DEMOS

• Is it Time for Tax Justice? 2nd July 2008, 6:30PM Seminar on tax justice presented by TUC, Demos and partners.
• Brazil: The Natural Knowledge-Economy 8th July 2008, 10:30AM Atlas of Ideas 2.0 Demos will launch a new report exploring innovation, science and technology in Brazil, as part of the ongoing Atlas of Ideas project. The launch will include a panel discussion with UK and Brazilian thinkers and policymakers.
• Changing the settings, changing politics 8th July 2008, 3:00PM Demos and EXYZT will be hosting an open discussion at the Southwark Lido, part of the London Festival of Architecture.
• The Islamist Threat: Myth or reality? 12th July 2008, 5:30PM Demos is holding a debate at IslamExpo this year about the threat of Islamist extremism.
• Understanding Political Islam: Trends and Perspectives 13th July 2008, 9:30AM Bringing it Home Wicked Jihad This two-day specialist conference will be held as an invitation-only event at Islam Expo, the largest Muslim cultural event in Europe. The aim is to open the way for a transparent and challenging discussion of a complex phenomenon which has been the subject of much attention but insufficiently objective and sophisticated analysis.
• Here Comes Everybody 14th July 2008, 12:30PM Chair: Paul Miller (CEO School of Everything and Demos Associate)Speaker: Clay Shirky  (Writer, Consultant and Adjunct Professor, New York University)Clay will be discussing some of the major themes from his new book Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations. Here Comes Everybody is a book about the social effects of technology. Clay integrates a broad range of disciplines with his own pioneering work to understand the opportunities and the threats new,...

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