PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT THE ETHICAL SOCIETY
The Library, Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, WC 1R 4RL.
Tel: 020 7242 8031/4 Registered Charity No. 251396

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SOUTH PLACE ETHICAL SOCIETY
presents an Exhibition of
EVOLUTION: THE FOSSILS SAY YES!

Fossils selected and arranged by Mike Howgate
Open now - View any time
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1

JUNE 2009

Sunday 14

1100 WILLIAM McGONAGALL (1825-1902): `THE WORLD'S WORST POET'? Ian King

 

1230 RELIGION AND SUPERSTITION IN NIGERIA. Leo Igwe (CFI and IHEU) 1500 THE FOSSIL EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION.

Prof. Adrian Lister, Natural History Museum Palaeontology Dept.

 

Sunday 21

1100 WHAT IS THE `NEAR DEATH' EXPERIENCE? Chris Bratcher

 

1500 HUMANISM AND RELIGION IN PERU. An account by Manuel Paz y Mino, founder and Director of the Peruvian Rationalists and Humanists

 

Sunday 28

1100 THE KEYNESIAN `REVOLUTION'. David McDonaugh

 

JULY

Sunday 5

1100 W.K.CLIFFORD AND `THE ETHICS OF BELIEF'. Tim Madigan on his new book (ISBN 1-84718-503-7).

 

Saturday 11 PER/SPES LECTURE:

1100 THROWAWAY PEDAGOGY AND THE DOWNSIZING OF EDUCATION Frank Furedi, Sociology, University of Kent. 1300 Optional buffet £5.

 

Sunday 12

1100 INTELLECTUALLY RESPECTABLE CREATIONISM. Donald Rooum

 

1500 RELIGIOUS LIFE ALONG THE SILK ROAD Part II.

Mao Ming (SOAS) returns to show slides of the ancient religions in Asia

 

Sunday 19 Events to be confirmed.

 

Sunday 26

0930 ANNUAL COACH TRIP. Meet at Conway Hall.

Probable destination Kent (tbc). For details ring 020 7242 8031

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