BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Housmans Bookshop - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Housmans Bookshop X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://housmans.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Housmans Bookshop REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20180325T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20181028T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201125T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201125T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20201110T105926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201116T164908Z UID:15118-1606330800-1606336200@housmans.com SUMMARY:"Travelling While Black" with Nanjala Nyabola in conversation with Dickens Olewe [online event] DESCRIPTION:ONLINE EVENT 7pm UTC \nHousmans are pleased to welcome writer and political analyst Nanjala Nyabola to discuss her latest book Travelling While Black. What does it feel like to move through a world designed to limit and exclude you? What are the joys and pains of holidays for people of colour\, when guidebooks are never written with them in mind? How are black lives today impacted by the othering legacy of colonial cultures and policies? What can travel tell us about our sense of self\, of home\, of belonging and identity? Why has the world order become hostile to human mobility\, as old as humanity itself\, when more people are on the move than ever? \nNanjala Nyabola is constantly exploring the world\, working with migrants and confronting complex realities challenging common assumptions – both hers and others’. From Nepal to Botswana\, Sicily to Haiti\, New York to Nairobi\, her sharp\, humane essays ask tough questions and offer surprising\, deeply shocking and sometimes funny answers. It is time we saw the world through her eyes. \n**Please note this is an online event. You will be emailed an invitation link on the morning of the event. Please check your spam folder and email us if you have not received the invitation link by the afternoon** \nAbout the speakers \n \nNanjala Nyabola is a writer and political analyst based in Nairobi\, Kenya. Her work focuses on the intersection between technology and politics\, as well as migration and human mobility. A constant traveller\, at the time of writing she has visited over seventy countries across four continents. \nDickens Olewe is a Kenyan journalist working for the BBC\, and a 2015 John S. Knight journalism fellow at Stanford University. His interest is in using new technology for storytelling and integrating the public in the news reporting process. \nHe was part of the team of journalists chosen by Deutsche Welle Academy to develop a manifesto on how to use digital technology to promote freedom of expression in the global south. \nHe’s been a speaker on several media subjects including: drone journalism\, digital publishing platforms\, media trends\, mobile journalism\, social media for news\, user engagement and crowdsourcing news\, at several journalism conferences around the world including: SxSw\, re:publica\, ONA and the World News Media Congress. He also runs The Dickens Olewe podcast where he interviews guests on media\, politics and technology in Africa. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/travelling-while-black-with-nanjala-nyabola/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Online event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/travel.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201111T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201111T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20201019T152300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T151229Z UID:15017-1605121200-1605126600@housmans.com SUMMARY:Online Book Launch: "The People’s Republic of Neverland: The Child versus the State" with Robb Johnson and Louise Regan DESCRIPTION:COVID has dramatically confirmed that the current condition of state education is not fit for purpose. Join educators and organizers Robb Johnson and Louise Regan to discuss how 30 years of “education reform” have created a dysfunctional mass education system that ruthlessly prioritises the agenda of the neo-liberal state over the needs of children. Robb Johnson’s book The People’s Republic of Neverland: The Child versus the State is part memoir and polemic and a celebration of children’s innate desire to learn\, share\, cooperate\, and play\, as well as a critique of bureaucratic interference. The book lays out how to create democratic spaces where kids can grow\, not up\, not old\, but as individuals. \nAbout The People’s Republic of Neverland: The Child versus the State \nThere once was a time when teachers and communities were able to exercise democratic control over their schools. Now that power has been taken away\, both centralised and privatised\, under the guise of “reform.” There is a forgotten history of the time before reform\, and within it a bright horizon is visible\, reachable only if educators and society at large can learn the lessons of the past. \nRobb Johnson entered the classroom as a new teacher in the 1980s and has spent a lifetime alongside his pupils encouraging both creativity and a healthy distrust of authority. Johnson details how we ended up with the contemporary mass education systems and why they continually fail to give children what