Hull and East Riding Interfaith
Past Events
Thursday 22 November 2012 7:00 PM
"Capitalism: the root of all evil"
Ripon Cathedral
St Wilfrid Lecture. Per Vardy (Heythrop College). Free.
Email: judithbustard@riponcathedral.org.uk
Tel: 01765-603462
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Wednesday 02 May 2012 4:15 PM
"Contemporary definitions of spirituality embrace everything and mean nothing"
Centre for Spirituality Studies, Hull Univ, Roy Bruton Room.
Dr John Paley (Stirling Univ) & Prof John Swinton (Aberdeen Univ) will debate the proposition.
Email: c.gregory@hull.ac.uk
Thursday 26 April 2012 7:00 PM
"Mixed Messages: Ethics and the Media"
Ripon Cathedral
St Wilfrid Lecture. Nick Baines, Bishop of Bradford. Free.
Email: judithbustard@riponcathedral.org.uk
Tel: 01765-603462
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Wednesday 25 April 2012 4:15 PM
"Life after death without God: unconventional religion or gothic romanticism?"
Centre for Spirituality Studies, Hull University, Roy Bruton Room.
Prof David Voas (Essex Univ). Info from Claire Gregory.
Email: c.gregory@hull.ac.uk
Friday 30 March 2012 7:30 PM
Buddhist and Bible texts readings
Quaker Meeting House, 10 St James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW
More on Friday 13 April and Friday 27 April, same time & place. Info from Nirmal Fernando.
Email: curlsu@hotmail.com
Tel: 07932 017929
Thursday 29 March 2012 7:30 PM
"The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace"
Hull City Hall
Music composed by Karl Jenkins for orchestra, choir and soloists - the title comes from a 15th century French poem, the whole is a powerful interfaith musical statement about war and peace, for peace. With Hull Choral Union and City of Hull Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sam Gardner; tickets from Hull City Hall Box Office or at the door. It includes "lyrics from classic poets, biblical verses, and traditional mass, as well as from Muslim, Hindu and Japanese sources".
Tel: 01482 300300
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Tuesday 27 March 2012 5:00 PM
"A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"
Committee Room 1, Ground floor, at the Guildhall, Hull
Hull and East Riding Interfaith forum on some little-known local groups including Jeff Gillyon on the Freemasons in East and North Yorkshire, and Philip Heselton on Hull and East Riding Pagans.
Email: jackie.lukes@heri.org.uk
Tel: 01482 445728
Monday 26 March 2012 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
"Keep the Faith - Interfaith Seminar"
The Bullring, Birmingham B5 4BU
Multi-sector multi-professional interfaith seminar event for facilitators trainers and youth practitioners working with children, young people and families. National Council for Voluntary Youth Services. Free.
Email: maureen@ncvys.org.uk
Tel: 020 7278 1041
Thursday 22 March 2012 8:00 PM
"God, Faith and the Holocaust"
Holy Trinity Church Hull
Talk by Rev Matt Woodcock to Hull & District Council of Christians & Jews. Hull Jewish Community Centre, Pryme St, Anlaby.
Email: westermans@gmail.com
Wednesday 21 March 2012 - 03/22/2012 9:00 AM
"Multi-Faith Spaces: symptoms and agents of religious and social change"
Manchester University
This conference will discuss a 3 year research project on how individuals from different religious and cultural backgrounds are sharing new types of 'faith space' that may be simultaneously religious, spiritual, and secular.
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Wednesday 14 March 2012 7:00 PM
Ebor Lecture on Theology and Public Life
York Minster
Baroness Warsi (Co-Chairman Conservative Party, Minister without Portfolio). Free but admission by ticket only.
Tel: 01904-624624
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Sunday 04 March 2012 7:30 PM
"Religion and Politics - Oil and Water?"
York St John University
Annual William Temple lecture. Canon Ann Cryer (Lay Canon Bradford Cathedral, and former MP).
Email: kingsley.boulton@stolave.org.uk
Tel: 01904-411535
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Friday 17 February 2012 - 02/19/2012 8:00 PM
20th Anniversary Synagogue Celebration
Hull Reform Synagogue, Great Gutter Lane, Willerby
3-day special weekend at celebrating 20 years of the Great Gutter Lane Synagogue.
Friday 17 Feb 8pm, service;
Sat 18 Feb, 10.30am: Shabbat Sacrit Service followed by lunch and afternoon study sessions;
Sun 19 Feb, 12noon: service followed by Lunch.
If you would like to go to any of these events can you please tell Sarita who needs to know numbers for catering.
Email: sarita.robinson@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 01482-447549
Thursday 16 February 2012 7:30 PM
"Pompei and St Paul: using Pompeian evidence to think about early house-church life"
Hull and District Theological Society
Dr Peter Oakes (Manchester Univ). Meeting at the Graduate School Building, Hull University, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX.
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Wednesday 25 January 2012 7:30 PM
"Martin Luther - Ghostbuster"
Hull and District Theological Society
Dr David Bagchi (History department, Hull University). Meeting at Graduate School Building, Hull University, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX.
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Wednesday 07 December 2011 7:30 PM
"The Spirituality of Stanley Spencer"
Hull and District Theological Society
Prof Keith Tester (Professor of Sociology, Hull University). At the Graduate School Building, Hull University, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX.
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Thursday 01 December 2011 7:30 PM
"Malevolent Gods and Promethean Birds: the dynamics of Roman religion and the case of augury"
Graduate School Building, Hull University, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX.
Dr Stephen Green (Leeds University). Joint meeeting of the Classical Association Hull Branch and the Roman Society Hull Branch.
Wednesday 30 November 2011 7:00 PM
CAFOD Annual ecumenical and inter-faith service for peace and justice
St Charles Borromeo Church, Jarrett Street, Hull, HU1 3HB
Annual ecumenical and inter-faith service for peace and justice, organized by CAFOD (Catholic Agency For Overseas Development). Stories poems readings candle-lighting children's choirs and music. Info from Norah on telephone number below.
Tel: 01482-802814
Wednesday 30 November 2011 7:00 PM
"Ebor Lecture on Theology and Public Life by Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks"
York St John University
Admission free but by ticket only. Tickets can be booked from the website.
Email: eborlectures@yorkstj.ac.uk
Tel: 01904 624624
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Tuesday 29 November 2011 5:00 PM
"Hull and East Riding Interfaith Double Discussion Forum"
Committee Room 1, ground floor, at the Guildhall Hull
First on the 'Occupy' tent-city protests in London and elsewhere since last month: all welcome to share views on causes and ways forward. Second on the roles of women and men in the Church and other faith groups. Putting each side of the debate: Father Paul Smith, Rector St Mary's Cottingham C of E, and Dr Mary Munro-Hill, C of E and Quaker. Plus Muzaffar Chaudhary Ahmadiyya Muslim and Michael Westerman Hull Orthodox Synagogue. All welcome to join in both discussions. Refreshments from 4.30pm.
Email: jackie.lukes@heri.org.uk
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Saturday 26 November 2011 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Interfaith Retreat
Burngreave Ashram, 84-86 Spital Hll, Sheffield S4 7LG
An interfaith retreat, Info from Nirmal Fernando.
Email: curlsu@hotmail.com
Tel: 07932 017929
Saturday 26 November 2011 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
"Russian Cooking Pot Event"
The Annex, Community Enterprise Centre, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU5 2DH
Demonstrations and hands-on experience of traditional Russian cooking. Traditional dance and children's workshop.
