This year ACEVO hosts two of the largest civil society events at Labour Conference. They are held in partnership with Charities Aid Foundation, the Social Investment Business and Big Society Capital. Speakers include Lisa Nandy MP, Baroness Hayter, Sir Stephen Bubb, Gareth Thomas MP, Chi Onwurah MP, Steve Reed MP OBE, Rt Hon Sadiq Khan MP & Dr John Low CBE.
Please find full details below. Further information is available from ACEVO’s website: www.acevo.org.uk.
For further press queries contact george.bangham@acevo.org.uk or 07825894716.
Event 1. The Civil Society Rally: Launching the Red Book of the Voluntary Sector
Date and time: Sunday 21 September, 18:00 – 19:00
Location: Derby Suite, The Midland Hotel, Manchester
In the largest civil society event at Labour Conference this year, ACEVO launch our Red Book of the Voluntary Sector, a collection of essays by Labour parliamentarians and rising stars with a foreword by Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour Party. An embargoed PDF copy of the Red Book is available from george.bangham@acevo.org.uk, and more information about it will go live at 6pm on Sunday at www.acevo.org.uk/ACEVOCAFRedBook.
Speakers include:
Lisa Nandy MP, Shadow Minister for Civil Society
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
Chi Onwurah MP
Gareth Thomas MP
Rt Hon David Lammy MP
Rt Hon Sadiq Khan MP
Will Straw PPC
Steve Reed MP
Sir Stephen Bubb, ACEVO
Dr John Low CBE, CAF
Event 2. The Social Investment Summit: Building a New Market Place for the Front Line
Date and time: Monday 22 September, 13:00 – 14:00
Location: Fairclough Suite, The Midland Hotel, Manchester
Speakers include:
Lisa Nandy MP, Shadow Minister for Civil Society
Alex Sobel PPC for Leeds North West
Richard Hawkes, CEO of Scope
Sir Stephen Bubb, ACEVO
Geetha Rabindrakumar, Social Sector Leader, Big Society Capital
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