Liberation’s Fenner Brockway lecture returns with Peter Mertens, Belgian MP
Date: March 18th, Central London (TBC).
Peter Mertens is Secretary General of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB/PDVA), author of several books, including Mutiny! How the World is Tilting.
Fenner Brockway spent his entire life as a passionate campaigner for peace, disarmament, anti-colonialism, anti-racism and socialism. In 1954, he helped found the Movement for Colonial Freedom (which became Liberation in 1970) with the aim of campaigning for the freedom of colonised subjects, together with fellow MP Tony Benn he had grown disillusioned by Parliament’s lack of focus on the injustices perpetrated by Britain’s policies in the colonies.
Liberation sees the Fenner Brockway lecture as a tool to build an independent UK foreign policy free from the vestiges of empire, and to support anti-imperialist struggles worldwide.
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International Women’s Day 2025 Parliamentary Event, 5th March 6.30-8pm
Register to join an all-women panel chaired by Baroness Christine Blower at Boothroyd Room
Portcullis House, Westminster.
The speakers – all activists and advocates for equality, justice and self-determination are:
Ms Nawal Musa, Peoples Party of Palestine
Dr Azar Sepehr, Democratic Organisation of Iranian Women
Dr Salma Saddawi, Iraqi Women League
Ms Magbula Abdeslam, Saharawi community in the UK
Representatives of the Sudanese Women’s Union (TBC).
Watch Webinar: End the Genocide, Recognise the Palestinian State, Peace Now!
Alternatively, listen to it on Spotify
November 30 2024, 6pm (UK time).
Husam Zomlot, Palestine Ambassador to the UK
Aida Touma Sliman, Member of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), Democratic Front for Peace and Equality, (Hadash party)
Brian Leishman, MP for Alloa & Grangemouth
Chaired by Louise Regan, Chair of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC)
Behzad Navid, Tudeh Party of Iran, International Department
We are pleased that the Morning Star newspaper is our media partner for this event.
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Previous Events
Unison National Delegate Conference Fringe Meeting: Yes to Peace and Self- Determination! No to War, Occupation and Foreign Intervention, June 19 2024, Noon, Brighton (Friends Meeting House)
Listen back to the speeches on Spotify – and Rashid’s speech on youtube
Speakers include: Rashid Elsheikh (Sudanese anti-war activist); Joe Gill (Middle East Eye), Micaela Tracey-Ramos (Unison NEC); Molly Martin Eames (Brighton Peace Activist); Liz Payne (British Peace Assembly); Jamshid Ahmadi (Liberation); Chair: Kevan Nelson (Unison, Assistant General Secretary)
Organised by : Liberation & Morning Star Readers and Supporters Group (Sussex)
Unison National Delegate Conference, Brighton, June 16 – 20 June
Liberation Stall
Liberation is really pleased that we will once again have a stall at Unison’s National Delegate Conference, 16 – 20 June. We will have information about our activities, briefings and items for sale including Liberation T-shirts and hoodies.
If you are a Unison delegate to the conference come along to say hello. We’d be happy to brief you on Liberation’s work, how you can support us and how you and your branch can get involved.
The stall will be jointly run by our long-time affiliate CODIR.
Past events
End the Civil War in Sudan-A discussion with Fathi El-Fadl, January 29 2023
It’s been nine months since heavy fighting erupted between the Sudanese army, under the control of the ruling military government in Khartoum, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Thousands of civilians have been killed or injured. More than 7.7 million have been displaced. Both parties have shown complete disregard for international human rights law as well as international humanitarian law, in particular the principles on the conduct of hostilities. At least 25 million people across Sudan are in need of assistance, among them 14 million children.
Fathi El-Fadl is a member of Forces for Radical Change in Sudan, opponents of the current civil war, and a vice president of the International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR). He was previously – in the 1970-80s – a student leader in Sudan and leading member of the International Union of Students. He is based is Khartoum and thus a witness to the ongoing conflict.
With
Lindsey German, convenor, Stop the War coalition,
Jeremy Corbyn MP, Liberation Joint President and founder of Peace of Justice Project.
Chaired by Gawain Little, General Secretary, GFTU
Living with Peace is a Human Right – End the war on Palestine! December 11 at 17.30 GMT
Speakers:
Dr Aqel Taqaz, Secretary of Palestinian Committee for Peace and Solidarity
MK Dr Ofer Cassif, member of Knesset (Parliament in Israel), member of HADASH (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality)
Louise Regan, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and Chair of International Committee of NEU.
Ben Chacko, Editor, Morning Star newspaper
Jeremy Corbyn MP, Founder Peace and Justice Project, Joint President, Liberation
Chaired by Baroness Christine Blower. Includes Q&A.
Image: Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal aera in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. Israel continued to battle Hamas fighters on October 10 and massed tens of thousands of troops and heavy armour around the Gaza Strip after vowing a massive blow over the Palestinian militants’ surprise attack. Photo by Naaman Omar\ apaimages