Epiphany term card 2020

In the past we have hosted such
distinguishedspeakersasBorisJohnson,
JeremyVine,MarkGatis,andImelda
Staunton.Thisterm wewilcontinuethe
highqualityandvarietyofaddreseswith
suchspeakersasformerchancelorof
Durham UniversityBilBryson,former
RugbyPlayerJamesJaskel,andMathew
Hedges, the Durham PhD student
imprisonedintheUAE.Whateveryour
interest,thereisanaddresordebatefor
you!
ItisfairtosaythattheUnioniscertainlya
veryspecialplacetobeapartof.Without
it,Durham wouldsimplynotbethesame.
Ihavemadesomanyincrediblememories
andgottomeetpublicfiguresInever
thoughtIwould.Ithas shaped my
universityexperienceandgivenmeso
manyofmyclosestfriends.Ihopethat
thisterm wilbethoroughlyenjoyableand
I lookforwardtoseeingyouatour
upcomingevents.

FIRSTDEBATE
PROPOSITION
ProfesorDannyDorling
HalfordMackinderProfesorofGeographyatStPeter’s
Colege,UniversityofOxfordandanexpertonsocial
inequality,aswelastheauthorofvariousbooksincluding
‘Population10Bilion’and‘Inequalityandthe1%’.
ProfesorWilHuton
ThecurentPrincipalofHertfordColege,Universityof
OxfordandChairoftheBigInnovationCentre.Heisalsoa
formerEditor-in-ChiefofTheObserver.
ProfesorGeraldineVanBuerenQC
Aninternationalhumanrightslawyerandprofesorat
QueenMaryUniversityofLondon,aswelasoneofthe
originaldraftersoftheUnitedNationsConventiononthe
RightsoftheChild.
OPPOSITION
LordMonckton
Ahereditarypeerknownforhisworkasajournalist,
Conservativepoliticaladvisor,andastheinventorofthe
mathematicalpuzzle‘Eternity’.
RyanShorthouse
Awriter,thinker,andentrepreneur.Heisthefounderand
chiefexecutiveofBrightBlue,anindependentthink
tankknownforpromotingLiberalConservatism.
MohammedAmin
Abusinesmanwhosince2014hasbeenChairmanofthe
ConservativeMuslim Forum,anafiliatedgroupwithinthe
BritishConservativeParty
EPIPHANY2020-5

THIRDDEBATE
PROPOSITION
MirandaKane
Awriterandcomedian,famousforherone-womanshow
‘TheCoin-OperatedGirl’,basedonherexperiencesas
anescort.
DanielPryor
Durham alumnusandHeadofProgrammesattheAdam
SmithInstitute,conductingpolicyresearchandorganising
theASI'sevents.
DrBelindaBrooks-Gordon
LectureratBirkbeck,UniversityofLondoninpsychology
andsocialpolicyandauthorofthecriticalyacclaimedbook
‘ThePriceofSex’.
OPPOSITION
JulieBindel
Writer,feministcampaignerandco-founderofthegroup
'JusticeforWomen',whohaswritenextensivelyon
prostitution.
ProfesorJoPhoenix
ChairinCriminology,FacultyofArts& SocialSciences,
TheOpenUniversityandFormerDirectoroftheCenter
forCriminalLawandCriminalJusticeatDurham University.
DrHeatherBrunskel-Evans
Socialtheoristandphilosopherwhofocusesonthe
politicsofthebody,andafoundingmemberof‘Resist
PornCulture’.
EPIPHANY2020-9

FOURTHDEBATE
PROPOSITION
JamesDelingpole
Writer,journalistandcolumnistwhohaswritenfor
publicationsincludingTheSpectator,TheDailyTelegraph
andTheDailyExpres.HeiseditorfortheLondonbranch
oftheBreitbartNewsNetwork,andaregularguestoftheDurham
Union.
DavidCampbelBannerman
AmemberoftheEuropeanParliamentfortheEastof
Englandfrom 2009to2019andDeputyLeaderoftheUK
IndependencePartyfrom 2006until2010.
OPPOSITION
AngelaRamsel
ProminentAnti-Brexitcampaigner,whoidentifiesasoneof
themostactive.
EdieFriedman
DirectoroftheJewishCouncilforRacialEquality.
EPIPHANY2020-11

SIXTHDEBATE
PROPOSITION
JoannaWiliams
Academic,educationeditorofSpiked,andauthorof
WomenvsFeminism.
LouiseBurfit-Dons
ThefounderofthecharityActAgainstBulyingand
co-founderofKindnesDayUK.Writesaboutfeminist
isuesonherblog,'TheRightWingFeminist'.
TBC
OPPOSITION
ElieLevenson
JournalistforTheGuardian,NewStatesman,anda
columnistforTheIndependent,aswelastheauthorof
‘Thenoughtiegirl'sguidetoFeminism’.
MayaOppenheim
TheIndependent’swomen’scorespondent,covering
storiesfrom awoman’sangle–withaparticularfocus
ontheisuesofdomesticviolence,abortion,andperiod
poverty.
NazShahMP
MemberofParliamentforBradfordWestandShadowMinister
ofStateforDiversity.
EPIPHANY2020-15

Humanrightslawyeranddirectorof

EIGHTHDEBATE
PROPOSITION
Kery-AnneMendoza
Writer,journalist,andeditorofTheCanary,andauthorof
‘Austerity:TheDemolitionoftheWelfareStateandthe
RiseoftheZombieEconomy’.
LordMeghnadDesai
EconomistandLabourpoliticianwhohasbeenawardedthe
PadmaBhushan,thethirdhighestcivilianawardinthe
RepublicofIndiaandhasworkedheavilyonMarxian
economictheory.
StephenKinnockMP
LabourPartypoliticianwhohasbeentheMemberof
ParliamentforAberavonsince2015andwasmanaging
directoroftheGlobalLeadershipandTechnologyExchange
in2012.
OPPOSITION
ClaireFoxMEP
DirectorandfounderofthethinktanktheInstituteofIdeas
andMemberofEuropeanParliamentfortheBrexitParty
intheNorthWestEnglandconstituency.
ProfesorEricKaufmann
ProfesorofpoliticsatBirkbeckColege,Universityof
Londonandauthorof‘Whiteshift:Populism,Immigration
andtheFutureofWhiteMajorities’.
ProfesorJohnDunn
ProfesorofPoliticalTheoryatKing'sColege,Cambridgeand
politicaltheorist.Authorof‘SetingthePeopleFree:The
StoryofDemocracy’and‘BreakingDemocracy'sSpel’.
EPIPHANY2020-19

PANELDISCUSSION
LGBT+& Race
Wednesday19thFebruary
PANELLISTS
AderonkeApata
Feministhumanrightsactivist,whowona13year
batletobegrantedasylum intheUK,whilstfacing
homophobiafrom theBritishlegalsystem.
KhakanQureshi
SupportworkerandfounderofFindingAVoice,
Birmingham'sfirstvolunteer,independent,andmulti-faith
SouthAsiansLGBTsocialandsupportgroup.
KevinMaxwel
Writer,advocate,andformerdetectiveofboththeGreater
ManchesterPoliceandtheLondonMetropolitanPolice.
8:30pm,DebatingChamber,PalaceGreen
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Authorandmentalhealthadvocate.She
hasworkedasajournalistatTheTimes,
andistheauthorofthebooks‘Black
Rainbow’,‘WalkingonSunshine’,‘The
HappyKitchen’,and‘Singinginthe
Rain’.

Hugelypopularwriterasauthorofthe
interntionalbestseler‘AShortHistoryof
NearlyEverything’andformerChancelor
ofDurham University,whogiveshisname
toour‘BilyB’library.
30th

