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26.07.19 | James Heartfield
Remembering Abolition

One hundred and eighty-six years ago the House of Commons finally agreed to abolish slavery in the West Indies. The decision was a long time coming, and many since have wondered what it meant.

04.07.19 | Gregory B. Lee
Hong Kong, China: Twenty-Two Years On

As demonstrations rise in Hong Kong, Gregory Lee looks back on Handover and considers the future for Hong Kong-China relations.

29.03.19 | Beatrice Heuser
Brexit or the Fetish of Sovereignty

Article 50 was triggered two years ago today, but on the day the UK was scheduled to leave the EU, the future remains unclear. Here, Beatrice Heuser takes a look at the context of Brexit, and the history that lead us here.

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Follow Me Akhi: The Online World of British Muslims
26 Sep 2019 – 18:45 - 21:00
St Andrews Church, Corbridge
Forum Books Presents Dan Jackson on The Northumbrians
2 Oct 2019 – 19:00
Watershed, Bristol
City Challenges Now with Bruno Maçães
16 Oct 2019 – 12.45pm - 13.45pm
Berwick Literary Festival
The Northumbrians: North-East England and Its People w/ Dan Jackson
19 Oct 2019 – 10:00 - 11:00
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