Vladimir Dirsh & Cathy Williams
Cathy Williams Cathy Williams’ signature style was first applied in her landscape paintings which evolved into her glass distortions of these landscapes. The series of abstract paintings featuring vibrant colours and clean lines are derived from the distortions perceived within the glass. cathy-williams.com Vladimir Dirsh Vladimir Dirsh is a trained industrial microbiologist with thirty years […]
Pathways
An exhibition of work by Gabrielle Bradshaw and Kate Bowe. Since leaving Camberwell College of Arts with a First Class Honours degree in Fine Art Sculpture, Gabrielle Bradshaw has had a hugely varied career working as a sculptor, layout artist, set designer, prop maker, artistic consultant, blacksmith, welder, and performer. Gabrielle has exhibited with the London Group […]
London Thinks – Buying and Selling Sex: the Big Debate
‘Sex work’ is work. Prostitution is violence against women. These two sentences encapsulate the polarised and often bitter feminist debate over the buying and selling of sex. So what can the two sides agree on? In this special London Thinks, hosted in association with the New Statesman, we will hear from current sex workers and […]
Adler in the Home, Family, Community and Schools
Presented by Libby Stevenson and Ferderica Vermeir Parents, Libby Stevenson and Federica Vermeir, describe how their encounter with Adlerian psychology had a positive effect on their families and led to their training to become facilitators of parenting courses. Parenting was never easy, but today it is even more difficult than before. We face a multitude […]
William Lane Craig’s Eight Reasons for God – Refuted
Norman Bacrac In 2014, the American Christian apologist W.L. Craig set out his eight reasons for belief in God in the bi-monthly magazine Philosophy Now, issue 99. In this talk, the validity of these eight reasons will be critically examined by atheist Norman Bacrac. Also assessed will be the morality of a God who seems […]
The Anatomy of Modern Wars
A panel of three will discuss the problems of contemporary war. The discussion will kick off with Derek Gregory’s view of the origin of warfare in human society. This will be followed by an examination of the break-up of Yugoslavia and the subsequent wars there by Vlaho Kojakovic. Then John Edwards will analyse the Russia-Ukraine conflict. […]
Britain’s Head of State Should be Elected
Debate In 1215 bad King John was confronted by his rebellious barons and forced to concede them some rights, later enshrined in the Magna Carta. Amazingly, for the next 800 years, apart from a 12 year blip in 1648, the monarchy has continued in this country. Now, in 2015, some rebellious commoners called ‘Republicans’ are […]
Santayana as Social and Cultural Philosopher
Tom Rubens The Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana (1863-1952) has been an undeservedly neglected figure in British academia for many decades. This neglect is in marked contrast to the considerable attention he received in the first half of the 20th century. Santayana’s range as a philosopher is wide, covering ontology, epistemology, ethics, the arts and sciences, religion, political and […]
Artur Pizarro
18.15 drinks reception 19.00 recital Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Artur Pizarro shot to international fame by winning the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1990. He performs internationally in recital, chamber music and with the world’s leading orchestras. In a programme entitled Songs My Grandmother Taught Me, renowned Portuguese pianist Artur Pizarro will explore the repertoire […]