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THURSDAY 2 JULY 6pm. Walking with Sylvia. A radical walking tour of East London in the footsteps of communist feminist Sylvia Pankhurst bit.ly/WalkWithSylvia FRIDAY 3 JULY Picnic and films in South London. Meet at New Cross Gate station at 13:00 and at 7pm, UAL, High Holborn, “Love thy neighbour or class struggle?” Rosie Woods, Workers’ Liberty,Ruth Cashman, AWL and Unison activist debates David Walker, Bishop of Manchester. bit.ly/BishopDebate SATURDAY 4 JULY 10.45am Registration 12 noon Opening plenary: Imagining the Future, with Martin Thomas (Workers’ Liberty), Ruth Cashman (Workers’ Liberty and Unison activist), and Gemma Short (Workers’ Liberty) 1.20-3.10 - Lunch 1.50 - Assaf Adiv from the Workers' Advice Centre/MAAN trade union in Israel speaks on “Arab and Jewish workers together, against the bosses, against the occupation” 3.10pm Workshops i. A History of the Future with Richard Barbrook, author of Imaginary Futures ii. If workers ran the rails: what would workers' control of transport look like?, with Janine Booth (Tube worker and RMT activist) iii. Socialism, feminism and secularism with Algerian feminist Marieme Helie Lucas iv. 1915: How revolutionary women opposed the First World War, with Jill Mountford v. Climate Change and Class Struggle, with Paul Hampton 5.00pm Workshops i. Should socialists back Scottish independence? A debate with Cailean Gallagher, socialist blogger ii. Capitalist futures, with Martin Thomas iii. Anti-semitism and anti-Muslim racism in Europe, with Yves Coleman, Ni Patrie, ni frontieres journal iv. Socialism,Utopian and Scientific, with Stuart Jordan v. How to jump-start your union: with Gemma Short 6.25pm Workshops i. Does socialism have a future? Free-market academic Dr John Meadowcroft debates Ruth Cashman, AWL and Unison activist ii. Visions of the future in Film and TV, with Dan Higginbottom and screenwriter Clive Bradley iii. The social strike: a discussion with Plan C comrades iv. “Hell no, we won't go”: the fight against the Vietnam war in the USA, with Stephen Wood v. Trotsky’s bridge to the future: “the transitional programme”, with Liam Conway 8.15 Fundraiser for Rainbow International LGBT activist fund SUNDAY 5 JULY 10am Workshops Should socialists be for withdrawal from Europe? Vicki Morris, AWL and Labour Representation Committee national committee, debates Michael Calderbank, LRC NC and Red Pepper editor ii. Thomas More's Utopia and Tudor Britain, with Cath Fletcher, historical advisor to the BBC's Wolf Hall iii. The Vietnamese Trotskyists, with Omar Raii iv. For a workers' voice in politics – working-class political representation after the election, a panel debate v. What would a democractic education system look like? With teachers and NUT activists Kate Harris and Jade Baker 12.55pm Workshops i. The End of work? Technology and the future of socialism – Nick Srnicek, Aaron Bastani and Bruce Robinson ii. Free speech and class struggle – with Nick Cohen, journalist, and Cathy Nugent, editor, Solidarity iii. The Conquest of Bread, with Daniel Randall iv. Climate change and the future of energy, with Dave Elliott, author of The Lucas Plan, and Dave Kirk, energy worker v. The Awami Workers' Party and class struggles in Pakistan, with Rehan Khushi, AWP 2.20 Break 2.30 Workshops i. Trotskyism, past, present and future – Sean Matgamna ii. The far left in Northern Ireland. with Marc Mulholland and Liam McNulty iii. Turin 1919-20 and the seizure of the factories, with Becky Crocker and Martin Thomas iv. What would socialist America look like? With Elaine Johnson v. Old and New Directions in socialist feminism – with Cathy Nugent 4pm Closing Plenary IDEAS FOR FREEDOM 2- 5 JULY BIRKBECK COLLEGE, CENTRAL LONDON IMAGINING THE FUTURE Have you ever imagined... ...what our workplaces would look like if they were run by the people who work in them? ...what industries would look like if they were run for social need, not profit? ...what education would be like in a classless society? ...a world where fossil fuels were a thing of the past? …if our society were ruled  by solidarity and democracy, not profit? Then come to Imagining the Future. Ideas for Freedom is a festival of socialist ideas and discussion, hosted by Workers’ Liberty. It is an opportunity to explore through talks, film showings, workshops and debates, ideas about how our world works, and how we can fight for a better one. The theme of our event is visions of a socialist, egalitarian, democratic future and how to fight for it. Buy your tickets Tickets bought before the event: £35 waged, £18 low-waged/student, £6 unwaged bit.ly/IFF-Tickets Free accommodation and creche (register before 13 June) 07796 690874 bit.ly/ITF2015 @ideas4freedom workersliberty.org/ideas

