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Sunday Assembly – Death

Come and join us for a Sunday Assembly all about Death!

Film Screening: Oriented

LGBT Humanists screen Oriented, a feature documentary that follows the lives of three gay Palestinian friends confronting their national and sexual identity in Tel Aviv.

#gamesUR Europe 2016

The #GamesUR Conference is a one-day knowledge-sharing and networking event for professionals in playtesting and player insight, holding its second edition in 30 September 2016, presented by the IGDA GUR SIG.

Pexava Salsa

Salsa Dancing at Pexava Holborn

Gambling, the most addictive drug?

Pro-gambler, Rumit Somaiya, talks about his vice and whether gambling is an addiction or unethical.

Mindfulness for life – with Richard Burnett

Join Action for Happiness for an inspiring evening as Richard Burnett explains how mindfulness can transform wellbeing in schools and help create the foundation for fulfilling lives and a happier society.

a glimpse of ART and imagination – Closing Event

One more week to catch or revisit 'a glimpse of ART and imagination'. Meet the artist Barbara Marks on Tuesday 27th September.

The Abolition of Aging?

If we choose to prioritise this project, there's a high probability that comprehensive, affordable, reliable therapies for human rejuvenation will be available by 2040. People everywhere, on the application of these treatments, will, if they wish, stop becoming biologically older.In this provocative talk, David Wood reviews the ethical dilemmas and opportunities arising. He will urge society to embrace a project for "The abolition of aging" (the title of his recent book), which could change humanity forever.

How to write a novel (and get published)

How to write a novel (and get published) with author, Claire McGowan.

The Science of Attraction & Relationships

At this workshop led by Dr Mairi Macleod, learn how an evolutionary approach can help you understand the desires, preferences and behaviour of yourself and others, use this understanding to predict outcomes with different people and in different contexts, and have confidence in your relationship decisions.

Trio Isimsiz

Mozart: Trio in E K542 Fauré: Trio in D minor Op.120 Schumann: Trio No.3 in G minor Op.110

Children’s Workshop with Calum Huggan (percussionist)

The perfect way to kick off our new season of workshops, Calum will get everyone on their feet in rhythm games, body percussion and much more

Will the Robots Win?

Dirk Gorissen aims to demystify the topic of machine learning, tell us where the state-of-the-art is and what societal questions it raises.

Free Verse: The Poetry Book Fair 2016

Free Verse is an all-day bazaar, market, library, meeting place, performance venue, information resource and more. Celebrating the vitality of contemporary poetry in the UK, publishers both large and small, both experimental and traditional, display and sell their work direct to the public.

Open House London 2016

Conway Hall is opening its doors and joining in Open House London. Throughout the weekend of Sat 17th - Sun 18th September Conway Hall will provide guided tours of our historic and fascinating building.

Interesting 2016

The return of the Interesting Conference 2016.

From the Shadows: The Architecture and Afterlife of Nicholas Hawksmoor

Owen Hopkins explores how and why this mythology has grown up around Hawksmoor and his work and how it relates to the real historical figure.

Islam and the West: a personal perspective — a lecture by Sir Michael Atiyah, OM FRS

Sir Michael Atiyah, OM, FRS, will discuss the relationship between Islam and the West, building on his personal involvement. He will emphasise the cultural, scientific and commercial interactions over the centuries, including ethical, political and security aspects.

History of Doubt in the Muslim World

A presentation by Nourhan Nassar, founder & member of Arab humanists

London Thinks – In Conversation: Richard Holloway & Andrew Copson

In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, Richard Holloway and Andrew Copson talk about the trials and tribulations of religion and belief, and what it means to be a humanist in the 21st century

Gémeaux Quartet

Haydn: Quartet in F minor Op.20/5 Mendelssohn: Four Pieces for String Quartet Op.81 Brahms: Quartet in A minor Op.51/2

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’).