How to Own the Room: A Masterclass for Women in Public Speaking
From Michelle Obama’s position of ‘happy high status’ and Hillary Clinton’s stillness, to Joan Rivers’s wild gesticulations and Virginia Woolf’s melodic storytelling, there’ll be so much to take away from Viv’s analysis of how these great women have captured our attention when they speak. And lots of achievable tips and exercises. As a stand-up, a […]
Remarkable Minds: Reith Lecturers Imagine Our Future Anita Anand, Jonathan Sumption and more
For more than seventy years, the BBC’s annual Reith Lectures have stood at the summit of British intellectual thought, advancing a universal truth that we forget at our peril: ideas have the power to change the world. In this event, the BBC’s Anita Anand brings together two former Reith Lecturers – world-leading thinkers in the […]
Humanism in the Middle East
Raised in an authoritarian, extremist society by a liberal, open-minded family, Faisal had a unique experience growing up as a bridge between worlds in collision. As he grew up discussing philosophers, literature, and democracy with his father, Faisal also had to endure Iraq under the regime of Saddam Hussein and later the oppressive rule of […]
AAAAAAAAAARGH!!! A Cartoon Anatomy of Contemporary British Politics
Martin Rowson is a multi-award winning cartoonist and writer. He gave a talk to Central London Humanists six years ago and we are delighted that he has offered to come and talk to us again and give us the cartoonist’s take on contemporary British politics! Martin is a former trustee of Humanists UK, and an […]
Gathering* – London National Park City
Join us to discover ways and things to make life better. Leave inspired and ready to help bring the London National Park City to life in your own life and in your neighbourhood. Meet Londoners, Do-ers, Makers, Champions & Rangers – The people making London National Park City a reality. Listen to challenging and inspiring […]
Victorian Blogging Wikipedia Editathon
Join Conway Hall Humanist Library & Archives to edit and add information about nineteenth-century freethinkers and social and political reformers to Wikipedia. Help us to celebrate and raise awareness of the valuable input of humanists to key nineteenth-century reforms and campaigns by improving Wikipedia content about the figures campaigning tirelessly for issues such as women’s […]
Richard Carlile and His Legacy
Champions of secularism throughout history include a wealth of brave and heroic individuals who defied authorities and established opinion to pioneer progressive liberal and feminist ideas. One such individual was Richard Carlile. On 16 August 1819 Carlile was on the platform at the Peterloo rally for parliamentary reform when the Manchester and Salford Yeomanry attacked […]
Behind Closed Doors: Sex Education Transformed
One thing we know for certain is that sex is personal: perhaps the most intimate thing of all. But sex is also shaped by a complicated web of cultural, social and political forces outside of ourselves. Fear-mongering, moral panic and outdated attitudes prevail, but if #MeToo has taught us anything, it’s how dangerous it is […]
“Beyond Bulls*** Jobs”: Elizabeth Anderson in conversation with David Graeber
In this special event, leading American political philosopher Elizabeth Anderson (Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan) will deliver a lecture entitled “The Work Ethic: Ideology for Bullshit Jobs or Meaningful Work?” in which she will reconsider the history of the work ethic in light of critiques lately made by David […]