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THURSDAY 2 JULY

6pm. Walking with Sylvia. A radical walking tour of East London inthe footsteps of communist feminist Sylvia Pankhurstbit.ly/WalkWithSylvia

FRIDAY 3 JULY

Picnic and films in South London. Meet at New Cross Gate station at13:00 and at 7pm, UAL, High Holborn, “Love thy neighbour or class

struggle?” Rosie Woods, Workers’ Liberty,Ruth Cashman, AWL and Unison activistdebates David Walker, Bishop of Manchester.bit.ly/BishopDebate

SATURDAY 4 JULY

10.45am Registration

12 noon Opening plenary: Imagining the Future, with MartinThomas (Workers’ Liberty), Ruth Cashman (Workers’ Liberty andUnison activist), and Gemma Short (Workers’ Liberty)

1.20-3.10 - Lunch

1.50 - Assaf Adiv from the Workers' Advice Centre/MAAN trade union in Israel speakson “Arab and Jewish workers together, against the bosses, against the occupation”

3.10pm Workshopsi. A History of the Future with Richard Barbrook, author of Imaginary Futuresii. If workers ran the rails: what would workers' control of transport look like?, withJanine Booth (Tube worker and RMT activist)iii. Socialism, feminism and secularism with Algerian feminist Marieme Helie Lucasiv. 1915: How revolutionary women opposed the First World War, with Jill Mountfordv. Climate Change and Class Struggle, with Paul Hampton

5.00pm Workshopsi. Should socialists back Scottish independence? A debate with Cailean Gallagher,socialist bloggerii. Capitalist futures, with Martin Thomas

iii. Anti-semitism and anti-Muslim racism in Europe, withYves Coleman, Ni Patrie, ni frontieres journaliv. Socialism,Utopian and Scientific, with Stuart Jordanv. How to jump-start your union: with Gemma Short

6.25pm Workshopsi. Does socialism have a future? Free-market academic DrJohn Meadowcroft debates Ruth Cashman, AWL and Unison

activistii. Visions of the future in Film and TV, with Dan Higginbottom and screenwriter CliveBradley

iii. The social strike: a discussion with Plan C comradesiv. “Hell no, we won't go”: the fight against the Vietnam war in the USA, with StephenWoodv. Trotsky’s bridge to the future: “the transitional programme”, with Liam Conway

8.15 Fundraiser for Rainbow International LGBT activist fund

SUNDAY 5 JULY

10am WorkshopsShould socialists be for withdrawal from Europe?Vicki Morris, AWL and Labour RepresentationCommittee national committee, debates MichaelCalderbank, LRC NC and Red Pepper editorii. Thomas More's Utopia and Tudor Britain, withCath Fletcher, historical advisor to the BBC's WolfHalliii. The Vietnamese Trotskyists, with Omar Raiiiv. For a workers' voice in politics – working-classpolitical representation after the election, a panel debatev. What would a democractic education system look like? With teachers and NUT

activists Kate Harris and Jade Baker

12.55pm Workshopsi. The End of work? Technology and the future of socialism –Nick Srnicek, Aaron Bastani and Bruce Robinsonii. Free speech and class struggle – with Nick Cohen,journalist, and Cathy Nugent, editor, Solidarityiii. The Conquest of Bread, with Daniel Randalliv. Climate change and the future of energy, with Dave Elliott,author of The Lucas Plan, and Dave Kirk, energy workerv. The Awami Workers' Party and class struggles in Pakistan,with Rehan Khushi, AWP2.20 Break

2.30 Workshopsi. Trotskyism, past, present and future – Sean Matgamnaii. The far left in Northern Ireland. with Marc Mulholland and Liam McNultyiii. Turin 1919-20 and the seizure of the factories, with Becky Crocker and MartinThomasiv. What would socialistAmerica look like? With ElaineJohnsonv. Old and New Directions insocialist feminism – with CathyNugent

4pm Closing Plenary

IDEAS FOR FREEDOM 2- 5 JULY BIRKBECK COLLEGE, CENTRAL LONDON

IMAGINING THE FUTUREHave you ever imagined......what our workplaces would look like if they were run by the peoplewho work in them?...what industries would look like if they were run for social need, notprofit?...what education would be like in a classless society?...a world where fossil fuels were a thing of the past?…if our society were ruled  by solidarity and democracy, not profit?Then come to Imagining the Future.Ideas for Freedom is a festival of socialist ideas and discussion, hostedby Workers’ Liberty. It is an opportunity to explore through talks, filmshowings, workshops and debates, ideas about how our world works,and how we can fight for a better one. The theme of our event is visionsof a socialist, egalitarian, democratic future and how to fight for it.

Buy your t icketsTickets bought before the event: £35 waged,£18 low-waged/student, £6 unwagedbit.ly/ IFF- TicketsFree accommodation and creche (register before 13 June)

07796 690874bit.ly/ITF2015@ideas4freedom

workersliberty.org/ideas