they need. Combining practical experience as a teacher with detailed pedagogical knowledge\, and a characteristic playful style\, Johnson is both court chronicler and jester\, imparting information and creatively admonishing the self-important figureheads of the reform agenda. \nThis book considers how schools and education relate to the wider society in which they are located and how they relate to the particular needs and abilities of the people who experience them. It shows that schools and education are contested spaces that need to be reclaimed from the state\, and turned into places where people can grow\, not up\, not old\, but as individuals. It offers alternative ways of running classrooms\, schools\, and perhaps even society. \nPraise: \n“I have rarely seen a book that is so embedded in what education is for and that then directs the reader to how to pursue the goals\, in practice and at all levels of school infrastructure so that the way schools are structured adds to the goodness of society.”\n—Marcelo Staricoff\, author of Start Thinking\, fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching\, and former headteacher \n“The People’s Republic of Neverland: The Child versus the State by Robb Johnson shows the stark reality of the current situation for education. Education is at a crossroads\, and this book comes at an important time raising awareness and exposing the flaws in our current system. Read this\, and then join the campaign to fight for a fairer\, fully funded\, comprehensive education system!”\n—Louise Regan\, ex-president of National Education Union (UK) \n“The goals of the school systems in most countries have generally not had nothing to do with producing happy\, creative\, self-confident\, autonomous children who will grow up to become happy\, creative\, self-confident\, autonomous adults. But since schooling become mandatory in industrialized societies like the UK and the US\, the schools have been an ideological battleground between those who want to produce obedient workers and soldiers\, and those\, like Robb Johnson\, who would prefer to see a liberated humanity consisting of whole people\, who are treated as such from birth\, by their parents\, by the schools\, and all other social\, political\, and economic institutions. This book is a brilliant crash course in the roots of the problem\, the devastation that has been done since the post-Thatcher/Reagan austerity budgets and a return to Victorian (‘family‘) values\, and how we might address all of these complex challenges. And it is as captivating a read as any good memoir\, because that’s exactly what it is. Robb Johnson lived through\, and taught through\, the backlash\, working as a school teacher from 1980 until very recently.”\n—David Rovics\, musician and author of Sing for Your Supper: A DIY Guide to Playing Music\, Writing Songs\, and Booking Your Own Gigs \nAbout the Speakers: \nRobb Johnson was born in 1955\, studied English lit at Sussex University\, trained as a teacher\, and then did an MA in English literature at Manchester University. He has worked as a classroom teacher by day and a songwriter by night since 1980. As a songwriter\, he has received widespread critical acclaim. Robb has written songbooks; edited a book of stories\, Journeys Down Denbigh Road\, for use with young children in school assemblies; edited A Navigator’s Tale\, a book collecting his father’s World War II memoir and poetry; and contributed regularly to the music magazine RNR. \nLouise Regan is the ex-president of National Education Union (UK). \nPlease note that this event will be held online via Zoom. You will be emailed a Zoom invitation on the day of the event.  \n**Please email the shop if you are unable to pay the entry price** \n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/book-launch-the-peoples-republic-of-neverland-the-child-versus-the-state-with-robb-johnson-and-louise-regan/ CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk,Online event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/The-Peoples-Republic-of-Neverland-cover.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201013T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201013T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20200914T114016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201020T153842Z UID:14304-1602615600-1602619200@housmans.com SUMMARY:Settling the World: M. John Harrison in conversation with Gary Budden (online event) DESCRIPTION:Housmans is pleased to welcome sci-fi supremo M. John Harrison to our first digital event in collaboration with indie publishers Comma Press and Influx Press. \nConsidered one of the most important stylists of modern fantasy and science fiction working today\, and a pioneer of the New Wave\, award-winning author M. John Harrison can count amongst his fans the likes of Neil Gaiman\, Iain Banks and Robert Macfarlane. \nThroughout his career\, M. John’s writing has defied categorisation\, building worlds both unreal and all-too real\, overlapping and interlocking with each other. His stories are replete with fissures and portals into parallel dimensions\, unidentified countries and lost lands. \nHis latest collection\, Settling the World\, is a selection of stories\, drawn from 50 years of writing (1979-2020)\, follows backstreet occultists\, amateur philosophers\, down-and-outs or refugees\, and explores