Victorian Blogging – Writing Wrongs
A series of Wednesday evening talks commencing 31 October and running until 5 December. These talks are free. Please register for talks by clicking on the links below. Speakers: Prof. Joad Raymond, Dr Joseph Kelly, Dr Gregory Claeys, Prof. David Nash, Deborah Lavin & Viv Regan Presented by Conway Hall Ethical Society and curated by Deborah Lavin. This series of talks is part […]
Bloody Funny
MC’ing the night once again will be the magical Jen Brister. She’ll be joined by the clottingly brilliant Birthday Girls, male comedian Dane Baptiste, Ellie Taylor, Jess Fosteskew, Jenny Bede, Aisling Bea and Suzi Ruffell! All proceeds of the night will ensure more asylum seekers and refugees receive the period supplies and toiletries they deserve. Merch for […]
Confronting Racism in the UK: A Return to Collective Principles
Recent public discourse on racism is becoming increasingly tribalised and focused on division. Following on from the Prevent legislation, the IHRA document on anti-semitism goes beyond the previous use of the law in an attempt to silence public debate regarding the actions of a foreign country. In the process, the IHRA’s use of examples, and […]
Forced Prostitution: Unpacking the links between globalisation, neo-liberalism and the illicit sex trade
This talk examines forced prostitution as a form of gender-based violence within and beyond the conflict zone. Drawing on Iraq and Syria, Dr Banwell demonstrates how a lack of employment opportunities caused by conflict, alongside increasing engagement with neo-liberal policies, forces women into the global sex trade. Transnational feminism attributes women’s social, political and economic […]
Audrey Simmons’ Journey from Faith to Faithless
Although irreligious people account for an estimated 17%-22% of the world’s population, people who do not believe are treated poorly. They can face discrimination and ill treatment from family, employers and the state. Discrimination can be further compounded for those who are minorities within minorities, for instance ex-Muslims, ex-Jews, ex Jehovah’s Witnesses etc. Faith to […]
Peter Tatchell: Campaigning for a Civil Commitment Pact
For our November event, we’ll be joined at Conway Hall by tireless human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell. Peter has been campaigning on issues of human rights, democracy, LGBT freedom, and global justice since 1967. He was instrumental in the campaign for marriage equality, coordinating the Equal Love campaign since 2010. Recently, he was detained in […]
A talk on ‘Rights of Passage’, with Clare Summerskill
We’re delighted to be welcoming singer, actress, stand-up, and playwright Clare Summerskill at our October event to talk about her play ‘Rights of Passage’. The play was developed based on interviews with LGBT asylum seekers, and tells their moving and courageous stories. In this presentational talk Clare discusses issues addressed in the play, including the […]
David ‘ Bumble’ Lloyd in conversation with Rory Bremner on Cricket
An unmissable evening with the hugely popular cricket commentator David ‘Bumble’ in conversation with impressionist and comedian Rory Bremner on Cricket. David will relive some of the most exciting and remarkable periods in his life. Drawing on his new book, Around the World in 80 Pints, David will entertain us with stories from famous Ashes […]
It’s Never Too Late
We are so excited to be heading back indoors to our home at Conway Hall this Sunday 2nd September! If you haven’t come along to a Sunday Assembly before, It’s Never Too Late to start now! Infact It’s never too late to start anything new, and this week we have inspirational Iron Gran, Eddie Brockelsby, […]