July 14, 2026

Free speech, Palestine and building a new social media platform  Thursday 13th August 2026 at 3pm UK time Issam Hijazi is the founder of UpScrolled, the independent social media platform built on a simple principle: social media should serve people, not silence them. Palestinian-Jordanian-Australian, Issam watched the digital erasure of his people unfold in real…

Thursday 30th July 2026 at 3pm UK time Brian K. Barber is Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee. He currently lives in Washington, DC. His work has addressed how context – from parenting to political systems – impact individual and social development. Among other books, he is editor of Intrusive Parenting: How Psychological Control Affects Children…