Thursday 5 July

The fight for Climate change: Workshop Africa and

12.30-1.45pm
trans liberation what does the Do we need Imperialism
Laura Miles Anthropocene violence to today
mean for get real social Chin
revolutionary change? Chukwudinma
strategy? Nadia Sayed
Martin Empson

Brexit and the Debate: Marxism and Is science

2.30-3.45pm
Tory crisis: How Decolonising Religion: a political?
can the left education: sigh of the Camilla Royle
gain? confronting oppressed?
the legacy of Maxine Bowler
slavery and
empire

Turkey, the A Marxist Workshop What do we What was

4.15-5.30pm
Kurds and the history of early The “snowflake mean by class? unique
great powers Islam generation”: Julie Sherry about the
Ron Margulies Jad Bouharan who decides transatlantic
free speech? slave trade?
Lewis Nielsen Ken Olende

OPENING
RALLY

The opening rally at the 2017 Marxism festival Photo by Guy Smallman
 Friday 6 July
30 years since Politics of food 50 years on: how Where is China Workshop Course
10-11.15am

Salman Rushdie: Jan Nielsen did the US lose in going? What would a Getting to grips with
A turning point for Vietnam? Adrian Budd revolution look Capital
British Muslims? Yunus Bakhsh like? Joseph Choonara
Hassan Alan Kenny
Mahamdallie

50 years on: what is Why does Black Thinkers matter The rise of Saudi Italy, racism and Course
11.45am-1pm

the role of Socialist capitalism love Who was Frantz Arabia and the the rise of the far Getting to grips with
Worker today? plastic? Fanon? political economy right Capital
Charlie Kimber Amy Leather Talat Ahmed of the Gulf Lucia Pradella Joseph Choonara
Anne Alexander

Trump, trade wars Black thinkers matter Workshop Booklaunch What happened to Course
2.30-3.45pm

and real wars Angela Davis: Fake news: does the Kill all the Queer theory? Getting to grips with
Alex Callinicos Women, race and media control our Gentlemen Noel Halifax Capital
class minds? Martin Empson Joseph Choonara
Esme Choonara Patrick Nielsen

Debate Who are the Debate Iran on the brink Workshop Workshop What is the future
4.15-5.30pm

The fire last time: Football Lads From demolitions Peyman Jafari Where does sexism The concept of race: with artificial
what is the legacy of Alliance? to social cleansing: come from? What does it mean intelligence and
1968? Michael Bradley the class war on Celia Hutchison to be Black? robots?
Maria Styllou, housing Ant Hamilton Martin Upchurch
Matt Collins Sian Berry
and others and others

Debate Justice and the South Africa Gun and knife Is there progress The case against
7-8.30pm

Labour and the British state after Zuma crime: why are in art? borders: why
fight against Sheila Coleman Ronnie Kasrils young people killing John Molyneux we oppose all
austerity and others each other? immigration
Ian Hodson, Dean Ryan controls
Dave Ward Helen Salmon
and others
 Saturday 7 July Saturday 7 July
Is Leninism Iraq: What How did women Antisemitism and Who were the real When students and
10-11.15am

authoritarian? happened next? win the vote? the far right today Black Panthers? workers united:
John Molyneux Phil Marfleet Sarah Bates Anna Gluckstein Ameen Hadi May 1968 in France
Colm Bryce

Revolutionaries in One year on: Marx’s three laws Trojan Horse, What makes Wakanda forever: Is the welfare state From Poland to The legacy of Workshop
11.45am-1pm

the era of Corbyn Grenfell and the of motion in Prevent and fighting humans different Africa before finished? Hungary: is fascism Dylan Thomas Radical street art
Charlie Kimber fight for justice 30 minutes Islamophobia from animals? colonisation Kevin Doogan back in Eastern Phil Knight
Lucy Masoud, Michael Roberts John Holmwood, The Marxist Gary McFarlane Europe?
Moyra Samuels Nahella Ashraf view of human Andy Zebrowski
and others and others consciousness and others
John Parrington

