Sister event in Sydney??

[iamjustme]

Ok folks,

Like many, I missed out on tickets to the convention. I blame an impecunious friend who insisted on waiting until she had actual cash to pay for the tickets.

Anyhoo... being in Sydney...

Are there any other disappointed Sydney atheists who are interested in setting up a dinner in Sydney somewhere on the Saturday night of the convention in solidarity of those who were quicker of the mark?

And possibly even finding out if maybe we can try to get a webcast of the shenanigans at the real dinner?

If one already exists, i'd love to know about it but if not I'd be happy to start organising one if there's interest.

Post here if you're up for it...

[DistroMan]

A night out with food sounds good. Just keep it cheap. Cause I'm cheap. Just ask my wife. :)

[Glen Allan]

I missed out on tickets to the event in Melbourne too assuming that tickets would still be available after New Year. I would certainly support a sister event in Sydney. I will be going to see A.C. Grayling and Richard Dawkins in Sydney. Something to look forward to and only a couple of hours from home.

[ZombieAlan]

I have a feeling that Sydney Atheists are organising some kind of sister event for those unlucky enough to not have been able to make it to Melbourne. I'll check with them and let you guys know what's going on.

[TimB]

You could kick off the sister event in sydney by attending the debate between Cardinal Pell and Dan Barker at Macquarie Uni on Thursday 11th March :p.

[iamjustme]

Macquarie uni? might as well still be in Melbourne.

I went and listened to a speach by the Honourable Mr Kirby last night (recently retired high court judge). He was going on about Gough Whitlam.

Towards the end he listed all the various areas where Gough had improved Australia, one of which was "the promotion of secularism in our society" (or something along those lines). He put particular emphasis on that one (in an approving sort of way).

Warms the cockles of my heart that does.

[Dane]

Macquarie uni? might as well still be in Melbourne.

I went and listened to a speach by the Honourable Mr Kirby last night (recently retired high court judge). He was going on about Gough Whitlam.

Towards the end he listed all the various areas where Gough had improved Australia, one of which was "the promotion of secularism in our society" (or something along those lines). He put particular emphasis on that one (in an approving sort of way).

Warms the cockles of my heart that does.Generally, judges seem to be the smart ones in society that also have the power to shape it. I wonder what that tells us about our society with politicians who are elected by us, as opposed to judges?

[iamjustme]

I used to work in the NSW Supreme Court, and every second Tuesday a number of judges get together for a bible study lunch. Several of them moonlight on the ecclesiastical court. That said, I never experienced any of them trying to inject religion into a judgment. They're a very impressive bunch of people and I have a great deal of respect for them.

As for the Honourable Mr Kirby AO... he was appointed to the HCA by Keating in the dying days of the last Labor government before the conservative juggernaught of Howard's Liberals took the reins. I'll let you all consider the politics of that in your own time...