The event was hosted by the Leeds University Café Babel Society (see below for more details) and it was the first 'Coffee Storming' debate on British soil.
Café Babel Leeds is part of an umbrella organisation called Café Babel International. The Café Babel network is almost entirely composed of volunteers and currently present n 16 cities across Europe. It was set up in 2001 with aim of providing a forum for debate on European affairs via an online magazine (available at www.cafebabel.com)
Over the past years the Café Babel network has organised a series of 'Coffee Storming' debates in Paris, Brussels, Dublin, Berlin amongst others. It gives an opportunity for young people to discuss and debate possible solutions to some of the most challenging issues of our times.
