Education, the beginning of so many roads. But if we start closing some of those avenues down, arguing they are too dangerous or challenging, do we begin to travel in a terrifying direction?
From no-platform policies to campus extremism, and student sit-ins to the correct balance between safety and liberty, join us to explore the global situation for freedom of expression on campus.
Come to our lively Question Time-style discussion, chaired by Index on Censorship’s CEO Jodie Ginsberg and introduced by magazine editor Rachael Jolley.
With speakers including:
- Nicola Dandridge, chief executive, Universities UK
- Greg Lukianoff, president and chief executive, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, USA
- Lord Ken Macdonald, barrister, former director of public prosecution, and warden, Wadham College, Oxford
- Julie Bindel, journalist, broadcaster, author and feminist campaigner
- Siana Bangura, blogger, writer, spoken word poet
Followed by a summer drinks reception.
When: Wednesday 1 July, 6:30-7:30pm event, followed by drinks reception
Where:Â Clore Centre, Birkbeck College, University of London, WC1E 7HX (Map/directions)
Tickets: Free, registration is required as space is limited.
Presented in conjunction with The Conversation, SAGE Publishing and Arts Council England.
