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SUMMARY:Manchester Policy Week - Themed Day : Urban Inequalities
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DESCRIPTION:Throughout the day: Picture a Poverty Free City \n\nBrooks Wo
 rld Poverty Institute and cities@manchester will bring together academic
 s from a range of disciplines to explore what a city free from poverty l
 ooks like through the lens of their individual research areas. In these 
 multimedia events the series of short talks will be illustrated live\, p
 roducing a composite large-scale depiction over the day. \n\n10:00 - 11:
 30\nThe Greater Manchester Poverty Index and a critique of the indices o
 f multiple deprivation (IMD)\n\nWorking with the Greater Manchester Pove
 rty Action Group\, we have produced a set of indicators for the city\, c
 reating a definitive mapping and statistical online resource for policy 
 makers and practitioners. The need of a bespoke index is related to the 
 latest analysis and critique of the official Index of Multiple Deprivati
 on.\n\nSpeakers: Dr Stephen Hincks (Planning\, University of Manchester)
 \, Prof Ruth Lupton (Education\, University of Manchester)\, Neil McInro
 y (CLES)\, Dr Brian Webb (Planning and Geography\, University of Cardiff
 ). Chaired by Prof Cecilia Wong (Co-director of cities@manchester and di
 rector of CUPS\, University of Manchester).\n\n11.45 - 12.00\nPicture a 
 poverty free city #1\nSpeaker: Alan Dyson (Education)\n\n12.00 - 12.15\n
 Picture a poverty free city #2\nSpeakers: Kingsley Purdam & Elisabeth Ga
 rratt Glass (CMIST and Social Statistics)\n\n12.15 - 13.00\nLunch break\
 n\nKEYNOTE EVENT\n1.00pm - 2.30pm\nInequality and housing: Urban perspec
 tives\n\nThis session focuses on inequality in housing - a central socia
 l\, political\, and economic issue for academics and decision makers tod
 ay. We will hear from Professor Danny Dorling\, author of The Great Hous
 ing Disaster\, and a number of panellists\, including Cllr Sue Derbyshir
 e (Chair of AGMA Planning and Housing Commission and Leader of Stockport
  Council)\, Deborah McLaughlin (Executive Director HCA Northwest)\, and 
 Len Gibbs (Chief Executive\, EPIC Housing). \n\nKeynote Speaker - Prof D
 anny Dorling (University of Oxford)\nwith: Cllr Sue Derbyshire (Chair of
  AGMA Planning and Housing Commission and Leader of Stockport Council)\,
  Len Gibbs (Chief executive\, EPIC Housing)\, Deborah McLaughlin (Execut
 ive Director\, HCA North West). Chaired by Professor Brian Robson OBE.\n
 \n14.45 - 15.00\nPicture a poverty free city #3\nSpeaker: Nicola Banks (
 IDPM)\n\n15.00 - 15.15\nBreak \n\n15.15 - 15.30\nPicture a poverty free 
 city #4\nSpeaker: Diana Mitlin (GURC)\n\n16.00 - 17.00\nLet's live in an
  economy for all\n\nIn conjunction with the Centre for Local Economic St
 rategies (CLES)\n\nThe financial crash of 2008 and the subsequent recess
 ion\, cast a torch onto our economy. Questions about who the economy ser
 ves and how it works within the limits of the environment are growing. A
 s Britain returns to economic growth\, this ‘question time’ style debate
  will explore ideas about how we could make an economy which works bette
 r for local places\, people and the planet. Come with your questions.\n\
 nSpeakers: Mark Burton (Visiting Professor\, MMU) \, Prof Danny Dorling 
 (University of Oxford)\, Sandy Lindsay (MD of Tangerine PR and Board mem
 ber of Forever Manchester)\, Angela Rayner\, (Labour PPC for Ashton-unde
 r-Lyne and UNISON North West Regional Convenor). Chaired by Neil McInroy
  (Chief Executive\, CLES).\n\n18.30 - 20.00\nLondon vs the rest: can our
  northern cities compete?\n\nIn conjunction with IPPR\nPlease register f
 or this event via this link: https://mpp-urbaninequalities.eventbrite.co
 .uk\n\nSpeakers: Robin Boyle (Chair of Urban Studies and Planning\, Wayn
 e State University in Detroit)\, Ed Cox (IPPR North)\, Dick Sorabji (Cor
 porate Director Policy & Public Affairs\, London Councils). Chaired by P
 rof Cecilia Wong (Co-director of cities@manchester and director of CUPS\
 , University of Manchester).\n\nOrganisers:\npolicy@manchester\ncities@m
 anchester\nThe Centre for Urban Policy Studies (CUPS)\nBrooks World Pove
 rty Institute\n\nPartners:\nCLES\nIPPR
STATUS:TENTATIVE
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:The Nowgen Centre \, 29 Grafton Street\, Manchester\, M13 9WU
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