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Does Prison Work?


As part of our ongoing look at ‘the establishment’ (in January we asked if Drug legislation did more harm than good) Lancashire Secular Humanists are focusing on Prisons for their March meeting.

Zephyrine Barbarachild has been a member of the Independent Monitoring Board for Prisons for the past six years and a large part of her work involves talking with prisoners. This is a vital way of "monitoring fairness and decency for people in custody". What prisoners say to I.M.B. members helps to build up a picture of what is happening in the prison.
Zephyrine sits-in on "adjudications" (for misdemeanors) too; which also helps gauge the prison atmosphere as well as monitoring the Governors’ competence to deliver justice wisely. So she is well placed to provide an accurate insight of how prisons really work rather than the tabloid shorthand or media glamorization which is the only information most of us get about what happens on the inside.

Zephyrine will address Lancashire Secular Humanists on Wednesday 17th March 2010  7.30pm at Great Eccleston Village Centre, The Square, Great Eccleston. PR3 0YB [LSH Members £2 – Non-members £3 (Includes refreshments)]
 

 

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All LSH meetings are ‘open’ meetings. You are invited to join in any of our discussions regardless of whether you are a humanist – secularist – religious - undecided - or (for whatever other reason) - interested.

Being freethinkers there are many things secular humanists will not agree on, but there are some matters on which we do take a firm and unanimous stand. 

We are not racist, xenophobic or, homophobic.  Nor do we hate religious people.  

Such views are entirely contrary to any humanist philosophy and we reserve the right to exclude any person promoting them! 

 

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Planned Programme* for 2009 /10 

  

Wed. 21st Apr. 2010 – ‘My Life – My Death’

‘Dignity-in-Dying’ talk to us about Medically Assisted Suicide ‘Now’ and ‘The Future’.

 

 

Wednesday 19th May 2010 -  This meeting will now be the rehearsal for our 'Outreach Event' in June.
This is still an 'open-meeting' - in fact we warmly welcome anybody who wants to come along to find out more - or ask awkward questions if you want - It will all help to make us even better prepared for June's event.

 

  Wednesday 23rd  and Thursday 24th June 2010

This is our 'Outreach Event' ... As part of Lancashire Secular Humanists contribution to 'World Humanist Week' we'll be in Preston's 'Flag Market' at all day on Wednesday 23rd June making use of Preston City Council's very impressive 'CitizenZone' - a free-standing interactive display vehicle with lots for you to see and do. 
That will be followed with a public meeting in Room A - Preston Town Hall from 6.30pm - 9pm on Thursday 24th June.  There will be a series of short presentations about all aspects of Humanism followed by a Question & Answer session where we will do our very best to address any questions you may have about Humanism [full details of presentations will follow].  

 

Wed.18th Aug. 2010 – ‘Garden BBQ & Pecha Kutcha’

A ‘Just-4-Fun’ night in The Village Centre’s Award-Winning Garden.

 

Wed.15th Sep. 2010 – ‘Vivisection’ – A Necessary Evil?

Huntingdon Life Sciences are invited to explain why they are needed.

 

Wed.20th Oct. 2010 – ‘L.S.H. – A.G.M.’

A time to look back on last year’s activities and look forward to next year’s plans.

 

*Please bear in mind that [as in life] arrangements are subject to change at short notice.

Check our web-site nearer to the event to confirm final arrangements.

 

 

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2009 meetings of Lancashire Secular Humanists will usually be held at:

Great Eccleston Village Centre

The meetings will be 7:30pm - 10pm on the 3rd Wednesday of each calendar month.

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Not a Humanist? It doesn’t matter; if you’re mildly intrigued, slightly suspicious or even a bit sceptical

you’re welcome to come along & participate; listen; simply pick up some literature or just leave.

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