BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Events for LONDON - ECPv6.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Events for LONDON REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260309T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260309T180000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20260210T062413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T062413Z UID:30116551-1773075600-1773079200@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:The Borgen Project: Why Advocacy Matters DESCRIPTION:Advocacy is the act of supporting change through our elected officials and is a key part of our democracy. Come join this informational event to see its impact and how you can be a part of it. \nThe Borgen Project is a non-profit advocacy group which seeks to end global poverty through building support for humanitarian legislation. Join our informational event to see how we achieve this\, notable instances of the success of our lobbying efforts\, and how you\, as an individual or group can help make life-saving change URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-borgen-project-why-advocacy-matters/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Politics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Why-advocacy-matters-event-poster.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Borgen Project":MAILTO:finntierney03@gmail.com GEO:51.5136899;-0.1414866 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260111T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260111T153000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20260103T093535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260103T093535Z UID:30113091-1768140000-1768145400@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Why Ash Regan’s ‘Unbuyable’ bill is right for Scotland: Unravelling the myths around the Nordic Model DESCRIPTION:We are delighted that Ash Regan\, independent MSP for Edinburgh Eastern\, will be joining us on Sunday\, 11 January for a webinar to discuss her Unbuyable bill. The bill seeks to lessen the harms from prostitution in Scotland through a holistic approach known as the Nordic Model. \nAsh will be joined by Venessa\, a survivor of the Scottish sex industry and Heli St Luce. The seminar will be introduced and chaired by Emily Husain. \nFollowing a short presentation by each speaker\, our panel will answer your questions\, which you can submit during the seminar or in advance by email. \nThe Unbuyable bill\, officially the Prostitution\, Offences and Support (Scotland) Bill\, reflects the Nordic Model approach to prostitution\, first introduced in Sweden in 1999. Here selling of sex by individual women is decriminalised\, but the buying of sexual services becomes a criminal offence. Crucially\, the Unbuyable bill also provides extensive support services for those wishing to exit prostitution and will clear any previous convictions a woman may have for soliciting. \nUnfortunately\, there are many myths around the Nordic model\, often circulated by organisations purporting to act in the best interests of sex workers. Some of these take the form of bad faith arguments\, others rely on falsifiable data\, while others still infantilise men or romanticise what is in reality a dangerous and unromantic activity. \nWhatever your views on the Unbuyable bill\, please join us for what will be an interesting and informative webinar. \nThe webinar is free\, but you need to register in advance. \nWebinar Details\nThis webinar will be hosted in Zoom and is expected to last about 90 minutes. We will email registered attendees shortly before the event with details of how to join. If you can’t see the email\, please check your spam folders. \nQuestions\nThere will be an option to submit questions during the event\, but you are welcome to email in advance any questions you would like our panellists to consider. Please put ‘Webinar Question’ in the subject line and email it to info@nordicmodelnow.org. Time constraints mean\, however\, that we will be limited in how many questions we can address. \nThis is a mixed event\nThis event is open to everyone. The event will include discussion of some difficult issues\, including male violence to women and children. We ask everyone\, but particularly men\, to be mindful of this and how members of the audience may find this triggering because it resonates with their own experiences of male violence. We ask everyone to be open and respectful. \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/why-ash-regans-unbuyable-bill-is-right-for-scotland-tickets-1972612307513 URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/why-ash-regans-unbuyable-bill-is-right-for-scotland-unravelling-the-myths-around-the-nordic-model/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Conversation,Education,Free Events,Online Events,Politics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ash-Regan-webinar-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Nordic Model Now!":MAILTO:info@nordicmodelnow.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251122T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251122T160000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20251014T162742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T162742Z UID:30110090-1763809200-1763827200@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Are You India? DESCRIPTION:Are You India? \nLet’s come together to fight against divisive politics\, uphold the values of the world’s largest democracy\, and fight for its future. Join us at Friends House on November 22\, 2025 at 11:00 AM (GMT). \nLet’s re-imagine a future for India that honours its unity and strength. We cannot do this alone but we can do this together. \n……. \nIndia has a rich history of resistance\, pioneering social movements\, and community strength. We have been at the forefront of demanding equal rights and dignity\, with those fighting for our independence being bold and outrageous in doing so. However\, the dream of a fair and equal India\, that united people 75 years ago\, seems further and further away. \nAt this pivotal moment\, it is now our time to champion the vision of a progressive and equal India. Join us on 22 November 2025 to reimagine a future that honours this history. \nWhat to Expect? \n\nPanel discussions on issues most pressing to India.\nCultural performances that celebrate India’s rich diversity.\nA platform where the community\, local organisations\, and activists from all across the UK can come together to confront the challenges faced by India’s democracy.\n\n*Light refreshments will be available. \n*More details including keynote speakers and performers will be announced soon. \n……. \nJoin us for a historical day as we play our part in realising the vision of an India built on fairness and equality. \nFind out more about us at: Platform for Indian Democracy URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/are-you-india/ LOCATION:Friends House\, 173 - 177 Euston Road\, London\, NW1 2BJ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Conversation,Events in London,People,Politics,Society ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/India.jpeg GEO:51.5265757;-0.132237 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Friends House 173 - 177 Euston Road London NW1 2BJ United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=173 - 177 Euston Road:geo:-0.132237,51.5265757 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250904T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250904T200000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20250716T191408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T191408Z UID:30103137-1757008800-1757016000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:In a World of Violence\, Militarism and Warmongering on the Rise: How Can we all Live Peacefully? DESCRIPTION:Free Public Event | All Welcome to Attend \nChair: \nRita Payne\, President Emeritus\, Commonwealth Journalists Association \nSpeakers: \nVijay Mehta\, Chair\, Uniting for Peace\, Author\, How Not To Go To War\, Peace Beyond Borders \nSundeep Waslekar\, President\, Strategic Foresight Group\, Author\, A World Without War \nZizette Darkazally\, Associate Fellow\, Chatham House\, Middle East and North Africa Programme\, Political Analyst \nDavid Adams\, Former UNESCO Director\, International Year for the Culture of Peace\, Coordinator\, The Culture of Peace News Network \nTaylor O’Connor\, Founder\, Everyday Peacebuilding\, Peacebuilding Innovation Specialist and Practitioner \nPhill Gittins\, Education Director\, World Beyond War\, Global Peace Index Ambassador\, Institute for Economics and Peace \nDate: Thursday\, 4 September 2025 \nTime: 18:00 – 20:00 (UK Time) \nRegistration Link: https://ufpautumnconference2025.eventbrite.co.uk/ \nThis conference aims to bring together thought leaders\, policy experts\, and activists to address some of the most pressing global challenges and discuss pathways to peace and stability. Your participation would greatly enrich this dialogue and inspire our audience. A description of the event is below: \nIn a world increasingly shaped by violence\, militarism\, and the normalisation of war\, how can individuals and communities reclaim the possibility of peace? This timely online conference brings together a distinguished panel of speakers from civil society\, academia\, and global peace movements to explore the roots of today’s conflicts and the pathways toward a more just and peaceful world. With particular attention to the ongoing wars\, the discussion will examine the role of grassroots movements\, anti-militarism efforts\, and international solidarity. The panel will be followed by a live Q&A session\, inviting participants to engage directly with the speakers and contribute to the conversation. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/in-a-world-of-violence-militarism-and-warmongering-on-the-rise-how-can-we-all-live-peacefully/ CATEGORIES:Conferences,Events in London,Free Events,Online Events,Organisations,Politics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/flyer-front-4-sept-autumn-conference-e1753120549286.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Uniting for Peace":MAILTO:vijay@vmpeace.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250831T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250831T203000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20240617T065316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240617T065317Z UID:30070606-1756666800-1756672200@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Utoya - UK Premiere DESCRIPTION:July 2011. On the Norwegian island of Utoya\, a far-right terrorist has just massacred sixty-nine innocent students attending a socialist Summer Camp. \nGunnar and Malin have sent their daughter to the island and desperately seek contact. On the farm next door to the perpetrators\, Petter and Inga realise their suspicions about him are well founded. At Central Command\, Alf and Unni must decide on the best course of action in response to the attack. \nA searing reflection on the domestic effects of societal trauma\, Utoya offers a timely reminder of the threat of far-right extremism\, inviting us to consider how tragedy can both bind people together and pull them further apart. This production is a UK Premiere from leading Italian writer Edoardo Erba. