Category Archives: Integrity & Protest

Integrity can drive individuals to challenge existing structures and practices in various ways – campaigning against them, separating from them, or exemplifying alternative lifestyles. This section explores how personal integrity has compelled non-conformists, utopians, activists and reformers to act only according to their conscience. Read more »

Integrity and other ‘springs of action’ the lives of nineteenth-century reformers

This talk was given at the Activism and Integrity workshop, December 2013

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Integrity in the News: the ‘heightened vigilance about authenticity’

Catherine Bennett discusses what she calls the ‘heightened vigilance about authenticity‘ in a comment piece about social mobility in today’s Guardian.

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Integrity and Activism podcasts coming soon…

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Integrity and Activism workshop on Monday. Special thanks to Northumbria University Histories of Activism Research Group and to all the speakers. We’ll have podcasts of the papers available for download early next week. … Continue reading

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Integrity in the news: ‘A stand for democracy in the digital age’

Writers Against Surveillance — a collective of 562 authors — have launched a petition calling for the ‘defence of civil liberties against surveillance by corporations and governments’. They identify ‘integrity of the individual’ as a precondition for democracy:

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Final Programme for ‘Activism and Integrity’

The final programme for this workshop is now available to download here. For more information see the workshop page.

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Workshop Update: Integrity and Activism

Activism and Integrity Workshop Monday, December 16th 2013, 1:30-4:30pm Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Lipman Building 121 This workshop is hosted by Northumbria University’s Histories of Activism research group, in association with The Integrity Project. It will explore the ways in which … Continue reading

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Workshop Announcement: Activism & Integrity

On Monday December 16th 2013, the Northumbria University Histories of Activism research group, in collaboration with The Integrity Project, will be hosting a 1 day workshop at the University of Northumbria. Activism and Integrity Integrity can drive individuals to challenge … Continue reading

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