Good Conversation Centre: Cultural diversity. Is community possible? | open oxford debate

The idea of the Oxford debates is based on a factual, structured discussion (between two teams), but also on an – almost sporting – competition. The aim of the “duel” is to prove or disprove a particular thesis.

“Cultural diversity. Is community possible?” – is a debate that will take up a thesis on one of the major challenges of today: migration. The discussion will address the stereotypes associated with it and how to think about them in the context of a future world full of anxiety.

The very nature of the debates has an educational purpose. Importantly – as the young people say – we value good, substantive conversation. We avoid populism. We want to show how issues of contemporary relevance can be discussed. .

Among the invited guests who will be the expert voice accompanying the young people is Oktawia Braniewicz-Zaorska. The jury will include Anna Jurek, Natan Chwalewski and Michał Adamiak.

The event is co-organised by the Stowarzyszenie Dialogu Młodzieży and teenagers from schools in Łódź.

Bio

Oktawia Braniewicz-Zaorska – Secretary of the Centre for Migration Studies at the University of Łódź, lecturer at the AHE in Łódź and permanent court mediator at the Regional Court in Łódź. Lawyer, populariser of human rights, advocate of dialogue. Participant of more than 150 scientific conferences at the national and international level, author of numerous publications on human rights, international law, political science and international relations.

Partner: Stowarzyszenie Dialogu Młodzieży

Availability

The building of the Mark Edelman Dialogue Centre in Łódź is accessible to people with mobility impairments.