Sartre and the Anguish of Freedom
Jane O’Grady Sartre proclaimed how free we are – able to choose what to do, be and feel. But this freedom is not a liberation but a life-sentence – with hard labour. If we are to follow Sartre’s exacting strictures on avoiding bad faith, then we will always be scrupulously monitoring ourselves for authenticity, and […]
Jackee Holder – Paper Therapy: Writing to Grow & Thrive in Life
A self-development workshop in partnership with Psychologies Magazine (www.psychologies.co.uk). Writing is powerful and transformative. Writing attunes emotional intelligence, deepens empathy and creativity and cultivates mindfulness, all tools to live a more meaningful life. What if you had access to a creative library of journaling and writing tools that are unique and fun, easy to apply […]
Nic Marks – Happiness at Work: A crazy idea, or realistically achievable?
A self-development workshop in partnership with Psychologies Magazine (www.psychologies.co.uk) We typically spend more than 100,000 hours at work in our lifetimes. After sleep, it’s our second biggest daily activity. So, while being happy at work might sound weird – the alternative isn’t attractive. In this workshop – a mixture of interesting research & hands-on exercises, […]
Guardian Live – Trade secrets: lifting the lid on TTIP
“A serious threat to British democracy from Brussels.” Owen Jones What is TTIP, other than an ugly acronym? And will it boost global prosperity by billions of pounds every year – or just make big business ever more influential and unaccountable? Is the proposed transatlantic trade and investment partnership – TTIP – between the European […]
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: A Deal that will end our Freedom
Chris Bratcher Ever heard of TTIP – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership? It is a “Free Trade” deal with the United States currently under consideration by the European Union. Trade deals used to be about removing import tariffs. This one is also about the rights to invest in the provision of all manner of […]
Is Anarchism Relevant in Today’s World?
Donald Rooum When Tony Blair committed the British government to join the war in Iraq, the huge demonstrations against were unsuccessful. Has society learnt anything from this and, in particular, does anarchism have a role to play? The ideal of anarchism is the abolition of all government and the organisation of society on a voluntary, cooperative basis without […]
Social Equality in Action – Leading Experiential Workshops for Change
“Social Equality in Action – Leading experiential workshops for change” Presented by Dr. Karen John Social equality requires respectful ways of relating and awareness of our own and others’ goals and needs. However, whatever our personal or work circumstances or roles, we often find it difficult to exercise our rights and good authority and effectively […]
Green Politics in the 21st Century
Shahrar Ali in conversation with Rosie Warin: Green Politics in the 21st Century Marking the launch of Why Vote Green 2015: the Essential Guide, Deputy Leader of the Green Party Shahrar Ali in conversation with Rosie Warin, co-MD of Global Tolerance. Shahrar Ali, Deputy Leader of the Green Party and editor of Why Vote Green […]
Where did you come from?
“Where did you come from?” by Jeffrey Herrmann “Where Did You Come From? From Genealogy to Genes… From Family History to the History of our Species.” Jeffrey has given talks to CLHG in the past, and we are delighted that he has agreed to talk to us again, on one of his favourite topics. Jeffrey is […]