Friday 25 November 2011 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
"Church-School Links"
St Aidans Church Southcoates Avenue Hull HU9 3HF
Meeting at St Aidans Church, the day includes a guided tour of Alderman Cogan C of E Primary School Hull, plus tea/coffee, lunch. £28 for non-SLA members. For Headteachers, school staff, governors, clergy, SACRE representatives. Email for Info and booking a place.
Email: admin@yorkdiocese.org
Friday 25 November 2011 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Reclaim The Night march for Interfaith and Women's groups in Hull.
Women please assemble at corner of Freetown Way/Beverley Road where the march begins.
Men are able to join the 2nd half of the march which begins on the corner of Beverley Road/Cottingham Road. Rally: the march ends with a rally at Hull University starting at 7.30pm. Speakers from the National Union of Students and the White Ribbon Campaign are confirmed. Info from Dominique Richards Hull University Students' Union Women's Officer.
Email: dominique-richards@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 07582 013140
Wednesday 23 November 2011 7:00 PM
African Destiny Choir Performance
Bridlington
Part of the East Coast Churches and Community Music Festival.
Email: paul-lowe@ccmf.co.uk
Tel: 01262-404100
Wednesday 23 November 2011 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Gypsy and Traveller awareness training workshop
Bridlington Fire Station, Bessingby Road, Bridlington.
Learn about Gypsy and Traveller way of life, culture, local provision and legislation affecting the local community. Cost: £35
Email: shaun@ourcomms.org
Tel: 01482 - 345859 ext 2
Tuesday 22 November 2011 5:00 PM
"1.4billion reasons"
Meeting room 1, Students Union House, Hull University, Cottingham Road HU6 7RX
An interfaith multi- media presentation for students and the public by Usman Nawaz and Charlotte Dando about action over malaria.
Email: Usman.Nawaz@malarianomore.org.uk
Tel: 07966 634667
Tuesday 22 November 2011 6:00 PM
"Making Dialogue Effective. Effectiveness in intercultural and interfaith dialogue: can it be defined? how do we measure it?"
The Rose Bowl, Leeds Met University, Leeds LS1 3HB
Dr Helen Reid (Bradford Churches), Imam Qari Qasim (Leeds Makkah Masjid), Revd Simon Robinson (Leeds Metropolitan University). Info from Leeds branch of Dialogue Society.
Email: Leeds@dialoguesociety.org
Tel: 078705 82313
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Saturday 19 November 2011 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
"Curry on Cooking"
The Annex, Community Enterprise Centre, Cottingham Road, Hull HU5 2DH.
Demonstrations and hands-on experience with traditional Indian cooking. Native textiles from Kasai Womens Group. Indian arts and crafts from Gvants.
Wednesday 16 November 2011 6:00 PM
"Islamophobia and its role in the social construction of the Muslim deviant"
Star Education Centre Manchester
A talk by Dr Muzammil Quraishi, Salford University.
Email: Leeds@dialoguesociety.org
Tel: 078705 82313
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Tuesday 15 November 2011 1:30 PM
Meeting of the Hull City of Sanctuary Committee
Princes Avenue Methodist Church, Hull
Hull City of Sanctuary is a new initiative to make Hull a recognised place of welcome and safety for people in need of sanctuary.
Email: Paul.Gower@nrcentre.org.uk
Tel: 01482 214178 or 0774
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Friday 11 November 2011 7:30 PM
"Original Buddhist Texts"
Quaker Meeting House, 10 St James Street Sheffield S1 2EW
Fridays 11 Nov, 9 Dec, and 16 Dec 2011, 7.30pm. Introduced by Nirmal Fernando of the Multifaith Chapel, Burngreave Ashram Sheffield.
Email: jeanwildgoose@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 07879 993334
Wednesday 09 November 2011 7:30 PM
"Biblical Cities: holy and unholy"
Hull and District Theological Society
Prof Mary Mills (Newman College Birmingham). Meeting at the Graduate School Building, Hull University, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX.
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Tuesday 11 October 2011 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
"Christian Engagement with Islam: context and developments in England"
Hinsley Hall, 62 Headingley Lane, Leeds LS6 2BX
Held by Churches Together in England and the Christian Muslim Forum. Expert speakers and workshops. £40 waged, £25 unwaged, includes lunch. For info and to book a place contact Lorraine Shannon.
Email: lorraine.shannon@cte.org.uk
Tel: 020-7529-8131
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Saturday 08 October 2011 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Historic Places of Worship
St Patrick's Church Patrington, HU12 ORE
A free one-day course on looking after historic places of worship, the buildings maintenance.
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Friday 30 September 2011 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Buddhist Study
Quaker Meeting House 10 St James Street Sheffield S1 2EW
Info from Nirmal Fernando.
Email: curlsu@hotmail.com
Tel: 07932 017929
Tuesday 27 September 2011 5:00 PM
HERI Meeting: “Scriptures through the Centuries"
Hull Guildhall, Committee Room 1
This year is the 400th anniversary of the publication of the Authorised King James Version of the Bible. HERI will be having a discussion about the cultural, ethical, political and economic roles of the scriptures associated with all the worlds religions and beliefs throughout the centuries. The meeting will be opened by Dr David Bagchi of Hull University's History Department.
Email: Jackie.Lukes@heri.org.uk
http://www.heri.org.uk/meetings.htm
Sunday 25 September 2011 10:00 AM
Alzheimer's Society "Memory Walk"
Limekiln Lane carpark, Limekiln Lane, Bridlington YO15 2LT
Info from Jan Horne.
Email: Janette.Horne@alzheimers.org.uk
Tel: 01482-211255
Monday 19 September 2011 7:30 PM
Debate: "This House Believes There is No God"
Ye Olde White Harte Pub, Silver Street, Hull
Members of the Leeds Debating Society will be coming to Hull to take part in a formal debate hosted by the Hull and East Riding Humanist Group. The motion is "This House Believes There is No God". Why not share a pint and help us decide who has the best arguments. All welcome, believers and non-believers alike. Email Tim Stephenson for more information.
Email: tim.stephenson@herhg.org.uk
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Saturday 17 September 2011 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Fun Day
Hull Methodist Church's Bridge Community Cafe on Holderness Road (opposite Boyes HU9 2LH)
Hull Methodist Church together with Hull ageUK are holding a Fun Day with activities: tombola, crafts stall, face-painting, hand-massage, Northern Lights Girls Brigade Band, Food 360 Roadshow, and a Special Lunch. Info from Helen. In addition the Cafe's 1st birthday celebration includes free cake with every tea or coffee purchased on Tues 13 Sept ("whilst stocks last").
Email: HBaggaley@employmenthouse.org
Tel: 01482-714242
Saturday 10 September 2011 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
"8 Verses of Mind Training"
St Robert's Conference Centre, Robert St, Harrogate HG1 1HP
A Buddhist teaching visit from Lama Jampa Thaye. Info from Kagyu Dechen Dzong.
Email: harrogate@dechen.org
Tel: 01282-841570
Thursday 08 September 2011 - 09/11/2011 10:00 AM
Hull Open Days
Various locations around Hull
Heritage Open Days celebrate Hull’s fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to properties that are usually closed to the public or charge for admission. Contact Phil Haskins for more information.
Email: info@hodshull.co.uk
Tel: 01482 646683
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Wednesday 07 September 2011 - 09/09/2011 9:00 AM
"Beyond Belief: Religion and Belief in Professional Practice"
University of Bradford
Conference relating to health and social care. Themes include education & training; safeguarding issues; mental health & social care. Email for an abstract & for more info.
