Category: Past Events
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April ’25 – Talk by Dr Rich Boden
We had a fascinating talk from Dr Rich Boden of Plymouth University in April. He took us back to the origins of multicellular life to look at what we know […]
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March ’25 talk – Combating violence against women and girls in Plymouth.
Meghan Field, Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategic Lead at Plymouth City Council, came to speak to us about what is a worrying but important issue. She told us […]
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February Events
February was a busy time for us. To start off the month we saw the Danish film ‘The Girl with the Needle’, a beautifully filmed but disturbing story. Later in […]
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January ’25 talk – Urban Wildlife
We had an amazing turn out for our talk on urban wildlife in January. Over 40 people packed the B-Bar to hear Dr James Buckley talk about the challenges of […]
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November ’24 Talk – Humanists at Risk
We had another well attended talk in November, when Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, came to speak to us. He started by giving an update on the Assisted […]
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October talk – The Incoherent Truth: Plymouth & South Devon Freeport
We had our most well attended talk since the pandemic in October. Around 30 people filled the B-Bar to hear Jim Funnell talk about Freeports, and in particular the Plymouth […]
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September talk – The People’s Primary
It was great to see so many people at our September talk on ‘The People’s Primary’. Anthea is a passionate and knowledgeable speaker, and the talk was both fascinating and […]
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Supporting those who leave high-control coercive religions
We had a very interesting and informative talk from Yvonne of Faith to Faithless in June. She told us about her own experiences leaving a high control religious environment, the […]
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May 24 talk – Zion Lights on decarbonising electricity generation
Zion Lights, science communicator and Humanists UK Patron, came to speak to us in May. Zion is a longtime environmental activist, having been heavily involved in Extinction Rebellion and was […]
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April ’24 talk – The Howard League for Penal Reform
Rob Preece from the Howard League for Penal Reform came down to Plymouth to speak to us in April. He gave an very interesting, if rather concerning, talk on the […]