Paul Mason: Storming the Capitol
Trump, the far right and state failure in the USA – with journalist Paul Mason.
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Cultural Democracy, Community Development and the Old/New Normal
Stephen Pritchard argues that our creativity is unlimited and liberating, and our cultures are what makes us human.
Shut the Front Door: Artist Talk
Artist Marta Dyczkowska discusses and presents her work video and photography installation Shut The Front Door .
Pixie Poems Kids Storytelling Workshop
A magical storytelling experience is designed to activate a sense of connection, hope and the capacity to dream and imagine through this uncertain time.
Gavin Esler on ‘How Britain Ends’
Gavin Esler talks about his latest book How Britain Ends and what, if anything, it means to be ‘British’ in the 21st Century.
Cancelling Culture and the Right to Be Offensive
In this provocative lecture, Claire Fox will discuss what she feels is the growing threat of ‘cancel culture’.
One hundred flags: Artist Talk
As part of the festival and to mark the centenary of the foundation of Northern Ireland, the award winning artist, John Baucher, has made a celebratory ceremonial cloak comprising of flags and bunting which have been found gifted or retrieved over the past 10 years.
Dementia: feel it through fiction
This interactive talk explores how dementia is represented in fictional language, how readers respond to it, and why that might be.