Paul Mason - Clear Bright Future: A Radical Defence of the Human Being
Wed 29 May 2019, 7.30pm, Pennine Lecture Theatre, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard. St. S1 1WB
Paul Mason is a journalist, broadcaster and author, whose books include PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future and Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions. He calls for resistance against the politicians and corporations who are trying to exert new forms of technological control. 'A radical defence of the human being' means fighting for universal rights, for human-centred institutions, and for the right to resist control of our lives by algorithms. Part of Festival of Debate 2019, hosted by not-for-profit social enterprise Opus Independents (which also publishes the Alt-Sheff "Localcheck" column in "Now Then" magazine). Tickets £9/£11. Tickets For Good