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Cockney Conversations Month: 3rd March – 4th April 2022
The first Cockney Conversations month runs from Thursday 3rd March- Monday 4th April 2022 and kicks off with 6 online discussions on the significance of Cockney cultural heritage and how its adapted to physical, social and cultural changes taking places in the East End.
‘Cockney Cultures’ is a new initiative by Andy Green of Grow Social Capital CIC and Saif Osmani of the Bengali East End Heritage Society who feel that Cockney culture is ‘under threat’ due to immense physical, social and cultural changes taking place in the East End. Together, Andy and Saif have collaborated to come up with a programme led through historic research, training, and public events that they hope will help restore and celebrate this unique culture of East London.
Online discussions and debates (each 45 minutes):
1)‘Is Cockney dying?’, Thursday 3rd March 2022 @ 12pm
2)‘The Story of Cockney in 50 Objects’, Thursday 10th March 2022 @ 12pm
3) ‘Is Essex Cockney?’, Thursday 17th March 2022 @ 12pm
4) ‘Cockney-Bengali rhyming slang: how can Cockney revivalists learn from the Sylheti-Bengali Language Movement?’, Thursday 24th March 2022 @ 12pm
5) ‘You havin’ a larf? Is there such a thing as Cockney humour?’, Thursday 31st March 2022 @ 12pm
6) ‘Cockneycide – Is there prejudice against regional accents?’, Monday 4th April 2022 @ 12pm
The events listed above are FREE although places are limited. Book your place through the Eventbrite page
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