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| + | ==Has Multi-Culturalism Failed?== | ||
| + | Norwich Inter-Faith Link are hosting a bring and share supper and debate on Thursday, April 27th | ||
| + | 7 for 7.30, St Thomas' Church Hall, Earlham Road, please bring a vegetarian dish to share. | ||
| + | Drinks available, £2 suggested donation | ||
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==[[Image:cpt_logo.jpg|100px]]Supporting Aboriginal Peacemaking, Fri, April 1st, 7pm, Friends Meeting House== | ==[[Image:cpt_logo.jpg|100px]]Supporting Aboriginal Peacemaking, Fri, April 1st, 7pm, Friends Meeting House== | ||
Organised by Norwich Quaker Meeting. Contact: Luzie 07706 631761 or norwichQuakers@btconnect.com. | Organised by Norwich Quaker Meeting. Contact: Luzie 07706 631761 or norwichQuakers@btconnect.com. | ||
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==Film show: Rethink Afghanistan, Wednesday 6th April, 7:00 pm, The Cube, The Forum== | ==Film show: Rethink Afghanistan, Wednesday 6th April, 7:00 pm, The Cube, The Forum== | ||
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| - | == | + | == KEEP OUR NHS OUT OF PRIVATE HANDS! THURSDAY 7TH APRIL @ 7.30PM, Friends Meeting House== |
JOIN THE CAMPAIGN. PUBLIC MEETING, FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE UPPER GOAT LANE, NORWICH | JOIN THE CAMPAIGN. PUBLIC MEETING, FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE UPPER GOAT LANE, NORWICH | ||
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SPEAKERS: DR WENDY SAVAGE Joint chair Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) DR CHRIS EDWARDS Senior Research Fellow UEA | SPEAKERS: DR WENDY SAVAGE Joint chair Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) DR CHRIS EDWARDS Senior Research Fellow UEA | ||
MARK HARRISON Chief Executive, Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People | MARK HARRISON Chief Executive, Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People | ||
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Chair: DR IAN GIBSON | Chair: DR IAN GIBSON | ||
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Organised by Norfolk KONP: | Organised by Norfolk KONP: | ||
| - | www.norfolk-says-yes-keep-our-national-health-service-public.org.uk | + | |
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==Cafe Conversations - Aladdin's Cafe, Magdalen Street== | ==Cafe Conversations - Aladdin's Cafe, Magdalen Street== | ||
ethical, legal and political questions. Come and share your views on this | ethical, legal and political questions. Come and share your views on this | ||
rapidly evolving and vibrant topic. | rapidly evolving and vibrant topic. | ||
| - | ===SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS: CAN FARMING BE GREEN? | + | ===SOMETHING KINDA FISHY GOING ON, Friday 8 April 6pm=== |
| + | How good are we at detecting air quality? Can anybody tell if it’s a bad pollution day? | ||
| + | Now that the factories in Norwich have mostly closed or relocated, is air quality even a | ||
| + | problem? We will sniff out the air quality around Magdalen Street and use resources (i.e. | ||
| + | a map of the new one-way system around St Augustine’s, reproductions of paintings of | ||
| + | smoke and smog) to think about the invisibility of air pollution and how that influences | ||
| + | attitudes to its regulation. (Please note 6 pm start time) | ||
| + | ===SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS: CAN FARMING BE GREEN? Saturday, 15 April,3 pm=== | ||
With growing populations and diminishing resources, sustainable agriculture | With growing populations and diminishing resources, sustainable agriculture | ||
and food security are top priorities the world over. One of the greatest | and food security are top priorities the world over. One of the greatest | ||
them to achieve food security in the long term? Come and share your views | them to achieve food security in the long term? Come and share your views | ||
with two researchers in sustainable agriculture. | with two researchers in sustainable agriculture. | ||
| - | ==April 12th, Dementia Care | + | ===TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, Saturday, 30 April, 3pm=== |
| - | + | How are sexual minorities portrayed in children’s books? We will look at current examples | |
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| + | ==April 12th, Dementia Care, 9:30am to 4pm, The King’s Centre== | ||
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The King’s Centre, | The King’s Centre, | ||
King Street, | King Street, | ||
Norwich, | Norwich, | ||
Norfolk NR1 1PH | Norfolk NR1 1PH | ||
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Admission Free | Admission Free | ||
Buffet Lunch provided | Buffet Lunch provided | ||
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£20 cancelation fee applies | £20 cancelation fee applies | ||
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Register by email to: dementia.alliance@ymail.com | Register by email to: dementia.alliance@ymail.com | ||