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/utoya-uk-premiere/2025-08-31/ LOCATION:Arcola Theatre\, 24 Ashwin Street\, London\, E8 3DL\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Arts,Cheap Tickets,Community Events,Entertainment,Events in London,History,London Theatre,People,Performing Arts,Politics,Recreation,Shows,Society ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Utoya_Artwork_SM_1920x1080-1-e1718607103525.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="RIVA Theatre and ZAVA Productions":MAILTO:boxoffice@arcolatheatre.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250606T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250606T183000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20250523T134310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T134311Z UID:30095334-1749232800-1749234600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Can We Be Great Again? Why a dangerous world needs Britain. DESCRIPTION:Former Foreign Secretary Sir Jeremy Hunt MP joins us on Friday 6 June to discuss his new book about Britain’s place in the world in the century ahead.\nThis event is free to attend but booking is essential via our website. \nBritain has been through a difficult period since the global financial crisis\, leading many to conclude the country is doomed to inevitable decline. But Jeremy Hunt\, who was at the top of government as both Foreign Secretary and Chancellor\, disagrees. In his new book: Can We Be Great Again?\, he sets out to rebut those who think Britain is no longer capable of shaping the world we live in. \nWith the election of President Trump\, a world that was already becoming more dangerous has also become more unpredictable. But when it comes to the big challenges facing the world – whether on European security\, the future of democracy\, migration\, trade and climate – the UK remains one of the most influential countries and should\, Hunt says\, use that influence wisely. Hunt does not shy away from the UK’s weaknesses but argues that they should be considered in perspective and without underestimating this country’s many strengths. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/can-we-be-great-again-why-a-dangerous-world-needs-britain/ LOCATION:University of Surrey\, Rik Medlik Building\, Guildford\, GU2 7XH CATEGORIES:Conferences,Conversation,Free Events,Politics,Society ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Jeremy-Hunt-Eventbrite-e1748005850804.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="University of Surrey":MAILTO:events@surrey.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250227T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250228T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20240919T130839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240929T143229Z UID:30080397-1740682800-1740776400@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes DESCRIPTION:Following a recent step towards theatre in his last few shows\, Mark Thomas is back to his finest stand-up form and anti-Tory sentiment in Gaffa Tapes as he takes his tour to the Leicester Square Theatre! \nMark’s now famous mix of standup\, theatre\, journalism and the odd bout of performance art has made him one of our oldest surviving alternative comics. Often referred to as the ‘godfather of political comedy’ (among many other things)\, Mark has been performing comedy for nearly 40 years. \nIf you don’t know what Mark does\, ask your parents. In his time\, he has won 8 awards for performing\, 3 for human rights work… and one he invented for himself. He has made six series of the Mark Thomas Comedy Product and 3 Dispatches for Channel 4\, made five series of the Manifesto for Radio 4\, written five books and 4 play scripts\, curated and authored two art exhibitions with artist Tracey Moberly and was commissioned to write a show for the Royal Opera House. He has forced a politician to resign\, changed laws on tax and protest\, become the Guinness Book of Records world record holder for a number of protests in 24 hours\, taken the police to court three times and won (the fourth is in the pipeline)\, walked the length of the Israeli Wall in the West Bank (that’s 724km)\, and generally mucked about trying to have fun and upset (shall we say) the right people. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/mark-thomas-gaffa-tapes/ LOCATION:Leicester Square Theatre\, 6 Leicester Place\, London\, WC2H 7BX CATEGORIES:Arts,Cheap Tickets,Comedy,Conversation,Debates,Entertainment,Events in London,London Theatre,Politics,Pop Up,Society ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/MARK-THOMAS-1-Please-credit-Art-By-Tracey-Moberly-e1726751211269.jpg GEO:51.511365;-0.1301465 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Leicester Square Theatre 6 Leicester Place London WC2H 7BX;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=6 Leicester Place:geo:-0.1301465,51.511365 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241114T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241114T200000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20240923T033956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T033956Z UID:30080804-1731607200-1731614400@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Why We Fight Wars? Can a Culture of Peace Revolution Work Towards Its End? DESCRIPTION:On 14th November 2024\, Uniting for Peace is hosting a conference on the Culture of Peace. A panel of distinguished speakers will contribute their thoughts. After all the speakers have spoken\, we open the Q&A\, which goes on for an hour. This is a Free Online Event\, and Everyone Is Welcome to attend. \nTitle: Why We Fight Wars? Can a Culture of Peace Revolution Work Towards Its End?\nDate: Thursday\, 14 November 2024\nTime: 18:00 – 20:00 (UK time)\nTo register: https://cultureofpeace2024.eventbrite.co.uk/\nMeeting ID: 348 276 5417\nPasscode: 2022 \nChair – Rita Payne\, President Emeritus\, Commonwealth Journalists Association\nSpeakers:\nFederico Mayor Zaragoza\, Former Director-General of UNESCO\, Founder\, Fundación Cultura de Paz and Author\, The World Ahead: Our Future in the Making\nVijay Mehta\, Chair\, Uniting for Peace\, Author\, How Not To Go To War\nDavid Adams\, Former UNESCO Director\, Unit for the International Year for the Culture of Peace\, Coordinator\, The Culture of Peace News Network\nJohn Gittings\, Former The Guardian Journalist Specialised on China and East Asia\, Author of The Glorious Art of Peace\nRivera Sun\, Editor\, Nonviolence News\, Program Coordinator for Campaign Nonviolence\, Author\, The Dandelion Insurrection\nKen Butigan\, Senior Professional Lecturer in the Peace\, Justice and Conflict Studies Program\, DePaul University\, Chicago\, USA \nBlurb of the conference is below: \nUnited Nations has declared the official theme for 2024 International Day of Peace as Cultivating a Culture of Peace. The pertinent question is: Is war a necessary evil or an organised crime to kill our human species? Either way\, war kills people\, bringing untold suffering and misery. Also\, it’s a waste of vital resources that can be utilised for healthcare\, education\, jobs and boosting the economy’s growth. If the latter argument is valid\, then can we replace war by implementing a Culture of Peace? URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/why-we-fight-wars-can-a-culture-of-peace-revolution-work-towards-its-end/ CATEGORIES:Conferences,Politics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/flyer-front-e1727062717784.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241107T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241107T223000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20241106T085332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T220833Z UID:30085508-1731009600-1731018600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:‘Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story’ South London Premiere DESCRIPTION:We’re all about community action doing what we do with our Cost of Living projects at Grove Collective\, so we’re looking forward to this grassroots film premiere in Loughborough Junction! ‘Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story’ is a documentary produced over the course of years by a South London team. It’s a tribute to the film’s South London roots that this theatrical screens in Whirled Cinema on November 7th. It chronicles the life and legacy of Brock\, a British-born Amazonian cowboy turned U.S. TV star\, who sacrificed everything for his life-changing mission to unite a nation and bring free healthcare to America … changing hearts\, minds\, and laws in the process. \nYou can read an article about this local production by Paul Angell\, the film’s director here: https://arounddulwich.co.uk/medicine-man-a-south-london-story \nFilm trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-DRMn5iqQg&t=3s \nThe screening will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A featuring Angell and Producer Vladimir V Daniel. \n8pm start\, 7pm doors \nTickets: https://www.whirledcinema.com/screenings/loughborough-junction-screening/5090/medicine-man-the-stan-brock-story-with-qa \nhttps://linktr.ee/medicinemanstanbrock URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/medicine-man-the-stan-brock-story-south-london-premiere/ LOCATION:Whirled Cinema\, 259-260 Hardess Street\, Loughborough Junction\, London\, SE24 0HN CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Community Events,Events in London,Films,Movies,Politics,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WHIRLED-MM-TEAM-SQ-smaller2-e1730883207922.jpg GEO:51.4650615;-0.1008724 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Whirled Cinema 259-260 Hardess Street Loughborough Junction London SE24 0HN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=259-260 Hardess Street\, Loughborough Junction:geo:-0.1008724,51.4650615 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241003T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241003T190000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20240918T052343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T052343Z UID:30080388-1727974800-1727982000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Václav Havel European Dialogues: The  Meaning of Central Europe in Today's World by Timothy Garton Ash DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special collaborative event hosted by SSEES and the Czech Center London\, marking the launch of the new Research Center for the Study of Places\, Identities\, and Memories (PIMs). This event celebrates the inauguration of PIMs and is part of the annual Václav Havel European Dialogues\, a global series of discussions inspired by Havel’s enduring legacy. \nThe event will feature a keynote address by Timothy Garton Ash (University of Oxford)\, who will explore the evolving meanings of Central Europe. This theme resonates deeply with Václav Havel’s intellectual legacy. Where does Central Europe stand in the contemporary world and politics\, and what does it represent today? Garton Ash will delve into the diverse interpretations of Central Europe throughout history and culture\, its varied and debated uses and its constant search for its “other”. He will also reflect on Central Europe’s significance in today’s increasingly polarized global landscape\, with particular emphasis on the impact of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This discussion promises to offer profound insights into the identities of a diverse region and its role in shaping the future of Europe and beyond. \nJessie Barton Hronešová will moderate the event and will feature an esteemed panel of speakers\, including Richard Mole\, director of SSEES\, and a word of welcome by Přemysl Pela\, the director of the Czech Center in London\, as well as Pawel Bukowski\, co-director-of-the-new Research Center for the Study of Places\, Identities\, and Memories (PIMs).