Speaker: Professor John Coatsworth
Chair: Professor Craig Calhoun
John Coatsworth is the provost of Columbia University, as well as professor of international and public affairs and professor of history.
Speaker: Baroness Afshar
Prominent Muslim feminist and peer Haleh Afshar will speak on the situation facing Iranian women in their country today.
Haleh Afshar teaches politics and women’s studies at the University of York.
Speaker: Len McCluskey
The Labour movement has started to put itself once more at the heart of British politics but it also needs to link up with social protest to develop a new working-class politics.
Len McCluskey is the general secretary of Unite.
International Law Lecture, followed by a reception. Speaker to be announced.
Working with the stories of our personal experience is a powerful way to digest and release the past. It can teach us to hold our identities with a light touch, allowing ' letting go' and 'letting come'. A week long residential course at Emerson College led by Roi Gal-Or and Justine Huxley.
A contemplative walk in Queens Park, followed by sharing personal stories about our relationship with silence and with nature, at the London Inter Faith Centre.
Starting point: The Cafe at the centre of Queens Park public park.
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/queens-park/vis...
For more background on Silent Walks:
http://www.meetup.com/Silent-Walks/
Using reflective and narrative-based techniques to explore self-forgiveness and to transform personal stories of mistakes and failure. A collaboration with The Forgiveness Project.
Led by Marina Cantacuzino (The Forgiveness Project) and Justine Huxley (St Ethelburga's).
An evening of music and reflections for Holocaust Memorial Day.
Strengthening Policy and Practice: meeting the challenges of working in complex environments is designed to draw on the experience and practice of participants, working in development, humanitarian aid or peacebuilding to influence internal policies and programmatic approaches. The course will identify how organisations can strive to balance their organisational mandate with the demands of working in complex and rapidly changing political contexts.
Turning the Tide is delighted to welcome US-based Training for Change and host two of their flagship courses: Training for Social Action Trainers (T-SAT) and Advanced Training of Trainers AToT). These intensive residential courses are for people who work with groups facilitating learning or process, or organising for change.
We know that the way we work is most effective with smaller groups, so places are limited. £350 course fee is inclusive of room and board for the entire period (including rest days). The venue is in Margate, Kent. Applications due 5 December 12.00 noon.
Silent vigil against militarism and war.
Camp at Bughfield/Aldermaston in support of the Action AWE Campaign. All nonviolent activists welcome.
Vandana Shiva in Conversation with Satish Kumar.
At a time when there are droughts everywhere and food prices are increasing, Vandana Shiva, in conversation with Satish Kumar, will examine the crucial issue of saving and sharing seeds as a crucial part of food security.
UNA LunchBox talk. Speakers Mr & Mrs Evans-Jones. They will also show a short film. "Tools for Life" is the slogan for "Work Aid" ( www.workaid.org ). The organisation "Workaid" is committed to tackling poverty in a practical way by helping disadvantaged people overseas and in the UK, to help themselves through practical skills training. Unwanted tools and equipment are collected from all over the UK and refurbished by a team of dedicated volunteers at the Workaid workshop.
With Justin Pearce.
With Sami Ramadani.
Poetry readings by French/Occitan poet Aurélia Lassaque, with Amy Key, SJ Fowler, Jessica Pujol and Nia Davies
A rare chance to hear Occitan poet Aurelia Lassaque read her poems from her new book ‘Solstice and other poems’, translated into English by James Thomas. Aurelia will be joined for guest readings from Amy Key, SJ Fowler, Jessica Pujol and Nia Davies.
The event is hosted by Francis Boutle, specialists in poetry from endangered language. Entry is free but please email the publisher at info@francisboutle.co.uk, so they have an idea of numbers.
Free entry. Taking place in the Housmans basement at the same time as Mike Marqusee’s poetry reading.
Classwar Games will be hosting the playing of Guy Debord's ‘The Game of War’ and Jim Dunnigan’s ‘Chicago! Chicago!’ which replays the 1968 Chicago protests against the Democratic Party convention: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11502/chicago-chicago
http://www.classwargames.net/
A week long intensive course in our approaches to listening and dialogue facilitation, at Winchester University.
More info: https://stethelburgas.org/civicrm/event/info?id=413&reset=1
Exploring the essential human search for the sacred. Using an appreciation of metaphor in scripture, myth, story and poetry, and crossing the boundaries of religions and cultures. More: http://stethelburgas.org/civicrm/event/info?id=464&reset=1
Concessionary rate (students, unemployed) - £15 - please send a cheque made out to St Ethelburga's Centre
