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Mon 2 March, 6.30-8pm
Writers' Evening (with the Centre for New Writing)
Jackie Kay and Joe Pemberton
John Thaw Studio Theatre, Martin Harris Centre, The University of Manchester
Tickets £5/£3 and will be available through the Centre for New Writing in early 2009
Tue 3 March, 2-5pm
Debating Cosmopolitan Cultures: Common Places/Imagined Politics
Prof David Harvey (City University of New York)
Prof Tariq Ramadan (St Antony’s College, Oxford)
Prof Jacqueline Rose (University of London)
Banqueting Room, Manchester Town Hall
This event is fully booked
Tue 3 March, 5-6.30pm
Whose Cosmopolitanism? RICC Launch Festival Reception
To be opened by Lord Mayor Councillor Mavis Smitheman.
Join us for supper and drinks to celebrate the launch of RICC.
Reception Room, Manchester Town Hall
Tue 3 March, 6.30-8pm
The Right to the City: Belonging and Exclusion
Don Flynn (Migrants’ Rights Network)
Irene Khan (Amnesty International)
Sir Richard Leese (Manchester City Council)
Alex Poots (Manchester International Festival)
Katya Sander (Artist, based in Copenhagen and Berlin)
To be moderated by Jim Hancock (Manchester Evening News)
In the style of BBC Question Time, we invite the audience to pose their questions to the panel who will share their reflections on cosmopolitanism and its relevance to vital social issues.
Banqueting Room, Manchester Town Hall
Questions can be submitted for The Right to the City: Belonging and Exclusion via email to: Tracey.Fallon@manchester.ac.uk with the subject heading 'Question Time'.
This event is fully booked
Wed 4 March, 11-1pm
Workshop with Prof. Tariq Ramadan
This event is limited to 30 people, please book in advance.
G030/G031, Arthur Lewis Building, The University of Manchester
This event is fully booked
Wed 4 March, 10.30-1.30pm
Workshop with Prof. David Harvey
This event is limited to 30 people, please book in advance.
2.016, Arthur Lewis Building, The University of Manchester
This event is fully booked
Wed 4 March, 10-12pm
Workshop with Prof. Jacqueline Rose
This event is limited to 30 people, please book in advance.
1.003, Roscoe Building, The University of Manchester
This event is fully booked
Wed 4 March, 6-8pm
Preview Screening of Jia Zhangke's 24 City/Ershisi chengji (2008)
Supported by the Confucius Institute at The University of Manchester.
Introduction by Felicia Chan (RICC)
Cornerhouse, Manchester
Tickets available through the Cornerhouse in early 2009.