Hustings and Vote for CISTA’s London Mayoral Candidate
CISTA London mayoral hopefuls will be answering questions in front of a live audience at Conway Hall. This will be streamed live online. Voting will take place after the hustings – anyone with a Greater London postcode can vote online – and the winner will be anounced. Come to meet the candidates and put your […]
‘Intelligent Happiness’ with Nic Marks
SOLD OUT Does success lead to happiness? What makes for a happy work life? Can we create more happiness in our daily lives? And how can we contribute to a happier world? Nic will explore these questions and more in a thought-provoking and interactive session. Nic Marks is a world-renowned expert in happiness and wellbeing. […]
A Leftist Critique of Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism is a conservative idea that is seen as progressive. It is about background, ethnicity, belonging, spokespersons and roots. Those who talk about roots talk about an idyll of the past, a historical El Dorado – in contrast to impartial institutions, technological achievements, gender equality, and modern society. A reactionary ideology does not become more radical […]
Slavery Now and in the Future
Today, incredibly, 30 million people around the world are living as slaves, reflecting double standards between the rich and poor countries. And there are also 160 million missing women worldwide. In Thailand alone there are 472,000 in slavery prostitution, many having HIV. Slavery is illegal in every country in the modern world, but it still exists. Even […]
How Medical Research Died
“Anyone who has been a scientist for more than 20 years will realize that there has been a progressive decline in the honesty of communications between scientists, between scientists and their institutions and between scientists and their institutions and the outside world.” These are the words of Bruce Charlton, Professor of Theoretical Medicine. This sad stated […]
Parallel Journeys: Thames Chamber Choir
New paintings by Alfred Huckett | new music by Andrew Campling Parallel Journeys is a concert that celebrates the current exhibition of artworks at Conway Hall created by artist Alfred Huckett between 2010-2015, all based on music. His recent work is a series completed this year derived from two pieces of Medieval plainsong, Ave Maris Stella and Stabat Mater. These two […]
Parallel Journeys
New Paintings by Alfred Huckett This exhibition by artist Alfred Huckett consists of 35 canvases and watercolours, and are based on his lifelong interest in interpreting music in pictorial form. In recent years Alfred has on three separate occasions been resident artist at the York Early Music Festival, giving him ample opportunity to explore his vision. The […]
Money And The Soul
Money rarely gets the attention it deserves from us. What is the origin of the dread so many of us experience in money matters? Where does money get its power to provoke conflict and discord? Is it even possible to live a soulful, authentic life in the presence of money? Not ‘how to get more’, […]
How The Vote Was Won
A rehearsed reading of How The Vote Was Won, a short comic play written by Cicily Hamilton and Christopher St John to campaign for suffrage. This was one of many plays written and performed by the Actresses Franchise League between 1909 and 1913. How The Vote Was Won follows a man who doesn’t believe in […]