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The Great Debate, Newcastle University, NECTER and Great North Festival present
Whatever Happened to Equality?
Saturday 10th November 2012
Lindisfarne Room
King's Road Centre
Newcastle University
Sponsored by
Economic and Social Research Council
and hosted by
Newcastle Institute for Social Renewal
Whatever Happened to Equality? was a day of active debate and
documentary-making.
Participants took a critical look at how the discourse of equality
has changed in recent times. The day included a film-making
training workshop for young people, who were encouraged to video their thoughts,
and had the opportunity to gain hands-on experience of working behind and in
front of the camera. Videos from the day can be found on this site.
An introductory workshop introduced interview formats and techniques,
captured on film participants’ initial reflections on the topics and briefed
them on doing a multi-camera shoot of an event.
There were two panel debates, open to a wider audience of all ages,
each introduced by a panel of experts.
Participants were given plenty of opportunities to ask
questions and make points from the floor:
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Equality, Equity and the dispossessed
The notions of equality and equity are widely used and yet people's
understanding of their meaning differs hugely.
This can make it difficult to know what people are talking about
when they argue for greater equality - is it equal rights? Equal access to
education? Equal opportunity? Equal pay? All of the above?
This session will interrogate these differences and ask in what contexts is
a more equal society a better one?
Speakers:
Dr Vikki Boliver, Durham University
Christopher Snowdon, author,
The Spirit Level Delusion
Chair: Jon Bryan
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Equality, Equity and the dispossessed
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Equality versus Difference part 1
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Equality versus Difference part 2
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Equality versus Difference part 3
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Equality versus Difference part 4
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Film-workshop participants videoed the debates and interviewed speakers
and audience members. A closing session encouraged them to reflect
on the discussions and ideas to which they had been exposed; they
recorded final interviews with each other, capturing new thoughts resulting
from the day’s events.
View interviews here
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Timetable
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Saturday 10 November 2012
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09:00am - 09:30am
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Registration for film-workshop and welcome
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09:30am - 10:45am
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Film-workshop I
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10:30am - 11:00am
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Registration and refreshments followed by welcome address
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11:00am - 12:20pm
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Debate 1: Equality, Equity and the dispossessed
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12:20pm - 01:00pm
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Lunch
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01:00pm - 02:20pm
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Debate 2: Equality versus Difference
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02:30pm - 03:45pm
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Film-workshop II
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