The world Debate Fascism, the far Debate Is another Disability, Considering class: Do British people Booklaunch
2.30-3.45pm

economy: is the Corbyn and the right and racist Catalonia and the education possible? oppression and theory, culture and benefit from the A Rebel’s Guide to
Long Depression future of British populism today crisis in Europe Alex Kenny resistance media in the 21st oppression of the Kollontai
over? politics Weyman Bennett Eulàlia Reguant, and others Disabled People century Global South? Emma Davis
Michael Roberts Mark Perryman David Karvala Against Cuts Deirdre O’Neill Mani Tanoh
and Mark L Thomas and Marina Garcia and Mike Wayne

Marxian ecology 25 years since the Debate Booklaunch From Ireland to Brazil: Gig work, the The lost revolution: Workshop From African
4.15-5.30pm

vs ecological murder of Stephen What would a Politics of the Mind: Trump: the fight for neoliberalism vs platform economy 100 years on Spoken word Marxism to
escapism: the Lawrence: police, Labour government Marxism and Mental abortion rights democracy and class struggle from the German workshop neoliberalism
revolutionary racism and the state look like? Distress Judith Orr Raquel Varela and Revolution Mani Tanoh
necessity of our Janet Alder Special guests Iain Ferguson and Brid Smith Alfredo Saad-Filho Michael Bradley and Willett Hanyani
time and others
John Bellamy
Foster

Marx: the Silencing the A rebel’s guide to Class, Pride and 50 years on: Organising the Film Fashion and
7-8.30pm

revolutionary academy: Palestine disco Protest: fighting for Enoch Powell and unorganised: Calais Children: capitalism
Alex Callinicos and the rhetoric of Liz Wheatley LGBT+ liberation Rivers of Blood from McStrikes to A Case to Answer Tony Sullivan
free speech and Yuri Prasad Shirin Hirsch Fight for $15 Q&A with director
Ghada Karmi and Patrick Vernon Mcstriker, Sue Clayton
and Tom Hickey Pam Frache
and others
 Sunday 8 July Sunday 8 July
Who is to blame for Do intersectionality How do we learn? Scotland, By any means 1968: The Prague Capitalism and
10-11.15am

the horror in Syria? and privilege Pedagogy and independence and necessary: Malcolm Spring and the extinction
Ghayath Naisse theory help fight education today the left X and the fight rupturing of Sarah Ensor
oppression? Jess Edwards against racism Stalinism and Ian Rappell
Sue Caldwell Nike Johnson Tomáš
Tengely-Evans

Gramsci and Building in the A woman’s Are we heading for a Who gets to be Workshop Booklaunch Workshop
11.45am-1pm

the art of politics unions and right to choose: new Cold War? remembered: Is human nature Russian Revolution Marxist method:
Alex Callinicos workplace today Islamophobia and Judith Orr should all the a barrier to trilogy what is the
Mark L Thomas the hijab statues fall? socialism? Alan Gibbons dialectic?
Naima Omar, Brian Richardson Fran Manning Richard Donnelly
Siema Iqbal
and others

The day after: Resisting the far #MeToo: fighting Universities Prospects for the Dirty energy and Black voices, white Booklaunch NHS @ 70: Workshop
2-3.15pm

opportunities right and fascism in sexism and the and colleges: socialist left capitalism: what’s visions: music, A Rebel’s Guide to How can we fight to Marxist method:
and dangers for Europe system neoliberalism and in Ireland the real story? racism and identity Martin Luther King defend it? alienation
Palestine in the Christine Buchholz, Amy Leather resistance Kieran Tina Louise Rothery Dave Randall Yuri Prasad Naima Omar
Trump era David Albrich Nita Sanghera Allen and Suzanne
Ilan Pappé and Petros and Josh Hollands Jeffery
Constantinou

After Windrush: Corbyn, The experience of Hope and horror in Islamophobia Social reproduction Resistance and Film Marxism and the Workshop
3.45-5pm

What does it mean antisemitism and left reformism in Trump’s America and child abuse: theory: capital racism in France Workers and fight for national Marxist method:
to be British? justice for Palestine Europe John Bellamy challenging the and women’s Axel Persson the Civil Rights liberation Marxism and history
Naomi Panos Garganos Foster and others myths oppression and others Movement Héctor Puente
Wimborne-Idrissi, Bea Kay Sheila McGregor
Rob Ferguson
and others

MARXISM
5.30-6.30pm

CLOSING RALLY
Taking on Trump