Human Capacity

A Dialogue on Religious Freedom

September 15, 2011 10:30am – 12:pm The Jefferson Building – Members Room 10 First Street, SE Washington, DC 20540 John Brademas Center for the study of Congress invites Fellows to a dialogue on religious freedom followed by lunch.  Join Congressman Keith Ellison and Irshad Manji as they discuss the importance of religious freedom, the possibilities [...]

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The Threshold of Change

In the Spring RSA Journal, The Guardian’s Tom Clark writes a compelling article on the challenges still faced by minorities and recent changes in social attitudes towards race. He writes that the “deep tide of tolerance that had opened the White House to a black man is at work in Britain too”. James Wilding, a [...]

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The Barry Panels: Sacred Initiation?

Bill Pressly, FRSA, Professor of Art History at the University of Maryland recently gave a fascinating presentation on the Barry panels which hang in the RSA’s Great Room.  Bill proposes that despite writing a 221-page description of his paintings, Barry chose to conceal much of his message …. a profound, challenging vision, initiating the viewer [...]

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More on Music and Disability Project

I would like to say that since I wrote in the rsa us blog (over a year ago) saying that there was a need to find an underwater speaker for use with children who have complex needs, we have begun a pilot study at a special school in Kent, and have the interest of a number of [...]

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Experience the RSA Great Room at University of Maryland

James Barry’s Murals at the RSA’s House as a Sacred Initiation April 13, 2011, noon University of Maryland, College Park Speaker: Bill Pressly, FRSA, professor of art history at the University of Maryland, invites us to join a presentation set in the “RSA’s Great Room” to hear his interpretation of the Barry Murals. The talk [...]

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Humanity’s Greatest Asset?

Humanity’s capacity to generate new ideas and knowledge is its greatest asset………Human rights call on us to ensure that everyone can create, access, use and share information and knowledge, enabling individuals, communities and societies to achieve their full potential”, The Adelphi Charter (2005)  How does legislation cope with the constant tension around shifting technological and [...]

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