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Arise: A Festival of Left Ideas

Arise is a festival of people powered politics, internationalism and solidarity, discussing left ideas to change society for the better.Take part in discussions, Q&A's, in conversation events and more with leading fi
Latest EpisodeWednesday, May 31, 2023

Our Right To Resist

A major online rally in defence of our #RightToStrike with...John McDonnell MP // Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP // Kate Osborne MP // Kim Johnson MP // Lord John Hendy KC // Zita Holbourne, BARAC // Myriam Kane, Black Liberation Alliance // Sam Knights, GND Rising // Mish Rahman, Labour NEC (pc) & Momentum NCG // Rob Poole, Strikemap // Chris Peace, Orgreave Truth & Justice Campaign // Phil Clarke, NEU Vice President // Fran Heathcote, PCS President // Alex Gordon, RMT President // Christine Blower (Chair)The deeply unpopular Tory Government has had a major authoritarian shift - yet more anti-protest laws go alongside criminalising climate campaigners taking direct action, draconian further restrictions on our right to strike, and the so-called Public Order Bill - a new assault, on top of years of attacks, on our basic civil liberties and democratic rights. Tune in and defend our #RightToStrike and #RightToResist. The opening session of Arise - An Online Festival of Left Ideas 2023You can view all Arise Festival 2023 sessions here: https://linktr.ee/arise_festivalIntro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Our Right To Resist

A major online rally in defence of our #RightToStrike with...John McDonnell MP // Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP // Kate Osborne MP // Kim Johnson MP // Lord John Hendy KC // Zita Holbourne, BARAC // Myriam Kane, Black Liberation Alliance // Sam Knights, GND Rising // Mish Rahman, Labour NEC (pc) & Momentum NCG // Rob Poole, Strikemap // Chris Peace, Orgreave Truth & Justice Campaign // Phil Clarke, NEU Vice President // Fran Heathcote, PCS President // Alex Gordon, RMT President // Christine Blower (Chair)The deeply unpopular Tory Government has had a major authoritarian shift - yet more anti-protest laws go alongside criminalising climate campaigners taking direct action, draconian further restrictions on our right to strike, and the so-called Public Order Bill - a new assault, on top of years of attacks, on our basic civil liberties and democratic rights. Tune in and defend our #RightToStrike and #RightToResist. The opening session of Arise - An Online Festival of Left Ideas 2023You can view all Arise Festival 2023 sessions here: https://linktr.ee/arise_festivalIntro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Reclaiming our Education System

A discussion on building a program for education that tackles marketisation, privatisation, creeping centralised control and the chronic strain on our educators from early years through to higher education with... Daniel Kebede, National Education Union's next General Secretary; James Whiting, General Secretary of the Socialist Educational Association; Nabeela Mowlana, Chair of Young Labour; Janet Farrar, President of University and Colleges Union; Ian Mearns MP and member of the Education Select Committee; Christine Blower, Member of the House of Lords and former General Secretary of the National Union of TeachersThis policy seminar was hosted by the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs, the Labour Assembly Against Austerity and Momentum - and supported by Arise: A Festival Of Left Ideas. Intro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Labour Outlook Forum: Why Palestine Matters

An in-depth forum on why standing with Palestine's struggle is a vital question for socialists - and all those committed to international justice, ending imperialism and winning a better world. With Bernard Regan,long-term campaigner for Palestinian rights; member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign Executive Committee; and author of The Balfour Declaration: Empire, Mandate and Resistance in Palestine. He was the first recipient of the NUT’s Steve Sinnott Award (2015) in recognition of his contribution to international solidarity. Part of the Socialist Ideas series. Hosted by Labour Outlook and supported by Arise: A Festival of Left Ideas.  Intro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.
Sunday, April 30, 2023

Workers of the World Unite - Arise Festival & Tribune Magazine Eve of May Day Rally

To mark May Day 2023, watch the celebration international movements and victories globally and the struggles taking place today with...Richard Burgon MP // Matt Wrack, FBU General Secretary // Jess Barnard, Labour NEC // Niamh Sweeney, NEU Deputy General Secretary // Fran Heathcote, PCS President // Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla, Progressive International // Gyekye Tanoh, Third World Network, Ghana // Miriam Amancay Colque, Bartolina Sisa Resistance, Bolivia // Holly Turner, NHS Workers Say No // Jess Barnard, Labour NEC // Ronan Burtenshaw, Tribune MagazineArise Festival is entirely funded by donations from our supporters. Please donate to ensure that we can keep up our work amplifying voices from across the left. Thank you!https://bit.ly/donatearise2022Intro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.
Thursday, April 6, 2023

Let the Members Decide - For Labour Party Democracy

An online meeting facilitated In light of the growing concern about the erosion of democracy in the Labour Party - with...Jess Barnard, Labour NEC (pc) // Neil Findlay, former MSP // Rachel Garnham, CLPD // Nabeela Mowlana, Young Labour Chair // Mish Rahman, Labour NEC (pc) // Jon Trickett MP // Martin Abrams, Momentum NCGArise Festival is entirely funded by donations from our supporters. Please support us so that we can keep up our work amplifying voices from across the left. Thank you!https://bit.ly/donatearise2022Intro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.
Thursday, March 30, 2023

Iraq 20 years on - how Bush & Blair's imperialist war devastated a nation

20 years on from the war in Iraq - Iraqi activist and academic Sami Ramadani; US peace campaigner for CODEPINK Medea Benjamin, Labour Outlook's Matt Willgress and Shadia Edwards-Dashti of the Stop the War Coalition discuss the impacts of the devastating invasion and the lessons for the anti-war movement today. Chaired by Ruth Hayes and supported by Arise: A Festival Of Left Ideas.Intro music for the Arise Festival Podcast "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.
Thursday, March 23, 2023

The Condition of the Working Class Today - Engels Lecture with Jon Trickett

The Condition of the Working Class in England Today - Engels lecture with Jon Trickett MPCelebrating 180 years since Engels started researching his classic work, with Jon Trickett MP. The first annual 'Engels lecture' presented by Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas & Labour Outlook.You can also watch this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJSowhtblZ4&ab_channel=AriseFestivalArise Festival Podcast music: "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse