Easter 2013 CUS Standing Committee Easter 2013 President’s

President Speakers’ Officer Executive Officer Treasurer Social Events Officer Joel Fenster Imogen Schön Emily Gittins Daniel Hyman Lucy Lassman Welcome

Welcome back to Vice President President Elect Vice President Debating Officer Debating Officer Easter Term at the Designate Cambridge Union. Alex Forzani Joanna Mobed Will Thong Ali Roweth Alex Porter The next few weeks are packed with Speakers Officer Elect: Oliver Jackson Treasurer Elect: Michael Dunn Goekjian events, so be sure to take a moment to plan your revision breaks. With speak- Head of Press Joanne Stewart Supplementary Committee ers ranging from Tim Deputy Head of Press Valdemar Alsop Ted Loveday Zuzanna Grześkiewicz Rachel Tookey Minchin to Michael Head of Campus Publicity Leo Kirby Krista Länkelä Sandel, we have Head of Online Publicity Ian Cooper Nick Wright tried to deliver Deputy Heads of Publicty Will Taylor, Katharine Biddle Rupert Campbell-Manners something for all tastes. With Lisa Kudrow, Bradley Whitford, , SGL for Debates Tom Earl Coordination Committee the Palestinian Ambassador, and so many more, I know that there is someone here SGL for Speakers James Hutt Leo Kirby Deputy SGLA Zahra Sachedina for you. Will Taylor HOEM Clara Spera James Hutt Deputy HOEM Matt Townsend Zuzannna Grześkiewicz Moving on to debates, speakers include Mike Newell, Jimmy Wales, Lily Cole, Secretary Ellen Powell Amy Gregg Natalie Bennett, Francis Boulle, Kate Pickett, and many other leading figures. Our Women’s Officer Christina Sweeney-Baird Nick Wright debates this term address pressing matters of our time, including Iran’s nuclear Diversity Officers Will Prasifka, Amy Gregg Jiameng Gao Recruitment Officers Stephanie Tan, Tim Squirrell ambitions and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Closer to home, we are examining the Suvi Joensuu Deputy Recruitment Officer Tilly Bennett-Jones Welfare State in a debate which could not be more current. Stepping back a mo- Tim Squirrell Head of AV Jiameng Gao ment, we look at the fundamentals of our society, asking whether a society of giving Deputy Head of AV Suvi Joensuu Board of Trustees is a realistic aspiration. Perhaps most entertainingly, we will see leading figures from Heads of Access Miriam Shovel, Ryan Frost Sir Richard Dearlove (Chairman) our screens assessing the impact of the established media on our screens. Dr Nigel Brown Staff Joel Fenster Bursar: Colonel William Bailey (Officer) Janet Turner Finally, we will finish term with the Union’s famous Garden Party. Tickets always sell Accountant: Dr David Sellick Mr Andy Swarbrick out in minutes, so make sure you remember to book early. Amidst the delights of Office Supervisor: Michelle Caspersz Dr Nigel Yandell May Week Champagne bliss, we can also enjoy talks Bar and Events Manager: James Aldridge Mr Nick Heath from Lisa Kudrow and Neil Gaiman. Buildings and Services Supervisor: Patrick Hanwell Events The Hon Daniel Janner Administrator: Joseph Burman Coffee Shop Supervisor: Veronika Misinska Friends of the Union Joel Fenster Deloitte LLP Library Invigilator: Barnaby Bryan President, Easter 2013 Mills and Reeve LLP Bar Supervisor: Matt Merrick Rathbones Kleinwort Benson Design by Danny Leon Fenster Thermotechnix System Ltd www.DannyFenster.co find out more about the global body for professional accountants

+44 (0)141 582 2000 [email protected] www.accaglobal.com/ukgraduates Natalie Bennett is leader Thursday 25th Apr of the Green Party of England and Wales. Previously she was editor of PM Weekly and has worked 7:30 as a journalist in the UK, Thailand and . Ambassador Chilcott As Britain’s Ambassador to Tehran, he was forced to leave Iran in 2011 Lisa Kudrow amidst violent attacks on the embassy is a former (and his dog). He is currently Ambas- Bill Callaghan sador to Ireland. Lisa Kudrow is a globally loved, Emmy Award Sergeant Major and Royal Army para- winning actress, comedienne and producer. medic with 23 years of service. As a Beefeater at the Tower of London, his She gained worldwide popularity for her role irreverent guided tours made him a as Phoebe Buffay in the American television YouTube hit. Jonathan Sacerdoti is a sitcom, Friends. Kudrow has gone on to Middle East analyst and commentator. produce several programmes including The He was the Director of the Institute for Comeback, and Who Do You Think You Are, Middle Eastern Democracy between and has appeared in many films including P.S. Azadeh Moaveni is the 2011 and 2013. I Love You. Iranian-American author of Lipstick Jihad and Honeymoon in Tehran. As

Week 1 Week Middle East correspondent for TIME magazine, she was one of the few Western journalists to report from Davis Lewin is the Political Date to be announced Tehran full-time. Director of the Henry Jackson Society. As well as being an expert in Middle (May Week) Eastern affairs and diplomacy, he directs the Society’s Parliamentary programme.

Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin is an Australian comedian, actor, and musician. Renowned for his musical comedy act, he first gained fame at the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His impressive theatre credits include co-writing the Olivier Award This House Believes winning West End show Matilda, A Musical, and performing as Judas in the Jesus Christ Superstar International Tour. He will be discussing all aspects of it is Western Hypocrisy his varied career.

Wed 24th Apr 7 PM to Condemn Iran’s Nuclear Aspirations June 14th 1 - 4 pm Thursday 2nd May Mike Newell is one PM of Britain’s most suc- 7:30 cessful directors. He has

directed Four Weddings 2 Week and a Funeral, the most recent adaptation of Great Armando Iannucci Expectations and the 4th Harry Potter film. Oliver Parker is a Armando Iannucci is a renowned comedian highly successful film direc- and satirist . His work includes the sitcom tor. Originally from London, , the filmIn The Loop, Chan- he has directed the St. Trin- nel 4’s The Armando Iannucci Show and, ian’s series starring Rupert Everett, the 2009 adaptation most recently, on HBO. His prodigious of Dorian Gray as well as early collaborations such as The Day Today Francis Boulle is a Johnny English Reborn. and I’m are among the star of Made in Chelsea and defining pillars of . a successful entrepreneur. At just 24 he has founded the website sexymp.co.uk and the angel investment platform fundmine.com which has raised over £15 million of investment for its clients. This House Believes Tue 30th Apr 7:30 PM the Commercial Establishment is Killing Creativity

Nicola Shindler is a TV producer and executive on our Screens Peter Singer who founded Red Produc- tion Company. This year she Sponsored by DLA Piper Peter Singer AC is a world-renowned was named one of the 100 philosopher. His Utilitarian views have most powerful women in the formed a landmark contribution to UK by the BBC’s Women’s Hour. moral philosophy, and have ranged Jessica Hynes is a from world poverty and euthanasia, to Tony and Bafta nominated politics and doping in sports. His key actress. She starred in works are Practical Ethics and Animal Spaced and has appeared Liberation, which was highly influential in films such asShaun of the on the modern animal rights movement. Dead and Bridget Jones: He is currently a Professor of Bioethics The edge of reason. at Princeton. Joint event with Giving What We Can

Wed 1st May 7:30 PM HuffPost Mon 29th Apr 7:30 PM and the The Cambridge Union Present Conversation Starters: What does feminism mean to me today?

Billions of people across the world call themselves a feminist, however there is still much stigma attached to the term. In a world where more women have the right to vote and there are more female business leaders than ever before, but pay discrep- ancies still exist, and inequalities abound, what does feminism mean to us?

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DLA Piper is a global law firm operating through various separate and distinct legal entities. Further details of these entities can be found at www.dlapiper.com copyright © 2012 DLA Piper. All rights reserved. | SEP12 | 2403018 Thursday 9th May Freddy Gray is assistant Editor of The Spectator and a former PM literary Editor of The American Con- 7:30 servative. He is a well known com- Michael Sandel is Professor of mentator on conservative issues. Kate Pickett Week 3 Week Epidemiology at the University of Michael Sandel is a world famous political York & an authority on inequali- philosopher from Harvard University. He has ties in Health. Her book The Spirit Level was one of the New States- been labelled the ‘Public Philosopher’ after is the Con- Chris Skidmore man’s Top 10 Books of the Decade. his televised lectures on Justice garnered servative MP for Kingswood and also She co-founded the Equality Trust. immense popularity. His engaging style and a widely published historian. An Ox- expertise in Justice have made his course ford graduate, he is also a member of one of the most highly attended in Harvard’s the Free Enterprise Group of MPs and Rowenna Davis is a history. He will be discussing his new book, a co-author of the Brittania Unchained Labour Councillor and appears Study of the UK workforce. What Money Can’t Buy. on the One Show, and Sky amongst others. She is Mon 6th May 7:30 PM Matthew Hancock is Con- a successful journalist for publica- servative MP for West Suffolk and the tions such as The Guardian, The current Parliamentary Under-Secretary Economist and . of State for Further Education. He has appeared as a commentator on shows such as Daybreak and BBC John Boyne Radio 4. John Boyne is an immensely popular, award- winning novelist. Out of his many published novels, his most famous is the widely praised This House Believes The Boy in Striped Pyjamas which was made into a film. He has won five prestigious awards and has recently been long listed for the Carnegie Medal. He will be discussing his new the book The House is Haunted. Modern Fri 10th May 7:00 PM Prof Hassassian Welfare State

