African Health & Wellbeing Day
African Health and Wellbeing Day is a landmark occasion that is aimed at the African and African Caribbean communities of Britain. It brings together African centered therapists, wellbeing experts and organisations specialising in mental and physical health for a fun packed festival of educational talks, workshops and presentations. Our aim is to raise awareness of […]
Race in a Godless World: Atheism, Race, and Civilization, 1850-1914
What is the historical relationship between atheism and racism? Were atheists in the past more or less racist than their Christian counterparts? Did the decline of Christianity lead the way to racism? These are questions Nathan Alexander considers in his forthcoming book, Race in a Godless World: Atheism, Race, and Civilization, 1850-1914, which looks at […]
London National Park City “What if?” – Lightning Talks, Walks & Pop-Up Picnic
The London National Park City launches on July 22nd. London National Park City, put simply, is a movement to improve life in London, working with residents, visitors and partners to: Enjoy London’s great outdoors more and make the city greener, healthier and wilder. Let’s dream the possible as we explore the power of asking “What […]
The Bodies Beneath: The Flipside of British Film & Television
Veteran film curators William Fowler and Vic Pratt crack open the caskets of forgotten or neglected British films and telly to serve up a feast of curiosities to tempt the palate of even the most jaded cinephile. Their unflinching, all-embracing investigative gaze is as likely to reassess an established classic as it is to focus […]
A History of Christian and Muslim Intolerance and Beyond
AC Grayling discusses with Selina O’Grady her ground-breaking new book In the Name of God: A History of Christian and Muslim Intolerance. Told through contemporary chronicles, stories and poems, Selina O’Grady explores the intertwined histories of the Muslim, Christian and Jewish persecutors and persecuted. From Umar, the seventh century Islamic caliph who laid down the […]
Are Art Workers Organising?
“Vis-à-vis the public, the actor is here as an artist, but vis-à-vis the entrepreneur, they are here as a productive worker” This meeting brings together activists from across the arts industries (theatre, design, arts, games) to discuss conditions, protest, and labour organising. Conditions: How does the promise of autonomy, prestige, and money relate with everyday […]
One Life 2019
The London Humanist Choir and special guests present ‘One Life‘, our annual evening of music and comedy in joyful celebration of the one life we have. It’s the most anticipated concert of the year by the UK’s foremost atheist, humanist, and secular choir, directed by Laurel Neighbour. Our special guests this year are Ahir Shah, […]
The Old Stones
Andy Burnham presents a highly illustrated talk based around many of the themes, new discoveries and mysteries highlighted in the book The Old Stones, the most comprehensive and thought-provoking field guide ever published to the iconic standing stones and prehistoric places of Britain and Ireland. He will look at lesser known but interesting sites in […]
The Return of Race Science
Modern science is pivotal in our understanding of race – not because of the lines that thinkers through the centuries have chosen to trace around human groups, but because, once grouped, what they thought belonging to these groups signified. Join award-winning science writer Angela Saini as she explores the concepts of race and human variation, […]