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Careers 360 Immersion Day by Penguin Living

Penguin Living’s Careers 360 provides you with all the tools, tips and tactics to make the most from the world of work, whether you’re looking for that first job, looking for a promotion, starting out on your own or returning to work.

Nordisk Books – Launch Party

Nordisk Books was founded in islington in 2016 with the goal of bringing scandinavian literary fiction to the british public - come along and find out why there is more to the north than just murder mysteries!

Rhinegold LIVE: Ilona Domnich

In this recital, Ilona Domnich will explore the characters and musical interpretations of her operatic heroines, as celebrated in her recent Signum disc, Surrender: Voices of Persephone; ‘my operatic women and their voices help me examine their journeys and choices.’

#NoDust: Don’t Let the Dust Settle on Brexit

An evening of fast-paced TED-type talks, performances and provocations intended to stimulate independent thinking about the EU Referendum. Where to from here?

Project Awesome

Sunday Assembly and Project Awesome are having a mash up and the results are going to be beautiful!

The Happiness Of Being You

We have the very excellent Danny Bent coming to speak at Sunday Assembly this week! Danny was voted one of the 100 happiest people in the UK, and one of the 50 most inspirational people in London.

The Power Hour

Sunday Assembly is not just thinking power ballads, this week they are joined by the incredible Indra Adnan who is going to talk about Soft Power and how we can use it in our lives.

Red Lion Re-imagined Family Event

Help us to reimagine Red Lion Square. Come along and decorate our four foot high panel silhouettes of the square and the people that live and work here. Free Event with limited places – Booking essential.

Open mic night – your chance to have your say

Should humanists eat animals?

As a Humanist, Phil Walder believes in the 'Human Project' and is fascinated by the incredible ingenuity of our species. However, he doesn't believe that the future success of the human race should be at the expense of the other species that share this planet, and the health of our environment. He argues that, apart from the moral questions about killing and eating animals, the best thing that each of us can do for the planet, is to become vegetarian.

I Am Conway Hall: Family Event

Conway Hall is a place for everyone. Help us to make a massive banner for Conway Hall using yourself as inspiration to decorate it. You’ll also get to make a mini banner to take home. Free Event with limited places – Booking essential.

Pan Africanism in Practice – Strategy Session

Building on the dialogue and the inspirational oratory of a panel and our attendees, all are cordially invited to a planning and strategy session with The Centre of Pan African Thought. This is your chance to meet, sit, and input into the future and purpose of the organisation.

Planning for the Future

Mencap host a free event to provide free information on how families and carers can ensure that someone with a learning disability is taken care of when they are no longer around.

Young British Heritage Society Launch Event

Success: Luck or hard work? – An insight into how we achieve success

Success: Luck or hard work? - An insight into how we achieve success. A workshop from Expanding Circles.

Mental Boundaries

Sunday Assembly London are feeling beyond lucky to announce that Kasper van der Meulen, a Dutch author and lifestyle adventurer is coming from Holland to speak. He wow'd us at the Sunday Assembly Conference Called Wonder in Utrecht this year and has agreed to come to London to speak to us about how a young deaf girl taught him how to teach music.

Fresh with Wonder Family Event

Make your own mini-display box using treasures and trinkets and found objects. We’ll provide you with lots of materials including images from our archives and collections. Free Event - Booking essential.

Psychedelics and Nonduality

At this event, the Psychedelic Society, along with Peter Russell and Bernardo Kastrup, attempt to answer questions on the origins of consciousness.

Spreading Humanism to South Asia

Past Director of the International Humanist & Ethical Union, Babu Gogineni, talks about Spreading Humanism to South Asia.

Lego® Town Family Event

Come along to Conway Hall Library and help us to build a city of awesome structures. It might be a house for a dinosaur, a secret lair for the minions or a factory for making chocolate … See where your imagination takes you!

Economics As If People Mattered

Join us at our next event on Ethics & Politics where we will be discussing  “Economics As If People Mattered” and will be held in collaboration with GlobalNet21.

A History of Life After Death

Philip C. Almond examines the history of ideas surrounding life after death.

Self-Compassion with Dr Kristin Neff

Dr Kristin Neff will show how we can make changes needed in our lives, not because we’re worthless, inadequate or selfish, but because we care about ourselves.

Mattering, Knowing, and Comparing

Mattering, Knowing, and Comparing. Please join Mattering Press to celebrate the launch of their first four books.

BREXIT – light at the end of the Tunnel?

A little dust just may have settled but today we are organising a hot-hot debate/discussion on the referendum outcome. Do you think we have made a tragic error which should be reversed? Or have we created an incredible opportunity for our country in the medium term? Could this be the catalyst for real change in Brussels?We are assembling a panel chaired by Trustee Professor Evan Parker, where each member will briefly declare their position on this critical topic.