\n\nTimothy Garton Ash is a distinguished British historian\, political writer\, and commentator\, and he is celebrated for his extensive work on the contemporary history of Europe in general and Central and Eastern Europe in particular. He has authored eleven influential books on the ‘history of the present’\, documenting the profound transformations across Europe since 1989. Notable among these are The Magic Lantern: The Revolution of ’89 Witnessed in Warsaw\, Budapest\, Berlin\, and Prague (1990)\, In Europe’s Name: Germany and the Divided Continent (1993)\, The File: A Personal History (1997)\, History of the Present: Essays\, Sketches and Despatches from Europe in the 1990s (2000)\, Free World (2004)\, Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World (2016)\, and his most recent work\, Homelands: A Personal History of Europe – now translated into 24 languages. These works have become essential for anyone interested in European history and politics. He is a Professor Emeritus of European Studies at the University of Oxford and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. A prolific contributor to leading international publications like The Guardian and The New York Review of Books\, his work continues to shape debates on European identity\, democracy\, and the challenges posed by authoritarianism in today’s world. He also runs his substack with weekly essays called History of the Present. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/vaclav-havel-european-dialogues-the-meaning-of-central-europe-in-todays-world-by-timothy-garton-ash/ LOCATION:Masaryk Room\, SSEES\, UCL\, London\, 16 Taviton St\, London\, WC1H 0BW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community Events,Debates,Events in London,Free Events,History,Politics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1x1-VHED-e1726636967847.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240717T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240717T140000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20240625T022701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T022701Z UID:30072651-1721210400-1721224800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:SouthWestFest - World of Work DESCRIPTION:World of Work \nDate: 17th July \nTime: 10:00 – 14:00 \nLocation: Westminster Abbey\, Dean’s Yard\, SW1P 3NY \nWho is this event aimed at: For All \nAbout this event: Are you looking for inspiration and meaningful consideration of how to (re)enter the workforce? Join the Engagement Team at Westminster Abbey to discover what the Abbey building tells us about overcoming life challenges. Meet some key figures around the Abbey to learn about the wide variety of jobs that the Abbey has to offer and pick up some recruitment top tips. For Westminster residents only. 5 spaces reserved for those aged 18 – 25. Refreshments provided. Limited capacity. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/southwestfest-world-of-work/ LOCATION:Westminster Abbey\, Westminster Abbey\, Deans Yard\, SW1P 3PA CATEGORIES:Conversation,Education,Events in London,Free Events,Organisations,Politics,Relationships,Teenagers,Work,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SWF-5-e1719282394710.png ORGANIZER;CN="SouthWestFest":MAILTO:director@southwestfest.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240514T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240514T203000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20240501T135832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T135832Z UID:30067910-1715711400-1715718600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:The Right to Protest: A Cumberland Lodge London Dialogue DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation about our right to protest\, and its evolving role in shaping a better future. Protest is recognised not only as a human right\, but also as a powerful catalyst for change. Young people\, historically at the forefront of activism\, continue to engage in protests on issues such as the climate crisis\, social inequalities\, and international conflicts. \nHowever\, recent government legislation\, including the Policing Act 2022 and the Public Order Act 2023\, new forms of technology and surveillance\, and increasingly dispersed centres of power\, are changing how we think about dissent\, and what is possible to achieve. \nThe 2024 Cumberland Lodge London Dialogue will explore this evolving landscape of protest in the 21st century\, deciphering what these changes may mean for all of us. A panel of research\, student\, and activist voices\, chaired by The Rt Hon the Baroness Usha Prashar\, will debate the new dynamics of protest\, and the impact of new government legislation. \nOur speakers will include Dr Daniella Lock (University of Oxford) and Jodie Beck (Liberty)\, with further details to be announced. \n  \n14 May 2024 from 6:30-8:30pm at Goodenough College\, London \n  \nTickets: £10 (£5 concessions) including light refreshments \n  \nVisit cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/events to book URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-right-to-protest-a-cumberland-lodge-london-dialogue/ LOCATION:Goodenough College\, Mecklenburgh Square\, London\, WC1N 2AB CATEGORIES:Conversation,Education,Events in London,People,Politics,Society ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/LD-social-media-asset-e1714571800507.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240502T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240502T213000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20240429T005428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T065221Z UID:30067907-1714671000-1714685400@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:1763: Complexities of Growth\, featuring Daniel Susskind DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to offer a platform for stimulating discussions\, networking\, and collaborative opportunities. \n​At this event\, hosted by the London Interdisciplinary School (LIS) and Minerva University’s AI Consensus\, Daniel Susskind will present his new book and explore the complexities of growth with our interdisciplinary panelists. \n“For centuries economists have been preoccupied with the growth of nations. But the subject has proved elusive\, and many mysteries remain.” ~ Elhanan Helpman\, The Mystery of Economic Growth \nJoin us for a thought-provoking discussion at the intersection of economics\, technology\, and science\, hosted by the 1763 initiative — a collaborative society founded by students from the Minerva University and the London Interdisciplinary School (LIS). \nRefreshments and snacks will be provided! There will also be an opportunity to win cool prizes 🙂 \n​Following a Book Event of Daniel Susskind\, a networking session will ensue. \n​Event Highlights: \n​Keynote Presentation → Daniel Susskind\, presenting his new book\, Growth: A Reckoning. \nPanel Discussion on Growth: A Reckoning. \nAgenda:\n5:30- Doors Open \n​6:00 – The Presentation of Growth: The Reckoning (Economic Growth and its Limitations) – Daniel Susskind\, Research Professor @King’s College London \n​6:40 – Discussion on Growth: The Reckoning. With Sir Alan Wilson. Moderated by Ed Fidoe. \nInteractive Q&A: Audience members will have the opportunity to pose pre-selected questions to our panelists\, encouraging a dynamic exchange of ideas. The most insightful questions will be rewarded with complimentary copies of Growth: A Reckoning. Place your questions in the signup form\, and prepare to ask them on stage\, as part of the panel. \n​7:15-7:30 – Book Signing Session\, Networking\, Refreshments \n7:30-9:15 – Launch Event of 1763\, Networking. With ​Bronwyn Kunhardt\, ​Łukasz Rzeczkowski\, and Dr Maciej Kawecki. \nAbout the Hosts \n“What if we start a cultural movement that enables us to think about the multiplicities and refractions of the value that we can create?” \n1763 is a collaborative society recently established by the students of Minerva University and LIS (London Interdisciplinary School). We aim to broaden the educational frontiers worldwide by collecting best practices and ways of thinking that embrace complexity\, interdisciplinary problem-solving\, and global immersion\, as well as facilitate dialogue that inspires innovation and cultivates future-ready leaders. \n​This event will take place at 42 London\, the globally-expanding coding school offering an innovative curriculum for individuals to learn programming and join the growing community of skilled coders worldwide. The director of 42 London\, Bronwyn Kunhardt\, will be joining our convening. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/1763-navigating-complexities-of-growth-in-modern-society-featuring-daniel-susskind/ LOCATION:42 London\, 30 Millbank\, London\, SW1P 4DU CATEGORIES:Community Events,Debates,Events in London,Literature,Politics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="London Interdisciplinary School (1763)":MAILTO:connect@1763.