The Home Office recently introduced new restrictions on international artists and academics visiting the UK for talks, temporary exhibitions, concerts or artists’ residencies. Visitors now have to submit to a series of arduous and expensive procedures to get their visa, and then…
This sports day will be an informal gathering of parents, adult volunteers and children in a suburban London park. It is also – unfortunately – an act of defiance against the growing mound of rules and regulations that threaten such ordinary events. The sports day is in celebration of spontaneous volunteering – and against all the checks, codes and licences that are now required for anyone who wants to help out with children in their area. Such everyday gatherings in local parks are key to children’s development and to community life. In particular, at the Manifesto Club we oppose the government’s upcoming…
Brighton members of the Manifesto Club will hold a picnic to protest against the city council’s regulation of drinking and social life, and to speak out for Brighton as a free and fun city. Time: From 1pm on Saturday 27 June Place:…
Brighton Manifesto Club members are challenging the city council to a debate on its booze control zones, which mean frequent confiscation of alcohol from city residents. This event will also launch a report, based on interviews with Brighton residents, showing the impact…
The Home Office recently introduced new restrictions on international artists and academics visiting the UK for talks, temporary exhibitions, concerts or artists’ residencies. The Manifesto Club has launched a report, UK Arts and Culture: Cancelled, by Order of the Home Office, detailing…
The Manifesto Club has published a ‘Phrasebook’, sponsored by Libertas, to mock the anti-democratic EU. The EU Phrasebook: 27 Ways to Say ‘No Doesn’t Really Mean No’ documents 27 different ways in which politicians from all 27 EU countries sought to avoid…
This is a transcript of a speech given by Josie Appleton, at the launch of Freedom Summer, ‘What next for Freedom?’, on 14 May 2009 There is no doubt that, over the past few years, there has been a fundamental shift in…
19 May – Freedom of the Streets? Booze and the regulation of social life – Salon, Huddersfield – Josie Appleton will speak to the Huddersfield Salon about bans on happy hours and public drinking, and what this means for social life. Partner campaign: Manifesto Club Campaign Against Booze Bans. Time: 6.30 to 8.30 Venue: The Media Centre, Northumberland Street, Huddersfield
Late July – Manifesto Clubnight – Celebrate the Freedom of Flight The dream of flight has long captured the human imagination – yet in recent years the vast expansion of flight has come to be viewed as a problem. Cheap travel is…
Speakers: Tom Mower, author of the Attention Please project, and one third of the design practice St. Pierre & Miquelon Clare Cumberlidge, founding director of General Public Agency Tim Abrahams, associate editor, Blueprint magazine Dolan Cummings, co-founder, Manifesto Club When: doors open 7pm. Discussion begins 8pm Where: El Ryan’s, 56 Carter Lane, London, EC4V 5EA. See map Cost: Free for Manifesto Club members; £5 non-members. Join the Manifesto Club. Download a poster for the event.
Thursday 25 June – Debate on Booze Bans, Brighton – Brighton Manifesto Club members are challenging the city council to a debate on its booze control zones, which mean frequent confiscation of alcohol from city residents. This event will also launch a…
The Manifesto Club’s ‘Campaign Against Vetting’ will host an informal sports day in a central London park, for volunteer adults, parents and their children. This is a day for fun games and races – and also to celebrate adult volunteering and informal…