From national liberation and women’s resistance movements, to struggles for ecological justice, there is a treasure of active and victorious struggles around the world. This event will present speakers, music, art, interactive media, and food from Kurdistan, Palestine, Sudan, West Papua, Latin America and Indigenous struggles elsewhere discussing resistance against repression, erasure and occupation - and what we can do in Britain to support these struggles.
***Free kurdish food - first come, first serve basis***
Bella Gonçalves is a Brasilian politician and political scientist. She is an elected representative with the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL).
Mohammed Elnaiem is the director of the decolonial centre, a project of the Pluto Educational Trust.
Sêvê Zêr is a Kurdish folk musician.
Koteka Wenda Is an indigenous West Papuan activist, storyteller and cultural performer. She is the UK spokesperson for the Free West Papua Campaign and daughter of West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda.
Grupo Luma are a six piece Latin American folk group led by Chilean brothers Francisco & Oscar Carrasco. The band plays a mixture of original songs and songs from across Latin America, taking the audience on a journey of the continent through its rich musical heritage. The band is completed by the incredibly talented musicians: Erik Bichard, Jonathan Raisin, P. Max Alder and Phil Hargreaves.
The group play an exciting and diverse range of instruments including the Andean Charango and Quena (bamboo flute), the Venezuelan Cuatro, Peruvian Cajon and Argentinian Bombo, a range of Latin American drums & percussion, as well as Trumpet, Saxophone, Flute, Guitar and Bass guitar.
Francisco & Oscar came to the UK with their parents as refugees in 1975 and made Liverpool their home in the early eighties. The brothers have performed in an array of festivals and concerts in the UK, Europe and Africa including Durban Carnival, live on SABC (South African National Radio), El Sueño Existe, La Linea (London Latin Music Festival), Bradford Festival, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, and many more. They have been featured on Channel 4, BBC1, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, Music Life (BBC World Service) and many others.
Grupo Luma takes you on a journey through Chilean & South American political song. Having performed a highly successful concert at their debut in the LA LINEA/Latin Music Festival in London earlier this year, Grupo Luma are touring their “Chile 50 Years” show around the UK in September 2023 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the coup in Chile.
Tarun Gidwani is a PhD student in philosophy, a climate justice organizer with Tipping Point and a member of the anti-imperialist group South Asia Solidarity Group. He is also the co-chair of the Right to Food London.
Nelson Mudzingwa (Zimbabwe Smallholder Organic Farmers' Forum (ZIMSOFF), National Coordinator) is one of the founding leaders of the Shashe Agroecology School that has become one of the most successful examples that practices local diverse food production that is based on the fundamentals of their spirituality and cosmovision.
Aso Kamalî - Aso Kamalî specialises in conflict, mediation and resolution in the Middle East and is currently co-chair of the Kurdish People's Democratic Assembly in Britain. She briefly worked as Political Advisor for the Women's Party in the UK before she became diplomatic relations officer for the Eastern Kurdish women’s movement (KJAR). She has previously given seminars and speeches on topics such as 'subject and subjectivity in the colonial space', 'radical women', 'radical democracy' and 'trauma in communities'.
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