October 22, 6:15 pm
We have apocalypses all wrong. They can be much more hopeful, creative, empowering, energising and fruitful than the gloomy stories of collapse that we keep hearing about. Real apocalypses are much more interesting than that. Yes, they’re moments of extreme turbulence – but they can also be incubators for new futures, that bring out the best of us like nothing else. And while they can certainly lead to catastrophic breakdowns, they can also be times of extraordinary breakthrough.
So what tips the balance? In this interactive event, Alex Evans – author of The Myth Gap and the The Good Apocalypse Guide on Substack – will explore how our ancestors made sense of moments of cataclysm, why our mental and emotional states are so central to the kind of future we’ll inhabit, and why the ‘religion shaped hole’ in modern life matters most during apocalyptic times.
Event Schedule
6:15pm: Pre-event socialising and networking
A cash bar will be available for refreshments.
6:30pm: Event begins
7:30pm: Event ends
Speakers
Alex Evans is the Founder of Larger Us, which works with change-makers to explore ways of bridging divides and bringing people together, in particular by drawing on psychology as a source of ideas and inspiration. He is the author of The Myth Gap: What Happens When Evidence and Arguments Aren’t Enough?Alex is a Professor in Practice at Newcastle University’s School of Arts and Cultures and a Senior Fellow at New York University’s Center on International Cooperation. Alex previously worked as a Campaign Director at Avaaz, the 50 million member global citizens’ movement, where he’s now a Trustee; in the UN Secretary-General’s office on climate and sustainability; and as Special Adviser to two Secretaries of State (Valerie Amos and then Hilary Benn) at the UK Department for International Development (now part of the Foreign Office).
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