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“THAT’S NOT FUNNY!” Comedy in Age of Woke
Is it ok to laugh at everything and everybody? Is there any person, or issue that is off limits? The Comedy world has been sucked into the Culture War battleground and we are all suffering as a result. For our November Meetup we will be welcoming guest speaker Andy Shaw. Andy is the co-founder (along…
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What Does It Mean to be “English” in 2024?
Sunday, October 13, 2023 at 2:00 PM Why is it ok to be proud to be Scottish, Welsh, Irish, etc, but being proud to be English is somehow negative. Is there such a thing as “English Values?” “English Identity?” Why do many in the political establishment and in the media treat any sentiment of English…
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A Prof in The Eye of the Storm: Cancel Culture in Universities.
Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 2:00 PM What is it like being an academic at the heart of free speech battles in universities in the UK? Brexit, lockdowns, pronouns, climate change will all be on the agenda in this talk on cancel culture in higher education and what we can all do to fight back.…
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Is Abortion really “Healthcare?”
1 in 3 UK women will have an abortion in their lifetime. It’s an issue that impacts so many – yet discussion about this sensitive topic is frequently shut down. Is it a “settled” topic? Why are some folks cancelled if they question the “right” to an abortion? If a man doesn’t support abortion, he…
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The Limits of Democracy and the Spectre of Civil War
Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM The United Kingdom is in the middle of immense social and political change. In the history of this country, there have always been many competing interests, and yet today’s competing interests seem to be different than those from the past. Even though there have always been small groups…
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Nick Buckley from Mayor to MP: Politics and the Disenfranchised
Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 2:00 PM For June’s Meetup, we will be welcoming speaker, Nick Buckley. Nick Buckley stood for Mayor of Greater Manchester in May 2024 as an independent candidate, and shocked everyone by coming in third and beating the LibDem, Green and Reform candidates, and nearly passing the Tory candidate, too! Nick…
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How to Defeat Cancel Culture….A Workshop
Sunday, May 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM Hey y’all! This month’s meetup will focus on finding real-world SOLUTIONS to Cancel Culture and to the “woke mind virus.” It is very easy to feel helpless when what was common sense five minutes ago is no longer allowed, and that there’s no such thing as objective truth,…
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What Makes More Sense, God or Atheism?
Sunday, April 21st, 2024 at 2:00 PM For April’s Meetup, we are going to focus on something a bit different for us! God or Atheism? It’s a question almost all of us have contemplated at some point in our lives. For most of human history, religions were the source of how and why the universe…
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One Man’s Fight Against Cancel Culture – Sean Corby
Sunday, March 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM You probably haven’t heard of Sean Corby, but everyone should know his name as he scored a huge victory for Free Speech. In August 2023, Sean and his legal counsel won a ground breaking decision at the Employment Tribunal as part of Sean’s ongoing legal battle with his…
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Is “YOUR truth” or “MY truth,” THE Truth? A Discussion About Postmodernism
Sunday, February 18, 2023 at 2:00 PM What IS Postmodernism…and why should you care. Postmodernism is blamed for the idea that there is no such thing as Truth. There is only ‘your truth’ or ‘my truth.’ Everything seems to be relative. What is true or acceptable is now based upon the identity of the person.…
