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![*ONLINE* World Press Freedom Wikithon]()
*ONLINE* World Press Freedom Wikithon
*ONLINE* World Press Freedom Wikithon
The freedom of the press has been centrally important in the history of humanism. Many of humanist heritage's key individuals have fought for press freedom as writers, publishers, booksellers, and readers. Join Humanists UK to improve representation of these figures on Wikipedia.
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![*ONLINE* Sunday Assembly: Many Voices, One Song]()
*ONLINE* Sunday Assembly: Many Voices, One Song
*ONLINE* Sunday Assembly: Many Voices, One Song
If you have a voice, you can sing. You don't need anyone's permission. And singing is even more enjoyable when done with others. Something powerful happens when we join our voices, as guest speaker James Sills will demonstrate.
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![(Postponed) Piatti Quartet]()
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![*ONLINE* Hubble Telescope 30th Anniversary with Kathryn Sullivan, Astronaut]()
*ONLINE* Hubble Telescope 30th Anniversary with Kathryn Sullivan, Astronaut
*ONLINE* Hubble Telescope 30th Anniversary with Kathryn Sullivan, Astronaut
Launched on 24th April 1990, The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionised our understanding of the universe. Drawing from her book, Handprints on Hubble, retired astronaut Kathryn Sullivan will talk about her work on the NASA team that made all of this possible.
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![(Postponed) How To Succeed In Your Career (Without Betraying Your Values) with Viv Groskop]()
(Postponed) How To Succeed In Your Career (Without Betraying Your Values) with Viv Groskop
(Postponed) How To Succeed In Your Career (Without Betraying Your Values) with Viv Groskop
The acclaimed comedian, podcaster and coach returns to How To Academy for a masterclass in building a career in today’s fast paced world – without betraying your values.
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![(Postponed) Clothes… and Other Things That Matter with Alexandra Shulman in Conversation with Hannah MacInnes]()
(Postponed) Clothes… and Other Things That Matter with Alexandra Shulman in Conversation with Hannah MacInnes
(Postponed) Clothes… and Other Things That Matter with Alexandra Shulman in Conversation with Hannah MacInnes
What stories do our clothes tell? What do they mean to us? Join the former editor of British Vogue for a self-deprecating, honest and moving reflection of her life to date.
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![*ONLINE* Ethical Matters: Split – Class Divides Uncovered]()
*ONLINE* Ethical Matters: Split – Class Divides Uncovered
*ONLINE* Ethical Matters: Split – Class Divides Uncovered
How can we make sense of a world where we have both too many billionaires and too many foodbanks? From 'scroungers' to 'strivers' we need a new class story says Ben Tippet. Now is the time to fight back.
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![(Postponed) Galliard Ensemble / Simon Callaghan]()
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![*ONLINE* Thinking on Sunday: Feminism, Interrupted – Disrupting Power]()
*ONLINE* Thinking on Sunday: Feminism, Interrupted – Disrupting Power
*ONLINE* Thinking on Sunday: Feminism, Interrupted – Disrupting Power
Reclaiming feminism from the clutches of the consumerist, neoliberal model Lola Olufemi shows that when 'feminist' is more than a label, it holds the potential for radical transformative work.
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![*ONLINE* Sunday Assembly: How To Have More Fun By Flying Less]()
*ONLINE* Sunday Assembly: How To Have More Fun By Flying Less
*ONLINE* Sunday Assembly: How To Have More Fun By Flying Less
Could you take a year off flying? After writing three books about cycling, lifelong cyclist and environmentalist Anna Hughes turned her attention to another mode of transportation: flying. In 2019 she founded Flight Free UK, a campaign that asks people to take a year off flying for the sake of the environment.
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![*ONLINE* Shapeshifters: A History]()
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![*Postponed* Trio Khnopff]()
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![*Postponed* Pre-concert Talk | A Tale of Two Friendships]()
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![Sunday Assembly: Global Goals]()
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![Concert of Chamber Music]()
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![*POSTPONED* Ruisi Quartet]()
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![Pexava Salsa Specials]()
Pexava Salsa Specials
Pexava Salsa Specials
Join us for our Saturday Salsa Special. With one of the best dance floors around. If you have never been to one of our socials in this venue, please come join us for a great night of dancing! Starting with a class from Gil and Shelley, dancing until 2 am!
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![How to Lead in an Age of Uncertainty with Margaret Heffernan]()
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![*Postponed* Phacelia Ensemble]()
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![Thinking On Sunday: Unspeakable – The Things We Cannot Say]()
Thinking On Sunday: Unspeakable – The Things We Cannot Say
Thinking On Sunday: Unspeakable – The Things We Cannot Say
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?
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![The Secret is Out]()
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![Book Launch: Urban Claims and the Right to the City]()
Book Launch: Urban Claims and the Right to the City
Book Launch: Urban Claims and the Right to the City
This book launch and photographic exhibition focuses on how grassroots urban activists and professionals in London and Salvador da Bahia express issues of urban rights and inequalities, explored through texts and photos. It is the outcome of a research collaboration between Just Space, Lugar Comum and University College London.
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![Stephen Hawking’s brief answers to the big questions]()
Stephen Hawking’s brief answers to the big questions
Stephen Hawking’s brief answers to the big questions
Explore the extraordinary mind of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking as we are joined by an all-star panel of scientists and comedians to talk about Hawking’s legacy and what he had to say about some of the biggest questions facing humanity.
