I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to speak at this weekend’s Progressive London conference, titled “A progressive agenda to stop the right in 2010”.  The conference will feature debates around the progressive alternatives that will help us restore growth to the economy, protect public services, work together to continue to achieve social progress, protect the planet from climate change and campaign against racism, homophobia and other forms of discrimination.

Proud London – Stop Homophobic Attacks

I will be speaking at this session which will look at stopping the recent rise in homophobic hate crime across the UK which has included physical attacks and murders. It will also discuss the alliances necessary to challenge homophobia in society.

Other speakers that have confirmed:

• Kirsten Hearn - LGBT Consortium Vice-Chair & Independent Member of Met Police Authority
• Pav Akhtar - Chair of Imaan, the Muslim LGBT support group
• Mark Healey - Organiser of Hope & Remembrance Vigil, Trafalgar Square 2009
• Deirdre Costigan - Co-Chair of UNISON LGBT Committee (chair)

The session will take place during the conference and will be a great chance for LGBT students, as well as student activists and leaders, to come together, discuss progressive politics and hear from some great speakers along the way.

Date & Time:              Saturday 30^th January, 10am – 5pm (registration from 9am)

Venue:                             Congress House,

                                    Great Russell Street,

                                    London,

                                    WC1H

Cost:                           £10 (waged) £6 (unwaged)

Website:                     www.progressivelondon.org.uk

*** You can register online here *** http://www.progressivelondon.org.uk/conference/progressive-london-conference-2010.html

More information:

Progressive London was initiated by Ken Livingstone in 2008 as a cross-party, multi-community forum involving politicians, artists, trade unionists, bloggers, community activists and campaigners to promote social progress in the capital. 

Other speakers include:

Ken Livingstone • Harriet Harman MP • Speech Debelle • Ed Miliband MP • Johann Hari — writer • Jean Lambert MEP — Green Party • Bonnie Greer • Frances O’Grady — Deputy General Secretary, TUC • Lembit Opik MP • Eugenie Harvey — Director of 10:10 • Sadiq Khan MP • George Galloway MP • Joss Garman — climate change campaigner • Kate Hudson — Chair, CND • Professor Tariq Ramadan • Edie Friedman — JCORE • Hugh Lanning — Palestine Solidarity Campaign • Nizam Uddin — President of ULU • Andrew Murray — Stop the War Coalition • Martin Smith — Love Music, Hate Racism • Bellavia Ribeiro-Addy — NUS Black Students’ Officer • Anas Altikriti — British Muslim Initiative • Finn Mackay — London Feminist Network

Other sessions include:

Stopping the BNP — no concessions to the far right; Investment not cuts; Keep London Moving — cut fares not investment; Trident, Afghanistan, Iraq — the cost of war; Holding the Mayor to Account; After Copenhagen — turning the tide on climate change; Young people and the economic crisis; One society, many cultures; International fight against the right and much more.

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