After the UK election, Labour & Palestine hosted a discussion with the Palestinian Ambassador Husam Zomlot, Andy McDonald MP, Hugh Lanning (Labour & Palestine) and Jess Barnard (Labour NEC representative) on what the new Labour Government can do for Palestine. Banning arms to Israel, standing up for International Law, restoring UNRWA funding and recognising the state of Palestine - will the mass movement for Palestine be able to push the Government to take action? Supported by Arise - a Festival of Left Ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune into the opening session of the Lenin 100 Series with Paul Le Blanc, author, 'Lenin. Responding to Catastrophe, Forging Revolution,' sitting down with series host Logan Williams to discuss Lenin's legacy and the struggle for socialism 100 years on. This event was held as part of the Lenin 100 series, supported by Arise: A Festival of Left Ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grace Blakeley and Jeremy Corbyn talk about Grace new book: 'Vulture Capitalism - Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom.'In Vulture Capitalism, acclaimed journalist Grace Blakeley takes on the world's most powerful corporations by showing how the causes of our modern crisis are the intended result of our capitalist system. It's not broken, it's working exactly as planned.As Ha-Joon Chang says, 'Read this book if you want to make fundamental changes to the world.'Hosted by Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas.Intro music: Which side are you on - by Sam Browse. You can find Sam's music on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune in for this online rally to mark International Workers' Day by demanding a ceasefire now, holding our government to account for complicity in war crimes and showing solidarity with Palestine. With special guest H.E Ambassador Husam Zomlot and speakers including: Richard Burgon MP, John McDonnell MP, Kim Johnson MP, Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP, Beth Winter MP, Louise Regan (Palestine Solidarity Campaign & NEU), Maryam Eslamdoust (TSSA General Secretary), Gawain Little (GFTU GS), Jess Barnard (LP NEC member), Sam Browse (Arise), Mish Rahman (LP NEC member), Hugh Lanning (Labour & Palestine)Hosted by Labour & Palestine in association with Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clara Zetkin was a leading German socialist thinker and organizer in the late 19th and early 20th century. She founded International Women's Day, opposed WWI and in the shadow of the rising Nazi power, and bravely opened what would become the last session of the Reichstag (Germany's parliament) with a call to struggle in unity against fascism.John Riddell, Kate Connelly and Matt Willgress discuss how her ideas remain relevant for those who want to take on the far-right and build movements to challenge oppression, war and capitalism today.• John Riddell is co-editor with Mike Taber of the acclaimed collection 'Fighting Fascism: How to Struggle & How to Win' by Clara Zetkin. He has been active in the socialist movement in Canada, the United States & Europe since 1960 & is a world-renowned historian of world socialist movements.• Kate Connelly is a writer & historian. She led student strikes in the 2003 anti-war movement & co-ordinated the Emily Wilding Davison Memorial Campaign in 2013. She wrote 'Sylvia Pankhurst: Suffragette, Socialist and Scourge of Empire' & edited 'A Suffragette in America: Reflections on Prisoners, Pickets and Political Change'.Part of the Socialist Ideas series, presented by Arise - a Festival of Left Ideas and Labour Outlook.Intro music: Which side are you on - by Sam Browse. You can find Sam's music on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Michelle O'Neill becoming the first Republican First Minister of the North of Ireland - in what Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald termed a moment of “very great significance” - the conversation about a “new Ireland” has gained momentum.Is Irish unity within "touching distance"?We hosted keynote speaker Mairéad Farrell TD, Sinn Fein for an in-depth discussion on the future of Ireland and why it should matter to progressives everywhere.Intro music: Which side are you on - by Sam Browse. You can find Sam's music on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The theme for our International Women's Day #IWD2024 rally this year was solidarity with women rising in the Global South - with an emphasis on our solidarity with Palestine and the ongoing progressive rebellions against neo-colonialism & neo-liberalism in Africa, Latin America and beyond.WITH... Aimee Shalan, British Palestinian Committee // Emma Sheerin MLA, Sinn Fein // Natalia Urban, Brasil Wire // Carole Regan, Cuba Solidarity Campaign // Clauda Turbet-Delof, Wiphalas Across the World (Bolivia) // Ruth Hayes, Labour Women Leading and Arise FestivalHosted by Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas. Supported by Labour Friends of Progressive Latin America. Intro music: Which side are you on - by Sam Browse. You can find Sam's music on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As part of events in the run-up to International Women's Day 2024, Arise Festival supported Labour & Palestine's online rally: Women for Palestine. With live-links from Palestine, plus: Apsana Begum MP; Beth Winter MP; Louise Regan, NEU; Ryvka Barnard, Palestine Solidarity Campaign; Jess Barnard, Labour NEC member; Hilary Schan, Momentum; Siân Errington, Arise Festival; Rachel Garnham, CLPD; and Baroness Christine Blower. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The complicity of the US & UK with Israel's war crimes in Gaza has shocked millions, whilst both countries have also started new bombings on Yemen. An in-depth forum on how this is part of a long & bloody imperial history that must be opposed. Featuring: • Bernard Regan - Palestine Solidarity Campaign EC member & author of "The Balfour Declaration: Empire, the Mandate and Resistance in Palestine" • Sami Ramadani - Iraqi Democrats against Occupation, Sociology lecturer & decades-long campaigner against war & sanctions in the Middle East • Kate Hudson - General Secretary of CND, Officer of the Stop the War Coalition & author of "Breaking the South Slav Dream: The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia"Hosted by Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas & media partner Labour Outlook. Part of the Socialist Ideas series Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A briefing and Q&A direct from Palestine, with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti.Mustafa Barghouti is a Palestinian physician, activist, & politician who serves as General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI). He has been a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council since 2006 & is a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization Central Council. In 2007, he was Minister of Information in the Palestinian unity government.Hosted by Labour & Palestine. Supported by