Email: s.furness@bradford.ac.uk
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Sunday 04 September 2011 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Hull Quakers: RAW HULL WILD EXCHANGE
Meetng outside Wildlife Trust Office, Pearson Park
A morning's wild forage across the new food map of Hull. Experience the free edible delights that Hull has to offer. A communal lunch at Pearson Park Wildlife Garden (1-3pm) to enjoy the findings of the morning as well as lovely locally grown fare. Please phone the number below if you wish to attend.
Tel: 01482 441013
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Sunday 04 September 2011 12:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Eid Party
Peel Street Field HU3 1QS
An Eid Festival held by the Warren, organised by Salem, Jamal and Faisal at Peel Street Field HU3 1QS. Peel Street is off Spring Bank on the Berkeley Street side. An open event for families, men women and especially children welcome, includes food of different types, games, rides, 3 pingpong tables, ice cream van, stalls with clothes books crafts and activities eg henna-painting, shisha. Info from Jamal Choudhary.
Tel: 07790 770174
Thursday 01 September 2011 - 09/03/2011 10:00 AM
Hull Freedom Festival 2011
Queens Gardens, Hull
Freedom, Hull’s annual celebration of the arts, will present a spectacular mix of entertainment for all the family in Queen’s Gardens this year including open air cinema, children’s theatre, en-masse ballroom dancing, and classic movie sing-a-longs!
Please visit the website for more information
Sunday 24 July 2011 7:45 PM
The South African Gospel Singers
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway, Hull, HU2 8LB
The South African Gospel Singers are one of the Hull Jazz Festival 2011 acts. Formed in 1979 to fight apartheid, the choir remains its original spirits of creating uplifting music that lifts your soul. The choir continues to draw on Xhosa, Zulu and Suthu vocal traditions while embracing township and traditional harmonies, gospel, jazz. Tickets are £18.50 from the box office.
Tel: 01482 323 638
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Thursday 21 July 2011 8:00 PM
Jaipur Maharaja Brass Band
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway, Hull, HU2 8LB
Jaipur Maharaja Brass Band are one of the Hull Jazz Festival 2011 acts. Originating from Jaipur, the city of the maharajas, tabla master Amrat Hussain brings you seven fine musicians. Tickets are £12, available from the box office.
Tel: 01482 323 638
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Sunday 10 July 2011 1:00 PM
Hull and East Riding Humanists Bronowski Walk
Beverley to Cottingham
Meet at 1pm in Wednesday Market, Beverley at the former home of the author Mary Woolstonecraft, a significant figure in the history of Humanism, who wrote “A vindication of the Rights of Women” in 1792. The walk ends at the former home of scientist, humanist and broadcaster Jacob Bronowski in Hallgate, Cottingham where we will be unveiling a blue heritage plaque in November. The walk is less than six miles and should take us less than 3 hours. Please contact Tim Stephenson if you would like to take part.
Email: tim.stephenson@herhg.org.uk
Tel: 07713 570584
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Tuesday 28 June 2011 5:00 PM
HERI Meeting: "Open Space"
Committee Room 1, Ground Floor, the Guildhall, Hull
AGM followed by an "Open Space" for you to raise any relevant issues or points.
Email: Jackie.Lukes@heri.org.uk
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Saturday 18 June 2011 9:00 AM
"The Sharia: Islamic law in theory and practice"
University of York
Day School - £35. Check start time.
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Monday 06 June 2011 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
"Understanding spirituality and spiritual care for childbirth"
Lecture Theatre LR11, Ground Floor, Wilberforce Block, University of Hull
Jenny Hall (University of the West of England Bristol)
Centre for Spirituality Studies Seminar Series
All enquiries to Claire Gregory, Administrator, Centre for Spirituality Studies, Department of Social Sciences. Refreshments provided. All welcome.
Email: c.gregory@hull.ac.uk
Tel: 01482 462011
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Friday 27 May 2011 7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
"Open Night Service"
Hull Reform Synagogue, Willerby
John Friend and Ian Sugarman will explain meanings and reasons for the service as it goes along (one hour 8-9pm, followed by refreshments: typical Jewish food). Please contact Ian if you'd like to come, as numbers are needed for catering.
Email: ian@isa.karoo.co.uk
Tel: 07778 318449
Wednesday 25 May 2011 7:00 PM
"Geopolitical Theology: Christianity, territory and the global future"
York St John University
Professor John Milbank
Ebor Lecture on Theology & Public Life. Admission free but by ticket only.
Tel: 01904 876474
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Wednesday 25 May 2011 8:00 PM
"Institutional Religion in an Non-Institutional Age"
Graduate School, University of Hull
Hull and District Theological Society
Revd Greg Hoyland (Senior Lecturer in Theology, York St John University)
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Tuesday 24 May 2011 5:00 PM
HERI Meeting: Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
Committee Room 1, Ground Floor, the Guildhall, Hull
Opening contributions from:
Phil Morley, Chief Executive, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Hospitals Trust
Pat Featherstone, Trustee of Compassion in Dying
Dr Muzaffar – an Ahmadiyya Muslim view
Mark Hellaby and Dr Misshagi – a Bahai view
Rev Robert Lens van Rijn – Chaplain, Dove House Hospice, Hull
Email: Jackie.Lukes@heri.org.uk
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Monday 09 May 2011 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
"Spirituality as an aspect of professional reflective practice"
Room 236, Department of Social Sciences, Wilberforce East, University of Hull
Dr Cheryl Hunt (University of Exeter)
Centre for Spirituality Studies Seminar Series
All enquiries to Claire Gregory, Administrator, Centre for Spirituality Studies, Department of Social Sciences. Refreshments provided. All welcome.
Email: c.gregory@hull.ac.uk
Tel: 01482 462011
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Saturday 23 April 2011 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
"A Lenten Meditation"
University of York
Day School - £35
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Thursday 14 April 2011 - 04/17/2011 7:00 PM
Vaisakhi Festival
Sikh Gurdwara, Parkfield Drive, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 6TB
Details from Mr Kang.
Email: kang@gurunanak.karoo.co.uk
Tel: 07763322987
Friday 08 April 2011 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Launch of Hull Food-bank
Mortimer Suite, Hull City Hall
A new initiative for the homeless.
Email: chriswilson36@chriswilson36.karoo.co.uk
Friday 08 April 2011 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
"Give it a go and experience Japan!"
Students Union, Hull University, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX
Japan Tsunami British Red Cross Appeal: big fundraising event working with the Japanese Community in Hull and the East Riding. Zone 1: Language & Society: Learn some basic Japanese; Write your name in Japanese; Quiz. Zone 2: Traditional culture: Demonstration of a tea ceremony; Wear a Kimono costume; Japanese souvenirs tombola. Zone 3: Pop culture: Games; Hello Kitty; Anime and J-pop. Event organizers: Mrs Seiko Hatfield, Hull; Mrs Tsuneko Lead, Bishop Burton; Miss Tomoko Miyairi (Hull Univ. Modern Languages Dept).
Wednesday 06 April 2011 7:00 PM
"What is a Terrorist?"
York Minster
Peter Taylor,presenter of BBC series Age of Terror
Ebor Lecture on Theology & Public Life. Admission free but by ticket only.
Tel: 01904 876474
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Tuesday 29 March 2011 5:00 PM
HERI Meeting
Committee Room 1, Ground Floor, the Guildhall, Hull
Topic to be confirmed.
