| 13:50-15:00 BREAK-OUT SESSION A | ||
| 1 | Business and Diversity | |
| Race for gold: who is on track to benefit from the 2012 Olympic Games? | ||
| Over the next six years, the eyes of the sports’ world will follow preparations for the London 2012 Games. Speakers including David Higgins, chief executive of the Olympic Development Authority, will discuss how race relations in East London – and Britain – will be strengthened by the Games. | ||
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| 2 | Communities | |
| Sleepwalking to segregation: are we stirring from our slumber? | ||
| One of the greatest impediments to making Britain a truly integrated society is the segregation and isolation in which many communities live. In a presidential-style debate, Ted Cantle, associate director of the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA); and Ludi Simpson, reader in social statistics at Manchester University, will debate why, and whether, segregation needs to be fought. Madeleine Bunting, columnist and associate editor at The Guardian, will moderate. | ||
| 3 | The Law and Integration | |
| Human rights and race equality: two sides of the same coin? | ||
| Is human rights law the missing link for tackling persistent forms of inequality and discrimination? Can human rights and anti-discrimination law work together for race equality? Experts from both legal traditions will participate. Ceri Goddard of the British Institute of Human Rights will moderate. In partnership with the BIHR. |
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| 4 | Arts and Popular Culture | |
| Written realities: race and representation in literature | ||
| How do contemporary authors portray a distant or unfamiliar cultural heritage? Poets Amir Or and Daljit Nagra will join novelists including Patrick Neate to explore how a writer's ethnicity affects realism in creative literature. | ||
| 5 | Lessons from Around the World | |
| Plural cities: opportunity or timebomb? | ||
| The number of plural cities – where no one ethnic group holds the demographic majority – is increasing around the world. They raise a number of, as of yet, unanswered questions. Jean-Claude Gaudin, the mayor of Marseille, will speak about how his city is coping with its ever-increasing diversity. | ||
| 6 | Migration | |
| Free movement of people in the EU: taking stock | ||
| The increasing numbers of people moving within the European Union is redefining the pressures exerted on our physical and social environment. Is there sufficient infrastructure in place to avoid tensions between local communities and new migrants? Panellists include: Danny Sriskandarajah associate director from IPPR; Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London; and Sarah Spencer, associate director from COMPAS in Oxford University. Geoff Meade, european editor of Press Association News will moderate. In partnership with the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). | ||
| 7 | Public Services | |
| Education: can citizenship be taught? | ||
| The recent introduction of citizenship education in schools is often seen as a way to create a more integrated society. Experts will discuss how, if at all, citizenship education can promote good race relations and tolerance from an early age. Panellists include: David Kerr, principal researcher at the National Foundation for Educational Research; Keith Ajegbo, former head teacher; and Laurent Bazin, from the French Ministry of Education. Anushka Asthana, the Observer’s education correspondent, will moderate. | ||
| 8 | Hot Topic | |
| Britishness: what is it and who cares anyway? | ||
| A challenge in our times is finding ways for everyone to feel British, while simultaneously creating the space in which people can continue to cherish their differences. Yet, ‘Britishness’, and its role in integration, remains contested. MPs Boris Johnson, Sadiq Khan, and Sarah Teather will debate. Sunder Katwala, General Secretary of the Fabian Society will moderate. In partnership with the Fabian Society. |
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