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Join John McDonnell MP, Richard Burgon MP, Fran Heathcote (PCS) and more for an online discussion on the May election results, fighting for change to put people before profit, and how we stop a Reform Government.Hosted by the TUCG (Trade Union Co-ordinating Group) and Arise - a Festival of Left Ideas.

Vijay Prashad leads a discussion in the 'Marx Matters' series.Part of the 'Marx Matters' series. Vijay Prashad will look at the influence of Marx's ideas in terms of the poorer nations' struggles for liberation, seeing the Global South as a term that properly refers not to just geographical space but to a concatenation of protests against neoliberalism.Vijay is an Indian historian and journalist. He is the author of forty books, including 'Washington Bullets,' 'Red Star Over the Third World, ''The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World,' 'The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South,' and 'The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power.' His most recent book, written with Grieve Chelwa, is 'How the International Monetary Fund Suffocates Africa.' He also appeared in the films Shadow World (2016) and Two Meetings (2017).Join us as he continues the monthly 'Marx Matters' series, helping us understand the connections between Marx's ideas and struggles in the Global South as we seek to transform the world today.Marx Matters is a series of in-person and online talks from prominent writers on Marxism exploring the relevance of Marx's work today. You can buy a ticket to help fund the whole series here: https://bit.ly/MarxMattersTicketsOrganised by volunteers from Arise, a festival of left ideas', it is designed to give socialists taking up struggle today a deeper understanding of the tools Marx and Engels gave activists to understand the political, economic and social world around them, and how to advance the cause of humanity.

International online rally for May Day 2026.WITH: Diane Abbott MP // Danièle Obono, La France Insoumise MP // Saed Erziqat, General Secretary, General Union of Palestinian Teachers // Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Cuban Ambassador to the UK // Lindsey German, Stop the War Coalition // Roger McKenzie, Morning Star International Editor // Kate Hudson, CND Annual international eve of May Day rally hosted by Arise - a Festival of Left Ideas - for solidarity, struggle and socialism.

With August H. Nimtz, professor at the University of Minnesota.Part of the 'Marx Matters' series. August H. Nimtz looks at the influence of Marx's ideas in terms of how we can understand American capitalism today - and develop struggles there, here and globally for a socialist future.August is professor of political science & African American & African studies at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of Marx & Engels: Their Contribution to the Democratic Breakthrough ; The Ballot, the Streets—or Both: From Marx & Engels to Lenin & the October Revolution; Marx, Tocqueville, and Race in America: The 'Absolute Democracy' or 'Defiled Republic' & Marxism vs. Liberalism, plus a number of related articles in edited volumes & journals.This continues the monthly 'Marx Matters' series, helping us understand the connections between Marx's ideas and the America Question - plus what they could mean for us today as we seek to transform the world.Marx Matters is a series of in-person and online talks from prominent writers on Marxism exploring the relevance of Marx's work today. You can buy a ticket to help fund the whole series here: https://bit.ly/MarxMattersTickets

Women for Palestine - the annual Arise Festival and Labour & Palestine International Women's Day Rally. With a live link from Palestine: Iman Al-Shayeb, General Secretariat, General Union of Palestinian Teachers.Plus: Fran Heathcote, PCS General Secretary; Louise Regan, NEU International Committee; Kim Johnson MP; Sarah Woolley, BFAWU GS and Apsana Begum MP.An online event as part of solidarity activities around International Women's Day 2026.

Francisco Dominguez looks at the influence of Marx's ideas in Latin America's struggles for liberation, and explores how Marxism has been formulated to fit the specifics of the class struggle in the region.Francisco is a leading expert on Latin America internationally, the National Secretary of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, a Cuba Solidarity Campaign EC member, former head of Latin American studies at Middlesex University, co-editor of the widely praised Right-Wing Politics in the New Latin America, and was a socialist trade union militant in Chile in the 1970s.Marx Matters is a series of in-person and online talks from prominent writers on Marxism exploring the relevance of Marx's work today. You can buy a ticket to help fund the whole series here. https://bit.ly/MarxMattersTicketsOrganised by volunteers from Arise, a festival of left ideas', it is designed to give socialists taking up struggle today a deeper understanding of the tools Marx and Engels gave activists to understand the political, economic and social world around them, and how to advance the cause of humanity.

An online rally with leading trade unionists and campaigners to discuss how we can tackle food poverty with a Right to Food, why hunger is a trade union issue, and what collective action can look like.WITH:Ian Byrne MP, Parliamentary lead for The Right To Food Campaign // Sarah Woolley, BFAWU General Secretary // Daniel Kebede, NEU General Secretary // Eddie Dempsey, RMT General Secretary // Andrea Egan, UNISON General Secretary // Gawain Little, GFTU General Secretary // Mary Williams, Unite Political Director // PLUS MOREIt's not right that in the 6th richest country in the world, food poverty and hunger affect millions of families, communities and workers across the country. Let's change that with a Right to Food.Organised by the Right to Food Commission, Arise Festival and the Trade Union Coordinating Group.

WITH:John McDonnell MP // Ian Byrne MP // Steve Wright (FBU General Secretary) // Cat Hobbs (We Own It) // Ramona McCartney (People's Assembly) // Sarah Kilpatrick (NEU Deputy GS Designate) // PLUS MOREWith the budget approaching, and over 1 year into a Labour Government, austerity policies have continued, including disability benefit cuts and the failure to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap.This event will look at the Left's alternative economic policies which are an alternative to forever cuts - including extending public ownership and ending the privatisation rip-off; a further expansion of workers’ rights to shift power in the economy; a green revolution; and taxing wealth to pay for high-quality, public services for all.Hosted by the TUCG (Trade Union Co-ordinating Group) in association with Arise - a Festival of Left Ideas. Free event but solidarity donations here essential to hosting & streaming costs.