or N&W Dementia Alliance, John Innes Centre, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UH | or N&W Dementia Alliance, John Innes Centre, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UH | ||
| - | www.dementiaalliance.co.uk | + | http://www.dementiaalliance.co.uk |
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| + | Dementia is the most significant health and social crisis of the 21st century and we need to be smarter about how we respond. This event is aimed at all those involved in delivering health&care services to people with dementia in Norfolk & Waveney. To share knowledge & experiences from across the statutory, private and voluntary sectors. | ||
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==A LunchBox talk on the work of UNICEF, Friday 15 April 2011, 1pm to 2pm, Friends Meeting House== | ==A LunchBox talk on the work of UNICEF, Friday 15 April 2011, 1pm to 2pm, Friends Meeting House== | ||
Speaker: Claire Richards | Speaker: Claire Richards | ||
==INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR A NUCLEAR-FREE FUTURE, 26th April, 25th Chernobyl anniversary== | ==INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR A NUCLEAR-FREE FUTURE, 26th April, 25th Chernobyl anniversary== | ||
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It's time for groups and activists all over the world to plan protests and actions to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe. | It's time for groups and activists all over the world to plan protests and actions to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe. | ||
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Each year, the French anti-nuclear network Sortir du nucleaire has issued a call to action on Chernobyl Day. In support of this call, U.S. organizations Nukewatch and the Nuclear Resister invite you to organize public protest and/or nonviolent direct action/civil resistance in your area, or participate in other events or actions being planned on or around April 26. It will be a day to declare, together with millions of others around the world, NO to nuclear power, nuclear weapons, nuclear testing, uranium mining and radioactive waste and YES to a nuclear-free future! | Each year, the French anti-nuclear network Sortir du nucleaire has issued a call to action on Chernobyl Day. In support of this call, U.S. organizations Nukewatch and the Nuclear Resister invite you to organize public protest and/or nonviolent direct action/civil resistance in your area, or participate in other events or actions being planned on or around April 26. It will be a day to declare, together with millions of others around the world, NO to nuclear power, nuclear weapons, nuclear testing, uranium mining and radioactive waste and YES to a nuclear-free future! | ||
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Whatever you plan, please post your event on the international roster of actions hosted by Sortir du nucleaire: http://www.chernobyl-day.org/?lang=en, and let Nukewatch and the Nuclear Resister know what you are planning, for inclusion on websites and in media outreach. When the action is over, please post and send reports and photos. | Whatever you plan, please post your event on the international roster of actions hosted by Sortir du nucleaire: http://www.chernobyl-day.org/?lang=en, and let Nukewatch and the Nuclear Resister know what you are planning, for inclusion on websites and in media outreach. When the action is over, please post and send reports and photos. | ||
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Together let's work for a nuclear-free future. | Together let's work for a nuclear-free future. | ||
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For more about Chernobyl: http://www.nirs.org/factsheets/chernobylcanhappenhere2005.pdf | For more about Chernobyl: http://www.nirs.org/factsheets/chernobylcanhappenhere2005.pdf | ||
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Nukewatch: http://www.nukewatch.com/, Email nukewatch1@lakeland.ws | Nukewatch: http://www.nukewatch.com/, Email nukewatch1@lakeland.ws | ||
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Nuclear Resister: http://www.nukeresister.org/, Email nukeresister@igc.org | Nuclear Resister: http://www.nukeresister.org/, Email nukeresister@igc.org | ||
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Sortir du nucleaire: http://www.chernobyl-day.org/?lang=en , Email charlotte.mijeon@sortirdunucleaire.fr | Sortir du nucleaire: http://www.chernobyl-day.org/?lang=en , Email charlotte.mijeon@sortirdunucleaire.fr | ||
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== Public Debate, The motion: “Nuclear Power; to build or not to build?” Tuesday, 26 April, 7pm, Friends Meeting House== | == Public Debate, The motion: “Nuclear Power; to build or not to build?” Tuesday, 26 April, 7pm, Friends Meeting House== | ||
Venue: Christine's | Venue: Christine's | ||
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