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Current Special features Exhibition: Indian Block printed Fabrics; Chhippas & Chhints Exhibition;
Bogolan, Mudcloths from Mali More RISC educational resources Visit
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On Sale Now! In RISC’s World Shop - Only £14.95 - Early Years Gloobal Education Handbook A handbook packed with over 70 activities! 12 sections; family, garden, food, senses, music & games, story tent, ghana, south africa, india, china, mexico, trinidad & tobago, resource cd with weblinks, and an extensive recommended book list. A must for anyone working with the under 5’s. “I am proud that people in my town, Reading, have produced this extensive resource to add to existing resources, focusing on a world view, fair trade and the environment, to enable all young children and those who work with them to counter inequalities and injustice” Jane Lane, advocate worker for racial equality in the early years. |
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Chosen by member of RISC's Bookclub (& 10% off in the World Shop Bookshop) The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy This International number one bestseller won the 1997 Booker Prize, and has been hailed a classic ever since. It is a complex and beautiful story of an Indian family who cross social boundaries of class, wealth and behaviour. The first of many compelling novels by an author who has become a strong political and environmental activist on an International and local level. "A masterpiece, utterly exceptional" Harpers and Queen"It is rare to find a book that so effectively cuts through the clothes of nationality, caste and religion to reveal the bare bones of humanity. A sensational novel" Daily telegraph. |
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discuss this and other international classic and new fiction, why
not join the bookclub, contact liz at risc.org.uk for details.
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Screening of Al Gore’s an inconvenient truth An overview of the impact of global climate change
Thursday
14th December 7.30pm free
only 25 places, ring to book: Excellent presentation followed by solutions worthy of some discussion. If there is demand, we will screen it again at a later date. |
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Growing Up Global, blook lauch and conference
For all Early Years Workers, the Growing Up Global handbook will be
available later this month! It
challenges stereotypes, giving children a fair and balanced view of
our world. The handbook includes over 70 activities...a resource cd...colour photos...weblinks...book recommendations 2006. This handbook demonstrates how global education can be a thread running through teaching and learning right from the start. To support the launch of the Book RISC is holding conference at RISC on 29th January for all early years workers. The £15 conference fee includes a free copy of the book, worth £15.00! |
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Fasting, Feasting Anita Desai; shortlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize, this classic novel has been a best seller ever since. Witty and subtle, Desai paints a moving, funny and illustrative picture of what happens to women and families around the world through the eyes of a family who are split between India and Massachusetts . ... her writing is sensuous, radical and uncannily perceptive...Fasting Feasting is a hypnotically readable story, in language which has the precision of poetry... an ambitious, successful and disturbing novel. The Times 10% off in the World Shop Why not join the bookclub to discuss this book & other great works of contemporary & classic fiction? Email liz@risc.org.uk for more info |
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Dont forget its Reading international festival this month, lots of events:
RISC events featured below
see BBC
Berkshire news clip
Crude interventions; united states, oil and the new world disorder by Gary Leech The US accounts for 4% of the world’s population, and consumes 25% of of global energy production. This book looks at the Bush administration’s military and economic policies in Iraq, Central Asia, West Africa, Colombia and Venezuela and makes the inevitable connection between the fight for the world’s resources and the war on terror. 10% off in the world shop
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Global Cafe's ever popular quiz night celebrates Reading international festival with a global quiz
Wednesday 18th October 8.30pm global cafe 35 London St, Reading £1/person to play Join us for 5 rounds of 10 questions, winning team can donate winnings to a local charity of their choice. Maximum of 6 people to a team or just join in with others.
