Principles for Purposeful Business
From a report by The British Academy
Eight principles aiming to re-organise the corporate sector around purpose and around corporations’ contributions to solving social, political and environmental challenges.
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7 habits of institutional radicals
From an article by Nuture Development
Imagine a world where every institution, whether within the spheres of commerce, government, or civil society, had an active policy to reduce dependence on their service, by increasing interdependence in community life.
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The world is more prosperous than it has ever been
From a report by the Legatum Institute
Of the 167 countries measured and tracked for prosperity in the Legatum Institute's 2019 index, 148 (88% of the world’s population) have seen an improvement in their prosperity since 2009.
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99 good news stories in 2019
From an article by Future Crunch
Good news stories of conservation, health, rising living standards, tolerance, peace, cleaner energy and environmental stewardship. We need to change the stories we tell ourselves.
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Biblical Foundations for Social Reform
From a talk by Jubilee Centre
Jonathan Tame of Jubilee Centre presents a biblical worldview for public engagement, articulates the importance of Biblical Law and offers some suggested principles for political economy.
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Engaging in public life - Bristol
@Woodlands Church Belgrave Road Bristol BS8 2AA
The Influence Tour 2.0. “The difference between just making noise and having influence is relationships”. Christians in Politics exists to inspire and equip Christians from across denominations and the political spectrum to respond to God’s call to engage in public life. We’re calling Christians not to simply shout from a distance but rather to work to build meaningful relationships with those whom we will not necessarily agree with on everything. In our increasingly fractured political system and society, the need has never been greater to call Christians into brave relationships, putting aside differences to work together for the common good and to see Kingdom values represented in the public sphere.
29/02/2020
19:30
Stronger Things: Unleashing Community Power - London
@Guildhall, City of London
New Local Government Network - Stronger Things is for those who know that the solutions to our most pressing challenges can only be found in our communities. We will host over 400 senior people from across the UK’s public sector, and beyond, to share their successes and challenges of empowering communities. This conference will give you the connections, tools and insights you need to further that vision at your organisation.
12/03/2020
09:00
After Strangeways: The past, present and future of prisons - London
@Kings College, Strand Campus, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
Thirty years on, the dysfunctions and problems of the prison system that gave rise to the Strangeways protest are as pressing as ever. Indeed some would argue they are worse. Many prisons across Britain appear locked in a terminal spiral of decline and decay. The conference will take stock of the present state of prisons across the UK, and what current conditions say about British society and the way it treats some of the most vulnerable and marginalised groups.
The conference will also look forward, at the potential futures of prisons. Do prisons protect prisoners and the wider society? If not, do we need to think differently about the meaning of protection and safety in the twenty-first century?Are prisons eternal and immutable institutions, destined forever to be a feature of British society? Is it possible to think about different futures, including ones where far fewer people are imprisoned, or where prisons are no longer a mainstay of our response to crime?
01/04/2020
09:00