Jim Rose Lecture
Jim Rose co-founded Runnymede with Anthony Lester, now Lord Lester of Herne Hill, in 1968 'to counter racist propaganda and develop programmes for an increasingly diverse society'.
From then until his death in 1999, Jim Rose's devotion to racial justice and civil rights remained unbroken and his contribution invaluable. He was a key figure in race relations in Britain over four decades and his seminal report, Colour and Citizenship (co-authored with Nicholas Deakin), has shaped the way we understand and think of racial equality today.
To mark this enduring legacy Runnymede established the Jim Rose Lecture, which takes place every year or so, each time focusing on a different theme with a new key speaker.
Watch the 2012 Jim Rose Lecture, given by the Rt Hon David Lammy on the topic of race and riots, here.
See leading political philosopher Lord Professor Bhikhu Parekh speak on multiculturalism at the 2010 Jim Rose lecture in the video below.
For the Jim Rose Lecture 2009, celebrated Indian author Amitav Ghosh gave a talk entitled Belonging, Community and Disapora at the London School of Economics. Watch a video of the lecture below.
