Reimagining Democracy & Justice

2024: A Date with Death for Democracy?

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With disinformation campaigns now becoming a normalised feature of our democratic processes, are our democracies hurtling towards an imminent date with a brick wall?

Sorry seems to be the hardest word: Will Britain ever apologise for its violent empire?

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The Netherlands have formally apologised for its role in 250 years of slavery. Will Britain do the same? The Conduit's co-founder Paul van Zyl, who was the Executive Secretary of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and academic Caroline Elkins discussed this and her new book ‘Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire’.

Can we fix UK Democracy?

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Our democracy is in trouble. Communities across the UK are despairing of their decision makers and unable to make change. We need a radical transformation. One that ensures citizens can shape the quality of their life, community, and future.But how we achieve this is subject to fevered debate.Do we reform our existing structures? For example, introducing proportional representation? Do we need new models of democratic decision making, such as citizen assemblies? Or do we simply need to shift power and money into the hands of communities - so that they can win change from the bottom up?Join leading thinkers and doers to debate how we transform democracy and put our communities back at the table.Presented in collaboration with the Civic Power Fund.

The Iranian Uprising

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What the world is witnessing now is the biggest threat to the Islamic Republic since its birth 43 years ago. The regime's response has been brutal - but the protesters remain undeterred and defiant.

In Conversation with Nobel Peace Prize winner, Maria Ressa: How To Stand Up to a Dictator

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Crusading Filipino journalist Maria Ressa has spent decades speaking truth to power. The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize, TIME Person of the Year, and countless further accolades, Maria’s work tracking disinformation networks seeded by her own government, spreading lies to its own citizens laced with anger and hate, has landed her in trouble with the most powerful man in the country: President Duterte.

Deaf Mosaic: with photographer Stephen Iliffe

Stephen Iliffe’s intimate portraits from the UK’s deaf community range from female vicar to fairground traveller, Quran translator to fashion model.

Oxfam at 80: Making change in an unequal world

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Danny Sriskandarajah, Oxfam GB’s Chief Executive and Conduit member,  facilitated a discussion with an expert panel of activists about how to make a change in an unequal world, and what we can all do to play our part.

Europe’s response to the war in Ukraine

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Putin announces ‘partial mobilisation’ of Russia and threatens nuclear retaliation. What is Europe's response to the ongoing conflict?This event was delivered in partnership with Pranvera Smith, Director & Founder of the Frontline Club and the FT  

The brutal reality of Russia’s unjust war

Jean Oelwang, Founding CEO of Virgin Unite, recently travelled to Ukraine with organisations HelpUkraine and SuperHumans, alongside a group of committed leaders, to visit a range of projects and to spend time with the extraordinary Ukrainian people. What Jean witnessed was devastating. She provides an account of her experience and ways in which we can continue to help.

An Interview with Nemonte Nenquimo

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Nemonte Nenquimo is an Indigenous leader of the Waorani people in the Ecuadorean Amazon province of Pastaza, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. Nemonte gained global attention when she led a successful court action to block a proposal for oil exploration and drilling on 500,000 acres of Waorani land. Her tireless and courageous work to rally Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador to oppose oil exploitation on their territory and insist on proper consultation led to a landmark legal victory, a decision that was seen as setting a precedent for Indigenous rights in the region.We spoke to Nemonte about the continuing challenges facing the Waorani, and her work to bring their struggle out to the wider world.