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  • Matt Kennard – Uncovering Empire from Palestine to Haiti

    RG1 4PS 35-39 London ST, Reading, UK, Berkshire, United Kingdom

    Free please register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/matt-kennard-uncovering-empire-from-palestine-to-haiti-tickets-1742492083729 Matt Kennard former Financial Times investigative journalist, author of the Racket and Silent Coup, will draw on his in-depth investigations of violence, exploitation and resistance by the world’s biggest enterprises. His reporting covers many years in more than a dozen countries including Haiti, Palestine, Bolivia, Mexico, Tunisia and Egypt. RISC, 35-39 London […]

    Free

  • Burkina Faso – Daring To Invent Its Future

    RG1 4PS 35-39 London ST, Reading, UK, Berkshire, United Kingdom

    Learn about how Burkina Faso is leading Africa towards self sufficiency and full sovereignty. Wend-Panga Compaore will update us on the latest news and events. Historic photographic exhibition from the Sankara years by Dave Richards. Music, food and stalls.

    Free

  • Late Night Shopping @ The World Shop & Global Refills

    RG1 4PS 35-39 London ST, Reading, UK, Berkshire, United Kingdom

    Browse our new Christmas collection of fair trade crafts and gifts, with food & drink tasting in collaboration with Double-Barrelled Brewery. The World Shop, 35-39 London St, RG1 4PS

  • Film Screening – Nae Pasaran!

    RG1 4PS 35-39 London ST, Reading, UK, Berkshire, United Kingdom

    Director: Felipe Bustos Sierra Winner: Best feature Film, BAFTA Awards Scotland, 2018 A heartfelt documentary that tells the true story of Scottish workers who managed to ground half of Chile’s Air Force, from the other side of the world, in the longest single act of solidarity against Pinochet’s brutal dictatorship that had toppled the government […]

  • Race, Racism &Anti-racism in Education

    An introduction to Global Citizenship & the issue ofracism in education. Exploring different aspects of racial inequality in the British education system. With current research & strategies to combat racism & promote inclusivity in schools.  

    £30

  • Climate & Migration Community Film Festival

    Film screening of two short documentaries @RISC: And Still, It Remains (2023) dir. Arwa Aburawa & Turab Shah Until The Last Drop (2020) dir. Tim Webster & Ernesto Cabellos

  • Trump & the New World Disorder

    RG1 4PS 35-39 London ST, Reading, UK, Berkshire, United Kingdom

    Nick Dearden, the inspiring director of Global Justice Now will outline the tough choice we face in a changing world: capitalism or a livable planet. He believes that climate change requires a revolutionary transformation, and that it is incompatible with appeasing the powerful few. This is a moment of huge instability. But it is only […]

    Free

  • Film – Palestine 36

    RG1 4PS 35-39 London ST, Reading, UK, Berkshire, United Kingdom

    Highly anticipated film that dramatises the 1936–1939 Arab Revolt against colonial rule, during the British Mandate for Palestine.
    Directed by Annemarie Jacir, a prominent Palestinian filmmaker. Palestine 36 aims to provide a personal and intimate look at the Palestinian resistance during one of the most pivotal moments in the region’s history.

    £4

  • Climate Action Showcase

    RG1 4PS 35-39 London ST, Reading, UK, Berkshire, United Kingdom

    Experience a gallery of climate action celebrating the work of Reading Youth. Free. To book please contact kirsty@risc.org.uk

    Free

  • TATREEZ – Palestinian Embroidery Workshop

    Join Women in Hebron in a workshop dedicated to the art of traditional Palestinian embroidery, tatreez. This centuries-old craft is a vital expression of Palestinian cultural identity, with each motif reflecting regional history, heritage & social tradition. Followed by talk at 7pm - Sale of Palestinian crafts & free snacks. info: shaheen@bigardens.org or events@risc.org.uk Hosted […]

    £20

  • Women Of Hebron – Supporting Women’s Cooperatives In Palestine

    Join us for a special talk by a speaker from Women in Hebron, a Palestinian non-profit fair trade cooperative from Palestine, empowering women through the production and sale of traditional handicrafts. Learn about their work, their impact, and stories. Handmade crafts will be available for purchase. Free snacks kindly provided by Yaadgaar.

    Free

  • Why is the UK getting sued for closing a coal mine?

    Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) strikes again! The UK now has two court cases against it. Will they now be willing to remove ISDS arrangements from their trading agreements? James O’Nions from Global Just Now will explain the working of ‘corporate courts’ & why they matter.

    Free