Email: Jackie.Lukes@heri.org.uk
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Monday 28 March 2011 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
"Child Abuse and the Catholic Church"
Room 236, Department of Social Sciences, Wilberforce East, University of Hull
Paul Dearey (University of Hull)
Centre for Spirituality Studies Seminar Series
All enquiries to Claire Gregory, Administrator, Centre for Spirituality Studies, Department of Social Sciences. Refreshments provided. All welcome.
Email: c.gregory@hull.ac.uk
Tel: 01482 462011
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Sunday 27 March 2011 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Hull Friends of the Earth Social Networking Event
Cottingham Civic Hall
For environmental action and action for social justice. Activities all day, £5 per head.
Email: diana@sandy246.karoo.co.uk
Tel: 01482 844102
Thursday 24 March 2011 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Where’s the harm in that? Immigration enforcement, trafficking and the protection of migrants’ rights
WISE, Oriel Chambers, 27 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NE
Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation
Public Lecture
Dr Bridget Anderson, University of Oxford
Email: j.spicksley@hull.ac.uk
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Wednesday 23 March 2011 7:00 PM
"Just War against Terror?"
York Minster
Rt Revd Richard Harries
Former Bishop of Oxford / Professor Lord Harries
Ebor Lecture on Theology and Public Life.
Admission free but by ticket only.
Tel: 01904 876474
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Wednesday 23 March 2011 6:30 PM
Muslim Women Association Party
Community Development Centre, Cottingham Road, HU5 2DH
Muslim Women Association party including entertainment and fashion show (Asian clothes), £5 per ticket.
Email: mwahull@hotmail.com
Tel: 01482 445728
Monday 21 March 2011 6:30 PM
"Transhumanism and the Singularity"
Ye Olde White Harte Pub, Silver Street, Hull
Hull and East Riding Humanist Group
Chris Worfolk, founder member of Leeds Atheists Society will be coming to Hull to talk about "Transhumanism and the Singularity". All Welcome.
Email: tim.stephenson@herhg.org.uk
Tel: 07713 570584
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Saturday 19 March 2011 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
"Early Islam"
University of York
Day School - £35.
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Saturday 19 March 2011 10:30 AM
Russian Orthodox Service
Trinity Methodist Church, Newland Avenue, Hull, HU5 2EJ
Russian Orthodox Service
Saturday 12 March 2011 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
"Jihad"
University of York
Day School - £35.
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Monday 28 February 2011 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
"Spirituality, Theology and Mental Health"
Room 236, Department of Social Sciences, Wilberforce East, University of Hull
Venerable Arthur Hawes (The National Forum for Mental Health & Spirituality)
Centre for Spirituality Studies Seminar Series
All enquiries to Claire Gregory, Administrator, Centre for Spirituality Studies, Department of Social Sciences. Refreshments provided. All welcome.
Email: c.gregory@hull.ac.uk
Tel: 01482 462011
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Tuesday 22 February 2011 8:00 PM
"Moishe’s Bagel"
The Drill Hall, Lincoln
Klezmer Music. Moishe’s Bagel return to deliver an evening of Eastern European dance music, Middle Eastern rhythms and virtuoso performances. Combining the energy and passion of Eastern European folk music with the excitement and soul of improvisation this incredible band boasts some of the best instrumentalists that Scotland has to offer (Salsa Celtica, Camille O’Sullivan, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra). Tickets: £12 (£10 concessions).
Email: rdale@dale-law.co.uk
Monday 21 February 2011 7:30 PM
"The Humanist Chaplain" by Dr Gijsbert Stoet
The Plotting Parlour, Ye Olde White Harte pub, Silver Street, Hull
Dr Gijsbert Stoet from the Psychology department of the University of Leeds will be talking about Humanist Chaplaincy.
Email: tim.stephenson@herhg.org.uk
Tel: 07713 570583
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Thursday 17 February 2011 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
The Hobgoblins of the Middle Passage: the Cape and the trans-atlantic slave trade
WISE, Oriel Chambers, 27 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NE
Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation
Public Lecture
Professor Patrick Harries, University of Basel
Email: j.spicksley@hull.ac.uk
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Wednesday 16 February 2011 7:30 PM
"Art and Theology: An Example from Sixteenth-Century Florence"
Graduate School, University of Hull
Hull and District Theological Society
Dr Patrick Preston (Visiting Lecturer in Church History, University of Chichester)
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Wednesday 16 February 2011 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM
"Caring Together : A Community Information Drop-in Event"
St Ninians & St Andrews United Reformed Church, Chanterlands Avenue, Hull, HU5.
Held by Carers Centre Hull, Age UK Hull, and Hull City Council. Info from Greg Harman or Pat Campton.
Email: greg@carerscentrehull.org.uk
Tel: 01482 225078
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Wednesday 09 February 2011 7:00 PM
"The Politics of Fear: what does it mean to those who are otherised and feared?"
York St John University
Professor Baroness Haleh Afshar
Ebor Lecture on Theology & Public Life. Admission free but by ticket only.
Tel: 01904 876474
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Tuesday 08 February 2011 5:00 PM
Hate Crime Talk
The Guildhall, Hull
Have you been called names? Have you been pushed and shoved? Have you been hit or punched? Have you seen this happen? Just because of who you are?
Tel: 01482 220 707
Sunday 06 February 2011 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Bhajan Service
Hindu Cultural Community Centre, Anlaby Road, Hull
First public open event at Hull's new Hindu Cultural Community Centre and prayer room: special prayers and devotional songs. This Bhajan service takes about an hour. The Centre is on Anlaby Road Hull just behind Park Street bridge: the building used to be the Central Masonic Lodge and may be shown thus on some maps. Please arrive about 5/10 minutes beforehand.
Email: ramabanerjee2000@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 01482 632172
Saturday 05 February 2011 2:00 PM
Film: "The Age of Stupid"
Boulevard Village Hall, Boulevard, Hull
The 2009 film with Pete Postlethwaite. Transition Hull invites you to join the discussion and be aware of how much we can do to respond to the challenges of the future. Film, discussion and refreshments. Children welcome in the care of an adult.
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Wednesday 02 February 2011 - 03/23/2011 7:00 PM
Perspective Citywide Interfaith Talks
Cosmopolitan Hotel, 2 Lower Briggate, Leeds, LS1 4AE
The Perspective Course is a programme of interfaith talks being run by the Chris Worfolk Foundation. Each week will feature a different speaker. No questions off limits. All free to attend:
2 Feb: Quaker
9 Feb: Hinduism
16 Feb: Scientology
23 Feb: Christianity
2 Mar: Humanism
9 Mar: Paganism
16 Mar: Zoroastrian
23 Mar: Islam
Email: info@chrisworfolkfoundation.org
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Thursday 27 January 2011 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
“The Key to India”: Southern Africa, troop movements and Britain’s Indian Ocean world, 1795-1820
WISE, Oriel Chambers, 27 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NE
Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation
Public Lecture
Dr John McAleer, National Maritime Museum, London
Email: j.spicksley@hull.ac.uk
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Thursday 27 January 2011 6:30 PM
"Beyond the killing fields of Europe"
The Guildhall, Hull
Holocaust Memorial Day talk by Dr Nicholas Evans, Hull University lecturer in Diaspora History, specialist in forced and voluntary migration, who works at WISE: Hull's Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation. On this year's theme of Untold Stories, he will discuss Hull people who have experienced physical violence or been murdered in 20th century genocides from the Holocaust to Rwanda. Plus Bishop of Hull, Lord Mayor of Hull, live music and choir.