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![The State of Secrecy: Spies and the Media in Britain]()
The State of Secrecy: Spies and the Media in Britain
The State of Secrecy: Spies and the Media in Britain
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.
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![Ethical Consumption: Should we change how we eat?]()
Ethical Consumption: Should we change how we eat?
Ethical Consumption: Should we change how we eat?
Join Councillor Asher Craig, deputy mayor, Bristol City Council; Guardian columnist Tom Hunt; Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City University; and author Carolyn Steel as they discuss the issues we face on the environmental impact of our food consumption and production.
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![The Medicalization of Love]()
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![Solem Quartet]()
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![What Are Machines Learning?]()
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![The World According to Physics with Jim Al-Khalili]()
The World According to Physics with Jim Al-Khalili
The World According to Physics with Jim Al-Khalili
In this evening lecture, Jim Al-Khalili will discuss the fundamental concepts of space, time, energy, and matter, and then describes the three pillars of modern physics - quantum theory, relativity, and thermodynamics - showing how all three must come together if we are ever to have a full understanding of reality.
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![The World of AI-Powered Creativity]()
The World of AI-Powered Creativity
The World of AI-Powered Creativity
Arthur I Miller argues that computers can already be as creative as humans - and someday will surpass us. This is not a dystopian account; Miller celebrates the creative possibilities of artificial intelligence in art, music, and literature.
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![Lates: Synaptic Symphonies]()
Lates: Synaptic Symphonies
Lates: Synaptic Symphonies
Sunday Assembly Lates is back! Zoe Cormier, a science communicator raised in the music industry, will explain how and why humans are able to create music. Did it give us an evolutionary advantage? Why have all civilisations throughout history made music? And why don't other animals understand music?
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![Tailleferre Ensemble Celebrate International Women’s Day]()
Tailleferre Ensemble Celebrate International Women’s Day
Tailleferre Ensemble Celebrate International Women’s Day
The Tailleferre Ensemble will play a concert of wind music by women to mark International Women’s Day, and explore the variety of music composed by women since the Suffragette movement through to today.
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![Simon Callaghan & Friends – Beethoven Trios: Part 1]()
Simon Callaghan & Friends – Beethoven Trios: Part 1
Simon Callaghan & Friends – Beethoven Trios: Part 1
In a fundraiser for our "affordable for all" Sunday Concerts series, our Director of Music Simon Callaghan, concertmaster Benjamin Marquise Gilmore and leading cellist Ashok Klouda traverse the trios of Beethoven.
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![Pre-concert Recital: Musicians from Royal College of Music]()
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![Rankings That Rankle]()
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![Forum: The W Awards Shortlist in Conversation]()
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![My Life in Outer Space – An Astronaut’s Story of Invention Kathryn Sullivan In Conversation With Hannah MacInnes]()
My Life in Outer Space – An Astronaut’s Story of Invention Kathryn Sullivan In Conversation With Hannah MacInnes
My Life in Outer Space – An Astronaut’s Story of Invention Kathryn Sullivan In Conversation With Hannah MacInnes
She is the first American woman to walk in space – a pioneering NASA scientist and astronaut living and working at the final frontier. Now she joins us to tell her astonishing story.
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![The Primadonna Prize Award]()
The Primadonna Prize Award
The Primadonna Prize Award
Join the Primadonnas and some very special guests for a unique night of literature, drama and poetry as we announce the winner of the first ever Primadonna Prize, with Lemn Sissay, Joanne Harris and Neil Hegarty. Followed by Notes To The Forgotten She-Wolves performances from Winsome Pinnock, Athena Stevens and Catherine Mayer.
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![Tippett Quartet / Héloïse Werner]()
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![Paying it Forward]()
Paying it Forward
Paying it Forward
Gulwali Passarlay’s journey to the UK, as told in his autobiography, "The Lightless Sky: A Twelve-Year-Old Refugee's Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan and His Extraordinary Journey Across Half The World", shaped his future and inspired an insatiable determination and commitment to raise awareness and make a difference for other refugees by co-founding the charity organisation My Bright Kite.
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![Amit Yahav: Piano Recital for Safe Passage UK]()
Amit Yahav: Piano Recital for Safe Passage UK
Amit Yahav: Piano Recital for Safe Passage UK
Internationally acclaimed pianist Amit Yahav presents a programme of music by Mendelssohn, Schumann and Chopin in aid of Safe Passage UK, a charity that aims to help refugee children find legal routes into the UK.
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![The Science of Living Longer Better]()
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![The Art of Rest – with Claudia Hammond]()
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![Lydia Shelley & Nicolas Stavy]()
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![Pre-concert Talk | The History of the Cello Sonata]()
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![Among the Women of Isis]()
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![City of London Soloists: Conway Hall Debut Concert]()
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![Free Verse: The Poetry Book and Magazine Fair]()
Free Verse: The Poetry Book and Magazine Fair
Free Verse: The Poetry Book and Magazine Fair
Free Verse celebrates the vitality of contemporary poetry in the UK – it’s a day full of sales and conversation, where publishers and promoters of every scale and stripe display and sell their work directly to the public.
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