Deep Conversations: What Does it Mean To Step Up?

Tuesday April 8th
Doors & drinks 6.30pm; Event starts 7pm

What are our responsibilities in a time of ecological collapse? How can we find the power to act? What should we do and who can we do it with?

Join us for a series of guided, inter-generational, small group conversations in which we’ll talk about what it means to step up at this time.

Questions we’ll ask will include: Where does the balance of responsibility lie between older and younger generations? How can we challenge the prevailing system while still living inside it? How can we exert pressure and instigate change within our work and other social contexts? What is the balance between external and internal transformation? How might we involve and activate our family members and friendship groups?

We’ll also discuss the role of civil disobedience and the other ways we might harness our collective power. What the minimum is that we should all be doing to curb our personal consumption and withdraw our consent.  How to find a role that draws on our strengths and talents, without spreading ourselves too thin or burning out. How to contribute to a shifting collective consciousness. And how we might lead by example.

This is an invitation to combine theories of change with personal stories, to find empowerment in community, explore our own limits, and build solidarity and understanding.

The evening will include a one-pot vegan supper.

Kairos, 84 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TG

Doors open at 6.30pm for drinks. Event starts at 7pm.

Free for under 25s, £8 Kairos Club Member, £15 Non-member, £10 Struggling financially, £20 Supporter. Food complimentary.

Before requesting a discounted ticket, please consider sincerely: Are you struggling to meet your basic needs? Would you have to make a genuine sacrifice to buy a full priced ticket? Do you have reduced earnings through a lifestyle choice, or rather, because you're dedicating your time to unpaid work relating to the climate and nature crises or as a result of structural inequality?

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