A Night To Restore Sanity

Sick of too much fear-mongering, uncertainty and general unease in the world today? For one night only we will be dispelling all that with a ton of comedy, a bit of music and who knows what else. All profit will be donated to the brilliant charity Help Refugees.Hosted by Tiernan Douieb in association with Conway Hall and as part of Summer Of Love.

Money: Why some people seem to ‘attract’ it more easily than others?

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to achieve wealth effortlessly while others work just as hard but still struggle financially? It seems that having money and accumulating wealth is not only down to the jobs we have, the business we get into or what we do, but down to the beliefs we hold about money (or what many refer to as ‘our financial blueprint’).

Expanding Minds: Insights into starting up, freelancing and career change

During this workshop Ernesto Moreno will be discussing what is like to break away from the 'rat race' and starting up as freelancer or entrepreneur.

Unite to Fight Austerity

Overturning myths about the Government’s Preventing Violent Extremism Agenda

The Director of British Muslims for Secular Democracy, Tehmina Kazi ,talks about Interfaith Social Action

Fidelio Trio

Champions of classical and contemporary alike (and with a string of new commissions to their name), this recital from the Fidelio Trio will explore some of the trio’s favourite repertoire. Join us and experience the onstage chemistry which caught the attention of this year’s RPS Ensemble Award jury.

An Afternoon of Chamber Music

Join London Gay Symphony Orchestra for a free afternoon concert with tea, cake and chamber music in London's glittering West End.

Conversation – gateway to life enhancement

In the very beginning was conversation. This set the human species apart from all other life forms. The “word” is everything.Dr Nick Heap – an authority in the art of conversation – will discuss its very essence and also take it to the next level and explore “Eye-Opening Conversations”. These can be quite simple to execute but can be incredibly powerful.

Sharing

Discover how and why this new economy is changing the world as we know it. From individuals, to communities to multi-national corporations, she is witnessing a sharing transformation that is shaking society to its core. Do you dare to share? If you do, then read on about our Share Table that will happen during teas and coffees!As well as this inspiring talk, we will hear real life stories from the community, sing some awesome songs, drink a vat of tea/cofee and eat a heck of a lot of biscuits afterwards too.

Thinking Differently: Feminists questioning gender politics

Topics covered will include: historicising transgenderism; analysing gender; the ‘transing’ of children; transgenderism and the impact on women; and no-platforming and the silencing of feminists.

Prostitution: Behind the Scenes

The lives of those who have lived inside prostitution have been shrouded in innuendo, romanticism and shadowy half-truths. But what is it really like? Women who have worked in brothels, on the streets and as escorts around the world, will speak at this no-holds-barred event.

GN21 Voice Workshop – Visioning The Future

Join GlobalNet21 Voice Workshop to discuss our future vision of the world we live in and how we might make a difference. What is our vision and what can we do to turn those ideas into action and have an impact?

London Thinks – Is Addiction a Disease?

Prof Marc Lewis and Johann Hari present the fascinating stories of addiction and the war on drugs, along with neuroscientific explanations to explain why, despite what we are so often told, addiction is not a disease.

Kick out the Tories

The Socialist Party on "How do we kick out the Tories?"

Orchestral Stories by Jimmy Lee

The world premiere of Jimmy Lee’s The Empty Room and other Orchestral Stories.

What if Everyone was on Benefits?

What exactly is the appeal of giving out free money to everyone with no strings attached? Join us with a panel of experts to debate whether we should all be on benefits.

The Case for Abandoning CO2 Emission Reduction Targets

Prof Evan Parker will present, without prejudice, a re-examination of the prospects of Climate Change.

I Love Paris

Social dancing event with live music by Mazaika. Offenbach, Bizet, Michel Legrand, Hot Club de France, Piaf, Aznavour, Joe Dassin, Amelie and of course Moulin Rouge!!!

BREXIT, Racism and Xenophobia

The Monitoring Group on BREXIT, Racism and Xenophobia

BECTU Camera and Sound Branch AGMs

BECTU Camera Branch and Sound Branch AGMs Event, open meeting and exhibition

How to Build Resilience & Boost Wellbeing

Join Action for Happiness for a fascinating and memorable evening as Dr Brian Marien shares some life-changing tools and techniques to build resilience and boost psychological wellbeing.

Creative Europe Focus Session – Financial Management and Reporting

Creative Europe day course on collaboration and the funding available, provides beneficiary organisations with valuable opportunity to share skills and knowledge and co-develop innovative content over a number of years.

a glimpse of art and imagination by Barbara Marks

a glimpse of art and imagination, continued and evolving. paintings on paper, collage and installation by Barbara Marks. Opening event Thursday 7 July, 6pm to 9pm. All welcome. Drinks served.Conway Hall are delighted to host a three month art residency by painter and printmaker, Barbara Marks.