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231024T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231024T200000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20230914T152505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T152509Z UID:30060592-1698172200-1698177600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Olivette Otele in conversation DESCRIPTION:Join Olivette Otele at the Museum of London Docklands for a special in-conversation with Renée Landell\, highlighting the role of Black women in resistance\, abolition and anti-colonial movements across the globe. From Queen Nzinga to Fanny Coker\, hear the stories of revolutionary sisters inspired by this year’s Black History Month theme: ‘Saluting Our Sisters’. \n\n\n\nOlivette Otele is a Distinguished Research Professor of the Legacies and Memory of Slavery at SOAS\, University of London. She has written numerous scholarly papers and books\, including African Europeans: an Untold History (2020) and has been a broadcaster and consultant on numerous films and documentaries\, including Netflix’s African Queens (2023). She also works extensively with policymakers and institutions to engage with histories of colonial slavery and restorative justice strategies. \n\n\n\nRenée Landell is a writer\, literary critic and cultural historian. She is the founder of Beyond Margins UK\, a race equity and justice movement and runs events and designs strategies for UK universities\, museums\, charities and other organisations. \n\n\n\nBlack History Month 2023 #SalutingOurSisters URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/olivette-otele-in-conversation/ LOCATION:Museum of London Docklands\, No.1 Warehouse\, West India Quay\, London E14 4AL\, London\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Community Events,Conversation,Education,Events in London,History,History,Literature,Museums,People,Politics,Seminars,Women,Writers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Queen-Nzinga-Mbande-by-Achille-deveria-1830s.-via-Wikimedia-Commons_900x540.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of London Docklands":MAILTO:https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/support-us/donate GEO:51.5074803;-0.0235205 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of London Docklands No.1 Warehouse West India Quay London E14 4AL London United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=No.1 Warehouse\, West India Quay\, London E14 4AL:geo:-0.0235205,51.5074803 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231013T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231013T203000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20230914T152737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T145215Z UID:30060591-1697221800-1697229000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess screening + Q&A DESCRIPTION:We’re partnering with The New Black Film Collective for a screening at the Museum of London Docklands that unearths the story of Jamaica’s only female National Hero.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe documentary Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess – by award-winning Jamaican-born American filmmaker Roy T. Anderson and Dr Harecourt Fuller – explores one of the most revered heroines in the history of the ‘New World’: Nanny of the Maroons. Her victory is celebrated in the present with her image appearing on the Jamaican $500 note and a posthumous award of Order of National Hero. Her resistance is an inspirational example of the many ways in which women have undermined slavery throughout history. Join us and learn more about this African warrior queen whose military prowess led her people to victory over the British army.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe screening will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with special guest speakers. Advertised end times may be subject to change.\n\n\n\n\n\nBlack History Month 2023 #SalutingOurSisters URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/queen-nanny-legendary-maroon-chieftainess-screening-qa/ LOCATION:Museum of London Docklands\, No.1 Warehouse\, West India Quay\, London E14 4AL\, London\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Community Events,Conversation,Education,Events in London,Films,History,History,Movies,Museums,People,Politics,Women ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/QueenNanny_WEB.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of London Docklands":MAILTO:https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/support-us/donate GEO:51.5074803;-0.0235205 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of London Docklands No.1 Warehouse West India Quay London E14 4AL London United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=No.1 Warehouse\, West India Quay\, London E14 4AL:geo:-0.0235205,51.5074803 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231012T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231012T193000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20230920T042310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T104320Z UID:30060602-1697131800-1697139000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Václav Havel European Dialogues 2023 DESCRIPTION:The Czech Centre\, together with the Cardiff University\, Oxford University and UCL\, and in collaboration with the Václav Havel Library\, organises the second annual symposium celebrating the legacy of Václav Havel. Starting in Cardiff on 10th of October\, the event will then move to Oxford on 11th October and finish at London’s UCL on 12th of October. \nFollowing a word of welcome from Přemysl Pela (Czech Centre London) we feature a discussion with celebrated Czech author Jáchym Topol\, author of i.a. A Sensitive Person (Eng. trans.\, Yale\, 2023); Angel Station (Eng. trans.\, Dalkey Archive\, 2017); The Devil’s Workshop (Eng. trans.\, Portobello\, 2013); Gargling With Tar (Eng. trans.\, Portobello\, 2010); and City/Sister/Silver (Eng. trans. Catbird\, 2000)\, who will talk about practicing creative literature in the final years of Czechoslovak Communism and the early years thereafter. \nFollowed by a roundtable discussion: \n‘Gaming the System: Language\, Conformism\, and Breaking Conventions\, From Václav Havel’s Absurdism to the Age of X’ \n2023 marks the 60th anniversary of The Garden Party\, one of Havel’s most famous plays. Often understood as an Absurdist critique of modern bureaucracy\, the play is also a tale about an ambitious young man who becomes a master of ‘gaming the system’. Havel’s protagonist Hugo thus embodies a paradox: he shows the extraordinary social pressure placed on people to conform to social expectations if they are to get ahead in life\, but he simultaneously demonstrates the enormous creativity through which they find ways to ‘game the system’ and break the rules. This round-table discussion will explore this curious dynamic of conformism and unconventionality\, of obedience and rule-bending\, of socialization and sabotage\, and will consider how far Havel’s mid-20th-century example of formalized bureaucratic communication (and the implicit parallel to authoritarian power structures) holds for early 21st-century culture and in particular for the ways social media have changed the way we interact for better and for ill. \nDiscussants: \nTim Beasley-Murray is Associate Professor of European thought and Culture at UCL and works on literature\, politics and ideas in English\, French\, German and sometimes Czech and Slovak. He has written a book on games (and how they can be serious) that will come out later this year. \nBarbara Day arrived as a student in Prague in 1965\, just in time to see the original productions of Havel’s plays and to experience the great surge of theatre activity. She maintained her connections with Czechoslovakia through the years of the Soviet occupation and consequent ‘Normalisation’. In 1985 she created the Bristol Czech Fest and the same year began to work with the ‘underground university’\, through the Oxford-based Jan Hus Educational Foundation. In 1999 she published The Velvet Philosophers and in 2019 Trial by Theatre: Reports on the Czech Drama. \nErin Plunkett is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Hertfordshire. She is co-editor with Ivan Chvatík of the Selected Writings of Jan Patočka: Care for the Soul (Bloomsbury\, 2022)\, and author of A Philosophy of the Essay: Scepticism\, Experience and Style (Bloomsbury\, 2020). \nDavid S. Danaher is a Professor of and Program Head for Slavic Studies in the Department of German\, Nordic\, and Slavic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His two most recent books are Reading Václav Havel (University of Toronto Press\, 2015) and\, co-edited with Kieran Williams\, Václav Havel’s Meanings: His Key Words\, Their Context and Legacy (Karolinum Press and University of Chicago Press\, forthcoming 2023). He has taught a monograph course on Havel’s writing to undergraduates from all disciplines since 2002. \nModerator: \nPeter Zusi\, Associate Professor of Czech and Comparative Literature\, UCL. \nThe roundtable discussion will be followed by a wine reception. \nThe 2023 Václav Havel European Dialogues are supported by the Sekyra Foundation and are an initiative of the Václav Havel Library. \n  \nRegistration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vaclav-havel-european-dialogues-2023-tickets-719670131737?aff=oddtdtcreator URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/vaclav-havel-european-dialogues-2023/ CATEGORIES:Conferences,Debates,Events in London,Free Events,Politics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Eventbrite-image.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230617T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230617T170000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20230419T112102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T113151Z UID:30060175-1686999600-1687021200@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:The British Academy Summer Showcase 2023 DESCRIPTION:Join us on 17 June as we open our doors for the British Academy’s annual Summer Showcase\, a free\, one-day festival of ideas for curious minds.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nMeet the thinkers shaping our world through their pioneering social sciences and humanities research via our programme of engaging panel discussions\, roundtables\, pop-up talks\, performances\, workshops and film screenings.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nTaking place throughout our home in 10-11 Carlton House Terrace\, you will also be able to explore this Nash-designed\, Grade I-listed building overlooking the Mall and St James Park.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nGet involved\, learn something unexpected\, and be inspired to think differently about the world around you.