Pointless and platitudinous: John Humphrys and Lord Singh speak out about Thought for the Day In the last week former Today presenter John Humphrys has said that Thought for the Day is discriminatory and “rather pointless” because it excludes non-religious voices, while regular contributor Lord Singh of Wimbledon has quit because he found editorial interference… Read more »
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Bromley Oct meeting: the economics of wellbeing
When: Wednesday 9th October, 2 – 4pmWhere: Bromley (map) In October the Bromley group will be joined by Dr Jay Ginn, who will be speaking on The economics of wellbeing: what is spoiling our lives? Jay will explore what facilitates human wellbeing, drawing on recent research on economic inequality, social capital, consumerism, meaningful work and… Read more »
November Social: Soane Museum
When: Sunday 17th November, meeting 10.15am for a 10.30am entryWhere: Sir John Soane Museum, 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3BP (map) Tickets: Free but you need to book in advance (note: not available on the day!) here. Please also email us on selhuginfo@gmail.com so we know who to expect and wait for! Meeting: Outside the… Read more »
October Social: Rembrandt’s Light at Dulwich Picture Gallery
When: Sunday 13th October, 11am Where: Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, London SE21 7AD (map) Tickets: you can book tickets hereMeeting: We’ll meet by the ticket desk at 11am, enter the exhibition at 11.10am, and chat in the café afterwards.Phone contact on the day is Hester Brown on 07791 460552. Join us for a SELHuG… Read more »
Review: Southwark interfaith walk
It was a pleasure to be part of the Southwark Interfaith Walk earlier in September. We started down at the East Dulwich end of Peckham, at Copleston Church & Community Centre where the RevEdward Collier is vicar: Copleston combines an Anglican and a United Reformed church and is committed to inclusion, stating that it “does not… Read more »
