1<!DOCTYPE html> 2<html lang="en" class="no-js "> 3 <head id="Head1"> 4 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://kit-pro.fontawesome.com/releases/latest/css/pro.min.css" /> 5<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> 6<link href="https://sf.wildapricot.org/BuiltTheme/casefile_advocate.v3.0/current/d3f627bf/Styles/combined.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /><link href="https://oxford-union.org/resources/theme/customStyles.css?t=639199197302330000" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /><link href="https://oxford-union.org/resources/theme/user.css?t=639264647910000000" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /><link href="https://live-sf.wildapricot.org/WebUI/built9.19.0-ac0ee25/scripts/public/react/index-84b33b4.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /><link href="https://live-sf.wildapricot.org/WebUI/built9.19.0-ac0ee25/css/shared/ui/shared-ui-compiled.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
6<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" id="idJavaScriptEnvironment">var bonaPage_BuildVer='9.19.0-ac0ee25'; 7var bonaPage_AdminBackendUrl = '/admin/'; 8var bonaPage_StatRes='https://live-sf.wildapricot.org/WebUI/'; 9var bonaPage_InternalPageType = { isUndefinedPage : false,isWebPage : true,isAdminPage : false,isDialogPage : false,isSystemPage : false,isErrorPage : false,isError404Page : false }; 10var bonaPage_PageView = { isAnonymousView : true,isMemberView : false,isAdminView : false }; 11var WidgetMode = 0; 12var bonaPage_IsUserAnonymous = true; 13var bonaPage_ThemeVer='d3f627bf639264647910000000639199197302330000'; var bonaPage_ThemeId = 'casefile_advocate.v3.0'; var bonaPage_ThemeVersion = '3.0'; 14var bonaPage_id='1075185'; version_id=''; 15if (bonaPage_InternalPageType && (bonaPage_InternalPageType.isSystemPage || bonaPage_InternalPageType.isWebPage) && window.self !== window.top) { var success = true; try { var tmp = top.location.href; if (!tmp) { top.location = self.location; } } catch (err) { try { if (self != top) { top.location = self.location; } } catch (err) { try { if (self != top) { top = self; } success = false; } catch (err) { success = false; } } success = false; } if (!success) { window.onload = function() { document.open('text/html', 'replace');
15 document.write('<ht'+'ml><he'+'ad></he'+'ad><bo'+'dy><h1>Wrong document context!</h1></bo'+'dy></ht'+'ml>'); document.close(); } } } 16try { function waMetricsGlobalHandler(args) { if (WA.topWindow.waMetricsOuterGlobalHandler && typeof(WA.topWindow.waMetricsOuterGlobalHandler) === 'function') { WA.topWindow.waMetricsOuterGlobalHandler(args); }}} catch(err) {} 17 try { if (parent && parent.BonaPage) parent.BonaPage.implementBonaPage(window); } catch (err) { } 18try { document.write('<style type="text/css"> .WaHideIfJSEnabled, .HideIfJSEnabled { display: none; } </style>'); } catch(err) {} 19var bonaPage_WebPackRootPath = 'https://live-sf.wildapricot.org/WebUI/built9.19.0-ac0ee25/scripts/public/react/';</script>
19<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="https://live-sf.wildapricot.org/WebUI/built9.19.0-ac0ee25/scripts/shared/bonapagetop/bonapagetop-compiled.js" id="idBonaPageTop"></script>
19<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="https://live-sf.wildapricot.org/WebUI/built9.19.0-ac0ee25/scripts/public/react/index-84b33b4.js" id="ReactPublicJs"></script>
19<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="https://live-sf.wildapricot.org/WebUI/built9.19.0-ac0ee25/scripts/shared/ui/shared-ui-compiled.js" id="idSharedJs"></script>
19<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="https://live-sf.wildapricot.org/WebUI/built9.19.0-ac0ee25/General.js" id=""></script>
19<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="https://sf.wildapricot.org/BuiltTheme/casefile_advocate.v3.0/current/d3f627bf/Scripts/combined.js" id=""></script>
