I want to examine the key issue of how to establish a balance of diversity and unity. Too much diversity, and society will fragment; too much unity and we have a closed society. How do we find the balance? Is it too much to suggest that it is possible to […]
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The power of vulnerability
Doctor Brené Brown has spent the past 12 years investigating vulnerability, courage, dignity and shame. She will be exploring these themes at a conference in London on the 4th of July. . Brown, whose 2010 speech “The Power of Vulnerability” has had over 8.5 million views on TED.com (an organisation […]
Discussing changes in welfare
A community speak- out on new welfare reforms will take place at Camden Town Hall on Thursday 14th February 2013. . Benefits that have already been changed are predicted to get worse beginning in April 2013, especially for those who are already vulnerable. It is expected that low income, disabled, […]
The UN’s responsibilities in the case of Palestine
The United Nations have been criticised for wavering from their purpose of providing humanitarian aid, protecting human rights and maintaining peace and security between nations, by halting initiatives to convert Palestine into a free and sovereign state. Javier E. Núñez Calderón When the United Nations approved the […]
Forum on drug policy
This meeting will take place on the 25th and 26th of April at the London School of Economics. _ The Colombian society at the London School of Economics will host a forum about drug policy. The conference will be opened by Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. […]