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upcoming events organised by risc
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healthy cooking for beginners
Mon 24th February 2020
09:30
- 11:30
free
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Philosophy for Children P4C (Day 1 of 2)
Wed 26th February 2020
09:00
- 15:30
£300
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risc book club: our women on the ground
Thu 27th February 2020
19:30
free
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Philosophy for Children P4C (Day 2 of 2)
Wed 11th March 2020
09:00
- 15:30
£300
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risc book club: stories from the romani world
Thu 26th March 2020
19:30
free
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risc book club: the sound of things falling
Thu 30th April 2020
19:30
free
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risc book club: girl, woman, other
Thu 28th May 2020
19:30
free
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Global Teacher Award Training (Day 1 of 2)
Thu 4th June 2020
13:15
- 16:30
Free for Teachers and support staff from state-funded schools, other participants £200
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Global Teacher Award Training (Day 2 of 2)
Thu 11th June 2020
13:15
- 16:30
Free for Teachers and support staff from state-funded schools, other participants £200
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Philosophy for Children Level 2A course for teachers and educators (Day 1 of 2)
Thu 18th June 2020
09:00
- 16:00
£300
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Philosophy for Children Level 2A course for teachers and educators (Day 2 of 2)
Fri 19th June 2020
09:00
- 16:00
£300
previous events organised by risc
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Thu 30th January 2020
risc book club: paradiseBy Toni Morrison - Spanning the birth of the Civil Rights movement, Vietnam, the counter-culture and politics of the late 1970s, deftly manipulating past, present and future, this novel reveals the interior lives of the citizens of the town with astonishing clarity. Starkly evoking the clashes that have bedevilled the American century: between race and racelessness; religion and magic; promiscuity and fidelity; individuality and belonging. pp336 -
Wed 29th January 2020
the spirit level: Why Equality is Better for EveryoneInequality in the UK is at a dangerously high level compared to other developed nations. That is bad for everyone. People in more equal societies live longer and have better mental health. Their children do better at school and there is less violence. Tom Lake will examine the evidence and lead our discussion. -
Thu 19th December 2019
risc book club: the lime treeBy César Aira - In the town square of Coronel Pringles stands a lime tree from which the author’s father used to brew a sedative tea. This Proustian infusion evokes dark memories of the 1955 anti-Perónist revolution, which dashed the family’s middle-class dreams. The Lime Tree is a portrait of the artist as a child and a lucid analysis of a family's social trajectory. 256pp -
Thu 28th November 2019
risc book club: the death of musrat idrissiTwo venturesome women on a journey through the land of their fathers and mothers. A wrong turn. A bad decision. They had no idea, when they arrived in Morocco, that their usual freedoms as young European women would not be available. So, when the spry Saleh presents himself as their guide and saviour, they embrace his offer. -
Thu 21st November 2019
introduction to the phonecycle gameWe are constantly being encouraged to update our smartphones and we should be be asking what the environmental and social costs are. How can we all enjoy the benefits of owning a smartphone while causing minimal damage to people and planet? How do we have informed conversations with each other and our children and students about the problem of digital technology? -
Wed 20th November 2019
Philosophy for Children P4C (Day 2 of 2)SAPERE two-day Level 1 Foundation Course facilitated by Jen Simpson.
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Thu 14th November 2019
Global Teacher Award Training (Day 2 of 2)The national GLOBAL TEACHER AWARD is available across the country from the Consortium of Development Education Centres (CoDEC) and promotes skills, confidence and practical approaches to incorporate global learning into the curriculum, and active global citizenship into the school.
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Fri 8th November 2019
celebrating brazilPhotographic exhibition and talk by Rosa Gauditano, one of the most important photographers in Brazil who focuses on the life, culture and struggle for survival of Brazil’s indigenous people. Film screening of Darini, on the spiritual initiation ritual of the Xavante people. Enjoy Brazilian music by Ife Tolentino and Steve Pierce while sampling delicious Brazilian food by Pau Brasil. -
Thu 7th November 2019
Global Teacher Award Training (Day 1 of 2)The national GLOBAL TEACHER AWARD is available across the country from the Consortium of Development Education Centres (CoDEC) and promotes skills, confidence and practical approaches to incorporate global learning into the curriculum, and active global citizenship into the school.
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Wed 6th November 2019
the palestine book awardsHear from the people behind this year’s Palestine Book Awards’ fabulous shortlist of authors & books on Palestine. With Victoria Brittain, former associate foreign editor of The Guardian, Haifa Zangana, Iraqi author & chair of the judges will bring you Palestine in poetry, novels, memoirs & new academic research. Book stall, Zaytoun exhibition, fair trade stall & Palestinian snacks. -
Wed 6th November 2019
Philosophy for Children P4C (Day 1 of 2)SAPERE two-day Level 1 Foundation Course facilitated by Jen Simpson.
