Hi everyone - the updated agenda for Ideas for Freedom 2014 is below (and in the event info above). Please book now to save money and help us build the event. You can book at the link below. IDEAS FOR FREEDOM 2014 AGENDA THURSDAY 3 JULY Radical Walking Tour of East London Meet 6pm, Bow Church DLR https://facebook/events/639354006158936/ FRIDAY 4 JULY A century of radical womens struggles, 1914-2014 7pm, The Exmouth Arms, Starcross Street, Euston NW1 2HR Including: Jill Mountford on the womens movement during World War 1; film about the Grunwick strike; Unison activist Jean Lane on Women Against Pit Closures; SUArts President Shelly Asquith on women workers and students struggles at London universities; RMT Womens Committee Chair Becky Crocker on transforming the labour movement With food https://facebook/events/471451116332258/ SATURDAY 5 JULY 10.45 Registration 12 Opening plenary: Their class war and ours – putting class struggle and socialism back on the agenda Speakers: Sean Matgamna (Workers Liberty); Beth Redmond (NCAFC national committee); Holly Fishman Crook (striker at the Ritzy cinema); Becky Crocker (RMT) 1.30 Lunch 2.50 Workshops i. Marxism and intersectionality. Camila Bassi and Kate Harris ii. WW1: How world war became world revolution. Stephen Wood iii. Introduction to Marxism: How could a revolution happen in Britain? Liam McNulty iv. Will there be a Labour government? What should the left demand of Labour? John McDonnell MP; James Elliot (Labour Students for Free Education); Gemma Short (Workers Liberty) v. How socialists in the late 19th century built a constituency for socialism. Paul Hampton 4.20 Break 4.50 Workshops i. Introducing the Great Miners Strike, 1984-5. Pete Radcliff ii. WW1: The soldiers revolt after the war. Alwyn Turner iii. Is the far right winning over Europes workers? Yves Coleman (from French journal Ni patrie ni frontières); Matt Cooper (Workers Liberty); Theodora Polenta (Greek socialist activist) iv. How can unions regrow? Ruth Cashman (Lambeth Unison secretary); Holly Fishman Crook (Ritzy striker); Jason Moyer-Lee (University of London IWGB President); professor Gregor Gall (Bradford University) v. Ukraine: what should socialists say? 6.20 Break 6.30 Workshops i. WW1: The shop stewards movement and workers struggles during the war. Edd Mustill ii. The radical left after the SWP crisis. Simon Hardy (International Socialist Network national secretary and Left Unity national council); Edd Bauer (Birmingham Anti-Capitalists); Cathy Nugent (Workers Liberty) iii. How to fight inequality. iv. Why we need an International. Maziar Razi (Iranian Revolutionary Marxists Tendency); Martin Thomas (Workers Liberty) 8.15 Food and social/fundraiser SUNDAY 6 JULY 10 Workshops i. Politics and class struggle in India after Modis election. Jairus Banaji (SOAS); speaker from South Asia Solidarity ii. The miners strike and liberation. Jean Lane (Workers Liberty); speaker from Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, plus a short film iii. The left and Western military intervention. Rosie Woods (Workers Liberty) debates James Bloodworth (editor, Left Foot Forward blog) iv. Could socialism end all wars? Cathy Nugent 12 Lunch 12.55 Workshops i. The socialist environmentalism of 2006-10. Stuart Jordan and Bob Sutton ii. The international fight for LGBT rights. Paul Penny (London Transport RMT LGBT Officer, Workers Liberty) and speaker from the African Out and Proud Diamond Group iii. Migrants struggles in Britain: past and present. Vicki Morris (Workers Liberty) and Shreya Paudel (NUS International Students Officer) iv. Revolutionary Jews. Daniel Randall v. Whats going on in Iraq? With Iraqi socialist speakers 2.20 Break 2.30 Workshops i. Socialists and religion. Pat Murphy (Workers Liberty, NUT national executive) and Yemisi Ilesanmi (Nigerian trade union, socialist and human rights activist) ii. Why everyone loves a TV murder. With screenwriter Clive Bradley iii. The miners strike and the state. Jill Mountford iv. Workers in the Portuguese revolution, 1974-5. Miguel Perez v. How can socialism end womens oppression? Esther Townsend 4 Closing plenary Free creche and accommodation (get in touch to book) and cheap food. For more info email [email protected] or ring 07796 690 874.
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