{"title": "'Aukus and reframing security – why we need international trade union solidarity' - London public meeting", "start": "2026-11-16T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T20:00:00Z", "place": "Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament Office", "address": "Holloway Road 162, N7 8DQ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/peace"], "description": "A public meeting on AUKUS, the military agreement between the US, Britain and Australia that gives Australia nuclear powered submarines and drives nuclear proliferation. It is hosted by CND (the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament), with guest speaker Warren Smith, deputy national secretary of the Australian Maritime Union, plus Sophie Bolt of CND and Alex Gordon of the RMT. Speakers discuss the growing opposition to AUKUS in Australia, the costs to public services, and how trade unions can build solidarity against war and nuclear dangers. 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Food is provided, children are welcome, and a donation is requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/peace-in-ukraine-london-public-meeting-41152/", "official_url": "https://cnduk.org/events/peace-in-ukraine-london-public-meeting/", "image": ""}, {"title": "International Youth Strike Against War", "start": "2026-11-20T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament Office", "address": "Holloway Road 162, N7 8DQ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "demos", "tags": ["society/peace"], "description": "International Youth Strike Against War is a day of strikes, protests, assemblies and rallies. CND is joining students and young people from across Europe and beyond in saying no to nuclear weapons and no to militarism. 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Booking is by email with your name, library or HillingdonFirst card number, the date and time you wish to attend, and a contact telephone number.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/reading-group-at-charville-library-99284/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Themed Seminar Autumn 2026", "start": "2026-10-08T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-03T17:00:00Z", "place": "Birkbeck College", "address": "WC1E 7HX London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": [], "description": "A themed seminar series on truth, asking what it is for a sentence to be true and building towards a picture theory of language in the style of the Tractatus. It is run by Birkbeck, with Keith Hossack as contact, and takes place across five sessions beginning with consciousness and judgement and covering properties, events and propositions, belief and desire, and picture theory semantics. 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Artists, poets, musicians and young creators will meet at the event, with David Toya as the special guest.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/0711-salon-artystyczny-posk-63946/", "official_url": "https://posk.org/event/07-11-salon-artystyczny-posk/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/24d4eff8f894c1a441ca138166f03714de122e66d5ae566023b4f6dd226c43e0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "When Everyone Knows by Steven Pinker", "start": "2026-11-07T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T22:00:00Z", "place": "Middle Eight", "address": "66 Great Queen Street, London, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/psychology"], "description": "A book club evening where a group discusses Steven Pinker's book 'When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows'. It is hosted by the Science and Philosophy Book Club, whose organizer brings discussion materials for those who have not read the book. Attendees are divided into groups, each taking on a chapter or main idea of the book, which explores common knowledge and its role in social, political and economic life. The evening starts with introductions in a lounge area, followed by the discussion and then drinks or dinner.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/when-everyone-knows-by-steven-pinker-136719/", "official_url": "https://www.meetup.com/science-and-philosophy-book-club/events/316849549/", "image": ""}, {"title": "PANEL TALK: PUBLISHING AS COLLECTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE with Minor Compositions", "start": "2026-11-07T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T20:30:00Z", "place": "Housmans", "address": "Caledonian Road 5, London", "price": "Sliding scale", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/publishing", "science/technology"], "description": "A panel talk and book launch for Publishing as Collective Infrastructure at Housmans. The book, emerging from the ServPub project with Minor Compositions among its collaborators, rethinks the book-form as a collectively authored, polyphonic work and an intervention into academic and open-access publishing. It brings together artists, academics, technologists, feminist server collectives and experimental publishers to challenge extractive platforms, proprietary software and unpaid labour, documenting alternatives grounded in free and open-source tools, feminist care practices and self-hosted infrastructures. Tickets are priced on a sliding scale, with free tickets available on request.