Think Twice 2004

A conference on social justice and political involvement

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Introduction

Where and when

Registration

Timetable

Archives

Mailing lists

Introduction

Think Twice is a conference which aims to convince people they should be actively involved in changing the world for the better. If you're interested in how ordinary people can be engaged in making a difference — or sceptical that they can — then Think Twice is aimed at you. Come and surprise yourself!

Where and when

The third Think Twice conference will take place on Saturday 20 March 2004, in the Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College, Cambridge (here are some directions). It will include many exciting workshops, discussions, and talks -- details below.

Registration

If you would like to come to Think Twice, please contact us and let us know:

• Your name
• Your e-mail address
• Would you like to join organisers, speakers and others for dinner in the evening, for tapas in the Bun Shop (a local pub), at a cost of about £12? If so, please let us know if you are vegetarian or have other dietary requirements.
• We are considering providing a creche for part or all of the day. Would you make use of it? If yes, please give the ages of the relevant child(ren), and tell us whether, if it runs for half the day, you'd prefer it to be the morning or afternoon. This will happen only if there is a reasonable demand for it, but we will let you know a week or so in advance whether we have had enough expressions of interest.

The conference is reliant on donations to run, so we encourage contributions from those attending. Our suggested amount is £4 (to be paid on the day) for those registering in advance, or £6 if you register on the day. However, we stress that all are welcome, so if you can't or prefer not to contribute, please come anyway. (If you'd like to make a larger donation, this too will be much appreciated.)

We strongly encourage you to register in advance if you know you're coming. It's essential that you do so if you want to come to dinner or to make use of the creche.

Timetable

The conference will run from 10am-6pm, with registration from 9.30, and breaks during the day. The dinner afterwards will be at about 6.30. The timetable is not yet firm, but here is a rough running order, subject to revision.

9.30-10am

Registration and breakfast -- tea, coffee and croissants

10am

Introduction: Asking the right questions

10.15am

Clive Hamilton: The growth fetish

11am

COFFEE

11.15am

Kate Brown: Educating citizens -- the new National Curriculum

11.45am

Film: The luckiest nut in the world

12.15am

Emily James: Filmmaking as campaigning

1pm-2pm

LUNCH

2pm

Robin Priestley and Arthur Swindells: The Space Hijackers

2.30pm

Howard Clark: Bringing peace to Kosovo?

3.15pm

Peter Tatchell: Taking risks for human rights

4pm-5pm

Tea and workshops: Bookstall, Fairtrade, volunteering opportunities, and more

5pm-6pm

Panel and closing discussion

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Archives

The first Think Twice conference took place in March 2002. Details, including transcripts of some of the talks (recording and transcription kindly supported by Zoonami), are online. The second conference took place in March 2003. Transcripts will be put online when they become available.

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Mailing lists

There are two Think Twice e-mail lists to which you can subscribe:

Think Twice announcements list

For occasional announcements from the conference organisers. This is a very low-volume list.

Think Twice discussion list

For discussion among conference participants and others interested in social justice matters.

Use the web interface to subscribe or unsubscribe to either of these lists.

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Last updated by Mark Wainwright, 20 February 2004