Ambassador Manuel Hassassian is the head of the Palestinian General Delegation to the is United Kingdom. A scholar and a politician, he Unsustainable was a professor at Bethlehem University for 25 years and has served as the president of UNESCO’s PEACE programme that support- ed Education in Palestine. He has published many prominent works on Palestinian issues. Wed 8th May 7:30 PM The Palestinian Ambassador th Lily Cole is a model Thursday 16 May and actress, having graced the cover of British Vogue at 7:30 PM just 16. She has worked with David Moyes brands including Alexander McQueen, Chanel & LV. In David Moyes is the current manager of the May she will launch a so- English Premier League Club Everton and cially networked gift economy a former footballer. Described as a ‘fine website & app, Impossible, Jimmy Wales is an example’ of leadership, under Moyes Everton which will open exclusively to American internet entrepre- Cambridge students. moved away from turmoil and reached the neur, best known as co- FA club final in 2009. He has three times won founder of Wikipedia. In 2007 he was chosen by the World ‘Manager of the Year,’ and is the third longest Economic Forum as one of serving manager in the Premier League. their Young Global Leaders James Suzman to create an action plan to Mon 13th May 7:30 PM achieve their global vision is director of Anthropos, the 4 Week world’s leading journal on plan in 2030. anthropology and linguis- tics & was director of the European Commission’s Regional Rights Assessment in Southern Africa, holding the position of Smuts Com- monwealth Fellow in African Sir Jackie Stewart Studies. This House Known as ‘the Flying Scot’, Sir Jackie Stewart is considered one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. Having won three World Championships in 1969, 1971 and Believes A Society 1973, he made a lasting mark on the sport by campaigning for better safety, and went on to be successful businessman, media personal- ity and founder of his own racing team that . of Giving is later became Red Bull. Genevieve Vaughan th PM is a well-known, influential Tue 14 May 6:00 figure & benefactor within the Global Feminist and Gift Impossible Economy movements. In 1997 Genevieve published ‘For-Giving: A Feminist Criti- cism of Exchange’, which has been published in over five David Halpern was languages. previously Chief Analyst in Bradley Whitford the Prime minister’s strategy Unit, serving under both Bradley Whitford is an Emmy Award-winning Brown and Blair. He is a for- American television and film actor. He is mer student and lecturer of perhaps best known for his role as White psychology at Cambridge, House Deputy Chief of Staff, Josh Lyman, in and current Director of the The West Wing. He is also an active political Sam Gyimah is the government’s Behavioral Conservative MP for East Insights Team in No 10. liberal, campaigning against George Bush Surrey & Parliamentary in the 2004 election, and more recently for Private Secretary to the Prime the Courage Campaign, an organisation that Minister. A former invest- advocates for progressive issues such as tax ment banker, he has served as school governor & is a reform and LGBT equality. supporter of several charities including Crisis & the Down Fri 17th May 7:30 PM Syndrome Association. Thursday 13th June Hannah Weisfeld is the director and founder of Yachad, a 8:00 PM Non-Governmental Organisation working to promote the two-state is the Neil Gaiman solution within the UK. Alan Mendoza Executive Director of the Henry Neil Gaiman is an author, screenwriter, graphic Jackson Society, having helped novelist and all-round geek idol. Credited as found the society as a Cambridge one of the top living postmodern writers, and student. He is a highly regarded Joel Fenster is the outgo- analyst of both domestic and May Week winner of the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, ing President of the Cambridge foreign affairs. his works include American Gods, Coraline, Union and a second year PPS stu- Stardust, The Graveyard Book, The Sandman dent at Selwyn College. He hopes to enter International Relations in graphic novels, two Doctor Who episodes, is a Senior the future. Alan Johnson and many other things. He will be discussing Research Fellow at the Britain Israel his new book, The Ocean At The End Of The Communications Centre. He is the Lane. editor of Fathom, a publication aiming to increase understanding of the Sat 15th June 8:00 PM region. The Israel - Palestine Question

This House Believes a Two-State Solution is Achievable Now President’s Thanks

Finally, to those I have neglected in order to take on this role. To Mum, Dad, Daniel, and Ilana - you have kept everything in perspective for me. I do apologise that you haven’t seen me this year, always “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” with the promise that I will be “home more in my third year”. After not seeing you all of the last Charles Dickens summer, Christmas, or Easter vacations, all I can say is that I owe you a holiday or two. To Daniel in particular, thank you for your tolerance.

