Easter 2013

PresidentJoel Fenster

Speakers’ OfficerImogen Schön

Executive OfficerEmily Gittins

TreasurerDaniel Hyman

Social Events OfficerLucy Lassman

Vice PresidentAlex Forzani

President ElectJoanna Mobed

Vice PresidentDesignate

Alex Porter

Debating OfficerWill Thong

Debating OfficerAli Roweth

CUS Standing Committee

Speakers Officer Elect: Oliver Jackson Treasurer Elect: Michael Dunn Goekjian

President’sWelcome

something for all tastes. With Lisa Kudrow, Bradley Whitford, Armando Iannucci, the Palestinian Ambassador, and so many more, I know that there is someone here for you.

Moving on to debates, speakers include Mike Newell, Jimmy Wales, Lily Cole, Natalie Bennett, Francis Boulle, Kate Pickett, and many other leading figures. Our debates this term address pressing matters of our time, including Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Closer to home, we are examining the Welfare State in a debate which could not be more current. Stepping back a mo-ment, we look at the fundamentals of our society, asking whether a society of giving is a realistic aspiration. Perhaps most entertainingly, we will see leading figures from our screens assessing the impact of the established media on our screens.

Finally, we will finish term with the Union’s famous Garden Party. Tickets always sell out in minutes, so make sure you remember to book early. Amidst the delights of May Week Champagne bliss, we can also enjoy talks from Lisa Kudrow and Neil Gaiman.

Welcome back to Easter Term at the Cambridge Union. The next few weeks are packed with events, so be sure to take a moment to plan your revision breaks. With speak-ers ranging from Tim Minchin to Michael Sandel, we have tried to deliver

Joel FensterPresident, Easter 2013

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Ambassador Chilcott As Britain’s Ambassador to Tehran, he was forced to leave Iran in 2011 amidst violent attacks on the embassy (and his dog). He is currently Ambas-sador to Ireland.

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 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 his varied career.

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Bill Callaghan is a former Sergeant Major and Royal Army para-medic with 23 years of service. As a Beefeater at the Tower of London, his irreverent guided tours made him a YouTube hit.

Natalie Bennett is leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. Previously she was editor of The Guardian Weekly and has worked as a journalist in the UK, Thailand and Australia.

This House Believes

it is Western Hypocrisy to Condemn Iran’s

Nuclear Aspirations

Azadeh Moaveni is the Iranian-American author of Lipstick Jihad and Honeymoon in Tehran. As Middle East correspondent for TIME magazine, she was one of the few Western journalists to report from Tehran full-time.

Jonathan Sacerdoti is a Middle East analyst and commentator. He was the Director of the Institute for Middle Eastern Democracy between 2011 and 2013.

Davis Lewin is the Political Director of the Henry Jackson Society. As well as being an expert in Middle Eastern affairs and diplomacy, he directs the Society’s Parliamentary programme.

Lisa KudrowLisa Kudrow is a globally loved, Emmy Award winning actress, comedienne and producer. She gained worldwide popularity for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the American television sitcom, Friends. Kudrow has gone on to produce several programmes including The Comeback, and Who Do You Think You Are, and has appeared in many films including P.S. I Love You.

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Oliver Parker is a highly successful film direc-tor. Originally from London, he has directed the St. Trin-ian’s series starring Rupert Everett, the 2009 adaptation of Dorian Gray as well as Johnny English Reborn.

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Francis Boulle is a star of Made in Chelsea and 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.

Nicola Shindler is a TV producer and executive who founded Red Produc-tion Company. This year she was named one of the 100 most powerful women in the UK by the BBC’s Women’s Hour.

Mike Newell is one of Britain’s most suc-cessful directors. He has directed Four Weddings and a Funeral, the most recent adaptation of Great Expectations and the 4th Harry Potter film.

Jessica Hynes is a Tony and Bafta nominated actress. She starred in Spaced and has appeared in films such as Shaun of the Dead and Bridget Jones: The edge of reason.

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Peter SingerPeter Singer AC is a world-renowned philosopher. His Utilitarian views have formed a landmark contribution to moral philosophy, and have ranged from world poverty and euthanasia, to politics and doping in sports. His key works are Practical Ethics and Animal Liberation, which was highly influential on the modern animal rights movement. He is currently a Professor of Bioethics at Princeton. Joint event with Giving What We Can

Wed 1st May 7:30 PM

Armando Iannucci is a renowned comedian and satirist . His work includes the sitcom The Thick Of It, the film In The Loop, Chan-nel 4’s The Armando Iannucci Show and, most recently, Veep on HBO. His prodigious early collaborations such as The Day Today and I’m Alan Partridge are among the defining pillars of British Comedy.

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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?

HuffPost UK Editor-in-Chief Carla Buzasi hosts a discussion around modern day feminism, featuring a panel including Claire Perry MP, Julia Simpson, chief of staff International Airlines Group and Lucy-Anne Holmes, founder of No More Page 3 campaign.

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John Boyne

Michael Sandel

Prof Hassassian

Michael Sandel is a world famous political philosopher from Harvard University. He has been labelled the ‘Public Philosopher’ after his televised lectures on Justice garnered immense popularity. His engaging style and expertise in Justice have made his course one of the most highly attended in Harvard’s history. He will be discussing his new book, What Money Can’t Buy.

Mon 6th May 7:30 PM

John Boyne is an immensely popular, award-winning novelist. Out of his many published novels, his most famous is the widely praised 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 book The House is Haunted.

