• AUG 15

    Yasmin Alibhai- Brown at Edinburgh Festival of Politics

    • 15 Aug 2015

    Join Chair Mandy Rhodes, Editor, Holyrood Magazine and panellists to talk about freedom, femininity and faith for Muslim women, featuring journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown who advocates and reclaims female human rights and freedoms in her book Refusing the Veil. They are joined by Smina Akhtar, Director of Amina, the Muslim Women’s Resource Centre....

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  • AUG 14

    Yasmin Alibhai- Brown at Edinburgh Festival of Politics

    • 14 Aug 2015
    • TBC

    The Commonwealth today is an association of 53 member countries with nearly 2.5 billion citizens spread across the globe.   Detractors perceive it as nothing better than a post-colonial club with very little influence. Its supporters say it promotes democracy, good government, human rights and economic development. Join Chair and former BBC special...

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  • JUL 28

    Yasmin Alibhai-Brown at John Hewitt International Summer School

    • 28 Jul 2015
    • The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh

    Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is a Ugandan-born British journalist and author, who describes herself as a 'leftie liberal, anti-racist, feminist, Muslim, part-Pakistani, and... a very responsible person'. Currently a regular columnist for The Independent and the London Eveninig Standard, she is a well-known commentator on issues relating to immigration, diversity...

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  • JUL 19

    Do men need their equivalent of feminism?

    • 19 Jul 2015
    • All Saints Centre, Lewes

    Peter Lloyd in debate with Zoe Williams chaired by Norman Baker MP Do men need their equivalent of feminism? Peter Lloyd and Zoe Williams pull no punches in their debate the rights of men and women. Is it now men that are loosing out in the battle for equal rights? Peter Lloyd and the Justice for Men and Boys Party argue that they are. Deftly...

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  • JUL 18

    Yasmin Alibhai-Brown discusses 'Refusing The Veil'

    • 18 Jul 2015
    • All Saints Centre, Lewes

    Written from a unique perspective and packed with personal experiences as well as public examples, Alibhai-Brown addresses the ultimate question of why Muslim women everywhere should refuse the veil. She argues that veiling conceals abuse and restricts access to sunlight and exercise. It allows women to be shamed for not covering up and has become...

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  • JUN 17

    David Rogers Talk and Q&A for By Royal Appointment

    • 17 Jun 2015
    • St George's Church

    David Rogers will talk about his new book about the Privy Council, By Royal Appointment, published 23rd June 2015.  The Beckenham Book Shop will be selling copies of the book at the event, and David will be more than happy to inscribe them. Refreshments will be provided. ...

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  • JUN 17

    The Capital Glovers presents 'An Evening with Ben Smith'

    • 17 Jun 2015
    • The Old Red Lion Theatre Pub

    The Capital Glovers presents 'An Evening with Ben Smith'  'Author of Journeyman : One Man's Odyssey Through the Lower Leagues of English Football'  Next month, football fans will get the chance to talk to former Yeovil Town midfielder Ben Smith at an evening organised by the Capital Glovers in London. The event will see Ben - who played for Arsenal, Reading...

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  • MAY 16

    Panel Discussion: Defining Modern Masculinity

    • 16 May 2015
    • Impressions Gallery

    "Am I tough enough? Hell yes, I’m tough enough!” Peter Lloyd, author of Stand by your Manhood, writer and activist Jawaad Alipoor and Professor Mark McCormack, author of The Declining Significance of Homophobia discuss what defines the modern man. How is masculinity viewed in contemporary society? Do men have to be tough, good at sports and ready to...

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  • MAY 08

    Writing on the Wall: Emy Onuora Talks Pitch Black

    • 8 May 2015
    • The Kuumba Imani Millenium Centre

    Join Liverpool born writer Emy Onuora and ex-Birmingham City footballer Richie Moran for this unique and timely book launch. Hosted by Peter Hooton from The Farm.  Pitch Black is the story in their own words of British-born black footballers from the 1970s to today, many of whose achievements were made in the face of monkey chanting and banana throwing...

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  • MAY 06

    Salon LXXVI: Evolution, Revolution, Constitution

    • 6 May 2015
    • Salon London

    May 6th. It's the night before one of the most unpredictable elections in decades. So what better time to explore constitution? Think of tonight as Question Time with cocktails.  YOU:  First we explore our own yours. What does it mean to be you?  Explorer, medic and writer Gavin Francis will brilliantly take us on a journey through ourselves, taking...

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