Oxford University Russian Society:

Baroness Cox "The Privilege of Making a Difference: in the context of the challenges for democracy in transition in the former Soviet Union"

When: 12 May, 8.30 pm Where: Trinity College, Sutro Room Refreshments will be provided.

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=29863574752 (please register your interest if you are going to come)

Baroness Cox is a cross-bench member of the British House of Lords, and campaigner for many humanitarian causes in post-Soviet Republics.

Baroness Cox is Chief Executive of HART (Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust); President of the Trustees of Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a Patron of the Medical Aid for Poland Fund; a Trustee of MERLIN (Medical Emergency Relief International), a Trustee of the Metta Trust for Children's Education, a non- executive director of the Andrei Sakarov Foundation, an International representative for Elam Ministries, chairperson of the British Armenia All- Party Parliamentary. She is also a member of the Standing Conference on Women's Organisations, honorary vice-chairman of the International Islamic Christian Organisation for Reconciliation and Reconstruction and on the advisory council to MigrationWatch.

Baroness Cox is a Eurosceptic. The issue of contemporary slavery has also been at the forefront of Cox' activities. In 1995 she won the William Wilberforce Award, named in honour of the former MP who led the fight to abolish the slave trade in the British Empire, for her humanitarian work generally.

Her amazing life story and courageous work as a campaigner are chronicled in the book by Andrew Boyd "Baroness Cox: A Voice for the Voiceless".