Email: Lou.Duffy-Howard@hullcc.gov.uk
Tel: 01482 612660
Tuesday 25 January 2011 7:30 PM
Hull Amnesty Group Concert
Judi Dench Theatre, Hymers College Hull.
Piano cello clarinet works by Beethoven, Brahms, Faure, Milhaud. £15 tickets include wine & refreshments. All proceeds to Amnesty International. Info from Gertrud.
Email: aubus@aubus.karoo.co.uk
Tel: 01482 849442
Wednesday 19 January 2011 7:30 PM
Christianity and the Theatre
Graduate School, University of Hull
Hull and District Theological Society
Dr Philip Crispin (Lecturer in Drama, University of Hull)
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Wednesday 19 January 2011 7:15 PM
Hull as a Fair Trade City
Endsleigh Centre, Beverley Road, Hull HU6 7LJ
A meeting to discuss and choose the future of the Hull One World Shop.
Email: peter@fairtradehull.org.uk
Tuesday 18 January 2011 5:00 PM
HERI Meeting
Committee Room 1, Ground Floor, the Guildhall, Hull
Topic to be confirmed.
Email: Jackie.Lukes@heri.org.uk
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Monday 17 January 2011 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
"Dignity in Dying: Your Life, Your Choice"
Venue for talk to be confirmed
Talk by Niccola Swan
Hull and East Riding Humanist Group
Niccola Swan is a board member of Dignity in Dying which is a national campaign demanding greater choice and control at the end of life.
Email: tim.stephenson@herhg,org.uk
Tel: 07872609079
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Sunday 16 January 2011 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
"Accord: Celebrate the Diverse Choirs of Hull"
Hull Truck Theatre, Ferensway, Hull
Riverside East Community Choir, Hull Community Voices, New Park Singers, Hull Ladies Choir, City of Hull Youth Choir, Hull Bach Choir, Hull Choral Union, Hessle Theatre Choir, Hull Truck's Desperate to be Doris Choir, Hot Gospel. Tickets £5.50.
Tel: 01482 323638
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Monday 13 December 2010 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
"Spiritual Care – does anyone know what it is?"
Lecture Theatre LR11, Ground Floor, Wilberforce Block, University of Hull
Professor Margaret Holloway & Professor Wilf McSherry (University of Hull and Staffordshire University)
Centre for Spirituality Studies Seminar Series
All enquiries to Claire Gregory, Administrator, Centre for Spirituality Studies, Department of Social Sciences. Refreshments provided. All welcome.
Email: c.gregory@hull.ac.uk
Tel: 01482 462011
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Friday 10 December 2010 7:30 PM
Russian Christmas Party
Village Hotel, Henry Boot Way, Priory Park, Hull HU4 7DY
Christmas Party held by the Hull Branch of the Russian Community. 3-course dinner, entertainment and disco, including dancing to Russian music. £25 per person. Please book by emailing Valentina and confirm start time.
Email: sorokina379@hotmail.com
Wednesday 08 December 2010 7:30 PM
Christianity and Culture
Graduate School, University of Hull
Hull and District Theological Society
Revd Dr Dee Dyas (Director, Christianity and Culture Project, University of York)
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Wednesday 08 December 2010 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
"Seeing Ahead: Creating a Transparent Equality Duty"
Khidmat Centre, 36 Spencer Rd, Bradford BD8 8BD
Lecture by Barbara Cohen, Discrimination Law Consultant, and day conference: free, held by National Equality Partnership for 3rd sector (voluntary) bodies.
Email: equality@wrc.org.uk
Wednesday 08 December 2010 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
"Does RE Work?"
Glasgow University School of Education
Conference reporting findings of 3-year research study of Religious Education in British classroooms. Free.
Email: arlene.burns@glasgow.ac.uk
Tuesday 07 December 2010 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
"FaithMatters"
Leeds
FaithMatters gives training to public and private sector organizations. Workshops will train the trainers.
Email: mary.white@yorkshireandhumberfaiths.org.uk
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Sunday 05 December 2010 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
*CANCELLED*: Bhajan Service
Hindu Cultural Community Centre
first public open event at Hull's new Hindu Cultural Community Centre and prayer room: special prayers and devotional songs. This Bhajan service takes about an hour. The Centre is on Anlaby Road Hull just behind Park Street bridge: the building used to be the Central Masonic Lodge and may be shown thus on some maps.
Email: rambanerjee2000@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 01482 632172
Saturday 04 December 2010 1:30 PM
Eid Party
Endsleigh Centre, Beverley Road, Hull HU6 7LJ
Organized by Hull and East Riding's Muslim Women Association. Includes lunch. For women and children. Tickets £7 adult, £5 child (girls to age 12, boys to age 10), free under age 1. Please book your ticket in advance with Uzma Jafri.
Tel: 07540 788976
Saturday 04 December 2010 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Russian Orthodox Service
Trinity Methodist Church, corner of Newland Avenue/ Cottingham Road, Hull HU5 2EJ
Conducted by Father Gennady. Info from Valentina.
Email: the_russian_community@yahoo.co.uk
Saturday 04 December 2010 6:00 PM
Hull City Centre Churches Joint Advent Service
Methodist Central Hall, King Edward Street, Hull HU1 3SQ.
Info from Rev Philip Ball.
Email: chaplains@hull-college.ac.uk
Friday 03 December 2010 6:30 PM
*CANCELLED*: CAFOD Annual Ecumenical Service for Peace and Justice
St Charles Borromeo Church, Jarrett Street, Hull
The service includes children's choirs and readings and candle-lighting.
Email: norah.hanson@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 01482 802814
Friday 03 December 2010 8:00 PM
Open Night Chanukah Service
Hull Reform Synagogue, Willerby
Includes explanation and running commentary by John Friend and Ian Sugarman, followed by refreshments. Please tell Ian if you're coming, for catering numbers.
Email: ian@iansugarman.karoo.co.uk
Tel: 01482 35864
Thursday 02 December 2010 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Slimy subjects? Barack Obama, mixed-race metaphors & neoliberal multiculturalism"
WISE, Oriel Chambers, 27 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NE
Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation
Public Lecture
Dr Daniel McNeil, University of Newcastle
Email: j.spicksley@hull.ac.uk
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Thursday 02 December 2010 6:00 PM
Candle Lighting for the first night of Chanukah
Hull Orthodox Synagogue, Pryme Street, Anlaby
Includes short tour of synagogue. Info from David Lewis.
Tel: 01482 650282
Tuesday 30 November 2010 5:00 PM
HERI Meeting: “Spirituality in Contemporary Funerals"
Committee Room 1, Ground Floor, the Guildhall, Hull
A discussion on a report of some research conducted in Hull and the East Riding and published in August 2010, edited by Professor Margaret Holloway and a team from the University of Hull, with a Project Advisory Group including Professor John Friend and other members of HERI from different religion and belief groups.
Email: Jackie.Lukes@heri.org.uk
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Tuesday 30 November 2010 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Fundraising Advice Drop-In
Hull CVS, The Strand, 75 Beverley Road, Hull, HU3 1XL
Advice on new sources of income and funding, funding search, advice on how to apply for funding for your group. No need to make an appointment, just turn up!
Tel: 01482 595544
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Thursday 25 November 2010 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM
"Learning To Listen: Christian Listening Training"
St Hilda’s, Annandale Road, Greatfield, Hull.
