“Saints: the meaning of holy men and women in various faiths”
Posted on | April 15, 2013 | No Comments
Norwich InterFaith Link
45 Beatrice Road
Norwich NR1 4BB
01603 – 667 314
www.norwichinterfaith.co.uk
Martin Luther King Day April 4th
Posted on | April 6, 2013 | No Comments
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Today marks the 45th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of history’s greatest champions for peace and justice. Dr. King died working to bring about his vision of a just and peaceful world.
Killed in Memphis TN by an assassin’s bullet,
King was in the city to support striking Black sanitation workers who received considerably less pay than their White counterparts.
A year earlier to the day, Dr. King delivered his
Beyond Vietnam:
A Time to Break Silence speech at Riverside Church in New York City. Widely known in peace circles, but seldom mentioned elsewhere, he laid out clear moral and pragmatic reasons why he was against the war in Vietnam. He called on our nation to have a “radical revolution of values,” to “shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘person-oriented’ society.” He called on us to confront the evils of hate including racism and bigotry in all its forms, materialism and poverty, and militarism or war.
This was not King’s first time speaking out against the triple evils of hate, poverty and war. In his December 11, 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Lecture,
The Quest for Peace and Justice,
King explained his thinking on these plagues of humanity. He called war obsolete, because the awesome power of modern weapons, resulting in the killing of so many innocent people, eliminates the possibility that war can play a positive role in solving conflicts. He explained that, “We will not build a peaceful world by following a negative path. It is not enough to say ‘We must not wage war.’ It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.” He advised us to not simply be against war, but, “on the positive affirmation of peace.”
In this 45th year after his death and the 50th year after his most famous
I Have A Dream Speech,
ENGAGING THE NORWICH COMMUNITY
Posted on | April 6, 2013 | No Comments
Visions for Change ENGAGING THE NORWICH COMMUNITY is the theme of the next Discussion meeting. Tuesday 9 April, 7.30 – 9.30 pm+ chat at bar afterwards. Norwich Playhouse meeting room, St George’s St, NR3 1AB
Towards a Healthy Local Economy for Norfolk
Posted on | April 4, 2013 | No Comments
Public meeting: talks and discussion Friday 5th April
“Too wrinkly to reproduce: the Ethics of Older Motherhood”
Posted on | April 1, 2013 | No Comments
Dr Smajdor is a lecturer in Ethics at the University of East Anglia. She has a long-standing interest in the ethical aspects of science, medicine and technology, stemming from her first degree in philosophy. She undertook her doctoral thesis at Imperial College, London, on the ethics of using artificial sperm and eggs in reproduction (sponsored by the Wellcome Trust). She has published a number of papers in connection with this research, as well as on broader philosophical and ethical questions. In 2007, Dr Smajdor published a book exploring legal and ethical controversies in reproductive technology and stem cell research ‘From IVF to Immortality’ (with Baroness Ruth Deech, former chair of the UK’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority).
Dr Smajdor is ethics consultant for Norfolk and Norwich Health and Care Trust, and an Independent Assessor for the Human Tissue Authority. She is on the advisory committee of the charity Progress Educational Trust, whose remit is to facilitate debate on issues related to genetics and reproductive technology. Further details of Anna’s work and research interests are available on her website: http://www.annasmajdor.me.uk
Environment Question Time
Posted on | March 31, 2013 | No Comments
Tuesday 2nd April, 7.30pm
Chantry Hall, Norwich NR2 1QZ
Your opportunity to ask four Prospective Norfolk County Councillors your
questions about the environment before the elections on May 2nd
Richard Bearman – Green Party
Mike Brindle – Liberal Democratic Party
Rex Parkinson-Hare – UKIP
Sue Whitaker – Labour Party
The Conservative Party do not think it appropriate to take part whilst the
Public Enquiry into the Waste Incinerator near King’s Lynn is ongoing
Organised and Chaired by
Reverend Philip Young
Norwich Diocesan Environmental Officer, Church of England
Stop Fooling with Nuclear Weapons
Posted on | March 27, 2013 | No Comments
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Join us on 1st April!
Protest at Britain’s nuclear bomb factory, AWE Aldermaston, Berkshire.
This year on April Fools’ Day, we will be going to Aldermaston to highlight our opposition to Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons system – because that’s where the nuclear bombs are made. We’ll be saying Scrap Trident and cancel plans to replace it. We’ll be gathering around the base in our thousands with music, colour, and speeches.
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Earth Hour
Posted on | March 21, 2013 | No Comments
Saturday 23rd March 2013 – 20:00 til 22:00
Saturday 23rd March at 8.30pm is designated as global Earth Hour – uniting people to protect the planet.
Earth Hour asks everyone to take personal accountability for their impact on the planet and make behavioural changes to facilitate a sustainable lifestyle. Taking the first step is as easy as turning off your lights. By switching off your lights for Earth Hour you are acknowledging and celebrating your commitment to do something more for the planet that goes beyond the hour.
Switch off all the lights at home and come and celebrate outside The Forum where you will be entertained by fire artists, jugglers, poi performers, entertainers, musicians, fire walkers and plenty of organisations offering information about Earth Hour and how you can get involved in making a difference.
Outside The Forum 8.00pm -10.00pm More info earthhour.org/
Contact: James Thompson
Sustainability in the Post Austerity Age
Posted on | March 20, 2013 | No Comments
Next Monday we have a really interesting and rare chance to explore the possible future. Please forward if you know of anyone interested. There is a poster attached to print out if you wanted to! . all the best Brigid
Sustainability in the Post Austerity Age
by Prof. Tim O’Riordan, OBE (UEA & Soil Association)
Sustainable localism; community-led politics and economics; a three-day working week. These seem off-the-wall now, but they won’t by 2020, let alone 2030. In such a scenario, organics and permaculture would have a huge role to play, as would changing diets to more “meatlessness” and locally produced food. 7.30pm Monday 25 March
UEFA Under 21s final in Israel and Palestinian Prisoners
Posted on | March 20, 2013 | 1 Comment
Betty Hunter Honary President Palestine Solidarity Campaign
To speak about UEFA Under 21s Final in Israel and Palestinian Prisoners at UEA
Thursday 21st March at 7pm Elizabeth Fry Building Room 01.02
(half way down Chancellors Drive on left opposite Tom Payne Building
Please come to what should be a very informative meeting
Hosted by UEA PALSOC and supported by Norwich PSC
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