| Friday 12 July 2002, 7.30pm: Conway Hall |
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| Blasphemy! A dramatised commemoration marking the 25th anniversary of the end of the 1977 Gay News blasphemy trial. |
| Wednesday 3 to Saturday 6 July 2002: Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands |
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| Fifteeth World Congress of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, at the Golden Tulip Conference Hotel Leeuwenhorst, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands (near Amsterdam Airport). See George Broadhead’s report on GALHA’s involvement in the Congress. |
| Sunday 23 June 2002, 4.00pm: London |
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| Saturday 22 June 2002, 12.30pm: Conway Hall |
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| Humanist Lunch sponsored by the British Humanist Association, the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association, the National Secular Society, the Rationalist Press Association and the South Place Ethical Society. |
| Friday 14 June 2002, 7.30pm: Conway Hall |
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| This meeting was cancelled because the intended speaker was no longer available. |
| Friday 10 May 2002, 7.30pm: Conway Hall |
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| Nelly on the Telly. Terry Sanderson looks at the history of the portrayal of lesbians and gay men on television. Illustrated with scenes from vintage programmes. |
| Friday 12 April 2002, 7.30pm: Conway Hall |
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| For Pete’s Sake, Arrest That Man! Veteran campaigner Peter Tatchell reports on his dogged campaign for lesbian and gay rights and his turbulent relationship with the Commonwealth, following the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Australia at which he had hoped to see the arrest of Robert Mugabe on charges of torture. |
| Friday 8 March 2002, 7.30pm: Conway Hall |
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| Friday Night at the Movies. A preview of the sixteenth London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival with Brian Robinson of the British Film Institute. |
| Friday 8 February 2002, 7.30pm: Conway Hall |
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| Humanist Morality. David Ibry, author of the book Exodus to Humanism: Jewish Identity without Religion, asks “What is Good and What is Evil?” and looks at the historical context of these concepts and an alternative humanist approach. He will refer to the book and answer questions based on his talk and the book. |
| Friday 11 January 2002, 7.30pm: Conway Hall |
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| New Year Absolutions? What are the prospects for further lesbian and gay law reform during the second term of the Labour Government? Can Labour be forgiven for not moving as quickly as we would like because they are still preoccupied with the events of 11 September and their aftermath? What has happened to the repeal of Section 28? What are the prospects for anti-discrimination and same-sex partnership legislation? A panel of speakers representing the Green Party, Liberal Democrats for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality, the Labour Campaign for Lesbian and Gay Rights, the Tory Campaign for Homosexual Equality, the Equality Alliance, OutRage! and Stonewall, debate these issues and more, and take questions from the audience. Representatives include Darren Johnson, Principal Speaker of the Green Party and head of the Green group on the London Assembly. |
| Friday 14 December 2001, 7.30pm: Conway Hall |
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| The Legendary Marlene. We are delighted to welcome back Mansel Stimpson, film critic of Gay Times and What’s On In London, who will be illustrating his talk on Marlene Dietrich with excerpts from her films. |
| Saturday 17 November 2001, 12.30pm, Covent Garden, London |
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| GALHA’s Annual Reunion Lunch at Navajo Joe’s Restaurant, King Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2. Private function room with bar and extensive buffet. The cuisine is “Modern American” and vegetarians are well provided for. The guest speaker is the freethinking columnist, novelist and critic Joan Smith, who writes regularly for the Independent on Sunday and London Evening Standard and occasionally also for the Guardian. All GALHA members and friends are welcome. Cost: £18 per person. Advance booking is essential. For further details, please contact George Broadhead (telephone 01926 858 450 or e-mail secretary@galha.org). |
| Friday 12 October 2001, 7.30pm: Conway Hall |
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| Following the threat of a tube strike on this date, the illustrated talk on Marlene Dietrich due to be given by Mansel Stimpson was rescheduled to take place on 14 December. The October meeting was therefore cancelled. |
| Friday 14 to Monday 17 September 2001: Manchester |
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| GALHA’s 18th Annual Residential Weekend Gathering is based this year at the 4-star Jarvis Piccadilly Hotel in central Manchester, where we have obtained an exceptionally favourable rate inclusive of 3-course dinners. The event will include a day of sight-seeing (with a group if preferred), a talk from a guest speaker, a discussion session (for those interested) and a coach excursion, probably to the Lake District or Peak District. We will also be inviting members of the city’s thriving Humanist group to join us at some time during the weekend. The full programme will be issued later. Advance booking is essential. For further details and a booking form, please contact the weekend organiser, Dean Braithwaite (telephone 01994 419 755 or e-mail Dean.Braithwaite@galha.org). |