Past Events

18th October, 2007 – What is Development?

24th October, 2007 – Do Nations Have a Moral Obligation to Support One Another?

Hallowe’en, 2007 – The Spectre of Colonialism

6th November 2007 – Should developing countries be forced to embrace environmentalism?
Transcript not available, sorry.

11th November 2007 – Congo’s Curse video viewing and discussion.
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13th November 2007 – Gap year students – acting responsibly?
Transcript not available, sorry.

20th November 2007 – Ice Skating and Cider social; see the multimedia page for photos.

27th November 2007 – What is the Most Significant Cause of Poverty?

5th December 2007 – International Financial Institutions – Barking Up The Wrong Tree?

12th December 2007 – Talk by the economist Jahirul Islam on the impact of Structural Adjustment Policy (SAP) on rural/agri-dependent households in Bangladesh.

Wednesday 16th January 2008 – Quasi role-play on the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility

Wednesday 23rd January 2008 – Democracy versus Dictatorship

Wednesday 30th January 2008 – The USA and Development

Wednesday 13th February 2007 – Ethical Consumerism. Transcript not available, sorry.

Wednesday 20th February 2007 – Theatre visit to see the Asylum Monologues

Wednesday 27th February 2007 – ‘Lessons From Bali’ talk on Climate Change by John Davidson. Transcript not available, sorry.

Friday 29th February 2007 – Black Gold Movie followed by discussion of Fairtrade issues. See www.blackgoldmovie.com for more.

Wednesday 3rd March – Can migration be a tool for development? Transcript not yet available; check back soon.

This page is updated each week with a summary of the discussion that took place that week. Do keep coming back and reading what we had to say.