Monday 29 Sep To Sunday 05 Oct 2014
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Meeting: Other Meeting
29 Sep 2014, 6 p.m.
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Event: Conversation Group
30 Sep 2014, 4 p.m.
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!
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Film: Touching The Void (2003)
1 Oct 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Documentary telling the true story of two British mountain climbers who stared death in the face while climbing a treacherous peak in the Peruvian Andes. Based on a book by Joe Simpson.
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Event: New Event
1 Oct 2014, 7:30 p.m.
film
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Event: David Leister & Lucy Harris: Through A Lens Darkly
1 Oct 2014, 7:30 p.m.
02
Film: The Wiz (Followed By Michael Jackson & Diana Ross Disco) (1978)
2 Oct 2014, 7:30 p.m.
The Wiz is an urbanized retelling of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz featuring an entirely African-American cast featuring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter, Lena Horne, and Richard Pryor. Dorothy, a shy Harlem, New York, schoolteacher finds herself magically transported to the Land of Oz, which resembles a fantasy version of New York City. Befriended by a Scarecrow, a Tin Man, and a Cowardly Lion, she travels through the land to seek an audience with the mysterious Wiz, whom they say has the power to take her home.
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Event: Michael Jackson & Diana Ross Disco
2 Oct 2014, 9 p.m.
Evening Event for the Wiz
03
Event: A Bit Crack - Storytelling - Dreaming The Land. Tales Of The Forgotten North Double Bill
3 Oct 2014, 7:30 a.m.
Dreaming the Land - Storytelling
04
Film: Flubber (1997)
4 Oct 2014, 2:30 p.m.
An absent-minded professor discovers "flubber," a rubber-like super-bouncy substance.
05
Event: Frances Webber Community Action Workshop And Talk
5 Oct 2014, 11:30 a.m.
Building Effective Campaigns for Refugees Passionate and determined advocate of community action for justice, in particular in asylum cases, Frances is paying a special visit to the Star and Shadow and will share her experience and views on how people have engaged and empowered self-help and community action to support people in the asylum system. Frances Webber was a barrister specialising in immigration, asylum and human rights until her retirement in 2008. She is vice-chair of the Institute of Race Relations, with which she has been associated since 1969, and is the author of Borderline Justice: the fight for refugee and migrant rights.
05
Event: Canny Little Library
5 Oct 2014, 3 p.m.
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.
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Film: Just Do It. A Tale Of Modern Day Outlaws (2011)
5 Oct 2014, 4:30 p.m.
For one eventful year, Emily James was allowed unprecedented access to film the secretive world of environmental direct action. Two years later, Just Do It – a tale of modern-day outlaws hit the big screen. This is how it happened…
