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Alternative Intelligences: Symposium & Poetry Night at BLOC QMUL

21 June 2024, 9:30 am
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6:00 pm
Your organisation: BLOC
From the artificial to the neuroqueer – A creative symposium devoted to play, creativity & alternative intelligences. Inspired by Jeanette Winterson’s call to perceive AI as “alternative,” not “artificial” intelligence, Read more…

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Afrofuturism event: Free screening of Black Panther at BLOC

5 June 2024, 5:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Your organisation: BLOC
An exploration of Afrofuturism and its impact on cultural aesthetic, science fiction, history and fantasy with Bimpe Adeyemi. The day includes a free screening of Marvel’s Black Panther as well Read more…

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Child Migrant Voices from East London: book readings, film and discussion at the Ragged School Museum

11 June 2024, 6:30 pm
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8:30 pm
Join Eithne Nightingale, East End author and film maker, to celebrate the publication of her new book Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain. Eithne will be joined, for readings and Read more…

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Diaspora: spoken word poetry at St Margaret’s House

27 April 2024, 6:30 pm
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9:30 pm
Your organisation: St Margaret’s House
Extra Second London is our monthly themed spoken word poetry/debate night. Each event includes featured poets and an open mic, followed by a round table audience discussion in the Chapel Read more…

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Performing Unruliness: Writing workshop at Nunnery Gallery

11 April 2024, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Explore ideas of Zinzi Minott’s “Unruly Body” through this experimental guided writing workshop, mapping out our own movement scores to think through bodily autonomy. Radical, dense and mind-bending in the Read more…

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Sylvia Wynter reading group at Nunnery Gallery

10 April 2024, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Curious about the radical writing of Jamaican philosopher, cultural theorist and playwright Sylvia Wynter? Join us for a relaxed, informal afternoon as we journey through her work together. Read more…

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Free book event: Show and Tell Book Club at BLOC Cinema

9 April 2024, 6:00 pm
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7:30 pm
Your organisation: BLOC
Join us for a special edition discussing Julia Bell’s pioneering book Radical Attention. She will be in conversation with Jonathan Keane. About the book: Radical Attention An essay on the Read more…

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Jawdance open mic at Rich Mix

20 March 2024, 7:00 pm
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10:00 pm
Apples and Snakes present a programme of acclaimed featured acts and up-and-coming artists hosted by Kat Francois, plus their renowned open mic. In celebration of International Women’s Day, this month, Read more…

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Tharik Hussain author Q&A

9 March 2024, 2:00 pm
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3:00 pm
Join Tharik Hussain, award-winning author of Minarets in the Mountains, as he explores his new book Ramadan Mubarak: A Little Inspiration for the Blessed Month. Tharik will talk about the Read more…

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Panel Discussion at The University of East London

7 March 2024, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
The University of East London is putting on an online panel discussion featuring five inspiring female alumni. It will focus on how we can forge a more inclusive world for Read more…

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Simon Maddrell book launch at Positive East

29 February 2024, 6:30 pm
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8:00 pm
Fancy some literature? Visit Positive East for a reading by Simon Maddrell of his new collection, finger in derek jarman’s mouth — poetry in memory of Derek Jarman, marking thirty Read more…

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A Season of Bangla Drama 2023: Ten Years East at Rich Mix

19 November 2023, 5:30 pm
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8:00 pm
Ten Years East is a celebration of love. Love as a language that crosses borders and breaks boundaries. Love that remembers lost homelands and dreams of new frontiers. Love as Read more…