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For the eighth year running ICCSR presents a season of films about social and ethical issues in business.  All films are shown at the Broadway Cinema in Nottingham City Centre and are open to students and members of the public – usual ticket prices apply (Adults: £7, Concessions: £5.50).  Each film will be introduced by a member of the ICCSR and followed by a short response from a guest speaker (see below) who will also be able to take questions. 

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5.45pm on Wednesday 2nd February: THE SOCIAL NETWORK

The Social Network is a scintillating look at the meteoric rise and acrimonious fall of the founders of Facebook - Harvard undergrads who developed their zeitgeist-altering phenomenon out of their dorm rooms...and ended up suing each other for millions. Much more than a ripped-from-the-headlines docudrama, The Social Network is a timeless study of unchecked ambition, status and privilege in America, and those other, more precious things money can't buy.

This film will be introduced by Dr Glen Whelan, Lecturer in Business Ethics at the ICCSR. Afterwards Professor John Naughton will provide a short response to the film and will be available to take questions.

John Naughton is Professor of the Public Understanding of Technology at the Open University; a regular columnist for the Observer, for which he writes the 'networker' column; an historian of the Internet (his book, A Brief History of the Future, is published by Phoenix and has been translated into a number of languages) and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

5.45pm on Wednesday 9th February: MADE IN DAGENHAM (15)   

In 1968, women machinists at Ford's Dagenham plant downed tools in protest against sexual discrimination. With humour, common sense and courage, they took on their corporate paymasters, an increasingly belligerent local community and finally the government itself. Led by Sally Hawkins, the wonderful cast brings an historic moment to life with much humour and great heart.

This film will be introduced by Dr Jeremy Moon, Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at the ICCSR. Afterwards Cheryl Pidgeon will provide a short response to the film and will be available to take questions.

Cheryl Pidgeon is currently the  Regional Secretary for the Midlands TUC. Cheryl joined the TUC from the GMB where she  worked as a Senior Organiser, Regional Political Officer and Senior Organiser responsible for Diversity and Inclusion across the regions. Cheryl is actively engaged in the TUC's programme  of raising the quality of working life, campaigning for greater equality in society and within unions, boosting union organisation, strengthening global solidarity and increasing worker's prospects through lifelong learning and is responsible for the regional coordination of the TUC 's response to the Coalition Cuts Programme. 

5.45pm on Wednesday 16th February:  THE END OF POVERTY 

In this daring and thought-provoking documentary Philippe Diaz examines the reasons behind global poverty. Tackling issues from military conquest, slavery and colonization to unfair debt, trade and tax policies the award-winning filmmaker probes deep into the problems facing developing countries. Narrated by renowned actor and activist, Martin Sheen, the feature-length documentary was filmed across the world from the slums of Africa to the barrios of Latin America. The End of Poverty offers expert insights from Nobel prize winners, acclaimed authors, government ministers and the leaders of social movements in Brazil, Venezuela, Kenya and Tanzania.

This film will be introduced by a member of the ICCSR team.  Afterwards John Christensen who contributed to the making of the Documentary will provide a short response to the film and will be available to take questions.  

John Christensen is a development economist and former economic adviser to the UK and Jersey governments. Christensen has researched tax havens and tax policy for many years. He has also played a leading role in campaigning for tighter regulation and control of tax havens and offshore finance centres. He is a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce and is based at the New Economics Foundation, London and is Director of the Tax Justice Network.  His work for the Tax Justice Network is funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.

5.45pm on Wednesday 23rd February:  INSIDE JOB (PG)     

In his Oscar-nominated No End in Sight, Charles Ferguson described how the American government botched the military victory in Iraq by having no plan for the peace. Now, he demonstrates with remarkable clarity how American ineptitude and carelessness - this time in the unchecked deregulation and speculation on Wall Street - has corrupted the entire world economy. Matt Damon narrates this tour through a tangled forest of derivatives, credit default swaps and subprime mortgages, revealing exactly why the meltdowns of Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch were no accident.

This film will be introduced by Dr Wendy Chapple, Associate Professor in Industrial Economics and Deputy Director of the ICCSR.  Afterwards Rory Sullivan will provide a short response to the film and will be available to take questions.

Rory Sullivan, formerly Head of Responsible Investment at Insight Investment, is an internationally recognised expert on responsible investment.  He has worked in the financial sector for 9 years, focusing in particular on the relationship between corporate governance and corporate responsibility on financial performance. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Leeds and Strategic Advisor to Ethix SRI Advisers. He is the author of 'Valuing Corporate Responsibility: How Investors Really Think About Corporate responsibility Performance', which will be published in March 2011.. 

Maggie Royston

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