Event details We are in the midst of a profound cost-of-living crisis with huge implications for our society. Many of us are having to make difficult choices on what spending we prioritise, but some of us face increasingly bleak choices. Around one in five of our population (20%) were in poverty in 2020/21 - that's […]
Event details In 2020/21, around one in five people in the UK (20%) were in poverty - that's 13.4 million people. Join our panellists as they discuss the importance of imagination and hope in supporting a transition away from an economic model in which poverty continues to rise. Our panel will discuss: How can we […]
Event details North Yorkshire’s biggest annual LGBTQ+ event returns with a colour-filled parade and festival. Join us to celebrate inclusivity and diversity, whether you feel like flying your flag in the parade or coming along to the festival and making new friends - everyone is welcome! The parade starts at York Minster and makes its […]
Event details Food banks are part of the fabric of the welfare state. But what happens inside them? Health scientist Maddy Power exposes the inner workings of Britain’s food banks, revealing how religion structures food distribution and how Whiteness shapes the daily practices of food banks. In conversation with anti-poverty activists and experts-by-experience, Sydnie and […]
Event details Join us for a celebration of adventurous, brave, courageous women who are doing extraordinary things through sport, exercise and a love of the great outdoors. Louise Minchin went from presenting BBC Breakfast to competing for the GB Team in Triathlon in World and European Championships, a journey she charted in her first book Dare […]
Event details Our current economic system generates extreme levels of inequality and excludes many from both a fair share of economic rewards and a sense of control in economic life. As systemic questions of economic organisation come to the fore in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, what would it look like to have economic […]
Event details Sustainability issues are at the forefront of our current concerns. However, something that is considered less frequently within this context is the importance of gender equality in reaching sustainable development goals. In this enlightening talk, human geographer Anika Haque of the University of York addresses this issue. In particular, she discusses the ways […]