19<title>The Oxford Union Society - About Us</title> 20<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/Resources/Pictures/Favicon/favicon-96x96.png" sizes="96x96" /> 21<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/Resources/Pictures/Favicon/favicon.svg" /> 22<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/Resources/Pictures/Favicon/favicon.ico" /> 23<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/Resources/Pictures/Favicon/apple-touch-icon.png" /> 24<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="Oxford Union Website" /> 25<link rel="manifest" href="/Resources/Pictures/Favicon/site.webmanifest" /><link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="oxford-union.org" href="/opensearch.ashx" /></head> 26 <body id="PAGEID_1075185" class="publicContentView LayoutSecondary"> 27<div class="mLayout layoutMain" id="mLayout"> 28 29<div class="mobilePanelContainer"> 30<div id="id_MobilePanel" data-componentId="MobilePanel" class="WaPlaceHolder WaPlaceHolderMobilePanel" style=""><div style=""><div id="id_XKxBXrG" class="WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetMobilePanel gadgetStyleNone" style="" data-componentId="XKxBXrG" ><div class="mobilePanel"> 31 32 <div class="mobilePanelButton buttonMenu" title="Menu">Menu</div> 33<div class="mobilePanelButton buttonLogin" title="Log in">Log in</div> 34<div class="menuInner"> 35 <ul class="firstLevel"> 36<li class=" "> 37 <div class="item"> 38 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/" title="Welcome"><span>Welcome</span></a> 39</div> 40</li> 41 42<li class=" "> 43 <div class="item"> 44 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/Events" title="Events"><span>Events</span></a> 45</div> 46</li> 47 48<li class="sel "> 49 <div class="item"> 50 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/About-Us" title="About Us"><span>About Us</span></a> 51</div> 52</li> 53 54<li class=" dir"> 55 <div class="item"> 56 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/Private-Hire" title="Private Hire"><span>Private Hire</span></a> 57<ul class="secondLevel"> 58<li class=" "> 59 <div class="item"> 60 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/Private-Hire-FAQs" title="Private Hire FAQs"><span>Private Hire FAQs</span></a> 61</div> 62</li> 63 64</ul> 65</div> 66</li> 67 68<li class=" "> 69 <div class="item"> 70 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/member-benefits" title="Member benefits"><span>Member benefits</span></a> 71</div> 72</li> 73 74<li class=" "> 75 <div class="item"> 76 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/Library" title="Library"><span>Library</span></a> 77</div> 78</li> 79 80<li class=" "> 81 <div class="item"> 82 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/Contact" title="Contact"><span>Contact</span></a> 83</div> 84</li> 85 86<li class=" "> 87 <div class="item"> 88 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/join" title="Join"><span>Join</span></a> 89</div> 90</li> 91 92</ul> 93 </div> 94 95 <div class="loginInner"> 96<div class="loginContainerForm oAuthIstrue"> 97<div class="openAuthFormContainer"> 98<form method="post" action="https://oxford-union.org/Sys/Login/ExternalLogin" id="id_XKxBXrG_oAuthForm" class="oAuthForm" data-disableInAdminMode="true"> 99<div id="id_XKxBXrG_container" class="oAuthButtonsContainer"> 100 <!