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Videos by Cumberland Lodge

In this webinar, streamed live to an online audience on 2 December 2020, we explore the scope tha... more In this webinar, streamed live to an online audience on 2 December 2020, we explore the scope that film, drama and documentary makers have to make a positive social impact through the stories they bring to our screens.

We discuss the potential of films, dramas and documentaries for deepening our understanding, changing our perspectives or inspiring initiatives to promote social progress.

Our guest panellists examine some of the challenges that filmmakers face in this respect. We were joined by:

- Jane Fletcher - Director of Programme Delivery and Learning, IntoFilm

- Anna Kumacheva - Screenwriter and producer; PhD student; Cumberland Lodge Scholar

- Ken Loach - Film and television director (directof of I, Daniel Blake)

- Stephan Pierre Mitchell - Film director and producer of Deleted

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Streamed live at 11am on Wednesday 6 October, we explore educational inequalities in the UK. We e... more Streamed live at 11am on Wednesday 6 October, we explore educational inequalities in the UK. We explore what this summer’s grade inflation reveals about inequalities within our education system, across private and state schools. We discuss what a sustainable and inclusive schooling system might look like, and what needs to be done to ensure that all young people are given a fair opportunity to flourish.

We were joined by guest panellists:
- Professor Barnaby Lenon CBE - Chair, Independent Schools' Council
- Kim Rihal - Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships, Equal Education
- Josiah Senu - Deputy Chair, Sutton Trust Alumni Leadership Board

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In this webinar, we discuss how communities might need to adjust in face of the challenges that C... more In this webinar, we discuss how communities might need to adjust in face of the challenges that COVID-19 has presented, including: increased unemployment; heightened social anxiety; ethnic, gender and geographical inequalities that have been exposed during the pandemic; and economic insecurity for many small charities, businesses and social services.

This webinar is hosted by our Chief Executive, Dr Edmund Newell.

Our guest panellists include:
- Jo Broadwood - CEO of Belong – The Cohesion and Integration Network
- Dr Magda Brokowska - Senior Research Officer, University of Essex; Co-author of Coming Together or Coming Apart? Changes in social cohesion during the Covid-19 pandemic in England (2021)
- Professor David Halpern - Director, the Behavioural Insights Team

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This video statement accompanies Cumberland Lodge's 2021 report 'Climate Futures: Youth Perspecti... more This video statement accompanies Cumberland Lodge's 2021 report 'Climate Futures: Youth Perspectives', which marks the culmination of over a year of research and intergenerational, cross-sector dialogue.

You can download the report for free here: https://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/climate-futures-report

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This Dialogue & Debate webinar explores the social cohesion implications of declining public trus... more This Dialogue & Debate webinar explores the social cohesion implications of declining public trust in government, the media and between communities. We discuss different options for restoring public confidence as we aim to ‘Build Back Better’, post-pandemic.

It takes the form of a candid conversation with guest panellists and live questions from our online audience. It is hosted by our Chief Executive, Dr Ed Newell.

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Recording of a live Dialogue & Debate webinar discussion hosted by Cumberland Lodge on 4 November... more Recording of a live Dialogue & Debate webinar discussion hosted by Cumberland Lodge on 4 November 2020.

It explores social mobility and different approaches to achieving a 'meritocracy' and socio-economic justice in the UK, and poses the question, is education the best way to help disadvantaged young people increase their life chances?

This webinar is presented by our Chief Executive, Dr Ed Newell, with guest panellists:

- Caroline Adair - Funding and Development Director, Leadership Through Sport & Business
- John Craven - Chief Executive, Upreach
- Jouja Maamri - Sustainability & Impact Manager, Regenerative Creations
- Dr Lee Elliot Major - Professor of Social Mobility, University of Exeter

Find out more at: https://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/whats-on/dialogue-debate-education-answer-social-mobility

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Recording of a live Dialogue & Debate webinar hosted by Cumberland Lodge on 7 October 2020, looki... more Recording of a live Dialogue & Debate webinar hosted by Cumberland Lodge on 7 October 2020, looking at the politics of language in the UK today. It tackles questions about the control and regulation of language, and the role of the Government, the media and minority groups in deciding what is deemed to be ‘Politically Correct’. It also asks, ‘Politically Correct to whom?’

In particular, this panel discussion explores the power of language for creating inclusive and equal environments, where everyone feels valued.

