Southbank Centre 4th – 6th September 2009

Celebrating insects in art, and the art of being an insect.

Pestival is a rare creature: an international, inter-disciplinary, community-led festival. Events include insect-inspired comedy, music, ID walks, talks, workshops, experiments, fashion and a termite inspired architectural structure at the centre of Pestival 2009. 80% of creatures on earth are insects, the ‘pests’ without whom humans wouldn’t survive. Pestival celebrates the 100s of millions of years of evolution, which places insects at the heart of human existence. Pestival 2009 celebrates how insects shape our world, and how humans shape the world of insects, in both science and the arts.

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Disability Capital, scheduled to take place on Friday 25 September, is a conference with wide ranging themes of interest to Deaf and disabled people and is organised by the Mayor of London in association with F2F Events. This year’s conference will feature a number of high profile speakers and include sessions on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, improving accessibility in London, promoting skills and employment, transport and disability arts. Delegates will be from across a number of sectors including Primary Care Trust’s, boroughs & local councils, voluntary associations, charities, government and housing bodies.

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