Café Politique Manchester: The politics of parenting

When: Monday 18th April 2011, 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Where: Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL.

Institute for Public Policy Research North, in partnership with the Manchester Museum and Couture Manchester, would like to invite you to take part in this Café Politique event.

We would like to invite you to join Rebecca Asher, author of ‘Shattered: Modern Motherhood and the Illusion of Equality’ and Dr Rachel Calam, reader in clinical psychology at the University of Manchester to explore the shape of families today and the challenges of modern parenthood. We will discuss what factors determine how to positively intervene to support parents, considering methods including digital technologies, media and the internet as vehicles and how a new model of family life could revolutionise parenting.

Café Politique events aim to generate discussion, debate and a convivial atmosphere. They seek to provide a space for people to think, share ideas and to have a lively and inclusive discussion. Each talk involves an interesting speaker or two who introduce their talk in an accessible and challenging way. We then open to the floor for comment and debate. We want to go beyond a rigid question and answer format, to allow broad participation. Our overall aim is to create an atmosphere where people can talk about the issues they feel passionately about and to open our minds to new ideas.

The event will be held on Monday 18th April 2011, 6.30-8.30pm at Café Muse  within the Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL.

This event is free and open to all but it is essential to book your place. Please email north@ippr.org to confirm your availability or call Tamsin Crimmens on 0191 233 9051.