The second in a series of events opposing - and explaining the alternatives to - never-ending austerity...

With yet more cuts on the agenda, find out why real change has to mean ending austerity for good, how we build the resistance, and the case for investment in our future. The first in a series of events opposing - and explaining the alternatives to - never-ending austerity, held ahead of the Autumn Budget 2023 Tune into the discussion with former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, Economist and Auth...

"If England is the bulwark of European landlordism & capitalism, the only point at which one can strike a major blow against official England is Ireland." - Karl Marx Arise hosted this event as part of the Lenin 100 Series with Joe Dwyer, writer of forthcoming book on Lenin & Ireland, & Sinn Féin London Office. Lenin lies in a tomb in Moscow, yet his teachings are still reviled by 'mai...

Lenin lies in a tomb in Moscow, yet his teachings are still reviled by 'mainstream' politics 100 years since his death. Yet in today's world, riven by inequality and war, is it worth returning to his demands of 'Peace, Land and Bread'? To understand what Lenin really thought and did we are hosting this 'Lenin 100' series. This session looks at his economic ideas, including the classic analysis "Im...

After the UK election, Labour & Palestine hosted a discussion with the Palestinian Ambassador Husam Zomlot , Andy McDonald MP , Hugh Lanning (Labour & Palestine) and Jess Barnard (Labour NEC representative) on what the new Labour Government can do for Palestine. Banning arms to Israel, standing up for International Law, restoring UNRWA funding and recognising the state of Palestine - will...

Tune into the opening session of the Lenin 100 Series with Paul Le Blanc, author, 'Lenin. Responding to Catastrophe, Forging Revolution,' sitting down with series host Logan Williams to discuss Lenin's legacy and the struggle for socialism 100 years on. This event was held as part of the Lenin 100 series, supported by Arise: A Festival of Left Ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Grace Blakeley and Jeremy Corbyn talk about Grace new book: 'Vulture Capitalism - Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom.' In Vulture Capitalism, acclaimed journalist Grace Blakeley takes on the world's most powerful corporations by showing how the causes of our modern crisis are the intended result of our capitalist system. It's not broken, it's working exactly as planned. A...

Tune in for this online rally to mark International Workers' Day by demanding a ceasefire now, holding our government to account for complicity in war crimes and showing solidarity with Palestine. With special guest H.E Ambassador Husam Zomlot and speakers including: Richard Burgon MP, John McDonnell MP, Kim Johnson MP, Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP, Beth Winter MP, Louise Regan (Palestine Solidarity Campa...

Clara Zetkin was a leading German socialist thinker and organizer in the late 19th and early 20th century. She founded International Women's Day, opposed WWI and in the shadow of the rising Nazi power, and bravely opened what would become the last session of the Reichstag (Germany's parliament) with a call to struggle in unity against fascism. John Riddell, Kate Connelly and Matt Willgress discuss...

With Michelle O'Neill becoming the first Republican First Minister of the North of Ireland - in what Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald termed a moment of “very great significance” - the conversation about a “new Ireland” has gained momentum. Is Irish unity within "touching distance"? We hosted keynote speaker Mairéad Farrell TD, Sinn Fein for an in-depth discussion on the future of Ireland and wh...

The theme for our International Women's Day #IWD2024 rally this year was solidarity with women rising in the Global South - with an emphasis on our solidarity with Palestine and the ongoing progressive rebellions against neo-colonialism & neo-liberalism in Africa, Latin America and beyond. WITH... Aimee Shalan , British Palestinian Committee // Emma Sheerin MLA , Sinn Fein // Natalia Urban , B...

As part of events in the run-up to International Women's Day 2024, Arise Festival supported Labour & Palestine's online rally: Women for Palestine. With live-links from Palestine, plus: Apsana Begum MP; Beth Winter MP; Louise Regan, NEU; Ryvka Barnard, Palestine Solidarity Campaign; Jess Barnard, Labour NEC member; Hilary Schan, Momentum; Siân Errington, Arise Festival; Rachel Garnham, CLPD; a...

The complicity of the US & UK with Israel's war crimes in Gaza has shocked millions, whilst both countries have also started new bombings on Yemen. An in-depth forum on how this is part of a long & bloody imperial history that must be opposed. Featuring: • Bernard Regan - Palestine Solidarity Campaign EC member & author of "The Balfour Declaration: Empire, the Mandate and Resistance in...

A briefing and Q&A direct from Palestine, with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti. Mustafa Barghouti is a Palestinian physician, activist, & politician who serves as General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI). He has been a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council since 2006 & is a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization Central Council. In 2007, he was Minister of...

A Labour Outlook Forum with Paul Le Blanc and Helen Scott, co-editors of the acclaimed 'Rosa Luxemburg: Socialism or Barbarism' collection of writings. Rosa Luxemburg was one of the most brilliant minds ever drawn to the socialist movement - an outstanding theorist and a political activist. This forum will look at the relevance of her ideas for transforming a world in crisis today - and how her wo...

An in-depth forum on why standing for a free Palestine is a vital question for all those committed to ending imperialism and winning a better world. With Bernard Regan , long-term campaigner for - and writer on - Palestine, member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign Executive and author of The Balfour Declaration: Empire, Mandate and Resistance in Palestine. He was the first recipient of the NUT’...

December marks 25 years since Hugo Chávez's election, which sparked the first 'pink tide' in Latin America, leading to great changes in the continent & beyond, with the ideas of socialism & anti-imperialism being discussed again on a global scale. With: Alex Main , Director of International Policy, Center for Economic & Policy Research & witness to the 2002 coup attempt against Chá...

With... John McDonnell MP // Beth Winter MP // Richard Burgon MP // Maryam Eslamdoust , TSSA General Secretary // Nabeela Mowlana , Young Labour Chair // Mish Rahman , Labour NEC // Jess Barnard , Labour NEC An online event building the Labour movement's call for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza, with pressure mounting on Labour's leadership to back a ceasefire. Hosted by Labour & Palestine. St...

During the week of strike action from Junior Doctors and BMA Consultants, Labour Outlook sat down with striking Junior Doctor Andrew Meyerson. Tune into for a discussion on the unprecedented levels of strike action and the policies needed to reverse 13 years of Tory austerity and back-door privatisation. Junior Doctors are back on strike from October 2-5th. An in-depth interview from Arise Festiva...