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kcraik1.bsky.social @kcraik1.bsky.social · May 10

TODAY! Join us at high noon in Headington 🩸

Think Human @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social · Mar 27

‘Who Did It?’
Join us on Saturday 10 May for a talk on @unofphoto.bsky.social’s research into two 1959 murders. Explore how a family were impacted by generational poverty and potential miscarriages of justice.
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Think Human @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social · May 7

The Think Human Team is in The Forum with cakes, badges and programmes.
Come and say hello!

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Think Human @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social · May 6

Think Human Festival week is here!
We are looking forward to welcoming you to this timely discussion tomorrow
Sign up to save your place 👇

Think Human @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social · Apr 3

We invite you to take the long view on the governments led by Tony Blair in the late 1990s & early 2000s.
Join @gsoh31.bsky.social and John Denham, former Minister under Blair, on 7 May for a talk about what we can learn from New Labour’s time in power.
Sign up 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1246097273...

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kcraik1.bsky.social @kcraik1.bsky.social · May 5

Thanks to BBC Radio Oxford for talking to me this morning about our upcoming Think Human Festival at Oxford Brookes. Join us, 7-10 May, to talk about art, film, politics. Everyone is welcome and it’s free. www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

Think Human Events 2025

Think Human events provide opportunities to discuss and reflect on the importance of understanding ourselves as human beings, our relationships with others, and the challenges we face as part of a cha...

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kcraik1.bsky.social @kcraik1.bsky.social · Apr 25

Congratulations, everyone! 😈 📜

Malone Society @malonesociety.bsky.social · Apr 25

After many delays, our much-anticipated edition of The Devil’s Charter, ed. Richard Woudhuysen and Richard Proudfoot, has arrived and is on its way to members!

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kcraik1.bsky.social @kcraik1.bsky.social · Apr 24

Think Human Festival returns to Oxford Brookes, 7-10 May. Thoughtful discussions on campus and across the city, all celebrating our brilliant arts and humanities researchers @oxford_brookes Free! All very welcome. eventbrite.com/cc/think-human…

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kcraik1.bsky.social @kcraik1.bsky.social · Apr 10

Oxford people! Join us on campus on 10 May. Universities *can* still be places of thoughtful and humane creativity 👇

Think Human @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social · Mar 26

‘Craft and Creativity for Social Change’
Join our collaborative Ankara Headdress Workshop to experience the quiet power of making together and discuss how we can help to achieve a more sustainable future♻️
📍 @ovadagallery.bsky.social
🗓️ Sat 10 May, 2pm-5pm
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Craft and Creativity for Social Change

Join us for a collaborative Ankara Headdress Workshop and experience the quiet power of making together.

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kcraik1.bsky.social @kcraik1.bsky.social · Apr 9

The Gibbs building on campus isn’t spectacular. But the woman it’s named after was. She left a wonderful legacy for Oxford, and for Oxford Brookes. Join us to uncover the story. It’s free and everyone is warmly welcome. 👇

Think Human @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social · Apr 9

Discover the legacy of Olive Gibbs - peace campaigner, politician and education advocate - through a film screening of ‘Olive Gibbs: A Remarkable Woman’ followed by a panel discussion on her enduring legacy
📍Headington Campus
🗓️ Thursday 8 May ⏰6pm
Register here👇
bit.ly/4iSvx2Z
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Olive Gibbs: A Remarkable Woman - Film screening and discussion

Film screening and discussion celebrating Olive Gibbs, twice lord mayor of Oxford, influential anti-nuclear and community campaigner.

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kcraik1.bsky.social @kcraik1.bsky.social · Apr 9

Join us on 7 May for our festival of arts and humanities in a humane world 👇 all free, and open to everyone @oxfordbrookes

Think Human @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social · Apr 2

War and Peace in Ukraine
🗓️Weds 7 May, 3pm-5pm
Join us for a discussion on possible peace deals & plans for post-war reconstruction in Ukraine, featuring exhibit posters from Yurko Gutsulyak’s ‘Blue-Yellow Series’ 🇺🇦
Tea/coffee & Ukrainian snacks provided!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1259287907...

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Apr 6

The reason we have universities is they're a place for people who actually know stuff - unlike the people who appear on your TV screens pretending to know things.

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kcraik1.bsky.social @kcraik1.bsky.social · Apr 3

Are you in Oxford on 7 May? Join us for this important event @oxfordbrookes #humanities 👇👇👇 Free, all warmly welcome!

Think Human @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social · Apr 2

War and Peace in Ukraine
🗓️Weds 7 May, 3pm-5pm
Join us for a discussion on possible peace deals & plans for post-war reconstruction in Ukraine, featuring exhibit posters from Yurko Gutsulyak’s ‘Blue-Yellow Series’ 🇺🇦
Tea/coffee & Ukrainian snacks provided!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1259287907...

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Think Human @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social · Mar 27

‘Who Did It?’
Join us on Saturday 10 May for a talk on @unofphoto.bsky.social’s research into two 1959 murders. Explore how a family were impacted by generational poverty and potential miscarriages of justice.
Sign up below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/who-did-it...

@kcraik1.bsky.social

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kcraik1.bsky.social @kcraik1.bsky.social · Mar 17

GCSE and A Level students and teachers working on Shakespeare - please join us on Thursday! Completely free, all very welcome. I’ll be there with actor @jameswallace.bsky.social to answer your questions 📚🎭 - sign up here👇

Think Human @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social · Mar 17

🚨FREE online school events! 🚨

Sign up to our webinars this Thursday, 20 March
🎭 Explore Shakespeare’s characters in a new light
🤖Discuss ways of engaging with AI in education

Sign up below👇👇
www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...
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Think Human Events for Schools 20-21 March 2025

A Think Human Festival 2025 Programme of free events for School Students aged 16+

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kcraik1.bsky.social @kcraik1.bsky.social · Mar 11

Teaching Shakespeare at GCSE or A Level? Looking for a free webinar at lunchtime on 20 March? Join me and actor @jameswallace.bsky.social to talk about Shakespeare and emotion. All very welcome! 📚☕️ Sign up here 👇

Think Human @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social · Mar 5

Calling GCSE & A Level English Students!
Join our Shakespeare webinar on 20 March, 12:00.
Discover how emotions like anger, sadness, happiness & jealousy felt like 400 years ago & how Shakespeare creatively worked with these on stage 🎭
Sign up here👇👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1232871885...

Shakespeare: What's Inside?

Interactive webinar designed to enrich your study of Shakespeare at GCSE or A-Level.

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