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n#ForCuriousMinds URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-british-academy-summer-showcase-2023-not-to-be-missed/ LOCATION:The British Academy\, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace\, London\, SW1Y 5AH\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Arts,Classical Studies,Conversation,Debates,Education,Events in London,Family Activities,Free Events,History,Museums,People,Politics,Pop Up,Seminars,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Summer_Showcase_2023_Save_the_Date_2.original.png GEO:51.5063517;-0.1311843 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The British Academy 10-11 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AH United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=10-11 Carlton House Terrace:geo:-0.1311843,51.5063517 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230426T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230426T200000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20230322T064355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230322T064422Z UID:30060004-1682533800-1682539200@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Open sewer or thriving ecosystem: The future of the Thames DESCRIPTION:Join guest speakers Joe Pecorelli (ZSL)\, Vanessa Taylor (University of Greenwich) and Charlie Wood (Environment Agency) at the Museum of London Docklands as they take a closer look at the history and future of the river so central to London’s identities in this Earth Day inspired panel discussion. They will explore the background of Thames pollution and how we can rethink our relationship with the river today. \n\n\n\nTickets must be purchased in advance via our website or by contacting our Box Office at 020 7001 9844. \n\n\n\nImage by Ana Paula Grimaldi via Unsplash URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/open-sewer-or-thriving-ecosystem-the-future-of-the-thames/ LOCATION:Museum of London Docklands\, No.1 Warehouse\, West India Quay\, London E14 4AL\, London\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Architecture,Cheap Tickets,Conversation,Debates,Design,Environment,Events in London,History,History,Museums,Organisations,People,Politics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Image-by-Ana-Paula-Grimaldi-via-unsplash_web-crop.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of London Docklands":MAILTO:https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/support-us/donate GEO:51.5074803;-0.0235205 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of London Docklands No.1 Warehouse West India Quay London E14 4AL London United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=No.1 Warehouse\, West India Quay\, London E14 4AL:geo:-0.0235205,51.5074803 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230423T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230423T140000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20230322T064509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230322T064513Z UID:30060097-1682247600-1682258400@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Living river mobile workshop and riverbed walk DESCRIPTION:Join artist Camilla Brendon to take a closer look at our relationship with the river and learn how to build your mobile from salvaged materials in this workshop celebrating Earth Day. Starting with a riverbank walk to gather materials and inspiration\, you’ll journey back to the Museum of London Docklands to design a unique mobile intended as a planter/hanging basket using your finds and provided materials. Seeds will also be supplied to sow in your new mobile as a reminder of the river as you continue to watch them grow at home. \n\n\n\nWorkshop suitable for adults.Image courtesy of Camilla Brendon. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/living-river-mobile-workshop-and-riverbed-walk/ LOCATION:Museum of London Docklands\, No.1 Warehouse\, West India Quay\, London E14 4AL\, London\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Christmas Shopping,Classes,Crafts,Design,Entertainment,Environment,Events in London,Family Activities,Masterclass,Museums,People,Politics,Recreation,Sculpture,Visual Arts,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_20190714_165418.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of London Docklands":MAILTO:https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/support-us/donate GEO:51.5074803;-0.0235205 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of London Docklands No.1 Warehouse West India Quay London E14 4AL London United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=No.1 Warehouse\, West India Quay\, London E14 4AL:geo:-0.0235205,51.5074803 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230324T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230324T223000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20230308T131821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230308T131826Z UID:30059980-1679684400-1679697000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:City of Gallows: Executions late opening DESCRIPTION:Explore the Executions exhibition after hours in an atmospheric candlelit evening at the Museum of London Docklands\, uncovering the lesser-told stories from the exhibit. From curator-led tours and short talks to screenings and live performances of execution ballads\, learn more about London’s troubled past and how public punishment shaped the city’s landscape. For more details on activities taking place throughout the evening\, visit the Museum of London Docklands website using the link below. \n\n\n\nTickets must be purchased in advance via our website or by contacting our Box Office on 020 7030 3300. If you liked this\, why not check out other events inspired by our current exhibition. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/city-of-gallows-executions-late-opening/ LOCATION:Museum of London Docklands\, No.1 Warehouse\, West India Quay\, London E14 4AL\, London\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Conversation,Education,Events in London,Exhibitions,Films,History,History,Live Music,Museums,Music,Performing Arts,Politics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Executions_late_WEB_-Drew-Forsyth.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of London Docklands":MAILTO:https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/support-us/donate GEO:51.5074803;-0.0235205 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of London Docklands No.1 Warehouse West India Quay London E14 4AL London United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=No.1 Warehouse\, West India Quay\, London E14 4AL:geo:-0.0235205,51.5074803 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230313T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230313T194500 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20230308T131928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230308T131934Z UID:30059984-1678733100-1678736700@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Crime and Punishment: Women throughout history DESCRIPTION:Much of history follows the lives and deaths of men famous for their victories and defeats\, for their rule and legacy. Join bestselling authors Laura Shepherd-Robinson and Suzie Edge at the Museum of London Docklands as they shed light and shift focus onto the female voices that feature in the Executions exhibition and discuss their stories\, crimes and punishments. They will also explore the importance of research when writing\, the gravity of history in fiction\, the darker aspects of London’s Georgian society and our curious history with crime\, decapitation\, and mutilation as forms of punishment. This talk is organised in association with Capital Crime Writing Festival. \n\n\n\nTickets must be purchased in advance via our website or by contacting our Box Office at 020 7030 3300. If you liked this\, why not check out other events inspired by our current exhibition. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/crime-and-punishment-women-throughout-history/ LOCATION:Museum of London Docklands\, No.1 Warehouse\, West India Quay\, London E14 4AL\, London\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Conversation,Education,Events in London,Exhibitions,History,History,Literature,Museums,People,Politics,Women,Writers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Eliza-Fenning-dress_resized.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of London Docklands":MAILTO:https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/support-us/donate GEO:51.5074803;-0.0235205 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of London Docklands No.1 Warehouse West India Quay London E14 4AL London United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=No.1 Warehouse\, West India Quay\, London E14 4AL:geo:-0.0235205,51.5074803 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230204T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230207T190000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20230106T104737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230106T104848Z UID:30059799-1675533600-1675796400@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Going Deutsch DESCRIPTION:Should you ever go back to someone\, or something\, that almost destroyed you? What if they’re sorry? What if they say they’ve changed? What if they’re offering an EU passport? \n\n\n\nFollowing a bereavement\, Brexit and a bad break-up\, Anna decides to make some changes. When Anna suggested getting back with her ex\, her friends were appalled\,  and to her surprise\, her family felt very much the same way when she jumped into bed with Germany. \n\n\n\nIn ‘Going Deutsch’ Anna dates the country offering her citizenship despite taking the lives (and passports) of so many who came before her. Should she get back with Germany? Can they get past their history? Could they ever make it work? \n\n\n\nGoing Deutsch is a comedic show about relationships\, inherited trauma and how much the past shapes the future. \n\n\n\n“Anna’s storytelling\, stagecraft and wizardry at engaging her audience was utterly superb” – Mag North“Brilliantly executed” – Louder than War URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/going-deutsch/2023-02-04/ LOCATION:The Vaults\, Leake Street\, London\, SE1 7NN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Comedy,Entertainment,Events in London,Festivals,Performing Arts,Politics,Women ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Going-Deutsch_-123-copy.jpg GEO:51.5019008;-0.1155791 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Vaults Leake Street London SE1 7NN United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Leake Street:geo:-0.1155791,51.5019008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221116T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221116T203000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20221103T082334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221103T082342Z UID:30059708-1668625200-1668630600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Charles I and the Civil Wars: The World Turned Upside Down DESCRIPTION:At 2 pm\, on Tuesday 30 January 1649\, King Charles I stepped onto a wooden scaffold outside Whitehall’s Banqueting House\, knelt in front of thousands of spectators and was publicly beheaded as a traitor. It was the brutal climax of years of civil war\, which had seen tens of thousands of people lose their lives and livelihoods as the kingdoms of England\, Wales\, Scotland and Ireland were plunged into chaos. \nIn this fascinating collaboration with the Museum of London Docklands and HistFest\, bestselling authors Jessie Childs and Leanda de Lisle\, and critically acclaimed playwright and history teacher Thabo Stuck will explore the complex events that led to the fateful moment of Charles’s execution. From the sweeping history of the