PeterHitchens
MailonSundayColumnist,documentary
producer,andauthor,Hitchenswonthe
OrwelPrizein2010.Hemakesregular
appearancesonQuestionTime,Any
Questions,TheDailyPoliticsandThis
Week.Hitchenswiladdrestheideas
whichform thebasisofhisrecentbook.
Monday24thFebruary
8:30pm,DebatingChamber,PalaceGreen
ClaraPonsati
ACatalaneconomist,previouslyappointed
theCouncilorofEducationofthe
GeneralitatofCataloniabyformer
PresidentCarlosPuigdemont.Shewas
arestedbyScotishpoliceonaEuropean
ArestWarant(laterretracted)in2017,
standingaccusedofrebelionagainstthe
SpanishState.
Wednesday26thFebruary
8:30pm,DebatingChamber,PalaceGreen
ChristineAlen-Dench
DirectorofCAFOD,theoficialCatholic
aidagencyforEnglandandWaleswhich
tacklespovertyandinjusticeandispartof
oneofthelargestaidnetworksintheworld.
TuesdayMonday10thMarch
8:30pm,DebatingChamber,PalaceGreen
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KateAdieOBE
Formerchiefnews
corespondentfor
BBCNews.
DATETBC
EniolaAluko
Footbalerwhoplayed
forEnglandandisa
forwardforSerieAclub
Juventus.
DATETBC
PaulMason
Commentator,radio
personalityandformer
EconomicsEditorof
Channel4News.
DATETBC
Ha-JoonChang
Developmenteconomist
andauthorof‘23Things
TheyDon'tTelYou
AboutCapitalism’.
DATETBC
AnnWiddecombe
Memberofthe
EuropeanParliamentfor
SouthWestEngland,for
theBrexitParty.
DATETBC
LordAdonis
Politician,journalistand
aformerSecretaryof
StateforTransport.
DATETBC
EPIPHANY2020-25

Social
EVENTS
NEONSOCIAL
Thursday6thFebruary
Ourfirstweeknightsocialoftheterm tobeheldattheUnion’s
veryown24NorthBaileyClub,wilbeneonthemed!Sodig
outthoseglow sticks,getcolourfulandjoinusfordrinks,
snacksand greatentertainmentfrom 20:30.Freeto al
members.
THEALUMNIWEEKEND
Friday21st-Sunday23rdFebruary
2020seetheUnionhostitsveryfirstAlumniWeekend,where
wewilbecelebratingourgreathistorywithmemberspastand
present.Itconsistsofmultipleeventsoverathreedayperiod,
centredaroundourGalaDinner.
NETWORKINGDEBATE
JoinusonSaturdayafternoonfrom 13:00foranetworking
sesionwithformermembersandadebatebetweenalumni.
ThisHouseWouldCodifytheUKConstitution.Therewilbe
drinksandnibblesthroughout.
THEGALADINNER
ThecentrepieceoftheweekendistheGalaDinnerheldin
Durham CathedralUndercroft.Thisthreecoursedinnerwith
drinksreception,entertainment,casinotablesandphotobooth
isopentomembersandnon-membersfor£55and£65
respectively.WithaKluteVIPwristbandincludedintheticket,
itisnotonetomis!Ticketsavailableonourwebsitenow.
60sRETROSOCIAL
Monday2ndMarch
Comealongtoour60sretrosocialtobrightenupyourMonday
eveningwithflowersandflares!Freetoalmembers,foodand
clasic60scocktailswilbeonoferincludingMaiTaisand
Gimlets,alwrappedupwiththeperfectthrowbackplaylist.
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24
NORTHBAILEYCLUB
The24NorthBaileyClub(commonlyknownas‘24s’)is
theDurham Union’sbar,andoneofourmostcherished
asets.NootherstudentsocietyattheUniversitycanclaim
tohaveitsownprivatevenue,withabar,beergarden,
events space,and living accommodation forUnion
members.
24sisagreatsocialhubtomeetfriendsfrom acrosthe
university,boatingafantasticrangeofcheapdrinks.
Unlikemostcolegebars,italsohasahugebeergarden,
andthecharm of24slendsitagreatatmospheredecoratedwithpostersshowingthe‘GreatestHits’of
Unionspeakers.AfterUniondebatesandaddreses,itis
notuncommonthatspeakersmakeavisittothebar,soyou
neverknowwhoyoumightmeet!Alinal,itistrulyone
ofthebeststudentbarsinDurham.
InadditiontotheUnion’sfreesocials,thebarholdsits
ownregularevents.ThepubquizisrenownedinDurham,
alwaysfeaturingnewtopics-onanythingfrom musicto
Netflixtoheadsofstate!Livemusicacts,karaokeand
themed events with specialcocktails are further
highlightsoftheterm,sostaytunedforthesenights.
OpeningHours:
Sunday-Thursday:8:30pm-11:30pm
Friday& Saturday:8:30pm-12:00am
YourCustodianTeam,
TristanPahl& AlexanderBuxton-Carda
EPIPHANY2020-27

