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URL:https://palestinecampaign.org/events/prevent/
SUMMARY:PREVENT: tackling extremism or criminalising dissent?
DESCRIPTION:Speaking out for justice and human rights: challenging the gove
 rnment’s Prevent strategy and the Counter-terrorism and Security Act.\n\
 nListen to the event here: https://soundcloud.com/psc-10/prevent\n\nPreven
 t was introduced as part of the government's post-9/11 counter-terrorism s
 trategy. Instead of being an effective way of genuinely countering extremi
 sm\, it is rightly perceived as what Baroness Warsi called a "Cold War aga
 inst British Muslims." Now it has been given added legitimacy as part of t
 he Counter-terrorism and Security Act (CTS)\, passed in 2015.\n\nNow CTS i
 s being used to criminalise legitimate dissent. Under the new government t
 his is only going to get worse. Only a few days after the election\, David
  Cameron announced even more sinister powers under this Act - a taste of w
 hat's to come if we don't challenge this legislation.\n\nThis public meeti
 ng brought together a broad range of speakers from different sectors – j
 ournalism\, politics\, arts\, education\, health. It is the start of a pro
 cess of coalition-building across organisations and sectors to engage peop
 le in this issue and start challenging the new and serious threats we face
 .\n\nSpeakers (in speaking order):\n\nKarma Nabulsi\, Professor of Politic
 s and International Relations at University of Oxford\n\nPeter Oborne\, As
 sociate Editor of the Spectator\n\nJenny Jones\, Green Party Assembly Memb
 er and Peer\n\nAzad Ali\, Head of Community Development and Engagement at 
 MEND\n\nSally Hunt\, General Secretary of UCU\n\nRosamund McNeil\, Head of
  Education and Equality at NUT\n\nSimon Natas\, leading Criminal and Human
  Rights lawyer at ITN Solicitors\n\nChaired by Hugh Lanning\, Chair\, Pal
 estine Solidarity Campaign
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