2013 Events

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23rd January 2013

"Zimbabwe's Prospects: Politics, Foreign Investment and the role of the Church"

Lecture by Julius Makoni, Bishop of Manicaland, Zimbabwe

 

6th February 2013

"What's the good of capitalism?"

Lecture by Dr Peter Heslam, Director of Transforming Business and founding member of JustShare

 

27th February 2013

Fairtrade Fortnight event: "Fairtrade or Flawed Research: do we know who benefits?"

Lecture by Professor Chris Cramer, SOAS Department of Development Studies

 

1st March 2013

Fairtrade Fortnight event:

“Meet the Farmers: Cocoa farmers from the Kuapa Kokoo Co-operative in Ghana” Chaired by Sophie Tranchell, Founder and Director of Divine Chocolate. Ghanaian refreshments sponsored by Ghana International Bank

 

13th March 2013

Panel discussion on food justice at St James’s Piccadilly: "Enough food for everyone IF..."

Ruth Valerio (A Rocha Living Lightly UK), Joe Stead (Christian Aid),  Andrew Emmott (Twin Trading) and Esther Hougee (Sustainalytics); chaired by Revd Lucy Winkett, Rector of St James’s Piccadilly

 

17th April 2013

JustShare debate: “African Tigers: Prospects for Growth amongst the Bottom Billion"

Richard Dowden (Director of the Royal Africa Society) and Rob Wilson (Social Entrepreneur/Author of On the Up)

 

15th May 2013

JustShare lecture: "Professional Philanthropy: How to save lives without leaving the City."

Will MacAskill (formerly Will Crouch), Co-founder and President of 80,000 Hours

 

5th June, 2013

"The Art of Share Spaces: Where is the social value?"

Lecture by Ben Quash, Professor of Christianity and the Arts, King’s College London

 

18th September, 2013

Panel discussion at St James’s Piccadilly: “Our Mutual Friend: is the co-operative a model for our time?”

With Adrian Coles (Director General of Building Societies Association); Hugh Rosenbaum (Hughro Ltd); John Clarke (Daily Bread Cooperative); chaired by Revd Lucy Winkett, Rector of St James’s Piccadilly

 

11th October 2013

Lecture: “Thy Kingdom Come (in the Workplace)"

Paul Szkiler, Chairman of Truestone Asset Management, event held at Deloitte LLP

 

16th October 2013

National Ethical Investment Week Panel discussion:

“Principles & Profits: Investing to protect people, the planet and your savings”

with panellists Victoria Heath of EIRIS and Louise Rouse of ShareAction, chaired by Simon Howard, Chief Executive of UKSIF

 

4th December 2013

Lecture by The Revd Chris Beales: "Practicing Jesus: Making sense of God and Gospel in these compromised and messy times."