The Think Left conference is set to take place in Derry over the weekend marking the anniversary of the October 5, 1968 civil rights march. Organised by People Before Profit, the free event will be held at St Columb's Hall and features a wide range of speakers and cultural performances.

Organisers Darryl Horan and Becca Bor stated that this year's conference comes at a crucial moment and will deal with big questions faced locally and internationally.

Speakers include Aoife Moore, who will discuss her work in journalism, and Sylvia Kirkegaarde, who will speak about Eleanor Marx's visit to Derry to address shirt factory workers. Hossam El-Hamalawy, described as a leader of the Egyptian revolution and Palestine solidarity organiser, will also speak.

French socialist leader Olivier Besancenot will discuss the danger posed by the National Rally party. Workers from Magee, Altnagelvin Hospital, and public transport will discuss their campaigns for pay justice and defending services.

Young people from Derry will talk about forging a pathway to liberation, while Gaeilgeoirí will debate whether capitalism is the enemy of the Irish language.

Ann-Louise Bresnahan, TD Paul Murphy, and Anne Alexander will discuss AI, data centres, and militarism. Dr Sinead Kennedy and Maeve O'Neill will present a socialist feminist manifesto for a united Ireland.

Catherine Pollock, Davy McAuley, and Shankill Road trade unionist Jim Larmour will discuss the crisis of political unionism. Socialist MLA Gerry Carroll will discuss Stormont's future in the midst of opposition from Garvaghy Road residents to an Orange Order march, racist pogroms, cuts to public services, MLA pay scandals, and budget crisis.

Meetings on Palestine solidarity will feature Eamonn McCann, Eleanor Lam, and Jordan Devlin. Book events include Garbhán Downey's 'A Bitter Harvest', Tommy Greene's 'Troubled Water', and Feargal Mac Bhloscaidh's 'Red Triangle'.

Margo Harkin will join for a screening of her documentary 'Stolen'. The culture programme features performances from Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, Sean McKenna, and others, as well as art exhibitions.