Autscape 2025: Building autistic space in and through trade unions
Janine will be delivering an illustated lecture at Autscape 2025 on Building Autistic Space in and through Trade Unions. The lecture will be followed by a discussion session.
Media: Speeches
Pontificating on various topics
Neurodiversity in Rail conference 2024
Janine will be a keynote speaker at this year’s Neurodiversity in Rail conference. Here is some information from the organisers of the Neurodiversity in Rail conference, the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Excellence … About the Neurodiversity in Rail … Read More
Marxism and Neurodiversity
The human species includes people with minds of all kinds. Neurodivergent people face exclusion, discrimination and disadvantage. How can Marxism help us to understand neurodiversity and how to achieve liberation for neurodivergent people? How will the experiences of neurodivergent people … Read More
Video: Neurodiversity – a left-wing perspective
Neurodiversity – a left-wing perspective On Monday 25 March, Janine spoke at an online open meeting hosted by Lewes Labour party members, setting out a left-wing perspective on neurodiversity. You can watch a video of the talk, and the ensuing … Read More
Speaking about Neurodiversity at Lewes Labour online open meeting
Janine will be speaking about neurodiversity at March’s ‘open meeting’ organised by Lewes Labour activists. ‘Different people have different brain wiring. Those with a minority brain wiring – such as dyslexic, autistic and dyspraxic people – face discrimination at work … Read More
Marxism and Neurodiversity
A panel of Janine, Robert Chapman and Sarah McCulloch discuss how Marxism can contribute to an understanding of neurodiversity and how we can achieve liberation. Part of Workers’ Liberty’s annual Ideas for Freedom festival.
Socialist Health Association, Manchester
Janine will speak about neurodiversity and deliver a couple of poems at this meeting of lefty health campaigners.
A Touch of Class at the Writing on the Wall festival
Full details and tickets for this online events can be found here. WoWFEST: Class of ’23 starts as we mean to go on with ‘A Touch of Class’. Our fantastic panel of writers will dive into the hard-hitting topic of class … Read More
Virtual discussion: Achieving neurodivergent liberation through socialism
Janine will give a presentation to this online event hosted by Minnesota State University.
Schools For All? Conference
Janine will be leading workshops on Neurodiversity at this online conference on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities organised by the Socialist Educational Association. Details and registration here.
Video: Neurodiversity and Socialism
Janine speaks about neurodiversity, capitalism and socialism at the Autistic Pride event in Woolwich on 30 July 2022. Includes the poem Manifesto from Behind the Mask.
Disabled People for Free Trade Unions: TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference Fringe Meeting 2022
These are the opening speeches from this event, held on Zoom on Tuesday 22 March 2022. Sarah Woolley (General Secretary, Bakers’, Food and Allied Workers’ Union): Welcome to the joint RMT and Free Our Unions TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference fringe meeting. … Read More
Speaking about Minnie Lansbury at HMP Holloway
Janine will tell the story of one of Holloway prison’s former residents at this event to mark the seventh anniversary of the prison’s closure and promote proposals for a progressive Women’s Building in its place. Venue: entrance to HMP Holloway, … Read More
Peterborough Radical Bookfair
Janine will be speaking and poeting. Details to follow! Venue: The George Alcock Centre, Whittlesey Road, Peterborough PE2 8QS
Autistic Pride
Woolwich Common Youth Club, 144 Nightingale Place, Woolwich SE18 4HE Autistic speakers, poets and singers. Come and buy from the stalls with art, clothing, books and jewellery, all autistic made. 1.15pm Welcome opening by Emma Dalmayne 1.15 – 1.35pm – … Read More
East Sussex Coastway RMT
Janine will be a guest speaker at this RMT branch meeting.
Creeping Authoritarianism and the Labour Movement’s Response
Janine speaks about anti-union laws, alongside Rhian Keyes (UCU Executive) and Sarah Woolley (Bakers’ Union General Secretary. Part of Workers’ LIberty’s Ideas for Freedom event.
Disability, Capitalism and Socialism
How does capitalism disable people with impairments and differences? What alternative does socialism offer? Janine speaks alongside Richard Rieser (World of Inclusion) and Ellen Clifford (author and activist).
Accessibility As Standard Not ‘As Required’
Janine’s opening remarks at the TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference panel discussion on Accessibility As Standard Not ‘As Required’: building accessible workplaces for all, on Monday 21 March 2022. Which is better? A. A wheelchair user arrives at their new workplace, … Read More
Accessibility As Standard, Not ‘As Required’
Janine speaks in an online panel event which is part of TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference but open to all. Register here. Speakers: Janine Booth, Disabled Workers Committee Member from RMT and RMT Disabled Members Advisory Committee Secretary Angela Montgomery, Unite … Read More