Past Events and Screenings

The War You Don’t See examines the role of the media in reporting war. Combining interviews with journalists, behind-the-scenes footage, and director John Pilger’s own personal experience in the field, the film questions how much of what really happens in war is reflected in the mainstream media’s coverage.

A chance to meet other members and sample some free whisky and gin generously provided by Chivas Regal. This event is only open to full members of the Frontline Club. Please RSVP by clicking “book”- no payment necessary.

The world’s oceans are in a state of crisis and decline, with the continuing affliction of climate change, overfishing and other pressures.

The Fish Fight campaign fronted Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Sir David Attenborough’s Horizon on The Death of the Oceans? have put the spotlight on the state of our oceans. Ahead of the release of new scientific findings from IPSO Frontline Club will kick off the first of a series of events with a panel of experts discussing what is happening to our oceans and what can be done about it.

In Mexico’s deadliest city Cuidad Juarez, where 3,000 people were killed last year in a vicious and bloody war between drugs cartels and the security services, courageous journalist, Lucy Souza vows to continue reporting the truth.

After the tragic deaths of Chris Hondros and Frontline Club member Tim Hetherington in Libya, we will be holding a special memorial event on Sunday 8 May. This is an informal event and the bar will be open throughout for friends to drink to the memory of both Tim and Chris. Due to extremely high […]

View in iTunes After the tracking down and killing of Osama bin Laden by a U.S. special operations team the questions have come thick and fast. At our May First Wednesday we are hoping to throw light on some of them: What impact will the death of Osama bin Laden have on Al Qaeda and […]

Zarghuna Kargar will be at the Frontline Club in conversation with Afghanistan researcher for Human Rights Watch, Rachel Reid to discuss the stories of the hidden lives of women of Afghanistan that she heard while working on the popular radio show, Afghan Woman’s Hour.

Blood in the Mobile reveals the dark, bloody side of the mobile phone industry and the link between minerals mined in Eastern DR Congo for cell phone use and the bloody civil war raging inside the country’s borders. With these minerals being exported to make cell phones for Europeans, Blood in the Mobile asks to what extent we are responsible for funding the death of 5 million Congolese in the war effort?

Budrus follows the struggle of a father and daughter team who fight to save their village from imminent destruction at the hands of the IDF’s Separation Barrier. Combining interviews from Israelis and Palestinians, military officials and citizens, Budrus examines the need to unite different peoples together in a peaceful manner to protest.

Join us at the Frontline Club when we will be discussing what the future holds for state media, the impact of channels such as Al Jazeera and BBC Arabic, and the ways that people are using the internet and other social media to circumvent that power.

An eye-opening presentation of photographs will be accompanied by a discussion with two respected photographers about their experiences of working in the UK, covering issues on their doorstep. What are the challenges at home compared to overseas? Liz Hingley will talk about problems of access, media interest and legal issues.

Sex, Death, and Gods examines the devadasi, a group of Hindus who are married or dedicated to a god or temple in childhood only to be later sold as prostitutes. Combining the rich history of the group with its modern interests, the film offers an unseen glimpse into the lives of a little understood sect of Hinduism.

EXTERNAL EVENT AT THE KENSINGTON TOWN HALL

Join the Frontline Club and New Statesman for a provocative public debate featuring Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks.

For this very special event at Kensington Town Hall, the New Statesman and the Frontline Club host a challenging debate in which some of the most prominent public figures on secrecy and transparency issues will go head to head.

With people movements rising up across the Middle East and North Africa the US, the UK and other European powers have had to think fast, abandoning old friends and allies and attempting to form new alliances with emerging leaders. Join us with Paddy O’Connell of BBC Radio 4’s Broadcasting House to discuss the new political landscape and the challenges it represents – have the rules of engagement changed or is the West trying to play the same game with different players?

To mark the publication of Face The Future: Tools For A Modern Age edited by John Mair and Richard Lance Keeble. Join us with a panel of experts to ask; will the internet wipe away newspapers and more in its wake? Is digital the only way? Will Twitter and Facebook be the new vanguards of the revolution?

Armadillo is director Janus Metz’s breathtaking observational documentary about a group of young Danish soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. Tense, guttural, and uniquely human, Winner of the International Critics’ prize at Cannes, Armadillo throws you into the experience of war as a member of the troop itself.

After more than 25 years of silence, the victims of the brutal military genocide that killed 200,000 Guatemalans finally find their voice as the narrative of the past and the present collide in Granito. With an indictment of the military dictatorship finally called, justice and culpability are on the line.

EXTERNAL EVENT AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN

The start of 2011 will be remembered as a period in which the barrier of fear fell across the Middle East and North Africa as people took to the streets demanding freedom from the tyrants who had governed for so long.
No one can predict where these momentous events will lead and what the repercussions will be for years to come.

For this special event held at the The Royal Institution of Great Britain the Frontline Club and BBC Arabic Service will be bringing together some of the key players, journalists and experts to discuss what has taken place so far and to try to gauge what the future might hold.

Egyptian author, political and cultural commentator Ahdaf Soueif will be joining us in conversation with BBC presenter Mishal Husain, to discuss her experiences at the heart of the protest in Tahrir Square during those momentous 18 days, looking at the roots of the pro-democracy movement and addressing the question of where her country goes from here.

Please join us for March’s Club Quiz with quizmaster David Dickinson.
You can enter as an individual or as a team of six. All money raised will go to the Fixers’ Fund which raises money for families of fixers around the world killed or injured while working with the international media. This event is open to everyone.
David Dickinson is a historical crime writer and former editor of Newsnight.