ProvisionalPost timetable-election Speakers include Marxist economist BFAWU president Michael Roberts discusses Ian Hodson joins The Long Depression Julie Sherry from the SWP and other trade Sheila Coleman unionists to discuss from the Hillsborough Building fighting unions Justice Campaign and Mark George QC on Anti-racist campaigner Hillsborough, Orgreave Maz Saleem joins and state cover ups Irish TD Brid Smith and Naima Omar and German Die Linke MP Saba Shiraz on a panel Ian Angus considers Christine Buchholz join a to discuss Women and The Anthropocene and panel on The political crisis Islamophobia climate change in Europe Gerry Carroll from People Alex Callinicos Gilbert Achcar Before Profit discusses assesses Trump and the discusses Revolution and Ireland and the rise of the Jeremy Corbyn has given new hope to the left Photo: Guy Smallman crisis of neoliberalism counter-revolution in the radical left Arab region Susan Rosenthal Judith Orr asks Is there a investigates Eugenics today Deirdre O’Neill and new women’s movement? Mike Wayne ask why WHERE NEXT Jonathan Rosenhead there is a lack of working Ghayath Naisse analyses discusses Speaking out for class representation in film Syria and the Arab Palestine: BDS and the revolutions right to criticise Israel Laura Miles, Pat Clinton AFTER THE and Sami Hillyer discuss Linda Burnip and Kevin Doogan on Trans resistance Roger Lewis join a panel Precarity: minority to assess Disability and condition or majority Dave Randall launches resistance after the election ELECTION? experience? his new book Sound System: The Political Power of Music Nicola Field discusses Cage outreach director LGBT+ liberation he election result was country, and that left wing by the Socialist Workers Moazzam Begg joins Sue Caldwell looks at Tan absolute disaster for and socialist ideas are Party. Azad Ali and Siema Iqbal Marxism, gender and trans Dave Smith of the Theresa May and the Tories, popular! It will bring together from MEND and other politics and asks Can we Blacklist Support Group and a triumph for Jeremy The support for Corbyn thousands of people at over speakers for a panel on go beyond the binary? discusses Spycops and Corbyn and the Labour is part of a broader pattern 130 different meetings. Islamophobia and Prevent police infiltration Party. of polarisation taking place There will be space for Anne Alexander and Against the odds, and across the globe that has discussion about how we can Beth Greenhill Jad Bouharoun on Petros Constantinou despite the media onslaught thrown up resistance and left mobilise not only in support discusses Marxism and Imperialism and resistance joins a panel to discuss Corbyn massively increased wing alternatives as well as of Corbyn but also to bring mental health in the Middle East today Fighting the far right and Labour’s vote share and far right politics and bigots about fundamental change fascists across Europe number of seats. like Donald Trump. and make racism, war, Weyman Bennett Sean Sayers looks at Marx The result shows that Marxism 2017 is a four inequality and climate chaos asks Why is there a rise in and teleology and asks Panos Garganas on Britain is not a right wing day political festival hosted things of the past. racism? Does history have a goal? The tragedy of Syriza Marxism 2017 • A four day political festival • 6-9 July, central London Highlights Corbyn and the new politics – fighting to win Where next after 100 years on: the election? celebrating l Charlie Kimber, SWP joint national the Russian secretary, analyses The Corbyn surge: what happened at the general election? Revolution Fri, 2.30pm and asks Where next for the left after the election? Sat, 11.45am One hundred years ago people in Russia l Mark L Thomas looks at Corbyn, transformed their world. What can we Labour and the struggle for socialism learn from the revolution today in our fight for change? Thu, 2.30pm l l Angela McCormick asks After the Dave Sherry launches his new book elections: where is Scotland going? Russia 1917: Workers’ Revolution and the Picturehouse cinema workers on strike Photo: Terry McGrath Festival of the Oppressed Fri, 2.30pm Sun, 10am l l Joseph Choonara considers How can Alex Callinicos assesses The Russian the left shape Brexit? Sun, 3.45pm Revolution and the lessons of October l Getting Class, struggle Sun, 11.45am Activists from Momentum l and the Labour left join a organised: how and the trade Anna Gluckstein considers Marxism, panel discussion on Where religion and the Russian Revolution, Sun, 3.45pm next for Labour? can we finish off unions today l Sat, 4.15pm John Molyneux launches his new book Tory policies? l Lenin for Today Sat, 10am Julie Sherry asks Has the working class l l lost its power? Fri , 2.30pm Amy Leather discusses State and