Anglia Ruskin University

Access to Justice: The Impact of Law Reforms

Date: Tuesday 4 June
Time: 17.00 Welcome (tea and coffee); 17.30 - 19.00pm Forum; 19.00 Drinks Reception
Venue: LAB 026 and LAB 027

Our four panellists, Richard Gutch, Isobel Plumstead, Mary Coussey and James Sandbach will discuss the future following the loss of Legal Aid and against a background of major welfare reform.

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Former Black Panther to speak at Anglia Ruskin

Civil rights campaigner and member of Angola 3 to hold discussion after film screening.

Date: 9 October 2012
Time: 18.00
Venue: LAB 002, Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge campus

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Criminology Open Lecture Series 2012

A series of talks and panel debates organised by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences that will consider the hottest topics in criminology, with guests including Andy Hayman and Niki Adams.

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Anglia Ruskin University hosts first Criminal Justice Summit

On 1 February 2012, Anglia Ruskin University hosted the first Criminal Justice Summit, organised jointly by the Employability and Careers Service and Emma Brett from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.

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JACRU co-organise Islamophobia fact-finding visit

Staff and students from the Social Science pathways took part in a highly successful event held in Peterborough jointly organised by the Justice and Communities Research Unit (JACRU) at Anglia Ruskin, Peterborough Race Equality Council, and University Centre Peterborough.

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Turned Out Nice: How the British Isles Will Change as the World Heats Up

Science writer Marek Kohn discusses his recently published book

Date: Friday 25 April
Time: 13.00
Venue: David 308

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Life After Capitalism: Imagining a Humane, Efficient and Sustainable Economy

Date: Sunday 24 October 2010
Time: 16.00
Venue: Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge

Speaker: Michael Albert

Entrance free, all welcome.

Today's capitalist system has brought with it war, economic crisis, ecological decay, massive wealth inequality, alienation, authoritarianism and social breakdown. Are these problems inevitable, or could they be overcome in a different system? And if so, how? These issues, perhaps for the first time in history, have become a matter of survival.

Michael Albert is a key pioneer of activist digital media. In 1987 he co-founded Z Communications, a media group that now encompasses Z Magazine, ZNet, ZMedia, and ZVideo. Under Albert's co-editorship ZNet continues to be a leading example of alternative new media with its website attracting a quarter of a million hits each week. Albert's political activism dates back to the 1960s, when he was a member of Students for a Democratic Society, and was active in the anti-Vietnam War movement. He co-founded South End Press and has written numerous books and articles. He developed along with Robin Hahnel the economic vision called participatory economics that seeks to replace market mechanisms with democratic participatory planning.

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Trust, Identity, Privacy and Security and Digital Culture: A Research Symposium

Date: Thursday 10 September 2009

A report on this symposium, including videos, pictures and presentation slides, is now available.

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JACRU Staff Attend International Trafficking Seminar

Three members of the ALSS Justice and Communities Research Unit (JACRU) attended the International Seminar on Human Trafficking hosted in Westminster on 14 May 2009. Andrew Gilbert, Rob Home and Colleen Moore spent the day engaging with academics, NGO representatives and parliamentarians from the UK and Europe.

The day was organised by the Home Affairs Select Committee and coincided with the launch of its report into human trafficking in the UK. Discussion topics included cross-border policing and developing a victim-centred approach to trafficking. The seminar was particularly timely as Colleen and Andrew are currently carrying out a trafficking research project funded by a Vice-Chancellor's Research Award.

 

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Human Rights: Why Should I Care?

Date: Tuesday, 25 November 2008

Following on from their successful annual lecture on Anti-Terrorism in October, JACRU hosted another high profile event on 25 November. The forum 'Human Rights - why should I care?' brought together some very distinguished speakers for a panel expertly chaired by Boni Soames, and covered many legal, personal and political implications of the Human Rights Act and the European Convention. The speakers all put forward eloquent, well reasoned and thought provoking accounts of issues arising in relation to the following sorts of rights: the right to privacy, the right not to be tortured, the right not to be homeless and the right not to experience discrimination.

One of the key themes was the need to keep reaffirming and articulating rights in the face of misunderstanding and sometimes wilful distortion of the issues and the facts of the act. There were many controversial debates that will continue to be of interest, including proposals for a British Bill of Rights, the relationship between legislation and rights, the specific remit and implementation of legislation, and recent developments that test (for example) the right to privacy - the nature and extent of data collection on individuals.

JACRU and the Citizens Advice Bureau worked together to present the forum which attracted a wide audience and was followed by a reception in the Ruskin Gallery. JACRU looks forward to hosting such insightful and successful collaborative ventures in the future.

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International Terrorism - Is There A Solution?

Date: 29 October 2008
Venue: The Mumford Theatre, followed by a reception in the Ruskin Gallery
Speaker: Andy Hayman CBE, QPM

A video is now available of this event.

This was the Annual Lecture of the Justice and Communities Research Unit.

Andy Hayman is former Chief Constable and Head of UK policing response to countering terrorism. He led the investigation into 7/7 attacks and the subsequent operations to foil further attacks up to his retirement in April 2008. This event provided an opportunity to learn more about the UK approach to countering international terrorism and consider what, if anything, is the solution.

Please see the flyer below for more information: