- Spanish beginners: tasterCourse start date: Mon 2 Jun 2025 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Analía ToloneGet a flavour of a new language and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - The philosophy of raceCourse start date: Tue 3 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ovett NwosimiriThis course session touches upon the philosophical foundations of race, engaging with historical and contemporary debates on racial identity, racism, and justic
Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Racism and MigrationCourse start date: Tue 3 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Siobhan McGuirkWe will explore how ideas about race, Empire and belonging have shaped migration to and from Britain – alongside migration policies, laws and society – from the 1900s to today.
Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Struggles for Racial and Gender Justice in Latin AmericaCourse start date: Tue 3 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pilar Villanueva MartinezThis course explores key contemporary movements for racial and gender justice in Latin America, including the feminist and women's movement, Indigenous peoples' land defense, and the anti-racist struggles of Afro-descendant communities.
Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Who is presumed guilty? Amnesty International UK keynote on predictive policing, Prevent and protest clampdownsCourse start date: Tue 3 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Join Amnesty UK’s Amnesty UK’s Racial Justice Director Ilyas Nagdee for the keynote talk Who is presumed guilty? Amnesty International UK keynote on predictive policing, Prevent and protest clampdowns . The talk will take place 3 June from 10.30am to 12 noon, in the Cultureplex.
Full fee £0.00 - Art for social change: introducing the photography of Gordon ParksCourse start date: Tue 3 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayAn introduction to the photography of Gordon Parks and its significant impact on social justice in the United States. We’ll develop Parks’s biography before looking at some of his famous photo-essays for Life and Ebony Magazines in the 1940s and 50s.
Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00 - Ethnicity, Racism, Crime and the Criminal Justice System in BritainCourse start date: Tue 3 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michele ScottJoin us to discuss ethnic inequalities within the British Criminal Justice System (CJS) and why these inequalities continue to persist in the 21st century. This session is part of the day on Racism and Racial Justice with Amnesty International UK..
Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Haka- the breath of FireCourse start date: Tue 10 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Haka is a core expression of Māori culture and recently came to the world’s attention when Hana Maipi, a Māori politician, began a haka in Parliament and ripped a proposed bill being introduced into the House. Made famous by the All Blacks rugby team, come and learn about the history of Haka and its role in NZ politics in this interactive course.
Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Queer USA: 250 years of struggle and prideCourse start date: Tue 10 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Siobhan McGuirkFrom early colonial repression of Two-Spirit people to Trump 2.0’s attacks on trans communities, we explore struggles for LGBTIQ+ rights, dignity and freedom in the United States – a history longer than the nation itself.
Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00 - An Evening with Janina Ramirez
Course start date: Tue 10 Jun 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Join us for a special evening with renowned art historian Dr Janina Ramirez as we celebrate her City Lit Lifetime Fellowship. Hosted by City Lit Principal Mark Malcomson CBE, this event will feature an engaging conversation with Janina about her illustrious career, her contributions to the field of art history, and her upcoming projects.
Janina Ramirez, a lecturer, researcher, author, and broadcaster, is known for her captivating presentations on the BBC and her lectures at prestigious institutions such as Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, and the University of Lincoln.
Full fee £0.00 - Spanish 4/5: Spanish accents explained - Costa RicaCourse start date: Tue 17 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Keylor Murillo MoyaHow do you cope with different Spanish accents? Do you find some easier to understand than others? This series of short courses will help you understand the specificities and intricacies of a variety of Spanish and South American accents, so you can spot their speakers more easily and understand them better to keep the conversation going.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Queer UK: Broadcasting historyCourse start date: Tue 17 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Siobhan McGuirkAttitudes towards gender and sexuality have transformed over the past 50 years. Television has documented it all – and sometimes surprisingly driven – radical change. Join us to explore the key moments that shaped Queer UK.
Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Holistic massage: taster workshop Course start date: Wed 18 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Janet WhiteheadInterested in massage but don't know where to begin? Why not try this general introduction to massage! Learn about the many benefits of massage, as well as basic massage techniques to use on friends and family.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - The Battle of Lepanto 1571Course start date: Tue 24 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingThe Battle of Lepanto, possibly the largest naval battle in 2000 years, has been described as the last European crusade that led to the decline of the Ottoman empire. But has its significance been exaggerated?Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Gua Sha Facial massage: Taster WorkshopCourse start date: Tue 24 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Elena De AntoniFacial gua sha is a traditional Chinese skincare technique that involves gently gliding a smooth, flat tool (often made of jade or rose quartz) over the face in specific patterns to promote circulation, reduce puffiness, and encourage
lymphatic drainage.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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