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![Sunday Concerts: Galliard Ensemble & Sam Haywood]()
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![Thinking On Sunday: How Britain Enriched the Few and Failed the Poor – A 200-Year History]()
Thinking On Sunday: How Britain Enriched the Few and Failed the Poor – A 200-Year History
Thinking On Sunday: How Britain Enriched the Few and Failed the Poor – A 200-Year History
Stewart Lansley charts the rollercoaster history of both rich and poor and the mechanisms that link wealth and impoverishment. What needs to be done to break Britain’s destructive poverty/inequality cycle?
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![The Beauty of Struggle]()
The Beauty of Struggle
The Beauty of Struggle
Grace Marshall, award-winning writer and coach on productivity, will tell us how we can use our struggles as a force for good. As always, this Sunday Assembly London event will also feature rocking sing-alongs, poetry, and an opportunity to socialise over tea and cake at the end.
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![The Haunted Landscape: Witches, Magic and Monsters]()
The Haunted Landscape: Witches, Magic and Monsters
The Haunted Landscape: Witches, Magic and Monsters
Join the London Fortean Society and friends for a day of British folklore, cursed paths, giants, witches and more. Speakers include author Syd Moore, Elizabeth Dearnley, Alixe Bovey and Mark Norman of The Folklore Podcast.This talk will be held at Conway Hall AND online.
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![Empowerment through Enterprise: Entrepreneurship for Women Refugees.]()
Empowerment through Enterprise: Entrepreneurship for Women Refugees.
Empowerment through Enterprise: Entrepreneurship for Women Refugees.
What role can entrepreneurship play for women refugees and how can this change society's perceptions of asylum seekers? Kate Allen, Isobelle Ford, Yeukai Taruvinga and Maria Igwebuike explore themes of empowerment through enterprise.
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![London Fortean Society: The Birth of the Hoax]()
London Fortean Society: The Birth of the Hoax
London Fortean Society: The Birth of the Hoax
Rapping ghosts, a woman who gave birth to rabbits, a levitating Frenchman in a Chinese Temple and outrageous astrological predictions. As Ian Keable explains, ‘Fake news’, ‛going viral’ and ‛social media’ may be modern terms, but these concepts have been with us for centuries. This talk will be held at Conway Hall AND online.
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![Ethical Matters: We are “nature” defending itself – Art, Activism and Autonomous zones]()
Ethical Matters: We are “nature” defending itself – Art, Activism and Autonomous zones
Ethical Matters: We are “nature” defending itself – Art, Activism and Autonomous zones
In 2008 Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan went search of post-capitalist utopias. They arrived at an illegally occupied 4,000 acres of wetlands where an international airport was planned. There the 40-year-long struggle snatched an incredible victory, defeating the airport expansion project through a powerful cocktail that merged creation and resistance. This talk will be held at Conway Hall AND online.
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![Sunday Concerts: Coull Quartet]()
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![Ten Tonnes]()
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![Sunday Concerts: Fidelio Trio]()
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![*POSTPONED* Thinking On Sunday: Women in the Picture – Women, Art and the Power of Looking]()
*POSTPONED* Thinking On Sunday: Women in the Picture – Women, Art and the Power of Looking
*POSTPONED* Thinking On Sunday: Women in the Picture – Women, Art and the Power of Looking
Women's identity has long been stifled by a limited set of archetypes, found everywhere in pictures from art history's classics to advertising, while women artists have been overlooked and held back from shaping more empowering roles. Art historian Catherine McCormack asks us to look again. This talk will be held online only.
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![Breaking Free]()
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![Brother Workmen: Solidarity in Trade Folklore – The Roy Palmer Lecture 2021]()
Brother Workmen: Solidarity in Trade Folklore – The Roy Palmer Lecture 2021
Brother Workmen: Solidarity in Trade Folklore – The Roy Palmer Lecture 2021
In the 2021 Roy Palmer Lecture, Jeremy Harte will talk about traditional songs of the workplace, which many artisans used to build humour and camaraderie into their everyday work. *This event is ONLINE ONLY due to rising Covid infections*
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![Sunday Concerts: Eusebius Quartet]()
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![Swing Street Ball Halloween Special]()
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![State of the Browser 2021]()
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![The Subject/Object 2: Exercising Power]()
The Subject/Object 2: Exercising Power
The Subject/Object 2: Exercising Power
Hilary Mantel will talk to David Runciman and Helen Thompson for a live episode of the podcast Talking Politics, discussing the Tudor court, revolutionary France, royal bodies and more. This talk will be held at Conway Hall AND online.
