Thinking On Sunday: Technology, Climate, Justice and Rights – Can We Get The Whole World To Agree On Any Of Them?
In A. C. Grayling’s view three of the biggest challenges facing the world today are climate change, the rate of development in high-impact technologies, and the global deficit of social and economic justice. They are connected: the third of these underlies problems in dealing with the first two. He asks: can human beings agree on […]
Expansion Rebellion – Stop the Third Runway, Save the World
A story of hope in the face of widespread consternation over the global climate crisis. For many people concerned about global warming, the 2018 vote by UK parliamentarians to proceed with the plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport was a devastating blow. Aviation was predicted to make up some 25% of the UK’s […]
The Suspect – Counterterrorism, Islam and the Security State
What impact has two decades’ worth of policing and counterterrorism had on the state of mind of Muslims in Britain? Rizwaan Sabir draws on his own experiences to take the reader on a journey through British counterterrorism practices and the policing of Muslims. Sabir describes what led to his arrest for suspected terrorism, his time in […]
Language Courses in Spanish, Italian, French, Brazilian-Portuguese and German
Lingua Diversa Group was founded by Esther and Lucio in 2002. They run lunchtime and evening courses from beginner to advanced level in: Spanish, Italian, French, German and Brazilian-Portuguese. The next term of our group courses will start week beginning 09 May and last for 12 consecutive weeks until week ending 29 July 2022. The fee […]
The Uneggspected: Tales of Lost and Found
During the medieval times of Western Christianity, abstinence from eating flesh meat, which included eggs, was part of the Lenten fast, a 40-day period of penitential preparation that starts after Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day). Nowadays, Easter is celebrated with the decadence of chocolate goods. But long before the packaged consumption of sugar, artists embraced […]
Sunday Assembly’s Got Talent
Do you like to tell jokes? Juggle? Play an instrument? Now’s your time to shine in Sunday Assembly London’s first-ever talent show! This all-ages event will be made by you and for you. We’re looking for a wide range of acts, from poets and storytellers to magicians and musicians. So polish up your circus acts […]
Mind Your Language
In our modern world, we have become accustomed to the idea that people speak different languages in different places, and that all we need to do is tap a ‘translate’ button to decipher the code. But languages are more nuanced than that, and it can be difficult to make direct translations. Take, for instance, the […]
Anglo-American Concert
Chamber Ensemble of London directed by Peter Fisher with solos by Peter Cigleris (clarinet) A (mostly) light-hearted concert celebrating transatlantic connections. Clarinettist Peter Cigleris has given masterclasses and university performances in the USA. His recent British concerto recordings have been played on American radio as well as BBC Radio 3 which has also featured the […]
The Meat Paradox
‘Should we eat animals?’ was, until recently, a question reserved for moral philosophers and an ethically minded minority, but it is now posed on restaurant menus and supermarket shelves, on social media and morning television. The recent surge in popularity for veganism in the UK, Europe and North America has created a rupture in the […]