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What can we learn from… Martin Luther?

Stephenson College, University of Durham Howlands Farm, South Rd, Durham

FREEDOM THEN AND NOW: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM…? MARTIN LUTHER: FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE Living in accordance with our deeply held moral beliefs throws up tricky dilemmas. Should health professionals be forced to assist with abortion provision or with assisted-suicide services that go against their religious principles? Should lawyers concerned about climate change be able

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Free speech on campus: winning young hearts and minds

Ideas Matter Club 5-8 The Sanctuary, London

This event is free but please book a place in advance via Eventbrite. The new Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act passed in May puts more responsibility on universities to ensure students are able to speak freely in and out of the classroom. But since then, the refusal to show the film Birthgap in Cambridge

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The information wars: who verifies the verifiers?

Ideas Matter Club London

The recently launched BBC Verify promises to combat the proliferation of fake news and deep-faked images and videos online. We live in the age of the fact-checkers: groups and individuals who take on the responsibility of determining what is true, what is false, and what is fake online. With all of the dis-, mis- and

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