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Please join us at 7pm on Thursday of 7th Week (November 24th) for a presentation by Daniel Castro Garcia and Thomas Saxby on their recent publication ‘Foreigner: Migration into Europe 2015–2016’. —————————————————– “The photographs are[...]
Following his recent appearance on BBC’s Newsnight, former Attorney General and current Chair of Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee, the Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP, explores the legal and constitutional challenges arising from Brexit,[...]
For the final event in our series, we’re bringing together a panel of experts to discuss approaches to tackling inequality. Each panellist will draw on their own research and experience to put forward a response[...]
The people are angry and want change. Across Europe, the United States, and elsewhere, the people, or more accurately, segments of the People, are demonstrating their discontent and disenchantment with some of the ideas and[...]
Following the High Court ruling that the government, under a centuries-old Royal Prerogative, does not have the power to trigger Article 50 to leave the EU, MPs have claimed that we are entering a full-blown[...]
Susan Richards is an author and expert on Russia. She has produced a number of feature films and books including the prize-winning Epics of Everyday Life (1990), plus Lost and Found in Russia (2009). She[...]
This event is organised by Oxford City Amnesty International and Oxford Against Cutting, and is open to everyone. Oxford Against Cutting (OAC) is a local charity set up by members of Oxford Amnesty International. Both[...]
Leading campaigner for human rights and LGBT freedom since 1967; member of OutRage! Through the Peter Tatchell Foundation he campaigns for human rights in Britain and internationally; author of six books, including “The Battle for[...]
Member of the House of Commons from 1979-97 and Independent Crossbench Peer since 1997. Chair and a founder of the All Party Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief who has authored reports on North[...]
2017 marks the 22nd anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide- the worst atrocity committed on European soil since the Second World War. As part of a host of commemorative events, Remembering Srebrenica are proud to be[...]
The fifth annual Ockenden International Prize for excellence in self-reliance projects among refugees and displaced people will be presented by Lord Alfred Dubs, Labour peer, on Tuesday 7th March 2017. Projects in Uganda, Egypt and[...]
With unchecked emissions of climate pollutants, there is a 50% probability for the planetary warming to cross the so-called dangerous threshold of 20C by 2050; and there is at least a 5% probability the warming[...]
Sue Lloyd Roberts CBE, pioneering video-journalist and reporter, died of leukaemia in October 2015. Her daughter, Sarah Morris, completed her mother’s last book and discusses it here with Sue’s husband, BBC producer Nick Guthrie. Sue[...]
Saïd Business School is proud to welcome Kailash Satyarthi to speak at the School on Tuesday 25 April. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi will speak about the fight against modern slavery, sharing his experiences[...]
The Oxford Human Rights Hub is pleased to announce its third workshop for human rights MPhil and DPhil students at Oxford University. This half-day workshop will bring together and foster a network of graduate students[...]
St Catherine’s College is delighted to welcome Ambassador Peter Galbraithback this April to give a lecture on the current situation in the Middle East. Drawing on his first-hand expertise of the region he will consider[...]
Human rights – does anyone out there care? Lord Hall of Birkenhead (Director General of the BBC) gives the first lecture in a new series, which has been established to celebrate the memory of St[...]
Abstract: What is the historical meaning of “ordinary means” to sustain human life? And what has been the understanding for over 500 years of Catholic moral analysis of the obligation to sustain life? Is it,[...]
Launch and discussion of Mari Mikkola’s new book, ‘The Wrong of Injustice: Dehumanization and its Role in Feminist Philosophy’
Baroness Helena Kennedy is one of Britain’s most distinguished lawyers and active public figures. She has spent her professional life giving voice to those who have least power within the system, championing civil liberties and[...]
Abstract: Human rights and development cannot be understood separately. Both rest on the ontological separation between ‘human’ and ‘nature’, and so, while human rights deals with the social relationships among human beings, development deals with[...]
Speaker: Barry Knight, Director of the Webb Memorial Trust and author of Rethinking Poverty, which explores how we can reach a UK society without poverty. 6:30-7pm: Refreshments 7:00-8:15pm: Talk and discussion 8:15-8:45pm: Refreshments All are[...]
The UK has an increasingly hostile immigration policy environment, but is also the scene of substantial pro-migrant civic mobilization. There has been little systematic research on this phenomenon, particularly on what motivates people with relatively[...]
As the world watches the Myanmar military decimate the country’s Rohingya Muslim population, in northern Myanmar the military is fighting a war by other means. Across Kachin and northern Shan state, an estimated 120,000 people[...]
How a Bolivian became a Feminist: A Personal History Sonia Montaño is a Bolivian sociologist. She is currently active in Bolivia as a feminist researcher and activist and member of PIEB (Programa de Investigation Estrategica[...]
Andy will take you on a journey from the creation of ghetto’s to the rise of Hip-Hop as a critique against social and racial injustice. He will discuss the empowerment that has emerged through this[...]
How does the curriculum shape our society? Who decides what is important? How can it be improved? Our diverse panel of academics, activists and educators will dive into these and other questions related to the[...]
What is the social responsibility of the sciences? In recent times, ethical conflicts surrounding race, gender, and the natural sciences have surfaced again. A recent editorial in Nature defending memorials to J. Marion Sims, who[...]
Chair: Professor Philip Bullock (TORCH Director and Professor of Russian Language and Literature, and Music, Oxford) Speakers: Professor Richard Sandell (Professor of Museum Studies, Leicester University), Rachael Lennon (National Public Programme – Content and Research[...]
The Oxford Fabian Society host the Fabian Society regional conference. Embracing Change: Socialism for a Brave New World Outline programme 9:00-9:30: registration 9:30: Welcome: Oxford and the Fabian Society. Michael Weatherburn (Secretary, Oxford Fabians) 9:45-10:15:[...]
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