Philosophy Classes
Join the London School of Philosophy for the following 10-week philosophy courses on Tuesday evenings starting Tuesday 24 April. Religion and Politics Summer Term 2018, Tuesdays, 11:00 – 13:00, ten weeks starting 24th April Course Tutors: Anja Steinbauer and John Holroyd. “Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.” – Thus […]
Breaking Point: Young People’s Mental Health
Children and young people are experiencing a crisis in their mental health. Growing numbers of under-18s are suffering from anxiety, depression, eating disorders and other conditions, and more are self-harming and attempting suicide. The NHS is struggling to cope with the increased number of young people in need of psychological and psychiatric support; many under-18s […]
Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?
Cathi Unsworth is the author of six pop-cultural crime novels based on real-life unsolved or controversial cases. Her latest, That Old Black Magic (Serpent’s Tail), interweaves the true stories of the Hagley Woods mystery of 1943 and the trial of Helen Duncan, the last woman to be prosecuted for witchcraft in the UK, in 1944. […]
Creating Rituals for your Wellbeing and Empowerment
In this interactive event, Tiu de Haan will be facilitating an exploration of the transitions within our lives, offering us moments for celebration and reflection on where we’ve been, where we are now, and where we are going. Celebrant and creative facilitator Tiu strongly believes in the great power of ritual – an act as […]
A conversation: are social media compatible with Humanist ideals?
Social media can bring people together but it can also be harmful. Jeff and Stells will share their thoughts on whether social media, on balance, does more harm than good. Stells is a frequent enthusiastic user and defender of social media while Jeff has a number of misgivings. Each will have a few minutes to […]
The Return Journey by Barbara Marks
The Return Journey Setting out, coming home Researching the energy gates with painting on paper and collage Reveals through the train window Setting out, coming home glimpses of my father’s life his experience as a Japanese Prisoner of War building the Burma Railway an installation using photos, excerpts from his war time diary and […]
Thinking on Sunday: Alt-Right – From 4chan to the White House
Mike Wendling‘s book “is a vital guide to understanding the Alt-Right – the white nationalist, misogynist, far-right movement that rose to prominence during Donald Trump’s successful election campaign in the United States.” This talk will look at the support for this reactionary network, arguing that while Trump is in office and the far-right grows across […]
Thinking on Sunday: Divided – Living in an Age of Walls
Talk of Donald Trump’s plans for a border wall with Mexico and the ongoing debate about Europe’s Schengen Agreement are symbolic of a wider, often heated, global discussion about borders, immigration and cultural change. Nationalism and identity politics are on the rise once more. Thousands of miles of fences and barriers have been erected since […]
Thinking on Sunday: Why the World Needs A Vagina Museum
There is a penis museum in Iceland, but no vagina equivalent anywhere in the world. Comedian Florence Schechter discusses why she chose to set up the world’s first bricks and mortar vagina museum and the strange reactions she’s received along the way. The museum will have four permanent galleries: science, culture, society and history. The science […]