our relationship with ‘the other’ in microscopic detail. What the characters have in common is they share in Harrison’s rejection of the idea that the world\, or our understanding of it\, could ever be settled. \nWe have 50 signed copies of Settling the World which will be allocated to ticket holders on a first come first served basis. \nAttendees will be emailed the zoom link the morning of the event: please check your spam folder. If you have not received the link\, please contact shop[at]housmans[dot]com  \nTHE SPEAKERS \nM. John Harrison is the author of eleven novels (including In Viriconium\, The Course of the Heart and Light)\, as well as four previous short story collections\, two graphic novels\, and collaborations with Jane Johnson\, writing as Gabriel King. He won the Boardman Tasker Award for Climbers (1989)\, the James Tiptree Jr Award for Light (2002) and the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Nova Swing (2007). He reviews fiction for The Guardian and the Times Literary Supplement\, and lives in Shropshire. \nGary Budden is a writer\, editor and co-founder of the award winning Influx Press. He is the author of the books Hollow Shores\, Judderman (as D.A. Northwood)\, and The White Heron Beneath the Reactor with artist Maxim Griffin. London Incognita is forthcoming in 2020. \n*If you are unable to pay the entry price\, please email Housmans Bookshop* \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/settling-the-world-m-john-harrison-in-conversation-with-gary-budden-online-event/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Literary Event,Online event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/9781912697281.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200406T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200406T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20200316T105047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T170135Z UID:11997-1586199600-1586205000@housmans.com SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH: On Relationships ***POSTPONED*** DESCRIPTION:  \nRelationships are important. Whether they are with others or ourselves\, they shape us\, they move us\, they empower us and they break our hearts. 3 of Cups Press launches their latest anthology\, On Relationships\, a collection of prose\, poetry and art which explores the importance and power of all relationships. \nJoin us on the 6 of April to launch On Relationships with readings from Vanessa Pelz-Sharpe\, Melissa Gitari and Isha Karki. \n\n\nFounded in 2017\, 3 of Cups Press is a small press\, focusing on inclusive publishing. We share a vision for a more equal\, more peaceful\, more inclusive world and we are dedicated to providing a platform for voices otherwise unheard in the mainstream. We are a team of women and non-binary folk\, and are disability-led. \nOur first project is a series of anthologies\, starting with On Anxiety\, published in January 2018\, and On Bodies\, published in October 2018. Our third\, On Relationships\, published February 2020. These anthologies provide a platform for writers and artists and a starting point on how to tackle issues such as mental health\, our relationships with our bodies\, political activism and more. \nWe believe that art and literature can be activism. In pursuit of a more fair\, more equal world\, all of our contributors are paid for their work. \n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/book-launch-on-relationships/ CATEGORIES:Book Launch,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ONRELATION.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200401T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200401T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20200218T165236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T165622Z UID:11132-1585767600-1585773000@housmans.com SUMMARY:'Split: Class Divides Uncovered' with Ben Tippet ***CANCELLED*** DESCRIPTION:‘More than a decade after the financial crisis\, Split is a timely reminder of the most important divide that runs through the global economy\, and how working people can organise to take back control of their lives. Clearly-argued\, incisive and accessible\, this book should be required reading for activists everywhere’\n– Grace Blakeley\, author of ‘Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation’ \n‘This book is essential reading for making sense of society\, digging into the realities of class for young people today. It shows how deeply Britain is shaped by class\, while also charting out ways people can collectively change this’\n– Jamie Woodcock\, co-author of ‘The Gig Economy: A Critical Introduction’ \n‘Neoliberal ideology hinges on the claim that class no longer matters – but as inequalities rise to unprecedented extremes\, class divisions are now more prominent than ever. Split is packed with fresh insights into how class structures our world\, and what we can do to build a fairer economy’\n– Jason Hickel\, author of ‘The Divide: Global Inequality from Conquest to Free Markets’ \n‘Split is an essential introduction to the dimensions of class division that have shaped the modern world. If you want to understand why society has become ever more polarised\, and how we might go about fixing it\, read this book’\n– Laurie Macfarlane\, Economics Editor at openDemocracy and co-author of ‘Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing’ \n‘Intelligent\, lucid and engaging from beginning to end\, Tippet’s book is a must-read for those who want to learn the root cause of pervasive inequality that defines our world’\n– Brett Scott\, author of ‘The Heretic’s Guide to Global Finance: Hacking the Future of Money’ \n  \nBen Tippet is an educator\, activist\, and writer. He is currently doing a PhD at the University of Greenwich\, researching the causes of wealth inequality in the UK. He is a researcher for The Transnational Institute and has written for Novara\, Stike! and Economy. