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Stranger in My Own Land w/ Fida Jiryis

18 May 2024 – 13:30 - 15:00 BST
Awraq Festival

Head to Awraq Festival for an enriching conversation with Palestinian writer and editor, Fida Jiryis, who will be calling in online from the Galilee. Fida will talk about her memoir ‘Stranger In My Own Land’.

Toussaint Louverture w/ Paul Clammer, Nic Watts & Sakina Karimjee

10 Apr 2024 – 18:00 BST
Bookhaus

Join artists Nic Watts and Sakina Karimjee, in conversation with Paul Clammer (‘Black Crown: Henry Christophe, the Haitian Revolution and the Caribbean’s Forgotten Kingdom’) at Bookhaus as they discuss one of the greatest events in modern world history.

Black Crown w/ Paul Clammer

20 Apr 2024 – 10:30 BST
Bristol Radical History Festival

In this talk, Paul Clammer (author of ‘Black Crown’) uncovers the lost story of Thomas Goodall, a Bristolian who served as Haiti’s first Admiral and tangled with the Royal Navy in the fight to defend Haitian independence.

The Theory of Quantum Politics w/ Armen Sarkissian

25 May 2024 – 11:00 am BST
HowTheLightGetsIn

As the multi-polar world of global politics becomes ever more complex, who better to cast light on its workings than a physicist turned President? Join Armen Sarkissian, former President of Armenia and author of ‘The Small States Club’, as he argues for his new theory of quantum politics, in which individuals are necessarily connected across space and our world is dominated by randomness, uncertainty and possibility.

Thank You Mr Crombie w/ Mihir Bose

29 May 2024 – 19:30 BST
The Chiswick Calendar

Peter Oborne will be interviewing Mihir Bose about his book, ‘Thank You Mr Crombie’, on Wednesday 29 May at 7.30pm in the Boston Room of George IV.