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The World Transformed 2025 Programme

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Venue

Discussion
4:30 p.m. Sat 11
The Counter-Revolutionary War in Sudan
With Manchester for Sudan, SudanUprisingGermany, Mataris Sudan Solidarity Committee
Windrush Conference (Windrush Millenium Centre, 70 Alexandra Rd, Manchester, M16 7WD)
Workshop
4:30 p.m. Sat 11
The Imperial Boomerang and the Poisonous Legacy of Colonialism
With Pat Finucane Centre
Kath Locke - Birley (Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane East, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5DD)
Reading group
4:30 p.m. Sat 11
We are the Heirs of the World's Revolutions with Left Book Club
Kath Locke - Valerie (Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane East, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5DD)
Arts
4:30 p.m. Sat 11
Working Class Folk - A Gig
With Ancient Hostility, Jennifer Reid, Brown Wimpenny, Lucy and Hazel, Chermansog, Manchester Radical Tradition
Windrush Lounge (Windrush Millenium Centre, 70 Alexandra Rd, Manchester, M16 7WD)
5:00 p.m. Sat 11
Gardens and Parakeets Among the Towers
With Robyn Ellis, Nathan Phipp-MacIntyre
Parakeet Parkway (None)
6:00 p.m. Sat 11
Co-Operation North: Neighbourhood Assemblies & Solidarity Economies building independent community power
With Co-operation Hull, Co-operation Sheffield, Co-operation Manchester, Middleton Co-operating
Aquarius Community Centre (21 Eden Cl, Manchester, M15 6AX)
Panel
6:30 p.m. Sat 11
Against Labourism: the New Party and the Trade Unions
With Nick Troy, Pamela Fitzpatrick, Ian Allinson, Ewan Gibbs
Windrush Conference (Windrush Millenium Centre, 70 Alexandra Rd, Manchester, M16 7WD)
Discussion
6:30 p.m. Sat 11
Arab Youth Meeting Space
With Palestinian Youth Movement
SU B1 (Manchester Students Union, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PR)
Panel
6:30 p.m. Sat 11
How to push back against a militarised future
With Ellie Kinney, Netpol, 10% for all, Yorkshire CND, Stop ReArm Europe/ Transform!, Italia, Disarm Education
Kath Locke - Valerie (Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane East, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5DD)
Panel
6:30 p.m. Sat 11
Lessons from the DSA
With Jeb Purucker, Allegra Rosenbaum, Ella Teevan, Grace Brown, Francesca Maria, Kareem Elrefai
MAV Hulme Hall (not the student accomodation!) (4 Jarvis Road, Hulme, Manchester M15 5FS)
Arts
6:30 p.m. Sat 11
Neither Factory Records nor Madchesta: Collective Listening with David Wilkinson
With David Wilkinson
Hulme Garden Centre - Class Room (28 Old Birley Street, Manchester, M15 5RG)
Workshop
6:30 p.m. Sat 11
Salting: Getting a job to organise a union!
With GAIL's worker (anonymous), Jamie Woodcock, Jaz Brisack
Kath Locke - Birley (Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane East, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5DD)
6:30 p.m. Sat 11
Serbia in revolt: the student uprising and the anti-extractivist movement
With Isidora Aćimov, Bojana Novaković, Maria Oshana
Ascension Church Hall (282 Stretford Rd, Manchester M15 5TQ)
6:30 p.m. Sat 11
The Rent Strike as a Weapon: Comparative tactics for tenant organising
With CATU Ireland, York South-Weston Tenant Union, Sindicat de Llogateres, Sindicato de Inquilinas e Inquilinos de Madrid, The All-Chicago Tenants Alliance, Los Angeles Tenants Union, Greater Manchester Tenants Union
Space for Change (a.k.a. The Yard) (41 Old Birley St, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5RF)
7:00 p.m. Sat 11
Digital Groove @ Kim's
With DJ Evo
Kim's Kitchen (49 Old Birley St, Hulme, Manchester M15.)