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/split-class-divides-uncovered-with-ben-tippet/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SPLIT.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200331T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200331T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20200228T114945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200318T143200Z UID:11496-1585681200-1585686600@housmans.com SUMMARY:AUTONOMY NOW! presents: 'Stopping the Poll Tax: 30 Years On' with Martin Lux and Alex Hodson ***RELOCATED*** DESCRIPTION:**This event is no longer taking place at Housmans but the organisers hope to host it at an alternative venue – please visit the Autonomy Now website for updates** \n  \nJoin us on the 30th anniversary of the Poll Tax riot which helped drive out Margaret Thatcher from power.\nFind out about the crucial local level campaigning work that led up to the crunch point of the riot\, and how a combination of Police provocation and government incompetence helped turn a popular mass demonstration into a full-scale battle which spilled out across the West End\, leading to the downfall of one of the UK’s longest-serving and most authoritarian Prime Ministers. \nSpeakers include Martin Lux of Red and Black TV\, Alex Hodson of Past Tense\, plus another guest tba. Martin and Alex observed the tumultuous day close-up. Alex was also involved with the Trafalgar Square Defendants Campaign and the Poll Tax prisoners group. \nFREE ENTRY \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/autonomy-now-presents-stopping-the-poll-tax-30-years-on-with-martin-lux-and-alex-hodson/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PollTax.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200328T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200328T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20200218T155614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T170008Z UID:11118-1585422000-1585427400@housmans.com SUMMARY:'Spain's Revolution Against Franco: The Great Betrayal' with Alan Woods ***CANCELLED*** DESCRIPTION:The story of the Spanish revolution of the 1930s is quite well known to most people on the left\, but there is a surprising level of ignorance concerning the events that occurred subsequently. History did not cease with the victory of Franco in 1939. And the story of how the Franco dictatorship was eventually brought down by the revolutionary movement of the Spanish workers is an inspiring one. \nUnder the most difficult and dangerous conditions\, Spanish workers launched a strike wave\, which\, in its intensity and duration\, has no parallel anywhere. There was nothing remotely like this in Hitler’s Germany\, Mussolini’s Italy or Salazar’s Portugal. This was a genuine revolution\, which could and should have gone far further than it did. If it did not finally succeed\, that was no fault of the working class. The Spanish revolution of the 1970s was shamefully betrayed by the leaders of the communist and socialist parties\, who entered into an agreement with former fascists in order halt the movement in its tracks. \nAlan Woods participated personally in the last phase of this struggle and was a witness to some of its most decisive moments. Using a wealth of documentary material from the time and also new interviews with key participants in the events\, he tears away the thick veil of lies\, myths and half-truths to reveal what actually occurred. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/spains-revolution-against-franco-the-great-betrayal-with-alan-woods/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Spanish_transition_great_betrayal.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200326T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200326T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20200228T115619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200318T143347Z UID:11504-1585249200-1585254600@housmans.com SUMMARY:AUTONOMY NOW! presents: 'Dead White Anarchists' performed by Paul Case ***RELOCATED*** DESCRIPTION:**This event is no longer taking place at Housmans but the organisers hope to host it at an alternative venue – please visit the Autonomy Now website for updates** \nParis\, 1892. If you’re not rich\, things looks bleak. Exploitation\, starvation and disease are daily realities for many. Police crackdowns and political bombings tear the city apart. Out of this chaos emerges Emile Henry\, a young anarchist preparing for his war against the State. But when he hears strange rumblings from the future\, madness beckons… \nPaul Case’s Dead White Anarchists is a Molotov cocktail of storytelling\, theatre\, radical history lesson\, sci crime thriller and revolutionary psychedelic death trip. It is a reflection on a bloody past and a chaotic present\, but