Star And Shadow Events 2014-01-27 to 2014-02-02

Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers

Les Blank's ecstatic paean to the joys of garlic and all the goodness it promotes under the sun. If you were ever moved by a clove of garlic come and rejoice. Plus Adrin Neatrour's Last Kill (UK 2004; 40 mins) A meditation on the last days of an old itinerant slaughterer.

Tyneside Hunt Sabs

A film/documentary about animal welfare & explaining the work of hunt sabs.

Conversation Group

Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills. Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. New volunteers and members very welcome!

Gm Food Film /Debate

In a world stressed by climate change the issue of GM crops is again rising to the top of the socio-political agenda. Agri-business, as supported by some scientists, promotes GM as the only way forward. Star and Shadow is holding a film led debate with experts across multiple disciplines to help the community appreciate what is at stake.

Tiernan Douieb

What do you think about opinions? Tiernan isn’t sure, though everyone else is keen to shout theirs at him. He’s starting to think that it’s best not to have any. Which is of course, an opinion. An hour about the internet being too loud, politics, spiders and Icelandic noises.

Canny Little Library

Books & magazines, free to browse & borrow. Come & discover the amazing collection! Stock focuses on more political, radical, thought-provoking, action-inspiring & critical titles than other libraries.