Forthcoming Salon...The Future of Community- Reports of a Death Greatly Exaggerated ?
We are constantly being told that we are losing a ‘sense of community’, but a new book "The Future of Community" argues that the notion of community is actually under threat from the very thing supposed to protect it: relentless government intervention. Discussion lead by Alistair Donald, one of the authors of a new book, which argues that for genuine communities to flourish we need a space, free from official intervention, where people can confidently negotiate their own relations.
Tuesday 25 November 2008 7.00 - 9.00pm
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Arranged marriage or meeting of minds?
Time: Tuesday 21 October, 7.00pm until 9.00pm
Venue: Upstairs at the Spaniard, Skipper Street, Belfast
The transformation of the Provisional Irish Republican movement from anti-state insurgency to partners in government is often described as a form of political rehabilitation, where, through skilful management and against all the odds, those at the margins are brought into the fold of mainstream politics. Rejecting the so-called ‘great man’ or ‘betrayal’ approach to history, and locating Irish republicanism in a global political context, a new book - The New Politics of Sinn Fein - draws parallels between the movement’s accommodation with the British state and its embrace of identity politics, and the broader decline of universalist forms in contemporary politics.
The Belfast Salon discussed these ideas with author Kevin Bean, looking at the redefinition of republicanism in the context of ideological changes that have taken place across the political spectrum over the past 20 years.
Reclaiming the American Dream, Jean Smith convener of the New York Salon interrogated the Obama phenomenon. Tuesday 16 September, upstairs at the Spaniard, Skipper Street, Belfast.
Enemies of Progress? Challenging the contemporary orthodoxy of sustainability and environmentalism, a new book, Enemies of Progress, calls for the reinstatement of notions of development, progress, experimentation and ambition. 'If sustainability goes unchallenged, it will kill aspiration, suffocate humanity and murder progress." The Belfast salon invited author Austin Williams to present his arguments and answer questions. Tuesday August 5 at 7pm, Upstairs at the Spaniard.
the
a WORLDwrite and Chew on it production/ London
Behind the Scenes film.
Monday 2nd June 2008 7.00pm
Citizenship Test meets Pub Quiz
The Belfast Salon presents: The UK Citizenship Test Pub Quiz
Tuesday
May 6th 2008 7.30pm
From Civil Rights to Human Rights - where did the radicalism of
‘68 lead?
Tuesday 1st April 2008 7.00pm
Dividing lines: How is multiculturalism playing out in
Sociologist
Chris Gilligan explores the rise and rise of identity politics in contemporary
NI
Tuesday 19th February 2008 7.00pm
Why, at a
time when multiculturalism/ respect for diversity is increasingly the norm, do
fears of open borders persist?
Tuesday 22 January 2008 7.00pm
Open Borders - common sense or wishful thinking?
Tuesday 27
November 2007 7.00pm
Whatever happened to the campaigning journalist?
Has news reporting become more of a morality play than telling it like it is?
Tuesday 6th November 2007 7.30pm