A Strange World

Obesity pandemic

Belino has proposed these questions to discusss on Wednesday 13th November 2019.

Are there more obese people than hungry people in the world?

As well as unhealthy eating habits, is a sedentary lifestyle another important factor to consider when analyzing the causes of this exponential rise of obesity?

Is it having a significant effect on climate change the way this unhealthy food is produced?

Seen from this perspective, this is going to be a stimulating discussion.

Contact us at asedow@gmail.com for the two links Belino has sent us and to join the discussion.

Beauty in the workplace

Research shows that occasionally women are not selected for a post and that they are rejected precisely because of their beauty.

Discrimination that calls for the selection process to be fairer.
We could take a leaf from the television programme The Voice where the panel cannot see the singer and so their decision is not influenced by the singer's physical attributes. In the same way future employees would apply for work on the basis of the candidate's C.V. and merits with no information about their family background, race or looks.

Join the debate
Wednesday 6th November 2019
18:30h

Blazing a path

A hundred women from all over the world and their vision of what our world should look like in 2030.

Thank you for sending us this inspiring article Ilaria.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-50042279

Also a talk about Spanish Traditions has been the interesting suggestion of Luis.

Wednesday 23rd and Wednesday 30th October at 18:30h

Universidad Popular
San Sebastián De Los Reyes

Requiescat

Tread lightly, she is near

Under the snow,

Speak gently, she can hear

The daisies grow.

All her bright golden hair

Tarnished with rust,

She that was young and fair

Fallen to dust.

Lily-white, white as snow,

She hardly knew

She was a woman, so

Sweetly she grew.

Coffin-board, heavy stone,

Lie on her breast.

I vex my heart alone,

She is at rest.

Peace, Peace, she cannot hear

Lyre or sonnet.

All my life's buried here,

Heap earth upon it.

Avignon

            Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde had a sister called Isola who died at the age of ten. He was twelve at the time. Later he wrote this poem to her memory.

16th October 1854

It is the birthdate of Oscar Wilde.
Please take time to reflect on this and remember him, a man of extraordinary wit and talent.
It would be impossible to recommend one play, one poem, one story  or one treatise. They are all great.
Choose one yourself and find some quiet time to read and be edified.

In an ideal world?

Here is an informative article about life in Japan. A lot of our members are well travelled so they will be able to tell us their experience when we get together on Wednesday 16th October.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20191006-what-japan-can-teach-us-about-cleanliness

It coincides with one of the excellent initiatives in our town (San Sebastián De Los Reyes) of which the association has  informed, Los Martes Del Arte, a masterclass on Art appreciation.
This month the subject is Japanese Art.

Our discussion begins at 18:30h.
For more info write to aedow@gmail.com

Who's going?

The ancient wisdom of Australia

A very interesting look at people with a different outlook on life, people who can heal and who happily share their wisdom and want to help us help our mother Earth.

Read the article and share your views.
U.P. Sanse.

Wed 9/10/19 at 18:30h

Mount Magog Stirling National Park

A sad loss

For Lola

This picture was taken in Sanse. A  light has gone out of our lives.
We will miss Lola who joined our association in 2014 and came regularly to our weekly meetings. We enjoyed hearing about her travels and her views.
With her daughter living in Canada, Lola was very keen on improving her English.
She will be sadly missed. In Audrey's words 'she was gentle, empathic and compassionate.'
Here you can see her on the right of this picture in the link below congratulatng the winner of our story competition.
https://asedow.blogspot.com/2016/12/20th-december-at-up.html

Discussion

Some research has shown that if your surname, your family name, begins with a letter later in the alphabet, you could be at a disadvantage at school and in life. 

Do you think this is true?

We will be talking about this in our room Wed 2nd October 18:30h