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After the Cass Review: Free Speech Lessons from the Tavistock and Beyond

The Council Chamber Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam Street, London, United Kingdom

After the Cass Review: Lessons for Free Speech from the Tavistock and Beyond Tuesday 9th July, 7.30pm until 9pm, followed by a drinks reception. IN-PERSON tickets: The Council Chamber, Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam Street, London W1W 6JJ. ONLINE: £5 using this link to purchase an online ticket. FSU Members can join free of charge […]

The New Taboos of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Art Workers' Guild 6 Queen Square, London, United Kingdom

The New Taboos of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion  With Professor Eric Kaufmann author of How Making Race Sacred Produced a Cultural Revolution  Wednesday 26th June, 7.30pm  In London and Online  Have we reached peak ‘woke’? Recent events in academia, business and public debate suggests the tide is turning. Wrong, Eric Kaufmann argues. True, the energy […]

Comedy Unleashed Manchester

IMPOSSIBLE 36 Peter Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

Andrew Doyle brings Comedy Unleashed to Manchester on Thursday 6th June. Having consistently sold out shows in London for the past 6 years,Comedy Unleashed brings its refreshing brand of free-speech stand-up comedy to the Impossible Club, 36 Peter Street, Manchester on Thursday 6th June. The no holds-barred line-up includes: Andrew Doyle - co-founder of Comedy Unleashed, producer […]

Online Speakeasy: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History.

Online Event: Zoom

Online Speakeasy: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History Monday 3rd June, 7.30pm  On Zoom. Join FSU General Secretary Toby Young in conversation with award-winning US writer Nellie Bowles as they discuss her new book, Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History.  In the book, Bowles takes readers inside the world […]

Science Under Pressure: Restoring Public Confidence. Science, Scepticism and Free Speech series

The Art Workers' Guild 6 Queen Square, London, United Kingdom

SCIENCE, SCEPTICISM and FREE SPEECH  The Free Speech Union is delighted to host a series of lectures and discussions in partnership with  Sense About Science, an independent charity that promotes the public interest in sound science and evidence.  Critical thinking, open inquiry and the freedom to question have been fundamental to the development of the […]

Is It Time to Get Over the Rainbow?

Hippodrome, London Little Newport Street, London, United Kingdom

  From Gay Liberation to LGBTQ+ Conformity — Is It Time to Get Over the Rainbow?  Monday 13th May, 7.30pm  Free Speech Union in partnership with LGB Alliance  Lola's Bar, Lower Ground Floor, The Hippodrome, Main Entrance, London WC2H 7JH.  Only a few years ago, it seemed that the fight for gay rights was won […]

FSU Edinburgh Speakeasy: Thirty Days of Hate Crime Law

The Counting House 38 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

FSU Edinburgh Speakeasy Thirty Days of Hate Crime Law Wednesday 1st May The Counting House, 34 West Nicolson St, Newington, Edinburgh EH8 9DD. Panel debate 7.30pm - 9.30pm, (doors open 7pm), bar open until 10.30pm. In just the first three days since the implementation of Scotland’s Hate Crime and Public Order Act, more than 3000 […]

How We Learned to Question Medicine. Science, Scepticism and Free Speech series

The Art Workers' Guild 6 Queen Square, London, United Kingdom

SCIENCE, SCEPTICISM and FREE SPEECH  The Free Speech Union is delighted to host a series of lectures and discussions in partnership with  Sense About Science, an independent charity that promotes the public interest in sound science and evidence.  Critical thinking, open inquiry and the freedom to question have been fundamental to the development of the […]

LIONEL SHRIVER in conversation with Toby Young

Hippodrome, London Little Newport Street, London, United Kingdom

In conversation: LIONEL SHRIVER and Toby Young DATE: Monday 15th April, 2024 Come along for a very special FSU Speakeasy in a great venue, to hear author LIONEL SHRIVER in conversation with FSU General Secretary Toby Young. They will discuss Lionel's new book, MANIA. In a reality not too distant from our own, the so-called […]

Lecture One: What is Science and Why Should We Care? Science, Scepticism and Free Speech series

The Art Workers' Guild 6 Queen Square, London, United Kingdom

SCIENCE, SCEPTICISM and FREE SPEECH  The Free Speech Union is delighted to host a series of lectures and discussions in partnership with  Sense About Science, an independent charity that promotes the public interest in sound science and evidence.  Critical thinking, open inquiry and the freedom to question have been fundamental to the development of the […]

Race, Identity Politics and the New Conformity.

