Cumberland Lodge

Recorded live: 5 August 2020 This Dialogue & Debate webinar from Cumberland Lodge explores the importance of ensuring that people have access to digital technologies and the internet, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are joined by guest panellists: - Robin Christopherson MBE - Head of Digital Inclusion, AbilityNet - Shabira Papain - Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Reach, NHSx - La...

Recorded live: 16 July 2020 This is the final webinar in a four-part mini-series on issues of race and justice in policing, education, the culture sector and wider society, as part of the regular series of Dialogue & Debate webinars from Cumberland Lodge. The discussion is presented by Cumberland Lodge Trustee, JP Rangaswami.

Recorded live: 15 July 2020 This webinar is the third in a four-part mini-series on issues of race and justice in policing, education, the culture sector and wider society, as part of the regular series of Dialogue & Debate webinars from Cumberland Lodge. This discussion is presented by Cumberland Lodge trustee and former Chief Executive of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), Jane...

Recorded live: 9 July 2020 This webinar is the second in a four-part mini-series on issues of race and justice in policing, education, the culture sector and wider society, as part of the regular series of Dialogue & Debate webinars from Cumberland Lodge. The discussion is presented by Cumberland Lodge trustee and Director of the 21st Century Trust, John Lotherington, with guest panellists: - Dr C...

Streamed live on 3 November 2021, we explore ways of addressing the practice of ‘tokenism’, to achieve more meaningful diversity and inclusion, in the media, politics and the workplace. Our guest panellists are: - Dr Jason Arday – Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Durham University - Dr Dayo Eseonu – Principal Researcher, The Young Foundation; Trustee, Involve - Tamanna Miah – Ca...

Recorded live: 8 July 2020 This webinar is the first in a four-part mini-series on issues of race and justice in policing, education, the culture sector and wider society, as part of the regular series of Dialogue & Debate webinars from Cumberland Lodge. We were joined by guest panellists: - Dexter Dias QC, Human Rights Lawyer - Dr Suhraiya Jivraj - Reader in Law and Social Justice - Kerrin Wilson...

Cumberland Lodge Fellow Adenike Adewuni is joined by T/DI Vicky Lewandowski (Operation Innerste National Lead, Modern Slavery and Organised Immigration Crime Unit), Becky Lewis (Strategic Safeguarding & QA Service Manager, Bristol City Council), and Sarah Spain(Children's Social Care Lead, NTS, Home Office), to discuss issues of child trafficking in the United Kingdom and share some good practice...

Cumberland Lodge Fellow Hannah Gumble is joined by Ben Lindsay, Founder, Power the Fight, and Dr Ruth Van Dyke, Visiting Fellow, St Mary's University, to discuss issues of child trafficking in the United Kingdom and beyond.

Recorded live: 24 June 2020 This Dialogue & Debate webinar explors how trends of perceived decline of UK high streets might be reversed. We will be discussing how high streets might regain their distinctive character and play a greater role in supporting social cohesion and nurturing communities in creative and sustainable ways, with Claire Bailey, Cllr Matthew Brown, Lahari Rumani, and Saskia Sas...

Recorded live: 10 June 2020 A Dialogue & Debate webinar on 'How Future-Literate is the Charity Sector', exploring the charity sector's pressures to innovate and adapt in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar was live-streamed on Wednesday 10 June at 11am. It is presented by our Programme Director, Dr Jan-Jonathan Bock, with guest panellists: Rita Chadha - Chief Executive of the Small Charit...

Streamed live on Wednesday 6 October 2021, we explore educational inequalities in the UK and what this summer’s grade inflation reveals about inequalities within our education system, across private and state schools. We were joined by guest panellists: Professor Barnaby Lenon CBE - Chair, Independent Schools' Council Kim Rihal - Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships, Equal Education Josiah Senu - D...

Recorded live: 3 June 2020 A Dialogue & Debate webinar on 'Polarisation & The Pandemic', exploring the extent to which the pandemic has aggravated political polarisation, discussing the potential impact of political divisions on public health, democracy and social cohesion. This webinar was live-streamed on Wednesday 3 June at 11am. It is presented by our Chief Executive, Dr Edmund Newell, with gu...

