Capitalism's inherent barbarism is on full display; from the genocide in Gaza, the rise of the far-right, growing millitarism and the climate crisis. There is no way out without radically changing the way society is organised.

Ecosocialism 2025, hosted by Green Left and Socialist Alliance, will take place in Naarm/Melbourne from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 September.

Its theme, “Ecosocialism not barbarism”, articulates the alternative we need to build.

Amid an unprecedented rise in military spending in the West, as the elites seek to enrich themselves from an arms race instead of taking real action to address runaway climate change, Ecosocialism 2025 will host activists from the Indo-Pacific, as well as local activists, in discussions about building mass movements of resistance.

Keynote speaker Adam Hanieh is a scholar of Middle East political economy, who recently published Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market. His work unravels the dynamics of capitalism and imperialism in the Middle East.

Alongside the conference, Green Left is looking for up to 10 artists to submit artworks for an exhibition happening in response to the theme, “ecosocialism not barbarism”.

What would it look like if we built a socialist society in which human and natural life could thrive? And what would it look like if capitalism leads us into global barbarism?

This exhibition will give socialist and progressive artists the opportunity to share their visions for the future, and to connect with a community engaged with radical and ecosocialist ideas.

For more information and to apply visit - https://ecosocialism.org.au/posts/ecosocialism-not-barbarism-exhibition-artist-open-call

Other featured speakers include: Ammar Ali Jan, general secretary of the Haqooq-e-Khalq party in Pakistan; Jess Spear, ecosocialist activist for People before Profit (Ireland); N Sai Balaji, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation; Merck Maguddayao, Party of the Labouring Masses (Philippines); Youngsu Won, coordinator of the International Forum (South Korea); Amanda Shweeta Louis, chairperson of the youth wing of the Socialist Party of Malaysia; and Sue Bolton, Socialist Alliance’s fourth term Merri-bek councillor, who recently achieved 8% of the vote in the contested seat of Wills.

The conference will take place at Ballam Ballam Place community space in Brunswick, on the land of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.

Tickets available now at - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1383850

Conference details:

6.30pm Friday 5 September – 5.30pm Sunday 7 September, 2025.

Balam Balam Place

15 Phoenix Street

Brunswick VIC 3056

More information - https://ecosocialism.org.au/

Tickets - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1383850