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Robert Peston to speak at Ebor Lecture
Friday 22nd January 2010
Robert Peston, Britain’s leading journalist and commentator on the financial crisis, is to speak at the next Ebor Lecture which takes place at York Minister on Wednesday 10 February 2010.
The BBC’s business editor has received national acclaim for his broadcasts and articles regarding the global financial crisis and credit crunch. He was recently named as the most highly rated business journalist in the UK by the UK Press Gazette. The title of his lecture is: “What Have We Learned from the Worst Financial & Economic Crisis since the 1930s?”
The lectures are staged by an ecumenical partnership of York-based organisations and set topical business issues against a faith and moral backdrop. Held either at York Minster or York St John University, the lectures are free but admission is by ticket only.
Professor Sebastian Kim of York St John University and a member of the organising committee said: “The Ebor Lectures were established in 2006 in response to the growing need for the church to engage with public issues in the wider community. They are aimed at promoting debate on subjects such as the credit crisis which affect everyone. The time has come when we need to question our values in business dealings as well as in our personal lives.”
The lectures are organised by York St John University, York Minster, The Order of Carmelites, The Churches Regional Commission for Yorkshire & the Humber and York Institute for Community Theology.
Held annually, in the past speakers have included Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, Shirley Williams, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords and Labour MP Clare Short.
The title for this the third series is: “Business as Usual? Global Economic Crisis and the Future of Capitalism.”
Admission (ticket only) begins at 6.30pm, and the lectures start at 7.00pm. Each Lecture is followed by a short question and answer session with an anticipated end time of 8.30pm. For tickets see: www.yorksj.ac.uk/eborlectures or contact the Ebor Lectures Co-ordinator on 01904 876474 or eborlectures@yorksj.ac.uk
