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War Child UK Gala Event : Those were the Days

Posted in Events, Human Rights, London, War, War Child UK on June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

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 and help raise money for projects in Northern Uganda, [...]

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SLAVE BRITAIN: twenty first century trade in human lives

Posted in Events, Exhibitions, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, London, Photography, Slave Britain, St Paul's Cathedral on March 1, 2007 | 4 Comments »

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 29th March, produced by Panos [...]

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Trafalgar Square Festival

Posted in Events, London, Trafalgar Square Festival on August 16, 2006 | 2 Comments »

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 Peace – A powerful evocation [...]

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Events and Gigs

Posted in Events, Gigs, Jazz, Live Music, Musings, Saxophone on August 8, 2006 | 3 Comments »

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 to Village AiD, a Bakewell [...]

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Zadie Smith: On Beauty

Posted in Books, Events, London, zadie smith on July 28, 2006 | 1 Comment »

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 at 7.00 p.m. and tickets [...]

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Ordinary Liberty

Posted in Events, Liberty, London on June 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

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. The lecture focuses on the relevance of what people actually mean by ‘freedom‘ and how these underlying ideas impact on race [...]

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