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Chris Mullin: A Walk-On Part - my view of the Blair years.

Fri, 11/05/2012 - 8:00pm

The Old Library, Dulwich College

Chris Mullin, author, journalist and former MP, a minister in three departments and chairman of the Home Affairs select committee. His diaries: "A View from the Foothills", "Decline and Fall" and "A Walk-On Part" are his story of the Blair years. He will talk about the diaries, what it was like to be in the inner circle and share his thoughts and views.

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Great Conversations of the Century: Mahler and Freud. An evening with Norman Lebrecht

Mon, 14/05/2012 - 7:45pm

Assembly Hall, Charter School

In August 1910, the great composer Gustav Mahler, terrified that his wife was about to leave him for a younger man, arranged to see Sigmund Freud in an attempt to save his marriage. The two men met at Leyden in Holland and talked for over four hours, the longest therapeutic session Freud ever gave. The conversation changed Mahler's life and, probably, Freud's as well. Drawing on a transcript taken by one of Freud's disciples, Norman Lebrecht pieces together exactly what was said that day between two men of genius.

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Creative Life Talk

Sat, 18/05/2013 - 4:00pm

St Barnabas Church

Explore how music, drama, the fine arts and other art forms support 'well-being, health and wholeness', with local artists of international stature. The church will be open with an exhibition, and afternoon tea will be served from 4pm to 6pm. The final discussion starts at 5.30pm.

Illustrated Talk: Living In Dulwich During World War II

Wed, 15/05/2013 - 2:30pm

Uptairs at Dulwich Library

Local historian Brian Green recounts what life was like in World War II - evacuation, air raids, rationing and civil defence (not the mention spies!). Brian is organising the Dulwich Society's installation of 12 commemorative plaques bearing the names and ages of air raid victims at sites where there was significant loss of civilian life during the War.
Includes tea and biscuits.

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Who is to blame for World Hunger?

Sat, 11/05/2013 - 10:30am - 12:30pm

The lounge at St Barnabas Church

Speakers including Sol Oyuela, Senior UK Political Adviser to Christian Aid and Felicity Lawrence, Correspondent on the Politics of Food will speak on the obstacles to food production, corporate responsibility of multinationals and international tax dodging.
In association with Herne Hill and Dulwich Trade Justice Campaign

Jason Lewis - The Expedition

Mon, 13/05/2013 - 7:30pm

Old Library, Dulwich College

Jason Lewis was the first person to circumnavigate the globe using human power - walking, cycling, rollerblading, kayaking, rowing and swimming. Here he tells his tale: how he survived crocodile attacks, was arrested, left for dead after a road accident, and yet lived to tell the tale of his epic adventure.

Ticket includes refreshment.

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Debate - Street Art: Street Gallery?

Sun, 12/05/2013 - 7:30pm

Upstairs at the EDT

Using the environment as their canvas and the public as their audience, street artists impose their comments or politics on society in the most direct way possible.

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Is This How Derren Brown Does It?

Sun, 12/05/2013 - 2:30pm

Upstairs At Dulwich Library

Everyone loves a bit of mind-control, but was Derren Brown really using pure psychology to do his mind-reading tricks? Best selling author and broadcaster Rob Eastaway will demonstrate some stunning tricks that certainly look like telepathy. But these tricks are actually based on...maths. If you want to discover the secrets, come along - and you can freak out your friends later. (And the less maths you know, the better.)

Aminatta Forna: The Hired Man

Sat, 11/05/2013 - 7:00pm

Rye Books

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Acclaimed author Aminatta Forna will be reading from and discussing The Hired Man her powerful new novel, published March this year, about the indelible effects of war and the memories which stir beneath the silence of a quiet Croatian town. Aminatta’s previous novel The Memory of Love was short-listed for the Orange Prize and won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.

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Football Coaching Session for 3 - 8 year olds

Sun, 20/05/2012 - 10:00am - 11:30am

Edward Alleyn Sports Ground

A fun packed hour and half of Football Coaching for boys and girls aged 3-8 years old. The sessions will be run by FA qualified CRB checked Football Magic Coaches.