The webinar is presented by Emily Gow, Programme Officer at Cumberland Lodge, and features questions taken from the live audience online. The guest panellists are:

- Kiri Kankhwende - Freelance journalist and Trustee at Index on Censorship
- Dr Melani Schroeter - Associate Professor in Linguistics, University of Reading
- Andy Shaw - Co-founder, Comedy Unleashed
- Tony Thorne - Author, linguist and lexicographer

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Recording of a live Dialogue & Debate webinar hosted by Cumberland Lodge on 2 September 2020, exp... more Recording of a live Dialogue & Debate webinar hosted by Cumberland Lodge on 2 September 2020, exploring the role of the arts in building social cohesion and providing a means through which people can share ideas and experiences in an accessible way.

The discussion focuses, in particular, on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and first national lockdown in England on the arts sector.

This webinar is hosted by Cumberland Lodge Chief Executive, Ed Newell, with questions from the live audience who watched online. The guest panellists are:

- Jane Corry - Chief Executive and Artistic Director, Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
- Jessica Jhundoo-Evans - Chair of Trustees, South Hill Park Arts Centre
- James Potter - Director, Cathedral Singers of Christ Church
- Luke Rittner CBE - Chief Executive, Royal Academy of Dance

Find out more at: https://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/whats-on/dialogue-debate-music-arts-social-cohesion

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Recording of a live panel discussion webinar hosted by Cumberland Lodge as part of its Black Live... more Recording of a live panel discussion webinar hosted by Cumberland Lodge as part of its Black Lives Matter mini-series in July 2020. The guest panellists are:

guest panellists:

- Dexter Dias QC, Human Rights Lawyer
- Dr Suhraiya Jivraj - Reader in Law and Social Justice
- Kerrin Wilson, Assistant Chief Constable for Lincolnshire

This discussion draws on insights and recommendations from the 2019 Cumberland Lodge Report on Race in Britain: Inequality, Identities & Belonging.

It explores what Black Lives Matter means to the guest panellists, both personally and professionally, and whether they feel the campaign could be a turning-point in the fight to combat racism, discrimination and injustice.

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Recording of a live webinar hosted by Cumberland Lodge as part of it Black Lives Matter mini-seri... more Recording of a live webinar hosted by Cumberland Lodge as part of it Black Lives Matter mini-series in July 2020.

It draws on recommendations from the 2019 Cumberland Lodge Report, Difficult Histories & Positive Identities, which
highlights the complexities of investigating the past through the lens of the present.

This webinar explores its findings in light of recent events associated with the Black Lives Matter movement in the UK - including the removal of statues and the changing of street or school names.

The guest panellists are:

- Dr Christienna Fryar - Lecturer in Black British History, Goldsmiths (University of London)
- Dr Tristram Hunt - Director, Victoria and Albert Museum
- Zaiba Patel - History Teacher
- Olivia Wyatt - Researcher, Young Historians Project

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Recording of the final webinar in a four-part Black Lives Matter mini-series hosted by Cumberland... more Recording of the final webinar in a four-part Black Lives Matter mini-series hosted by Cumberland Lodge in July 2020 - exploring issues of race and justice in policing, education, the culture sector and wider society.

This panel discussion looks at key areas where action needs to be taken around Black Lives Matter, if we are to address the persistence of racism, structural inequality and racial discrimination in the UK.

Our guest panellists are:
- Heather Hatton - PhD student at the History Department of the University of Hull and Cumberland Lodge Scholar
- Sunder Katwala - Director, British Future
- Wilf Sullivan - Race Equality Officer, Trades Union Congress (TUC)

This discussion is hosted by JP Rangaswami (a trustee of Cumberland Lodge).

Find out more at: https://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/whats-on/dialogue-debate-black-lives-matter-facing-future

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Recording of the third live webinar in a four-part Black Lives Matter mini-series from Cumberland... more Recording of the third live webinar in a four-part Black Lives Matter mini-series from Cumberland Lodge, in July 2020.

This panel discussion is hosted by Jane Furniss (a Cumberland Lodge trustee and former Chief Executive of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, the IPCC).

