From Protest to Power


📅 Saturday 14 June, 2025
⏰ 1:30pm-5:30pm (BST)
📍Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA

Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza is enabled by international complicity – of governments, including the UK, and powerful corporations. Meanwhile, the super-rich and corporations are profiting from a political and economic system that pushes millions into poverty, increases global inequality and drives climate collapse.  

These crises are connected — and to challenge them, we must be too.

Join us for ‘From Protest to Power’, an afternoon of activism, discussion and live music to explore how we can turn our resistance into real power. Hear from frontline campaigners and activists challenging the systems of oppression driving inequality and climate breakdown including: Rafeef Ziadah, Palestinian poet and activist; Dr Mahim Qureshi, a London-based vascular surgeon who has twice volunteered in Gaza hospitals; Clive Lewis MP, member of Parliament for Norwich South; George Collecott, a lawyer working to challenge UK arms exports to Israel; James Meadway, political economist and host of the Macrodose podcast — and more!

Outgoing Executive Director of War on Want, Asad Rehman, will also share reflections on a decade of struggle and what comes next in the fight for global justice.

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Panel Discussions:

Not in Our Name: Resisting the UK’s Role in Israel's Genocide & Apartheid against Palestinians (2pm-3pm)
 - Sarona Bedwan, Programmes Manager, Makan/ Palestinian poet and activist
 - George Collecott, Lawyer, Global Action Legal Network (GLAN)
 - Dr Mahim Qureshi, Surgeon, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)
 - Dr Rafeef Ziadah, Palestinian poet and activist

Billionaires and Breadlines: The Fight for Economic Justice (3:15pm-4:15pm)
- Dr Carolina Alves, Associate Professor in Economics, University College London (UCL)
- Alex Gordon, Former President, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)
- Clive Lewis MP, Member of Parliament for Norwich South
- James Meadway, Economist, Macrodose podcast

A Decade of Struggle: the Past and Future of our Fight for Global Justice (4:15pm-4:30pm)
- Asad Rehman, Outgoing Executive Director, War on Want 

Live Performances (4:30pm-5:30pm): live music from Expresión Inka, a London-based Latin American collective bringing powerful rhythms of Andean and Latin American protest song — a celebration of joy, memory, and resistance from across the continent. Spoken word readings by Sarona Bedwan and Rafeef Ziadah.

Food will be available to purchase from OITIJ-JO Kitchen, a woman-led project dedicated to promoting Bengali culture. Drinks will also be available to purchase from the bar.

Tickets are free – but any donations directly support Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, our partner in the Gaza Strip. Book your ticket now to join us in turning protest into power. 

The panel discussions and Asad’s speech will be livestreamed and recorded for those who cannot attend in-person. You can sign up for the livestream above.

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