11:00 am, September 7 2025
Backyard Comedy Club, Bethnal Green
Speaker: Katie Goldfinch
Poet: Yvonne Murray
Conflict is unavoidable in life: in our relationships with family, friends, colleagues or and strangers. How can we manage it better?
Our guest speaker: Katie Goldfinch
Katie Goldfinch is a broadcaster, mediator and host of the podcast How Not to F*** Up Your Kids.
Katie specialises in conflict resolution for neighbourhood disputes and intergenerational family dynamics. She is also currently working on a global peace building project with the Institute of Global Negotiation to disseminate conflict resolutions tools internationally.
By encouraging us to explore our own and each others’ definitions of conflict, and to practise active listening, Katie helped to us to understand how we can improve the quality and outcome of conflict at the personal level.
Get a ticket for Katie’s free conflict resolution workshop on 25th September
Our guest poet: Yvonne Murray
Yvonne is a Murray poet, inspirational motivator and author who loves to manipulate words into stories, hurts into lessons and to empathise with those who share similar paths.
Yvonne read three of her poems, Peace in Pieces, Punchbag and Fight the Fight Good, moving us with her imagery and empathy. The third poem was specially written for our assembly.
Find out more about the launch of Yvonne’s new poetry collection on 25th October
Our songs
As usual, there were four pop songs performed by our Sunday Assembly London band. They reflected today’s theme of conflict.
- Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor
- Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting – Elton John
- We Can Work It Out – The Beatles
- Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
About Sunday Assembly London
Sunday Assembly London is your regular and reliable stop for a welcoming, accessible and inspiring Sunday community, where you can hear talks and poetry, sing songs and make new friends.
Stay after for tea, biscuits, and chat in the Backyard Comedy Club. Then join us for a local meal, picnic, or a drink and card games at the pub.
→ Our next assembly: Weird Science: An Introduction to Anomalistic Psychology, 21st September
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