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Monthly meetings
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Here are the events that were organized for 2005. A different page shows events for the current year.
(Different pages show previous events
for years 2004, 2003,
2002, 2001 and 2000)
Month |
Title, topic or activity |
Speaker or organizer |
More about the speaker, organizer or event |
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January |
AGM & yuletide meal |
Meal organized by TBA |
Meal at CB2 followed by AGM at same venue |
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January |
Fair-trade |
Jeremy Symes & Ranjit Singh |
JS: director of Cambridge Co-operative Development Agency, member of Co-operative Group's Diversity Working Group, advising on health issues as they affect the Societies' trading and working structures. RS: Co-operative Affairs Officer with the Cooop Group, responsible for Cambridge & East Anglia, organizes members' events and works with schools and other organizations concerning co-operative values and principles. |
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February |
Atheist, Agnostic, Anti-Revelationist, Believer. From a scientific point of view, which makes sense? |
James Eisner |
Discussion, starting with James Eisner asking Sir Hermann Bondi why he calls himself an Anti-Revelationist |
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March |
It's the Thought that Counts: A short introduction to cognitive therapy for emotional disorders POSTPONED |
David Allison |
David Allison is a cognitive behavioural therapist. He has worked at the Cambridge Centre for Cognitive Therapy for ten years and specializes in the treatment of anger disorders in men and post-traumatic stress disorder. POSTPONED |
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April |
The History of the Waltz |
Peter Popper |
CHG member |
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May |
Stem cell research |
Dr Wendy Phillips |
Stem cells have been the focus of much recent media attention, both as a 'miracle cure' and as a 'slippery slope'. Dr Philips will briefly describe different types of stem cell, their potential application, and some of the ethical issues involved. The ethical and moral arguments can then be developed in a general discussion. |
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June |
Global Water Issues |
Alan Bird |
Alan is an environmental planner with 30 years experience in developing countries since 1974. He works mainly on the environmental management of water issues and was in Africa for 18 years followed by 12 years in Asia. In all he has worked for over 25 countries and was resident for long periods in Somalia, Nigeria, Algeria, Botswana, Bangladesh, and north-east China. |
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July |
Riverside
picnic at Cam Sailing Club |
Organized by Dr John Harris |
CHG & CSC member |
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August |
Annual summer party |
Hosted by Edith Schlossmann |
Members wishing to attend should please contact Gavin Moulton (see contacts page) in advance, so that Edith can have an idea of numbers. Please bring a contribution to the food, eg, sandwiches, cakes and/or drinks. |
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September |
Ethnicity, Tollerance and Rationality |
Jafar Mirza |
Jafar has kindly offered to speak about the Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum, in particular explaining the work of the Forum what his aims were for it during his time as Chair. He will also be discussing some of the ethnic and community issues and solutions that come up in his present posts at Cambridge Regional College, Anglia Polytechnic University and Cambridgeshire ACRE. |
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October |
Corporate Sustainability and Socially Responsible Investment: From Niche to Mainstream |
David Harris & Helen Jones |
1 David Harris Socially
responsible investment as a driver for change in corporate behaviour David works at FTSE
Group, the company that develops and calculates financial indices including
the FTSE 100. FTSE now
calculates over 50,000 different indices for various markets around the
World. Indices are used in a
range of ways including as a basis for tracker funds and as a benchmark to
compare performance against. One
of their most high profile index series is FTSE4Good, comprising
"socially responsible investment" (SRI) indices, which only include
companies that meet a specific range of environmental and social (e.g. human
rights) criteria. David's work focuses
on the development of the criteria for these FTSE4Good
indices and on communicating the selection requirements to the eligible
companies. He will outline how
SRI has grown and developed, how it is having an impact on mainstream
financial analysis, and how investments can be a lever for encouraging
companies to improve their environmental and social practices. 2 Helen Jones Do
you buy it? Globalisation and
ethical sourcing Helen works as a
consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers where she works in their Sustainable
Business Solutions group, which helps companies manage and improve their
environmental and social performance. One of her main projects focuses on ethical tea sourcing
where she coordinates the auditing of labour standards on tea estates in Asia
and Africa. Another project involves
helping an industry association develop a council for responsible practices
and identifying what steps they can take to tackle the most serious
environmental and social challenges facing their industry. Helen will talk about how companies' approaches to the environment and society have changed as the reach and influence of companies have grown and as they need to protect their global brands and reputations. Using ethical sourcing as an example she will outline how successful companies are having to put sustainability into the heart of their business. |
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November |
"The Archbishop recognizes Humanism in religious education -- a good thing?" -- open discussion |
Hosted
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Christine very kindly offered to host an informal discussion on the news that the Archbishop of Canterbury has recognized that Humanism has a place as a "serious" world-view in the discussion of religious education in schools. Is this to be welcomed or should we have nothing to do with it? Arguments for and against will be presented to the group for discussion. If you wish to do some homework before the meeting, you can download the Archbishop's speech and other related articles from http://www.religiouseducationcouncil.org/ |
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December |
Handel: Dixit Dominus and works by Zalenka |
Collegium Laureatum |
For the second year running, CHG members will be attending a concert of music performed by the Cambridge-based Collegium Laureatum. David Hooley is a member of both the CHG and Collegium Laureatum. Tickets for CHG members organized by Gavin Moulton |
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Prearranged for 20006 |
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January 2006 |
CHG Yuletide lunch and AGM |
Gavin Moulton |
Lunch and AGM at CB2 Bistro in Norfolk Street, as for January 2005. If you intend to attend the lunch, please inform Gavin as soon as possible and let him have a cheque for £12.50 payable to "Cambridge Humanist Group". |
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Nov 2005