civil wars and the human stories of debates\, battles and sieges to the mood within the royal court\, the character of Charles I himself\, the resilience of his wife Henrietta Maria\, and the decade-long republican rule that followed. \nIncluding music from Thabo Stuck’s critically acclaimed play\, #50Days\, a panel discussion and immersive re-enactment from the English Civil War Society\, discover the realities of a world turned upside down. There will be an opportunity to purchase the authors’ books at the end of the talk. \nThere are also digital tickets available to watch a livestream of the event. \n  \nAbout \nThabo Stuck is a history teacher from London and the creator and writer of #50Days. #50Days\, Thabo’s debut writing project\, is a Grime Musical that tells the story of the period that leads up to the outbreak of the 17th Century British Civil Wars. Using Grime music\, this show gives underrepresented Brits a voice in telling the story of one of the most integral but often misunderstood narratives of our nation. Described by The Independent as ‘a hurtling exploration of politics and revolution’. \nJessie Childs is an award-winning author\, historian and broadcaster. Her first book\, Henry VIII’s Last Victim\, won the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography\, and her second\, God’s Traitors\, won the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History. Her third book\, The Siege of Loyalty House: A Civil War Story\, was published in May and hailed by Simon Schama as ‘almost Tolstoyan in its emotional intelligence and literary power’. Jessie reviews for many papers\, including the Sunday Times\, Guardian and London Review of Books\, and her TV contributions include the BAFTA-nominated Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents (BBC 2 & PBS) and two BBC series on Charles I. \nLeanda de Lisle is the author of the bestselling Tudor and Stuart history praised for meticulous research as well as strong narratives. She has a Masters degree in history from Oxford University. TUDOR\, her biography of the Tudor family 1437-1603\, was a top ten Sunday Times bestseller\, BBC History book of the year\, Daily Telegraph book of the year\, and History Today book of the year. THE SISTERS WHO WOULD BE QUEEN; THE TRAGEDY OF MARY\, KATHERINE AND LADY JANE GREY\, was a New York Times best seller and is the inspiration for Phillippa Gregory’s 2017 novel THE LAST TUDOR as well as Elizabeth Fremantle’s Sisters of Treason. WHITE KING\, a biography of the doomed Charles I\, was the winner of the 2018 Historical Writers Association non-fiction crown. Her latest\, on Henrietta Maria\, is a revisionist biography of a reviled queen and a Times and Sunday Times book of the year. \n  \nHistFest is an innovative history festival and events company\, which produces online and in-person events and courses for global audiences. \nThe English Civil War Society bring history to life through the authentic re-creation of 17th-century military and civil life\, stimulating interest in the turbulent period in British history when the country was torn apart by civil war. \n  URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/charles-i-and-the-civil-wars-the-world-turned-upside-down/ LOCATION:Museum of London Docklands\, No.1 Warehouse\, West India Quay\, London E14 4AL\, London\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Conversation,Education,Events in London,Exhibitions,History,History,Literature,Museums,Online Events,Performing Arts,Politics,Virtual Events,Writers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CivilWar_WEB.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of London Docklands":MAILTO:https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/support-us/donate GEO:51.5074803;-0.0235205 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of London Docklands No.1 Warehouse West India Quay London E14 4AL London United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=No.1 Warehouse\, West India Quay\, London E14 4AL:geo:-0.0235205,51.5074803 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220623T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220723T235959 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20220629T053447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220718T162340Z UID:30058590-1655942400-1658620799@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Velvet Society – المجتمع المخملي: Power and Glamour in 90s Damascus\, Syria DESCRIPTION:With Velvet Society\, we strive to empower Syrian women and culture: it is an exhibition displaying the creative acts of survival in fashion and fabric of two Syrian women\, civil engineer Raghad Mardini and Artist Heba Al-Akkad. The exhibition is in conjunction with Refugee Week. We have also organised a series of interactive events that will complement the exhibition\, including two workshops\, one artist-led tour of the exhibition\, one live panel and one webinar.\n. \n\n\n\nAbout The Exhibition\n\n\n\n\nLitehouse Gallery is honoured to present Velvet Society\, an exhibition displaying the creative acts of survival in fashion and fabric of two Syrian women\, civil engineer Raghad Mardini and artist Heba Al-Akkad. The 90s fashion collection of Mardini\, emanating from the wealthy and powerful class of the self-styled “velvet society” prominent in 90s Syria\, will be juxtaposed with a range of vibrant artworks made in fabric and fibre by Heba Al-Akkad. A powerful dialogue will be established between these collections\, to expose a Damascus of the 90s dominated by complexes of glamour and power\, at once joyful yet troubled\, wielded both by and against the women in question.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe exhibition centres itself around the stories of these two Syrian Muslim women. From differing backgrounds\, they\, as refugees from the Syrian uprising\, struck up a friendship founded on a mutual interest in creativity within visual arts. Viewers will bear witness to their testimonies of liberation from religious and patriarchal violence. Photographs\, art objects and items of fashion are displayed to invigorate a commentary on feminism\, female freedom and Syrian history\, linked by the medium of textiles.\n\n\n\n\n\nProf. Janis Jefferies\, Emeritus Professor at Goldsmiths University\, has explained the salience of clothes in this exhibition:\n\n\n\n\nClothing carries powerful signs of non-verbal communication. It covers us\, it represents individual identities that can be played with\, disrupted and challenge what we do in our everyday lives\, both physically and sexually. If we are displaced or exiled from our homes or driven out by war\, what we wear changes. In this exhibition we see how two Muslim women become friends. They connect through art\, through their different relationship with material; a veil is worn\, designer labels are displayed. Photographs act as documents; new objects are made.\n\n\n\n\nBy bringing these stories to UK audiences in a seductive yet forceful exhibition\, fashion devotees and art lovers alike will explore the political nature of clothing\, how it shapes the representation of women in fashion\, society and art. Beliefs about Middle Eastern women will be challenged and a broader and richer recent Syrian history will emerge.\n\n\n\n\n\nHeba Al-Akkad was born in Damascus in 1981. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Damascus University 2006. She now lives and works in Gothenburg\, Sweden\, where she has been able to escape the cycle of familial violence and abuse that she suffered since girlhood. She has had solo shows across Europe and the Middle East. Litehouse Gallery has commissioned work from Al-Akkad on themes of self-identity and dress.\n\n\n\n\n\nRaghad Mardini\, on the other hand\, found herself inducted into the “velvet society”\, a figurative term for a class involved in high business and power in Syria during the 90s. Photographs from Mardini’s archive will give visual evidence of the velvet society\, which\, after many years of negotiating its excesses and its alienating demands\, she finally decided to reject. These photographs will be shown alongside a fashion collection supplied by western designers including Dior\, Versace\, Mugler\, Chanel\, Galliano\, YSL\, Alaia as well as Syrian designer Nicola Khoury\, all of which Mardini wore during her time within the velvet society. The exhibition will not just highlight the vibrancy of those times and the relentless glamour demanded in the velvet society\, but will look deeper into how female sexuality was weaponised in the game of politics and money.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is an exhibition about how\, in 90s Damascus\, fabric dazzled\, lured\, sheltered\, bound\, concealed\, and\, as time wore on\, changed.\n\n.\n\n\n\n\nProgramme of Events\n\n\n\n\nAlongside the exhibition\, we are organising a series of events ranging from workshops and live panels. Like the exhibition\, these events are completely free to attend and require pre-booking. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us via email or send us a direct message on social media. We hope to see you there!\n\n.\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 23rd June\, 7 – 9pm // Private View – Velvet Society.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis features a solo viola performance of Syrian classical compositions by Raghad Haddad\, a refugee in the UK and a member of the London Syrian Ensemble.\n\n\n\n\n\n Pre-book for this free event: https://bit.ly/3zGZf7q\n Let your friends know you are attending and invite them! Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/1ESsDmT5Q\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 25th June\, 2 – 4pm // Workshop – Bird/Human.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis free workshop hosted by artist Heba Al-Akkad is aimed at children and young people. In acts of playful discovery\, we will take the bird and the human\, merging and mixing the two to obtain an inspired character. The imagination of the child will help create\, through the use of recycled materials (fabrics and threads)\, an artistic doll. The bird will symbolise freedom\, hope and migration. Bring an old photo that has meaning for you. All materials will be provided. All ages under 14 and parents welcomed to be present. Book through the website.\n\n\n\n\n\n Pre-book for this free event: https://bit.ly/3HuP1Ji\n Let your friends know you are attending and invite them! Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/1R7Db7g7Q\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday 26th June\, 1 – 2pm // Gallery Talk – Curator-led Tour with the Artist.\n\n\n\n\n\nAn opportunity to hear from the artist Heba Al-Akkad and curator Raghad Mardini in person about this exhibition that is based around their two lives in 90s Syria. It will be accompanied by a British Sign Language interpreter. Entry is free.\n\n\n\n\n\n Pre-book for this free event: https://bit.ly/3tEexGe\n Let your friends know you are attending and invite them! Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/3lsgLmEKX\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 30th June\, 6.30 – 7.30pm // Gallery Talk – Social Fabrics: Interwoven Identities.\n\n\n\n\n\nA live panel with the famous Lebanese novelists Hanan Al Shaykh and Prof. Iman Humaydan. With both novelists speaking about their books – Al Shaykh’s The Locust and the Bird: My Mother’s Story\, Humaydan’s The Weight of Paradise – the panel will explore the female characters of their novels and the societal causes they reflect. Entry is free.\n\n\n\n\n\n Pre-book for this free event: https://bit.ly/3mX0S9D\n Let your friends know you are attending and invite them! Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/1ZMD8pEjy\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 9th July\, 2.30 – 4.30pm // Workshop – Which Story\, Whose Histories?\n\n\n\n\n\nThis free two-part workshop hosted by artist Elena Cecchinato is aimed at refugee children and adults. Participants will learn to rework a vintage photograph\, giving new life and narrative to it by a stitching and weaving process that will spark new visual conversations with time and memory. Bring an old photo that means something to you. All materials will be provided. The second part of this workshop will take place at Garrett Anderson secondary school. Book through the website.\n\n\n\n\n\n Pre-book for this free event: https://bit.ly/3QqPiRr\n Let your friends know you are attending and invite them! Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/2uSX4hphC\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 16th July\, 6.30 – 7.30 pm // Webinar – Intersectional Feminism in the Middle East.\n\n\n\n\n\nLebanese designer and activist\, Rana Khoury will speak about her social enterprise ‘Phenomenal Women’\, which links women living in difficult situations and survivors of gender based violence to better opportunities and help them leave the never ending cycle of violence.\n\n\n\n\n\n Pre-book for this free event: email info@litehousegallery.co.uk\n Let your friends know you are attending and invite them! Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/3FsOkrrnh\n\n.\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Gallery\n\n\n\n\nLitehouse Gallery was founded in London\, UK\, in 2017 by Raghad Mardini to represent and promote emerging Syrian contemporary artists\, create a hub for Syrian artists in the UK\, and encourage new forms of cultural exchange between Syrian and British artists.\n\n\n\n\n\nLitehouse Gallery evolved from the Art Residence Aley (ARA)\, an NGO founded by Mardini in 2012 in Mount Lebanon\, a suburb of Beirut. Many Syrian artists who had fled to Lebanon were unable to continue their practice due to trauma and financial hardship. At ARA\, for a month\, they had bed\, board\, space\, freedom\, and all the materials needed to enable them to make art again. ARA also curated exhibitions and performances worldwide.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nEmail info@litehousegallery.co.uk\n\n\n\n\n\nWebsite www.litehousegallery.co.uk\n\n\n\n\n\nOnline Shop www.litehousegalleryshop.co.uk/\n\n\n\n\n\nPhone +44 7833 700 984\n\n.\n\n\n\n\n\nQuick-links www.linktr.ee/litehousegallery\n\n\n\n\n\nInstagram www.instagram.com/litehousegallery\n\n\n\n\n\nFacebook www.facebook.com/litehousegallery\n\n\n\n\n\nTwitter www.twitter.com/Litehousegalery\n\n.\n\n\n\n\nExhibition Information\n\n\n\n\n.\n\nExhibition\n\n\n\n\n\nVelvet Society – المجتمع المخملي: Power and Glamour in 90s Damascus\n\n\n\n\n\n.\n\nPresented by\n\n\n\n\n\nLitehouse Gallery\n\n\n\n\n\nwww.litehousegallery.co.uk\n\n\n\n\n\n.\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\nP21 Gallery (Kings Cross)\n\n\n\n\n\n21-27 Chalton Street\, London NW1 1JD\, UK\n\n\n\n\n\nwww.p21.gallery\n\n\n\n\n\n.\n\nDates\n\n\n\n\n\n23rd June – 23rd July\n\n\n\n\n\n.\n\nOpening Hours\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, Thursday & Friday: 12 – 6pm\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday: 12 – 8pm\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday: 12 – 4pm\n\n\n\n\n\n.\n\nEntry is free. No appointment necessary. Wheelchair accessible.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe exhibition is presented in conjunction with Refugee Week\, supported by Counterpoints Arts\,  funded by Arts Council England and promoted by Shubbak Festival. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/velvet-society-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ac%d8%aa%d9%85%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ae%d9%85%d9%84%d9%8a-power-and-glamour-in-90s-damascus/ LOCATION:P21 Gallery\, 21-27 Chalton Street\, London\, NW1 1JD CATEGORIES:Arts,Community Events,Conversation,Crafts,Design,Entertainment,Events in London,Exhibitions,Family Activities,Fashion,Films,Free Events,History,People,Photography,Politics,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Litehouse-Gallery-presents-Velvet-Society.png ORGANIZER;CN="Litehouse Gallery":MAILTO:sarah@litehousegallery.co.uk GEO:51.5288079;-0.1294944 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=P21 Gallery 21-27 Chalton Street London NW1 1JD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=21-27 Chalton Street:geo:-0.1294944,51.5288079 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220303T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220404T130000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20220228T033352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220907T114427Z UID:30058990-1646308800-1649077200@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Cockney Conversations Month 2022: 3rd March – 4th April 2022 DESCRIPTION:The first Cockney Conversations Month* runs from Thursday 3rd March- Monday 4th April 2022 and kicks off with six online discussions on the significance of Cockney cultural heritage and how it adapted to physical\, social and cultural changes in the East End. \nWhat are Cockney Cultures?\nThe Cockney identity is under threat from bias\, prejudice and ignorance. However\, history shows how Cockney is an identity based on positive\, inclusive values. We celebrate what it means to be Cockney today\, for all creeds and races\, from its East End heartland and beyond\, through to the global Cockney diaspora. Cockney Cultures encourages greater self-belief\, confidence\, and pride in who Cockneys are\, what they stand for\, and how they can best work together to face their shared future. \nCockney Cultures is asking interested individuals\, cultural and community groups\, public bodies and venues to work with us through support\, resourcing and long-term collaboration. The idea grew out of a public debate held in March 2021 called ‘Can Cockney Be Saved?’ led by Andy Green from Grow Social Capital CIC. Since then\, Andy and Saif Osmani from the Bengali East End Heritage Society joined heads to kickstart the initiative to celebrate the culture of London’s working-class communities.\nCome along and join us in the debates and discussions! \nSo what’s in store for Cockney Conversations Month 2022? \nOnline discussions and debates (every 45 minutes): \n1) ‘Is Cockney dying?’\, Thursday 3rd March 2022 @ midnight (GMT): guest academic sociolinguists\, cultural commentators and questions from the audience. BOOKING LINK: https://iscockneydying.eventbrite.com \n2) ‘The Story of Cockney in 50 Objects’\, Thursday 10th March 2022 @ midnight (GMT): a Cockney ‘Room 101’ where visitors can recommend their top 50 cultural objects. BOOKING LINK: https://50cockneyobjects.eventbrite.com \n3) ‘Is Essex Cockney?’\, Thursday 17th March 2022 @ midnight (GMT): sharing academic sociolinguistic studies on Cockney diaspora. BOOKING LINK: https://isessexcockney.eventbrite.com \n4) ‘Cockney-Bengali rhyming slang: how can Cockney revivalists learn from the Sylheti-Bengali Language Movement?’\, Thursday 24th March 2022 @ midnight (GMT): BOOKING LINK: https://cockneybengali.eventbrite.com \n5) ‘You havin’ a larf? Is there such a thing as Cockney humour?’\, Thursday 31st March 2022 @ midnight (GMT)? BOOKING LINK: https://cockneyhumour.eventbrite.com \n6) ‘Cockneycide – Is there prejudice against regional accents?’\, Monday 4th April 2022 @ midnight (GMT): a panel of cultural commentators and open discussions. Can ‘inclusive tribalism’ tackle ‘divisive’ tribalism? BOOKING LINK: https://cockneycide.eventbrite.com \nThe events listed above are FREE\, although places are limited. Book your place through the Eventbrite links or email cockneycultures@gmail.com\n*Events will be added to the programme throughout the month. In-person events will follow current UK Government guidelines on coronavirus. \nFollow and share online… @cockneycultures \n#cockneyconversationsmonth \nFurther links:\nCockney Conversations web page: https://growsocialcapital.org.uk/campaigns/cockney-conversations/\nCockney Conversations Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cockney-cultures-40926966283?s=166173699\nBengali East End Heritage Society – http://www.bengalieastend.org\nGrow Social Capital – http://www.growsocialcapital.org.uk URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/cockney-conversations-month-2022-3rd-march-4th-april-2022/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Conferences,Conversation,Free Events,History,Literature,Museums,Online Events,People,Politics,Society,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Cockney-Cultures-Saif-Osmani.jpg GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210927T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211002T203000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20210726T095427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210726T095733Z UID:30058090-1632769200-1633206600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Comedy Shows - Shazia Mirza: Coconut DESCRIPTION:https://youtu.be/30YzlF5N5rk \nComedy Shows with Award-winning Shazia Mirza is taking on the burning (and infectious) issues of our time in her latest show.\n“I wrote this show two years ago. It was relevant\, funny\, timely\, and I knew every single bit of it. Then one day in March\, the world ended. I had nothing to do\, nowhere to go\, and I did what everyone else was doing. I sat on the settee in my pyjamas\, stuffing myself with Nutella whilst watching documentaries on Ted Bundy. I thought I’d better change my show and make it more relevant: no one cares about reality TV\, celebrity and me starving in a jungle; let’s get real. \nPeople have been struggling to get eggs these past 12 months. Prince Harry told The Queen to do one\, Meghan Markle turned into the new Yoko Ono\, and a few more black people were on ITV. But\, then\, things got serious\, and I have to make some jokes on this while I’m playing to sell-out crowds of 100 people in 3000 seater stadiums”. \nRecently seen back to absolute basics in Channel 4’s Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls\, taking a speedy turn (2.07 seconds to be exact) in BBC2’s Top Gear and temporarily enjoying the high life in Channel 4’s Travel Man – 48 Hours In… Côte d’Azur\, Shazia has also guested on ITV’s Jonathan Ross and Loose Women\, BBC1’s The One Show\, and is a regular panellist on Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff. \nOur prices are subject to demand\, so book early to guarantee seats at the best price. \n  URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/comedy-shows-shazia-mirza-coconut/ LOCATION:London\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Arts,Comedy,Entertainment,Events in London,London Theatre,Politics,Relationships,Religion and Spirituality,Society ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Shazia-Mirza-1-PLEASE-CREDIT-IDIL-SUKAN-e1627293445318.