Biennial Jim Rose Lecture
In 1968 Jim Rose and Anthony Lester co-founded the Runnymede Trust 'to counter racist propaganda and to develop programmes for an increasingly diverse society'. From then until his death in 1999, Jim Rose's contribution and devotion to racial justice and civil rights was unwavering and unbroken. 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.
The Runnymede Trust has established the Jim Rose Lecture to mark his enduring legacy. The inaugural lecture, delivered by Anthony Lester on 15 October 2003, celebrated the life of Runnymede's founder, by revisiting the issues of the day and by looking to the future of race relations in Britain.
See below for more details and speeches from the lecture.
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill, QC, who co-founded the Runnymede Trust with Jim Rose in 1968, gave the inaugural Jim Rose Lecture under the chairmanship of Pam Rose, Jim's widow, on 15 October 2003.
Also at this event, Middlesex University's Centre for Racial Equality Studies launched the Runnymede Collection at Middlesex University; and the British Council, who hosted the evening, announced the publication of Citizenship Education and Human Rights Education, updating their original 2000 programme of activity in this area.
View the News Release for this event.
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