Arise - a Festival of Left Ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Labour Outlook Forum with Paul Le Blanc and Helen Scott, co-editors of the acclaimed 'Rosa Luxemburg: Socialism or Barbarism' collection of writings.Rosa Luxemburg was one of the most brilliant minds ever drawn to the socialist movement - an outstanding theorist and a political activist. This forum will look at the relevance of her ideas for transforming a world in crisis today - and how her work was broad in scope tackling capitalism and socialism; globalisation and imperialism; war and peace; social struggles, unions and parties; class, gender, race; the interconnection of humanity with the environment and more.Part of the Socialist Ideas Series - presented by Arise - a Festival of Left Ideas & Labour Outlook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An in-depth forum on why standing for a free Palestine is a vital question for all those committed to ending imperialism and winning a better world.With Bernard Regan, long-term campaigner for - and writer on - Palestine, member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign Executive and author of The Balfour Declaration: Empire, Mandate and Resistance in Palestine. He was the first recipient of the NUT’s Steve Sinnott Award (2015) in recognition of his contribution to international solidarity.Part of the Socialist Ideas series. Presented by Labour Outlook and Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

December marks 25 years since Hugo Chávez's election, which sparked the first 'pink tide' in Latin America, leading to great changes in the continent & beyond, with the ideas of socialism & anti-imperialism being discussed again on a global scale.With:Alex Main, Director of International Policy, Center for Economic & Policy Research & witness to the 2002 coup attempt against Chávez & working there until 2008 / / Suize Gilbert, Co-producer of Oliver Stone's 'South of the Border' // Matt Willgress, Labour Outlook & VSC // Logan Williams, Arise Festival Part of the Socialist Ideas series. Hosted by Labour Outlook & supported by Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas in support of the #Chavez25 series of events. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With...John McDonnell MP // Beth Winter MP // Richard Burgon MP // Maryam Eslamdoust, TSSA General Secretary // Nabeela Mowlana, Young Labour Chair // Mish Rahman, Labour NEC // Jess Barnard, Labour NECAn online event building the Labour movement's call for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza, with pressure mounting on Labour's leadership to back a ceasefire.Hosted by Labour & Palestine. Streamed by Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During the week of strike action from Junior Doctors and BMA Consultants, Labour Outlook sat down with striking Junior Doctor Andrew Meyerson. Tune into for a discussion on the unprecedented levels of strike action and the policies needed to reverse 13 years of Tory austerity and back-door privatisation.Junior Doctors are back on strike from October 2-5th. An in-depth interview from Arise Festival's media partner Labour Outlook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Grace Blakeley, economist and author of 'Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation', and former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell MP for an in-depth discussion on the deep economic crisis & the socialist response.Hosted by Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas & the Labour Assembly Against Austerity and the Labour Assembly Against Austerity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Connolly was an Irish republican, socialist & trade union leader, who was one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising & a vocal opponent of World War 1. Find out why his ideas continue to inspire today, as prospects for real change grow in Ireland and the global capitalist economic crisis deepens.With Jim McVeigh of the Áras Uí Chonghaile | James Connolly Visitor Centre. Jim is a former Sinn Fein councillor and trade union organiser involved in the troubles as a young man and released from jail as part of the Good Friday Agreement. A Labour Outlook Forum supported by Arise: A Festival of Left Ideas. This episode contains some brief strong language. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From 21st-23rd July, Labour’s National Policy Forum (NPF) met in private to discuss policies and plans for government. But what's decided? Hear from NPF reps and leading movement figures on what really happened, what it shows we can expect from Labour in government, and to discuss our next steps.With reports from NPF members: Jess Barnard; Mish Rahman; Chloe Hopkins; Rachel Garnham, Campaign for Labour Party Democracy; Johnathan Farr, Disability Labour; and Jack Ballingham; plus: John McDonnell MP & Andrew Fisher, former Director of Policy of the Labour Party.The NPF Grassroots Reps report-back was hosted by Arise - A Festival of Left Ideas, Momentum, the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy, the Labour Assembly Against Austerity and Labour Hub.Intro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse.Show less Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over a decade of cuts, back-door privatisation and marketisation has crippled our NHS, with the Tories' austerity agenda costing hundreds of thousands of lives in the process. This discussion hears from health campaigners fighting to end profiteering in our health service and demand investment, fair pay for all NHS staff, and a service ran for patient care - not private profit. With... Kate Osborne MPAndrew Meyerson, Striking Junior DoctorTony O'Sullivan, Keep Our NHS PublicMark Ladbrooke, Socialist Health AssociationCharli Anne, Campaign for Real CareJess Barnard, Labour NEC members' representativeThis policy seminar was hosted by the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs, the Labour Assembly Against Austerity and Momentum - and supported by Arise: A Festival Of Left Ideas.Intro music for the Arise Festival Podcast - "Which Side Are You On" by Sam Browse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune in to the closing rally of Arise Festival 2023 with...Rebecca Long Bailey MP // Jess Barnard // John McDonnell MP // Holly Turner, NHS Workers Say No // Beth Winter MP // Sarah Woolley, BFAWU // Matt Willgress, Arise // Kate Dove, Momentum // Emma Rose, National Education Union // James Braithwaite, RMT Young Members Network // Zac Vallely, PCS Young memberAnd from Socialist Future: Labour Students National Committee members Alex Charilaou, Libs Olley and Josh Freestone - plus Young Labour Committee member Fraser McGuire. Support workers & young people striking for a better future for us all - & a socialist future that puts public need before corporate greed.Closing rally of Arise - An Online Festival of Left Ideas 2023, in association with Socialist Future in Young Labour & Labour Students. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.