The Art Workers' Guild 6 Queen Square, London, United Kingdom

Race, identity politics and the new conformity  DATE: Monday 18th March  VENUE: The Hall, The Art Workers' Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT  TIME: Event starts 7.30pm (doors open 7pm, please arrive by 7.15pm).  FREE GLASS OF WINE ON ARRIVAL.  IN-PERSON TICKETS: FSU members £10. Non-FSU Members £16. Aged 25 and under £12. Discount tickets […]

Online Book Launch with Abigail Shrier, author of ‘Irreversible Damage’ and now, ‘Bad Therapy’.

Online Event: Zoom

ONLINE BOOK LAUNCH: ABIGAIL SHRIER DATE: Monday 4th March, 2024. TIME: 7pm, GMT. VENUE: Zoom. TICKETS: Non-FSU Members can purchase an online ticket here. FSU Members should not use that link, but instead use the link to register provided in Members-Only Weekly Newsletters and Events Updates. JOIN the Free Speech Union here to gain free access to […]

Cambridge Speakeasy

The Garden Suite, Clayton Hotel Cambridge 27-29 Station Rd,, Cambridge, Cambridge

Net Zero or Not Zero: Can we debate climate change? Thursday 22nd February, 2024  Panel debate and Q and A from 7pm until 8.45pm, social until 10pm.  The Clayton Hotel, Garden Suite,  27-29 Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2FB.  (A two-minute walk from Cambridge Station).  GET TICKETS: FSU Member £5. Non-FSU Member £10. Student £3.  Popular […]

Manchester Speakeasy

The Anthony Burgess Foundation 3 Cambridge Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

HOW TO STAND UP FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF THOUGHT DATE: Saturday 3rd February, 2024 TIME: Doors and bar open 6.30pm. Live music from Sean Corby and Jonathan Enright at 7pm, panel with Q & A starts 7.30pm, social from 9pm. Ends 10pm. (Bar is card-only). VENUE: The Anthony Burgess Foundation, Engine House, […]

Belfast Speakeasy

Titanic Hotel, Belfast Titanic Quarter, 8 Queens Road, Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom

THE STATE OF FREE SPEECH IN NORTHERN IRELAND A Free Speech Union Speakeasy, in association with the Battle of Ideas Festival. DATE: Friday 26th January, 2024 TIME: Doors and bar open 6.30pm. Panel with Q & A, 7pm until 8.30pm, followed by social. Ends 10pm. VENUE: Drawing Office One and Pavilion Bar, Titanic Hotel, 8 […]

FSU Christmas Comedy Special 2023

The Backyard Comedy Club 231 Cambridge Heath Rd, London, United Kingdom

The FSU Christmas Comedy Special BOOK TICKETS HERE. Wednesday 20th December, please arrive by 7pm. Backyard Comedy Club, Bethnal Green, London Round up your comedy-loving friends and family for The FSU Christmas Special, a one night only extravaganza of comedy with a fabulous line-up. In association with Comedy Unleashed - the home of free-thinking comedy. […]

Manchester Speakeasy

The Anthony Burgess Foundation 3 Cambridge Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

HOW TO STAND UP FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF THOUGHT DATE: Saturday 3rd February, 2024 TIME: Doors and bar open 6.30pm. Live music from Sean Corby and Jonathan Enright at 7pm, panel with Q & A starts 7.30pm, social from 9pm. Ends 10pm. (Bar is card-only). VENUE: The Anthony Burgess Foundation, Engine House, […]

FSU South West Regional Speakeasy

The Hall, Exeter Stepcote Hill, Exeter, United Kingdom

South West Regional Speakeasy 'DECOLONISATION': Freeing our minds or dangerous groupthink? Wednesday 29th November The Hall, Stepcote Hill, Exeter, EX1 1BD. Doors open 6.30pm, discussion 7pm until 8.30pm, bar open until 9.45pm. Tickets are £5 for FSU members, £8 for non-members, £3 for students. JOIN the FSU to get discounts at all events. Members receive […]

GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT: FREE SPEECH AND THE RIGHT TO PROTEST IN THE CURRENT MOMENT.

GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT: FREE SPEECH AND THE RIGHT TO PROTEST IN THE CURRENT MOMENT IN-PERSON BY INVITATION-ONLY ONLINE for FSU MEMBERS (REGISTER USING ZOOM LINK IN MEMBER NEWSLETTERS) Since the massacre committed by Hamas in southern Israel on October 7th, public spaces around the United Kingdom have seen an upsurge in pro-Palestinian political protests. […]

Free Speech Cambridge

The Potting Shed at The Waterman 32 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom

PARTNER EVENT On Thursday 16th November, 2023 our friends at Free Speech Cambridge will be hosting author Laura Dodsworth, to talk about her work, in particular her new book, Free Your Mind: The must-read expert guide on how to identify techniques to influence you and how to resist them. Tickets are free, but you must […]

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