Against the Law with David Renton
Should we shrink the law? One of Britain’s leading social justice barristers puts the case against the constant expansion of the law into new areas, and its greater control over […]
Mixed Narratives
Laila Woozeer, Natasha Devon and Jackson Bliss on creating a narrative framework to discuss mixed stories About this event In this conversation, we will discuss our various approaches to telling […]
The Peace Protestors
A history of modern-day war resistance From Afghanistan to the Falklands, from Northern Ireland to Iraq, British troops are nearly always in action somewhere in the world. But whenever there […]
A Black Feminist Book Club
A (monthly) book club for Black women, femmes and non-binary people to focus on self care, empowerment and community connections. This month we're back at Housmans Bookshop. Our July pick […]
Rethinking Class in the 21st Century: Are Labels like “Working Class” and “Middle Class” Still Relevant Today?
St Pancras & Somers Town Living Centre Francis Crick Institute, 2 Ossulston St, London, United KingdomPart of a series of events on class relations in the UK today. For information on the whole series of events for Rethinking Class in the 21st Century, see here. […]
Rethinking Class in the 21st Century: Lumpen and Working Class Power
St Pancras & Somers Town Living Centre Francis Crick Institute, 2 Ossulston St, London, United KingdomPart of a series of events on class relations in the UK today. For information on the whole series of events for Rethinking Class in the 21st Century, see here. […]
Rethinking Class in the 21st Century: The Education System and Class Hierarchy
St Pancras & Somers Town Living Centre Francis Crick Institute, 2 Ossulston St, London, United KingdomPart of a series of events on class relations in the UK today. For information on the whole series of events for Rethinking Class in the 21st Century, see here. […]
African Roots: War resistance and peacebuilding in the global south
African Roots: War resistance and peacebuilding in the global south Speakers The Pan African Nonviolence and Peace-building Network (PANPEN) was founded in 2012 around planning meetings for the War Resisters' […]
BOOK LAUNCH: Solitary Pleasure: Selected Poems, Journals and Ephemera of John Wieners
‘John Wieners has been described as both ‘the greatest poet of emotion’ (by Robert Creeley) and ‘the poet laureate of gay liberation’ (within the Gay Liberation press). Solitary Pleasure delivers […]
Rethinking Class in the 21st Century: The Professional Managerial Class and their Politics
St Pancras & Somers Town Living Centre Francis Crick Institute, 2 Ossulston St, London, United KingdomPart of a series of events on class relations in the UK today. For information on the whole series of events for Rethinking Class in the 21st Century, see here. […]
Miss Major Speaks and Atmospheres of Violence: Toshio Meronek and Eric A. Stanley in conversation
Housmans are delighted to invite you to an evening with Toshio Meronek and Eric A. Stanley. Toshio, whose recent biography of Stonewall veteran Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, 'Miss Major Speaks', was […]
Walking Curious King’s Cross
Housmans Bookshop in conjunction with the People's Museum of Somers Town would like to welcome you to join Andrew Whitehead (editor of BBC World Service News and an editor of […]
How Long Can the Moon Be Caged? Voices of Indian Political Prisoners. Book talk with Suchitra Vijayan and Francesca Recchia in conversation with Isabel Buchanan
A powerful look at authoritarian India through the experiences of political prisoners Join Suchitra Vijayan, Francesca Recchia and Isabel Buchanan to discuss HOW LONG CAN THE MOON BE CAGED? VOICES […]
The Shoulders We Stand On: Preeti Dhillon and Sheela Banerjee
Our right to protest is in jeopardy and it's more important than ever to understand the history that lies behind our current era of activism. Join authors Preeti Dhillon and […]
BOOK LAUNCH: We Hear Only Ourselves by Bill Cashmore
We are delighted to welcome Bill Cashmore to Housmans to celebrate the publication of her exciting new book 'We Hear Only Ourselves'. As Étienne Balibar says, this book is a […]
