Don't pay for the bankers' crisis...Stand Up for Your Rights festival

With John McDonnell MP, Paul Feldman (author of Unmasking the State, a rough guide to real democracy), human rights lawyer/activist Bill Bowring, Rahila Gupta (Southall Black Sisters), Kevin Smith (Carbon Trade Watch), Global Women's Strike, The Gypsy Council, Coalition for Independent Action, and John Stewart (HACAN-Clearskies). The Putney Principles and Unfinished Business - New plays about the Levellers and the Chartists. Performance by NOMADS art group. Live music with Peyoti for President, Corneilius & David Goo.

Questions and Answers on the Credit Crunch

Timeline exhibition & film. Organised by A World to Win. More info/registration at:  http://www.aworldtowin.net/about/standup.html

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Programme:


Stand Up for Your Rights festival


1.30: Doors open for registration

2.00: Introduction by Corinna Lotz, secretary A World to Win

2.15: Listen and debate: Bill Bowring (human rights lawyer & activist), Global Womens' Strike, John McDonnell MP (chair Labour Representation Committee), Grattan Puxon (Gypsy Council) and Paul Feldman (author, Unmasking the State),

3.45: Refreshment break

4.15: Play - The Putney Principles. The Levellers of 1647 demand equal
political rights

4.45: Kevin Smith (Carbon Trade Watch), John Stewart (HACAN-Clear Skies),
National Coalition for Independent Action Rahila Gupta (Southall Black Sisters), Ted Knight (former surcharged leader, Lambeth Council).

5.45-7.15: Music by Peyoti for President, David Goo, Corneilius & Giuseppe Nieddu and the Talking Trees

NOMADS installation and performance of The Preston Riots

Refreshments - Bar

Film and timeline exhibition showing the Struggle for Rights over the last 200 years

7.15: Play - Unfinished Business. The Chartist movement of the 19th century

7.45-8.15: The Crash of 2008 - A Way Forward. Presentation by Gerry Gold, author A House of Cards - from fantasy finance to global crash + questions

8.30: Close