-- <a class="wa-authenticateLoginLink facebook" provider="Facebook"> 101 <span class="authenticateLoginIcon" provider="Facebook"></span> 102 <span class="authenticateLoginText" provider="Facebook">Log in with Facebook</span> 103 </a> --> <a class="wa-authenticateLoginLink googlePlus" provider="GooglePlus"> 104 <span class="authenticateLoginIcon" provider="GooglePlus"></span> 105 <span class="authenticateLoginText" provider="GooglePlus">Log in with Google</span> 106 </a><a class="wa-authenticateLoginLink microsoft" provider="Microsoft"> 107 <span class="authenticateLoginIcon" provider="Microsoft"></span> 108 <span class="authenticateLoginText" provider="Microsoft">Log in with Microsoft</span> 109 </a> <a class="wa-authenticateLoginLink apple" provider="Apple"> 110 <span class="authenticateLoginIcon" provider="Apple"></span> 111 <span class="authenticateLoginText" provider="Apple">Log in with Apple</span> 112 </a> 113 <input type="hidden" name="ReturnUrl" value="" /> 114 <input type="hidden" name="Provider" class="oAuthProvider" value="Undefined" /> 115 <input type="hidden" id="id_XKxBXrG_browserCapabilities" name="browserCapabilities" /> 116 </div> 117</form></div> 118 119
119<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> 120 jq$(document).ready(function() 121 { 122 new OAuthButtons({id:'id_XKxBXrG', formId: 'id_XKxBXrG_oAuthForm'}); 123 }); 124 </script>
124 125<form method="post" action="https://oxford-union.org/Sys/Login" id="id_XKxBXrG_form" class="generalLoginBox" data-disableInAdminMode="true"> 126<input type="hidden" name="ReturnUrl" id="id_XKxBXrG_returnUrl" value=""> 127 <input type="hidden" name="browserData" id="id_XKxBXrG_browserField"> 128<div class="loginUserName"> 129<div class="loginUserNameTextBox"> 130 <input name="email" type="text" maxlength="100" placeholder="Email" id="id_XKxBXrG_userName" tabindex="1" class="emailTextBoxControl"/> 131 </div> 132</div><div class="loginPassword"> 133<div class="loginPasswordTextBox"> 134 <input name="password" type="password" placeholder="Password" maxlength="50" id="id_XKxBXrG_password" tabindex="2" class="passwordTextBoxControl" autocomplete="off"/> 135 </div> 136</div> 137 <input id="g-recaptcha-invisible_XKxBXrG" name="g-recaptcha-invisible" value="recaptcha" type="hidden"/> 138 <div id="recapcha_placeholder_XKxBXrG" style="display:none"></div> 139 <span id="idReCaptchaValidator_XKxBXrG" errorMessage="Please verify that you are not a robot" style="display:none" validatorType="method" ></span> 140
140<script> 141 $("#idReCaptchaValidator_XKxBXrG").on( "wavalidate", function(event, validationResult) { 142 if (grecaptcha.getResponse(widgetId_XKxBXrG).length == 0){ 143 grecaptcha.execute(widgetId_XKxBXrG); 144 validationResult.shouldStopValidation = true; 145 return; 146 } 147 148 validationResult.result = true; 149 }); 150 151 var widgetId_XKxBXrG; 152 153 var onloadCallback_XKxBXrG = function() { 154 // Renders the HTML element with id 'recapcha_placeholder_XKxBXrG' as a reCAPTCHA widget. 155 // The id of the reCAPTCHA widget is assigned to 'widgetId_XKxBXrG'. 156 widgetId_XKxBXrG = grecaptcha.render('recapcha_placeholder_XKxBXrG', { 157 'sitekey' : '6LfmM_UhAAAAAJSHT-BwkAlQgN0mMViOmaK7oEIV', 158 'size': 'invisible', 159 'callback': function(){ 160 document.getElementById('g-recaptcha-invisible_XKxBXrG').form.submit(); 161 }, 162 'theme' : 'light' 163 }); 164 }; 165 </script>
vendor: 131 bytes, lines 165-169
165 166 167 <script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?onload=onloadCallback_XKxBXrG&render=explicit" async defer></script> 168 169
169<div class="loginActionRememberMe"> 170 <input id="id_XKxBXrG_rememberMe" type="checkbox" name="rememberMe" tabindex="3" class="rememberMeCheckboxControl"/> 171 <label for="id_XKxBXrG_rememberMe">Remember me</label> 172 </div> 173<div class="loginPasswordForgot"> 174 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/Sys/ResetPasswordRequest">Forgot password</a> 175 </div> 176<div class="loginAction"> 177 <input type="submit" name="ctl03$ctl02$loginViewControl$loginControl$Login" value="Log in" id="id_XKxBXrG_loginAction" onclick="if (!browserInfo.clientCookiesEnabled()) {alert('Warning: browser cookies disabled. Please enable them to use this website.'); return false;}" tabindex="4" class="loginButton loginButtonControl"/> 178</div></form></div> 179</div> 180 181</div> 182