The guest panellists are:
- Commander Dr Alison Heydari - Metropolitan Police
- Leroy Logan MBE - Former Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police and Chair of Trustees at Voyage Youth
- Rev Canon Dr Rosemarie Mallet - Archdeacon of Croydon
- Hashi Mohamed - Barrister at No5 Chambers, Author and Broadcaster

This webinar explores some of the responses of Black, Asian and minority ethnic police officers to the Black Lives Matter protests. It looks at how civil society might respond - alongside the police - to the grief and anger expressed over racial discrimination, to help bring people together and improve social cohesion in the UK today.

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Recording of a Dialogue & Debate webinar, hosted by Cumberland Lodge on 3 February 2021, explorin... more Recording of a Dialogue & Debate webinar, hosted by Cumberland Lodge on 3 February 2021, exploring the possible implications of Brexit, particularly in terms of our sense of identity, and relationships between the UK and other countries and within its four nations.

This webinar is hosted by Cumberland Lodge Chief Executive, Ed Newell, with questions from the live audience who watched online. The guest panellists are:
- Professor Catherine Barnard FBA FLSW - Deputy Director at academic think-tank The UK in a Changing Europe
- Anne-May Janssen - Head of European Engagement, Universities UK International
- Emily Mansfield - Principal Economist for Europe at The Economist Intelligence Unit
- Sir Stephen Wall - Formerly the UK’s Permanent Representative to the EU and Prime Minister Tony Blair’s senior advisor on EU matters

Find out more at: https://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/whats-on/dialogue-debate-brexit-what-next

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This free Dialogue & Debate webinar explores one of the key themes in our 2021 report, Faith & Be... more This free Dialogue & Debate webinar explores one of the key themes in our 2021 report, Faith & Belief 2040  the changing role and wider community use of religious buildings in the UK, in our increasingly multicultural, multifaith society. We have teamed up with the National Churches Trust, as part of their ongoing project, The House of Good, which is examining the economic and social value of the UK’s church buildings.
This webinar is hosted by our Chief Executive, Dr Edmund Newell.

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In honour of International Women’s Day 2021, this Dialogue & Debate webinar explores women’s pers... more In honour of International Women’s Day 2021, this Dialogue & Debate webinar explores women’s perspectives on living through the COVID-19 pandemic, in terms of inclusion and equality of opportunity. Our panellists will offer intergenerational perspectives on what we can learn from the past year and explore how we might move towards a fairer society, post-pandemic, in which gender equality is reflected in policy and practice.

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Papers by Cumberland Lodge

Towards Justice: Law Enforcement & Reconciliation marks the culmination of over a year of researc... more Towards Justice: Law Enforcement & Reconciliation marks the culmination of over a year of research, drawing on the wisdom and experience of a multi-agency delegation of police officers, academics, non-governmental organisations, policymakers and practitioners who attended our two-day virtual conference in June 2021.

This Cumberland Lodge Report explores the role of the police in investigating past injustices in the UK and contributing towards an inclusive process of community healing. It reflects on how to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, and sets out key recommendations to improve the poling and criminal justice response to future harms.

The report's author is our freelance Research Associate, Dr Martina Feilzer, a Professor in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Bangor University.

Published in September 2021, Climate Futures: Youth Perspectives marks the culmination of over a ... more Published in September 2021, Climate Futures: Youth Perspectives marks the culmination of over a year of research and intergenerational, cross-sector dialogue, drawing on the views and expectations of young people from a broad spectrum of schools, universities, organisations and backgrounds, both locally and internationally.

Our report summarises the key themes and best-practice recommendations that emerged from the virtual conference convened by Cumberland Lodge in March 2021, which were refined at a consultation held this summer.

Published in June 2021, Faith & Belief 2040 offers a cross-sector insight into the UK's rapidly c... more Published in June 2021, Faith & Belief 2040 offers a cross-sector insight into the UK's rapidly changing faith and belief landscape and what it might look like by 2040, based on current trajectories.

This short report, written by Hannah Timson, outlines key themes from the Cumberland Lodge conference, Faith & Belief 2040, convened online in November 2020 involving people of diverse ages, and faith and non-faith backgrounds, from across the UK.

Drawing on these cross-sector discussions, it outlines ideas and areas of focus for addressing the challenges and opportunities that these changes may bring.

An independent briefing document prepared by Research Associate, Professor Martina Feilzer, to ac... more An independent briefing document prepared by Research Associate, Professor Martina Feilzer, to accompany the Cumberland Lodge webinar, Towards Justice: Responding to Past Harms, on Wednesday 10 February 2021 at 11.00am GMT.