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![Sunday Concerts: Maria Canyigueral]()
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![Thinking on Sunday: How Mathematics Created Civilisation]()
Thinking on Sunday: How Mathematics Created Civilisation
Thinking on Sunday: How Mathematics Created Civilisation
Bestselling science writer Michael Brooks takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of civilisation, as he explains why maths is fundamental to our understanding of the world. This talk will be held at Conway Hall AND online.
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![Bloomsbury Festival: Every Body Dance with Sage Dance and friends]()
Bloomsbury Festival: Every Body Dance with Sage Dance and friends
Bloomsbury Festival: Every Body Dance with Sage Dance and friends
This performance includes new dance work created during the pandemic plus a Q&A with the choreographers and dancers… and even a chance to try out a few Street Dance moves!
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![Bloomsbury Festival: Talking Mexican Textiles]()
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![Bloomsbury Festival: 26 Shining Light Live]()
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![Bloomsbury Festival: Shades of Light with Ensemble Matters]()
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![Café Humaniste: Living at the Intersection of Gender Identity, Race and Belief, with Miss saHHara]()
Café Humaniste: Living at the Intersection of Gender Identity, Race and Belief, with Miss saHHara
Café Humaniste: Living at the Intersection of Gender Identity, Race and Belief, with Miss saHHara
During this Café Humaniste event, Miss saHHara will delve into African Queer and Trans history, celebrating the trans community in Africa.
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![Sunday Concerts: The Clements Prize for Composers]()
Sunday Concerts: The Clements Prize for Composers
Sunday Concerts: The Clements Prize for Composers
Conway Hall's Clements Prize for Composers is re-launched in 2021, with a final round performed by members of the Piatti Quartet and a special exhibition of scores submitted to the competition in the first part of the twentieth century.
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![The Rhythm of Life is a Powerful Beat]()
The Rhythm of Life is a Powerful Beat
The Rhythm of Life is a Powerful Beat
Ollie Tunmer, the founder and director of Beat Goes On,, promotes the use of music as a means of encouraging wellbeing, for both individuals and teaching communities. For this assembly, Ollie will tell his story of how he became a music educator, as well as give a short demonstration of his body percussion workshops.
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![Bloomsbury Festival: Music & Place ‘Belonging’ with NW Live Arts]()
Bloomsbury Festival: Music & Place ‘Belonging’ with NW Live Arts
Bloomsbury Festival: Music & Place ‘Belonging’ with NW Live Arts
NW Live Arts perform a fantastic melee of different types of music from different cultures interlaced with poetry readings exploring the meaning of ‘belonging’.
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![Sunday Concerts: Engegård Quartet]()
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![Thinking On Sunday: The Precariat – The New Dangerous Class]()
Thinking On Sunday: The Precariat – The New Dangerous Class
Thinking On Sunday: The Precariat – The New Dangerous Class
Guy Standing investigates the precariat, a new and growing group, finding a frustrated and angry new underclass who are often ignored by politicians and economists. Are you one of them and how has Covid affected you? This talk will be held at Conway Hall AND online.
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![Keeping it Reel: A Sunday Assembly London Ceilidh]()
Keeping it Reel: A Sunday Assembly London Ceilidh
Keeping it Reel: A Sunday Assembly London Ceilidh
As we come out of our shelters and stretch our creaky joints, it's time to move these bodies once more. 5-1/2 years ago, Sunday Assembly London had its first ever ceilidh, and it was a huge success! We've decided to bring it back in celebration of this beautiful community staying strong.
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![Ethical Matters: How to Stop Fascism]()
Ethical Matters: How to Stop Fascism
Ethical Matters: How to Stop Fascism
Fascism is not a horror that we have left in the past; it is a recurring nightmare that is happening again - and we need to find a better way to fight it. Paul Mason, the bestselling author of Post-Capitalism, offers a guide to resisting the far right. This talk will be held at Conway Hall AND online.
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![Sunday Concerts: Greenwich Trio]()
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![Why Your Memories Are Wrong]()
Why Your Memories Are Wrong
Why Your Memories Are Wrong
Professor Kimberley Wade is a cognitive psychologist whose research explores the causes of autobiographical memory distortions. She will help us to understand how this phenomenon occurs and why it might actually be good for us.
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![Premiere of the Fascinatin’ Rhythm Album with Alex Mendham and His Orchestra]()
Premiere of the Fascinatin’ Rhythm Album with Alex Mendham and His Orchestra
Premiere of the Fascinatin’ Rhythm Album with Alex Mendham and His Orchestra
Synonymous across the world with the glamourous era of Art Deco and Jazz, Alex Mendham and his Orchestra invite you to embark on a romantic musical voyage through time as they premiere the Fascinatin’ Rhythm album.
