Events from 1st Dec till 1st Jun

Environment and Lifestyle; Fair Trade; GCAP; Governance and Human Rights; HIV AIDS; Peacemaking; World Church and Mission;

1st December - - World AIDS Day

Join millions around the world in prayer and action around HIV and AIDS. For more information on how to get involved, look at our front page blog post. 01:00 till 23:00. Worldwide.

3rd December - OXFORD - Pleasurable Ethics and Unethical Pleasures: Unwrapping Divine Chocolate Advertisement

How far does the impetus to make the ethics of Fair Trade more pleasurable to the consumer (inadvertently?) evoke consumption pleausres that are themselves unethical? Speaker: Dr. Caroline Wright, Univ. of Warwick. 17:30 till 19:00. Lecture Theatre 5, Business School, Park End Street, Oxford.

6th December - KIDLINGTON - Christmas Fair Trade Fair

One of the largest and best Fair Trade Fairs around: gifts from over a dozen different Fair Trade retailers. Refreshmenst and free parking available. 10:00 till 16:00. Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington.

9th December - OLTON, SOLIHULL - Prayer Evening: "What then must we do?" -- Resources for Just Living

One of a series of four evenings reflecting on how Jesus' commandment to "love one another as I have loved you" can apply in a world of 6 billion people, many of whom we have never met. Led by the Revd Paul Nicholson, SJ.  For more information, ring 0121 706 2556. 19:30 till 21:15. Bethany Spirituality Centre, Solihull, 155a Kineton Green Road, Olton, Solihull.

17th January - TILEHURST - "Green Faith" Day

Panel discussion with Revd. Professor Ian James, Professor Sir John Marsh, Ruth Conway, Maggie Ross, Dr. Paula Clifford. Workshops and seminars from many local organisations, including: 

Christian Aid * Sheepdrove Organic Farm * Renewable energy * Tilehurst Horticultural Society – self-sufficiency * Truefood Coop * Environment-themed Bible study * Treading lightly – pathways of reflection * Eco-congregations share their experiences. *Children’s workshop available in the afternoon


Please bring your own lunch: coffee and tea provided. Tickets £5/£3. To register, email maranda@ccow.org.uk. 

10:00 till 16:00. Tilehurst Methodist Church, School Rd, Tilehurst.

20th February - LONDON - Conference: War Crimes -- Retrospectives and Prospects

Speakers to include Lesley Abdela, Professor David Frase, Michael Kandiah, Frank McDonough, Hans Pawlisch, Dr. David Seymour, Prof. David Sugarman.

Prospective themes include the implications of the use of national/international courts and tribunals, and the problems of jurisdiction; the role of the media in portraying war crimes, and the rhetoric used;  legal issues, such as the nature of evidence in war crimes trials; witness perspectives; and case studies of individual cases and trials. Details of the programme and booking form to be available from http://ials.sas.ac.uk (Click on events)

 

09:00 till 19:00. Institute of Advance Legal Studies, Univ. of London, 17 Russell Square, London.