183<script type="text/javascript"> 184 185jq$(function() 186{ 187 var gadget = jq$('#id_XKxBXrG'), 188 menuContainer = gadget.find('.menuInner'), 189 loginContainer = gadget.find('.loginInner'); 190 191 gadget.find('.buttonMenu').on("click",function() 192 { 193 menuContainer.toggle(); 194 loginContainer.hide(); 195 jq$(this).toggleClass('active'); 196 jq$('.buttonLogin').removeClass('active'); 197 return false; 198 }); 199 200 gadget.find('.buttonLogin').on("click",function() 201 { 202 loginContainer.toggle(); 203 menuContainer.hide(); 204 jq$(this).toggleClass('active'); 205 jq$('.buttonMenu').removeClass('active'); 206 return false; 207 }); 208 209 gadget.find('.mobilePanel').on("click",function(event) 210 { 211 if( !(jq$(event.target).parents('.loginInner').size() || event.target.className == 'loginInner') ) 212 { 213 menuContainer.hide(); 214 loginContainer.hide(); 215 jq$('.buttonLogin').removeClass('active'); 216 jq$('.buttonMenu').removeClass('active'); 217 } 218 219 event.stopPropagation(); 220 }); 221 222 jq$('body').on("click",function() 223 { 224 menuContainer.hide(); 225 loginContainer.hide(); 226 jq$('.buttonLogin').removeClass('active'); 227 jq$('.buttonMenu').removeClass('active'); 228 }); 229 230 231 // login 232 var browserField = document.getElementById('id_XKxBXrG' + '_browserField'); 233 234 if (browserField) 235 { 236 browserField.value = browserInfo.getBrowserCapabilitiesData(); 237 } 238 239 jq$('#id_XKxBXrG' + '_form').FormValidate(); 240 jq$('.WaGadgetMobilePanel form').attr('data-disableInAdminMode', 'false'); 241 242}); 243 244</script>
244</div></div> 245</div></div> 246 247 <!-- header zone --> 248 <div class="zonePlace zoneHeader1"> 249<div id="id_Header" data-componentId="Header" class="WaPlaceHolder WaPlaceHolderHeader" style="background-color:#161F38;"><div style=""><div id="id_DKaqUio" data-componentId="DKaqUio" class="WaLayoutContainerFirst" style=""><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="WaLayoutTable" style=""><tr data-componentId="DKaqUio_row" class="WaLayoutRow"><td id="id_C5diKs5" data-componentId="C5diKs5" class="WaLayoutItem" style="width:100%;"><div id="id_BNJWk17" class="WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer" data-componentId="BNJWk17" style=""><div style=""><div id="id_kbDAhYw" class="WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent gadgetStyle002" style="" data-componentId="kbDAhYw" ><div class="gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea" style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;" data-editableArea="0" data-areaHeight="auto"> 250<p align="center"><a href="/" title="The Oxford Union Society - 1823"><font style="font-size: 9px;"><img src="/resources/Pictures/logo/the%20Oxford%20Union-3.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="670" height="185"></font></a><br></p></div> 251</div></div></div></td></tr></table> </div><div id="id_6NfRKGL" class="WaGadgetLast WaGadgetMenuHorizontal HorizontalMenuStyle002" style="" data-componentId="6NfRKGL" ><div class="stickyMenu"> 252 <div class="menuBackground"></div> 253 <div class="menuInner"> 254 <ul class="firstLevel"> 255<li class=" "> 256 <div class="item"> 257 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/" title="Welcome"><span>Welcome</span></a> 258</div> 259</li> 260 261<li class=" "> 262 <div class="item"> 263 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/Events" title="Events"><span>Events</span></a> 264</div> 265</li> 266 267<li class="sel "> 268 <div class="item"> 269 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/About-Us" title="About Us"><span>About Us</span></a> 270</div> 271</li> 272 273<li class=" dir"> 274 <div class="item"> 275 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/Private-Hire" title="Private Hire"><span>Private Hire</span></a> 276<ul class="secondLevel"> 277<li class=" "> 278 <div class="item"> 279 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/Private-Hire-FAQs" title="Private