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![Sunday Concerts: Berkeley Ensemble (Evening)]()
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![Sunday Concerts: Berkeley Ensemble (Afternoon)]()
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![Ethical Matters: The Authority Gap – Why Women are Still Taken Less Seriously than Men]()
Ethical Matters: The Authority Gap – Why Women are Still Taken Less Seriously than Men
Ethical Matters: The Authority Gap – Why Women are Still Taken Less Seriously than Men
Mary Ann Sieghart provides a startling perspective on the unseen bias at work in our everyday lives, to reveal the scale of the gap that still persists between men and women.
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![Sunday Assembly: We’re All Valued Equally]()
Sunday Assembly: We’re All Valued Equally
Sunday Assembly: We’re All Valued Equally
Bernice Hardie, co-founder and CEO of WAVE for Change, believes that when we create spaces where people of different abilities can socialise together, everyone benefits. In her talk, she will show us how we can gain confidence and reduce anxiety by bringing all members of our community together in positive and respectful environments.
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![Stand-Up Comedy at Conway Hall: Four Comedians from British Television Live On Stage]()
Stand-Up Comedy at Conway Hall: Four Comedians from British Television Live On Stage
Stand-Up Comedy at Conway Hall: Four Comedians from British Television Live On Stage
This might be the funniest thing you have ever seen. We have four comedians from British television at your favourite theatre. The Main Hall is well-ventilated; the show is only an hour and tickets are only £12.50. If you can attend, then why wouldn't you?
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![Stop the War! An Event to Mark 20 Years of the War on Terror]()
Stop the War! An Event to Mark 20 Years of the War on Terror
Stop the War! An Event to Mark 20 Years of the War on Terror
To mark our 20th anniversary Stop the War are hosting a political and cultural afternoon with key figures from the movement, as well as musicians and artists who will both inform and entertain.
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![Central London Humanists: The Universe and The Divine with Dr Alfredo Carpineti]()
Central London Humanists: The Universe and The Divine with Dr Alfredo Carpineti
Central London Humanists: The Universe and The Divine with Dr Alfredo Carpineti
From alleged messages in the cosmic microwave background to the fine-tuning of the Universe, scientists, philosophers, and popes have had to grapple with what astronomy does and doesn’t tell us about humanity and religion.
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![Ethical Matters: Overtime – Why We Need A Shorter Working Week]()
Ethical Matters: Overtime – Why We Need A Shorter Working Week
Ethical Matters: Overtime – Why We Need A Shorter Working Week
Why we should all work less! Kyle Lewis and Will Stronge discuss their radical and pragmatic manifesto for tackling the interconnected crises of contemporary capitalism: work, care and the environment.
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![Thinking on Sunday: Head First – A Psychiatrist’s Stories of Mind and Body]()
Thinking on Sunday: Head First – A Psychiatrist’s Stories of Mind and Body
Thinking on Sunday: Head First – A Psychiatrist’s Stories of Mind and Body
Our medical model has failed us by promoting specialisation and overlooking perhaps the single most important component of our health: our state of mind. It shapes our responses to symptoms that we de-velop, dictate the treatments we receive, and influence whether they work.
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![Anarchist Bookfair in London]()
Anarchist Bookfair in London
Anarchist Bookfair in London
The Anarchist Bookfair in London is coming back to Conway Hall this autumn, with a full day of radical booksellers and stalls on Saturday 11th September. Following on, there will be an online programme of events on Sunday 12th September.
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![Antony Beevor: The Soviet Union and the Second World War]()
Antony Beevor: The Soviet Union and the Second World War
Antony Beevor: The Soviet Union and the Second World War
In a special lecture for Pushkin House, acclaimed historian Antony Beevor looks at myths and misunderstandings around the Soviet role in World War II. The controversy continues, both in the West and in Russia.
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![Antiuniversity Festival]()
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![Domitius]()
Domitius
Domitius
Thrust into power, a young Roman Emperor seeks life as a musician and performer, but a series of threats against his life may prove to be his final act... Henry Cao, Lux Knightley & Luke McCormick - Championing diversity in new original musical theatre both on and off-stage!
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![Thinking On Sunday: What Animals Reveal About Human Senses]()
Thinking On Sunday: What Animals Reveal About Human Senses
Thinking On Sunday: What Animals Reveal About Human Senses
Jackie Higgins reveals how we, humans, sense and make sense of the world and the untold scientific revolution stirring in the field of our perception through the senses of animals. Jackie explores this evolutionary heritage and how we can engage with the world in ways we never knew possible. This talk will be held at Conway Hall AND online.
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