Our debates are intended as more public events, so all are truly welcome. The intention is to bring reasoned debate to security and development related issues of topical interest. Details of the first event are below.

Closing Guantanamo: one year on. Seminar debate and film screening

1.30 pm, Tuesday February 23, Lock Keeper's Cottage, QMUL.

Our first debate event will see a number of speakers from different disciplinary backgrounds approaching the issue of 'Obama's Guantanamo' from different thematic and historical angles.  February 2010 to mark the date that President Obama set for the closure of the prison camp at Guantanamo.

This event will include an early evening screening of Andy Worthington's new film Outside the Law: stories from Guantanamo

Confirmed participants:

Will Rowlandson (Kent)

Wayne Morrison (QMUL)

Geraldine Lievesley (MMU)

Simon Reid-Henry (QMUL)

Andrew Worthington (Journalist)

If you would be interested in participating in this event, please send an email to: cgsd[at]cgsd.org.uk