Student
DEBATING
Forthosewhowouldliketotrydebating,theDurham
UnionSocietyalsohasanexcelentcompetitivesquad.
Nearlyeveryweekwesendstudentsacrosthecountry
tocompeteonbehalfofDurham.Wealsocompeteat
theWorldandEuropeanDebatingChampionships.
Thisyear,theUnion'scompetitivedebatesquadshave
proventhemselvesontheUKandinternationalcircuit
recently.BothAandBteams(MarthaMuir& John
KarelisandRosieVori& HannahCookrespectively)
representedDurham attheWorldUniversitiesDebating
ChampionshipinBangkokoverNewYear.
Closertohome,Durham UnionDebatingwonthe
ShefieldIVandhostedaverysuccesfulDurham IV.
We'vebeenwelcomingmanynewfacestoourpractices
andcompetitions,includingtalentedfresherswhowil
goontogreatdebateachievements.
Thisterm wewilofcoursecontinuecompetitive
speakingtrainingatanovice,intermediate,and
advancedlevel-sowhateveryourexperienceis,do
showuptotakeadvantageofhigh-qualitytraining.
KeepyoureyespeeledaswepreparetohostDurham
SchoolsandtheveryfirstLGBT+Opencompetition.
MakesurethatyoujointheFacebookgroupDurham
UnionDebatingtokeepupdated.Welookforwardto
seeingyouatDUDebating!
DirectorofDebating,
RosieVori
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Geting
Involved
Withthebiggestexecintheuniversity,there’saplaceforeveryoneandarolethateachone
ofourmemberswouldbeperfectlysuitedfor.Don’thesitatetocomealongtoourelections
aftereventsandtakeyourchancetobeapartofrunningthelargestandoldestsocietyin
Durham!
Presidents’Commitee
AidsthePresidentandthePresidentElectingetingspeakerstotheUnionandplanningthe
wholeterm.Theyaretheunsungheroesandtheresearchteam behindyourfavouriteevents.
ConsultativeCommitee
ThelinkbetweenthecolegesandtheUnion,eachmemberofthiscommiteehasaunique
roleasconsultativesecretaryfortheircolege-advertisingeventsandreportingtheconcerns
ofmembersinthatcolegebacktothesociety.
DebatesCommitee
AppointedbytheDebatesSelectionCommiteeeachterm,thisisagreatwaytogetinvolved
inrunningourcompetitivedebatingbyorganisingworkshopsandcompetitionsaswelas
threeofthebiggestdebatingcompetitionsintheUK:theIV,Schools’,andtheOpen.
HouseCommitee
ThelogiciansoftheUnion,HouseCommiteeaidtheStewardinwelcomingourmembersto
events,ensuringtheyrunsmoothlyand,aboveal,beingthemosthospitablehosts.
RulesCommitee
AsiststheReturningOficerinensuringalelectionsarefairandseentobe,theyarethe
backbonethatholdstheConstitutiontogetherandmakesuretherulesarealuptodate.
SocialCommitee
AidingtheSocialandAsistantSocialSecretariesinplanningandrunningthebestpartiesin
Durham,theyarethemostcreativeandthemostfunpeopleintheUnion.
SponsorshipCommitee
AidingtheSponsorshipandAsistantSponsorshipSecretariesinwinningoversponsors,
doingcharityworkanddeliveringstash,theseguysarethemoneymakers.
BarCommitee
Anyonecanjoin24s’BarCommiteetoairyourviewsandhaveyoursayonhowthebest
barinDurham isrun.
EPIPHANY2020-29

