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Category: Discussion Group
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The most important and impressive event or experience which took place during the summer
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We will start with a new season of our Discussion Group meetings as always, on the last Friday of the month, 29 September, at 4 p.m. at Javea Social Center with an open topic about our most interesting experiences and impressions during the past summer. We will talk about what happened during the summer, why…
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Is the true measure of a civilised country how it treats its most vulnerable members?
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Last Friday of the month in Centro Social Javea Discussion group will discuss the topic. Mahatma Gandhi said, “A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members”. If you are interested in talking about it and listen what other people think, please come and join us.
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Should we be worried about falling fertility rates?
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Next meeting the Discussion Group topic will be – What are the pro and cons of a falling fertility rate? The fertility rate is the average number of live births per woman in the population. In order to maintain the current population size, the fertility rate needs to be 2.1 children per woman. If it…