Exploring Pagan Ethics and Womanhood at The Atlantis Bookshop
Druid Priestess and author Emma Restall Orr is to host two extraordinary and engaging events at The Atlantis Bookshop in central London. On Friday 15th August at 7pm she's
delivering an evening talk based on her new book Living With Honour : A Pagan Ethics and on Saturday 22nd November is holding a workshop and book launch called Kissing The Hag:
The Dark Goddess and the Unacceptable Nature of Woman. This latter event is billed as being for "wild women devoted to the dark goddess and those who fear her, and for the men
who have to deal with women who are both bloody wonderful and bloody difficult." For more information on either event, contact The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street,
London WC1A 1LY. Tel 020 7405 2120 or email: atlantis@theatlantisbookshop.com. Web: www.theatlantisbookshop.com.
PR for Holistic Therapists and Health Centres
Suzanne Evans of Aquarius PR is offering practical tips and advice on PR for Holistic Therapists and Health Centres on 23rd July, at a central London event hosted by
Holistic Business, which offers free business training and networking events for therapists and small businesses in the complementary health sector. Topics to be covered
include the benefits of good PR planning for your business, how to go about attracting positive media attention, and how to write and distribute a press release.
For details and to book a place, visit
www.holisticbusinessevents.co.uk.
‘Twenty Years and More: Research into Minority Religions, New Religious Movements and 'the New Spirituality’
This International Conference organised by INFORM and CESNUR in association with ISORECEA, will be held at the London School of Economics, 16-19th April 2008.
Suzanne Evans, Creative Director of Aquarius PR, will be presenting a paper, The Rise and Fall of a Public Witch Hunt: Changing Media Attitudes to New Religious Movements Since 1988, on Thursday 17th April. For details visit www.inform.ac
www.inform.ac.
Aquarius PR is delighted to be promoting the 2008 London Mind Body Spirit Festival which runs from 21st
– 26th May at The Royal Horticultural Halls, Victoria, London SW1.
Now in its 32nd year, the Festival is an inspirational spiritual and holistic delicatessen, attended
by over 20,000 people. It brings together a compelling blend of international presenters,
performers and exhibitors, all focused on new ways of living in harmony with themselves, those around them and
the world they live in.
This year's highlights include workshops with Annabelle Apsion, aka Monica Gallagher from TV’s Shameless on ‘Bodywork for the Heart;’ Eva Fraser, the 80-year old facial fitness guru who looks thirty years younger; Michael Neill, maker of ‘Happy Millionaires;’ ‘Diet Doctor’ Dr Wendy Denning and The Barefoot Doctor Stephen Russell. Also 'Psychic Barber' Gordon Smith.
There are free performances and demonstrations, including Qi Gong; Tai Chi; Spanish Belly Dancing; Bhangra; Yoga; Alexander technique; a wealth of music, chanting and a laughter workout. A meditation room offers guided sessions from a range of many different traditions every half hour and the festival exhibition features a rich and diverse collection of products, services and therapies, with everything from astrology to yoga under one roof. Find out more at www.mindbodyspirit.co.uk
‘2007 Lammas Games’
The Druid Network's highly entertaining charity fundraiser, The Lammas Games, took place on Saturday, 4th August. Listen to the BBC Radio 4 'Sunday'
programme report
here or visit www.lammasgames.org.uk
My Spirit Radio, the worldwide internet station dedicated to spirituality, has launched a new religion discussion show hosted by Suzanne Evans, the creative director of Aquarius PR and a former BBC religious affairs reporter. The Aquarius Debate will air monthly and tackle issues affecting the worldwide spiritual community. Guests will include newsmakers, spiritual and religious leaders and religious and secular commentators. The first programme - now online - focuses on the problem of religious extremism; asks whether Britain is becoming a worse and worse place in which to live and takes soundings on whether the full moon really does make people more aggressive. Listen here
New Religion and PR Blog
Suzanne Evans, Founder and Creative Director of Aquarius PR has started a Religion and PR blog. Read it and leave your comments at
www.aquariuspr.blogspot.com
A Heart for Mission, by Christopher Payne
Christopher Payne was devastated when his wife had her handbag stolen. The last thing he expected was for the event
to set him on the road to a new career. However, after writing a poem as a form of catharsis, he started writing
more and more and now, at the inspirational age of 66, Christopher has just had his first poetry collection published by Feather Books.
A collection of poems ideal for use in worship, A Heart for Mission can be bought for £4.50 from his website - just click here.
Support the Mildmay Hospital at www.thebigclearout.org
The Mildmay Hospital in London, an independent provider of specialist
HIV/AIDS care and training, has teamed up with eBay to raise funds. Mildmay
is part of a Christian charity also working in sub-Saharan Africa and
Eastern Europe on projects to fight the disease and bring hope back to
devastated communities - including thousands of AIDS orphans.