International speakers
General secretary of the Haqooq-e-Khalq (Peoples Rights) Party and a member of the Council of Advisors of the Progressive International.
Jess Spear is an ecosocialist activist and local organiser for People Before Profit based in Dublin, Ireland. She is co-founder of the revolutionary Marxist group RISE and was chief editor of Rupture magazine.
Adam Hanieh is a Scholar of Middle East political economy and author of "Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market"
N Sai Balaji is a Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
Amanda Shweeta Louis is a member of the Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) and is the Chairperson of their youth wing.
Merck Maguddayao is a member of the Partido Lakas Ng Masa (Philippines party of the Labouring Masses / PLM) with extensive experience in campaigning for workers rights in the Philippines.
Local speakers
Lidia Thorpe, Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung activist, Independent Senator for Victoria
Sue Bolton is a veteran socialist activist, member of Socialist Alliance National Executive, and currently serving her fourth term on the Merri-bek City Council.
Socialist Alliance national co-convenor and former Fremantle City Councillor
Author of Introduction to Marxism and a member of the national executive of Socialist Alliance
Co-editor of Green Left and a long time anti-war activist
National co-convenor of Socialist Alliance and a union activist
