OUR MEETINGS

Saturday Program: Fourth Term 2011

We meet on the Saturdays shown below at 23 Fallon St, Brunswick (Melway 29 F8). There is lunch at 1 and a talk and discussion from 2 to 3.15. There is no charge for the lunch: members and friends are invited to bring food and drink to share, and there is opportunity to make a donation to help us assist students and teachers here and at two Indian schools. Please tell others about these Saturday gatherings.

This term John Howes will introduce discussion of documents as follows. Written contributions, and questions and comments, are welcome before the meetings as well as within and after them. Documents will normally be distributed at the meeting preceding the one at which they will be discussed, but can be posted. (Contact John or Margaret Howes at 9380 5892 or learningguild@gmail.com.)

October 15. Geoff Lacey, a writer and teacher in environmental engineering now based at the University of Melbourne: Chapter 8 ("The Ecology of the City") of his new book Sufficient for the Day. 

October 29. A.K.A. Nuruzzaman, who comes from Bangladesh and is engaged in research towards the Ph.D. at the University of Melbourne: a draft of his first chapter entitled "In Bangladesh, how can microfinance organizations contribute to reducing vulnerability to climate change?" 

November 5. Michael Howes, who is on the editorial committee of the National Parks Association magazine Park Watch: articles in the September issue on the Warrandyte State Park and on the work of Eugene von Guerard.

November 19. Jeff Atkinson, writer and local historian: pages (to be advised) of his booklet on what was the North Carlton railway station, now a Neighbourhood House, and its adjoining railway land.