Evening Christian Listening course, open to any denominations. Please email for more information and booking form.
Email: hope@hope.karoo.co.uk
Tuesday 23 November 2010 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Yorkshire and Humber Faiths Forum AGM and Annual Conference
Bradford Town Hall
The Conference theme is Youth Leadership in Interfaith Work. Speakers include Ian Greenwood, Leader of Bradford Council.
Email: mary.white@yorkshireandhumberfaiths.org.uk
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Monday 22 November 2010 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
"The Spirit of Assessment"
Room 236, Department of Social Sciences, Wilberforce East, University of Hull
Professor Julian Stern & Anita Backhouse (York St John University)
Centre for Spirituality Studies Seminar Series
All enquiries to Claire Gregory, Administrator, Centre for Spirituality Studies, Department of Social Sciences. Refreshments provided. All welcome.
Email: c.gregory@hull.ac.uk
Tel: 01482 462011
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Sunday 21 November 2010 - 11/27/2010 9:00 AM
National Interfaith Week in England & Wales
Nationwide
Its aims are:
* to strengthen good inter faith relations at all levels;
* to increase awareness of the different and distinct faith communities in the UK, in particular celebrating and building on the contribution which their members make to their neighbourhoods and to wider society; and
* to increase understanding between people of religious and non-religious belief.
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Saturday 20 November 2010 10:00 AM
Hull Friends of the Earth Green Fair
Spring Bank Community Centre, Hull
See website for up to date information.
Email: hilary@amskaya.karoo.co.uk
Tel: 01482 445747
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Thursday 18 November 2010 7:00 PM
"Politically Engaged Religion: Faith in the Public Square"
Ripon Cathedral
Rabbi Dr Tony Bayfield, Head of Reform Synagogues of GB.
St Wilfrid Lecture: Religion and Politics. Free but by ticket only.
Email: judithbustard@riponcathedral.org.uk
Tel: 01765 603462
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Thursday 18 November 2010 6:45 PM - 9:15 PM
"Learning To Listen: Christian Listening Training"
St Hilda’s, Annandale Road, Greatfield, Hull.
Evening Christian Listening course, open to any denominations. Please email for more information and booking form.
Email: hope@hope.karoo.co.uk
Wednesday 17 November 2010 7:00 PM
"Foreign Policy, Fear and Civil Society"
York St John University
Professor Christopher Hill
Ebor Lecture on Theology & Public Life. Admission free but by ticket only.
Tel: 01904 876474
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Tuesday 16 November 2010 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
"FaithMatters"
Leeds
FaithMatters gives training to public and private sector organizations. Workshops will train the trainers.
Email: mary.white@yorkshireandhumberfaiths.org.uk
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Tuesday 16 November 2010 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Fundraising Advice Drop-In
Hull CVS, The Strand, 75 Beverley Road, Hull, HU3 1XL
Advice on new sources of income and funding, funding search, advice on how to apply for funding for your group. No need to make an appointment, just turn up!
Tel: 01482 595544
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Monday 15 November 2010 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
“The History of Humanism : from Democritus to Dawkins”
Plotting Parlour, Ye Olde White Harte, Silver Street, Hull, HU1 1JG
Hull and East Riding Humanist Group
Talk by John Severs of North East Humanists.
Email: tim.stephenson@herhg.org.uk
Tel: 07872609079
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Friday 12 November 2010 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
"My Circumstances Have Changed"
Hull Truck Theatre, Ferensway, Hull
"My Circumstances Have Changed" and other stories of life in Recession Britain. SEARCH and KEY Churches Together conference on issues of deprivation, poverty and marginalisation, with a living documentary. Limited places available, email to book.
Email: cathy@keyct.karoo.co.uk
Tel: 01482 328196
Thursday 11 November 2010 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM
"Learning To Listen: Christian Listening Training"
St Hilda’s, Annandale Road, Greatfield, Hull.
Evening Christian Listening course, open to any denominations. Please email for more information and booking form.
Email: hope@hope.karoo.co.uk
Thursday 11 November 2010 6:00 PM
"Charity: Reaping the Rewards"
Staff House, Lindsey Suite, Hull University, Cottingham Road, HU6 7RX
A conversation with Dr Hany El Banna OBE, founder of Islamic Relief, a DEC charity (www.islamicrelief.com). £5, proceeds to the charity. Organized by University of Hull Islamic Society for Charity Week 2010. Info from Usman Nawaz.
Email: usmannawaz786@hotmail.com
Tel: 07966634667
Wednesday 10 November 2010 7:30 PM
No Faith in "Religion": Some Variations on a Kierkegaardian Theme
Graduate School, University of Hull
Hull and District Theological Society
Rt Revd Dr John Saxbee (The Bishop of Lincoln)
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Monday 08 November 2010 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
"Poetry, Spirituality and Life"
Room 236, Department of Social Sciences, Wilberforce East, University of Hull
Reverend Dr Peter Draper (University of Hull)
Centre for Spirituality Studies Seminar Series
All enquiries to Claire Gregory, Administrator, Centre for Spirituality Studies, Department of Social Sciences. Refreshments provided. All welcome.
Email: c.gregory@hull.ac.uk
Tel: 01482 462011
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Saturday 06 November 2010 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
"Christ, Christians and Christianity in the Koran"
York University
Day School - £35.
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Saturday 06 November 2010 5:00 PM
Diwali: Festival of Lights
Longcroft School Beverley
Hull & East Riding Hindu Cultural Association invite you to this annual event. Traditional prayer (Aarti), followed by sumptuous vegetarian meal, programme of Indian music and dance. £15 adult, £12 for age 12+, £10 for age 3-12, free for age under 3. Booking is essential. Please phone (mobile: 07504 34007) or Email asap.
Email: ramabanerjee2000@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 01482-632172
Thursday 04 November 2010 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM
"Learning To Listen: Christian Listening Training"
St Hilda’s, Annandale Road, Greatfield, Hull.
Evening Christian Listening course, open to any denominations. Please email for more information and booking form.
Email: hope@hope.karoo.co.uk
Thursday 04 November 2010 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Launch of Humberside Fire and Rescue Service Ambasador Programmme
The Deep Business Centre, Tower Street, Hull, HU1 4BG
Find out about employment opportunities and fire safety support offered and the new Ambassador Programme. Limited number of places which will be given out on a first come first serve basis. To reserve your place please email.
Email: gamiel.yafai@diversitymarketplace.co.uk
Monday 01 November 2010 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
"The products of the East by Free Men": sugar, slavery and East India trade, 1823-43
WISE, Oriel Chambers, 27 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NE
Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation
Public Lecture
Dr Andrea Major, University of Leeds
Email: j.spicksley@hull.ac.uk
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Friday 29 October 2010 - 10/29/2010 7:30 PM
"Zion: a tribute to Bob Marley"
Hull New Theatre
Concert - Tickets £17.50.
Email: theboxoffice@hullcc.gov.uk
Tel: 01482 226655
Thursday 28 October 2010 8:00 PM
Amnesty International Gig
The Adelphi Club, 89 De Grey Street, Hull, HU5 2RU
Live music, live poets, Lost Players & friends. £6/£4concessions. In aid of Amnesty International.
Email: hullamnesty@yahoo.co.uk
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Monday 25 October 2010 - 10/30/2010 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
"Seeking a Safer Life"
Community Junction
Photos exhibition curated by Glynis Neslen chronicling the struggle of people to settle in Hull after fleeing from Africa at a gallery inside Hull Interchange bus and train station. Part of Oct 2010 Black History Month.
