Arise

A rally against the government's planned cuts to disability support with... John McDonnell MP // Ellen Clifford, Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) // Richard Burgon MP // Kathy Bole, Disability Labour // Neil Duncan-Jordan MP // Sarah Woolley, BFAWU // Mads Wainman, Labour Students Disabled Students Officer // Ian Byrne MP // and more. As the fightback grows against more cuts, tune in and join the demand to halt to cuts to disability support - and for real action against poverty. It's time to tax the wealthy and profiteers, invest in our future and end austerity. There is an alternative!Hosted by the TUCG (Trade Union Co-ordinating Group) & Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas.You can view all upcoming Arise Festival events here: https://linktr.ee/arise_festivalAnd donate to Arise Festival at https://bit.ly/donatearise2024

An in-depth forum on the long, bloody history of British colonial policy in Palestine - and its devastating impacts to this day.With Bernard Regan, author of 'The Balfour Declaration: Empire, Mandate and Resistance in Palestine'; long-term campaigner for Palestine and member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) Executive Committee.He was the first recipient of the National Union of Teachers’ Steve Sinnott Award in recognition of his contribution to international solidarity.A socialist political education forum hosted by Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas in association with media partner Labour Outlook.You can watch the presentation with Bernard's slides here: You can view upcoming Arise Festival events here: https://linktr.ee/arise_festival

Tune in with leading voices from frontline struggles across the globe fighting for peace, justice and a better world on the Eve of International Workers Day.With...Richard Burgon MP // Fran Heathcote, PCS General Secretary .// Chris Hazzard MP, Sinn Fein (Ireland) // Walter Baier, Party of the European Left (Austria) // Maria Perez Ramos, Mexico Solidarity Forum (Mexico) // Marga Ferré, transform! Europe & Foundation for Critical Studies (Spain) // Dialo Diop, PASTEF Vice-President (Senegal)// Eman Al-Shayeb, General Secretariat, General Union of Palestinian Teachers (GUPT) The Arise Festival Annual eve of May Day rally. You can view upcoming Arise Festival events here: https://linktr.ee/arise_festivalIntro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.

A review of the Spring Statement and a rally against cuts to disability support. With,,, John McDonnell MP, Paula Peters (Disabled People Against Cuts), Fran Heathcote (PCS General Secretary), Martin Cavanagh (PCS National President) and Sarah Woolley (BFAWU General Secretary).Come together to discuss our movements' response to the Spring Statement, and how we set a different economic agenda that puts people first and stops the scapegoating, ending never-ending cuts and misery.Hosted by the Trade Union Co-ordinating Group (TUCG) in association with Arise - a Festival of Left Ideas. Find a link to donate and for all Arise Events here: https://linktr.ee/arise_festivalIntro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.

With special guests from Palestine including Samia Al-Botmeh (assistant professor in economics, Birzeit University.)Plus: Louise Regan (Palestine Solidarity Campaign), Sarah Woolley (BFAWU General Secretary), Sophie Bolt (CND), Mads Wainman (Disabled Students' Officer, Warwick SU), Niamh Iliff (Arise), & Jess Barnard (Labour NEC & Labour & Palestine).Part of the calendar of events around #IWD2025 - stand together for freedom for Palestine, an end to the illegal occupation & as part of the global BDS movement.Hosted by Labour & Palestine in association with Arise - a Festival of Left Ideas.

With...Jeremy Corbyn MP // Martin Cavanagh (PCS President) // Sabby Dhalu (Stand Up To Racism) // Gawain Little (Strike Map) // Alex Gordon (RMT Broad Left) // Louise Regan (NEU Left) Hear from speakers across a range of organisations reflecting on the challenges facing us and how we move forward as a socialist movement. How can we work together on the Left to achieve positive change in 2025?Presented by Union Lefts, in association with Arise - a Festival of Left Ideas and Strikemap. The Union Lefts are RMT Broad Left, PCS Left Unity, NEU Left, United Left in Unite, and Time for Real Change in Unison. Intro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.

Q&A with Dr Mustafa Barghouti, direct from Palestine.Mustafa Barghouti is a Palestinian physician, activist, and politician who serves as General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI). He has been a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council since 2006and is a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization Central Council. In 2007, he was Minister of Information in the Palestinian unity government.Hosted by Arise - a Festival of Left Ideas and Labour & Palestine.Intro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.

With Steve Howell - author of 'Game Changer,' the novel 'Collateral Damage' & former advisor to Jeremy Corbyn.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 & war, is it worth returning to his forensic analysis of imperialism and opposition to its wars?Leading anti-imperialist writer Steve Howell looks at the world situation using the framework of Lenin's famous "Imperialism" and how this can help transform our activism today.Hosted by Lenin 100 and supported by Arise Festival. Lenin 100 in Britain is a series of events run by volunteers taking place in 2024 to commemorate Lenin's life and legacy.Intro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.

Trump - Hands off Latin America! No to Racism and US Intervention, Yes to Social Progress and Equality!With... Rodolfo Pastor, Former Secretary of the Presidency, HondurasAlex Main, Director of International Policy at the Center for Economic & Policy Research, USDr. Francisco Dominguez (VSC & NSCAG)Bernard Regan (CSC)Maria Perez Ramos (Mexico)Sarah Woolley, BFAWU General Secretary. Chair. Presented by Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas with support from the Brazil Solidarity Initiative, Cuba Solidarity Campaign, Friends of Bolivia, Friends of Ecuador, Labour Friends of Progressive Latin America, Mexico Solidarity Forum, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, Wiphalas Across the World & more.Intro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.