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A free family storytelling event suitable for ages 4 - 10. As part of an initiative supporting the Explore Your Archives campaign organised by the National Archives, Conway Hall Library has teamed up with professional storyteller, Vanessa Woolf to use items from our collections to inspire a storytelling around the theme of freedom. Then get busy making a craft to take home.

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Join us for the launch of the Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Humanism and a dialogue with AC Grayling. Free tickets are available at but there are only a limited few, so don't delay.

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New Scientist Live - The LHC: Solving the mysteries of the universe. This year, the world's biggest particle accelerator – the Large Hadron Collider – is focused squarely on solving some of the deepest mysteries of the universe. What happened to the antimatter created in the big bang? What is "dark matter", the invisible stuff that makes up much of our universe? Two researchers at the sharp end discuss what we've learned and where we're heading. Is our best theory of reality's roots about to be replaced by another, called supersymmetry?

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Find out what they're saying about you: what researchers say about humanism. With Katie Sissons 

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Open participatory discussion on the subject: Can Corbyn’s Labour become a movement for radical change? A debate with Ken Livingstone, Kate Hudson, Kate Osamor MP, Kevin Ovenden, Neil Faulkner and Kevin Maguire.

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Martin Roscoe makes his Conway Hall debut with a programme highlighting the dramatic, lyrical and expressive qualities of the piano.Beethoven: Sonata in G Op.14/2 Schubert: Impromptus D.935 Nos. 2 & 3 Beethoven: Sonata in C minor Op.13 'Pathétique' Chopin: Impromptu No.2 in F sharp Op.36 & Fantaisie-Impromptu Op.66 Fauré: Impromptu No.1 Op.25 & No.2 Op.31 Beethoven: Sonata in A flat Op.110

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Multiculturalism is a conservative idea that is seen as progressive. It is about background, ethnicity, belonging, spokespersons and roots. Those who talk about roots talk about an idyll of the past, a historical El Dorado - in contrast to impartial institutions, technological achievements, gender equality, and modern society. A reactionary ideology does not become more radical just because ‘progressive’ journalists, politicians, and academics are cherishing it. The developed world has dragged a Trojan Horse into its midst.Dr Göran Adamson will present this, albeit highly controversial, perspective on living cheek-by-jowl with many different races and cultures. This should ensure a lively discussion.

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An artistic and curatorial collaboration between Deborah Gardner and Jane Millar. A unique, visual art project that directly responds to Conway Hall's spaces, ethos, activities and archive.

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Confusion reigns about what foods we should eat to stay healthy. Meat, fat, sugar and salt have all been the subject of conflicting news stories. Preserved meats and "low fat" foods seem to have been added to the danger list. Two leading researchers will discuss what science has to say about our food and how best to stave off disorders such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

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In this interactive workshop, creative mentor, business coach and meditation teacher Chris Connors talks about how living in stillness, between the yin of mindfulness and the yang of change, creativity and innovation, can enhance your life.

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Does success lead to happiness? What makes for a happy work life? Can we create more happiness in our daily lives? And how can we contribute to a happier world? Nic Marks will explore these questions and more in a thought-provoking and interactive session.

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Charles Clarke and Simon Anholt on the UK's future: Looking inwards or reaching outwards?

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Kirsty Wadsley talks on Contemporary issues in social mobility and higher education.

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Today, 30 million people around the world are living as slaves, reflecting double standards between the rich and poor countries. In Thailand alone there are 472,000 in slavery prostitution, many having HIV. Slavery is illegal in every country in the modern world, but it still exists. Even within the narrowest definition of slavery, it is likely that there are far more slaves now than there were victims of the Atlantic slave trade. Gillian Kaile will reveal the shocking nature and the dire prospects for this dark inhuman activity which is still practised around the world.

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The veteran campaigner and human rights activist, Peter Tatchell, speaks about sex and education in his 'annual address' to LGBT Humanists.

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The Small Publishers' Fair is an annual celebration of books by contemporary artists, poets, writers and book designers. It’s held in London’s Conway Hall. 2015 dates are Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November, 11am to 7pm daily.

