PeaceMaker MasterClasses

Following PeaceMaker’s successful series of conferences across England in early 2006, many of our delegates expressed the desire for a more detailed understanding of the challenges for cohesion and integration in a modern 21st century Britain.

In response, PeaceMaker has created the MasterClass series, which will equip professionals with a more detailed level of understanding of the challenges faced.

These MasterClasses aim to build on the successes of the conferences and assist professionals to not only understand the challenges but more importantly, successfully develop strategies to respond to them.

Cohesion Through Education:

• A once in a lifetime opportunity to develop cohesion and integration in our schools?

• Keynote Speaker : Raja Miah MBE

Raja has led PeaceMaker to become recognised by the government as a lead organisation in developing the Community Cohesion agenda. He has also advised DfES in developing the ‘Duty to Promote Community Cohesion’ that came into effect from July 2007.

 

New Communities, New Challenges

• Building Cohesion and Integration within Britain’s New Communities

• Keynote Speaker : Arun Kundnani

Arun is a leading commentator on racism, immigration and multiculturalism. He is the deputy editor of “Race & Class” and the co-editor of IRR News, an online news service published by the Institute of Race Relations. He is also the author of “The end of Tolerance - Racism in 21st Century Britain.”

 

After Rivers of Blood

• Successfully Overcoming Disaffection and Political Extremism in Disenfranchised White Communities

• Keynote Speaker : Andy Sykes

Andy was instrumental in ‘The Secret Agent’, a documentary that uncovered racism and violence within the BNP. Andy will share his experiences of being recruited into the party and the insights he gained during his time there. Andy’s insights will help all professionals working within marginalised white working-class communities to truly understand the lure of the far right and most importantly, how to build the capacity to rise above an agenda of blame and hatred within these communities.

 

One Nation, Conflicting Allegiances

• Promoting Citizenship and Developing Emotional Attachment Amongst Muslim Youth

• Keynote Speaker : Moazzam Begg

A British Muslim who was detained in Guantanamo Bay, and the author of ‘Enemy Combatant’, Moazzam will present his own perspective, bringing all these challenges to life. He will share with delegates his opinions on how communities should be at the heart of all our approaches to security, and are particularly important in tackling the new threat posed by home-grown al-Qaida inspired terrorism.