Saturday 23 October 2010 12:00 AM - 3:00 PM
"Reverence - Coast Guard All Stars"
Holy Trinity Church, Market Place, Hull, HU1 1RR
Reverence is a series of afternoon events exploring music and sound in the architectural spaces of Holy Trinity Church. For this event an ensemble of leading Yorkshire-based composers and improvisers will perform a series of pieces that play with and reflect the unique nature of the church architecture. Free. Presented by Seeds and Bridges.
Email: tempjez@hotmail.com
Tel: 07891 338320
Saturday 23 October 2010 7:45 PM
"Burn My Heart"
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway, Hull, HU2 8LB
Set during the Mau Mau uprising in 1950’s Kenya and the ensuing bloody State of Emergency, two boys’ lives are changed forever as their friendship and loyalty are blown apart by fear and betrayal. Tickets £8. Part of Black History month.
Email: boxoffice@hulltruck.co.uk
Tel: 01482 323638
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Wednesday 20 October 2010 9:15 AM - 12:30 PM
"West Yorkshire Community Chaplaincy Project: The Inside Story"
Harewood Suite, HMP Leeds, Gloucester Terrace, Armley, Leeds LS12 2TJ
Speech by John Battle, talks by Service Users and Volunteers, Q&A session, Workshop discussion, light refreshments, limited parking.
Email: info@wyccp.org.uk
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Tuesday 19 October 2010 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
"FaithMatters"
Leeds
FaithMatters gives training to public and private sector organizations. Workshops will train the trainers.
Email: mary.white@yorkshireandhumberfaiths.org.uk
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Monday 18 October 2010 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
"Creation from Nothing?"
Plotting Parlour, Ye Olde White Harte, Silver Street, Hull, HU1 1JG
Hull and East Riding Humanist Group
Discussion of recent theories proposed by physicists to explain the creation of the universe without the need to posit the existence of a god.
Email: tim.stephenson@herhg.org.uk
Tel: 07872609079
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Saturday 16 October 2010 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
"John Henry Newman and Modern Christianity"
York University
Day School at York University. £35.
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Friday 15 October 2010 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
"Martin Luther King, Jr. and Derrick bell on Hope and Trust"
WISE, Oriel Chambers, 27 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NE
Free talk by Professor Bill Lawson, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Memphis
Part of Black History Month 2010.
Email: j.spicksley@hull.ac.uk
Tel: 01482 305187
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Thursday 14 October 2010 9:15 AM - 4:15 PM
"Spirituality in Practice: caring for the whole person in the secure setting"
St Andrews Healthcare, a mental health charity in Northampton
One-day conference. National speakers. £100.
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Thursday 14 October 2010 7:45 PM
“Christian Attitudes to Jewish People in 2010”
Pryme Street Community Centre, Anlaby
Hull and District Council of Christians and Jews
The guest speaker is Wendy Fidler, CCJ Elected Member(Oxford). Refreshments available. Donation.
Email: m.westerman@tiscali.co.uk
Tel: 01482 644987
Wednesday 13 October 2010 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
”Suffered under Pontius Pilate”? Who Really Crucified Jesus?
Hull and District Theological Society
Graduate School, University of Hull
Dr Helen Bond (Senior Lecturer in New Testament Studies, Faculty of Divinity, University of Edinburgh)
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Wednesday 13 October 2010 12:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Theo Tulley Memorial Meeting
Friends Meeting House, Bean Street, Anlaby Road, HULL, HU3 2PR
In the early hours of Wednesday 29th September, HERI committee member Theo Tulley died at his home in Hull. He was 92.
Email: johnsbeardmore@quakermeeting.karoo.co.uk
Tel: 01482 327574
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Sunday 10 October 2010 2:00 PM
"Turning Point - a return to community"
Boulevard Village Hall, Boulevard, Hull HU3
Film presented by Transition Hull, part of a green movement concerned with creating 'a life-sustaining society'. Free, with discussion & refreshments. Children welcome, must be accompanied by an adult.
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Wednesday 06 October 2010 7:00 PM
Hilary Benn MP: "Fighting Terrorism: the case for humanitarian interventionism"
York Minster, York
Ebor Lecture on Theology & Public Life at York Minster. Admission free but by ticket only.
Tel: 01904 876474
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Thursday 30 September 2010 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
"Consuming goods, consuming people"
WISE, Oriel Chambers, 27 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NE
Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation
Public Lecture
Professor David Richardson, University of Hull
Email: j.spicksley@hull.ac.uk
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Saturday 28 August 2010 12:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Pearson Park Birthday Celebration
Pearson Park, Hull
Pearson Park celebrates its 150th birthday with events including Victorian fairground rides, face painting, balloon modelling, and activities and exhibitions for young and old.
Email: jacqui.buckley@hullcc.gov.uk
Friday 27 August 2010 - 08/29/2010 9:00 AM
Maitreya Project
Leeds City Museum, Leeds, LS2 8BH
UK tour of Buddhist sacred relics, some donated by the Dalai Lama, "to bring people together for world peace". Brought to Leeds by the Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds and Leeds Museums and Galleries' Faith in the City project (Leeds City Council). Free exhibition, blessings.
Email: smile@jamyangleeds.co.uk
Tel: 01482 470962
Saturday 21 August 2010 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Food 360 Roadshow
St Stephen's Church Neighbourhood Centre, 96 Annandale Road, Hull, HU9 4LA
Bouncy castle, guess the veg, plant the seed, buy local produce, decorate the biscuit, make a badge, garden display, gardeners questions, kids games.
Tel: 01482 781223
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Friday 20 August 2010 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
World Children's Event Fair
Community Enterprise Centre, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU5 2DH
Games, competitions, football activities, multicultural food. All children must be accompanied by an adult. (ages 5-11).
Tel: 01482 441002
Wednesday 18 August 2010 9:00 AM - 12:00 AM
VCS Funding Information Session
Reception Room, Guildhall, Hull
Information session on funding next year for the voluntary and community sector. OneHull VCS (Voluntary & Community Sector) Forum and North Bank Forum. To book a place contact Laura.
Email: admin@onehullvcs.org.uk
Tel: 01482 499035
Wednesday 21 July 2010 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
"Single Equality Training Scheme"
Community Enterprise Centre, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU5 2DH
2-day training course by Humber All Nations Alliance. The course is free but if you book and fail to attend there is a £40 charge. The training is about the single equality scheme, laws, framework, assessment. Info from Linda.
Email: linda@hanaonline.org.uk
Tel: 01482 491177
Thursday 15 July 2010 7:30 PM
"Gathered Together for Prayer"
St Hilda’s Church, 256 Annandale Road, Greatfield Estate, Hull
An invitation to join together in prayer for the City region and for the work of the churches in our area. All are welcome. Refreshments at 7.30 p.m. then prayer from 7.45pm till 9.00pm.
Wednesday 14 July 2010 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
"Single Equality Training Scheme"
Community Enterprise Centre, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU5 2DH
2-day training course by Humber All Nations Alliance. The course is free but if you book and fail to attend there is a £40 charge. The training is about the single equality scheme, laws, framework, assessment. Info from Linda.
Email: linda@hanaonline.org.uk
Tel: 01482 491177
Wednesday 14 July 2010 - 07/15/2010 9:00 AM
"Durham Islamic Finance Conference 2010"
University of Durham
Is the Islamic finance sector immune from financial crisis? Are there risk-mitigating factors in its regulatory and organizational framework? Durham U's School of Government & International Affairs (SGIA).