Hire FAQs"><span>Private Hire FAQs</span></a> 280</div> 281</li> 282 283</ul> 284</div> 285</li> 286 287<li class=" "> 288 <div class="item"> 289 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/member-benefits" title="Member benefits"><span>Member benefits</span></a> 290</div> 291</li> 292 293<li class=" "> 294 <div class="item"> 295 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/Library" title="Library"><span>Library</span></a> 296</div> 297</li> 298 299<li class=" "> 300 <div class="item"> 301 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/Contact" title="Contact"><span>Contact</span></a> 302</div> 303</li> 304 305<li class=" "> 306 <div class="item"> 307 <a href="https://oxford-union.org/join" title="Join"><span>Join</span></a> 308</div> 309</li> 310 311</ul> 312 </div> 313</div> 314
315<script type="text/javascript"> 316 jq$(function() { 317 WebFont.load({ 318 custom: { 319 families: ['Lato', 'Lato'] 320 }, 321 active: function(){ 322 resizeMenu(); 323 } 324 }); 325 326 var gadgetHorMenu = jq$('#id_6NfRKGL'), 327 gadgetHorMenuContainer = gadgetHorMenu.find('.menuInner'), 328 firstLevelMenu = gadgetHorMenu.find('ul.firstLevel'), 329 holderInitialMenu = firstLevelMenu.children(), 330 outsideItems = null, 331 phantomElement = '<li class="phantom"><div class="item"><a href="#"><span>≡</span></a><ul class="secondLevel"></ul></div></li>', 332 placeHolder = gadgetHorMenu.parents('.WaLayoutPlaceHolder'), 333 placeHolderId = placeHolder && placeHolder.attr('data-componentId'), 334 mobileState = false, 335 isTouchSupported = !!(('ontouchstart' in window) || (window.DocumentTouch && document instanceof DocumentTouch) || (navigator.msPointerEnabled && navigator.msMaxTouchPoints)); 336 337 338 function resizeMenu() 339 { 340 var i, 341 len, 342 fitMenuWidth = 0, 343 menuItemPhantomWidth = 80; 344 345 firstLevelMenu.html(holderInitialMenu).removeClass('adapted').css({ width: 'auto' }); // restore initial menu 346 347 if (firstLevelMenu.width() > gadgetHorMenuContainer.width()) { // if menu oversize 348 menuItemPhantomWidth = firstLevelMenu.addClass('adapted').append(phantomElement).children('.phantom').width(); 349 350 for (i = 0, len = holderInitialMenu.size(); i <= len; i++) { 351 fitMenuWidth += jq$(holderInitialMenu.get(i)).width(); 352 353 if (fitMenuWidth + menuItemPhantomWidth > gadgetHorMenuContainer.width()) { 354 outsideItems = firstLevelMenu.children(':gt('+(i-1)+'):not(.phantom)').remove(); 355 firstLevelMenu.find('.phantom > .item > ul').append( outsideItems); 356 gadgetHorMenuContainer.css('overflow','visible'); 357 break; 358 } 359 } 360 gadgetHorMenu.find('.phantom > .item > a').click(function() { return false; }); 361 } 362 363 disableFirstTouch(); 364 365 firstLevelMenu.css('width', ''); // restore initial menu width 366 firstLevelMenu.children().removeClass('last-child').eq(-1).addClass('last-child'); // add last-child mark 367 } 368 369 jq$(window).resize(function() { 370 resizeMenu(); 371 }); 372 373 jq$(window).bind('mousewheel', function(event) { 374 if (event.originalEvent.wheelDelta >= 0) { 375 resizeMenu(); 376 } 377 }); 378 379 function onLayoutColumnResized(sender, args) { 380 args = args || {}; 381 382 if (placeHolderId && (placeHolderId == args.leftColPlaceHolderId || placeHolderId == args.rightColPlaceHolderId)) { 383 resizeMenu(); 384 } 385 } 386 387 function onSidebarResized() { 388 resizeMenu(); 389 } 390 391 BonaPage.addPageStateHandler(BonaPage.PAGE_PARSED, function() { WA.Gadgets.LayoutColumnResized.addHandler(onLayoutColumnResized); }); 392 BonaPage.addPageStateHandler(BonaPage.PAGE_UNLOADED, function() { WA.Gadgets.LayoutColumnResized.removeHandler(onLayoutColumnResized); }); 393 BonaPage.addPageStateHandler(BonaPage.PAGE_PARSED, function() { WA.Gadgets.SidebarResized.addHandler(onSidebarResized); }); 394 