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Thu 31st October 2019
risc book club: we, the survivorsAh Hock is an ordinary, uneducated man born in a Malaysian fishing village and now trying to make his way in a country that promises riches and security to everyone, but delivers them only to a chosen few. With Asian society changing around him, like many he remains trapped in a world of poorly paid jobs that just about allow him to keep his head above water but ultimately lead him to murder a migrant worker from Bangladesh. This is a portrait of an outsider like no other, an anti-nostalgic view of human life and the ravages of hope. -
Wed 30th October 2019
lydian vs armeniaA mining company suing a country for £2 billion because its government wants to protect its people and environment from the toxic effects of gold mining! Is this dystopian science-fiction or reality? Come and find out why we need rights for the people and rules for the corporations. Film and discussion. -
Fri 25th October 2019
travel in time through iraqi musicA concert with oud master Francesco Iannuzzelli and Iraqi singer, oud musician and author Sahera Saeed who will take the audience on a musical journey through time. Azad Zangana will give a brief history of the making of the oud. Iraqi food and refreshments will be served. -
Thu 24th October 2019
the power of growingScreening of Eat, Grow Love which looks how permaculture has been applied in six different locations around the world, including the RISC roof garden. Followed by presentation by Dave Richards on the benefits of community food growing using the experience of RISC’s Food4families gardens, including Lavender Place Community Gardens. -
Sun 20th October 2019
reading repair cafeReading Repair Cafe is a community project to bring people together to repair items rather than throw them away! Electronics, computers, bikes, clothes, tools etc. Please visit www.readingrepaircafe.org.uk to find out more. -
Fri 18th October 2019
black history & the movement for reparatory justiceLeading reparations advocate Esther Stanford Xosei links the living history of slavery and colonialism to anti-black oppression in Britain today, and shares stories and from the vibrant global movement for reparations. Plus speakers on Reading’s links to slavery, and solidarity activist Miriam Rose shares a white perspective on the origins of Britain’s wealth and the need for reparations. -
Thu 17th October 2019
world film club: to the 4 windsDir: Michel Toesca (Démocratie Zéro6), Winner: Golden Eye, Cannes Film Festival 2018 Farmer Cédric Herrou has welcomed migrants to his home since the beginning of the crisis, turning his backyard into a much-needed shelter.With the help of friends and volunteers, he challenges French immigration policies which make impossible for families to set foot in France and seek asylum. Filmed during3 years by documentary maker Michelioesca, this everyday hero will do anything to help them, even risking his own freedom. Sign petition to make 3 October European Day of Memory and Welcome -
Fri 27th September 2019
Who Counts? Mathematics and global learningA funded, Professional Development and Curriculum day for teachers and trainee teachers of Maths at Key Stages 2 or 3 -
Thu 26th September 2019
risc book club: resistanceIn the terrifying atmosphere of late 1970s Buenos Aires, a young militant couple engaged in the resistance against the military regime adopt a child. Matters had reached a nadir; people were informing on friends and family members, who were then captured by the regime and subjected to horrific torture. Amid this ever-growing oppression, the couple and their baby flee to Brazil, believing it to be a more tranquil country in which to raise a family and pursue their lives. -
Wed 25th September 2019
Cooking for Health6 week course beginning Wednesday 25th September, Open to all, All equipment and ingredients provided -
Sat 14th September 2019
risc roof garden open dayAward-winning sustainable garden: 185 species, low maintenance, multi- use perennial planting, edible forest, water harvesting, hard landscaping with renewable/recycled/reused materials -
Sat 7th September 2019
get growing: harvesting and seed savingExplore different harvesting methods; how to extend the harvest; how to store your produce; saving seeds for next year -
Wed 4th September 2019
human flowAi Weiwei’s magisterial film examines the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profound personal human impact. Film screening and discussion introduced by Andrew Micklebrugh. -
Thu 29th August 2019
risc book club: celestial bodiesSet in the village of al-Awafi in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries Abdallah after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla, who rejects all offers while waiting for her beloved, who has emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families witness Oman evolve from a traditional, slave-owning society slowly redefining itself after the colonial era, to the crossroads of its complex present. Elegantly structured and taut, Celestial Bodies is a coiled spring of a novel, telling of Oman's coming-of-age through the prism of one family's losses and loves.