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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.

How can the Left in the US respond to Trump's victory, why did he win and how can we build the global alliances to challenge his reactionary agenda?An analytical discussion by leading Left US speakers:• Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author, From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation & Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership• Dan Denvir, host of the socialist podcast The Dig.• Waleed Shahid, former spokesperson for Justice Democrats.• Gabriel Winant, writer about work, inequality, and capitalism in modern America.Facilitated by John McDonnell MP. Hosted by 'Arise - a Festival of Left Ideas.'Intro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.

Moves to bring rail back into public ownership have been welcomed across the country, and support is growing for public ownership of water and energy too, alongside ongoing movements for an end to privatising our public services.At a time of financial and environmental crises, tune into this discussion on how public ownership and control is key to our future with Trickett MP, Cat Hobbs (We Own It), Ben Chacko (Morning Star), and Tom Griffiths, (Keep our NHS Public). Chair - Siân Errington, Arise.Part of a regular series of online events looking at the cost-of-living crisis and Left economic policy alternatives.Hosted by Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas in association with The Morning Star. You can see what's coming up from Arise Festival and support us at https://linktr.ee/arise_festival

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. You support Arise Festival and find all our upcoming events at https://linktr.ee/arise_festival

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 Great Recession – a Marxist view (2009); The Long Depression (2016); Marx 200: a review of Marx’s economics (2018): and jointly with Guglielmo Carchedi as editors of World in Crisis (2018).You can find a link to the slides in the lecture here: https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/engels-presentation-2024.pdf

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 SocialismTune 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 - including what really happened; the role of the state and media; and lessons for solidarity and socialism today.As mentioned throughout the discussion you can find all our upcoming events and how to support Arise Festival here: https://linktr.ee/arise_festivalHosted by Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas.

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 Festival. Education, discussion and debate on one of the most important struggles in our history - including what really happened; the role of the state and media; and lessons for solidarity and socialism today.As mentioned throughout the discussion you can find all our upcoming events and how to support Arise Festival here: https://linktr.ee/arise_festivalHosted by Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas.

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 of the state and media; and lessons for solidarity and socialism today.As mentioned throughout the discussion you can find all our upcoming events and how to support Arise Festival here: https://linktr.ee/arise_festivalHosted by Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas. Media partner - Labour Outlook.