MONDAY EVENINGS at the DURNING LIBRARY with the Friends of Durning Library

FRIENDS OF THE DURNING LIBRARY

Evening events at 7.0 for 7.30  --  all welcome

(come early - space limited)

Held at the Durning Library,  167 Kennington Lane,  SE11

£2 suggested donation

Nibbles and drinks

Monday 19 January:  "From a Place of Conflict to a Place of Peace - the story of The Old Courthouse, Kennington"

In 1995 The Old Courthouse, situated in Renfrew Road just off Kennington Lane, made a dramatic transformation from high-security court hosting figures such as the Krays to peaceful Buddhist Centre.  Alison Murdoch will tell the story of how a group of volunteers rescued this Lambeth landmark from the Buildings at Risk register and describe the Buddhist and community activities that it now provides.

Monday 16 February:  "Mr Guy's Hospital and the Caribbees"

Medical historian Jane Bowden-Dan will be discussing the medical care of Caribbean slaves sent "home" from the West Indies by London merchants and treated at Guy's Hospital.  Was it humanitarian concern or enlightened self-interest which led to the slave Samson being treated by premier surgeon Samuel Sharpe?

Monday 15 March:  "Can We Avert Climate Catastrophe?"

Where can we find the real facts about climate change?  Are the relevant scientists in disagreement about the facts?  How real and imminent is the threat of climate catastrophe?  Can we avert it, and if so how much time have we got?  These are some of the questions that John Mead, of the UNED-UK Energy & Climate Panel, will try to answer.

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Friends of Durning Library
167 Kennington Lane, London SE11 4HF
t: 020 7926 8682
e: FoDurningLibrary@aol.com

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