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Design the Future with Remode Collective

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Sunday 17 August 13:00 - 16:00

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Textile designer of the future? Join Remode Collective for a drop-in sustainable textile session reimagining recycled and donated fabric into bookmarks, keyholder charms, and mini fabric artworks. Explore the world of textiles, get crafty, and learn…
 

The Front List: Anne Applebaum & Edward Wong

Sunday 17 August 13:30 - 14:30

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It’s hard to overstate the extent to which the Trump administration has disrupted the past 70 years’ world order. Journalists Anne Applebaum and Edward Wong are here to report on whether democracy can ever truly be safeguarded…
 

A Year of Pride and Joy with Simon James Green & Mama G

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Sunday 17 August 14:45 - 15:45

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A Year of Pride and Joy with Simon James Green & Mama G…
 

Who Will Be Remembered Here

Sunday 17 August 14:45 - 15:45

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2025 marks 30 years since the first major Pride event in Scotland, yet queer histories have existed for as long as Scotland has. who will be remembered here enlivens these histories through performances, films, and an anthology…
 

Nina Mingya Powles & Stephanie Sy-Quia: Making Matters

Sunday 17 August 15:15 - 16:15

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Meet three creatives whose artistic practice incorporates writing and artmaking - from glass poetry and candle pouring to zine making, sewing, and linocut printing. Lucy Mercer, Nina Mingya Powles, and Stephanie Sy-Quia join us for this special event in…
 

Madeleine Thien & Priya Basil: Objects Talk Back

Sunday 17 August 16:00 - 17:00

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The Humboldt Forum's 'Objects Talk Back' project invited authors to select an object from the museum's collection and write about it however they wished. Novelist Madeleine Thien chose the painting, 'Three Uyghur Princes'. She talks with project curator…
 

Bring Your Imagination to Life with Will Sliney

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Sunday 17 August 16:30 - 17:30

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Join Marvel comic book artist and SkyKids TV star Will Sliney for an out-of-this-world interactive event! Get ready for Will to take you through a step-by-step droid draw-along and share some artistic tips and tricks. Inspired by his book, Draw with Will…
 

Rachel Charlton-Dailey: The Ongoing Fight for Disability Rights

Sunday 17 August 17:00 - 18:00

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This year marks 30 years since the Disability Discrimination Act. To mark this significant anniversary, activist Rachel Charlton-Dailey joins Caro Clarke to discuss Ramping Up Rights which brings together inspiring stories of over 100 years of disability…
 

Reading to repair: Inspiring the Next Generation with SCWBI and Will Sliney

Sunday 17 August 18:15 - 19:15

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How can children’s books help repair a troubled world and support young minds in the process? Join Will Sliney, Marvel artist and creator of Sky Arts’ Draw with Will, for a powerful conversation on how storytelling and illustration can inspire empathy……
 

Kerri Andrews & Roger Clough: Walking for Life

Monday 18 August 10:15 - 11:15

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Writers Roger Clough and Kerri Andrews are both walkers and both at a crossroad. Clough's Oldenland interrogates how we learn to be old, while Andrews' Pathfinding brings mothers in the outdoors to the fore…