On 23rd June 2016, the UK voted to exit the EU. The referendum sparked a flurry of political changes in the government and a sharp rise in hate crimes reported to the police. Suddenly the UK has to confront questions of equality, tolerance and hate.
Tags: Being Human Festival, Brexit, Centre for Research in Race and Rights, EU referendum, journey to justice nottingham, Rights and Justice Research Priority Area, social sciences, the rights and justice city: hope history and being humane
There are 46 million people enslaved around the world today. The Modern Slavery Act of 2015 tackles the issue of thousands of people enslaved in the UK. Could UK cities now take steps to ensure they are slavery-free? Over the next two years, Nottingham will work to become the world’s first slavery-free city.
Tags: Being Human Festival, Centre for Conflict Rights and Justice, Centre for Research in Race and Rights, journey to justice nottingham, modern slavery act of 2015, Rights and Justice Research Priority Area, slavery, slavery-free city, the rights and justice city: hope history and being humane
The Being Human Festival returns in 2015, showcasing the role that the humanities have in the cultural, intellectual, political and social life in the UK. This year’s Nottinghamshire theme is ‘Creative City’. The University of Nottingham, working with a range of external partners in the East Midlands, will hold a series of events focused on the city of Nottingham as a creative space and source of inspiration.
Tags: Being Human, Being Human Festival, community, culture, local, Nottingham, performance, poetry