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/panel-talk-publishing-as-collective-infrastructure-with-mino-41518/", "official_url": "https://housmans.com/event/panel-talk-publishing-as-collective-infrastructure-with-minor-compositions/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/165c8ba440082f120ffa58309099067bccedd41166b20efc0705b977761ab8a9-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Business Advice For Christians : Monthly seminar - Expert insights, networking, growth!", "start": "2026-11-07T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T21:00:00Z", "place": "Our Church", "address": "1st Floor, 205-215 High Street Orpington, Orpington, London, BR6 0PF", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/christian", "society/business"], "description": "A monthly business seminar offering advice on business and investments for Christians. It is organized by Minister Anthony, a Christian businessman with over two decades of experience in the properties and construction business. Attendees can gain insights from seasoned advisors, network with other entrepreneurs, and receive personalized guidance on running ventures such as startups, home-based businesses, or goods and services in line with Christian values.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/business-advice-for-christians-monthly-seminar-expert-insigh-74953/", "official_url": "https://thekingdom.church/event/business-advice-for-christians-2026-11-07/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/82e913133d6a178b6814de1066121faec33250ce68d2902f8644bf3b2b720b6d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Lunchtime Talks at The London Centre", "start": "2026-01-09T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-18T00:00:00Z", "place": "The London Centre", "address": "", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/london"], "description": "A free lunchtime talk exploring London's historical and physical development through giant scale models of central London and the City of London, with accompanying exhibitions. It is hosted by NLA every Friday at The London Centre. The 1:2000 scale London model spans more than 85 square kilometres, 19 boroughs and around 170,000 buildings, including 34km of the Thames and its 21 bridges. The 1:500 City Model lets visitors experience the future of the Square Mile's skyline and engage with new developments.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lunchtime-talks-at-the-london-centre-37560/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f0df6eec2634279eae3e965c6c2ab81e29b014b5f3ef9dae030fc3af5ac58854-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Collective in Residence", "start": "2026-05-20T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-04-30T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Institute of Contemporary Arts", "address": "The Mall, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/law", "art"], "description": "Visible Justice Collective in Residence is a year-long residency by the research collective Visible Justice at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. The collective, founded by David Birkin and Max Houghton in 2019 and based at University of the Arts London, rethinks the legal concept of habeas corpus through the visual arts, considering the body as a site of both injury and resistance. Through talks, performances, workshops and screenings, the programme explores sites of justice, censorship, proscription, abolition, occupation, displacement and gendered violence, bringing together artists, academics, writers and performers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/collective-in-residence-36642/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7c9a21f4cfe7413e088b04b292fdd5e77fbe6d0ec863e52284c8a87e0d2eb5e8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Jawdance", "start": "2026-05-20T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-25T00:00:00Z", "place": "Ovalhouse Theatre", "address": "Kennington Oval 52-54, SE11 5SW London", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word"], "description": "Jawdance is a performance poetry night featuring honest and real storytelling, a resident DJ, and an open mic with typically ten slots for anyone to take the stage. It is presented by Apples and Snakes, a national organisation that has championed performance poetry for over forty years and puts artists first. The night welcomes everyone, from first-timers to seasoned performers, in a warm and welcoming poetry community. Performances include writers such as Amina Jama, Akila Richards, and Roger Robinson, with a collaboration with Flipped Eye Publishing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jawdance-37686/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4e8c882c2f06ca6b9e53397b74a7809d04e582745eb0d95100cad1b298cd0aad-600.webp"}, {"title": "Daily capuchin monkey keeper talk, 3.00pm", "start": "2026-07-01T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Battersea Park Children's Zoo", "address": "", "price": "Included in your day admission ticket", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["nature/animals"], "description": "A daily keeper talk about the zoo's brown capuchin monkeys, held at Battersea Park Children's Zoo. A knowledgeable keeper tells visitors about the resident capuchins, what they like to eat and what makes them special. The talk lasts ten minutes or more and all ages are welcome. It is included as part of the admission ticket.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/daily-capuchin-monkey-keeper-talk-300pm-34850/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0aa0afa88445569efd5b72341c53ba8805c627dbd27691a836803110dddd62da-2000.webp"}]}