Ethics & Climate Change – Ethics & Politics Discussion
Join us to discuss the ethics of climate change – a very important and topical meeting after the Paris talks. “Climate change is the major problem facing humanity and unless we relentlessly pursue CO2 emission reduction targets the global community will face catastrophe.” This is mantra emanating from The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), […]
Handbook of Humanism – A Dialogue with AC Grayling
Wiley-Blackwell is one of the most respected publishers of books and journals in a diverse range of professional fields; in biology, technology, and the humanities. Their series of ‘handbooks’ provide definitive and authoritative overviews of topics that span all of academia. This year, Wiley-Blackwell has published its Handbook of Humanism, the first book of its […]
The Great Wake Up! with Chris Baréz-Brown
Bestselling author, speaker and creativity expert Chris Baréz-Brown will be launching his latest project, called The Great Wake Up! in 2016. Chris specialises in helping people reconnect with their inner genius and be confident in who they truly are. The Great Wake Up! is an experiment in how to find the time and energy to […]
Chris Connors – How to Improve Your Quality of Life
In this interactive workshop, creative mentor, business coach and meditation teacher Chris Connors talks about how living in stillness, between the yin of mindfulness and the yang of change, creativity and innovation, can enhance your life. Chris Connors uses coaching and his mentorship programmes to help people improve the quality of their lives. Using techniques […]
Science in the Media: Dodgy Science Reporting, Ghostbusting, and Doctor Who
Hear about the science of Doctor Who from a scientist who is also a consultant to Doctor Who’s scriptwriters, find out about the credibility (scientifically and otherwise) of ghost hunting TV programmes from a former ghosthunter now turned ghostbuster, and discover just how much psuedoscience reporting there really is in our national press. 10.30 Registration […]
The Fight For – Or Over – Education
A conversation between Chris Bratcher and Chris Ormell Nigh on 50 years ago, a hotly contested Black Paper, Fight for Education, was published. It was a collection of reactionary – or necessarily corrective – essays, depending on your point of view. It was written in the climate of alarm at the height of student power at the LSE, […]
Fabien Thouand (oboe) With Members of the London Symphony Orchestra
Fabien Thouand oboe Laurent Quenelle violin Malcolm Johnston viola Eve-Marie Caravassilis cello Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F K370 Fiala: Oboe Quartet in F Britten: Phantasy in F minor Moeran: Fantasy Quartet Françaix: Quartet (for Cor Anglais and String Trio) Fabien Thouand studied at the CNSM de Paris, winning first prize in 2000. Since then he has […]
Conway Actants
Conway Actants is an artistic and curatorial collaboration between Deborah Gardner and Jane Millar. It is a unique, visual art project which directly responds to Conway Hall’s spaces, ethos, activities and archive. For example, photographic collaboration revealing the more hidden spaces of Conway Hall and scenes of the library at dusk hang both inside and on the […]
Peter Tatchell: What Should Schools Teach Pupils About Sex?
The veteran campaigner and human rights activist, Peter Tatchell, speaks about sex and education in his ‘annual address’ to LGBT Humanists. Bar opens at 7pm, talk starts at 7.30pm. Donations to cover costs are very welcome.