Index on Censorship presents ‘Beyond Belief’, a half day conference on police, policy and freedom of expression in the arts.
Tuesday 5th July 9am – 1pm at Free Word Centre, London EC1R 3GA
Join us for a half day of high level debate on the challenges of policing artistic freedom of expression. Jude Kelly, artistic director of the South Bank Centre, will give a key note speech, followed by a landmark panel discussion ‘Policing challenging art’, chaired by Kenan Malik with
- Chief Superintendent Peter Terry of the Metropolitan Police
- Munira Mirza, Director of Arts and Culture for the Mayor of London
- Canon Giles Fraser of St Paul’s Cathedral
- David Lan, Artistic Director of the Young Vic
- Tamsin Allen, solicitor Bindmans LLP
The conference launches Index on Censorship’s case study on the production of Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti’s 2010 play ‘Behud (Beyond Belief)’ at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and Soho Theatre London. We are delighted that Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti will also be speaking at the event. Following the panel discussion, we will be hosting facilitated breakout sessions during which all delegates will be able to contribute to the discussion.
Spaces are limited. Please click here to register.