Fri 10th May 7:00 PM

Ambassador Manuel Hassassian is the head of the Palestinian General Delegation to the United Kingdom. A scholar and a politician, he 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

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This House Believes the Modern Welfare Stateis Unsustainable

Rowenna Davis is a Labour Councillor and appears on the One Show, Newsnight and Sky News amongst others. She is a successful journalist for publica-tions such as The Guardian, The Economist and The Times.

Kate Pickett is Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York & an authority on inequali-ties in Health. Her book The Spirit Level was one of the New States-man’s Top 10 Books of the Decade. She co-founded the Equality Trust.

Chris Skidmore is the Con-servative MP for Kingswood and also a widely published historian. An Ox-ford graduate, he is also a member of the Free Enterprise Group of MPs and a co-author of the Brittania Unchained Study of the UK workforce.

Freddy Gray is assistant Editor of The Spectator and a former literary Editor of The American Con-servative. He is a well known com-mentator on conservative issues.

Matthew Hancock is Con-servative MP for West Suffolk and the current Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Further Education. He has appeared as a commentator on shows such as Daybreak and BBC Radio 4.

Jimmy Wales is an American internet entrepre-neur, best known as co-founder of Wikipedia. In 2007 he was chosen by the World Economic Forum as one of their Young Global Leaders to create an action plan to achieve their global vision plan in 2030.

This House Believes A Society . of Giving is Impossible

James Suzman is director of Anthropos, the world’s leading journal on 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 Studies.

David Halpern was previously Chief Analyst in the Prime minister’s strategy Unit, serving under both Brown and Blair. He is a for-mer student and lecturer of psychology at Cambridge, and current Director of the government’s Behavioral Insights Team in No 10.

Genevieveis a well-known, influential figure & benefactor within the Global Feminist and Gift Economy movements. In 1997 Genevieve published ‘For-Giving: A Feminist Criti-cism of Exchange’, which has been published in over five languages.

Lily Cole is a model and actress, having graced the cover of British Vogue at just 16. She has worked with brands including Alexander McQueen, Chanel & LV. In May she will launch a so-cially networked gift economy website & app, Impossible, which will open exclusively to Cambridge students.

Sam Gyimah is the Conservative MP for East Surrey & Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister. A former invest-ment banker, he has served as school governor & is a supporter of several charities including Crisis & the Down Syndrome Association.

Thursday 16th May7:30 PM

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Sir Jackie Stewart

David Moyes

Bradley Whitford

David Moyes is the current manager of the English Premier League Club Everton and a former footballer. Described as a ‘fine example’ of leadership, under Moyes Everton moved away from turmoil and reached the FA club final in 2009. He has three times won ‘Manager of the Year,’ and is the third longest serving manager in the Premier League.

Mon 13th May 7:30 PM

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 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 later became Red Bull.

Tue 14th May 6:00 PM

Bradley Whitford is an Emmy Award-winning American television and film actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Josh Lyman, in The West Wing. He is also an active political liberal, campaigning against George Bush in the 2004 election, and more recently for the Courage Campaign, an organisation that advocates for progressive issues such as tax reform and LGBT equality.

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Neil Gaiman is an author, screenwriter, graphic novelist and all-round geek idol. Credited as one of the top living postmodern writers, and winner of the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, his works include American Gods, Coraline, Stardust, The Graveyard Book, The Sandman graphic novels, two Doctor Who episodes, and many other things. He will be discussing his new book, The Ocean At The End Of The Lane.

Sat 15th June 8:00 PM

Thursday 13th June8:00 PM

Alan Mendoza is the Executive Director of the Henry Jackson Society, having helped found the society as a Cambridge student. He is a highly regarded analyst of both domestic and foreign affairs.

Hannah Weisfeld is the director and founder of Yachad, a Non-Governmental Organisation working to promote the two-state solution within the UK.

Alan Johnson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Britain Israel Communications Centre. He is the editor of Fathom, a publication aiming to increase understanding of the region.

Joel Fenster is the outgo-ing President of the Cambridge Union and a second year PPS stu-dent at Selwyn College. He hopes to enter International Relations in the future.

The Israel -PalestineQuestion

This House Believes a Two-State Solution is Achievable Now

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”Charles Dickens

The Union has been the backbone of my time at Cambridge, teaching me more than any PPS essay ever could. It is from the people here that I have learnt a great deal, and whose lessons will stay with me wherever I go.

This termcard has been put together by an unprecedented number of people, with the vast 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-tions you sent.

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 awkward old has-beens. Imogen, I am immeasurably grateful that I have gotten to know you as a 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.

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 2215 Campaign soon. Porter, you have been an exceptional friend and I know you will make a phenomenal Vice President. You might interrupt every word I say, but I could not imagine the past year without you.

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.

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 Street. Tahleel, what a rollercoaster it has been - from foe to friend, it has always been a delight. I have learnt a great deal from everyone on this page, but it is from you that I learnt how to learn. Clara, what a formidable replacement you have been. I could not have asked for someone more 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 and Sophie Odenthal, who took me on as Deputy Press and helped me to understand this crazy institution - I am deeply thankful for all your (continued) support.

The Union is a testament to student leadership, but none of it would be possible without the tireless staff who keep the machinery running. Led by Bill, without whom the Union would not be 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 are the Union Trustees, who devote more time than most students could possibly imagine. On behalf of every Union member, please allow me to thank you for all you do.

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 with the promise that I will be “home more in my third year”. After not seeing you all of the last 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.

To my friends, thank you for never letting me get above myself. The Selwyn Nine, you have been exceptional friends from the first moment I entered Cripps Court. Supportive every step of the way, 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 awful friend, I promise that it will all change on June 13th.

Dickens went on to write that “it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness”. Let us hope that we have gained a little of both in equal measure.

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Joel FensterPresident, Easter 2013