| 12:10-13:20 BREAK-OUT SESSION D | ||
| 1 | Business and Diversity | |
| Changing workplace culture | ||
| Considering the number of hours each day that individuals spend at work, it could be argued that the values and practices promoted at the workplace could hold the key to integration and good race relations. This session will discuss how changes in workplace culture have proved fruitful for businesses. | ||
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| 2 | Communities | |
| Integration is a two-way street but does anyone have the right of way? | ||
| It is often argued that integration requires effort by both the settled community and new migrants, debate is still needed on the extent to which each needs to adapt. Is the process symmetrical? Or must one side give way to the other? David Goodhart, editor-in-chief of Prospect magazine; Sarfraz Mansoor, from The Observer; and Karen Chouhan, trustee at the 1990 Trust, will join a debate moderated by David Aaronovitch of The Times. | ||
| 3 | The Law and Integration | |
| Breaking the law or acting affirmatively? | ||
| How can preferential treatment policies be made to work in Britain today? Omar Khan at Runnymede Trust will present some arguments on the issue, and then speakers including Janet Paraskeva, Civil Service Commission; Nicola Dandridge, Equality Challenge Unit; and Razia Karim, CRE head of legal policy, will discuss. In partnership with Runnymede Trust | ||
| 4 | Arts and Popular Culture | |
| Art-spaces: towards integration? | ||
| Can spaces for the arts be used to bring people together and foster integration? Do ethnic minorities have equal access to the ‘art industry’? David Lammy MP, Minister for Culture, will introduce this debate and will be joined by Peter Hewitt, CEO of the Arts Council; Michael Lynch, chief executive of the South Bank Centre; Sir Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate Galleries; and Sandy Nairne, director of the National Portrait Gallery. | ||
| 5 | Lessons from Around the World | |
| Society and race: can there be peace in the global village? | ||
| The rapid pace of globalisation has had an impact on race relations at a national and international level. How do the changing social, political, economic and spatial dynamics of our world affect social cohesion? Doudou Diène, the United Nations special envoy on contemporary forms of racism, will give an assessment. | ||
| 6 | Integration, Participation and Interaction | |
| The Old Boys’ Network: are ethnic minorities breaking through or creating a new one? |
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| How do closed social networks impact on race equality and integration? In fighting them, are ethnic minorities creating closed networks of their own? Mary Fitzpatrick, editorial diversity executive at the BBC; Gary Younge, Guardian commentator; and Zaki Cooper, director of business for New Europe, will share their views on these issues. Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, The Black Farmer, will moderate. | ||
| 7 | Public Services | |
| Is local government where good race relations begin? | ||
| What is the role of local institutions in building a more integrated society? How can we use them to bridge gaps between communities? Leading figures in local government, Joe Montgomery, director general of communities at DCLG; Rodney Green, chief executive of Leicester Council; and Darra Singh, chair of the commission on Integration and Cohesion, will discuss. Chris Leslie, director of the New Local Government Network, will moderate. In partnership with the New Local Government Network. | ||
| 8 | Hot Topic | |
| Does change ever happen without violence? | ||
| Is there is a link between violence and the introduction of race relations law and policy? Are riots an effective form of protest, or should change only be achieved through peaceful, political means? Matthew Pike, executive director of the Scarman Trust; and Thomas Saenz, counsel to the mayor of Los Angeles, will discuss actions taken after the Brixton and LA riots. Julian Baggini, editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine, will moderate. | ||
