A series of Climate Debates will discuss the battle to save the planet. Leading ecologists, authors and activists from the school strikes and Extinction Rebellion will be discussing where next for the climate movement, as well as the more ideological questions raised by the slogan system change not climate change

The election result was a defeat for the Corbyn project - and it means we need to resist Johnson's right wing government. How can we build a movement to stop him? And what does Corbyn's defeat mean for prospects for socialism in Britain? We'll be debating these questions and more

In the past 10 years, far right and fascists have made big strides forward internationally. We will be joined by leading anti-fascists from Greece, France, Spain, Poland and elswhere to discuss the nature of contemporary fascism, and how we can build a movement to oppose it.

More than ten years since the credit crunch, the financial crisis shows no signs of ending. We will be joined by leading economists including Michael Roberts, John Bellamy Foster & Costas Lapavitsas to discuss prospects for the world economy today. 

Headlines about the issue of sexual harassment have led to the #MeToo campaign with millions of women sharing their experiences. There is a growing movement challenging ideas about gender and sexuality. We will be hosting discussions on gender, sexuality and the fight for women's liberation today.

Trump's deal in Palestine solidifies the oppression by apartheid Israel, aided by Western imperalism. Meanwhile the recent revolts in Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan & Algeria point a different way forward for the region. We will be hosting panels discussing the prospects for imperialism, revolution & liberation in the Middle East

There is an offensive against transgender people – with attacks from the right wing media and the tripling of transphobic hate crime in the last five years. We will be hosting Laura Miles, author of a new book, alongside trans actvists to discuss trans politics, gender binaries and liberation

We've seen a rise in racism across the globe, from Trump in the US to the Boris Johnson's right wing government here. As well as hearing from anti-racist campaigners, we will be hosting theoretical discussions on the politics of race, class and identtity today.

New to Marxism Festival, a series of workshops will be discussing the key questions you’ve always wanted to ask about socialism - no question is too simple!