how to: Debate: DELETE UBER.
What’s not to like? Uber has a current market cap of $70 billion and countless happy passengers who know why taking a cab is better than taking a car – or a bus. We get to ride at rates so low they hardly cover the cost of fuel. Uber drivers get to be their own […]
A neighbours’ event: building community through socially-engaged photography
An exhibition of work by Anita Strasser 1 November 2017 – 31 January 2018 The exhibition is situated along the walls of the central staircase and in The Library. The central staircase is open to the public Mon-Sun, 9am – 10pm, the Library is open Tue-Thur, 10am-5pm, so if you want to see the exhibition […]
Will Brexit be good or bad for business in London?
An insightful and positive panel of economists and business gurus will advise on how your business can thrive in the post-brexit economy. Chaired by: Jim Armitage – City Editor, London Evening Standard The Panellists: David Noon – Deloitte’s UK & Global Brexit Lead Kate Maltby – Political and economic critic, columnist and scholar Anthony Hilton […]
London Guitar Festival 2017: The New European Guitar
Augustin Wiedemann, Concordis Guitar Quartet Support from London Guitar Orchestra This unique concert features the amazing German guitarist Augustin Wiedemann, a winner of multiple international competitions, and one of the world’s leading guitar quartets: the Concordis Guitar Quartet from Portugal. The concert opens at 6:30 pm with a performance by the London Guitar Orchestra conducted […]
Waggle and other Dances
The Conway Collective in collaboration with London Metropolitan University present an evening of New Choreographic experiments influenced by the science of self-organisation, swarming, social activism, somatic discovery, bees and honey. Come and be engaged and entertained by students and emerging artists in new choreographic and theatrical configurations. Including the Bee Friendly Trust’s Waggledancers.
Bedlam: Madness in Shakespeare
The Conway Collective presents a unique participatory performance where the audience encounter Ophelia, Hamlet, Lady Macbeth, The Jailer’s Daughter, King Lear, Cordelia, Edgar/Old Tom, Joan La Pucelle, Lady Constance and others in the Bedlam Hospital which was run by the father of Shakespeare’s actor colleague Edward Alleyn. Performed by: Amanda Croft, Amanda Morgan, Anne-Sophie Marie, […]
TFL public consultation – Holborn Tube
Transport for London are proposing to substantially upgrade the capacity of Holborn station. The station needs improving so that it can continue to support the growing, vibrant local community and economy. We want to deliver an upgrade that will provide a much better transport experience for passengers using the station. Our proposals include a new […]
Another Night with James Baldwin
THE FIRST EVENT SOLD OUT VERY QUICKLY! We are very excited to offer another opportunity to experience A Night With James Baldwin. This ground-breaking event makes an incredible earth shattering promise – You will never be the same again! The film will be introduced by Dr Michelle Asantewa PhD, followed by a screening of the […]
Why We Tell Stories – and How We Live Them Out
Why do we tell stories? And why, most particularly do we tell the same ones over and over again in different forms (Jaws, for instance, is essentially a rewriting of Beowulf). The answer lies in human psychology and the structure of the brain. Humans are divided beings and stories try to tell us ways we can […]