The accompanying webinar takes the format of a conversation between Jonathan Powell, CEO of Inter Mediate and former Chief Negotiator on Northern Ireland, and Assistant Chief Constable Kerrin Wilson QPM from Lincolnshire Constabulary, with a focus on lessons from Northern Ireland with respect to truth and reconciliation commissions.

Recordings of this discussion will be published on the 'Read, Watch, Listen' pages of the Cumberland Lodge website, at cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/read-watch-listen

Cumberland Lodge Report, 2020

A global society which is shaped by digital technology entails new forms of inequality: digital i... more A global society which is shaped by digital technology entails
new forms of inequality: digital inclusion and exclusion. This
idea of a ‘digital divide’ captures a situation in which only some
people have the relevant skills to use digital technologies and
access their infrastructure, whilst others remain excluded.
The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened this divide and
exacerbated the resulting inequalities. Policymakers, the
private sector, educational institutions and others need to
respond to these challenges robustly, and in collaboration.
This document contains two parts: Part 1 reviews recent
research and literature on digital inclusion and the digital
divide in the UK; and Part 2 summarises the key themes and
recommendations that emerged from a multi-sector expert
conference at Cumberland Lodge in November 2019. The
ideas generated by these diverse stakeholders were further
refined at a smaller, subsequent consultation, convened
virtually, during the COVID-19 lockdown, in March 2020.

We discuss the potential of films, dramas and documentaries for deepening our understanding, changing our perspectives or inspiring initiatives to promote social progress.

Our guest panellists examine some of the challenges that filmmakers face in this respect. We were joined by:

- Jane Fletcher - Director of Programme Delivery and Learning, IntoFilm

- Anna Kumacheva - Screenwriter and producer; PhD student; Cumberland Lodge Scholar

- Ken Loach - Film and television director (directof of I, Daniel Blake)

- Stephan Pierre Mitchell - Film director and producer of Deleted

#DialogueDebate

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This webinar is hosted by our Chief Executive, Dr Edmund Newell.

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You can download the report for free here: https://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/climate-futures-report

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It takes the form of a candid conversation with guest panellists and live questions from our online audience. It is hosted by our Chief Executive, Dr Ed Newell.

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This webinar is presented by our Chief Executive, Dr Ed Newell, with guest panellists:

Find out more at: https://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/whats-on/dialogue-debate-education-answer-social-mobility

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In particular, this panel discussion explores the power of language for creating inclusive and equal environments, where everyone feels valued.

The webinar is presented by Emily Gow, Programme Officer at Cumberland Lodge, and features questions taken from the live audience online. The guest panellists are:

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The discussion focuses, in particular, on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and first national lockdown in England on the arts sector.

This webinar is hosted by Cumberland Lodge Chief Executive, Ed Newell, with questions from the live audience who watched online. The guest panellists are:

Find out more at: https://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/whats-on/dialogue-debate-music-arts-social-cohesion

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guest panellists:

- Dexter Dias QC, Human Rights Lawyer
- Dr Suhraiya Jivraj - Reader in Law and Social Justice
- Kerrin Wilson, Assistant Chief Constable for Lincolnshire

This discussion draws on insights and recommendations from the 2019 Cumberland Lodge Report on Race in Britain: Inequality, Identities & Belonging.

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This webinar explores its findings in light of recent events associated with the Black Lives Matter movement in the UK - including the removal of statues and the changing of street or school names.

The guest panellists are:

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This discussion is hosted by JP Rangaswami (a trustee of Cumberland Lodge).

Find out more at: https://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/whats-on/dialogue-debate-black-lives-matter-facing-future

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This panel discussion is hosted by Jane Furniss (a Cumberland Lodge trustee and former Chief Executive of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, the IPCC).

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Find out more at: https://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/whats-on/dialogue-debate-brexit-what-next

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The report's author is our freelance Research Associate, Dr Martina Feilzer, a Professor in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Bangor University.

Drawing on these cross-sector discussions, it outlines ideas and areas of focus for addressing the challenges and opportunities that these changes may bring.

Recordings of this discussion will be published on the 'Read, Watch, Listen' pages of the Cumberland Lodge website, at cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/read-watch-listen

Cumberland Lodge Report, 2020

The Cumberland Lodge Report, Resilient Communities, examines opportunities for fostering social c... more The Cumberland Lodge Report, Resilient Communities, examines opportunities for fostering social cohesion, in ways that help communities to be more resilient to disruptive events and developments and to reconﬁgure more effectively in their wake.

