The Trust's recent, current and future activities
include
- Discussion meetings
:
- 2007 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. Report available shortly on request.
- 2006: A series of six discussion meetings
on Countering Terrorism in Europe: the enemy from afar or the enemy
within? was set up jointly with the IISS, starting with
a meeting entitled 'The Threat of Terrorism Today' on 31st March
. The second, entitled Religion and European
Terrorism was held on May 25th. The third, on 'The Evolving Tactics of
Terrorism' was held on July 6th (reports available on request).
- 2005:
Meetings held in 2005 included a review of the report on proposals
for UN reform by the High Level Panel appointed by Kofi Annan (1.02.05)
with introductory speakers Lord Hannay and Bill Newton Dunn MEP. For
discussion report click here.
This was followed by one on Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: Two Sides of the Same Coin?addressed by Imam Dr Abduljalil Sajid and Sir Sigmund Sternberg,held on 7th April 2005.
For report please click here.
In July, Lesley Abdela addressed a meeting on Women and Terror (for report
please click here). In the
series on European issues, Dr Denis MacShane MP and Richard Corbett MEP
examined the challenges for the UK Presidency of the EU on 10th
October. For further details contact the Secretary.
- Lectures: The Corbishley Lecture
for 2005 on 'the Nature and Limits of Intercultural Dialogue' was given by Lord Bhiku Parekh on 1st November at St.
Ethelburga's Centre in Bishopsgate. The Charlemagne Lecture for 2006 will
be given on 22 November by Peter Sutherland on 'Europe's Place in the
World of the 21st Century', at LSE in cooperation with its European
Institute. The Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
will give the 2007 lecture (30th in the series) on 28th March at
Westminster Cathedral Hall. (please
click here for further details and application form).
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Conference: The EU: Culturally Vibrant but politically stagnant?
A conference which was scheduled to be organised in collaboration with Goodenough
College, London WC1 on 1/2 September 2006, but has now been
deferred. It will now be held under the title 'What can Cultural Europe do
for Political Europe? at Sarum College on 20/21 October 2007.
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