BonaPage.addPageStateHandler(BonaPage.PAGE_UNLOADED, function() { WA.Gadgets.SidebarResized.removeHandler(onSidebarResized); }); 395 396 function disableFirstTouch() 397 { 398 if (!isTouchSupported) return; 399 400 jq$('#id_6NfRKGL').find('.menuInner li.dir > .item > a').on('click', function(event) { 401 if (!this.touchCounter) 402 this.touchCounter = 0; 403 404 if (this.touchCounter >= 1) { 405 this.touchCounter = 0; 406 return true; 407 } 408 409 this.touchCounter++; 410 411 if (!mobileState) { 412 WA.stopEventDefault(event); 413 } 414 }); 415 416 jq$('#id_6NfRKGL').find('.menuInner li.dir > .item > a').on('mouseout', function(event) { 417 if (!this.touchCounter) 418 this.touchCounter = 0; 419 this.touchCounter = 0; 420 }); 421 } 422 423 disableFirstTouch(); 424 425 }); 426</script>
426</div></div> 427</div></div> 428 <div class="zonePlace zoneHeader2"> 429</div> 430 <div class="zonePlace zoneHeader3"> 431<div id="id_Header2" data-componentId="Header2" class="WaPlaceHolder WaPlaceHolderWide WaPlaceHolderHeader2" style="background-color:#0D004C;"><div style=""><div id="id_4lxp9LH" class="WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent gadgetStyleNone" style="background-image:url('/resources/Pictures/media/AIDebate0016.jpg');background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center center;background-size:cover;height:400px;" data-componentId="4lxp9LH" ><div class="gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea" style="" data-editableArea="0" data-areaHeight="auto"> 432<table width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" watable="1" class="contStyleExcSimpleTable" style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" height="400" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="" valign="middle" align="center"><h1 class="promo"><font color="#ffffff" style="font-size: 72px;">ABOUT US</font></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><br></div>
433<script type="text/javascript">if (window.WA) { new WaContentGadgetResizer({ id: 'id_4lxp9LH' }); }</script>
433 434</div></div> 435</div></div> 436 <!-- /header zone --> 437 438<!-- content zone --> 439 <div class="zonePlace zoneContent"> 440<div id="id_Content" data-componentId="Content" class="WaPlaceHolder WaPlaceHolderContent" style=""><div style=""><div id="id_LY965Ot" class="WaGadgetFirst WaGadgetContent gadgetStyleNone" style="" data-componentId="LY965Ot" ><div class="gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea" style="" data-editableArea="0" data-areaHeight="auto"> 441<h1 style="line-height: 48px;" align="center"><font color="#000000" face="cormorant garamond">The Oxford Union is an extraordinary place</font></h1> 442 443<p align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Open Sans">The Oxford Union is the world's most prestigious debating society with a tradition of hosting internationally prominent individuals across politics, academia, and popular culture. Founded in 1823 at a time when the University of Oxford restricted students from discussing certain topics, the Union continues to uphold the principle of free speech through the exchange and debate of a wide range of ideas and opinions, presented by a diverse range of speakers</font> – <font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Open Sans">some inspiring, others controversial.</font></p> 444 445<p align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Open Sans">Today, the Oxford Union remains an independent, student-led society with a membership primarily drawn from the University of Oxford. As we celebrate over 200 years of free speech, we reaffirm our commitment to our integral values and also our belief that the discussion of complex topics should not only be encouraged but is an essential element of any free society.