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Category: Discussion Group
What is ‘art’ and why do individual cultures place so much value on its continuing evolution?
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On the last Friday of the month, 31st of May the Discussion group will talk about art. Different manifestations of art have emerged in the different stages of social evolution, and the appearance of new forms of art usually corresponds to major changes in society. Art can help us understand our history, our culture, our…
Israeli-Hamas conflict: are we witnessing genocide?
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We will have our monthly discussion meeting on Friday 22nd of March, not the usual last Friday of the month because of the coming fiestas. By the way, do you know that in all our areas starting with Oliva and Val de Pop and finishing with Calpe and U3A Marina Baixa (covers Altea and 8…
Democracy – what is it?
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We will have the next Discussion group meeting on the last Friday of the month, the 23rd of February. In our last discussion meeting, we talked about elections in the world this year, sharing opinions and forecasts about elections in Europe, the UK and the USA and their impact on our lives. Quite naturally, the…
How do we foresee the elections in Europe, the UK and the USA impacting our lives?
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The first Discussion Group meeting this year will be held as usual -the last Friday of the month at the Javea Social Center conference room. We chose a topic which will be “hot” all year round. 2024 is not just an election year. It’s perhaps the election year. Globally, more voters than ever in history will head to the…
If protectionism is not a good solution to migration then what is?
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Last Friday of the month, 24th November we will have our last meeting this year. This topic has been relevant for many years to most developed countries worldwide. There are different policies and views, different schemes were applied and changed. Immigration was one of the main slogans of Brexit – to take back control of…
Good and bad statistics and GDP
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As always, on the last Friday of the month, we will have a meeting and will discuss interesting facts related to statistics, why they are essential, how to spot bad statistics, what we know about GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and how it is calculated. Statisticians, researchers and data journalists have noted many times about biases…