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Trevor Phillips to tackle migration and social inequality in keynote speech |
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Trevor Phillips, Chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, returns tomorrow to the debate on migration and multiculturalism, in a lecture to be given in central London.
Phillips will present his keynote speech, ‘People on the Move: More Different, More Unequal?’ on Tuesday 15th January at 6pm, at the Royal Commonwealth Society, 25 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5AP.
After the row about Bishop Nazir-Ali’s allegations of ‘no-go’ Islamic areas, Phillips will explore key migration questions affecting the UK: How should the UK government engage with migration? Is Britain ‘sleepwalking into segregation’ and ghettoisation? How can we ensure we continue to celebrate difference, while protecting and fostering a well-integrated society? The role of the Commonwealth in international migration will also be a key focus of Phillips’s lecture.
Conflict, natural disaster and poverty in Commonwealth countries continue to generate rising levels of emigration, usually away from the global South to more ‘developed’ states in the North. Tomorrow’s lecture sees Phillips exploring how the Commonwealth can play a positive role in helping developed and developing countries embrace migration’s challenges. Instead of merely observing growing resentment over perceived migration-induced social flux, overcrowding and ‘brain-drain’ issues, can the Commonwealth help its members ensure that migration is a social phenomenon from which all reap rewards?
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