WE RISE Timetable Saturday 1 April Goldsmiths University Students’ Union, New Cross

MAIN STAGE BAR AREA NATURA CAFE

1.30 Registration. 2.00 Young people rising – Malia Bouattia, Nick Dearden

3.00 Where’s the ? Labour, Dangerous deals done in Brandalism, subversive art and young the dark - Jean Blaylock and politics - Matt Bonner people - Aaron Bastani, Hidigo Dulane 4.00 Break. Spoken word by Rohan Ayinde (main stage) 4.30 Beyond capitalism Migration – changing the Global justice organising: - Nick Srnicek, Dorothy Grace narrative, building solidarity where to start - Laura Guerrero - Tatiana Garavito, Aisha Williams and youth network Dodwell activists

5.30 - Stop Trump Organising Assembly 7.00 - Owen Jones, live music from Amina Gichinga

8.00 After party. Amersham Arms with queer grime MC Karnage and others Young people rising Come together to make concrete to opinion poll ratings, there are now ideas for a world beyond capitalism plans for action, and help build a truly widespread signs of demoralisation have been growing in both the global – how we can stop powerful movement. with the ‘Corbyn project’, with north and south. evidence that some young people in and the particular are starting to their back on Migration – changing the narrative, populist right Workshops Corbyn’s Labour. building solidarity

Malia Bouattia, NUS president Dangerous deals done in the dark Is the Labour Party our best tool for Tatiana Garavito, community Nick Dearden, director of Global organiser, HOPE not hate Jean Blaylock Global Justice Now social transformation? Can the party’s Justice Now Aisha Dodwell, migration trade campaigner fortunes be turned around? How else can we create social change? campaigner, Global Justice Now Rising hate crime in the UK, a fascist After the UK government is leading the polls in France, Trump… In the UK, migrants are under attack obsessively pursuing a ‘free trade’ Brandalism, subversive art and politics Politics is lurching ominously to the and xenophobia is on the rise. UK agenda, supporting CETA, the EU- right. But, from Black Lives Matter to Matt Bonner, designer, campaigner and European governments are Canada deal, pushing for a new the anti-Trump protests, a powerful and graphic artist. www.revolt.org increasingly adopting policies which free trade deal with the Trump wave of resistance led by young demonise and criminalise migrants, administration and creating plans Reclaiming advertising space for people is offering hope to millions. and increasingly hostile anti- for ‘empire 2.0’ in Africa. But ‘free political and social campaigning These are crucial times for us all. What immigration rhetoric is being stirred trade’ isn’t what it’s cracked up to is on the rise. When politics and is really happening in our societies – up by a hateful anti-migrant media be. As well threatening workers’ rights, art collide on the streets we can and what can we do about it? agenda. environmental protections and food challenge the corporate capture safety standards, the UK government of our public spaces and turn the How can we challenge media Stop Trump is negotiating behind closed doors brands, logos and language of our narratives and strengthen progressive and preventing the public or consumer culture against itself. Join approaches to migration? Join a Organising Assembly parliament from any control over this participatory crash-course in discussion around the politics of Owen Jones, Guardian journalist and the process. Join a discussion about brandalism for a history of subversive migration and how we can organise activist corporate power, democracy and art and learn how to rescue public on this crucial issue. activism. spaces from intrusive advertising. Live music from Amina Gichinga Global justice organising – The UK government’s invitation to Where’s the momentum? Labour, Beyond capitalism where to start Jeremy Corbyn and young people Donald Trump for a state visit makes Nick Srnicek, co-author of Inventing Laura Williams Global Justice Now our government complicit in his racist, Aaron Bastani, Novara Media. the Future: Postcapitalism and a organiser and youth network activists sexist, authoritarian, pro-corporate Hidigo Dulane, junior doctor, Global World Beyond Work, Dorothy Grace agenda. Already the public outrage Justice Now youth network, Battersea Guerrero, Filipino climate campaigner Want to get active in the fight against sparked by the decision has caused Labour Party. ,head of policy at Global Justice Now corporate power, racism and the the visit to be delayed until October. populist right? Want to learn the skills But whenever and wherever it The rise of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of In dangerous times, we naturally focus of activism and organising? The new happens , we need to respond with the Labour Party came on the back on resisting immediate threats. But if Global Justice Now youth network resistance on a mass scale. But it’s of a mass mobilisation across the we’re to tackle the root causes of our is a space to do exactly that. Meet not just about Trump – it’s about what country, massively increasing the size problems we need a vision of what Global Justice Now activists and happens here too, and the May of the party, galvanising thousands a different kind of society could look organisers from across the country, government’s dangerous agenda on of young people and bringing new like. From universal basic income and learn about what the network’s been migration, trade and more besides. energy into progressive politics in the full automation to food sovereignty doing, and explore ideas for future UK. But, from new membership figures and de-globalisation, a variety of actions