Archive for the ‘Events’ Category
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
(via the brilliant UnitedDiversity blog)
One child dies every three minutes because of armed conflict. Children should never be affected by war. Full stop.
"Immodesty Blaize the famous burlesque dancer is headlining the first ever War Child UK fundraising ball this summer. Come and join in the fun at Koko's club, Camden ...
Posted in Events, Human Rights, News & info, War Child UK, war | 4 Comments »
Thursday, March 1st, 2007
A photography exhibition at St. Paul's Cathedral which documents the ordinary lives and everyday locations caught up in human trafficking and calls for an end to this illegal 21st century trade. The exhibition seeks to expose the reality of trafficking and the action needed to tackle it. Running until the ...
Posted in Activism, Amnesty International, Events, Exhibitions, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, London, News & info, Slavery, UK, UN, World Affairs: politics and news | 2 Comments »
Friday, December 1st, 2006
Amartya Sen will be speaking on what Bengal's history tells us about living with multiple identities.
Not a free lecture i'm afraid - £10 at the British Museum today at 6:30 p.m.
"Bengal has arguably the longest history of engagement between East and West, stretching back over several centuries of settlement, ...
Posted in Amartya Sen, Bengal, British Museum, Diasporas, Events, India, London, News & info | 13 Comments »
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
Good question indeed.
This week’s public lectures at the LSE are asking some hard-hitting questions. This particular lecture is presented by the LSE Cold War Studies Centre as part of the ‘End of the Cold War and Making of a New World Order Lecture Series‘ and delivered by Professor Barry Buzan.
Many ...
Posted in Cold War, Events, Global Politics, International Relations, LSE, London, World Affairs: politics and news | 12 Comments »
Friday, August 11th, 2006
Three weeks of outdoor performances - gymnastics, dance, art, and music - at Trafalgar Square this month - Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday until Aug 20
Featuring:
Awaz by Akademi - A fusion of classical, folk and festive dance that celebrates the dynamism of modern Asian women.
Pax Pace Paz Paix ...
Posted in Events, London | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, August 8th, 2006
Steve Salfield: Jazz
Saturday 19th August 2006: Jazz in a summer garden
3-6 pm. Vicarage gardens, Baslow.
Steve with friends Sarah (vocals) Chris (piano) Bennett and Geoff Pearson on double bass will be making things swing at a unique afternoon of Jazz and Song in the lovely Vicarage Gardens, Baslow.
All proceeds will go ...
Posted in Events, Gigs, Jazz, Music, Saxophone | No Comments »
Friday, July 28th, 2006
Zadie Smith discusses her latest book 'On Beauty' at Wanstead Library this Saturday - 29th July.
This is her third novel and was published in 2005, and won the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction. It's been referred to in a lot of reviews as a 'homage to EM Forster'.
Starts ...
Posted in Books and Literary Things, Events, London, News & info, zadie smith | No Comments »
Friday, June 30th, 2006
Undercover Surrealism explores the ’subversive climate’ of the dark undercurrent within Surrealism in the late 1920’s spearheaded by Georges Bataille. The exhibition draws together work by Picasso, Miro, Masson, Giacometti as well as imagery from the magazine Bataille edited from 1929 ...
Posted in Art and Film, Events, Hayward Gallery, London, Surrealism | 1 Comment »
Monday, June 12th, 2006
The Cold War Studies Centre and the Institute for the Study of Americas at LSE presents a public lecture by Orlando Patterson who is Professor of Sociology at Harvard, this evening at 6:00 p.m. {Old Theatre}
The lecture focuses on the relevance of what people actually mean by "freedom" and how ...
Posted in Events, Freedom, London, USA | 1 Comment »
Friday, June 9th, 2006
This is the one weekend in the year when many of London's private garden squares and other gardens open their gates to welcome visitors. A number of special activities will take place at some of the gardens and this year Loire Valley Wines are ...
Posted in Events, Gardens, London | No Comments »