Arise Festival

The Tories have announced Liz Truss as their new leader and PM without a public vote - what's next for our movement? Hear from John McDonnell, Rebecca Long Bailey and Simon Fletcher for analysis of Truss' leadership and a discussion on public ownership, fair taxation and the next steps in the fightback against Tory rule.Hosted by Arise - a Festival of Left Ideas.

The closing rally of Arise Festival 2022 showing solidarity with workers taking action across the country! With...John McDonnell, Andrea Egan (UNISON President), Louise Regan (National Education Union), Sarah Woolley (BFAWU General Secretary), Nabeela Mowlana (Young Labour Student Rep) & Ben Selby (FBU Vice-President); Chaired by Gemma Bolton (Labour NEC & Arise Festival).With Johnson finally on his way out, now is the time to up the struggle against the Tories and the whole ruling-class offensive. Hear from unions in dispute on the central importance of their struggles and campaigns - and how we build on a summer of resistance in the period ahead.Supported by Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs. Join this online discussion on the Left & the labour movement's next steps to close Arise 2022 - An Online 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 // Nathalia Urban, Brasilwire & more tba.Labour Friends of Progressive Latin America session at Arise Festival 2022 .

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 for the rights of working people internationally.Medea Benjamin – Peace activist, author and co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK and the human rights group Global Exchange. In 2000, she was a Green Party candidate for the California State Senate.Chair & facilitator: Steve Howell, Dual UK-US national. Former Corbyn adviser; author of Game Changer, Collateral Damage and Over The Line. This session took place as part of Arise Festival 2022.

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 seek to use racism to divide us and defend all our rights together - building a movement across our communities to stand up to the Tories!As part of Arise Festival 2022

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 with...Rebecca Long Bailey MP // Lord John Hendy QC // Prof. Keith Ewing, Institute of Employment Rights // Sarah Woolley, BFAWU General Secretary // Steve Turner, Unite Assistant General Secretary // Marian Carty, UCU Goldsmiths // Nabeela Mowlana, Young Labour Student Rep. // Adrian Weir, Campaign for Trade Union Freedom.Held in association with the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom as part of Arise Festival 2022.