Sudan Solidarity Conference 2026

Supported by the national unions of the National Education Union (NEU), Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), University and College Union (UCU), and Equity; Hampshire County Association of Trades Union Councils; Unite the Union WM6070; Portsmouth Trades Council; Sudanese Women’s Union (UK & Ireland); United Tech & Allied Workers (UTAW); Stand Up To Racism (SUTR); Sudanese Doctors Union – UK; Doctors in Unite; Greater Manchester Mental Health UNISON Branch; Southampton Trades Union Council; Sudanese Journalists Forum – UK; Portsmouth City UNISON; Unite Community Portsmouth and District Branch; Sudanese Lawyers Democratic Front; and the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT).

This conference will:

• Provide a platform for anti-war voices from Sudan, especially those of trade unionists, resistance committees, revolutionary activists and all those campaigning for democratic, civilian rule.
• Call on foreign governments to stop fuelling the war machines of the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces through diplomatic, military and financial support to the combatants.
• Discuss how to build solidarity against genocide in Sudan and Palestine
• Demand safe passage now for Sudanese refugees and an end to the UK government’s toxic rhetoric on migration.
• Amplify the demands of Sudanese revolutionaries for democratic, civilian government and social justice for all.
• Create a space for trade union and activists from different parts of the world to come to come together and strengthen their respective campaigns

Themes for sessions include:

• Sudan’s War: Revolution, Counter-Revolution, and Global Imperialism
• Women on the Frontlines: Violence, Resistance, and Survival
• Collapsing Health System: Sudan’s Humanitarian Emergency
• Refugees, Racism, and the Struggle for Dignity
• Building Solidarity: Organising Against Racism, Genocide and War

Speakers, venue and full agenda will be announced soon.

Confirmed speakers include:

• John McDonnell MP
• Chipo Chung, Chair of Equity’s International Solidarity Committee
• Sudanese Lawyers Democratic Front
• Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)
• AbuBakr Adam, Sudanese Journalists Forum – UK
• Weyman Bennett, co convenor of Stand Up To Racism (SUTR)
• Dr Amira Osman, Political and Public Affairs Officer, Sudanese Women’s Union (UK & Ireland)
• Maria Chondrogianni, President of the University and College Union (UCU)
• Sudanese Doctors Union – UK
• Louise Regan, Chair of the National Education Union International Committee
• Dr Luigi Pivano, SI Cobas union (Italy)
• Rania Obead & Khalid Sidahmed, MENA Solidarity Network
• Kirsten Bayes, Outreach Coordinator at Campaign Against Arms Trade and member of its Board of Directors
• Sudanese activists, trade unionists, and researchers
• International solidarity speakers from workers, anti-war, and social justice movements

Info: Sudan’s 2023 war stems from the 2018 revolution for democracy and justice, after the 2021 military coup. We examine how imperialism — including the role of the British state —has shaped the conflict. The session also explores links between Sudan, Palestine, the climate crisis, and global struggles for freedom and solidarity.

Info: Sudanese women are key leaders in the ongoing struggle and revolution, yet face immense violence and displacement in the current war. We examine how women’s bodies have been weaponised as a tool of war, and their essential role in the fight for justice and liberation.

Info: Grassroots Power in a Collapsing State: Communities Organise to Survive and Resist: Amid genocide, militia violence, and the destruction of war, people in both Sudan and Palestine have refused to let society collapse. The Sudanese revolution built more than 8,000 neighbourhood resistance committees, while workers led civil disobedience, general strikes, and formed escalation and salary committees. When war erupted, these same networks created emergency response rooms that now run clinics, organise schooling, distribute food, and protect communities. Meanwhile Palestinians in Gaza have continued to provide health care and education under fire. What lessons can we draw from these remarkable examples of self-organisation and solidarity?

Info: Refugees and migrants face systemic racism from the very governments responsible for war and destruction in their home countries. They are scapegoated by the far-right media for crises caused by failed governments. How can we confront this injustice and fight for their rights, dignity, and safety?

Info: How can we unite struggles in Sudan and Britain against racism, war, oppression, and imperialism? What bold, grassroots strategies can strengthen campaigns for justice, dignity, and solidarity across borders?

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Brady Arts & Community Centre, Hanbury Street, London, United Kingdom

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