Green Dialogues: a debate for the planet, Cambridge Union Debating Chamber

Tue 1 Apr 2025, 7:30pm – 9:00pm

Green Dialogues: A Debate for the Planet

300 secondary students from schools across Cambridge have been invited into Cambridge University’s famous Cambridge Union Society’s Debating Chamber. They will debate and vote on a series of motions concerning climate justice, inter-generational responsibilities and the most effective actions for students to accelerate government action. The final agreed motions are:

• This House Believes that performative acts for the environment cause more harm than good
• This House Believes that climate change is the responsibility of the individual

The event will be chaired by speechwriter, author and teacher, Guy Doza. 

Entry – 300 spaces are reserved for school pupils – any secondary or sixth form students wanting to join in should email Denbigh.Cowley@ParksideCC.org.uk. One hundred seats in the public gallery will be allocated to the public but need to be booked – please book a free seat for the public gallery via the Cambridge Festival website here.

Organised in partnership between Parkside Community College and Cambridge Carbon Footprint with support from Cambridge City Council.

Location
The Cambridge Union Society Debating Chamber, 9A Bridge Street Cambridge CB2 1UB