Women At the Forefront - Resisting the Tory Offensive

We're going LIVE at 1PM - join us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWIxs8Cfi8Y&ab_channel=AriseFestival

You can view all Arise Festival 2022 sessions announced so far here.

With: Mercedes Villalba MSP // Holly Turner, NHS Workers Say No // Donna Guthrie, Women's Officer, Black Activists Rising Against Cuts (BARAC-UK) // Joan Twelves, ZeroCovid UK // Ruth Hayes, Labour Women Leading & Unite EC // Millie Apedo Amar – RMT activist.

Austerity, domestic violence, sexual harassment and low pay all have a major impact on women’s lives, and these have been made dramatically worse since the start of the Covid pandemic.  Additionally, we are now seeing our right to choose removed in the US and rising inflation increasing poverty and debt.

The Tories have no solutions and vital services are overstretched and at the point of collapse, whilst the climate emergency escalates.

Yet women have always worked together to challenge the status quo and to demand better and we are at the forefront of movements like Mutual Aid.

Join this session to hear from a range of women on the frontline – fighting for a new deal at work, for investment in our NHS and public services, for our health and communities and delivering practical solidarity.   Together we can have a real impact and can deliver change  - come along and be inspired!

Part of the "Lefty Lunchime" series, Labour Women Leading at Arise 2022 - A Festival of Left Ideas.