RSA Oxford City Conversations

A trio of conversations about the city of Oxford and its role in creating a world where people, place and planet can all thrive in harmony.

Over three evenings, we will explore social connections, skills and sustainability through the lens of stories and systems thinking. RSA Fellows will present insights from their own initiatives followed by reflection and discussion.

September 24th, October 28th, November 27th.

The speakers for our first conversation on social connections, hosted by RSA Fellow Stan Gilmour, will be:

Shaniek Parks, a MPhil academic with Oxford Population Health, who is researching the impact of digital communications on food decision-making among young adults in her home country, Jamaica, and the UK. Shaniek has been a communications consultant with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Office for Jamaica.
Amy Ludlow, a researcher and educator with expertise in law and criminal justice, who excels in bridging policy, practice, and research for systemic impact, particularly in the fields of prison reform, cultural improvement, and prison education. Amy is CEO of SHiFT, which exists to break the destructive cycle of children and young people caught up in, or at risk of, crime.
Pamela Roberts, an award-winning producer, cultural strategist and executive coach, who founded Black Oxford Untold Stories, a groundbreaking platform that illuminates the lives and legacies of Oxford University’s Black scholars. Pamela is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow at the Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library.

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