Spring is here! Well…almost. We can discuss this and other more exciting things this upcoming Tuesday 2nd March at 18:30 in Cajsa (Mannerheimintie 5B, 4th floor). The motion for the debate will be announced only 15 min in advance but will be posted here in retrospect.

Remeber to sign up for cruise to Tallinn that we’ll organize on 20-21st March!

If you want to go with us to a debating tournament in Berlin in the end of April, please let me know asap.

P.S. The motion for the debate was ‘This House Would Ban All Efforts To ‘Cure’ Homosexuality’

My apologies for posting this retrospectively. This week, just like any other, we gathered on Tuesday 23rd at 18:30 to debate a motion ‘This House Would Not Allow Children Compete in Professional Sports’. Two of our new members courageously joined in the debate and contributed to quite a fine night of discussion!

On a separate note, last weekend five people from our society went to Vilnius to participate in a debating competition. One of the teams (Tianyan and Anna) made it all the way to the final alas not winning on a 3/2 split judging decision. Meanwhile, Julia exercised some excellent judging skills and Rachel with Jeremias enjoyed their first debating tournament ever! Ask in person for more gossip from the tournament and check the gallery for pictures

Next Tuesday is Laskiaistiistai which means you can legitimately postpone everything you are doing and go sledging in the middle of the day! The main sledging area will be Ullanlinnanmäki in Kaivopuisto Park and we’ll be heading there at noon.

If you want to join, meet us at 12:00 in Kaisaniemi metro station at the top of escalators. Dress warmly (you can put on your student overall if you want/have it but it’s not compulsory) and bring a sledge (or anything that would serve such purpose). We’ll be there for a good few hours so if you want to join us later just come to Ullanlinnanmäki and try to find us. You can give me a call but I have to warn you – I’m rubbish at giving directions, particularly withing the confines of Kaivopuisto covered in snow

If (for some bizarre and inexplicable reason) you can’t make it to sledging, come to our regular debate session at Cajsa (Mannerheimintie 5b, 4th floor) at 18:30. The motion for the debate is: ‘This House Would Legalise Voluntary Euthanasia’.
As per usual, no one is forced to speak (you can just come and watch) and those of you who want to try yourself at debating would be enthusiastically supported and helped.

On Tuesday February 2nd at 18:00 in Cajsa (Mannerheimintie 5B, 4th floor) we will have an Annual General Meeting of the Debating Society. At the meeting we will elect the new board, approve documents for the past year and have a chat about our future plans for the upcoming year.

After the meeting, we will have a regular debate session in the same room (bound to start around 18:30). The motion for the week is ‘This House Would Allow Mothers/Fathers In Prison To Be Accompanied By Their Children’.

As always, we’ll proceed to the bar post-debate to hang out in a great atmosphere and celebrate our new board!