22/07/2025
Looking back on another incredible year of engaging, inspiring and powerful debate panels 👏 A huge thank you to all of the panelists, speakers and attendees. Activism, RECHARGED 🙌
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🎤 SAVING THE PLANET BUT NOT LEAVING WORKERS BEHIND.
With Chaitanya Kumar, Head of Economy and Environment at the New Economics Foundation // Caroline Lucas, former Green MP and bestselling author // Claire Peden, organiser with Unite For A Workers' Economy advocating for a just green transition // Jason Wyatt, union rep and steel industry veteran at Tata Steel // Host Gracie Mae Bradley, writer, organiser, and former Director of Liberty.
🎤 FEMINISM IN THE AGE OF THE MANOSPHERE.
With Susie McDonald, Chief Executive of Tender, using theatre to prevent gender-based violence // Carys Afoko, feminist strategist and co-host of Over The Top Under The Radar // Ben Hurst, facilitator at Beyond Equality focused on masculinity and intersectionality // Carole Cadwalladr, investigative journalist known for exposing the Facebook–Cambridge Analytics scandal // Host Nim Ralph, trans activist, educator, and global movement strategist.
🎤 WHAT NEXT FOR THE LEFT: POLITICS, ORGANISING & POWER.
With Ash Sarkar, journalist, broadcaster, and author of the Sunday Times bestseller Minority Rule // Gary Younge, award-winning author, journalist, and sociology professor // Chantelle Lunt, writer, activist, and the first Black woman elected as Halewood’s deputy mayor // Harriet Protheroe Soltani, a South Wales-based campaign mobiliser and former organiser // Ayeisha Thomas-Smith, social justice strategist, broadcaster, and Executive Director of NEON.
🎤 CONFRONTING THE RISE OF THE FAR RIGHT.
With Zarah Sultana, MP for Coventry South and advocate for social justice // Misbah Malik, Senior Policy Officer at HOPE not hate tackling far-right extremism // Adam Green, U.S. campaign strategist and co-founder of the PCCC // Carole Cadwalladr, investigative journalist known for exposing the Facebook–Cambridge Analytics scandal // And host John Harris, award-winning journalist and filmmaker for The Guardian.
🎤 HOW TO FIX THE CRISIS OF CARE.
With Daisy-May Hudson, filmmaker known for her acclaimed documentaries on homelessness and sisterhood // Francesca Humi, migrant justice organiser and writer documenting Filipino migration to Britain // Emily Kenway, researcher, former carer, and author exploring the care crisis // Ashley John-Baptiste, award-winning broadcaster and care leaver sharing stories from the care system // and host Minnie Rahman, CEO of Praxis and long-time migrants' rights advocate.
🎤 DISABILITY CUTS: THE FIGHT BACK.
With Layla Steadman-Bevan, disability advocate and Scope campaigner // Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester and co-author of Head North // Andrew Greene, veteran disability rights activist and grassroots organiser // Ady Roy-Chappell, campaigner and co-chair of My Life My Choice fighting for the rights of people with learning disabilities and autism // Host John Harris, award-winning journalist and filmmaker with The Guardian.
Photo Credit 📸 Sam McMahon and Pete Dunwell at Glastonbury Festivals.
