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current and future activities include
Future Activities:
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The following events are planned for the rest of the year and subscribing members will be
sent detailed invitations in due time:
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June 15th: 32nd
Corbishley Lecture: Francis Campbell, UK Ambassador to the
Holy See will speak on the EU approach to foreign affairs and his
position as a religious ambassador in a secular democratic EU/world.
At 6.30 pm. Venue to be announced
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July: "Britain
and the EU after the 2010 Election - prospects 60 years on from
the Schuman Declaration"
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September 15th: Joint one-day seminar
with the Polish Embassy, London and the Polish Institute for
International Affairs, Warsaw. "Does religion play any role in
contemporary European diplomacy?"
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October 6th: Annual
Charlemagne Lecture: Philip Lowe (European Commission) will speak
on Energy Policy in a Changing Climate
Recent
Lectures
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A first lecture was given by Maleiha Malik of King's College, London
on 24th February, on "Human Rights and Religion in Contemporary
Britain" and a report is now available: click
here
- Mark Dowd of Operation
Noah lectured to the Trust on 3rd March 2009 on "Beyond
Changing Light bulbs: engaging with the threat of climate
change", with a response from Peter Luff. Click
here to read the report on this meeting
- The
discussion meeting held jointly with the Institute for Public
Policy Research on 15th September 2009 on the "Role of
Faith in our Public Life" has resulted in a report which
can be read by clicking
here.
- Bishop Christopher
Herbert gave a lecture on 5th February in Westminster Abbey on
"Inter-faith Relations and Europe: an English
Perspective" upon his retirement from being a patron of the
Trust and Bishop of St Albans. Click
here to read the report
This lecture was given in memory of Sidney Shipton who died on
12th January 2008
- The 31st Corbishley
Lecture was given on 27th November 2008 by Professor Ziauddin
Sardar, entitled "Talking or Shouting: religion and public
space"To
read the report of this lecture please click here
- The Charlemagne Lecture
for 2008 was given on 20 May, 2008 by Professor Helen Wallace on
the topic "A Bigger Europe - But is it Better?" kindly
hosted by the Polish Embassy.
Discussion
Meetings
- A discussion entitled
"Just what are European values?" introduced by Rev
Keith Clements, Sir Peter Marshall and Professor Maurice Fraser
was held at the EU Representation in London on 15 February 2007
- A discussion led by Sir
Stephen Wall on "Britain and Europe - an Ambivalent
Relationship?" was held on 20 May, 2008.
Full reports on all these meetings
are available on request from the secretariat.
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