</font></p> 446 447<p align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Open Sans">Weekly debates are held during term time, alongside a variety of speaker events, which continue to explore issues and current affairs. Members have the opportunity to meet their heroes and challenge those with whom they disagree in a forum which promotes debate and critical thinking. Many choose to learn the art of competitive debate, while others enjoy learning to boost their public speaking skills in more informal settings.</font></p> 448 449<p align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Open Sans">Joining the Oxford Union gives you the opportunity to participate in the free exchange of ideas at an extraordinary place. </font></p><p align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Open Sans">We look forward to welcoming you.</font></p> 450 451<p><br></p></div> 452</div><div id="id_ekSoM8x" class="WaGadgetLast WaGadgetContent gadgetStyleNone" style="" data-componentId="ekSoM8x" ><div class="gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea" style="" data-editableArea="0" data-areaHeight="auto"> 453<div align="center"><a href="/page-1075173" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001"><font style="font-size: 18px;">Join Today</font></a><br></div></div> 454</div></div> 455</div></div> 456 <div class="zonePlace zoneContent"> 457</div> 458 <div class="zonePlace zoneContent"> 459</div> 460 <div class="zonePlace zoneContent"> 461</div> 462 <div class="zonePlace zoneContent"> 463</div> 464 <!-- /content zone --> 465 466<!-- footer zone --> 467 <div class="zonePlace zoneFooter1"> 468<div id="id_Footer" data-componentId="Footer" class="WaPlaceHolder WaPlaceHolderFooter" style="background-color:#161F38;min-height:2px;"><div style=""></div> 469</div></div> 470 <div class="zonePlace zoneFooter2"> 471<div id="id_Footer1" data-componentId="Footer1" class="WaPlaceHolder WaPlaceHolderWide WaPlaceHolderFooter1" style="background-color:#161F38;"><div style=""><div id="id_DSNzjX2" class="WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetCustomHTML gadgetStyleNone" style="" data-componentId="DSNzjX2" ><div class="gadgetStyleBody " style="" data-areaHeight="auto"> 472<footer class="ou-footer"> 473 <div class="ou-footer__inner"> 474 <div class="ou-footer__brand"> 475 <a href="/" aria-label="Oxford Union Society home"> 476 <img 477 src="/resources/Pictures/logo/OUS-Crest-White-scaled.png" 478 alt="Oxford Union Society crest" 479 > 480 </a> 481 482 <div class="ou-footer__social" aria-label="Social media links"> 483 <a 484 href="https://www.instagram.com/theoxfordunion" 485 aria-label="Instagram" 486 target="_blank" 487 rel="noopener" 488 > 489 <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"> 490 <path d="M7.5 2h9A5.5 5.5 0 0 1 22 7.5v9a5.5 5.5 0 0 1-5.5 5.5h-9A5.5 5.5 0 0 1 2 16.5v-9A5.5 5.5 0 0 1 7.5 2Zm0 2A3.5 3.5 0 0 0 4 7.5v9A3.5 3.5 0 0 0 7.5 20h9a3.5 3.5 0 0 0 3.5-3.5v-9A3.5 3.5 0 0 0 16.5 4h-9ZM12 7a5 5 0 1 1 0 10 5 5 0 0 1 0-10Zm0 2a3 3 0 1 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 0-6Zm5.2-2.4a1.2 1.2 0 1 1 0 2.4 1.2 1.2 0 0 1 0-2.4Z"/> 491 </svg> 492 </a> 493 494 <a 495 href="https://www.facebook.com/theoxfordunion/" 496 aria-label="Facebook" 497 target="_blank" 498 rel="noopener" 499 > 500 <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"> 501 <path d="M14 8.5V6.7c0-.8.2-1.2 1.1-1.2H17V2.2c-.9-.1-1.8-.2-2.7-.2-2.7 0-4.5 1.6-4.5 4.6v1.9H7v3.7h2.8V22H14v-9.8h2.8l.4-3.7H14Z"/> 502 </svg> 503 </a> 504 505 <a 506 href="https://www.tiktok.com/@oxfordunionsociety" 507 aria-label="TikTok" 508 target="_blank" 509 rel="noopener" 510 > 511 <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"> 512 <path d="M16.7 2c.3 2.3 1.6 3.7 3.8 3.9v3.3c-1.3.1-2.5-.3-3.8-1v6.2c0 4-3.3 7.2-7.3 7.2S2.2 18.4 2.2 14.4s3.3-7.2 7.3-7.2c.4 0 .8 0 1.2.1v3.5a3.8 3.8 0 0 0-1.2-.2 3.8 3.8 0 1 0 3.8 3.8V2h3.4Z"/> 513 </svg> 514 </a> 515 516 <a 517 href="https://uk.linkedin.com/company/the-oxford-union-society" 518 aria-label="LinkedIn" 519 target="_blank" 520 rel="noopener" 521 > 522 <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"> 523 <path d="M4.8 3.5a2.3 2.3 0 1 1 0 4.6 2.3 2.3 0 0 1 0-4.6ZM2.8 9.7h4v11.8h-4V9.7Zm6.5 0h3.8v1.6h.1c.5-.9 1.8-1.9 3.8-1.9 4 0 4.7 2.6 4.7 6v6.1h-4v-5.4c0-1.3 0-3-1.8-3s-2.1 1.4-2.1 2.9v5.5h-4V9.7Z"/> 524 </svg> 525 </a> 526 </div> 527 </div> 528
