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**CANCELLED** London Thinks: Thinking the Unthinkable – Privatising the NHS
**CANCELLED** London Thinks: Thinking the Unthinkable – Privatising the NHS
Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has had to be cancelled, but we are looking to hold it at a future date.Tim Knox, Nick Cohen and the London Thinks audience debate the state of the NHS, and what its future could or should hold.
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how to: Brexit Debate
how to: Brexit Debate
How to academy debates Brexit: Moderated by Matthew Taylor. Arguing to leave the EU: Tom Kremer, Roger Scruton, Daniel Hannan. Arguing to stay in the EU: Simon Glendinning, Justin Champion and Stanley Johnson. Don't Know: Adam Zamoyski.
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The EU debate – le crunch
The EU debate – le crunch
Professor Takis Tridimas of King’s College London and Patricia Mary McKenna, well known activist and former MEP for Dublin will give you the hard facts you need to consider - on costs, immigration, trade, security and democratic and social issues and the range of possible ways these are affected by our ultimate decision.
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A Radical Feminist Examination of Evolutionary Psychology
A Radical Feminist Examination of Evolutionary Psychology
In this talk Marina Strinkovsky will look at what Evolutionary Psychology is, how it influences our interpretation of the social reality around us, and why this influence might be misleading and even harmful.
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Personality vs Individuality: Which one rules your life?
Personality vs Individuality: Which one rules your life?
In this meet up by Expanded Circles, you are invited to look inside yourself and see how you show up to the world. Are you showing up as your truth or are you putting on social masks in order to please others, to look good and not to upset anyone?
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Embrace Yourself
Embrace Yourself
Sofie Hagan is our keynote speaker for Sunday Assembly on the 5th June. She will talk about her fat stomach, her wobbly thighs, her floppy arms and all of her chins and fat and how and why she learned to embrace and love every single kilogram of it.
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Street Epistemology Training – How to talk to Religious People
Street Epistemology Training – How to talk to Religious People
London Black Atheists will be training in Street Epistemology, conducted by Bill Flavell, who has recently been to several West African countries teaching Street Epistemology.
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The European Union: In or Out?
The European Union: In or Out?
Are you finding it difficult to decide whether or not to stay within the EU? A public philosophical enquiry about the EU Referendum debate, professionally facilitated by Miriam Cohen and Peter Worley from The Philosophy Foundation.
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What Ails Muslims Today?
What Ails Muslims Today?
Pervez Amir Ali Hoodbhoy is a nuclear physicist who teaches mathematics and physics in Lahore and Islamabad. He is active in defending human rights, opposing religious extremism, and advocating peace between Pakistan and India.
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Should students have to borrow?
Should students have to borrow?
Dr Christopher Martin argues that forcing students to borrow is a serious mistake. He contends that higher education is a welfare good on a par with basic schooling and health care. Join IMPACT for the seminar and discussion at 6pm, followed by a reception.
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UCU London – Activists’ forum
UCU London – Activists’ forum
Strike rally and activists’ forum Speakers include: John McDonnell MP (Shadow Chancellor), Shelly Asquith (NUS vice president), Michael MacNeil (UCU), Donna Merriman-Rowe (UNISON), Rachel Cohen (City University UCU, UCU NEC elect), Mark Campbell (London Region UCU HE), Alex Kenny (NUT NEC), Christina Paine (UCU Anti Casualisation Committee)
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Free Speech Under Attack
Free Speech Under Attack
Free Speech. What limits should there be to what we say, write and show? What should be regulated by law, and what’s left to standards of behaviour that we set and try to keep ourselves? Who should decide? With Timothy Garton Ash, Shami Chakrabarti, Rowan Williams, and Kenan Malik. Chaired by The Guardian’s Jonathan Freedland.
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The Panama Papers, the Global Elite, and the Democratic Deficit
The Panama Papers, the Global Elite, and the Democratic Deficit
Dr Neil Faulkner, an authoritative and high profile thinker will provide a unique assessment of the Panama Papers and Global Elitism, which so profoundly threaten harmony and stability in the 21st century.
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Red Kimono – Fundraiser
Red Kimono – Fundraiser
Come join us for a evening of music, performance, a talk about Fukushima, poetry and short films at Conway Hall. Music provided by Atsuko Kamura, Iris Ederer, Simon Kobayashi. A talk by Dr Ian Fairlie, and a poetry reading by Ann Garrett.
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The story of Europe’s refugee crisis
The story of Europe’s refugee crisis
Join Patrick Kingsley and a panel of Guardian writers and commentators to discuss the human stories behind the escalating refugee crisis. As walls go up across Europe, leaving the Schengen agreement on the brink of collapse, can the EU come up with a coherent response to the biggest challenge the union has faced?
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John Dee’s Life With The Angels
John Dee’s Life With The Angels
SOLD OUT - Professor Glyn Parry will outline the true story of John Dee, which shows how Dee's angelic magic affected not only his own life but those of the most prominent Elizabethans who shared much of his 'occult philosophy'.
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Universal Periodic Review
Universal Periodic Review
British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) comes to London to provide civil society organisations in London, the South East, East Anglia and the surrounding areas with an opportunity to examine the Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights.
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When We Laugh in Therapy: Gemeinschaftsgefühl and Humour
When We Laugh in Therapy: Gemeinschaftsgefühl and Humour
Laughter is a subtle tonic. The power of laughing our way into reciprocal social connection is perhaps under-appreciated. My talk will explore how the things we find funny in therapy and the meaning we give to our laughter can provide vital clues about our social courage, for each of us as individuals, as well as collectively.
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The Alex City Quiz 2016
The Alex City Quiz 2016
On Tuesday May 10th the usual assortment of City bankers, brokers, fund managers, PR people and financial journalists will gather in Bloomsbury, home of the world’s oldest freethought organisation, to compete for the prestigious Masterley Trophy. All proceeds from this evening of competitiveness, bragging, cheating, arguing and drinking will be donated to the Aletheia Foundation.
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Quit your job and do what you love: Entrepreneurship and Vocational Change
Quit your job and do what you love: Entrepreneurship and Vocational Change
Quit your job and do what you love. Can we really earn a living doing what we love? What are the chances of success? What does it take? Why do some succeed and others do not?
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