Monday 26th October 2020 7.30 pm
Josephine Baker loved two things – her country and Paris. But which country? America, her birthplace, where she suffered under segregation, or France, where she was admired as a great musical star?
This is an online Zoom event
Monday 2nd November 2020 7.30 pm.
In a talk and Q&A session based on her new book, ‘The Long Win: The search for a better way to succeed’, Cath examines our obsession with winning, how it is holding us back in schools, businesses, sports and politics, and proposes a new approach, ‘The Long Win’. Don’t miss the opportunity to discuss this book live with Cath and put your questions to her. An online Zoom event.
Monday 5th October 2020 7.00 pm online.
Ice cream making would not have been possible without ICE. So how did we get ice? This is the story not only of ice houses but of the extraordinary trade in frozen water across the globe that enabled us to keep our food fresh and our drinks cool, as well as making ice cream.
Monday 28th September 2020 7.00 pm
How do we strike the right balance between treating London’s BAME communities as though they were a single bloc versus treating each as having its unique character and heritage?
An online Zoom talk
Monday 12th October. 6.00 pm. This event organised by the Sustainable Living Group explains the Government’s Green Homes Grant scheme and is designed to help Highgate people to decide if they want to take up the offer.
This is a free online Zoom event
Monday 21st September 7.00 pm Join Betty Pires as she takes you on tour, via Zoom, through the fabled land of Genghis Khan, Emperor of the Mongol Empire, who established the largest contiguous empire in history.
This is an online Zoom event.
Monday 7th September 2020 7.00 pm
A talk on the history of ice cream by Ruth Hazeldine.
This is an online Zoom event.
Monday 27th July 2020 at 7.00 pm
Karen Leason of Omved Garden explains “how we have been putting sustainability at the heart of everything we are doing at Omved Gardens”
Monday 20th July 2020 at 7.00 pm
Claire Norton and Rachel Lock will be giving an informal talk about the Highgate N6 Mutual Aid group, from how it came into being and the way the community has come together, to the way it has worked across Highgate, and beyond.
Monday 13th July at 7.00 pm
Robert Hatfield retells his time living in Saigon and travelling through the diverse and exciting country.