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Friday 20th October 2pm global cafe 35 London St, Reading Tutu’s Ethiopian Table free info Tutu 07863 551097 A unique experience. Coffee originated in Ethiopia’s Kaffa province, and is highly regarded. You are welcomed into the house with this ceremony. You smell the beans before drinking the coffee. A low table is decorated with grass and flowers symbolising freshness. |
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a commodity or basic human right? Over billion people lack access to water around the world – these people live primarily in poor less developed countries – but this year the UK has started to get used to water restrictions as well. Water leakages & overuse is a problem here & all over the world. Richard Aylard Director of External affairs & Environment, Thames Water gives UK perspective Tamsyn East water campaigner from the World Development Movement looks at the problem of the commodification in the developing world followed by Q&A and a water sketch by the local Make Poverty History group Thursday
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Wednesday 25th October GEORGE MONBIOT will launch his new book in RISC’s bookshop
6-7.30pm World Shop 35-39 London St, Fairtrade drinks & snacks, free info Liz 0118 958 6692 a RISC and Reading Rising Tide event |
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25th
Anniversary Event, "Come and join us in the RISC 25th Anniversary. We have a fantastic lineup for you at only £15/12.50. Book now to avoid disappointment. You can buy tickets from Hexagon or the website: www.readingarts.com or buy tickets from the World Shop 35-39 London Street. Join us in celebrating our 25years. " RISC
Collective A Global line-up will help RISC (Reading International Solidarity Centre) and its supporters celebrate 25 years since it was established as World Education Berkshire, encouraging everyone to "Think Global, Act Local". This gala fundraiser is a great opportunity for everyone to show their support, enjoy the celebrations or simply to be entertained. RISC has developed its work in a number of ways, from education work with schools about global issues, to organising the annual Reading International Festival, running the UK's largest Fair Trade shop, hosting a café/bar selling organic food & drink, growing an edible roof garden, as well as promoting educational, musical and food events with an international flavour, all just a step away from Reading town centre. Now it's time to party, and RISC has laid on a line-up of highly acclaimed performers and musicians to appeal to all supporters, from Jamaican Dub-poet Jean Binta Breeze, to entertaining political activist and performer Mark Thomas, along with a musical feast with Cuban band Vivo Latino providing relentless rhythms for your dancing feet, and highly acclaimed DJ Ritu, providing global musical delights from the world catalogue of dance beats. |
Find out more: artists at the event/ links to their own websites PRESS
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The World Shop celebrates its 10th anniversary with a global call against poverty. Come along to the shop on London street on Saturday, 16th Sept to help us celebrate our 10th birthday. The World shop has been providing a vital FAIR TRADE alternative in Reading's town centre for 10 years, offering household goods, crafts, gifts, toys and an extensive range of books and teaching resources. Fair trade offers consumers an important and direct link to supporting some of the world's more vulnerable and poorest people. Activities from 3.00, with fair trade drinks and snacks available in the evening. At three please come and join us sporting a white T shirt - so we can form a white band around the building, led by Mayor Bet Tickner. You can download
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BBC Gardener's World visit the Roof Garden As part of a series of reports investigating the impact of the recent drought on gardens, the BBC sent a crew to see how the roof garden was coping in the hot weather. They were especially interested in the rainwater harvesting system and ability of the garden to recycle water and nutrients that have been used on it. Ideas discussed included how the forest garden approach to gardening is potentially a more robust and drought resistant design than the traditional garden. As we adjust and respond to our changing climate we might have to rethink some of our traditional garden ideas, the days of rolling green lawns and beds packed with bedding plants might be numbered, as we seek more water efficient and productive approaches to gardening. |
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Do you enjoy brand new, award winning and classic books from around the world? Once a month RISC's new bookclub will meet to select a book to read, review and discuss in the relaxed atmosphere of the Global Cafe, on a Thursday night. The book will be available at a discounted price from the World Shop for a month before the meeting. The first meeting will be September the 21st, at 7.30 If you would like to join and find out what the book will be, please contact liz@risc.org.uk
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Growing up Global; the Early Years Handbook ....
with a clear global dimension the handbook demonstrates how global
education can be a thread running through learning and teaching right
from the start. In 12 exciting sections from ‘Me and My Family’ to ‘Making a Story-tent’, from ‘Surprises in South Africa’ to ‘Check out China’, the Handbook encourages young children to look at our world, and the people in it, with respect – so they grow up as global citizens in our increasingly interdependent 21st century world. Includes over 70 activities… a CD… colour photos… weblinks… |
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7/7, THE LONDON BOMBINGS ISLAM & THE IRAQ WAR In his
new book, Milan Rai exposes official deceit at the highest levels,
and establishes the crucial role of British foreign policy in generating
a homegrown version of al-Qaeda. 10% discount on signed copies of the new book fair trade snacks & drinks Friday 21 April 6 for 6.30pm world shop risc 35-39 London Street Reading |
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Please donate any unwanted foreign currency We can accept both NOTES and COINS to Risc, particularly all the old European currencies. We can then change through a scheme operated by Travelex for charities. What to do
next. If you have any unwanted currencies you can spare then either
drop into the collecting box in the World Shop or alternatively post
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The Worldshop
has launched a book of the month feature and this month it is 'The
Kite Runner - Kahled Hosseini The Kite Runner of Khaled Hosseini's deeply moving fiction debut is an illiterate Afghan boy with an uncanny instinct for predicting exactly where a downed kite will land. Growing up in the city of Kabul in the early 1970s But in 1975, on the day of Kabul's annual kite-fighting tournament, something unspeakable happened between the two boys. Hosseini is the son of an Afghan diplomat whose family received political asylum in the United States in 1980, He combines the unflinching realism of a war correspondent with the satisfying emotional pull of master storytellers such as Rohinton Mistry. Available
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Reading Fairtrade Fortnight Reading
is gearing up to a fortnight of activities throughout the town. Fairtrade
breakfasts, debates, stalls, a coffee crawl, winetasting, special
services in churches and a chance to meet two mango producers from
Bukino Faso. Reading University Fairtrade Festival has a packed programme of stalls,debates, live music, circus workshop & parties throughout the fortnight. Reading University Campaigns Forum is working hard to obtain Fairtrade University status this year, check out www.fairtradefestival.co.uk for details This year 4th February 2006 the Catholic Portsmouth Diocese which includes most Reading Churches achieved Fairtrade Status with over 51% of Catholic Churches signed up to the Fairtrade Church criteria. Reading became a Fairtrade Town on 2 February 2004 since then participants in fairtrade events and outlets have expanded dramatically.
