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Today we remember Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Ex-President of The Oxford Union, Hilary 1977. Benazir was assassinated 15 years ago today. This portrait hangs proudly in our Chamber and each year we host a Memorial Lecture in her honour. RIP Benazir.
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Whether you agree or disagree with
@Docstockk
, rational debates should go ahead. Please watch the full interview here
My talk at the
@OxfordUnion
is now online (NB edited to omit the protest during the talk, a few minutes in - which is fine by me because I'd rather viewers focused on the actual arguments we were having). You can watch here
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Freedom of speech is about having critical discussions on key issues, irrespective of whether you agree with those views. Thanks to
@Docstockk
and our members for engaging in that debate
I wrote for
@unherd
about speaking at two famous Debating Unions - Oxford and Cambridge. Warning: contains grounds for optimism.
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The Oxford Union is deeply saddened to learn of the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II. She gave a life of service until the end.
The Union was honoured to host Her Majesty in 1968. The Society offers its condolences to The Royal Family at this time.
May Her Majesty rest in peace.
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Opening the case in proposition of the motion "This House Would Do Whatever Necessary" is
@Ahmadnawazaps
, Treasurer of the Union.
He argues "this debate boils down to one thing: should we be willing to make sacrifices for the things we care about?"
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We are excited to host Azra Jafari, Afghanistan’s first female mayor, at 5PM. Still time to sign up:
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We are incredibly excited to present The Oxford Union Termcard for Hilary Term 2023! In the 1st term of our Bicentenary Year, we are holding debates on some of the most pressing matters of our times and hosting a range of fascinating speakers. Term card:
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Today at 1PM, we are honoured to be welcoming
@Zourabichvili_S
as our speaker for our Benazir Bhutto Memorial Lecture.
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Local announcement: Members of the public in Oxford are advised that we expect large crowds to gather on / near St Michael’s St, Cornmarket and New Inn Hall in connection with the visit of the Crown Prince of Iran from 1530 TODAY
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Today, we enter our Bicentenary year of 2023 and celebrate 200 years of free speech. From debates that have resonated worldwide, to challenging our guest speakers, we are delighted to mark this historic year for The Oxford Union. Learn more here:
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As the chilling effects of censorship on university campuses show no signs of dissipating, we are grateful for the many messages of encouragement. You can support our mission to uphold
#freespeech
- without interruption and without interference - here
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It was an honour to host HIH
@PahlaviReza
Crown Prince of Iran on 28th February 2023. You can now view his remarks on Youtube here:
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Free speech is … very much under threat (…) People are too afraid of technological progress.’ - Peter Thiel, inaugural guest speaker of our Bicentenary year.
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For the opposition, Richard Tice, leader of Reform UK says: “If the UK is failing its immigrants, why would a record number of 1.2 million people in 2022 come to the United Kingdom? That in one year is higher than all of the cumulative immigration from 1066 to 1950.”
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We are now hosting Christopher Steele, former MI6 agent in the chamber. He says that Russia "does not have the capacity to rule over 43 million" Ukrainians.
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Free speech exists to further rational debate.
Kathleen Stock Questioned by Oxford University Students via
@YouTube
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Tomorrow at 17:00, we will be hosting His Excellency
@SikyongPTsering
in our historic chamber. He is the Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration, the Tibetan Government in Exile.
#theoxfordunion
#tibet
#oxford
#oxforduniversity
#penpatsering
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Tonight we are hosting our ‘This House Believes that God is a Delusion’ debate. Join us for highlights throughout the evening.
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Last term we had the honour of hosting
@Malala
in our historic chamber.
Watch the full video here:
#activism
#oxforduniversity
#oxfordunion
#oxford
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On Monday 16 January at 20:00, we will be welcoming Peter Thiel to our chamber. Thiel is a tech entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded
@PayPal
and
@PalantirTech
, made the first outside investment in
@facebook
, and has funded companies like
@LinkedIn
and
@Yelp
.
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When asked by a member of the Union whether she thinks influencers have a political responsibility…
„People have a voice and people have a choice. I believe that speaking about the things happening in our world is important and I will continue to do so.“
-
@ekinsuofficial
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Adam Wagner
@AdamWagner1
, human rights barrister and Law professor: 'Liberty and safety are not in intrinsic opposition, and actually two sides of the same coin; this coin is the currency of every liberal society.'
