Melb-28/03/07: Global Poverty: What are our Obligations?

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Student-Staff Forum: "Global Poverty: What are our Obligations?"
Wednesday, 28 March 2007
1.10pm - 2.00pm
Public Lecture Theatre, Old Arts Building

Speaker: Peter Singer, Laureate Professor, Centre for Applied
Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE)

Have you ever spent a few dollars on something you didn't really
need? If you answer yes to that question, you belong to the rich
world. For more than a billion people, the money you spend on a CD,
new shoes, or a concert, is more than they have to feed their
families on for a week. Does this situation create obligations for
us, living in the rich world? If so, how far do these obligations
go? What can we do to help the poor, and what should we be doing?

Peter Singer is well-known for his thought-provoking contributions
on animal liberation, bioethics and social justice. He is the Ira W
DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at the Centre for Human Values at
Princeton University and is a Laureate Professor under the
University of Melbourne's Eminent Scholars Program.

This forum is the first in our 2007 series designed to promote
general debate on campus through high-profile speakers addressing
public issues of importance. There will be time for questions too.
It is free and open to students and staff at the University of
Melbourne. No bookings are required.

Hosted by the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

http://www.unimelb.edu.au/dvc-academic/