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Whose Cosmopolitanism? RICC Launch Festival 2009

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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.