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Events: the ns guide to what's going on in politics, current affairs and cultureLeon Parks IRON LADIES: WOMEN IN THATCHER'S BRITAIN
Original documents, photographs, posters and memorabilia examine the impact of Britain's first female prime minister. Alongside a consideration of Thatcher's own political career, the show looks at her legacy for feminism, focusing on events such as the Wendy Savage inquiry over natural childbirth rights, Victoria Gillick's campaign against contraceptive advice for the under-16s, and the emergence of the women of Greenham Common as part of the revival of the peace movement. The Women's Library, Old Castle Street, London SE1. Nearest Tube, Aldgate East. Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, 9.30am-5.30pm; Thurs, 9.30am-8pm; Sat, 10am-4pm. Runs until 2 April 2005
ENCOUNTERS: THE MEETING OF ASIA AND EUROPE
An exhibition of objects dating from 1500 to 1800, after the Europeans' discovery of the sea route to the Indies. The show investigates the ways in which east and west perceived each other in those early days of contact and reveals what each had that the other coveted.
Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7. Tel:020 7942 2000. Nearest Tube, South Kensington. Daily, 10am-5.45pm, Wed and last Fri in month, 10am-10pm. [pounds sterling]8, seniors [pounds sterling]6, students and children aged 12-17 [pounds sterling]5, family ticket [pounds sterling]18; free to under-twos and concs including disabled people with up to two carers
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sunday * january 9
MORE FACTS FROM AMERICAN HISTORY
Lecture, questions and discussion. All welcome. Free, 3pm, Community Centre, 62 Marchmont Street, London WC1. The Socialist Party of Great Britain, PO Box 46753, London SW17 9YP. E-mail: enquiries@spgb.org.uk Website: www.spgb.org.uk
thursday * january 13
SOCIETY AND THE LIFE SCIENCES
Speakers: Dr Adam Hedgecoe, Dr Monica Konrad and Dr Amade M'charek.
Chair: Professor Nikolas Rose. The authors of three new books will be presenting their arguments at the launch of a new book series published by Cambridge University Press and edited by Nikolas Rose (LSE) and Paul Rabinow (University of California, Berkeley). Adam Hedgecoe (University of Sussex) will be talking about the "Politics of Personalised Medicine", Monica Konrad (University of Cambridge) about "Narrating the New Predictive Genetics" and Amade M'charek (University of Amsterdam) on "The Human Genome Diversity Project".
Time: 2.30pm. Venue: LSE, Graham Wallas Room, Old Building, Houghton Street, WC2. This event is free and open to all; however pre-registration is required. For further information and to pre-register, please contact Deborah Gould: e-mail: d.a.gould@lse.ac.uk or phone 020 7955 6165
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saturday * january 15
THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION?
David Aaronovitch, Ed Balls, Hilary Benn, Will Hutton, Tessa Jowell, Mary Kaldor and Polly Toynbee are among 40 top speakers at the Fabian Society's New Year conference. Venue: Imperial College, London. Tickets are available for [pounds sterling]30 ([pounds sterling]20 concessions). For inquiries and bookings, call 020 7227 4914 or e-mail: nyc@fabian-society.org.uk
saturday * january 22
POLITICS AND ETHICS IN UZBEKISTAN
with Craig Murray. The human rights record in the former Soviet Republic hit the headlines in 2003. Former UK ambassador Craig Murray discusses the situation in Uzbekistan and the implications of western governments' collusion with the current regime. Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique, Cafe Diplo at the French Institute, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7. Tube, South Kensington. 10.30am. [pounds sterling]3, concessions [pounds sterling]2, members free. Info: 07984178193
monday * january 24
EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION: THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS CRITICS
Transatlantic Dialogue in Public Policy. Fifth in the series. Speakers:
Alan Smithers, director of the Centre for Education and Employment Research (CEER), University of Buckingham, and special advisor to the House of Commons Education and Skills Committee. By video link from the University of Virginia: Edward Ayers, Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia, presidential appointee to the National Council for the Humanities, and recipient of the Carnegie Foundation Award for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Washington. Chair: Claire Fox, director, the Institute of Ideas and panellist on The Moral Maze, BBC Radio 4. Sponsored by the US embassy. Free and open to the public. 5pm. For further information, please contact Catherine Morley at: catherine.morley@rai.ox.ac.uk or 01865 282711, or see the RAI website at www.rai.ox.ac.uk
friday * january 28
EUROPE: UNITED OR DIVIDED BY CULTURE?
Seminar organised by the European Cultural Foundation (UK), in conjunction with the European Programme at Chatham House and International Intelligence on Culture. Speakers include: Ion Caramitru, Romanian actor and former minister of culture; Ambassador Delfin Colome, composer, writer, ex-director, Asia-Europe Foundation; Dr Garret Fitzgerald, former prime minister of Ireland; Prakash Daswani, director, Cultural Co-operation & Music Village; Lord Maclennan of Rogart, chairman, European Cultural Foundation UK; Simon Mundy, poet, ex-president, European Forum for Arts and Heritage; Patricia Quinn, former director, Arts Council, Ireland; John Tusa, director, Barbican Centre; Gottfried Wagner, director, European Cultural Foundation. 3.30pm till 7pm.
Chatham House, 10 St James's Square, London SW1. Tickets: [pounds sterling]20 ([pounds sterling]10 artists/students) including wine reception. Contact: ECF-UK, c/o International Intelligence on Culture, 4 Baden Place, Crosby Row, London SE11YW; tel:020 7403 0777/7403 6454; fax:020 7403 2009; e-mail: ecf@intelculture.org
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saturday * february 5
TETRA MASTS: PROFITEERING FROM PUBLIC HEALTH RISK
with Dr Gerard Hyland. Dr Gerard Hyland, honorary fellow of the University of Warwick, and executive member of the International Institute of Biophysics in Germany, discusses the danger posed by Tetra, a new mobile microwave communication technology that employs phone masts emitting dangerous amounts of radiation. The government has insisted that the British police use Tetra, which has already led to officer deaths, and Tetra Base Stations are now proliferating across the UK, posing a serious risk to public health. Dr Hyland has studied the effects of microwave radiation on living organisms since 1985 and is also a trustee of UK EM (Electromagnetic) Radiation Trust. Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique, Cafe Diplo at the French Institute, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7. Tube, South Kensington. 10.30am. [pounds sterling]3, concessions [pounds sterling]2, members free. Info: 07984 178 193
THE PROTONELECTRON SOCIETY AND THE HUMAN RIGHT TO IMMORTALITY THROUGH SCIENTIFIC MEANS
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