A landmark charity for London’s independent intellectual, political and cultural life. Over 200 years of apostasy, radicalism and rebellion, all under one roof.
Conway Hall Ethical Society
Upcoming Events
January 2020
Reweirding: Car Park Life | Wednesday 22nd January
Gareth E. Rees believes that the retail car park has as much mystery, magic and terror as any mountain, meadow or wood. He’s out to prove it by walking the car parks of Britain, journeying across the country from Plymouth to Edinburgh.
What We Need To Do Now: Towards Net Zero Carbon Emissions | Sunday 26th January
Chris Goodall shows the route to a society that emits no carbon dioxide but is also fairer, healthier and more content than at present.
February 2020
Conway Hall Annual Ethical Gala | Tuesday 4th February
Conway Hall is Where Ethics Matter. At our inaugural Ethical Gala – a celebration of what our charity does – guest speakers including Catherine Mayer, Martin Rowson, Safia Minney and John Hegley will each talk briefly on an interesting, ethical subject.
Thinking On Sunday: Witch Hunts Today | Sunday 9th February
Harmful practices due to belief in witchcraft have seen a huge increase in the past six years both globally and in the UK and Kirsty Brimelow QC and author and campaigner Syd Moore have joined forces to expose this phenomenon.
Origins: How the Earth Made Us | Thursday 13th February
When we talk about human history, we focus on great leaders, mass migration and decisive wars. But how has the Earth itself determined our destiny? How has our planet made us?
Ethical Matters: People Like Us – Social Mobility, Inequality and Making It in Modern Britain | Monday 17th February
The single greatest indicator of what your job will be is the job of your parents. Power and privilege are concentrated among the 7% of the privately educated population. Hashi Mohamed tell his story of social mobility and inequality – and a searching analysis of what needs to change.
Among the Women of Isis | Sunday 23rd February
Why did women join ISIS? What is the line between victim and collaborator? Azadeh Moaveni discusses an intimate account of the women who made a shocking decision: to leave their lives behind and join the Islamic State.
March 2020
Rankings That Rankle | Sunday 8th March
We are obsessed with status. Annual awards and league tables of universities, liveable cities and national happiness reflect this obsession. But how valid are these rankings?
The State of Secrecy: Spies and the Media in Britain | Monday 16th March
Described by a former senior Intelligence official as a ‘long-term thorn in the side of the intelligence establish-ment’, and winner of numerous awards for his journalism Richard Norton-Taylor reveals the secrets of his for-ty-year career as a journalist covering the world of spies and their masters in Whitehall.
Thinking On Sunday: Unspeakable – The Things We Cannot Say | Sunday 22nd March
As a teenager, Harriet Shawcross stopped speaking at school for almost a year, retreating into herself and communicating only when absolutely necessary. As an adult, she became fascinated by the limits of language and in this talk she asks what makes us silent?
April 2020
The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another | Wednesday 8th April
When we talk about human history, we focus on great leaders, mass migration and decisive wars. But how has the Earth itself determined our destiny? How has our planet made us?