As the Government embarks on Austerity Mark II and the Bank of England continue to raise interest rates, punishing the majority for the profit-induced-inflation caused by the super-wealthy few, Ministers are dismantling our right to resist – attacking the right to protest on the streets, organise in our workplaces, or vote at the ballot box. They are even taking the axe to our right to boycott human rights abusers. This session will bring together trade unionists and campaigners to discuss what’s next after the tide of anti-resistance laws – and how we organise together to fight them
Richard Burgon is the Labour Party MP for Leeds East and member of the Socialist Campaign Group.
Vice chair of Labour Students
NHS Workers Say No!
Asad Rehman is director of War on Want, organising for climate, racial, economic & social justice.
LAAA campaigns to reject cuts to public services and our rights, discuss alternatives to austerity and supports the People’s Assembly Against Austerity organisation.