The Union has been the backbone of my time at Cambridge, teaching me more than any PPS To my friends, thank you for never letting me get above myself. The Selwyn Nine, you have been essay ever could. It is from the people here that I have learnt a great deal, and whose lessons will exceptional friends from the first moment I entered Cripps Court. Supportive every step of the way, stay with me wherever I go. I would never have run for President had it not been for you pushing me to do so. In addition, thank you to my Noam group, my JFS gang, my J-Soc friends, and everyone else to whom I have been an This termcard has been put together by an unprecedented number of people, with the vast awful friend, I promise that it will all change on June 13th. majority of invitations being sent out by members of the Debates’ and Speakers’ Committees. To the over fifty members of these committees: thank you for all you have done, this term belongs to you. Not only did you produce Easter 2013, many future terms will also benefit from the invita- Dickens went on to write that “it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness”. Let us hope tions you sent. that we have gained a little of both in equal measure.

Imogen, Emily, Daniel, and Lucy, you have gone above and beyond, and are an exceptional team to work alongside. Emily, not only have you been a delight for all who have worked with you, you have taken on more than I could ever ask. I cannot wait till we are watching debates together as Joel Fenster awkward old has-beens. Imogen, I am immeasurably grateful that I have gotten to know you as a President, Easter 2013 friend and colleague; your commitment to the Union has certainly paid off, with a fabulous lineup of speakers. Daniel, I have been blown away by the amount you have raised, nearly tripling your target. Coming in late in the day, you joined the team in no time. Lucy, you went from a stranger to a friend within ten minutes of our first meeting, and have done a wonderful job. Beyond all else, you are secretly the hackiest of them all. Steve, we all miss you, but I am just glad we got the chance to work together. Treasurer’s Treats To Forzani, I am greatly indebted to you. On a personal note, I owe you a great deal and am grateful for all you have done. Thanks to you, I have confidence that we will start planning the Arches Coffee Shop 20% off 2215 Campaign soon. Porter, you have been an exceptional friend and I know you will make a Bella Italia, Café Rouge and 20% off food on all days of the week phenomenal Vice President. You might interrupt every word I say, but I could not imagine the Strada, Cambridge and 30% off food on Mondays past year without you. at Strada, Tuesdays at Bella Italia and Wednesdays at Café Rouge Joanna, Michael, and Oli, It is a long road ahead of you, but I have confidence that you will travel it well. The Union may take over your life, but it will be worth it in the end. Cambridge Cheese Company 10% off all cash purchases Dojo Noodle Bar Complementary side dish with every Ben, Anastasia, and Natalia, thank you for making Standing Committee so much fun. It has been a pleasure working with you, and I know our friendships will not fade as we leave 9A Bridge main dish ordered Street. Tahleel, what a rollercoaster it has been - from foe to friend, it has always been a delight. Fudge Kitchen Free slice with every box ordered I have learnt a great deal from everyone on this page, but it is from you that I learnt how to learn. Glassworks Fitness Club Variety of discounts, ask at club or Clara, what a formidable replacement you have been. I could not have asked for someone more Union Office for details competent or more willing, and I will never let you forget those cartwheels in the Fairfax Rhodes. After one week, I felt like I had known you my whole life. I’d also like to thank Sophie Hollows Ichiro 10% off and Sophie Odenthal, who took me on as Deputy Press and helped me to understand this crazy Las Iguanas 20% off for tables booked in advance institution - I am deeply thankful for all your (continued) support. Lola Los £2 Thursday entry, wristbands available The Union is a testament to student leadership, but none of it would be possible without the at the Union Bar tireless staff who keep the machinery running. Led by Bill, without whom the Union would not be Michaelhouse Café 10% off standing, they have the toughest jobs in the world. Dealing with a bunch of ever-changing twenty somethings cannot be easy, and we could not be more grateful. Even more behind the scenes Primo Cycles 10% off are the Union Trustees, who devote more time than most students could possibly imagine. On Up and Running 10% off behalf of every Union member, please allow me to thank you for all you do. Wildwood 25% off Sunday to Thursday