Download the Fairtrade Directory on www.risc.org.uk/readingfairtrade or pick it up from the Fairtrade cafes or World Shop 35-39 London Street Reading. For further information contact : Fairtrade Steering Group C/o RISC, 35-39 London Street Reading RG1 4PS Tel
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The Worldshop has launched a book of the month feature and this month it is 'Muslim Britain' - described as "a rich and stimulating contribution that should be read by all." The
book explores of how the events of September 11 and the subsequent
'war on terror' have impacted on the lived experiences of British
South Asian Muslims in their religious and ethnic identity, citizenship,
Islamophobia, gender and education, radicalism, media and political
representation. Specialists in sociology, social geography, anthropology,
theology and law examine the positions of South Asian Muslims from
a variety of analytical perspectives and methodological approaches.
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Thursday
2nd February 7.30pm World Trade Organisation How should
it work? Open discussion to follow.
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Event and Talk at RISC 26th January 2006 A peace pilgrimage; new year & peace: what chances? David Mowat has just returned from his pilgrimage walking from Bristol to Jerusalem. He is due to return to Palestine in February. This is a chance to hear his story and see images of his journey. Thursday 26th January 7.30pm RISC 35-39 London St, Readingÿ joint Reading Peace Group, Palestine Solidarity Campaign & RISC event |
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Renovations
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world music event GLOBAL This popular music event is moving to South Street Arts Centre and will no longer happening at RISC. We're sorry for any inconvenience The next two events; in Feb & March will be held at South Street Arts Centre, visit http://www.readingarts.com for more information |
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Thurday
December 1st; at RISC from 6.00 pm Trade debate and book launch
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Nov 12th: GLOBAL world/ roots music event brings you; Marsada from
Indonesia rising Batak stars (their only solo performance in the
UK this year!) plus Dudu Sarr, Senegalese afrotonic dj |
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RISC has joined forces with The Phone Co-op, the UK's leading ethical provider of telephone and broadband services, offering phone calls, line rental and broadband. When you use their service 6% of what you spend on phone calls and broadband goes to RISC. The Phone Co-op was the UK's fastest growing co-operative in 2004, and now has over 13,000 customers, why not become one of them and support This is because they give their customers what they want: a low cost service, backed up by ethical, green values. Your values. They offset all CO2 emissions resulting from the connecting of their customers' phone calls. They also pay a proportion of their profits each year into a co-op development loan fund to help new and expanding co-operatives. The Phone Co-op belongs to its customer-members so its profits don't go to outside shareholders. This means they can offer excellent value. For instance, the Home User tariff is 15% cheaper than BT's Option 1, with 2mb Broadband from £18.99 per month. They have many other tariffs to suit every type of phone & internet user, supported by friendly and efficient customer services. In their recent customer survey, 90% of customers said that they offered good value for money, and 82% rated their customer services as "good" or "excellent". If you wish to benefit from their service, while helping RISC to raise funds, please call them on 0845 458 9000, quoting "RISC 331/AF0259" or Visit the RISC Phone page for more information. JUST DOWNLOAD THIS FORM, choose your option and send it with a copy of a recent phill bill to the Phone Co-op, they will do the rest. |
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RENOVATIONS
AT RISC Dave
Richards who has been researching the fascinating history of the site
said: “Our research has revealed that our buildings have been a part
of many of the town's developments. Although the present buildings
probably date from the 1780s, the site has been occupied since medieval
times when London St was one of Reading's fashionable suburbs, full
of the town's leading merchants and citizens. Parts of older structures
can still be found, including cellars made from limestone quarried
from the Abbey, possibly in the 16th century.” The buildings have
had many uses over the centuries. In the 1690s the Quakers worshipped
in Sim's Court, behind no 39 and William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania,
USA, was a frequent visitor. In the 1740s malt houses and granaries
appeared on the land behind the houses as Reading became a major supplier
of malt to London's breweries. In the 19th century London St became
a centre for the booming coaching trade and a new Post Office was
opened at no 37 in 1811. The victory at Waterloo was announced from its steps when the news arrived hot from London. In 1838 George Loveday moved his printing and stationery business into no 39 and set up his celebrated circulating library which become one of the country's largest with over 70,000 volumes. The book connection continues – Lovejoy's became William Smiths then Blackwells, and now RISC's World Shop sells a wide selection of books on global issues. A plaque commerating the Penn connection which was removed following the Great Fire of London St which gutted the bookshop in 1973 will return from its temporary home at Blake's Lock Museum. The buildings are in real need of repair. Martin Mikhail, who is coordinating the project for RISC said: “The original Georgian sash windows rattle whenever a bus passes! The imposing baroque facade of no 35 dates from 1842 and is made from Bath stone which is crumbling because of pollution. It will be cleaned and eroded stone replaced. Without the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund we would not have been able to conserve some of Reading's most interesting buildings.” Work should be finished by mid September. |
The Facade of the building is being stripped of centuries of grime, and rotten wood and stone-work will be rennovated.
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