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Genz, Explained

Drawing on recently-completed research, Linda and Jane offer a portrait of Gen Z (born after 1995), the first generation who grew up with social media and mobile devices. They are intensely concerned...
Speaker(s): Jane Shaw, Linda Woodhead

Prison is not the Solution; It’s the Problem

We have a justice system based on two-thousand-year-old principles of proportional revenge. It hasn't worked and it's not fair. It is time to abolish prisons and develop a new system of...
Speaker(s): Frances Crook

Nomad Century: How To Survive The Climate Upheaval

Migration is not the problem, it is the solution The climate crisis is upon us and billions of people are at risk. Gaia Vince's book Nomad Century, for the first time, promotes the idea of...
Speaker(s): Gaia Vince

Meat And Our Planetary Future

It is well established that burning fossil fuels is incompatible with a habitable future for humanity. But what about meat consumption? Should we treat meat like fossil fuels, given that globally...
Speaker(s): Greenpeace

The Selfish Green?

"More science and more technology are not going to get us out of the present ecological crisis until we find a new religion, or rethink our old one." So wrote Lynn White in 1967. Join this Faraday...
Speaker(s): Faraday

Science And Spirituality: How Do We Respond To Experiences Of Awe?

Scientists feel awe at the vastness of intergalactic space, the complexity of living things, or when data fit together and make sense in an unexpected way. But how do they process these...
Speaker(s): Faraday

Transgender Marxism

Spotlighting the pressures, oppression and persecution faced by trans people living in capitalist societies, this session will help you understand the tenuous positions trans people hold in the...
Speaker(s): Elle O'Rourke

Finntopia

Finntopia - what can we learn from the world's happiest country? Danny Dorling works at the University of Oxford as a professor in the School of Geography and the Environment.
Speaker(s): Danny Dorling

The Pandemic, Food Banks, Inequality and Hunger

A conversation with social geographer Professor Danny Dorling and Jessica Foster, Head of Church Engagement at the Trussell Trust. Danny and Jess invite us to think about what we can change and what...
Speaker(s): Danny Dorling

The Bright Side Of The Apocalpyse

Speaker(s): Baroness Lola Young

Art & Imagination In The Fight For Social Justice

Everyday People Making Change Social justice doesn't have to be dull! Join leaders and community organisers from Citizens UK to hear how theatre, music and imaginative action have been at the...
Speaker(s): Citizens UK

Migration: Welcome For The Stranger

Everyday People Making Change Amidst headlines dominated by small boats and the Rwanda deportation policy, thousands of community leaders have been organising to make the UK a place of welcome for...
Speaker(s): Citizens UK

Dwellbeing: Finding Home In The City

Sustainable futures expert and wellbeing advocate Claire Bradbury passionately believes city dwellers need wilderness in all its forms to thrive. From guerrilla gardens and rooftop farms to the...
Speaker(s): Claire Bradbury

Why The Climate Crisis Is a Racist Crisis

Wake up! Climate change, although something which will affect us all, is a deeply racialised phenomenon. As highlighted in Christian Aid's landmark 'Black Lives Matter Everywhere' report, black and...
Speaker(s): Christian Aid, Robert Beckford

Racial Justice: Thoughts, Words and Deeds

Everyday People Making Change How can we tackle a huge problem like structural racism? Using community organising – that's how! Join leaders from Citizens UK as they tell stories of how they...
Speaker(s): Citizens UK