One World Week began last night at the University of Warwick. If you search by date amongst the forums (there are also some interesting films), the following ones stand out:
- Sat night (630pm to 9pm, Ramphal Lecture Theatre, R0.21): "Energy, Power and Risk" -- Modern life is simply unimaginable without the amenities that we derive from our use of resources. The known supplies of fossil fuels are likely to run dry sometime in this century. Which alternative sources of energy should be researched? What will be the effects of the accelerating economic transformations in Asia?
- Thurs afternoon (1230pm to 315pm, Warwick Arts Centre cinema): "Black Gold" -- a film -- Coffee is the second most valuable traded commodity; multi-national coffee companies dominate an industry that is now worth over $80 billion. Black Gold follows Tadesse Meskela, a man who attempts to find buyers willing to pay a fair price. His mission is to save 74,000 struggling coffee farmers from bankruptcy. Will he make it?
- next Sat afternoon (1pm to 3pm, Warwick Arts Centre): "Conflict to Peace" -- For a society scarred by conflict, peace building is a struggle. How are the root causes to be dealt with? While treaties are negotiated by government, peace is made by ordinary people. Discuss dilemmas facing post-conflict societies and explore experiences from post-apartheid South Africa and Northern Ireland post-troubles.
There are also forums on sexuality and identity, on Iraq, Israel/Palestine, India/Pakistan, global migration, and being "British".
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