Cumberland Lodge Report, 2020

The Cumberland Lodge Report, Understanding and Policing Gangs, explores the attraction to gangs, ... more The Cumberland Lodge Report, Understanding and Policing Gangs, explores the attraction to gangs, to improve public understanding and inform approaches to policing them more effectively.

It draws on the wisdom and experience of a cross-sector delegation of police officers, academics and researchers, non-governmental organisations, policymakers and practitioners, who attended a three-day conference at Cumberland Lodge in June 2019.

The key themes and best-practice recommendations that emerged from our independent research and roundtable conference were reviewed and refined at an expert consultation involving diverse conference representatives and further specialists in the field, in October 2019.

Cumberland Lodge Report, 2019

Working Identities offers a unique, cross-sector insight into the changing world of work and its ... more Working Identities offers a unique, cross-sector insight into the changing world of work and its wide-ranging impacts on individuals and wider society.

It presents a series of practical, policy-focused recommendations for promoting progress towards more peaceful, open and inclusive societies.

Cumberland Lodge Report, 2019

Difficult Histories & Positive Identities offers a cross-sector insight into highlighted 'difficu... more Difficult Histories & Positive Identities offers a cross-sector insight into highlighted 'difficult' aspects of social history, drawing on the combined experience of academics from a wide range of disciplines, policymakers, charities, business leaders, community practitioners and activists, and young people, from across the UK.

In Part II of the report, we present practical recommendations for addressing 'difficult histories' at a local and national level, in ways that allow for the development of positive identities and feelings of belonging.

Cumberland Lodge Report, 2019

This interdisciplinary report focuses on issues of inequality, identity and belonging and how the... more This interdisciplinary report focuses on issues of inequality, identity and belonging and how they intersect with race in Britain today. It offers a unique, cross-sector insight, drawing on the combined experience of academics from a wide range of disciplines, policymakers, charities, business leaders, community practitioners and activists, and young people, from across the UK.

In Part II, it presents a series of practical, cross-sector recommendations for diagnosing ongoing discrimination and inequalities, and driving effective change in society.

Cumberland Lodge - Identities & Belonging series 2018-19, 2019

An interdisciplinary briefing document by Dr Eva Selenko, published ahead of the Cumberland Lodge... more An interdisciplinary briefing document by Dr Eva Selenko, published ahead of the Cumberland Lodge conference on 'Working Identities', held on 11-12 March 2019.

This document explores current thinking and research around working identities, and offers an analysis of labour situations in the UK today, in relation to their impacts on identities and belonging.

The following ideas were highlighted for discussion at the conference:

- Working identities (which can be defined as peoples’ understandings of who they are, in relation to work) are both informed by, and inform, the social environment in which work takes place.

- People need to enact their identities in positive encounters with others, in order to feel validated and confirmed in those identities.

- New labour realities can pose particular challenges for people’s working identities: 1) They can provoke identity discontinuity/disruption, where people no longer feel able to enact the work identity they want to (e.g. because of unemployment, sectoral changes, technological changes to the existing job, or feelings of enforced ‘falseness’); 2) They can give rise to feelings of identity confusion, particularly when jobs fail to offer the necessary structures to allow for identity development; 2) They can limit peoples’ opportunities for positive social validation (e.g. because work is less visible, or the work/non-work situation is stigmatised).

- New labour realities make identity particularly salient to people: workers want to understand what is happening to them, and to integrate this understanding into their own self-understanding. These labour realities can be perceived as ‘sense-breaking’, ‘meaningless’ or ‘excluding’ – all of which can be motivating factors in identity formation.

- When confronted with these new labour realities, certain coping behaviours are observed amongst workers that can be ascribed to impacts on identity: 1) Nostalgia might be adopted as a strategy for dealing with disrupted identity; 2) Frustrated identity enactment might lead to aggression; 3) Occupational identity change might be observed, but only with certain preconditions.

- It seems that giving people opportunities to enact new and more positive identities, or to experience greater social validation, can help them to navigate the choppy waters of 21st-century labour realities

Key findings and recommendations from the multi-sector, interdisciplinary conference that took place in March will be presented at a report launch in London on 27 November 2019.

