The Upper Room Winter Lectures
The 2017 series of Upper Room Winter Talks is under way. The Upper Room is a locally-based charity that works with the homeless and disadvantaged.As you will see from the details below, we have a fascinating programme of eminent speakers this year, and these always prove to be very interesting evenings.Admission is free, and there is a retiring collection in aid of The Upper Room.We hope to see you there!THE UPPER ROOM WINTER LECTURES 2017Wednesday 22nd February “Brexit from the perspective of the rest of Europe” Misha GlennyThursday 30th March “What has happened to the unaccompanied child refugees in Europe?” Lord Alf DubsWednesday 26th April “Did the baby boomers let their children down?” Lord David WillettsAll lectures will take place in St Saviour’s Church, Cobbold Road, W12 9LN, 8.00-9.00pm. Refreshments will be available from 7.40pm. Donations welcome.Lecture 1 Misha Glenny is a former Central European correspondent for the Guardian and the BBC. His books include: McMafia: Seriously Organised Crime; Dark Market: How Hackers Became the New Mafia; The Rebirth ofHistory: Eastern Europe in the Age of Democracy; The Fall of Yugoslavia: The Third Balkan War and The Balkans 1804-2012: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers. Misha is a distinguished author and Europe expert, well qualifiedto help us think of Brexit from the perspective of our European neighbours.Lecture 2 Lord Dubs arrived in the UK in 1939 as a six-year-old refugee fleeing the persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. He was a Battersea MP from 1979-87 and Director of the Refugee Council 1988-95.He became a peer in 1994, served in the Northern Ireland Office from 1997-99 and was chair of the Labour peers from 2000-05. In 2016 he proposed an amendment to the Immigration Bill which said the government should “makearrangements” to relocate and support 3,000 unaccompanied refugee children from other countries in Europe. MPs rejected the amendment.Lecture 3 The Rt. Hon. Lord David Willetts is the Executive Chair of the Resolution Foundation. He served as MP for Havant (1992-2015), as Minister for Universities and Science (2010-2014) and previously worked at HM Treasury andthe Number 10 Policy Unit. His current roles include, Chair of the British Science Association and member of the Council of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Lord Willetts has written widely on economic and social policy. His high-profile book “The Pinch – how the baby boomers took their children’s future – and why they should give it back” provides the background to this intriguing lecture.All our eminent speakers are local people supporting our local charity, and giving their time for free. Please come, enjoy their expertise and support The Upper Room.Traditionally the lectures have been on the last Wednesday of the month, but Lord Dubs was not available on 29th March so his lecture is on Thursday 30th March.Space is limited, so in order to guarantee yourself a seat for any of the lectures please telephone Arlene on 0208 740 5688 or email me on: arlene.burnett@theupperroom.org.uk
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