For the 2026 edition of the Antiuniversity NOW! Festival, we invite our fellow London-based grassroots collectives and practitioners for an informal gathering, where we will share what we do on a public forum, find synergies and get to know one another outside of running our own events!
Come for 6pm to hear intros from 7 diverse groups, each doing the very needed cultural work in London NOW. Stay as long as you like for the Antiuniversity closing party!
We will hear intros from:
Finch Community Cinema
London School of Solarpunk
films4freedom
jonga⭒sani
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Otherness Archive
& KONTEKST Collective
EDIT: Unfortunately, due to reasons outside our control, our friends from Trans Video Buffet and ArchivesDie won’t be able to attend this time in the end but stay tuned to our future events!
We plan to use this event as the official launch of the KONTEKST network - a web that we’re creating to connect all of the independent groups and grassroots practitioners with whom we’ve built connections over the past 3+ years of cultural work.
⏰ Doors open 6pm, intros start 6:15pm, after party from 9pm (or so)
🦽 Unfortunately, at this time the room is not step-free as it’s on the first floor with no lift. We will do our best to find a step free venue for our future events. The Antiuniversity afterparty will take place on the ground floor and is step-free.
🎟️ Free entry, no prior booking required. We will most likely hit capacity so arrive early to avoid disappointment.
🚫 Guests breaking the ground rules will be made to leave and not attend future KONTEKST events.
GROUND RULES:
We have a safer spaces policy in place to ensure the health and wellbeing of our guests as well as organisers. By entering the event space you agree to follow the ground rules.
DO NOT capture or post online identifiable characteristics of others (faces, tattoos, voice etc) - this applies to taking photos, videos and audio recordings.
DO NOT attend if you have symptoms of Covid-19 or other contagious diseases.
DO NOT engage in behaviour or use language that perpetuates oppression of any kind. This includes (but is not limited to) racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, classism, casteism, ageism, zionism, islamophobia, antisemitism.
DO NOT assume people’s pronouns and correct yourself when wrong.
DO communicate respectfully, be mindful of how much space you take, consider your privileges and your positionality, and do not speak over others.
DO remember that not all disabilities are visible.
If you break or ignore any of the ground rules, you will be asked to leave and you will not be allowed to attend future KONTEKST events.