“What Are They Thinking?” is a series of online events featuring conversations about race, culture, class, gender and more - with people from the Newington Green area. In our increasingly polarised world, this is a unique opportunity to listen to, and understand the perspectives of other people in your community - and share your own.
We invite you to a listening (and sharing) session of diverse voices from your local community that will help you gain insight into the experiences of others and bridge some of the gaps that keep us apart.   Find events that suit you below and follow the links to register online.

Female and Male 

28th of September 7:30-9:00 pm

Men are not from Mars and Women are not from Venus, and still there are great gulfs in understanding across the traditional gender binary. Even those men who think they are not like other men in this respect and women who grew up surrounded by male friends and relatives fail to understand fully the experience of the other. If you identify as male or as female, please join this talking and listening session of male and female voices. Through a structured exchange of thoughts and experiences, we will open a window into understanding the lived experiences of others and open our hearts to one another.

Register here

Employed and unemployed

12th of October 7:30-9:00 pm

Our jobs often define our idea of ourselves and our self-worth. If we are employed, we may not understand what it's like not to have a job - either out of inability to get one or by choice. If we are not employed, we may wonder about how the employed see us or how they can bear to spend so much of their lives in the service of others.  Through a structured exchange of thoughts and experiences, we will open a window into understanding the lived experiences of others and open our hearts to one another.

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Homeowners and renters

26th of October 7:30-9:00 pm

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Working class and middle class

9th of November 7:30-9:00 pm

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Health professionals and patients

23rd of November 7:30-9:00 pm

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Over 65 and under 35

14th of December 7:30-9:00 pm

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Atheist and believers in God

11th of January 7:30-9:00 pm

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Black and White

25th January 7:30-9:00 pm

Recent events have spawned conversations about race and personal experiences. Too often people are listening but not fully hearing what others have to say. If you identify as black or as white, please join this talking and listening session of black and white voices. Through a structured exchange of thoughts and experiences, we will open a window into understanding the lived experiences of others and open our hearts to one another.

Register here