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<DIV style="MARGIN: 10px"><FONT size=2><B>Thursday 11th January 2007,
10.15-16.00, Vaughan Jeffries Lecture Theatre, Education Building, University of
Birmingham</B></FONT>
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<P><FONT size=2>10:20 Registration<BR><BR>10:50 Chairman’s opening
comments<BR><BR><B>11:00 Keeping the faith: should we be delegating politics to
God? </B><BR>- Examining the role of religious schools in society <BR>- Are we
breeding a generation of religious androids?<BR>- Lost souls: the radicalisation
of religion<BR>- Are community faith leaders destroying our communities?
<BR><BR><I>Moderator: <BR>Dolan Cummings, Research Director, Institute of Ideas
<BR><BR>Panellists: <BR><BR>Salma Yaqoob, Vice Chair, Respect Party <BR>Philip
Bond, Professor of Theology, Lancaster University <BR>Gurjeet Kaur, Editor, The
Sikh Times<BR><BR></I><B>12:00 Rooting apathy out: is it time for a new
grassroots political revolution? </B><BR>- Who cares about political
apathy?<BR>- Examining whether “Gandhigiri” could work in the 21st century <BR>-
Should political power and authority be completely devolved to local
communities? <BR>- Student politics: is it more about “open all hours” than open
minds? <BR><BR><I>Moderator: <BR>Munira Mirza, Freelance Journalist
<BR><BR>Panellists: <BR>Ruqayyah Collector, Black Students Officer, NUS <BR>Dr
Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi, St Philips Centre for Study &
Engagement</I><BR><BR>13:00 Lunch<BR><BR><B>14:00 Charity starts at home: Do
minority ethnic communities care about development work?</B><BR>- International
development work: is it a white man’s burden?<BR>- Make Poverty History
campaign”: guilty conscience or genuine political activism <BR>- Should third
world debt be kept to the third world? <BR><BR><I>Panellists:<BR>Ceri Dingle,
Director, WORLDwrite <BR>Kofi Mawuli Klu, Joint Coordinator, Rendezvous for
Victory <BR>Audrey Miller, Director, Jubilee Debt Campaign <BR>Ruth Thompson,
Campaigner, Oxfam</I><B><BR><BR>15:00 “Racist relations: we should all stick to
our own kind” </B><BR>- Lifting the veil on inter-community racism <BR>- Is it
simply a game of economics that shapes and divides communities? <BR>-
Neighbourhood watch: does anyone care about community cohesion? <BR>- Backyard
politics: why the government should keep its nose out?
<BR><I><BR>Moderator:<BR>Matab Khan, (New Style Community Radio (Birmingham)
<BR><BR>Panellists: <BR>Ted Cantle, Associate Director, IDeA <BR>Joy Warrington,
Director, BRAP <BR>Karen Chouhan, Executive Director, The 1990 Trust <BR>Lee
Jasper, Senior Policy Advisor, GLA<BR>Tahir Abbas, Director, Centre for the
Study of Ethnicity and Culture, Birmingham University </I></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>16:00 Chairman’s closing conclusions<BR><BR>16:05 Networking
drinks <BR><BR>17:00 Close of conference </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>Attendance is <B>FREE</B> but requires registration. Please
confirm your attendance by emailing CultivAsian via: email:<A
href="mailto:events@cultivasian.org?subject=Conference%20Registration">Conference
Registration Enquiry</A><BR>Tel: Vik on 07956 341375</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#008000>The 1990 Trust: email:
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