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The Battle of Ideas is an annual festival held in London that is committed to open, frank and robust discussions about key ideas of our times.
Saturday 27 October 2007
Sunday 28 October 2007
10:00
19:30
Royal College of Art- Kensington Gore- SW7 2EU
Tickets: £75/£45 (£50/£30 Conc.)
Event
Up for debate?
The Battle of Ideas on 27 and 28 October 2007 is committed to open, frank and robust discussions about the key ideas of our times. The Battle for Africa Strand is a new addition to the festival this year, and features an exciting line-up of debates and speakers that will discuss key issues in three crucial debates:
1) Saving Africa: The West’s new moral mission? 2) Trade, aid or development? 3) The new Silk Road or scramble for Africa: What does China mean for the sub-Saharan continent?
Corruptababble
To coincide with these debates, WORLDwrite's long awaited documentary Corruptababble will premiere at the festival. The film challenges conventional wisdom with upfront interviews and extraordinary and strident satire. Are corrupt greedy regimes and war lords so widespread? Should developing countries be monitored and measured for their application of 'good governance' to stem corrupt tendencies? Is poverty the product of third world gangsters, thieving politicians and corporate fraudsters? No, the film suggests, but our obsession with corruption is endemic and dangerous.
Find out more
To find out more or to get a ticket please call the Ticket Hotline on 020 7269 9220 or visit www.battleofideas.org.uk
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