London, 17th March 2011 - 6.30pm
University of London Hughes Parry Hall
The Central London Humanist Group (CLHG) paired up with Women Worldwide Advancing Freedom & Equality (WWAFE) to present an evening of discussion on the role of secularism in creating a fair society for women.
[ http://www.wafe-women.org - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=97780532898 ]
Nathalie Nahai, CLHG committee member, Chaired the event, which had on the panel:
Naomi Phillips, Head of Public Affairs at the British Humanist Association (BHA)
Peter Vlachos, Council Member of the National Secular Society (NSS)
Ahlam Akram, International human rights activist.
Discussion inevitably followed in "The Lord John Russell", a pub down the road from the venue.
- Part 1, Naomi Phillips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UlGNZdUDjw
- Part 2, Peter Vlachos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pdqVVd1SDY
- Part 3, Ahlam Akram: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYpmmXys2kE
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About the speakers
Naomi Phillips heads up the British Humanist Association's public affairs team, and is responsible for the BHA's campaigns covering a wide range of issues including public services, equality law, ethical issues, religion and schools, and social cohesion. She is also a director of the European Humanist Federation.
Naomi joined the BHA in 2007, following a spell working in a policy team at the Ministry of Justice. She has gained awards from both the University of Manchester and the LSE for her academic achievements in the fields of Social Policy and Gender.
http://humanism.org.uk
Peter Vlachos is a Council Member of the National Secular Society (NSS) and principal lecturer in business at the University of Greenwich. Having read politics at the University of Toronto, Peter took a particular interest in the area of psychoanalysis and feminism.
For 10 years prior to joining the University of Greenwich, Peter managed the historic Conway Hall, home of the South Place Ethical Society and a landmark of London's intellectual, political and cultural life. He has also been an assessor for the London Arts Board (now Arts Council of England, London) and a visiting lecturer in the post-graduate department of cultural policy and management at City University, London.
http://www.secularism.org.uk
Ahlam Akram is a peace and human rights campaigner of Palestinian origin based in London. She is an outspoken commentator on women's rights in the Middle East and at home.
Ahlam has appeared regularly on television (including BBC, Sky and Channel 5) to discuss political and social issues affecting women in the Middle East and the role of Islam. She commented on Jack Straw's controversial request to a Muslim woman to remove her veil and the French ban. She has written for Arabic newspapers Al -- Quds, Al Hayat and Al Sharq al Awsat and leading Arabic online magazine Elaph.
She has established groups such as Joint Action for Israeli-Palestinian Peace and Writers for Peace, was co-chair of the Friends of the Israeli -- Palestinian Bereaved Parents and works with Jews for Justice for Palestinians, Ministry for Peace, the Arab- Jewish Forum and Neve Shaloom. She is a member of Women without Borders and Women against Fundamentalism.
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About the Chair
Nathalie is the founder of We make them click ( http://wemakethemclick.com ), a design and consultancy agency specialising in the psychology behind successful web design and communication.
She is on several knowledge and innovation boards, including THECUBE's Idea Engineering ( http://thecubelondon.com/ ) and Brain Bank ( http://thecubelondon.com/brain-bank/ ), and has contributed to publications including Mashable and the Skeptic Magazine.
As well as writing articles on website design and web design psychology, Nathalie also collaborates with leading agencies to deliver workshops for businesses, and she is currently working as the Communications Director for the Third Sector Social Media convention.
http://thirdsectorsocialmedia.com/about-us/
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