always holding hope for tomorrow. \nWritten and performed by Paul Case\nDirected by Emily Ingram \nBIOS \nPaul Case is an Edinburgh-based spoken word performer\, actor and writer. He has performed his poems\, stories\, songs and monologues all over the UK and internationally since 2008. His writing has been published by Influx Press\, Class War and The Erotic Review amongst many others. He is currently touring his solo theatre show Dead White Anarchists throughout 2020. \nEmily Ingram is an emerging director and writer\, specialising in primarily in prop work and productions that tread the line between theatre and storytelling. She is a member of Birds Of Paradise’s Young Artists scheme and the creator of Some Kind of Theatre’s Theatre On The Sofa project\, a scheme which brings theatre to non-traditional venues. Recent credits include the widely praised The Grandmothers Grimm (Buxton Festival Fringe\, Southwark Playhouse\, Edinburgh Festival Fringe) and The Sprite In The Dolls House (Assembly Roxy\, The Palace of Holyroodhouse) \nPRAISE \n[Paul] is at times drily humourous\, then again petulent or dramatic. The audience are rapt\, enlisted for the cause” – allthesenewrelations.com \n“You wouldn’t believe the passion. Put a big smile on my face and that’s no mean feat. Blinding!” – Steve Ignorant\, CRASS/Slice of Life \n“An amazing performer” Kev McLean\, Loud Poets \n“Funny and poignant” – Pete ‘The Temp’ Bearder\, author of Stage Invasion \n“Paul Case is a supremely talented writer and performer carrying on the rich tradition of radical poetry in the UK” – The Repeat Beat Poet \n“One of the best of a new generation” – Attila The Stockbroker \nFacebook: facebook.com/paulcasespeaks \nWebsite: http://www.paulcasespeaks.co.uk \nTwitter: https://twitter.com/captainrant \nStorytelling show Dead White Anarchists: facebook.com/deadwhiteanarchists \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/autonomy-now-presents-dead-white-anarchists-performed-by-paul-case/ CATEGORIES:In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/DeadWhiteAnarchists.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200318T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200318T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20200116T131656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200313T182853Z UID:9966-1584558000-1584563400@housmans.com SUMMARY:A Kingdom of Love: Rachel Mann in conversation with Roz Kaveney ***CANCELLED*** DESCRIPTION:***We’re really sorry to hear that our speaker Rachel Mann is presenting symptoms and is self-isolating. This event is now therefore cancelled. Tickets will be refunded. We hope Rachel feels better soon*** \nWe are very excited to announce a poetry event at Housmans in collaboration with Carcanet Press\, one of the outstanding independent literary publishers of classical and modern poetry of our time. \nAnglican priest\, poet\, writer and broadcaster Rachel Mann will be reading from her highly praised A Kingdom of Love\, a lyrical interrogation of the place of the sacred and profane in a demythologised world. Whilst framed within the language of Christianity\, Mann interrogates the dominant linguistic and mythic inheritances of religious discourse. Furthermore\, she writes of connection and of faith in a way that will resonate with non-religious readers. A meditation also on the spiritual vs. the material\, Mann eschews didacticism in A Kingdom of Love and urges us through her verses to reflect on the ways in which we can connect with one another and move forward in these difficult times. \nAfter a reading from A Kingdom of Love\, Rachel will be in conversation with writer\, critic\, and poet the brilliant Roz Kaveney about all things sacred and profane. \nReviews \nThis book has a great deal to offer those who don’t believe in a god; strength\, connection\, the time taken to slow down and reflect on how we relate to others\, and how we can continue to move forward on both difficult days and joyous ones… These are poems to sit with\, to linger over.’ \nDianne Mulholland \n‘This collection by Anglican priest and poet Rachel Mann is richly lyrical and textured … These poems are certainly food for thought\, but they neither pontificate nor patronise … wry and poignant and reflective by turns’\nSarah Law\, Stride magazine: ‘Liturgy\, Litany and Lyric’ \n‘A Kingdom of Love is a stirring set of poems\, vibrant\, gentle\, yet at times has the ability to make the reader aware of their surroundings\, a mild shaking of sorts’\nThe Bobsphere\n \n‘This is a beautiful\, incantatory free verse that sparkles with alliteration and allusions’\nBookishBeck\n \n‘A Kingdom of Love is a hard-won book of wonders. Poem after poem works at the edge of what language can describe or explore – the nature of belief\, the presence and absence of God\, the rituals and reality of death\, suffering and above all\, love. It is a mesmerising debut.’