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Caroline Lucas in conversation with John Pye
Wed, Oct 23
|St Swithun's Church, East Grinstead
Caroline Lucas - now retired from her position as first Green MP - considers what it means to be English and how England fits within the United Kingdom, as found in our literary heritage. This event will be held in St Swithun's Church.
Time & Location
Oct 23, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
St Swithun's Church, East Grinstead, St. Swithun's Church, St. Swithun's Close East Grinstead, RH19 3BB
About the event
Delving into our literary heritage, Caroline Lucas explores what it can teach us about the most pressing issues of our time. She finds compelling stories about what it means to be English. About the English people's radical inclusivity, their deep-rooted commitment to the natural world, their long struggle to win rights for all. Â Lucas puts stories about the Chartists, the Diggers and the Suffragettes in their rightful place alongside Nelson and Churchill, draws on the medieval writers and Romantic poets who reflect a more sustainable relationship with the natural world, and includes the diverse voices exploring our shared challenges of identity and equality today. Â Finally, she sketches out an alternative Englishness: one that we can all embrace to build a greener, fairer future.
This is not just an inspiring, nuanced and deeply literate book, but that rarest of things - a necessary one.JONATHAN COE, author of BournevilleI love Caroline Lucas…