Events & protests

Saturday February 13, 2pm – 6.30pm
Contributors include Norman Finkelstein, former Labour MP Chris Williamson, Jackie Walker (Labour Against the Witchhunt), Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi (Jewish Voice for Labour), anti-apartheid veteran Ronnie Kasrils, Sami Ramadani (Stop the War Coalitin), Jamie Stern-Weiner (expert on IHRA) and David Miller (University of Bristol).
The proposed detailed running order and all motions are available here
DRAFT AGENDA:
1) Political basis of campaign:
- Our name: Proposals include ‘Labour Campaign for Free Speech’ and ‘Campaign to Defend Free Speech’
- Our Main Aims (draft submitted by LAW steering committee)
- Our proposed Charter for Free Speech (draft submitted by LAW steering committee). Amendments here
2) Our strategy: How to take the campaign forward
- Why we oppose the EHRC (Tony Greenstein) – here
- Liberty (Tony Greenstein) – here
- Labour Party rights (Tina Werkmann) – here
- Wikileaks (Steve Freeman) – here
- Non-Labour news (Mark El Khadi) – here
- Progressive quilting (Nicola Grove) here
3) Elections to steering group
Deadlines:
- Motions (including amendments and alternative versions of the Draft Charter and the Main Aims): February 3, midnight
- Amendments: February 8, midnight
- Emergency motions and amendments will only be accepted at the discretion of the chair. Conference can overrule any decisions by the chair by simple majority.
- Nominations for steering committee open now, but will be accepted on the day
- Email info@labouragainstthewitchhunt.org
More details and speakers to be confirmed.
Register here for the event
The videos from the launch rally for ‘Campaign for Free Speech’ are now available:
How and why Free Speech is coming under increasing attack
Chair: Jackie Walker
Speakers (all in personal capacity):
- Graham Bash (Labour Briefing)
- Kerry-Anne Mendoza (editor, The Canary)
- Jonathan Coulter (Lib Dems for Free Speech)
- Chris Williamson (former Labour MP)
- Moshé Machover (Israeli socialist, co-founder of Matzpen)
- Craig Murray (journalist reporting on the Julian Assange campaign)
-> Plus: Presentation of the Draft Charter for Free Speech (draft here ) and conference on Saturday January 23 2021, introduced by Kevin Bean
The international campaign to oppose the IHRA fake definition of antisemitism and the fight for free speech in schools and universities
Chair: Tina Werkmann
- Tony Greenstein (Jewish blogger, Labour Against the Witchhunt)
- Ilan Pappé (Israeli historian, University of Exeter)
- Leah Levane (Jewish Voice for Labour)
- Ronnie Kasrils (anti-apartheid veteran)
- Ronnie Barkan (Jewish author and activist, living in Berlin)
- Steve Zeltzer (US activist)
- Rowan Gaudet (Independent Jewish Voices Canada)