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Sep 15
Sep 15 VIA NEGATIVA - Daniel Hornsby

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Sep 15
Sep 15 VIA NEGATIVA - Dan Hornsby

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Sep 10
Sep 10 THE ANGELS - Lesley-Anne Evans

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Sep 8
Sep 8 DOLLY MAMA’S ADVICE: What about online scams? How about finding purpose in life?

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Sep 3
Sep 3 THE LOOK - Andrew Taylor-Troutman

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Aug 31
Aug 31 FAITH, IN THREE PARTS - Sarah James

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Aug 28
Aug 28 UNIVERSAL BASIC COMMUNITY - Gareth Higgins

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Aug 27
Aug 27 SAFE COMPANY - Helen McClements

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Aug 25
Aug 25 BELONGING IN THE SALVADORAN MOUNTAINS - Kim Jackson

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Aug 20
Aug 20 WHAT DOES MEDIA VIOLENCE DO? FIVE QUESTIONS - Gareth Higgins

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Aug 18
Aug 18 DEAR DOLLY MAMA

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Aug 13
Aug 13 WHEN SATURDAY WAS A DESTINATION AND THE MUSIC WAS LOUD - Alli Marshall

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Aug 11
Aug 11 WELCOME TO OUR PLANETARY RITES OF PASSAGE - PART THREE - Frederick Marx

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Aug 6
Aug 6 OF, BY, FOR - Duggan Flanakin

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Aug 4
Aug 4 WELCOME TO OUR PLANETARY RITES OF PASSAGE, PART TWO - Frederick Marx

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Aug 3
Aug 3 NOT A DIVIDED LAND, BUT A DIVIDED PEOPLE

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Jul 30
Jul 30 INTRODUCING THE DOLLY MAMA - AKA The Rev. Dr Donna Schaper

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Jul 28
Jul 28 WELCOME TO OUR PLANETARY RITES OF PASSAGE - PART ONE - Frederick Marx

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ANNIE ROSS - SEEING THE TRUTH VIA ITS OPPOSITE
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Jul 23 ANNIE ROSS - SEEING THE TRUTH VIA ITS OPPOSITE

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Jul 21
Jul 21 THE QUARRY

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