DEBATES, DEBATES, DEBATES
January 13, 2013 Comments Off
Three public meetings over the next three weeks, each of which promises to unpick a crucial issue of the moment.
17 January
The Leveson Debate
Conway Hall
Red Lion Square,
London WC1R 4RL
7pm
A debate, organized by Soho Skeptics, on the fallout from the Leveson report and whether the state should have a role in regulating the press. With Nick Cohen, Suzanne Moore, Evan Harris and Natalie Fenton; moderated by Helen Lewis, deputy editor of the New Statesman. Unfortunately, I was unable to take part in this debate, but my views are clear.
24 January
Banaz: A love story
Fritt Ord Foundation,
Uranienborgveien 2,
Oslo
7pm
The film, Banaz: A love story, about an ‘honour killing’ in Britain, made by the British-based Norwegian singer, film maker and activist Deeyah receives its first screening in Oslo. I am moderating a discussion with Deeyah, Diana Nammi, director of the Justice For Banaz campaign and of the International Campaign Against Honour Killings, Scotland Yard detective Caroline Goode, and Unni Wikan, Professor of Social Anthropology at Oslo University .
29 January
Taking the Offensive
Purcell Room,
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Southbank Centre
London
9am-6pm
A one day confernece on ‘Defending Artistic Freedom of Expression in the UK’ organized by Index on Censorship, the Southbank Centre and the Free Word Centre. I am speaking in a debate on ‘Do we need a freedom of expression policy for the arts? ‘