Recorded live: 27 May 2020 This Dialogue & Debate webinar with Cumberland Lodge, on ‘A Good Death & The Community’, features four guest panellists: Dr Nicholas Long – Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Linda Magistris – Chief Executive Officer and founder, The Good Grief Trust Julia Samuel MBE – Psychotherapist and Author Canon J...

Recorded live: 20 May 2020 A Dialogue & Debate webinar on 'Faith Responses to COVID-19', exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK's faith landscape and how different faith communities are approaching the challenges and opportunities it brings. Presented by our former Programme Director Dr Jan-Jonathan Bock, with guest panellists: Rabbi Charley Baginsky - Director of Strategy & Partn...

Recorded live: 6 May 2020 A Dialogue & Debate webinar on 'Fake News & Press Freedom', in response to World Press Freedom Day 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar was presented by our Chief Executive Edmund Newell, with guest panellists: Imran Ahmed (Founder and Chief Executive, Center for Countering Digital Hate) Robert Cole (Global Head of Communications, AMAR Charitable Foundation, and f...

Recorded live on 1 September 2021 at 11am, this Dialogue & Debate webinar explores the power of sport for fostering social cohesion, and promoting values of inclusivity, mutual trust and respect. This webinar was hosted by our Programme Officer, Emily Gow, who was joined by three guest panellists: - Mark Bullock - Coach for Paralympic/disability sport - Russ Jefferys - Head of Communications, park...

Recorded live: 16 April 2020 This Dialogue & Debate webinar with Cumberland Lodge, on 'Togetherness in Times of Crisis', features guest panellists Dr Mattia Diletti (Sapienza University of Rome), Jude Habib (SoundDelivery), and Sarah Farquhar (Crisis UK). The discussion is presented by our former Programme Director, Dr Jan-Jonathan Bock.

Recorded live: 5 March 2020 Welcome to the third webinar in the monthly Dialogue & Debate series from Cumberland Lodge. We will be exploring some of the most significant recent developments in the way we live and organise our societies, in the UK and around the world, and discussing lessons we can learn in terms of finding common values, both now and in the future. This month's webinar will featur...

Recorded live: 5 February 2020 The second webinar in the Dialogue & Debate series from Cumberland Lodge, the charity that empowers people, through dialogue and debate, to tackle the causes and effects of social division and promote more peaceful, open and inclusive societies. Join us to hear from Dunya Habash (Researcher and Outreach Officer, Woolf Institute) and Amro Hussain (Director, APPG for I...

Recorded live: 3 January 2020 Dialogue & Debate is a series of interactive monthly webinars from Cumberland Lodge, bringing people together to discuss topical issues that relate to our work and ethos. Our inaugural webinar focused on 'The Art of Reflection in a Digital World', with Dr Rowan Williams, Master of Mary Magdalene College and former Archbiship of Canterbury, and Sophie Deen, Founder and...

A Cumberland Conversation with documentary filmmaker, writer and photographer Sue Carpenter, ahead of the release of her critically acclaimed documentary 'I am Belmaya'.

The Conversation takes the format of an informal conversation with our Chief Executive, Canon Dr Ed Newell, followed by an open question-and-answer session. Martin talks candidly about his life as a news anchor, and offers insights into the world of broadcasting and breaking news, and recent trends affecting the industry.

As a part of our March 2021 virtual conference, Climate Futures: Youth Perspectives, we are joined by Dr Lisa Schipper (Environmental Social Science Research Fellow, University of Oxford) and Harry Twohig (Representative from the British Youth Council), for an intergenerational discussion on the roles of adaptation and eco-anxiety in the future of the climate crisis. This podcast is hosted by Lina...

As a part of our March 2021 virtual conference, Climate Futures: Youth Perspectives, we are joined by William Eccles (Co-Director, The Commitment) and Rebecca Maxwell (Member of Catford's Young Leadership Programme), for an intergenerational discussion on the roles of democracy and activism in the future of the climate crisis. This podcast is hosted by Robyn Smith, a PhD student and one of our Cum...

As a part of our March 2021 virtual conference, Climate Futures: Youth Perspectives, we are joined by Louise Stevens (former Head of Circular Economy at innocent drinks, and Co-founder & Director at the sustainability consultancy stevens.earth), and James Wood, a sixth-form pupil and YouthLink Scotland representative from Aberdeenshire, for an discussion about opportunities for green business and...