Cumberland Lodge

Democracy 101 is the monthly podcast series from Cumberland Lodge, giving a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of democracy. In this episode, we explore how electoral systems and electoral reform can affect policy and the impact that it has on young voters. To help us explore these topics, we are joined by Ella and Reuben from the youth wing of Make Votes Matter, a single-issue campaign for proportional representation.

At the launch of our recent Gen Z and the City report, we spoke to Canon Dr Paula Gooder, Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, to find out what she thinks the most important issues we can be talking about today are. The Gen Z and the City report explores intergenerational differences in the workplace, with a focus on bridging divides and overcoming misunderstandings. The report is available to read for free on the resources page of the Cumberland Lodge website.

How can young people harness their strength to drive movements for change? In this episode of Emerging Leaders, we speak to Dan Lawes, Co-CEO of My Life My Say, a youth-led charity aiming to drive democratic involvement among young people. Dan explores his own journey from coordinating his classmates in school to create a youth democracy conference to his current work with My Life My Say, and how his early learnings are still informing his work today.

In this episode of Five Minutes With... we briefly catch up with Professor Bruna Seu to find out what she thinks is the most important conversation we can be having today. Bruna is a Professor of Psychosocial Studies and Critical Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London and the Founding Director of the Centre for Researching and Embedding Human Rights.

If you could go back in time and give yourself a piece of advice, what would that be? In this episode of Emerging Leaders, we speak to Dylan Zajac, Founder and Executive Director of Computers For People, a non-profit providing devices and training to low-income individuals on the East Coast of America. The discussion explores the importance of networks and how one chance encounter can have a cascading impact. Dylan founded Computers For People at 15-years-old with an aim to foster digital equality, repurposing disregarded devices into digital tools. Through device donations, digital skills classes, and free hotspot programmes, the organisation has helped more than 3,000 people access digital resources.