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One Life, One Earth, One Humanity

 

Meetings: Programme for 2008

Time : 8.00 pm   Date : first and third Mondays of each month

Venue: Community Arts Forum  (opposite St Anne's Cathedral)

Telephone Belfast 90 867 239 to confirm details.

7 January 2008

Annual General Meeting.  Programme planning

21 January 2008 Ongoing business and open discussion
4 February 2008 The Way Forward.  Making Humanism Happen. Setting goals for the BHG.
12 February 2008 Birthday of Charles Darwin. Opinion poll on Evolution.
18 February 2008 Ongoing business and open discussion. Basic Humanism: life after death.
3 March 2008 Film Noir.  Talk by Les Reid.  Click here for info.
17 March 2008 Ongoing business and open discussion.  Basic Humanism: stories of origins.
7 April 2008 Treating mental illness.  Talk by Dr Noel Scott.
21 April 2008 Ongoing business and open discussion
5 May 2008 Global climate change and Evolution, with reference to the Irish Hare.  Talk by Dr Neil Reid (QUB)
19 May 2008 Ongoing business and open discussion
1 June 2008 Walk Lagan towpath (meet 10.30 am, car park at Boat Club)
2 June 2008 Book Club: "The Sisters" by James Joyce
16 June 2008 Ongoing business and open discussion
7 July 2008 Poetry Night - Bring a Poem!
21 July 2008 Ongoing business and open discussion
26 July 2008 Summer Social.  Barbecue. 6.00 pm
4 August 2008 Trekking Tales.  Talk by David Oldfield.
18 August 2008 Ongoing business and open discussion
29 - 31 August 2008 Humanist Summer School, Carlingford
1 September 2008 Charity Quiz Night
15 September 2008 Ongoing business and open discussion
6 October 2008 Geology of NI.  Talk by Robert Alexander.
20 October 2008 Ongoing business and open discussion
3 November 2008 Astronomy.  Talk by Terry Moseley.
17 November 2008 Ongoing business and open discussion
1 December 2008 Multi-Cultural Debate
15 December 2008 Winter Social
5 January 2009 Annual General Meeting.  Programme Planning

Programme for 2007

 

15 January 2006

Annual General Meeting.

Programme planning

5 February 2007

Talk: “Why I am a Christian” by Dr Stephen Williams (Prof. Theology)

17 February 2007

Darwin Opinion Poll

19 February Topical discussion

5 March 2007

Humanism in Art (LR)

19 March 2007

Topical discussion

2 April 2007

Dying with Dignity

16 April 2007

Topical discussion

7 May 2007

Beethoven and the Enlightenment (RC)

21 May 2007

Topical discussion

4 June 2007

Israel - the Arab viewpoint

18 June 2007

 Palestine - the Israeli viewpoint

2 July 2007

Poetry + Music Night

? July 2007 Barbecue (photos)
16 July 2007 Topical discussion
6 August 2007 Growing up in Belfast (MH)
20 August 2007 Topical discussion

3 September 2007

Topical discussion

17 September 2007

Quiz Night (MK)

1 October 2007

An Inconvenient Truth - global warming

15 October 2007

Topical discussion

5  November 2007

Book Club - "The God Delusion"

19 November 2007

Topical discussion

3 December 2007

Multi-cultural debate: Jews, Christians & Muslims versus Humanists.  Venue: Stranmillis University College.

17 December 2007 Topical discussion

22 December 2007

Winter social (BHG members)

4 January 2008 Theatre outing: "Bah, Humbug" at Lyric Theatre
7 January 2008 Annual General Meeting.

Elections.  Programme planning.