The Convention Blog

Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing confirms

We are pleased to announce Cory Doctorow has confirmed he will be speaking on the plenary panel discussing “Freedom and Democracy after the Market meltdown”. Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger. He is the co-editor of Boing Boing and the author of the bestselling ‘for teens’ novel Little Brother. He co-founded [...]

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Guardian debates UDHR 60 years on

Tomorrow is the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Guardian have been running a very interesting series of articles to mark the date. Particularly good are AC Grayling’s daily blogs exploring in detail the articles of the Convention.

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Tickets on sale 10 December

Tickets for the Convention are going on sale December 10th – the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Tickets are £35 and £20 concession including tea and coffee and sandwich lunch.

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Why this Convention is necessary

Two blogs posted on OurKingdom today highlight the necessity for this Convention as part of a wider debate about the state of freedoms and democracy in this country. The first comes from Convention co-director Anthony Barnett and discusses the disturbing arrest of Damien Green MP.

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Party for freedom at the British Library

Clare Coatman partied at the Taking Liberties exhibition and wrote about it on OurKingdom.

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