Screening
7:30 p.m. Sat 11
CATU Ireland: The Rent Strike Documentary Screening
With CATU Ireland
Space for Change (a.k.a. The Yard) (41 Old Birley St, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5RF)
Arts
7:30 p.m. Sat 11
Knockout Blow! A Play About Len Johnson
Windrush Lounge (Windrush Millenium Centre, 70 Alexandra Rd, Manchester, M16 7WD)
Arts
8:00 p.m. Sat 11
Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra
With Dele Sosimi
The Niamos (Chichester Road, Manchester, M15 5EU)
Arts
8:00 p.m. Sat 11
International Cafe with Anticolonial Communities Alliance
With Elif Sarican, Manchester for Sudan, Nijjor Manush, Govend Manchester, Yara (PYM), Jericho, Anakbayan, Rojanu, Grupo Luma, South Asia Solidarity Group
Ascension Church Main Space (282 Stretford Rd, Manchester M15 5TQ)
Arts
8:00 p.m. Sat 11
STAT Magazine presents: ‘A Secular Exorcism of the North of England.’
With STAT Magazine, Tessa Pike
Hulme Garden Centre - Class Room (28 Old Birley Street, Manchester, M15 5RG)
Workshop
9:30 a.m. Sun 12
Ascension Church presents: Radical Roots and Shoots
With Fr. Azariah France-Williams
Ascension Church Main Space (282 Stretford Rd, Manchester M15 5TQ)
Exhibition
10:00 a.m. Sun 12
760 Days of Sanctuary exhibition (Sunday)
Ascension Church Foyer (282 Stretford Rd, Manchester, M15 5TQ)
Panel
10:00 a.m. Sun 12
A People's Arms Embargo
With Kimia Talebi, Ines, Charlie Thomas, Nae, Saorsa - London for a Free Palestine
The Niamos (Chichester Road, Manchester, M15 5EU)
Discussion
10:00 a.m. Sun 12
Black Women in Politics. A Manchester Story
With Thirza Asanga-Rae, Amna Abdullatif, Marcia Hutchinson, Ekua Bayunu
Windrush Lounge (Windrush Millenium Centre, 70 Alexandra Rd, Manchester, M16 7WD)
Reading group
10:00 a.m. Sun 12
Border Imperialism and Racist Nationalism in 2025: A Border & Rule Study Session
Hulme Garden Centre - Class Room (28 Old Birley Street, Manchester, M15 5RG)
Workshop
10:00 a.m. Sun 12
Childhood Transformed: Free Play and Transformation Stations
Garden Centre - Peach Tunnel (28 Old Birley Street, Manchester, M15 5RG)
Workshop
10:00 a.m. Sun 12
From Mobilising to Organising
With Jack Noel, Bushra Dunne, Harshana, Hannah Gibson
Windrush Conference (Windrush Millenium Centre, 70 Alexandra Rd, Manchester, M16 7WD)
Panel
10:00 a.m. Sun 12
How Parties and Movements Can Work Together
With Njuki Githethwa, Yari Greaney, Desmond Fonseca (PSL), Joshua Virasami, Andrew Dolan
Kath Locke - Valerie (Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane East, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5DD)
Exhibition
10:00 a.m. Sun 12
Kath Locke Heritage exhibition (Sunday)
Kath Locke - Café (Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane East, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5DD)
Exhibition
10:00 a.m. Sun 12
Legacy of Colonialism exhibition (Sunday)
Windrush Foyer (Windrush Millenium Centre, 70 Alexandra Rd, Manchester, M16 7WD)
10:00 a.m. Sun 12
Legacy of Unity: Archival Insights from the Pan African Congress 1945
With Working Class Movement Library, Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Centre, North West Film Archive, People's History Museum
Kath Locke - Birley (Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane East, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5DD)
Arts
10:00 a.m. Sun 12
Qu Alternative Art School Presents: Pocket Altruism (Sunday)
With Tvguy, Qu Alternative Art School
Garden Centre - Shed (28 Old Birley Street, Manchester, M15 5RG)
Arts
10:00 a.m. Sun 12
!!!Radio!!! - A Multi-Band Excitation Lecture
