Previous Events
Tuesday 19th July, 2011 at the Temple of Peace, Cardiff. 3.00-6.30pm
Corporate Social Responsibility in Wales: Launch event for the UN Global Compact in Wales
Promoting corporate social responsibility in Welsh businesses and discussion on SMEs, supply-chains and the UN Global Compact Network. In partnership with Cynnal Cymru, the Sustainable Futures Commissioner for Wales and the UN Global Compact UK Secretariat.
Speakers: Peter Davies, Sustainable Futures Commissioner for Wales; Simon Harries, Chief Executive BITC; Andy Mason, Royal Bank of Scotland; Deb Leary, Director Forensic Pathways; Mike Barnett, the Consortium for Purchasing and Design; Steve Kenzie, UNGC UK Network Secretariat .
Presentations were followed by a question and answer session and a drinks reception.
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Tuesday 19th July, 2011 at the Temple of Peace, Cardiff.7pm
Walid Saffour, President of the Syrian Human Rights Committee, gave a talk about ‘The Syrian Revolution’.
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UNA-UK POLICY CONFERENCE 2011
18 June @ Temple of Peace, Cardiff (plus optional pre-conference events on 17 June)
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UNA-UK’s 2011 policy-making conference took place on Saturday 18 June at the Temple of Peace in Cardiff.
UNA-UK’s policy objectives are debated and agreed at these regular policy-making conferences. Conference 2011 was a fantastic opportunity for members to help shape UNA-UK’s policy. This year’s conference was especially interesting for members as it was the first under the chairmanship of Sir Jeremy Greenstock, and the first with Phil Mulligan as Executive Director. It also coincided with UNA-UK Board’s development of a new strategic plan, a draft of which was presented by Sir Jeremy and Phil in Cardiff. Prior to the conference, on Friday 17 June 2011, members were given the option to take part in workshops and the ever-popular ‘UN quiz’, and to enjoy a buffet dinner at the Temple of Peace. Format of Conference 2011 The conference followed the successful format of the last few conferences, using a mixture of plenary sessions and smaller, concurrent policy commissions to debate and agree motions. The decisions of the commissions were voted on en masse in plenary.
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SATURDAY 12th JUNE, 2010 Friends’ House, 173 – 177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ.
- high-level speaker presentations
- panel debates
- films
- workshops
- stalls
- side events for students and young professionals
- opportunities for taking action on peace, development and human rights issues
- free resources to take away
You can read more about the event here.
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Convention on Modern Liberty
On 28th February 2009, a very important Human Rights and Civil Liberties event took place in London and six ‘parallel’ venues across the UK - that event was the Convention on Modern Liberty. It brought together well over a thousand people, nearly fifty organisations, from the TUC to Amnesty International, and more than a hundred distinguished independent speakers with widely ranging political views and interests, among them Philip Pullman, Lord Bingham, Shami Chakrabarti, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, Vince Cable MP, Tory Shadow Justice Secretary Dominic Grieve QC MP, David Davis MP, Labour Minister for Skills David Lammy and Helena Kennedy QC. The Convention was a call to all concerned with the threats to our fundamental rights and freedoms – from our own State, from terrorism and the responses to terrorism and from the gathering financial crisis. Convention on Modern Liberty Cardiff - Saturday 28th February, 2009
Presented by UNA: Vale of Glamorgan
Venue: St. David’s Hall – the world-renowned National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales.
Programme 09:15 Doors open 09.40
Introduction Live in Cardiff: Caroline Oag (UNA) opens the Parallel Convention.
09:45 Opening Keynote Address Live on screen from London: Shami Chakrabati (Liberty) opens the Convention on Modern Liberty.
10:00 First Plenary: What is the Crisis? Live on screen from London, with Q&A live from Manchester. Chair: Georgina Henry. Speakers: Nick Clegg MP, Dominic Grieve QC MP, Helena Kennedy QC, David Lammy MP, Ken Macdonald QC.
11:45 Morning Session Live in Cardiff: Human Rights, Democracy and Governance. Speakers will be followed by a Panel Discussion with audience participation.
Chair: Caroline Oag (UNA)
Speakers: Christopher Rees M.A. Cantab
Jenny Willott MP
Simon Hoare PPC
Dr Peter Sutch BA, MA, PhD, FRHistS (CSES)
Jill Evans MEP
Nick Ramsay AM
13:00 Lunch break
14:15 Afternoon Session Live in Cardiff: The Future of Freedom.
Speakers will be followed by a Panel Discussion with audience participation.
Chair: Caroline Oag (UNA)
Speakers:
Evan Price LLB (London)
Kirsty Williams AM, Welsh Lib Dem Leader
Dr Peri Roberts (CSES)
Rob Buckland LLB
Dr Urfan Khaliq (CLAWS)
Chris Myant (EHRC)
John Osmond (IWA)
15:45 Second Keynote Address Live on screen from London, with author Philip Pullman.
16:00 Second Plenary: Freedom and Democracy after the Market Meltdown Live on screen from London, with Q&A live from Manchester.
Chair: Anthony Barnett.
Speakers: Cory Doctorow, Chris Huhne MP, Will Hutton, Caroline Lucas MEP, Chuka Umunna.
17:15 Third Keynote Address Live on screen from London, with David Davis MP.
17:45 Closing Session
The Parallel Convention in Cardiff was organised by UNA: Vale of Glamorgan and was very kindly sponsored by the Rowntree Foundation, the Guardian, Liberty, Open Democracy and Apex Chambers.
Videos from the Convention on Modern Liberty in Cardiff, organised by UNA: Vale of Glamorgan, are now available online - click here to view.
