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Urban forest cleanup to celebrate Earth Day (London, UK)
To celebrate Mother Earth Day, volunteers from New Acropolis London cleaned up a woodland in Hackney Wick, London, where litter had been accumulating for many years. Around one ton of […]
Volunteering Event: Cleanup in urban wood for Earth Day (London, UK)
To celebrate Mother Earth Day, volunteers from New Acropolis London cleaned up a wood in Hackney Wick, London, where rubbish had accumulated over many years. Around 1 ton of rubbish […]
Talk: Viktor Frankl on our Search for Meaning (London, UK)
Viktor Frankl was a world-famous psychologist and concentration camp survivor who realised that what gives human beings the will to live, even in the most difficult circumstances, is a sense […]
Collection for Ukrainian families (London, UK)
New Acropolis UK has collected essential supplies to help those affected by the conflict in Ukraine. New Acropolis volunteers responded enthusiastically to a call for essential items, which will be […]
Talk: The Way of the Warrior – Embracing the Inner Battle (London, UK)
‘How can we orient ourselves in the midst of a world which has become increasingly violent, elusive, complex and unpredictable?’ is a question that many people often have. To bring […]
Happening to Raise Awareness about World Philosophy Day (London, UK)
In anticipation of World Philosophy Day, which takes place on Thursday 18 November this year, groups of philosophy students and teachers from New Acropolis London went out to meet members […]
Online talk: Can we truly love? (London, UK)
Can we truly love? Luke Sewell explored this perennial question of humanity from the scientific, as well as philosophical point of view. Is love a genetic and biological mechanics and simply a […]
Online Talk: Philosophy for a VUCA world (London, UK)
VUCA is an acronym for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. It was introduced in the late 1990s to describe the world that resulted from the end of the cold war […]
Online Talk: The Language of Symbols (London, UK)
This online talk, given by our speaker Julian Scott, explained how symbols – just like written language – express meaning, often at a deeper level than rational expression. The evening […]
Online Talk: Mind – best friend or worst enemy? (London, UK)
During this talk, our speaker Sabine Leitner explained how our mind has a bigger impact on our life than we often realize. This is because it not only colours our […]
