All in Britain is taking an important step forward. We are partnering with the organisers of the Battle of Ideas to organise a strand of talks on the Identity Wars.
See below for further details of the talks, dates, times and tickets. Do join us to talk openly about the important issues on culture, race and identity.
Saturday 13 & 14 October
Barbican, London
In partnership with the Battle of Ideas
The Battle of Ideas is a weekend of lively debate and discussion on today’s most pressing political, cultural and artistic issues. The weekend will tackle tough contemporary questions through wide-ranging, thought-provoking and wonderfully argumentative debate.
An antidote to today’s climate of offence taking, the festival slogan is: FREE SPEECH ALLOWED.
This year’s festival features more than 400 internationally acclaimed speakers, over 3,000 attendees and over 100 panels. All In Britain is partnering on the important strand, Identity Wars: Race and Society, which is made up of the following sessions:
- From Windrush to Yarl’s Wood: the Immigration Debate Today
- Decolonising Society
- Black and White Vision: Are We Seeing Racism Everywhere?
- Drill, Crime and Race: What is Inciting Violence on London’s Streets?
- The Left Behind: White Working-Class Kids and Education
Coming at a crucial time for politics and society, the Battle of Ideas is the forum to get to grips with the current political maelstrom. When the world seems more divided than ever, the festival will be a living example of the importance of frank, serious but respectful public debate.
Ticket prices start at £30 (including a wide variety of concessions), so there is plenty of opportunity for everyone to get involved in discussing the key issues of our time at the UK’s premier festival of ideas.
We look forward to welcoming you to the festival!
DEBATES AND HIGHLIGHTS
As the Brexit battle rages on, we’ll be discussing the meaning of democracy and citizenship in our Keynote Controversies.
Advances in science and technology have raised new questions about medical ethics and the role of AI, which we’ll explore in three of our festival strands.
And the feminist #MeToo movement has become such a huge phenomenon that we have dedicated an entire strand of debates to it.
Join us for these and other strands including:
- Battle for the Economy
- Modern Family
- Identity Wars: Race and Society
- Law and Order
- Sexual Revolutions
There is a huge range of topics under discussion in over 100 sessions, including:
What is a woman anyway? • The moral responsibility of the artist • The Jordan Peterson effect • Have we defused the ‘population bomb’? • The new Irish border question • Do we need consent classes? • From anti-vaxers to ‘Alfie’s Army’: are we losing faith in medical science? • Should we be fighting a ‘war on plastic’? • Is university making us sick? • Democracy under siege • National identity and belonging: what does it mean to be a citizen? • Is free speech a fiction?
You can see an overview of the festival programme here: www.battleofideas.org.uk/programme
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Lionel Shriver • Frank Furedi • Julie Burchill • Andrew Doyle • Robert Plomin • Simon Wessely • Sir Nicholas Kenyon • Vanity von Glow • Brendan O’Neill • Stephen Kinnock MP • Jacob Mchangama • Munira Mirza • Katharine Birbalsingh • Linda Yueh • Wendy Liu • Jane Robins • Catherine McGuinness • John Lloyd • Timandra Harkness • Shiv Malik • Sophie Walker • James Dreyfus • Latifa Akay • Matthew Goodwin • Cameron Abadi • James Ball • Julie Bindel • James Delingpole • David Goodhart • Simon Evans • Julia Hobsbawm • and many more.
Get your tickets now and join the debate! Visit our tickets page here: battleofideas.org.uk/tickets
See you at the Barbican on 13 & 14 October.
Claire Fox
Director, Academy of Ideas