529 <div class="ou-footer__contact"> 530 <h3>Contact details</h3> 531 532 <p class="ou-footer__item"> 533 <span class="ou-footer__icon" aria-hidden="true"> 534 <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"> 535 <path d="M12 21s7-6.1 7-12a7 7 0 0 0-14 0c0 5.9 7 12 7 12Zm0-9a3 3 0 1 1 0-6 3 3 0 0 1 0 6Z"/> 536 </svg> 537 </span> 538 539 <a 540 href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Oxford+Union+Society+St+Michael%27s+Street+Oxford+OX1+2DU" 541 target="_blank" 542 rel="noopener" 543 > 544 St Michael's Street<br> 545 Oxford, OX1 2DU 546 </a> 547 </p> 548 549 <p class="ou-footer__item"> 550 <span class="ou-footer__icon" aria-hidden="true"> 551 <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"> 552 <path d="M3 5h18v14H3V5Zm2.2 2 6.8 5.1L18.8 7H5.2Zm13.8 10V8.9l-7 5.2-7-5.2V17h14Z"/> 553 </svg> 554 </span> 555 556 <a href="mailto:[email protected]"> 557 [email protected] 558 </a> 559 </p> 560 561 <p class="ou-footer__item"> 562 <span class="ou-footer__icon" aria-hidden="true"> 563 <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"> 564 <path d="M6.6 10.8c1.4 2.7 3.9 5.2 6.6 6.6l2.2-2.2c.3-.3.8-.4 1.2-.3 1 .3 2.1.5 3.2.5.7 0 1.2.5 1.2 1.2V20c0 .7-.5 1.2-1.2 1.2C10.4 21.2 2.8 13.6 2.8 4.2 2.8 3.5 3.3 3 4 3h3.5c.7 0 1.2.5 1.2 1.2 0 1.1.2 2.2.5 3.2.1.4 0 .9-.3 1.2l-2.3 2.2Z"/> 565 </svg> 566 </span> 567 568 <a href="tel:+441865241353">+44 01865 241353</a> 569 </p> 570 </div> 571 572 <div class="ou-footer__links"> 573 <h3>Information</h3> 574 575 <p class="ou-footer__item"> 576 <span class="ou-footer__icon" aria-hidden="true"> 577 <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"> 578 <path d="M6 2h9l5 5v15H6V2Zm8 1.8V8h4.2L14 3.8ZM8 10v2h8v-2H8Zm0 4v2h8v-2H8Zm0 4v2h5v-2H8Z"/> 579 </svg> 580 </span> 581 582 <a href="/Rules-and-Policies/"> 583 Union Rules and Policies 584 </a> 585 </p> 586 587 <p class="ou-footer__item"> 588 <span class="ou-footer__icon" aria-hidden="true"> 589 <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"> 590 <path d="M6 2h9l5 5v15H6V2Zm8 1.8V8h4.2L14 3.8ZM8 10v2h8v-2H8Zm0 4v2h8v-2H8Zm0 4v2h5v-2H8Z"/> 591 </svg> 592 </span> 593 594 <a href="/Rules-and-Policies/"> 595 Data Protection and Privacy Policy 596 </a> 597 </p> 598 599 <p class="ou-footer__item"> 600 <span class="ou-footer__icon" aria-hidden="true"> 601 <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"> 602 <path d="M6 2h9l5 5v15H6V2Zm8 1.8V8h4.2L14 3.8ZM8 10v2h8v-2H8Zm0 4v2h8v-2H8Zm0 4v2h5v-2H8Z"/> 603 </svg> 604 </span> 605 606 <a href="/Rules-and-Policies/">Accessibility</a> 607 </p> 608 609 <a class="ou-footer__login" href="/Sys/Login"> 610 <span>Log in</span> 611 </a> 612 </div> 613 </div> 614</footer></div> 615</div></div> 616</div></div> 617 <div class="zonePlace zoneFooter3"> 618</div> 619 620<div class="zonePlace zoneWAbranding"> 621 <div class="WABranding"> 622<div id="idFooterPoweredByContainer"> 623 <span id="idFooterPoweredByWA"> 624Powered by <a href="http://www.wildapricot.com" target="_blank">Wild Apricot</a> Membership Software</span> 625</div> 626</div> 627 </div> 628 629<!-- /footer zone --> 630 631<div id="idCustomJsContainer" class="cnCustomJsContainer">
632<script type="text/javascript"> 633try 634{ 635 636if (!top.adminpanel){ 637$(".boxActionContainer").find("input").val("Add to calendar"); 638} 639 640} 641catch(err) 642{}</script>
642</div> 643 644</div></body> 645</html>
646<script type="text/javascript">if (window.BonaPage && BonaPage.setPageState) { BonaPage.setPageState(BonaPage.PAGE_PARSED); }</script>
Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.