The New Putney Debates – #PutneyDebates
Date/Time
Date(s) - 27/10/2012 - 28/10/2012
12:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Location
Oasis Center
Category(ies)
Saturday 27 October
Occupy London will be celebrating the 365th year anniversary of the Putney Debates by holding a series of events inspired by the Levellers’ and Diggers’ demands for social justice, civil rights and equal access to the land.
The programme of events is scheduled between 27th October and 11th November 2012, and the venue for some events will be St. Mary’s Church in Putney where the Debates started on 28th October 1647.
Venue: Oasis Centre, 75 Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HS
1-5.15pm Economics and democracy
Rising inequality – what is the solution?
1.20 Inequality: the enemy between us? – The Spirit Level: Why Inequality Matters. With Professor Richard Wilkinson.
2.30 The Finance Curse: Tax Haven Britain, Predator and Victim. How Britain has become captive to its offshore empire and what we can do . With John Christensen www.taxjustice.net
3.55 Income Equality – a co-operative approach. with Dr John Courtneidge
4.40 Occupy economic roadmap -a lightning introduction tour, and an introduction to the ‘Little Book of Ideas’, followed by a plenary discussion.
These debates are brought to the people by Occupy London for FREE – but if you can afford it, can you help us cover the cost of the venues:
http://www.sponsume.com/project/new-putney-debates-2012
This event will be streamed at this channel:
with backup channel
Bookings
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