Events
Here is our exciting new programme of events for the Spring. In a typically varied programme highlights this Spring include best-selling author John Madeley discussing his latest book, a chance to explore Shiatsu, discover the real St Patrick and answer the question: why dont we care about our Navy any more?! And of course, there's Fairtrade Fortnight.

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All events will be held at the Global Centre, St David's Hill unless otherwise stated.
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Regular events
Special Events
Events to support the global dimension in education

Regular events

The World At Lunch
Held every Thursday between 1-2pm.

A chance to share views on current events in a friendly atmosphere while you eat your lunch.

Special features this Spring include:

Living Under Occupation: a Village on the Edge
14th January
Ecumenical Accompanier Sharen Green tells stories from Jayyous, a Palestinian community which has lost 75% of its land.

Shiatsu Mind-Body Works
11th February
Experienced Shiatsu Practitioner Sandhya Dave will show how this simple body-work practice from Japan can be a powerful tool in maintaining health and well-being, while allowing you to live in a sustainable way. All ages and abilities welcome.

Lá Fhéile Pádraig (St Patrick’s Day)
18th March
Will the real St. Patrick please stand up? A sideways glance at the original Green movement with Irish Cultural Champion James Ellis.

Gown meets Town
These sessions give Devon residents the chance to meet Exeter University postgraduate students and staff from Exeter University who bring new insights into local and international issues with a series of talks and discussions.

Post-election Afghanistan: Issues and Challenges
Tuesday 19th January, 7pm
PhD student Timor Sharan will show how complex political, ethnic and social relationships in Afghanistan affected the recent elections.

It Must Have Been Something He Ate: Food Additives, Hyperactivity and the Feingold Diet
Tuesday 23rd February, 7pm
Matthew Smith, Wellcome Trust Research Fellow, examines Dr Feingold’s work on the relationship between additives and hyperactivity. Was Feingold actually right? Were his opponents politically motivated?

The Royal Navy and British National Identity
Thursday 25th March, 7pm
Why don’t the British care about their Navy anymore? Dr Duncan Redford examines how our identity has affected how we view the Navy.

Beyond Reach? ‘Make Poverty History’ comes alive
Wednesday 3rd February, 7pm
Best-selling author John Madeley discusses his latest book: a novel bringing issues of poverty and development to a wider audience.

Wednesday 24th March 7pm
Book title tbc.

Song Exchange
This is an informal get-together to share songs from different places. Come to sing or just to listen!
Wednesday 20th Jan, 7pm
Wednesday 10th March, 7pm

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Special Events

The Sun of Wisdom in the Tale
Thursday 4th February, 7pm
Storyteller David Heathfield and oud-player Fadi Alnaji take us on a caravan of Middle-Eastern tales through blinding sandstorms and delicately perfumed
gardens to reveal the vices and virtues that bind humans together. Tales and songs from the floor welcome.
Fundraising event for the Global Centre.

Tuesday 9th February - all day


Join schools and Devon County Council staff raising money for toilets and clean water to benefit rural schools in Uganda. Click here for further details.

Celebration of Fairtrade Wednesday 3rd March, 7-9 pm Drink Fairtrade tea (and the odd glass of wine!) with Erica Kyere the communications director of Ghanaian cocoa co-operative Kuapa Kokoo.

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Events to support the global dimension in education
The Global Centre can help to bring the world into the classroom. We have a collection of teaching resources about global issues as well as artifacts that is unrivalled in the South West. Come along to see how these can help bring the global dimension alive in schools and other places of learning.

Events for teachers and teaching assistants
Regular sessions are held at the Global Centre for teachers and others interested in the global dimension in education. All sessions are free of charge, but donations are welcome.

International Schools Award meeting
Wednesday 27th January, 2pm
David Weatherly (Devon adviser) leads this session providing inspiration and direction to schools on the ISA process.
NB. Location: Great Moor House, Sowton EX2 7NL

Global Education in Partnership
Tuesday 9th March, 10am-4pm
Free Continuing Professional Development (CPD) workshop for all schools that have a partnership with a school outside Europe. Places limited – please register.

Teaching Assistants & Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) interested
in Global Citizenship
Wednesday 17th March, 9am-12pm
Third session in a series of three, focusing on multi-cultural Britain.

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