Author and activist Alan Gibbons joins l revolution Thu, 2.30pm Kevin Doogan assesses Precarity: l Hillsborough, parents and teachers for a panel discussion minority condition or majority Roger Huddle and Hugh Tisdale on Art on Another school is possible: the fight experience Sat, 11.45am and the Russian Revolution Sat, 4.15pm Orgreave and for education Sun, 10am l l l Joseph Choonara investigates Who are Sabby Sagall state cover ups NHS workers and campaigners join a the middle class? Fri, 10am considers The music panel on How can we fight for our NHS? Martin Upchurch questions Is a robot of the Russian Sat, 2.30pm revolution Fri, 10am Sheila Coleman from the l after your job? Sat, 10am l Hillsborough Justice Campaign is Eileen Short is joined by housing l Mark L Thomas asks After the Tory Ken Olende looks joined by Mark George QC and a campaigners to ask What can we do Trade Union Act: how can we get the at The Russian about the housing crisis? Sun, 2.30pm campaigner from the Orgreave Truth l action we need? Sun, 11.45am revolution and the and Justice Campaign to discuss their Workers from a range of unions come l Ian Hodson from BFAWU joins EIS colonial world fights for justice in the face of state together to discuss From the junior doctors strikers and others on a panel to discuss Sat, 2.30pm cover ups. Sat, 2.30pm to Deliveroo: winning a new generation of Building fighting unions Sun, 3.45pm trade unionists Fri, 7pm Highlights Racism, resistance and revolution Challenging Fighting Islamophobia racism today l l Moazzam Begg joins Siema Iqbal and Brian Richardson explores Black Lives Azad Ali from Muslim Engagement Matter: race, class and revolt in the US & Development on a panel to look at Sun, 10am l Challenging Prevent and Islamophobia Socialist Worker journalist Dave Sewell Sun, 2.30pm argues The case against borders: why we l Anti racist campaigner Maz Saleem joins oppose immigration controls Fri, 11.45am l Saba Shiraz and Naima Omar to discuss Antony Hamilton looks at Malcolm X Islamophobia and women Sat, 2.30pm and the fight against racism Thu, 12.30pm l Roger Huddle and Zak Understanding Cochrane from LMHR consider the impact of racism Music against racism from Rock Against Racism to l Weyman Bennett assesses Why is racism Love Music Hate Racism Sat, 4.15pm Fri, 2.30pm on the rise? l l Yunus Bakhsh asks Where does racism A special panel meeting will bring Fri, 10am together workers and activists Fighting for come from? Sat, 7pm l Yuri Prasad explores How Asians migrants’ rights after Brexit transformed the British working class Sun, 11.45am Demonstrating for the Bradford 12 in Leeds, April 1982 Challenging l Kate Hurford looks at ‘White supremacy’ and ‘micro aggressions’: How Self defence is no offence: from the the Nazis and can we explain racism? Sat, 10am Bradford 12 to the Rotherham 12 the far right Tariq Mehmood of the Bradford 12 joins from racist attacks. They argued that l Michael Bradley asks Trump, Le Pen and Abrar Javid from the Rotherham 12 the police could not be trusted to do so Fri, 4.15pm Book launch Farage: are they all fascists? and their barrister Michael Mansfield at because they were institutionally racist. l Petros Constantinou from Greece and this special panel meeting to discuss the After a nine-week trial, the jury Toussaint Christine Buchholz from Germany join police, racism and the state – and how we acquitted the 12 and established the vital Louverture: others to discuss Fighting the far right and can fight back, Fri 7 July, 7pm legal precedent that self-defence is no Sun, 3.45pm A Black Jacobin fascists across Europe offence. l in the Age of Rob Ferguson explores Antisemitism, In 1981 12 young Asians in Bradford Some 34 years later another group Revolutions Islamophobia and the far right were accused of conspiracy to make petrol of Asian men, the ‘Rotherham 12’, were Thu, 4.15pm with Christian bombs in preparation for a fascist attack. charged with violent disorder following a l Hogsbjerg and A special panel meeting brings together In their defence the ‘Bradford 12’ peaceful protest against the Nazi Britain Charles Forsdick activsts from the battle of Lewisham of Thu, 4.15pm argued that oppressed people had the First. The jury found all those who stood 1977 to discuss Confronting the Nazis right to physically defend themselves trial not guilty. Sat, 10am Highlights A world in turmoil: stopping war and climate change Globalise the Imperialism, resistance: Palestine, Syria struggle and & the Middle East politics from lGilbert Achcar on Revolution and across the world counter-revolution in the Arab region: where do things stand? l lPanos Garganas considers The tragedy of Jonathan Rosenhead and others join a Syriza Sun, 11.45am special panel meeting facilitated by Tom lTalat