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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Secrets, Suppression and Authoritarianism with Andrew Gold and Winston Marshall Monday 22nd July, 7.30pm Lola's Bar, Lower Ground Floor, The Hippodrome, Main Entrance, London WC2H 7JH Although our culture is one in which authenticity is apparently highly prized, where we are encouraged to ‘speak our truth’ and ‘bring our whole selves to work’, we all […]
THE WAR ON FREE SPEECH GOES GLOBAL EXCLUSIVE ONLINE EVENT: UK FSU Members will receive the link to join in member emails. Wednesday 4th September, please note, this take place at 8.30am (UK time). FSU members are warmly invited to attend the first online meeting of the International Association of Free Speech Unions, an alliance […]
FREE SPEECH AFTER THE RIOTS Wednesday 4th September, 7.30pm ONLINE: Link will be provided to FSU members in exclusive emails. The shocking murders of three young girls and injuring of many others in the northern town of Southport prompted anti-immigrant protests around the country, many of which descended into riots. In response, the government made […]
COMEDY UNLEASHED, LEEDS Friday 6th September, 7pm Continuing on their roll of sold-out events, Comedy Unleashed are returning to Leeds. 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 The Hi-Fi Club, 2 Central Road, Leeds. The no holds-barred line-up […]
COMEDY UNLEASHED, LONDON Tuesday 10th September, 7.30pm A night of free-thinking comedy with comedians who don't self-censor. Adam Bloom Adam is a whip-sharp comic and author of 'Finding You Comedy Genius' and producer of three series of his own Radio 4 show, The Problem with Adam Bloom. You have to see this guy. Tania Edwards Tania is […]
FSU BOOK LAUNCH The War Against the Past With Professor Frank Furedi and historian Professor Jonathan Clark London and Online THURSDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm A war is being waged against the Past. Whether it’s toppling statues, decolonising the curriculum or erasing terms from our vocabulary, a cultural crusade is underway designed to render the past […]
Why Free Speech Matters Now More than Ever A Free Speech Union Belfast Speakeasy DATE: Friday 20th September, 2024 TIME: Doors and bar open 6.30pm. Panel with Q & A, 7.30pm until 9pm, followed by social. VENUE: Lanyon Suite, Crumlin Road Gaol, Belfast. TICKETS: £6 for FSU members, £10 for non-members, £3 for students. If […]
FSU BOOK LAUNCH Hounded Out: Does Publishing Have a Freedom of Expression Problem? Monday 14th October, 7.30pm Lola's Bar, Lower Ground Floor, The Hippodrome Casino, Main Entrance, London WC2H 7JH SPEAKERS: Jenny Lindsay, poet and essayist Kate Clanchy, author Matthew Hamilton, literary agent “There is more than one way to burn a book. And the […]
SPECIALIST EVENT, BY INVITATION ONLY. The event will be filmed and a video made available for general viewing after the event. SHOULD BARRISTERS ADOPT A POSITIVE DUTY TO PROMOTE EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION? MONDAY 4TH NOVEMBER, 2024 Doors open 7.00pm, panel event starts at 7.30pm, ends 9.00pm. Followed by wine reception. To attend, please register using […]
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