The Bloomsbury Festival 2018: Activists and Architects of Change
Sunday Festival Hub – Rights of Woman Bloomsbury Festival is five-day celebration (17-21 Oct 2018) of the area’s pioneering creativity. Presenting an inspiring programme of arts, science, literature, performance, discussion and reflection, each October the Festival shines a light on the radical imaginations, institutions, and 11,000 residents that shape contemporary Bloomsbury. This year the festival’s […]
A Woman’s Revolution in Northern Syria
Amidst all the barbarism and violence, there is one part of Syria that has stood out as a beacon of hope. The predominantly Kurdish areas that have formed the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria have established an autonomous bottom up democracy that should be a model for us all. In the midst of ethnic divisions, […]
Mary, Mary…Further Than The Edge
Come and meet Mary Wollstonecraft. Born 1759, alive and and well and living in Bloomsbury – she’s got a few ideas (and opinions) and she’s going to write a book… Mary, Mary… aims to capture the energy and relevance of Mary Wollstonecraft’s thoughts, words and actions. The performance is a work in progress as part of […]
Twenty-first Century Ghosts
Halloween 2018 and the world is still haunted. Join the London Fortean Society for two talks on contemporary ghost story collecting from haunted homes to Senate House and beyond. Caron Lipman – Living with Ghosts How does it feel to live in a ‘haunted home’? How do you negotiate living in a home which might […]
Burnout – Can We Prevent it? – Presented by Camilla Ghazala
Camilla Ghazala discusses burnout in frontline professionals. Our Mental Health bill is iro: £100billion, 70million working days lost pa. Employing someone costs circ: £32,000 and frontline employees are at the top of these extreme, unsustainable figures. We live in a permanently changing landscape whilst working with highly complex, often distressed people and situations, can we really […]
“London Presence” and “What We See”
Opening Event – The Brockway Room, 6.30-9pm, Thursday 4 October. All welcome. Drinks served. The exhibition has two parts – “London Presence” and “What We See”. “London Presence” London Presence is an exhibition of photographs by participants from Grace Gelder’s photography workshops at Conway Hall. Exploring different London neighbourhoods, their work maps the streets, people and […]
Solving the Happiness Equation – with Mo Gawdat
Join us for a unique and inspiring evening with international best-selling author, innovator and happiness thinker Mo Gawdat. As Chief Business Officer at Google X (the innovation arm of Google), Mo has spent years developing “moonshot” ideas to help make the world a better place. Following the tragic death of his son Ali, Mo is […]
5×15 Fright Night: An Evening of Halloween Tales
5×15 Fright Night: An evening of Halloween tales curated by Sarah Perry the bestselling author of the new gothic masterpiece Melmoth. Do not be afraid! Dare to join us for gothic tales, Halloween hijinks, stories of spectres and encounters with the other side. Featuring: Sarah Perry (author of the best selling novel The Essex Serpent), […]
Learn about Apostasy
Join Humanists UK’s Faith to Faithless programme for a panel event to better understand apostasy in the UK. Leaving religion can be a complicated process, and apostates often experience abuse from their family and communities. Emotional and physical abuse, shunning and disownment are all too common. In Britain, it is often particularly hard for ex-Evangelical […]