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Built in 1857 and originally the Society’s debating chamber, our Old Library is a striking example of Victorian architecture, enhanced by pre-Raphaelite art. Today, members can work or read in this inspirational setting with +60,000 volumes available. Happy World Book Day.
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On Friday 24th February, we welcomed +100 life members back for our Bicentenary debate, "This House Believes It Was Better 'Back in my Day'". While "the noes had it", excellent speeches from both sides of the house were a tribute to our 200th celebrations - and to free speech.
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Celebrating 200 years - to the day - since our first debate was held in 1823.
#Bicentenary
#oxfordunion
#FreeSpeech
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Tonight we are hosting our ‘This House Believes the UK is Failing Immigrants’ debate. Join us on this thread for the highlights from the evening.
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We are thrilled to share our Michaelmas 2022 Termcard! We have a range of fascinating debates, speakers, and panels, as well as several exciting social events - click the link to see to what the Oxford Union has in store for you for the rest of the term!
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Tonight we are hosting a debate on "This House Has No Confidence in the United Nations." Follow this thread for the highlights of the evening.
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Tonight at 5PM, we will be hosting
@ZhouFengSuo
, an organizer of the Tiananmen Square protests. Do come along!
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The Oxford Union would like to congratulate Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their coronation. Long Live the King!
#coronation
#GodSaveTheKing
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Tomorrow, we are welcoming celebrated British actress Natalie Dormer to our historic chamber. Her portrayal of Margaery Tyrell in
@GameOfThrones
garnered significant critical acclaim.
#nataliedormer
#theoxfordunion
#gameofthrones
#oxford
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@elonmusk
@Meta
They say the pen is mightier than the sword: why not back yourself in our historic debate chamber instead?
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Congratulations on your A-Level results, Oxonions! We cannot wait to welcome you to our historic debating chamber at the Oxford Union. Join us to shape the conversation through debates, and to hear from the most celebrated of speakers.
#GoingToOxford
#OxfordUnion
#Oxford
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Tomorrow, we are hosting professional rugby union player
@DannyCipriani87
to our historic chamber. He has most recently played for
@BathRugby
in the
@premrugby
and was voted Player of the Year by the Rugby Players Association.
#dannycipriani
#theoxfordunion
#rugbyunion
#oxford
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Peter Thiel’s address and Q&A in our historic chamber is now available to watch on YouTube. Link here:
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Tice continues: “[We are] probably the most welcoming, most appealing, most tolerant country, where it’s easier to get a decent job across Europe, in fact probably across the world.”
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Tonight we are hosting our “This House Does not Know What Labour Stands For” debate. Follow this thread for the highlights of the evening!
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Tonight we are hosting our ‘This House Fears The Return of Trump’s America’ debate. Join us for highlights throughout the evening.
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We are now hosting HM King Letsie III of Lesotho in the chamber!
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We are immensely proud to present The Oxford Union Termcard for Trinity Term 2023!
We welcome you to join the debate this Trinity as we continue to celebrate our Bicentenary Year!
The link for our termcard can be found below:
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Last term we had the honour of hosting Mick Mulvaney in our historic chamber. He is an American politician who served as White House Chief of Staff from Jan 2019 until March 2020. He now serves as special envoy for N. Ireland. Find the full video here!
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We are now hosting Lady Vivien Rose, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in the chamber!
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This evening, the Oxford Union will be hosting the “This House believes that the Bounty Bar deserves its Place in the Nation's Heart and the Celebration's Chocolate Tub” debate, with free chocolate being offered to all attendees.
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This evening we are hosting American political commentator
@benshapiro
. Follow along for the key insights from his interview with our President and the Q&A with our Members.
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British politician
@jeremycorbyn
: “I want to live in a society where no one lives in poverty and no one is unemplyed. That is patriotism for me.”
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Congratulations on your A-Level results! We can't wait to welcome you to our historic debating chamber at the Oxford Union. Stay tuned for exciting updates from the world-famous speaking and debating society!
#alevelresults2021
#GoingToOxford
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A packed Union chamber for our fourth debate of the term: ‘This House Believes The Courtroom Should Not be a Forum for Advancing Social Justice’!