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Tuesday 13 July 2010 5:00 PM
HERI Meeting and AGM
Committee Room 1, Ground Floor, the Guildhall, Hull
The AGM will be followed by an "Open Space" meeting where anyone is welcome to talk on anything (except foreign policy) for a maximum of 10 minutes.
Email: Jackie.Lukes@heri.org.uk
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Thursday 08 July 2010 - 07/09/2010 9:00 AM
"Courting Controversy? Teaching Theology and Religious Studies in the 21st Century"
University of Leeds
2-day conference about teaching Theology & Religious Studies (TRS) in a multi-faith multi-cultural society aimed mainly at higher education teachers, diversity officers, students. For info contact Rebecca O'Loughlin.
Email: rebecca@prs.heacademy.ac.uk
Saturday 26 June 2010 - 07/11/2010 9:00 AM
Humbermouth Festival
Hull
Hull's Literature Festival, the Humber Mouth celebrates literature, language and text-based arts, combining author events with special commissions and community projects.
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Thursday 24 June 2010 10:00 AM
Celebrating Faith Diversity
Halifax
Treasures Revealed annual conference. Includes Andy Kind, faith comedian; Raja Khan: seminar on "Celebrating Islamic Faith"; Dr John Hargreaves: seminar on "Celebrating Christian Faith"; Bishop Tony Robinson: speech on "Celebrating Faith Diversity". £10 waged, free if unwaged.
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Monday 21 June 2010 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
"World Humanist Day Discussion"
Ye Olde White Harte, Silver Street, Hull
Hull and East Riding Humanist Group
Celebrating World Humanist Day with a discussion of the work of the International Humanist and Ethical Union which was established in Amsterdam in 1952. The IHEU is the umbrella organisation embracing Humanist, atheist, rationalist, secularist, skeptic, laique, ethical cultural, freethought and similar organisations world-wide.
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Friday 18 June 2010 7:30 PM
Hull City of Sanctuary launch of the Working Group
Princes Avenue Methodist Church, Hull
Food music songs and speeches by Rev Dr Inderjit Bhogal and Peter Campion chair of the Hull Working Group and others. If you'd like to go please email RSVP.
Email: hull@cityofsanctuary.org
Monday 14 June 2010 - 06/16/2010 9:00 AM
"Seminary Education and Ministerial Training"
University of Durham
3-day conference. "The history, terminology and methodology of seminary education remain relatively unexplored by scholars. This conference aims to bridge this gap by offerring a comparative platform through which principles related to Shi'ite and Christian learning can be exchanged."
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Thursday 10 June 2010 6:30 PM
"Religion and the Public Realm in an Age of Ambivalence"
York St John University
Town and Gown Lecture 2010, by Dr Adam Dinham. Free, open to all. At Fountains Lecture Theatre, York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York YO31 7EX.
Tel: 01904 876990
Thursday 10 June 2010 6:00 PM
"Slave Labour versus Free Labour, from antiquity to the 20th century"
Allam Lecture Theatre, Esk Building (west campus), Hull University, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX
Annual Alderman Sidney Smith Lecture. To be given by Seymour Drescher, Distinguished University Professor of History and Professor of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh. Free, open to all.
Email: sarah.carter@hull.ac.uk
Tel: 01482 305176
Friday 04 June 2010 10:15 AM
HERI Interfaith Day Out in the Country
Sewerby Hall and Gardens
Meet at Hull University, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX in front of Middleton Hall. 10.30am coach departs to Sewerby Hall and Gardens near Bridlington which has a zoo, adventure playground and craft shop. The cost is £12 for a family and this includes coach-trip and Sewerby entry.
If you would like to come please contact Nada or Jackie as soon as possible: Nada - Mobile: 07986-202991 or Tel: 01482 847528, or email zzz_824@hotmail.com
Email: Jackie.Lukes@heri.org.uk
Tel: 01482 445728
Sunday 30 May 2010 10:00 AM
BBC1's The Big Questions
York
Topical ethical debate hosted by Nicky Campbell, is broadcastng live from York on Sunday morning. If you'd like to be in the audience contact Chris Pitt making sure to leave a contact phone number.
Email: chris.pitt@mentorn.com
Tel: 0141 4226020
Wednesday 26 May 2010 7:30 PM
"Spirituality and Healthcare"
Graduate School, University of Hull
Prof Margaret Holloway
Hull & District Theological Society
Email: d.v.bagchi@hull.ac.uk
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Tuesday 25 May 2010 - 05/26/2010 9:00 AM
Islamic Studies Network
Birmingham
The Islamic Studies Network brings together those working in Islamic Studies to network, discuss and share experiences to benefit students and develop good practices across the higher education sector. The network will be hosting its inaugural event in Birmingham on 25-26 May 2010. Visit the website to register for the event.
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Tuesday 25 May 2010 5:00 PM
HERI Meeting
Committee Room 1, Ground Floor, the Guildhall, Hull
Is there a limit to tolerance, and if so, what is it - where would you draw the line? All welcome to come and share views, join in the discussion. With refreshments.
Email: Jackie.Lukes@heri.org.uk
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Sunday 23 May 2010 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Faith Festival
Victoria Square, Hull city centre
Faith Festival for Pentecost Sunday and Global Day of Prayer. Market-type stalls, food, all the fun of the fair. If you would like a stall for your group or church, and for more info, please contact Steve.
Email: steve@whittington.com
Tel: 07984 174629
Friday 14 May 2010 8:00 PM
Open Friday Night Service
Hull Reform Synagogue, Great Gutter Lane West, HU10 6DP
This differs from the usual service in having a running commentary from those leading it explaining the prayers, their background, origin and traditional rituals. Plus a short briefing beforehand. Open to everyone. If you'd like to go please contact Ian by Wed 12 May, as numbers are needed for the post-service catering.
Email: ian@isa.karoo.co.uk
Tel: 01482 835864
Saturday 08 May 2010 11:00 AM
"The Greatness of King Lear"
Lindsey Suite, Staff House, Hull University, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX
The annual Tony Storey Memorial Lecture by Tom McAlindon, Emeritus Professor of English Literature, Hull University. This lecture argues that King Lear is centrally concerned with the radical dependence of justice on sympathy, the capacity to feel with and for others. Middlesbrough Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission.
Thursday 06 May 2010 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
"New Slavery, Old Binaries: Rights, Mobility, Exploitation and Unfreedom"
WISE, 27 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NE
Professor Julia O’Connell Davidson
Department of Sociology, University of Nottingham
For further details contact: Sarah Carter
Tel: 01482 305176
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Wednesday 05 May 2010 - 05/09/2010 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
5th Year Anniversary of Hull's Amazing Grace Chapel
107-109 Grafton St, HU5 2NP
A 5-day Celebration of Grace with 5 international Pastors joining Pastor Olumide Isaac Aleshinloye: music, words, praise, worship, thanksgiving. Wed to Sat 6pm-10pm; Sun 10am-12 & 6pm-10pm. At the Chapel.
Email: aleshinloye2001@yahoo.com
Tel: 01482 470015
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Sunday 02 May 2010 5:00 PM
"Meet the Candidates"
Cottingham Methodist Church
Hustings for Haltemprice and Howden arranged by Churches Together in Cottingham. Info from Rev'd Oliver Coss of St Mary's Church Hallgate.
Email: oliver.coss@gmail.com