The Edmund Lectures: A Very British Scandal

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30th October 7:30pm
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30th October 9:30pm

About this event

This October and November will feature Big Issues: The Edmund Lectures 2024 – a series of lectures by internationally renowned experts on some of the big issues that challenge our lives as we continue to navigate the 21st Century.

“A Very British Scandal” – Mark Russell

Wednesday 30 October at 7.00pm

Mark Russell was appointed as Chief Executive of The Children’s Society in 2019 and leads a team of 750 staff and 6,000 volunteers. He is passionately committed to social justice and fighting for children and young people to feel hopeful and happy.

Why do so many British children live in poverty? Why do they have the lowest well-being rates in Europe? Over four million children in this country live in poverty. Many are open to exploitation, poor mental health, and vulnerable to online abuse. How might we contribute to a society which cares for our children and young people better. In this talk, Mark will help us to understand how we can help and hope, and how politics can create change.

Free to attend, but please book.

Mark Russell grew up in Northern Ireland and read Law at Queen’s University Belfast. He has 10 years’ experience as a youth worker, supporting young people in England and Northern Ireland. In 1999, Mark was awarded the ‘British Gas Tomorrow’s People Award’ for his cross-community work, bringing Catholic and Protestant young people together across Northern Ireland in the run up to the Good Friday Agreement. Before joining The Children’s Society Mark served as Chief Executive of Church Army for almost 13 years. Mark has been a Trustee of The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England and has served as Chair of The Marylebone Project, the largest women-only homeless project in the UK. Mark is Honorary Canon of Southwark Cathedral and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. Mark is from County Armagh in Northern Ireland and attended Queen’s University in Belfast.

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