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John Webster (December 1913 – 15 December 2008), also known as Mo(u)hammed Jon Webster, or more simply just Webster, was a soap box orator and public speaker, primarily at Speakers' Corner near Marble Arch at Hyde Park, London and beneath the Moreton Bay Fig trees of The Domain, Sydney from the early 1950s till the late 1980s.
Speakers Corner began in 1990 with a video booth outside the Citytv studios in Toronto. [2] The booth's original intent was for viewers to record news commentary and "letter to the editor" segments for broadcast on CityPulse, [1] but the booth soon proved so popular, with many segments being recorded that fell far outside the initial concept, that the decision was soon made to create a full ...
Orator at Speakers' Corner in London, 1974 Speakers' Corner, April 1987 A Speakers' Corner is an area where free speech open-air public speaking , debate , and discussion are allowed. The original and best known is in the north-east corner of Hyde Park in London , England .
Anthony Michael Gerard Rota MP (born May 15, 1961) is a Canadian politician who served as the 37th speaker of the House of Commons from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, he currently serves as the member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Nipissing—Timiskaming.
Albert Howell is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer, most noted as a Gemini Award nominee and Canadian Screen Award winner for his work on the writing team for the sketch comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
[1] The current list of Plenary and Invited Speakers presented here is based on the ICM's post-WW II terminology, in which the one-hour speakers in the morning sessions are called "Plenary Speakers" and the other speakers (in the afternoon sessions) whose talks are included in the ICM published proceedings are called "Invited Speakers". In the ...
Allen's theatrical career began in the early 1970s with theatre groups such as West London Theatre Workshop and Pirate Jenny. [8] In 1973, Allen was co-founder with John Miles of Rough Theatre, [9] described by Heathcote Williams as "a street theatre group from the Ladbroke Archipelago which specializes in low comedy, political satire, ham oratory, and spontaneous busking…and they perform in ...
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