Our major theme this year is what it actually means to be on the left, and to be a socialist. As much of the left, from the SWP and Respect to the Labour Party, continues to move ever further away from socialist politics and decay politically, we want to reassert the themes of human freedom, consistent democracy and working-class struggle as the basics of any socialism worthy of the name.

We will also be running a number of sessions "Introducing Marxism". Ideas for Freedom is a space in which young activists can come and learn about Marxist ideas in a friendly atmosphere where questioning and debate are encouraged.

Sessions will include:

- "Introducing Marxism", including:
Are revolutionaries violent?
Why do we need political parties?
'Working class', 'multitude' or 'people of good will'?
What does it mean to be left-wing?
- After Gordon Brown's coronation: how can workers win a voice in politics? A panel on working-class political representation including John McDonnell MP, left challenger for leader of the Labour Party
- Workers' Liberty debates Nick Cohen, Observer journalist and author of What's left? on "Does socialism have a future?"
- Anarchism and Marxism in the Spanish revolution 1936-7
- Newsnight journalist Paul Mason reads from and leads a discussion on his new book on workers' struggles across the world, Live Working or Die Fighting
- How can we get the trade unions to fight? A debate with trade union speakers and Sheila Cohen, author of Ramparts of Resistance
- Debate with the Aegis Trust on Darfur and the left's attitude to humanitarian intervention
- Robin Blackburn, author of The Overthrow of Colonial Slavery, on the real history of the abolition of slavery
- Priya Gopal, author of Literary Radicalism in India: Gender, Nation and the Transition to Independence, and Camila Bassi of Workers' Liberty take part in a panel on anti-racism and multiculturalism
- Sessions on queer politics and LGBT liberation
- Understanding Marx's Grundrisse
- Do Labour councils have to make cuts? Janine Booth of Workers' Liberty speaks about the lessons of the 1921 Poplar Council struggle, and an activist talks about the current anti-cuts campaigns in Lambeth
- A film showing and speakers on women and workers' struggles in Iran

Friday 29 June: film night and social, Bread and Roses, 68 Clapham Manor Street, London SW4, from 7.30pm-late. (Clapham Common tube or Clapham High Street rail)
Saturday 30 June and Sunday 1 July: at the Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London N7. (Holloway Road tube)
Saturday evening social with live music

Creche provided, free accommodation in London arranged. We may also be able to help you with transport, depending on where you are coming from.
Tickets are £25 (waged), £18 (students and low waged) and £13 (unwaged). However, they are £3 cheaper if bought in advance. One day tickets are also available.

More details about the event: email  awl@workersliberty.org or phone 020 7207 3997.

Or you can register online at www.workersliberty.org/ideas