Cumberland Lodge - Identities & Belonging series 2018-19, 2019

An independent briefing document researched and written by Cumberland Lodge research associate Dr... more An independent briefing document researched and written by Cumberland Lodge research associate Dr James Wallis, for the Cumberland Lodge conference 'Difficult Histories & Positive Identities', held in February 2019.

We live in an era of significant engagement with the past. Amidst ongoing globalisation, digitalisation and postmodern anxieties about a seemingly uncertain future, there has been a collective turn to former times, in a bid to help shape our world. The very act of remembering the past remains central to our sense of identity – at the individual, community and national level.

With the internet providing unprecedented access to historical resources, and technology advancing the ways in which mass data can be utilised, the past is, in effect, a ‘commodity’ of the Information Age.

New cultures of memory have been ushered in, as ways of combating a perceived sense of rootlessness in contemporary society. This has been achieved through initiatives such as oral history movements, new museum and memorial projects, and political movements to right past wrongs. These forms of commemoration can reveal who or what is forgotten, as much as they seek to promote remembrance.

For Britain, this is a pertinent issue. Though many Britons tend to shy away from engaging with their country’s complex legacies of conflict and imperialism, a contemporary postcolonial and (more) multicultural setting has delivered the contextual backdrop for initiating such conversations amongst those working in schools, public life or museums.

Contents:

1. Rethinking identity and difficult histories
2. Does history matter?
3. History and identity formation in schools
4. Contesting history in public spaces
5. Managing the past
6. Museums and ‘difficult histories’
7. Peace, reconciliation and positive identity

Cumberland Lodge - Identities & Belonging series 2018-19, 2018

An independent briefing document by Dr Farhan Samanani, published to inform discussions at the Cu... more An independent briefing document by Dr Farhan Samanani, published to inform discussions at the Cumberland Lodge conference on 'Race in Britain: Inequality, Identity, Belonging', held in November 2018.

Questions about the place of diversity in British society have acquired a new urgency, not least in light of the vote to leave the European Union. In the year that followed the Brexit referendum, reported hate crimes rose by 29%, prompting fears that the vote had given new license to simmering feelings of racial resentment (Achiume 2018). Scholars typically define ‘racism’ as the belief that groups can be defined by certain innate characteristics (Murji and Solomos 2015).

There are numerous examples of recent cases in which victims were abused for being ‘illegal’, or told to ‘go home’, regardless of their citizenship status (Jones et al 2017). The beliefs that underlie these incidents of hate crime – that it is possible to tell whether someone is ‘truly’ British on the basis of superficial markers such as skin-colour, ethnic dress or accent alone – reveal the enduring power of racial thinking in society today. Yet race isn’t the only lens through which minorities in Britain have been understood.

As migrants from across the world have come to settle in Britain, and as communities, policymakers and popular sentiment have adapted to their presence, a range of competing discourses have emerged, to characterise diversity in different ways. Cosmopolitanism, multiculturalism, tolerance and nativism are just a few of the prevalent discourses for understanding and discussing diversity in Britain.

Contents

1. Inequality, Identity, Belonging – persistent questions?
2. Contested Histories
3. Discourses of Race, Migration and Belonging Today
4. Structures of Belonging
5. New Identities

Cumberland Lodge - 70th Anniversary Series, 2017

A Cumberland Lodge Report based on key findings and recommendations from the multi-sector confere... more A Cumberland Lodge Report based on key findings and recommendations from the multi-sector conference 'A Generation without Hate', held on 2-3 November 2017.

The conference brought together a wide range of people working in, or with, the education sector to discuss, and stimulate new thinking on, educational interventions to tackle the spread of hateful attitudes and behaviours among young people.

It was convened in response to the UK Government’s 2016 ‘Action Against Hate’ strategy, which highlights to role education can play in combating hate, stating ‘it is vital that young people and teachers are given the right tools and skills to challenge hatred and prejudice from an early age.’
By bringing together teachers and students from schools, as well as representatives from government, educational charities, NGOs and researchers, the aim of the conference was to gain insights from different perspectives, share best practice, and develop new ideas.

This report is a summary of the conference discussions and recommendations. There was a strong consensus that more work needs to be done, particularly in terms of distilling and honing the key principles of best practice that were demonstrated through case studies.

