Great and Good?
- Event type
- Workshop, Family event
- Organisers
- Queen Mary University of London
- Partners
- Humanists UK, Conway Hall Ethical Society
- Contact
- info@conwayhall.org.uk
- Is event online?
- No
- Accessibility features
- Accessible parking, Accessible toilets, Assistance dogs welcome, Baby changing facilities, Hearing loop, Printed materials, Pushchair/pram friendly, Quiet space, Seating, Step-free access, Wheelchair accessible
- Accessibility information
- The ground floor of Conway Hall, where the Brockway Room is located, has step-free access and an accessible toilet.
The Brockway Room is fitted with an induction loop and seating is available. Activities will be tailored to each small group, depending on age range, background, ability, and interests. The event will be guided by Relaxed Venue principles. Please contact the organiser regarding specific access requirements. - Accessibility links
- Conway Hall Access Information Getting to Conway Hall
- Region/country
- London
- Address
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Conway Hall
25 Red Lion Square
London
WC1R 4RL
- Booking required
- Yes
Scheduled dates
Whose lives do we remember as ‘great’ and why? Are heroes celebrated for their creativity, empathy, or reasoning? How are people commemorated, and who gets left out? In an 1881 article for children, Annie Besant encouraged readers to ‘judge for yourself’ who deserves the label ‘hero’, empowering the next generation of freethinkers to make their own judgements about who to admire. Today, discussions about legacy and commemoration are more important than ever.
Come along to continue the conversation and join two experts in the history of humanism and freethought – Clare Stainthorp (Queen Mary University of London) and Madeleine Goodall (Humanists UK) – for discussion and hands-on activities at this family-friendly event where we will think together about notions of the ‘great and good’, inspired by the history of Conway Hall. You will learn about some historical freethinkers, get creative to envision a ‘real hero’ of your own to take home, and hopefully be inspired to ‘think for yourself, act for everyone’.