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Allyson Pollock
@AllysonPollock
, renowned public health doctor, on why she supports Safety over Liberty: 'The policy of liberty is essentially allowing the rich and powerful to do as they choose, shrouded in the colours of freedom.'
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Tonight we are hosting our debate ‘This House Believes that Ukraine should negotiate with Russia to end the war now’. Keep an eye on our YouTube channel, where it will be posted soon!
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Save the date for our Hilary Term ball on Friday 3 February! The first ball of our Bicentenary year promises to be a night to remember; remember to check our social media, as we will announce more about the theme and ticket sales soon! We look forward to seeing lots of you there!
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In our Michaelmas term, we were overjoyed to be joined by ‘Horrible Histories’ and ‘Ghosts’ actor
@realmatbaynton
- check out the full video here:
#oxfordunion
#horriblehistories
#mathewbaynton
#comedy
#history
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A completely packed and lively chamber for tonight’s debate, on the motion ‘This House Would Still Look to the US for Global Leadership’!
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Anjali Ramanathan, Press & Sponsorship Officer at the Union: 'Desegregation could never have happened at the ballot box. When courts are given the opportunity to rule for a group that will always be electorally disenfranchised, they ought to advance social justice.'
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We are proud to be hosting a panel on the Ukraine invasion at 2pm today. The event will be open to all.
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Opening the case in favor of the motion "This House Would Move Beyond Organized Religion", Lucas Hooper,
@ChCh_Oxford
, argues that "when compared to personal spirituality, organized religion is deadly."
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Tonight we are hosting our debate ‘This House would try everything once’ Join on this thread for updates and highlights throughout the night!
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Breaking Bad star
@BryanCranston
: “everyone’s got a million ideas—the hardest part is actually doing it”
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Today we were joined by Nobel Prize winning physicist and mathematician Professor Sir Roger Penrose. Here are some of the thoughts he shared with our Members.
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Oxford Vice-Chancellor Louise Richardson, on giving advice to her twenty-year-old self: ‘Take every opportunity that comes your way! Don’t try to plan out things, because you never know what could happen.’
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Great to be joined by Kalu Rinpoche and Alex Pettyfer for our special Open Period event to discuss our state of mind and happiness.
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Tonight we are hosting our ‘This House believes that women have to sacrifice too much for love’ debate. Join us on this thread for the highlights of the evening.
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Professor Amitav Acharya
@AmitavAcharya
, speaking on Opposition for the US debate: ‘ I don’t see it as leadership. I see this as hubris. It is dangerous for the world, and for America itself.’
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„Anyone who draws comparisons between Israel and the Hamas is a Jew-hater. Full stop. “ -
@benshapiro
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This is all from us for tonight - the entire interview and Q&A will be uploaded to our YouTube account soon.
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What a great photo captured by our photographer Roger Askew!
When
@BryanCranston
screams at you for not watching Breaking Bad at
@OxfordUnion
😩 Thanks Bryan and Robin for a fabulous evening with our members.
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It was a pleasure to welcome Mr Agarwal to speak to our students and inspire them for the future!
It’s not everyday you get to represent India at one of the finest institutions! Talked to the bright minds at
@OxfordUnion
about success, failure, & never giving up. Special thanks to Anvee Bhutani, President of the Oxford Student Union, for moderating my talk.
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Confronted by a Member with the high number of killed civilians in Gaza: „Civilian casualties are a necessary cost of war […], it’s dreadful, it’s horrible […] More German civilians died in WWII than Brits - does that mean the Brits were wrong?“ -
@benshapiro
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@PeterTatchell
concludes the case for the opposition. He argues "by supporting doing whatever necessary, you are going down a very dangerous path."
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Reshma Saujani
@reshmasaujani
, Founder of Girls Who Code, opposing the motion: 'Big Tech is like any other tool. In the hands of the right people, it will alleviate society’s greatest challenges; but in the wrong ones, it will exacerbate them.'
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Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland concludes the case for the opposition. He argues "organised religion seeks to defend fundamental values."