With Agnes Cameron, Kat Macdonald
Space for Change (a.k.a. The Yard) (41 Old Birley St, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5RF)
Kickabout
10:15 a.m. Sun 12
Solidarity through Football Kickabout
Denmark Road Sports Centre (120 Denmark Rd, Manchester, M15 6FG)
Workshop
10:30 a.m. Sun 12
Childhood Transformed: Mini Citizens Assembly
Garden Centre - Peach Tunnel (28 Old Birley Street, Manchester, M15 5RG)
Workshop
11:00 a.m. Sun 12
Abolition Chill and Chat
With Northern Police Monitoring Project (NPMP), Zara Manoehoetoe
Kath Locke - Café (Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane East, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5DD)
Entertainment
11:30 a.m. Sun 12
Chanukah Lewinksy's Liberation Sukkah
Garden Centre - Bandstand (28 Old Birley Street, Manchester, M15 5RG)
Panel
12:00 p.m. Sun 12
Building the New Left Party From Below
With Joshua Virasami, Joe Todd, Shanice Octavia McBean, Jonas Marvin
The Niamos (Chichester Road, Manchester, M15 5EU)
Discussion
12:00 p.m. Sun 12
Childhood Transformed: Childcare Transformed
Garden Centre - Peach Tunnel (28 Old Birley Street, Manchester, M15 5RG)
Debate
12:00 p.m. Sun 12
Culture is Extraordinary
With K Biswas, Juliet Jacques, Jeremy Gilbert, Tom Williams, Jennifer Jasmine White
Windrush Lounge (Windrush Millenium Centre, 70 Alexandra Rd, Manchester, M16 7WD)
Training
12:00 p.m. Sun 12
How to Win a Strike
With Ian Allinson
Hulme Garden Centre - Class Room (28 Old Birley Street, Manchester, M15 5RG)
Panel
12:00 p.m. Sun 12
Public Housing For All
With Jack Ferguson, Alva Gotby, Thirza Asanga-Rae, Paul Watt
Windrush Conference (Windrush Millenium Centre, 70 Alexandra Rd, Manchester, M16 7WD)
Discussion
12:00 p.m. Sun 12
What does reparative justice mean in this moment?
With Keisha Thompson, Eleanor Shearer, Kobina (PARISC)
Kath Locke - Valerie (Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane East, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5DD)
Arts
12:00 p.m. Sun 12
WMA Presents: Dialectic for String Quartet and Other Works
With The Tân Quartet, Ann Wilkes, Ben Lunn, Jimena Maldonado, Alan Bush
Space for Change (a.k.a. The Yard) (41 Old Birley St, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5RF)
Arts
1:00 p.m. Sun 12
Play Reading: Light Shining In Buckinghamshire
With Lamin Touray, James Varney
Kath Locke - Birley (Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane East, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5DD)
Discussion
1:30 p.m. Sun 12
(Students and Academics Only) ST: Reflections and Feedback on Students Transformed
SU Club Academy (Manchester Students Union, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PR)
Workshop
2:00 p.m. Sun 12
Childhood Transformed: Being Heard!
Garden Centre - Peach Tunnel (28 Old Birley Street, Manchester, M15 5RG)
Panel
2:00 p.m. Sun 12
(Students and Academics Only) ST: Closing Speeches + Announcements of Next Steps
SU Club Academy (Manchester Students Union, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PR)
Panel
2:30 p.m. Sun 12
Against War, Against Militarism
With John McEvoy, Khem Rogaly, David Jamieson, Ellie Kinney, Suzie Gilbert
Ascension Church Main Space (282 Stretford Rd, Manchester M15 5TQ)
Workshop
2:30 p.m. Sun 12
Fighting Fascist Feelings: Countering the Political Psychology of the Far Right
With Max Haiven, Sarah Stein Lubrano
Kath Locke - Valerie (Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane East, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5DD)
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