Join Gavin Esler as he discusses his new book; a book about history, but also about the strange, complicated identity of Britishness. In the past, it was possible to live with delightful confusion: one could be English or British, Scottish …
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Join the Archbishop of York, Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell, as he gives his inaugural Institute for Social Justice lecture. About this Event 'Learning what enough looks like. How Christian and faith traditions might speak to the big ecological and economic …
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Background: On 24 April 2017 the Lord Mayor of York signed a declaration to mark York becoming the first UK Human Rights City. Each year at this time the York Human Rights City Network organises a public lecture to remind us …
Celebrate the ‘guardians’ of the city, who helped keep York moving during a time when the city (and the world) came to a standstill during Covid-19. The York BID have collaborated with Art of Protest Projects to bring a unique art …
Do Jesus's teachings add up to a coherent moral system, still relevant today? Even if we don't believe that Jesus was the son of God, we tend to think he was a great moral teacher. But was he? And how …
The Godless Gospel: Was Jesus a great moral teacher? Read More »
Religious, spiritual and supernatural preoccupations are commonly associated with mental health problems labelled as psychosis. This phenomenon, and the persistence of such concerns generally, which apparently fly in the face of science and reason, can be viewed through the lens …
1 hour Hate Crime Awareness session to help give you a basic understanding of Hate Crime in North Yorkshire. The session will cover the different characteristics of Hate Crime, what is a hate crime and what is a hate crime …
Online training session for members of York's voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. About this Event We're hosting an online training session for York's voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in partnership with Diversity and Ability. An engaging training …
As optimism about the ‘third wave’ of democratisation has waned in the face of renewed authoritarianism around the world, analyses of authoritarian dominance remain focused primarily on the national scale. Tom and David argue however that cities, and especially capital …
A 2-hour workshop exploring what it means to be an older LGBT person and their partner fearing and facing, living and dying with dementia. Public and professionals, carers, partners, families and members of the LGBT community and their allies – …
Opening the closet door on dementia (Dying Matters Week) Read More »