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Malvern Festival of Ideas 2023
Upcoming Events
There are three types of session:
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Talks, Conversations, Interviews, Discussions with leading thinkers - these all take place in the York Hall and are labelled Y below
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Family events - science, art, philosophy - labelled F below
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Exploring the Theme - sessions that look at one of the themes arising during the Festival in different ways - labelled T below
Details of all sessions are given below. There is also a Weekend Ticket and a Day Ticket for Saturday and Sunday which give access to all Y sessions.
We have a Progressive Payment System:
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Standard - the price that enables us to recover costs;
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Patron - an enhanced price that supports our discounted ticket;
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Discount - a subsidised ticket.
You choose the ticket price suitable for you.
Tickets for the Exploring the Theme sessions (T) are Pay by Donation (the buyer sets the price). These sessions must be booked in addition to the Weekend and Day tickets.
Sun, 05 MarMalvern St James Girls School05 Mar 2023, 15:30 – 17:00Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK
Sun, 05 MarMalvern St James Girls School05 Mar 2023, 14:00 – 15:00Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK
Sun, 05 MarMalvern St James Girls School05 Mar 2023, 12:15 – 13:15Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK05 Mar 2023, 12:15 – 13:15Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UKMindtravels : Meditations,reflections and attentions. Crossing the borders between mindfulness and mental health awareness, Mark’s incisive and gentle spoken word performances combine with Josh’s improvised piano to produce a truly unique experience.
Sun, 05 MarMalvern St James Girls School05 Mar 2023, 12:15 – 13:15Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK
Sun, 05 MarMalvern St James Girls School05 Mar 2023, 12:15 – 13:15Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK05 Mar 2023, 12:15 – 13:15Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UKUnderstanding how white people benefit from white privilege is one of the most fundamental (& often challenging) aspects of beginning anti-racism work. Drawing from my experience of recognising my own White Privilege, I will define it and give extra information.
Sun, 05 MarMalvern St James Girls School05 Mar 2023, 11:00 – 12:00Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK
Sun, 05 MarMalvern St James Girls School05 Mar 2023, 09:30 – 10:30Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK
Sun, 05 MarMalvern St James Girls School05 Mar 2023, 09:00 – 17:00Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK
Sat, 04 MarMalvern St James Girls School04 Mar 2023, 19:30 – 21:00Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK
Sat, 04 MarMalvern St James Girls School04 Mar 2023, 15:30 – 16:30Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK
Sat, 04 MarMalvern St James Girls School04 Mar 2023, 15:30Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK04 Mar 2023, 15:30Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UKBenjamin Zephaniah and Liz Berry have a chat: Poet, writer, lyricist, musician and actor, Benjamin Zephaniah in conversation with award-winning Black Country poet, Liz Berry, about racism, Black Liberation, revolution and the purpose of poetry.
Sat, 04 MarMalvern St James Girls School04 Mar 2023, 14:00 – 15:00Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK
Sat, 04 MarMalvern St James Girls School04 Mar 2023, 14:00 – 15:00Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK04 Mar 2023, 14:00 – 15:00Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UKInsurgent Empire: Priyamvada Gopal, Professor of Postcolonial Studies at the University of Cambridge, discusses how Britain's enslaved and colonial subjects were not merely victims of empire but also agents whose resistance shaped British ideas about freedom and who could be free.
Sat, 04 MarMalvern St James Girls School04 Mar 2023, 12:15 – 13:15Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK
Sat, 04 MarMalvern St James Girls School04 Mar 2023, 12:15 – 13:15Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK04 Mar 2023, 12:15 – 13:15Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UKRelative Distance in the Afterlives of Slavery: Matthew J. Smith, Director of the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery, shares some of his reflections within the context of wider work at the Centre on questions of the afterlives of slavery.
Sat, 04 MarMalvern St James Girls School04 Mar 2023, 12:15 – 13:15Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK04 Mar 2023, 12:15 – 13:15Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UKRuth Davey, Director of Look Again, evidence-based mindful photography for mental health and wellbeing, explores how seeing with fresh eyes helps us improve our wellbeing and resilience in the face of uncertainty, as well as help us to create the story we want to see, for ourselves, our communities- Sat, 04 MarMalvern St James Girls School04 Mar 2023, 12:00 – 13:00Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK04 Mar 2023, 12:00 – 13:00Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UKCan we ever blamed for following our nature? Is there such a thing as being too kind? These are the questions that the fable of The Frog and the Scorpion make us think about. This session is aimed at roughly 7-11 years.
Sat, 04 MarMalvern St James Girls School04 Mar 2023, 11:00 – 12:00Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UK04 Mar 2023, 11:00 – 12:00Malvern St James Girls School, 15 Avenue Rd, Malvern WR14 3BA, UKWriter and campaigner, Melissa Benn, in conversation with social historian, Jane Martin, about the strength of political and family traditions - concerning ethics, ideas and ways of campaigning - and how this works its way down the generations.
Nothing to book right now. Check back soon.
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