THE STATE OF US THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BELFAST FESTIVAL OF IDEAS AND POLITICS. 22-28 MARCH 2021.FEATURED EVENTS 2021Reflections on the Future of DemocracyIn this interview, the celebrated American linguist, philosopher and political activist noam chomsky discusses the current threats to democracy and ways to build solidarity and progressive politics. 22nd March8.00pmBonnie Greer on The Enduring Red SummerAuthor and playwright Bonnie Greer on the ‘Red Summer’ of race riots in Chicago just after the end of WW1. 23rd March8.00pmNeil Hegarty: 2031How did events on the island of Ireland unfold in the wake of Brexit, Covid, and looming climate breakdown? 24th March7.30pmCancelling Culture and the Right to Be OffensiveIn this provocative lecture, Claire Fox will discuss what she feels is the growing threat of ‘cancel culture’. 27th March7.30pmBallet Black: Like WaterLike Water is a hypnotic short film that appropriately caps a year when Black Lives Matter became an irrepressible global movement. 28th March7.00pmPaul Mason: Storming the CapitolTrump, the far right and state failure in the USA – with journalist Paul Mason. 28th March7.30pmevents at-a-glanceopensupport the work of imagine! donateget involved!find out morethe imagine! blogthoughts & analysis
