A Handbook of Discussion Topics for 2007
In Routes to Freedom, with its slightly punning title, we have taken
a long view of those experiences which feed our fears, and contrasted them
with the things that remind us of the value of the freedoms we have achieved.
Despite the deep shadow that terrorism casts over us, there are many causes
for optimism arising from the richness of our long established culture. We
hope that the topicality of these studies will stimulate lively discussion
and encourage some re-positioning of your views on current events.
It may be time now to change the emphasis on our individual rights as opposed to our social rights; to seek a context which gives equal weight to the sense of responsibility that our social cohesion requires. Certain sub-texts, like undercurrents, run through these studies. Our freedoms constantly require protection from arbitary powers, especially those that stifle expression. Many of the studies carry, by implication, an account of the scope of governance and touch upon the extent of our relationships with people from other parts of the world. If we are to try to impose our values so forcefully on other countries, then we must at least live by them in our own.
It is refreshing to complete this overall theme with an appreciation of what we do have which still gives us that emotional lift that we call 'a sense of freedom'. This book has been designed to draw attention to some of the several ways by which we keep open our Routes to Freedom.
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| Introduction | |
| A MAN IS BORN FREE... - To start you talking | Keith Schofield |
| The Sense of Freedom | |
| SONGS OF FREEDOM | Sylvia Wright |
| BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST - WILLIAM WALTON | Keith Schofield |
| Free Expression | |
| SALVADOR DALI AND SURREALISM | Verna P Garth |
| EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE | Sylvia Wright |
| A MATTER OF CHOICE | Michael Hinson |
| ADVERTISING | Ron Wright |
| THE AMBIVALENCE OF THE MEDIA | Mike Brewer |
| Civil Society | |
| THE ROLE OF THE BRITISH STATE | Robert Ingle |
| NORMAN CASTLES | Michael Hinson |
| MARKETS AND FREE TRADE - An Extended Study | Robert Ingle |
| ANIMALS IN OUR SOCIETY - To Start You Talking | Catherine M N Bryant |
| PRIVACY - To Start You Talking | Catherine M N Bryant |
| In Defence of Freedom | |
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A CLASS STRUGGLE: THE BURSTON SCHOOL STRIKE (1914-1939) |
Michael Hinson |
| SIR THOMAS MORE: 'A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS' | Barbara C Derych |
| THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION | Ron Wright |
| USA - 'THE LAND OF THE FREE'? | Keith Schofield |
| Independance | |
| THE IRISH FREE STATE | George A Cook |
| THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA | Mike Brewer |
| 'PAPPA': WORK WITH THE WHEELCHAIR-BOUND | Ellen Busby |
| Resources of our Culture | |
| FOOD FOR THE TAKING - A Study With Activities | Barbara C Derych |
| OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH WATER - A Project Study | Barbara C Derych |
| CONSOLATIONS OF FAITH | Patricia C Dean |
| THE HOLY SPIRIT | George A Cook |
| FREEDOM IN FASHION | Maggie Gondolo |
| THE BIBLE FOR THE PEOPLE | Ron Wright |
| THE DAWN OF THE DENTURE | Maggie Gondolo |
| Route for Freedom | |
| THE BERLIN WALL | Ellen Busby |
| THE STATUS OF WOMEN | Verna P Garth |
| FREEDOM OF THE PRESS | Verna P Garth |
| FORMS OF GOVERNANCE | Robert Ingle |
| FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM | Patricia C Dean |
| SMALL ISLAND BY ANDREA LEVY | Sylvia Wright |
| ETHNIC ROLE MODELS | Patricia C Dean |
| RESPECT - To Start You Talking | Doreen Reynolds |
For details of all NASO publications and activities, contact:
Mrs Patricia Dean
General Secretary of NASO
Riverton,
370 Humberstone Road,
LEICESTER LE5 0SA
Telephone: 0116 253 8333
By e-mail at
gensec@naso.org.uk
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