Who’swho
President
SarahKuszynski
Treasurer Secretary President-Elect
HelenPaton JamesWroe EduradoEnamorado
SponsorshipSecretary Custodian DirectorofDebating SocialSecretary
KristenPrice TristanPahl RosieVori LucyJackson
AlumniOficer:FergusBarker
AsistantCustodian:AlexanderBuxton-Carda
AsistantSecretary:EmirRazFunes
AsistantSocialSecretary:SarahPeart
AsistantSponsorshipSecretary:RayanBhatacharya
DebateCompetitionsSecretary:AlexB-K
DebateTrainingSecretary:GeorgeFilippopoulos
EqualitiesOficer:AlannahLife
OutreachOficer:HaryTroise
PublicityOficer:TamaraHerington
ReturningOficer:JackPery
SpeakersSecretary:LydiaBuckroyd
Steward:Ryande’Vere
TechnologiesOficer:StevenRoy
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PutingtogetheraUnionterm isnosmal
task.ThisissomethingIcouldnothave
achieved without our staf, commitee
members,andoficers,alofwhom helprun
theUnionfrom behindthescenes.
ThanksmustgototheUnion’sstaf.Firstly,
Sharon,withoutwhom we would have
almostcertainlyshutupshop!Alison,your
work with theaccountsisinvaluableto
keepingtheUnionrunningsmoothly.Sue,
thankyousomuchforalthatyoudokeeping
thingsinorder!
ThankyoutoaltheUnion’spastPresidents
whohavebeenthereforadviceandguidance,
whoconvincedmethatIam goodenoughfor
thisrole-despitemyconstantdoubt.From
mycurentStandingCommiteeandoficers,
IwilfirstthankLucy,yoursocialsarethe
bestyetandIcan'twaittoseeyourideasfor
nextterm.Iam proudtocalyoumySocial
Secretary,butevenproudertocalyoumy
friend.To James,you wereadedicated
Steward,soIhavenodoubtthatyouwilbe
anexcelentSecretary.Helen,youarean
exemplaryTreasurerandmuchlikethenew
Treasurer’sTreatsyouhavegot,youarea
treattoworkwith.
TomySpeakersSecretariesandPresident’s
commitee,youhavehelpedtoshapemy
term;dealtwithmyconstantworyingabout
thingsgoingwrongwiththeterm andsent
extrainvitationswhenneeded,yourhelpis
always appreciated. Fergus, you have
elevatedtheroleofAlumniOficerandIam
President’s
Thanks
oftheUnion.YourtimeasReturningOficer
hasbeennodiferent,longmayitcontinue.
Now,toTristanandAlexB-C.Ihavespent
moremoneyin24sthanIwouldcaretoadmit,
butIwouldneverhaveitanydiferently.
Tristan,yourworkimprovingtheUnionisas
briliantasyourmanagementofthebar,which
Iam surewilgofrom strengthtostrength.
Alex,yourkaraokeandpubquizzesarealways
excelent,Ilookforwardtomoreofthem next
term.
Kristen,youareahardworkingSponsorship
Secretaryandyourtalentforgraphicdesignis
astounding.TheUnionisgladtohaveyou.
And Tamara,yoursuccesoras Publicity
Oficer,yourefortsphotographing events,
addingwitycaptionstoposts,andhelping
improve the Union’s image are greatly
appreciated.
Ofcourse,toalourDebatingOficers-Rosie,
GeorgeandAlex-youarededicated,world
clasrepresentativesofcompetitivedebating.
WeareluckytohaveyouintheUnion.And,to
Easter,aterm thathasbeentransformedover
thepastfewyearsintoabusyandfunterm.I
hopethatthisEasterwilbuildonthat.
Any presidentialterm is always fulof
chalengesandrewards.Thegreatestreward,
forme,istheclosefriendsIhavemadealong
theway;whobelieveintheUnionandstuckby
methroughthickandthin.TheUnionhasmade
mytimeatDurham somuchbeter,andIwil
treasuretheexperiencesIhavehadhereforthe
suretheAlumniWeekendwilbeahighlight
restofmylife.Iam beyondhumbledtobeyour
ofthisterm!ToJack,throughoutyourtime PresidentforEpiphany2020,thankyou.
inthesocietyyouhaverepresentedthebest
EPIPHANY2020-31

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theDurham Union
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BaileyClub
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worldclasdebatesquad
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greatadditiontoanyCV
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courses
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