Conference 2010: A New Hope

AS AT 12:00 ON THURSDAY 10 JUNE 2010 THE CONFERENCE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED - NEW BOOKINGS ARE NOW SUSPENDED AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

The Robin Cook Memorial Conference

On Saturday 12 June 2010 at the Institute of Education in London progressive forces will join together for the biggest post-election conference of the summer...

A NEW HOPE

Ideas, campaigns and coalitions needed to create a progressive consensus for the 21st century

Over 90 speakers including: Neal Lawson, Chair, Compass; Jon Cruddas MP; Rt Hon Ed Balls MP; Rt Hon David Miliband MP; Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP; John McDonnell MP; Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP; Caroline Lucas MP; Baroness Helena Kennedy QC; Chuka Umunna MP; Polly Toynbee, The Guardian; Mehdi Hassan, New Statesman; John Harris, The Guardian; John Kampfner, Index on Censorship; Pam Giddy, Power 2010; Jonathan Rutherford, Soundings; Hilary Wainwright, Red Pepper; Gavin Hayes, Compass; Jon Trickett MP; Sam Tarry, Young Labour; Andrew Simms, nef; Anna Coote, nef; Prof Stephen Haseler, Global Policy Institute; Prof David Blanchflower, University of Stirling; Paul Mason, author & broadcaster; Kevin Courtney, NUT; Fiona Millar; Kat Banyard, UK Feminista; Ruth Davis, Greenpeace UK; Tim Baster, Climate Outreach Information Network; Robert Falkner, LSE; Will Straw, Left Foot Forward; Alex Smith, LabourList; Ceri Goddard, Fawcett Society; Belinda Calaguas, ActionAid UK; Colin Meech, UNISON; Louise Rouse, Fair Pensions; Erin Van Der Maas, Carnegie UK Trust; Nick Dearden, Jubilee Debt Campaign; Deborah Doane, World Development Movement; Kate Hudson, CND; Seamus Milne, The Guardian; Paul Hackett, The Smith Institute; Nick Johnson, Institute of Community Cohesion; Noel Hatch, Compass Youth; Aaron Porter, NUS; Laurie Penny, Liberal Conspiracy; Ken Macdonald QC; Prof Alan Johnson, Dissent Magazine; Carolina Amador Pérez, Cuban Womens Federation; Alvaro Sanchez, Venezuelan Embassy; Louise Christian; Clifford Singer, The Other Tax Payers' Alliance; Christine Blower, NUT; Sian Berry AM; Deborah Doane, World Development Movement; Prof Francesca Klug, Human Rights Futures Project; Lisa Nandy MP; Steph Peacock; Charlotte Raven, author & journalist; Graham Smith, Republic; Tony Robinson, actor & broadcaster; Ann Black, Labour NEC; Chris Mclaughlin, Tribune; Ha-Joon Chang, Cambridge University; Matthew Bolton, Citizens UK; Deborah Littman, UNISON; Michael Stephenson, The Co-operative Party; Corman Hollingsworth, Hope Not Hate; Karen Chouhan, Equanomics UK; Tony Kearns, CWU; Farhana Yamin, Alliance of Small Island States; Counsellor Alvaro Sanchez, Venezuelan Embassy; Tom Picken, Friends of the Earth; Bibi van der Zee, The Guardian; Alan Whitaker, UCU; Lance Price; Christine Shawcroft; Richard Burden MP; Anthony Arblaster, author; Prof David Marquand; Prof Alan Finlayson; Willie Sullivan, Vote for a Change; Mark Seddon, journalist; Billy Bragg; Dr Evan Harris; Aditya Chakrabortty, The Guardian; Stella Creasy MP; Ruth Grove-White. Migrants' Rights Network; Neil Goulbourne, SHA; Dr Brian Fisher, SHA; Gail Cartmail, Unite; Karen Buck MP; Laura Witz, Just Wage; Bill Kerry, The Equality Trust; Bronwyn McKenna, UNISON; Ken Livingstone; Michael Burke, economist; David Lammy MP; Kamaljeet Jandu, GMB; Andrew Slaughter MP; Tom Nichols, CPAG - who'll be joined by other leading figures from across the progressive community

Hosting over 40 sessions organised by the leading think tanks, pressure groups, NGOS and publications all at the one event including: Action Aid, Child Poverty Action Group; Citizens UK, CND, Compass Youth, The Co-Operative Party, Carnegie UK Trust, The Electoral Reform Society, The Equality Trust, The Fabian Society, Fawcett Society, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Index on Censorship, Jubilee Debt Campaign, LabourList, Lawrence & Wishart, Left Foot Forward, LRC, New Political Economy Network, nef, New Statesman; NUT, NUS, One Society, Oxfam, Power 2010, Philosophy Football, Progress, Red Pepper, RENEWAL, Republic, Shelter, The Smith Institute, Social Liberal Forum, Socialist Health Association, Soundings, Tribune, UCU, UK Feminista, Vote for a Change, War On Want, World Development Movement

The biggest independent annual gathering of progressive activists - held just weeks after an historic general election

NEW BOOKINGS NOW SUSPENDED - THE CONFERENCE IS FULLY BOOKED (OVER 1000 NOW REGISTERED)

Why A New Hope?

Things have to change. The planet burns, the poor get poorer, a rich elite get ever wealthier, and our democracy is in a sad, broken state. The rules of the game must be rewritten.

We need a new progressive consensus, and a new hope.

A new hope that a powerful alliance can be created - of people who know that the crises of inequality, sustainability and democracy cannot be solved in isolation, but have to be dealt with together.

A new hope that change will come from a vision of the good society built on trusting the people to make it a reality.

A new hope that while there may be limits to what politicians can do in Westminster, there should be no limits to what a new progressive movement can achieve.

It's not Star Wars or even a class war we need, but a purposeful struggle for a world in which freedom comes from greater democracy, equality and sustainability, and from new ways of living and working.

After the crash, the force is surely with us. With well over 1000 people in attendance, this summer will see progressive forces come together to create A New Hope for British politics. Be there!

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