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Dr. Jordan Peterson
@jordanbpeterson
on whether or not controversy has affected how his work is received 'I don't think its been obscured by the controversial part of my work, I think its been obscured by what people think the controversy might be'
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Dr. Jordan Peterson
@jordanbpeterson
on perception and evolution: 'we have a powerful instinct to imitate [...] in the imitation of the divine ideal, what should we be lifting our eyes to?'
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Venture Capitalist and Founder Partner at 8VC
@JTLonsdale
on being an entrepreneur - ‘I’m really interested in building things and fixing things that are broken.’
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Eva Schloss MBE on arriving at Auschwitz: ‘My father took me by the hands and looked at me with such love and respect and said ‘God will look after you now’.
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A lively introduction to the debate for tonight - ‘This House Believes We Cannot Survive The Age of Big Tech’!
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Breaking Bad star
@BryanCranston
on how he’s changed his philosophy on auditioning: “I’m not going into that room to try and get a job, I’m going into the room to DO my job—interpret the text, come up with a compelling character, and present it.”
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#ALevelResultsDay2022
Congratulations to all those
#GoingToOxford
! We cannot wait to welcome to
#Oxford
. So many opportunities await you
@UniofOxford
- time for you to Shape the Conversation:
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Dr Greg Autry on populating mars
@GregWAutry
: ‘World war two gave us the rocket engine and so many other scientific discoveries. So what unexpected benefits will the settling of mars give us?’
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Notice of Special Attention
Dear Members,
A petition which accrued the requisite number of signatures as verified by the Returning Officer has applied the provisions of Rule 67(b)(v)(1) to a Private Business Motion in the name of Ahmad Nawaz (President-Elect, Lady Margaret Hall).
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Join us for this special and timely panel discussion at 7PM in our chamber.
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Big News! The Oxford Union is partnering with
@aklimate_
to accelerate our net-zero journey by measuring our baseline carbon footprint and committing to reduce our emissions in line with 1.5°C of global warming.
#COP26
#NetZero
#ClimateAction
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Mokhiber: "Time after time the political leadership of the UN has chosen... to bow to power."
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That’s all from us for tonight. Thank you to all of our speakers and to everyone who attended the debate!
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Dr. Jordan Peterson
@jordanbpeterson
'there is no perception without action [...] which means that there is no perception without motivation'
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Businesswoman
@thatginamiller
on being called a 'difficult woman' - 'Well, who would want to be a bloody easy woman?'
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Daughter of Holocaust survivors and Holocaust educator Noemie Lopian
@nolorelmini
on the difficulty of approaching Derek Neimann: “I felt that my emotion hadn’t quite followed my intellect, but I knew we needed to make this connection”
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Director of the Hudson Institute’s Center on Chinese Strategy Dr Michael Pillsbury
@mikepillsbury
: “the Chinese ambition, as they themselves explain, it is just to return to how things used to be.”
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Congresswoman Jane Harman, speaking for Proposition for the US debate: ‘My country does make mistakes. But my country has inspired people for 250 years. American global leadership is needed now more than ever, and we must vigorously defend it.’
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Tonight we are hosting our ‘This House Regrets the Rise of Influencers’ debate. Join us for highlights throughout the evening.
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Politician
@jeremycorbyn
on security: “What is real security - isn’t it having somewhere to live, having food to eat, having a doctor to go to, living in a clean environment - or is it moving into a new arms race? The discourse around security right now is wrong and depressing.”
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Anjali Ramanathan, Secretary of the Union, argues that "protest must be disruptive."
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This week we’re letting our followers vote on our debate motion, and announcing these results in the chamber!
“This house would populate Mars”
Aye
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Nay
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Our first in-person event in the debate chamber!! Hope members will enjoy returning to this great hall for more events this term.
Honoured to host a Nobel Peace Prize recipient
@BeaFihn
to discuss the work done by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
@nuclearban
. Deeply moved by her passion and optimism.
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Yasmine Ahmed
@YasmineAhmed001
, UK Director of Human Rights Watch, speaking against: 'I am the mother of a generation facing an urgent existential crisis - a dying planet - who are using every means possible, including strategic litigation, to make my generation respond in time.'
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Holocaust educator and campaigner Noemie Lopian
@nolorelmini
: “We are all capable of good and evil—each and every one of us. Hitler and his cronies were ordinary people.”
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