Rise Like Lions: Poetry Reading Compiled by Ben Okri
Ben Okri leads special guests in an evening of poetry and protest. Join us on July 11th at Conway Hall to celebrate Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri’s new book Rise Like Lions: Poetry for the Many. From Shakespeare to Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye to William Blake, we’ll be hearing the poems that have resonated over lifetimes […]
OPEN 2018 – Platform Co-ops
The platform cooperative economy is evolving as a viable alternative to the centralised, profit-hungry, extractive business model which dominates the web today. By shifting the focus toward fundamentally fairer forms of ownership and governance, and rewarding their communities instead of venture capitalists, platform cooperatives provide a template for a new type of organisation – forming […]
One Life: An Evening of Music & Comedy
The London Humanist Choir presents One Life, our annual evening of music and comedy ‘in celebration of the one life we have’. It’s the climax to a busy year of rehearsals and concerts by the UK’s foremost community atheist, humanist, and secular choir. This year’s guests include: Guardian journalist, stand-up, and singer-songwriter Ariane Sherine, noted for her sharp, often […]
London National Park City Fair
In 2019 London will become the world’s first National Park City. The London National Park City is a movement to make the capital greener, healthier and wilder. For one of the greenest cities in Europe this is a chance to connect Londoners and London’s many visitors to the outdoors, and for the city to lead […]
Is Fake Information Destroying Democracy?
Thomas Jefferson once observed that “information is the currency of democracy.” If this is right, what happens when that currency is corrupted by bad information — alternative facts, fake news, conspiracy theories and pseudo-science? This is the question that Mike Flood will pose in his talk: he will argue that these imposters confuse and mislead the public; […]
Creative writing workshop – Victorian Blogging
27th July, 3rd August, 10th August, 1:30 – 3:30pm Were the Victorians really so different from ourselves? In this series of three creative writing workshops, led by Michelle Crowther, we will be looking at Conway Hall’s nineteenth century pamphlet collection and putting ourselves in the shoes of radical pamphleteers such as Annie Besant, Ernestine Rose, Thomas Paine and […]
Happy Together: How to Improve your Relationships with Positive Psychology
Join us for an inspiring evening to discover the secrets of happy relationships and learn practical ways to put these into practice. At this unique event, husband-and-wife team James Pawelski and Suzie Pileggi Pawelski will share the very latest findings from the science of positive psychology and how we can use these to enhance our relationships. Through easy-to-follow […]
Aligning Heart and Mind to Heal and Thrive
Irrespective of profession, age, culture or sexuality, the journey towards embracing who we really are can be the hardest process in life, and never ends. For over a decade, Dr Magdalena Bak-Maier has been developing and experimenting with how to connect heart and mind, body and spirit for personal empowerment. This process creates lasting transformation, effective behaviour […]
Louise Winter and Primrose Piano Quartet
Poetry provided a wealth of inspiration for many German composers. Conway Hall is pleased to play host to renowned soprano, Louise Winter and the ever-popular Primrose Piano Quartet in the only London performance of their specially-devised programme, ‘Love and Obsession’: a musical exploration of the fascinating and turbulent love triangle between Brahms and the Schumanns, […]