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="MTM Productions":MAILTO:box1@sohotheatre.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210408T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210408T200000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20210401T173302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210402T055735Z UID:30056810-1617908400-1617912000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Benin City\, Burning DESCRIPTION:In February 1897\, British troops launched a ‘Punitive Expedition’ on the Kingdom of Benin\, swiftly and violently destroying much of Benin City and pillaging thousands of royal artworks and sacred objects. Many of the Benin Bronzes are now in the British Museum; the rest are scattered across Europe and America in private collections and museums. The Edo people have requested these artefacts back but most of the museums have staunchly refused. \nPoet Inua Ellams\, who hails from Benin City in Nigeria\, will read his poem sequence Fuck/Empire\, about one such artefact\, a tusk\, now housed at the Manchester Museum. He will then be joined by Nigerian artist Victor Ehikhamenor\, Pitt Rivers Museum Curator and author of The Brutish Museums Dan Hicks and Manchester Museum Director Esme Ward in conversation with writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch to discuss the history\, the legacy and the thorny issue of restitution. \nIn partnership with Penned in the Margins. \n— \nVictor Ehikhamenor is an artist\, photographer\, and writer born in Edo State\, Nigeria\, whose politically motivated works are influenced by the duality of African traditional religion and the interception of Western beliefs\, memories and nostalgia. He has had numerous solo art exhibitions across the world and is a Trustee of the proposed Edo Museum of West African Art. \nInua Ellams is a Nigerian-born\, UK-based poet\, playwright and performer who has written for the Royal Shakespeare Company\, the National Theatre and the BBC. His latest play was an adaptation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters set in Nigeria\, staged at the National Theatre. The Actual his fifth poetry release\, and first full collection was published in 2020 by Penned in the Margins. \nDan Hicks is Professor of Contemporary Archaeology at the University of Oxford and Curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum. His award-winning research focuses on the restitution of African cultural heritage from Euro-American collections\, focusing on the place of ideas of cultural whiteness in ongoing histories of colonial violence. His most recent book is The Brutish Museums. \nAfua Hirsch is a writer\, broadcaster and former barrister. She is a columnist for The Guardian\, writes for magazines including VOGUE\, Time and National Geographic and her book Brit(ish): On Race\, Identity and Belonging was a Sunday Times bestseller. Her documentaries have included African Artand Enslaved and she has worked in development in West Africa and in international human rights law at the bar. \nEsme Ward is Director of Manchester Museum and the first woman to hold the role in its 125 year history. Prior to this\, she was Head of Learning Engagement at Manchester Museum and the Whitworth. Together with Manchester Literature Festival\, she commissioned Inua Ellams’ poetry sequence responding to the Benin Tusk in the Manchester’s Museum’s collection. \nPenned in the Margins is an award-winning small arts organisation producing new work live\, in print and online. \nInua Ellams’ The Actual can be ordered from Penned in the Margins \nDan Hicks’ The Brutish Museum can be ordered from Pluto Press with a discount which you’ll receive you’re your event ticket purchase. \nN.B. This is an online event. You will be sent a viewing link and password with your booking confirmation. The event will be available to watch afterwards with a new link\, which you’ll receive after the event. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/benin-city-burning/ LOCATION:The London Library\, 14 St James’s Square\, London\, SW1Y 4LG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Events in London,Free Events,History,Literature,Museums,Politics,Virtual Events,Writers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/benin2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The London Library":MAILTO:claire.berliner@londonlibrary.co.uk GEO:51.5074084;-0.1365908 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The London Library 14 St James’s Square London SW1Y 4LG United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=14 St James’s Square:geo:-0.1365908,51.5074084 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201115T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201210T170000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20201115T154513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201120T081431Z UID:30056146-1605427200-1607619600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Together! 2020 Open Exhibition - Online exhibition DESCRIPTION:Please Go to the website to view this online Exhibition \nExhibiting Artists: Daksha Amin\, Dawn Barber\, Hazel Brill\, Lee Brooker\, Dwain Bryan\, Ju Gosling\, Pamela Hillyer\, Sarah Hughes\, Jermaine Logan\, Paizah Malek\, Tony Malone\, Alison Marchant\, Julie Newman\, Pritesh Patel\, Crystal Peasey\, Sterre Ploeger\, Glory Sengo\, Margaret Spence\, Emily Surgeoner\, Josh Surgeoner\, Tracy Vidal\, Jayne Waters and Safiyya Yussaf. Thanks to Together! Art Club\, the Art Recovery Group and Act Up! Newham. \nThe annual Together! Open Exhibition brings together work by locally based Disabled artists\, whether they are amateur\, community\, student\, semi-professional or professional artists. Anyone with a Newham connection – for example\, living\, studying\, working or volunteering in Newham now or in the past – and who identifies as a Deaf or Disabled person* is able to submit one family-friendly work for guaranteed inclusion. We usually exhibit and tour the Together! Open Exhibition to community venues (there are no dedicated gallery spaces in Newham)\, curating the displays according to themes\, subjects and colours. *Including people with learning difficulties\, long-term mental health difficulties\, physical or sensory impairments and long-term health conditions\, from all ages and cultural groups. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/together-2020-open-exhibition-online-exhibition/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Arts,Community Events,Entertainment,Exhibitions,Festivals,History,Illustration,People,Politics,Religion and Spirituality,Sculpture,Society,Virtual Events,Visual Arts,Women's Health ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2gether2020openexhibition.jpg GEO:51.5136899;-0.1414866 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201115T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201210T170000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20201115T153953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201115T153953Z UID:30056242-1605427200-1607619600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Justin Edgar: Reasonable Adjustment exhibition - Online exhibition DESCRIPTION:Please click on the website link to enter this Online Exhibition. In the late 1980s and early 1990s\, disabled activists named Reasonable Adjustment (RAD) fought Margaret Thatcher’s right-wing government and an oppressive medical establishment to gain rights. Regarded as terrorists by some and freedom fighters by others\, their actions included a shooting by blind activists during a live BBC TV broadcast and the bombing of Euston Underground station in protest at a lack of accessible transport. \nIn this exhibition\, Justin Edgar showcases artefacts he has collected over 30 years which document the Reasonable Adjustment movement\, including photographs he took as an art student during the height of their activity in the early 1990’s. The exhibition includes posters\, artefacts and a 1991 television documentary on Reasonable Adjustment previously thought lost\, but recently rediscovered. In the light of nine years of austerity cuts to disabled people\, some might say it’s as though RAD never happened at all. \nJustin Edgar is a Director of 104 Films and one of the UK’s leading Disabled film producers. The Reasonable Adjustment exhibition premiered in January 2020 at the Art House in Wakefield\, but the physical tour has been suspended. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/justin-edgar-reasonable-adjustment-exhibition-online-exhibition/ CATEGORIES:Arts,Exhibitions,Online Events,People,Photography,Politics,Society,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/justinedgarexhibition.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200208T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200208T180000 DTSTAMP:20260514T042706 CREATED:20200107T021219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200204T072442Z UID:30054496-1581152400-1581184800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Conflict Reporting in the 21st Century DESCRIPTION:Action on Armed Violence\, the Frontline Club and Birkbeck College are hosting ‘Conflict Reporting in the 21st Century’. This is a free one-day symposium on the evolution of conflict journalism\, the reporting of civilian casualties\, surviving as a freelancer\, and new investigative techniques. \n  \n\n\n \n  \nSpeakers include the multi-award winning conflict reporters Janine di Giovanni\, Lindsey Hilsum\, Ramita Navai and Chris Woods. \nPlease sign up for tickets to this free event using the website link. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/conflict-reporting-in-the-21st-century/ LOCATION:Clore Management Centre\, Birkbeck College\, Torrington Square\, London\, WC1E 7JL CATEGORIES:Charity Events,Conferences,Free Events,Politics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ad.png ORGANIZER;CN="Action on Armed Violence":MAILTO:conflictreporting21st@gmail.com GEO:51.5219696;-0.1300479 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Clore Management Centre Birkbeck College Torrington Square London WC1E 7JL;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Birkbeck College\, Torrington Square:geo:-0.1300479,51.5219696 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR