Progressive London Conference: Defending diversity and freedom of religious and cultural expression – rejecting Islamophobia
Saturday, 30th January 2010
10am–5.30pm (Registration from 9am)
Congress House, Great Russell St, London WC1
(nearest tube Tottenham Court Road)
www.progressivelondon.org.uk
Progressive London is a unique coalition, launched by Ken Livingstone, and involving people and views from across the political, cultural, community, generational and artistic spectrum, to promote the kinds of progressive policies which have made London such a success and a place where people from all walks of life and cultural backgrounds can be themselves and come together around common goals.
Speakers include:
Ken Livingstone
Diane Abbott MP
Dr. Abdul Bari, Muslim Council of Britain
Anas Altikriti
Mercury Prize winner Speech Debelle
Jon Cruddas MP
Dr. Edie Friedman, Executive Director of the Jewish Council for Racial Equality
Bruce Kent – Vice President CND
Doreen Lawrence OBE
Jon McClure – Reverend and the Makers
Professor Tariq Ramadan
Bellavia Ribeiro-Addy – NUS Black Students Officer
Wilf Sullivan – TUC Race Equality Officer
Uprise speaker
Unite Against Fascism speaker