This conference report covers the following areas:

Executive summary
Conference summary and key issues
What works?
Collaboration
Challenges
Continuing the conversation
Recommendations
Case studies

Cumberland Lodge - 70th Anniversary series, 2017

A report by Nicola Sharp-Jeffs, summarising key findings and recommendations from the Cumberland ... more A report by Nicola Sharp-Jeffs, summarising key findings and recommendations from the Cumberland Lodge conference, 'Violence Against Women: A Determinant of Health', held on 6-7 February 2017.

About 60 delegates attended the residential conference on 6-7 February 2017, from a wide range of backgrounds.

Violence Against Women has physical, sexual, reproductive and mental health impacts, but has it been sufficiently addressed by mainstream healthcare provision? How can we improve the healthcare services that seek to address this issue?

We know that women are more likely to speak to health professionals about their experiences than to report violence directly to the police, and this should place public health policy-makers and practitioners at the forefront of an integrated approach to combating Violence Against Women, but what can be done to ensure that this happens in practice?

Recommendations in this report focus on what the healthcare profession in the UK can do to address the scale of the problem.

The report contents include:

The scale of Violence Against Women - including missed opportunities to intervene

How Violence Against Women is addressed by mainstream healthcare provision - including whether knowledge leads to action

Improving Violence Against Women healthcare services - including learning from other stakeholders (the police and voluntary sector organisations), the importance of integrated working, and responding to the needs of victims and survivors

Preventing Violence Against Women - including different approaches to prevention

Next steps - including outstanding issues that could form the basis for a conference follow-up seminar, later in the year

Summary of recommendations

Cumberland Lodge - 70th Anniversary Series, 2017

A report written by Caitlyn McGeer to summarise key findings from the Cumberland Lodge Police Con... more A report written by Caitlyn McGeer to summarise key findings from the Cumberland Lodge Police Conference on 'Eliminating Slavery: Enhancing the Police Response', held on 21 - 23 April 2017.

The conference brought together more than 60 representatives from police, non-governmental, academic, private sector and government backgrounds. It addressed the pressing issue of modern slavery, its implications for policing, and priorities for the police response.
Participants analysed the unique challenges that modern slavery presents for policing and highlighted the amount of progress that has been made in this regard over the last 10 years.

Changes in the political landscape have brought modern slavery to the forefront of legislation, policy-making and policing. Whilst modern slavery used to be viewed chiefly in terms of sexual exploitation, it is now recognised to cover a range of exploitative offences, such as labour exploitation and forced marriage.

Although progress has been made in strengthening legislation, and in improving awareness of modern slavery amongst front-line service providers, the war against it has yet to be won.

This report includes the following sections:

Introduction

Celebrating a Decade of Progress - broadening understanding, increased effort, political will, leading by example

A Challenging Landscape Remains - intersectional nature of the problem, links to consumerism, cross-border dimensions, the 'intelligence gap', victim needs

Overcoming the Challenges: Improving the Response - tackling demand and empowering the front line

Summary of Recommendations - key recommendations for law enforcement, first responders, PCCs, prosecutions, private sector organisations, increasing partnership engagement, and policy makers.

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Cumberland Lodge - Freedom series 2017-18, 2018

This Cumberland Lode Report is the outcome of the multi-agency Cumberland Lodge Police Conference... more This Cumberland Lode Report is the outcome of the multi-agency Cumberland Lodge Police Conference, 'Freedom Restrained? Public Protection, Risk and Policing', held in 20-22 April 2018.

The conference explored the intersection between public protection, risk and policing, and how societal and individual freedoms can be upheld at a time of growing public fear and anxiety. The discussions involved
parliamentarians, senior academics and students, Police and Crime Commissioners, and a wide range of police officers, from Chief Constables to recent recruits on the Police Now scheme.
Key themes of discussion were:

- Given that the power of authorities to protect the public is necessarily limited, any discussions on public protection, risk and policing inevitably raise political issues that go to the heart of the relationship between those who govern and those who are governed.
- The balance between public protection and civil liberties is a huge challenge for police forces tasked with protecting the vulnerable, controlling crime, and managing hidden and visible risks, amidst funding cuts.

This report includes the following sections:
- Executive summary
- Systems of public protection
- An expanding system of public protection: the case of MAPPA
- Problems and dilemmas of risk prediction in criminal justice
- Real-life scenarios
- Anxiety, fear, and difference
- A changing threat landscape
- Proportional responses in counter-terrorism: where to draw the line?
- Data and digital technologies
- Data as socially constructed
- Future challenges