Small Steps… Big Ideas: Compassion in Politics
Join a discussion with local MP Tulip Siddiq on the burning question of today: how do we make politics more inclusive, compassionate, and cooperative? Chaired by the Compassion in Politics campaign and featuring a range of exciting speakers, this will be your chance to hear and share ideas on the transformation we need to see […]
Small Steps… Big Ideas: Layers of London – Collecting Histories
Come along and explore Layers of London’s crowd-sourced history map of London. You can find stories and histories about your local area, delve into geo-referenced historical maps showing the city in different eras and add your own histories to contribute to this growing online platform. Part of the Conway Hall Hub Small Steps… Big Ideas, […]
Small Steps… Big Ideas: Layers of London
A panel discussion with Layers of London and invited guests on the theme of recording local history, lesser told stories, pioneers, democratising history, activists, and stories of change and development in the Bloomsbury area. — Part of Bloomsbury Festival 2019 — Established in 2006, Bloomsbury Festival is a creative explosion of arts, culture and science. For five […]
Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
This is the definitive history of how evil magic has survived into the present day from the largely rural world of Georgian Britain and the time of the British Empire to the multicultural present. In our age of technology and information, it is easy to imagine that black magic in Britain is dead. On the […]
Apostasy and Illegal Schools
The school inspectorate, Ofsted, recently revealed that there are around 6000 children at potential risk in illegal schools in England. Many of these schools expose their pupils to the possibility of physical harm as the result of appalling conditions and a total lack of safeguarding. However, illegal schools with a religious character are particularly pernicious, […]
London School of Philosophy Courses
The London School of Philosophy’s Autumn 2019 programme begins on September 30th. To find out the time, tutor and content of the course, click on the link below. To enrol or enquire further, please email the tutor responsible. Plato and Aristotle The Problematic Self: Identity, Embodiment, Sex and Sincerity German Idealism Reading Group Introduction to Philosophy Hegel’s […]
Out of the Box Thinking: People’s Juries To Address The Crisis in Education
Many people are becoming increasingly disillusioned with how school education operates in this country. This is a meeting to develop new ideas about our education system, which screams for reform and what steps we need to take to do that. The constraints of a narrow curriculum and the pressure for schools and students to perform […]
FREE Pre-Concert Recital: Royal College of Music Musicians
This FREE Pre-Concert Recital, featuring students from the Royal College of Music, will take place before the evening’s Sunday Concert. Witness the future generation of music stars live on the Conway Hall stage, as this leading ensemble from the internationally-renowned conservatoire perform a programme of music entirely by woman composers. Tamaki Sugimoto (cello) Tolga Atalay Un (piano) […]
FREE Pre-Concert Recital: Royal College of Music Musicians – Brompton Quartet
This FREE Pre-Concert Recital will feature students from the Royal College of Music, and will take place before the evening’s Sunday Concert. This week, the Brompton Quartet, a leading ensemble from the internationally-renowned conservatoire, will perform a programme of music entirely by woman composers. This is a fantastic opportunity to witness the future generation of music […]