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London Welcome Project Every Sunday 12 - 5 pm The London Welcome Project (LWP) is a non-profit, member-driven social centre where asylum seekers and refugees can meet. On Sunday afternoons we offer a warm and welcoming space where our members can socialise, share experiences, learn from one another and engage in activities. LWP strives to break the isolation that many asylum seekers and refugees experience. The Project aims to challenge the injustice and discrimination experienced by asylum seekers and refugees by providing a place of welcome in London. LWP is based on equal relationships and solidarity with our members. Free. Stockwell Centre, 1 Studley Road, London, SW4 6RA Chinese Painting Class Every Saturday 10:30 - 12:30 pm or 12:45 – 2:45 pm The Chinese Painting Class aims is taught by an experienced Chinese painting teacher, with the aim to promote Chinese traditional culture and art. Suitable for beginners. London Chinese Community Centre, 2 Leicester Court, London WC2H 7DW http://www.ccc.org.uk/ Cantonese Opera Singing Class Every Thursday 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm This class is taught by a professional Cantonese opera singer; on completion, learners may have the opportunity to perform. Welcome for anyone who is interested in Cantonese opera singing. London Chinese Community Centre, 2 Leicester Court, London WC2H 7DW http://www.ccc.org.uk/ Russian Revolutionary Posters Display open every day The ideals and illusions of the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union are reflected in this display of street posters. The ideas and illusions conveyed in these posters were far from reality. However, the posters themselves became part of the texture of everyday life in the Soviet Union, and reflect the officially approved history as it was experienced by its citizens. Free. Level 2: Room 5, Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG. http://www.tate.org.uk/ Inform Anniversary Conference - Minority Religions: Contemplating the Past and Anticipating the Future Friday 31st January 2014 – Sunday 2nd February 2014 Inform is celebrating over a quarter of a century of providing up-to-date and unbiased information about minority religions with an Anniversary Conference at the London School of Economics in London, UK. It will commence on the evening of Friday 31st January and continue over the weekend of February 1st and 2nd. London School of Economics, Houghton St, London WC2A 2AE Foreign Bodies, Common Ground Thursday 14 November 2013–Sunday 9 February 2014 What happens when you set up six artist residencies in different medical research centres throughout the world? This intimate exhibition showcases a diverse body of work from the artists who worked in research centres in Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam and the UK. The artists were invited to spend at least six months exploring the activity of researchers and produce new work in response to their experiences. The result is a series of moving, challenging and humorous works, richly varied in form and tone. They record journeys taken within the complex realm that lies between scientific processes and local communities, often on the frontlines of communicable diseases. Free. Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE www.welcomecollection.org Power and gold in ancient Colombia: curator’s introduction Friday 7th February – 1.30 pm Project Curator Leonora Duncan gives a 45-minute illustrated introduction to the exhibition Beyond El Dorado: power and gold in ancient Colombia. BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DG Free http://www.britishmuseum.org/
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Westminster Faith Debates: Global Religious Trends Wednesday 12th February 2014 – Wednesday 14th May 2014 In our increasingly globalised world, religion is changing fast. Policy needs to keep pace. Leading experts and public figures come together in the 2014 series of WFDs to analyse the major trends and discuss their implications. Divided into bi-weekly sessions covering topics including: What is driving sectarian violence in the wake of the Arab Spring? Are attempts to promote worldwide religious freedom naïve or necessary? How can religious moderates deal better with uncompromising hardliners and the conflicts they cause? RUSI, 61 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/News-and-Events/Events/Pages/Faith-Debates-Global-Religious-Trends.aspx