Labour Party Conference is taking place later this month, and as usual Labour CND will be in Liverpool speaking to party members, MPs and others about our current campaigns. We’ll also be supporting a number of fringe meetings taking place throughout the week.
CND Fringe: Britain’s nuclear expansionism – Who pays the price?
Sunday September 28, 5.30-7pm
Chair: Sophie Bolt, CND General Secretary // Eddie Dempsey, RMT General Secretary // Asad Rehman, Chief Exec, Friends of the Earth // Bell Ribeiro Addy, Labour MP // John Foster, Advisor to the Alternative Defence Review // Dr Louise Arimatsu, Distinguished Policy Fellow, LSE // Jess Barnard, Labour NEC
Albert 3, Hilton Hotel, Liverpool Central. Refreshments will be available
Labour’s drive to raise military spending and deploy new nuclear-capable fighter jets makes the world more dangerous and our populations poorer. It worsens global security, accelerates the climate crisis, and strips funding from health, housing, education, and other essential public services. At this crucial event, we’ll draw on the Alternative Defence and Security Review to present a bold, people-first vision of security — tackling the real threats: poverty, climate breakdown, and inequality. There is a better way. Join us to demand a security policy that addresses the real challenges: poverty, climate crisis, and public health.
Palestine – the Defining Issue of Our Time
Saturday September 27, 4:30pm. In-person central Liverpool event.
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With H.E. Husam Zomlot, Palestinian Ambassador // Richard Burgon MP // Kim Johnson MP // John McDonnell MP // Steve Witherden MP // Hugh Lanning, Labour & Palestine // Jess Barnard, Labour NEC // Mick Whelan, ASLEF General Secretary // Maryam Eslamdoust, TSSA General Secretary.
On the eve of Labour Conference, join us in-person in Liverpool in solidarity with the Palestinian people & discuss the next steps in building our movement. Refreshments provided including tea & coffee.
Open to all. Hosted by Labour & Palestine & part of the ‘Arise – a Festival of Left Ideas’ Solidarity Hub. Free event but solidarity donations here essential to hosting costs. Thanks to the 100s of you who donated to make this event happen.
Party Democracy – The Key to Labour’s Success in Government
Saturday, 27th September, 6.30pm, Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, L1 3BT
Chair: Rachel Garnham Speakers: Richard Burgon MP // Bell Ribeiro Addy MP // Mick Whelan – GS ASLEF // Ruth Hayes – Labour Women’s Committee // Jean Crocker – CAC candidate // Kathy Bole – Disability Labour // Jess Barnard – NEC :: Gemma Bolton – NEC // Delegates’ Briefing: Rachel Garnham – CLPD Co-chair
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We CAN tackle poverty & inequality – the case for universalism, the welfare state & taxing the rich
Sunday, September 28, 12:30pm, The Racquet Club Hotel, 5 Chapel Street Liverpool L3 9AG. Register here // Share on FB Here & X Here.
With Ian Byrne MP // Neil Duncan-Jordan MP // Sarah Woolley, General Secretary, BFAWU // Simon Fletcher, Political analyst & campaigner // David Wilson, DGS, NEU & Free School Meals for All // Ruth Hayes, Labour Women Leading // Gawain Little, GS, GFTU // Ellen Morrison, Labour NEC, Disabled Members’ Representative.
A vital event in the context of the cost-of-living emergency – & the campaigns around disability benefit cuts, free school meals, the Winter Fuel Allowance & the need to scrap the 2-child benefit cap. Find out about the alternatives to never-ending cuts & spiralling inequality – we CAN end poverty!
Public event – open to all. Refreshments provided. Part of the ‘Arise Solidarity Hub’ during Labour Conference 2025. Presented by ‘Arise – A Festival of Left Ideas’ & the Labour Assembly Against Austerity. All events free but contributions to the costs of hosting the ‘Arise Solidarity Hub’ here essential.
¡Viva la solidaridad! Stand with Latin America Against Trump
Monday September 29, 18.30, Ziba Bar, Racquet Club Hotel, 5 Chapel St, Liverpool L3 9AG. Register here // FB share here // RT here
With special guests from Latin America: Martina Pesce, Argentinian campaigner against the far-right // Dr. Francisco Dominguez // María Perez Ramos, MORENA supporter, Mexico.
Plus: Richard Burgon MP // Jess Barnard, Labour NEC // Louise Regan, National Education Union // Gawain Little, General Federation of Trade Unions // John McDonnell MP.
Join guests from across Latin America in solidarity – where the left is proving a better world is possible, and standing up to Trump’s militarism & xenophobia.
Refreshments provided, including wine & hot food. Public event – open to all. Presented by Arise – A Festival of Left Ideas, Labour Friends of Progressive Latin America, NSCAG, Mexico Solidarity Forum, VSC, Argentina Solidarity, Justice for Colombia, Brazil Solidarity Initiative.
With thanks to hundreds of you who donated, Thompsons Solicitors & the National Education Union. Part of the ‘Arise Solidarity Hub‘ during Labour Conference 2025. Free event but solidarity donationshere essential to hosting costs.
Change Course – Or Face Defeat
Tuesday, 30th September, 6.30pm, Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, L1 3BT
Co-Chairs: Ollie Hill Momentum/Rachel Garnham CLPD. Speakers: Jess Barnard NEC // Richard Burgon MP // Yasmin Dar NEC // Brian Leishman MP // Gemma Bolton NEC // Cllr Minesh Parekh