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Join Londonist at Conway Hall for this discussion and celebration of our animal, bird and plant life with David Lindo, Helen Babbs, the London Wildlife Trust’s Mathew Frith and urban bat detective Kate Jones.

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Pre-concert recital at 5.30pm: Adam Brown - guitarRecital at 6.30pm: Florin EnsembleDohnányi: Serenade for String Trio Op. 10 in C Seiber: Sonata da Camera for violin & cello Klein: String Trio Schubert: String Trio Satz in Bb D. 471 Martinů: Madrigal for violin & viola Beethoven: String Trio Op. 9 No. 3

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The increasing role of market mechanisms and the changing types of health care providers, together with the use of choice and competition to drive improvements in quality in the National Health Service (NHS), all have important ethical implications. Dr Lucy Frith will explore these developments and consider how the NHS can respond to the challenges of austerity, changing demographics and political agendas.

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Jim Al-Khalili & Ziauddin Sardar in Conversation

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It's been a rollercoaster ride played out in space. After travelling 6.4 billion kilometres, the Rosetta spacecraft caught up with comet 67P. Philae, a tiny probe, then landed on the comet and sent back data before lapsing into sleep. Only months later did it wake up and make contact. Find out about these dramatic events from two key players in the project.

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This course will explore a range of philosophical issues around death from Epicurus's arguments that we shouldn't fear death, through to Samuel Sheffler's recent discussion of our attitudes to what happens after our deaths, taking in ideas from such thinkers as Montaigne, David Hume, Albert Camus, Thomas Nagel, and Bernard Williams, along the way. No prior knowledge of Philosophy is assumed.

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Science is Vital hosts an evening of talks and a call to arms in protest against the threat of cuts to UK research funding.

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This course offers an introduction to philosophy and philosophical thinking. Topics will include What is Philosophy? Thought experiments in Philosophy. What is reality? What am I? How should I live? No prior knowledge of Philosophy is assumed.

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Join an expert panel of Knowledge Quarter Partners to discuss and debate the societal impact of disruption across science, medicine, arts, culture and technology. This debate will explore the challenges and opportunities of disruption and the positive impact it can have on our everyday lives.

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Discover, discuss and debate emerging practice, cutting edge research and creative approaches to disruption in the cultural and creative industries. This lecture, given by Dr Jamie Brassett, will examine the challenges and opportunities of disruption in the arts and the positive impact it can have on our everyday lives. This event is one of many taking place across the four-day Bloomsbury Festival.

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Discover, discuss and debate emerging practice, cutting edge research and creative approaches to disruption in in science and medicine. This lecture, given by Professor Jim Smith, will examine the challenges and opportunities of disruption in these sectors and the positive impact it can have on our everyday lives. This event is one of many taking place across the four-day Bloomsbury Festival.

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School of Thought: The Feminists - A bite-sized introduction to feminism at the Bloomsbury Festival with Dr Hannah Dawson

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In its landmark 10th year, REEL ROCK features an extraordinary collection of short adventure and climbing films from some of the world’s best adventure filmmakers. Featuring alpine legends, amazing adventurers and climbing icons - prepare to be transported through the big screen to mountains and cliff faces across the globe as they strive to achieve their dangerous lifelong ambitions.

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How to have a threesome without having a threesome: Sex Advice - the good, the bad and the ugly with Dr Meg Barker

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Bill Flavell gives an introduction to the techniques involved in Street Epistemology with video examples and discusses how it works.

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What is the meaning of non-violence as a form of political action and how does it work? Using Gandhi's teachings as inspiration, Dr Shahrar Ali will characterise and assess what is as much of a legitimate question of our times as it was in his day. He will also explore the question of whether violence can coexist with nonviolence as part of an all-embracing account of political action.

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London Black Atheists are delighted to announce that Dr Gus Casely-Hayford will be giving a full talk followed by a Q&A on the Malian Kingdom as part of the Black History Month and 3rd Anniversary celebrations.

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Psychologies’ editor Suzy Greaves will talk about Creating Robust Mental Health with Professor Tanya Byron, a chartered clinical psychologist, who specialises in working with children and adolescents.

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