Event details What could a truly cycle-friendly city look like? Join us to hear all about ‘42 Ways’, York Cycle Campaign’s manifesto that critiques the existing transport policy in York and presents a more rational alternative that puts cycling at the heart of a new approach. Find out how cycling in York can be made safe, […]
Event details Conversation exists in a world of social media. Is conversation an oasis in this world or does social media construct intimacy in industrial ways, giving a false or limited sense of intimacy? Do we at some point forget what it is to be intimate? The balance of people who developed consciousness before the […]
Event details What languages, other than English, are used in the City of York? And how can we create a more positive and vibrant multilingual environment? Find out from Becky Muradás-Taylor, Professor of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Leeds. Becky will introduce The OurLOTE Project, a collaborative social media project celebrating languages other than English […]
Event details Event details Women’s voices have been gradually washed out of history. Even without meaning to, family historians often focus on the men of their family tree, because it is usually the men who carry on the surname, who join the armed forces and who are more likely to leave wills, to vote or […]
Event details How can we redefine society so that it values deaf people and communities as equals? This question is at the heart of this workshop led by two deaf people, Dai O’Brien and Steve Emery, lecturers in British Sign Language (BSL) and Deaf Studies at York St John University. Join us to … Rediscover […]
Event details How we move about in our daily lives impacts the environment as well as our health. This workshop, hosted in collaboration with the York Cycle Campaign Group, will explore what a ‘just transition’ away from current systems and infrastructures of mobility will involve. Using creative methods developed at the University of York, you will […]
Event details Women make up 51 per cent of the population and are the biggest users of healthcare services - for themselves and as mothers and carers. But research shows that there are significant gender differences when it comes to men and women’s healthcare. Why is this the case? And what can be done? Join […]
Event details The criminal justice system is in crisis. Only 5.6% of offences recorded in the year ending in March 2022 resulted in a charge and/or summons outcome. (Official Statistics: Crime outcomes in England and Wales 2021 to 2022) The selling of Court buildings, cuts to Legal Aid, and the pandemic mean that waiting times […]
Event details The policing model in the UK relies on the public’s consent and trust. This trust is not only based on the police’s competence in tackling crimes and maintaining public order, but also on how the public perceive that they are treated. The new policing act also means changes to the criminal justice system […]
Event details People with severe mental illness are more likely to develop chronic diseases. They also face severe health inequalities, including difficulties in accessing and engaging with a healthcare system that is not designed to address their needs. This means that many people with mental illness die, on average, 15-20 years earlier than those without. […]