The Beauty of Struggle
When the going gets tough most of us try to get out of it as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, sometimes, we just can’t. We’re stuck. But what if we can find beauty in the mess? Grace Marshall, award-winning writer and coach on productivity, has overcome her own struggles to give others the tools they need […]
Thinking On Sunday: How Britain Enriched the Few and Failed the Poor – A 200-Year History
Stewart Lansley reveals how Britain’s model of ‘extractive capitalism’ – with a small elite securing an excessive slice of the economic cake – has created a two-century-long ‘high-inequality, high-poverty’ cycle, one broken for only a brief period after the Second World War. Why, he asks, are rich and poor citizens judged by very different standards? […]
State of the Browser 2021
Welcome to the ninth edition of State of the Browser, a yearly conference organised by London Web Standards. A one-day, single-track conference with widely varying talks about the modern web, accessibility, web standards and more. The Speaker line-up includes: • Rachel Andrew, ‘CSS Layout from the Inside Out’ • Amber Case, ‘The Future of Web […]
Swing Street Ball Halloween Special
After a slight pause last year, Swing Street Ball returns to Conway Hall for their Halloween Special, with the wonderful Palace Avenue Swing, featuring the ever-popular Louise Messenger, plus top DJ Baroness Jo Jo and many surprises. Doors open 7.30pm, short warm-up class (no partner required), DJ music, then band goes on about 9pm. Well-stocked bar, large balcony […]
The Subject/Object 2: Exercising Power
** This event will be held with an in-person audience at Conway Hall *AND* online, via Zoom. Everyone wishing to join this event must register for a ticket in advance, using the “Book Now” link ** A live episode the Talking Politics podcast, discussing the politics of the Tudor court, revolutionary France, royal bodies and more, […]
Politics and the Imagination: Reflections on Orwell’s Inside The Whale
Ian McEwan will deliver this year’s Orwell Lecture on the topic ‘Politics and the Imagination: Reflections on Orwell’s Inside the Whale’ In 1957, Albert Camus wrote, ‘it is always possible to record the social conversation that takes place on the benches of the amphitheatre while the lion is crunching the victim.’ George Orwell’s 1940 essay Inside […]
Ocean Film Festival World Tour
Dive into a night of mesmerising ocean adventure! The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is back for 2021 with a brand-new collection of the world’s most incredible ocean films! Brought to you by the team behind the Banff Mountain Film Festival UK & Ireland Tour, this carefully curated selection of short films combines epic human […]
Breaking Free
After someone has completed their sentence, how long must they continue to pay for their crime? There are over 11 million people in the UK with a criminal record. Having a record can make it harder for a person to gain employment, a higher education, social opportunities, housing, and many goods and services. Debbie Sadler, […]
Brother Workmen: Solidarity in Trade Folklore – The Roy Palmer Lecture 2021
*This event is ONLINE ONLY due to rising Covid infections* In association with Martin Graebe for the roypalmerlecture.org, The Folklore Society is hosting the 2021 Roy Palmer Lecture, to be given this year by Jeremy Harte: ‘Brother Workmen: Solidarity in Trade Folklore’ They worked in unison, they sang in unison. For traditional artisans, the trade was […]