Date: Wednesday 2 May 2012
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speakers: Professor Helmut K Anheier, Professor Mary Kaldor, Ahmed Naguib, Laurie Penny
Chair: Catherine Fieschi

As part of the launch of the tenth anniversary edition of the Global Civil Society yearbook, two of the founding editors will discuss the radicalisation of civil society with Ahmed Naguib and Laurie Penny, and ask what is new about the current politics of squares.

Helmut K Anheier is dean at the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, and one of
the founding editors of the Global Civil Society yearbook.

Mary Kaldor is director of the Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit, LSE, and one of the founding editors of the Global Civil Society yearbook.

Ahmed Naguib is an activist and co-founder of the Council of the Trustees of the Revolution in Egypt, who mobilised a march to Tahrir on 28 January 2011.

Laurie Penny is a journalist and feminist activist, and has tweeted regularly from both
the London and New York Occupy actions under the moniker @pennyred.

Catherine Fieschi is the director of Counterpoint, a research and advisory group that focuses on the cultural and social dynamics of risk. Prior to directing Counterpoint, Catherine led the London based think tank Demos (2005-2008).

Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #lsesquares

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Slides

A copy of Professor Helmut K Anheier's powerpoint presentation is available to download. Download 'Swarm Intelligence? Occupy & co. in Germany' (PDF).

A copy of Ahmed Naguib's powerpoint presentation is available to download. Download
'The Egyptian Revolution 25th Jan 2011' (PDF).

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