BEYOND BELIEF - POLICING, POLICY AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN THE ARTS

Tuesday July 5^th 2011, 9am – 1pm

Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA

Event schedule

9.00 Coffee and croissants

9.30 Key note speech by Jude Kelly, artistic director South Bank Centre

9.40 Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti

9.50 Panel discussion – ‘Policing Challenging Art’ with Chief Superintendent Peter Terry,
Munira Mirza, Canon Giles Fraser, David Lan and Tamsin Allen

11.00 Break

11.15 Breakout sessions – please choose below

12.15 Plenary and action plan

13.00 Finish

Name *

Email *

Postal address *

A copy of 'Beyond Belief' will be sent to this address prior to the event

Which breakout session would you like to attend?

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BREAKOUT ONE: The police have a positive duty to protect the right to freedom of expression. Cultural events are no different from political protests in this regard.

BREAKOUT TWO: Arts organisations and policy makers should review the impact of social inclusion and audience development policies on freedom of expression.

BREAKOUT THREE: New studies and guidelines are needed to prevent the Equalities Act from having a potential chilling effect on the arts.

BREAKOUT FOUR: The cultural sector should promote the importance of freedom of expression and be prepared to act as the guardians of artists’ rights.

I will not be able to stay for the break out sessions

Which sector do you represent? *