\nMichael Symmons Roberts \nSpeakers \nRachel Mann is an Anglican parish priest and writer. She was Poet-in-Residence at Manchester Cathedral between 2009 and 2017 and is the author of five books\, including Fierce Imaginings: The Great War\, Ritual\, Memory and God (DLT 2017). She is Visiting Fellow in Creative Writing and English at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her poetry was anthologised in Carcanet’s New Poetries VII (2018). \nIn addition she writes on music\, particularly prog\, folk and metal. She was Metal/Rock reviewer for manchestermusic.co.uk. She works freelance for magazines like Prog Magazine and The Quietus. \nRoz Kaveney is a poet\, novelist and critic living in London. Her novel of trans street life in the 70s TINY PIECES OF SKULL won a Lambda in 2016\, her versions of Catullus have been widely praised. \n**Please note that tickets are Standard £3 (value redeemable against purchase)\, Unwaged £1 (value redeemable against purchase) and Solidarity £5. Housmans Bookshop is a not-for-profit organisation. Your support is greatly appreciated** \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/a-kingdom-of-love-rachel-mann-in-conversation-with-roz-kaveney/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/kingdom-of-love.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200306T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200306T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20200215T170532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200215T170532Z UID:11017-1583521200-1583526600@housmans.com SUMMARY:'A Nuclear Refrain: emotion\, empire and the democratic potential of protest' with Kelvin Mason\, Philip Johnstone and Lotte Reimer DESCRIPTION:In 2020\, the hands of the Doomsday Clock moved closer than ever to global destruction: humanity has just 100 seconds left to take action. While climate change and cyber-warfare grab more headlines\, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists forcibly reminded us that the nuclear arms race is also running out of control. \nA Nuclear Refrain enlivens the discourse on nuclear deterrence\, mutually assured destruction (MAD) and Trident replacement. The debate on nuclear weapons in the UK is entrenched: perpetual strategic\, moral and economic arguments clash like bloodied heads banging against brick walls. But how is everyday life emotionally shaped by nuclear weapons\, the specter and menace of the mushroom cloud? Why\, deep down\, is the UK determined to remain one of only a handful of official nuclear weapons states? What might politics look like if we stepped out of the cold\, dark shadow of nuclear deterrence? \nA Nuclear Refrain was conceived through scholar-activist participation in a Trident Ploughshares campaign of direct action against nuclear weapons in the UK. During an academic seminar blockade at AWE Burghfield in 2017\, the authors were viscerally struck by the emotional\, political and cultural constraints imposed by living in a nuclear weapons state. Honouring the art and social justice commitment of Charles Dickens\, and casting a fresh light on the issues for informed readers as well as newcomers to the MAD world\, A Nuclear Refrain is presented in the dramaticform of A Christmas Carol. Pro-Trident MP the Right Honourable Roger C. Bezeeneos is confronted by the atomic ghosts of the past\, present and future on a tempestuous journey that will change his mind and all of our lives forever. Or will it? \nBook launch with\nKelvin Mason\, para-academic\nPhilip Johnstone\, University of Sussex\nLotte Reimer\, Campaign Choirs Network \nFREE ENTRY \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/a-nuclear-refrain-emotion-empire-and-the-democratic-potential-of-protest-with-kelvin-mason-philip-johnstone-and-lotte-reimer/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Launch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/191002nuclearrefrain-cover-web-front.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200304T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200304T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20200117T164932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200117T164932Z UID:10047-1583348400-1583353800@housmans.com SUMMARY:'Feminism for the 99%' with Sara Farris and Susan Pashkoff. DESCRIPTION:Discussion on a feminism that is anticapitalist\, eco-socialist and antiracist\, introduced by Sara Farris and Susan Pashkoff. \nFree entry but please register via Eventbrite. \nmakes a simple but powerful case: feminism shouldn’t start—or stop—with the drive to have women represented at the top of their professions. It must focus on those at the bottom\, and fight for the world they deserve. And that means targeting capitalism. Feminism must be anticapitalist\, eco-socialist and antiracist. \nSara Farris is a Senior Lecturer at Goldsmiths University of London. She has written on racism\, nationalism\, gender and migration. She is the author of In the Name of Women’s Rights. The Rise of Femonationalism (Duke UP 2017). \nSusan Pashkoff is writes for Socialist Resistance. \nFeminism for the 99%\, published by Verso Books\, has been translated in 20 languages. \nMeeting hosted by Socialist Resistance\, a feminist\, ecosocialist and internationalist network. www.socialistresistance.org; contact@socialistresistance.org. To receive the e-newsletter from SR\, click here. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/feminism-for-the-99-with-sara-farris-and-susan-pashkoff/ CATEGORIES:In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Fem99.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200228T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200228T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20200224T182220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200224T182220Z UID:11389-1582916400-1582921800@housmans.com SUMMARY:Stormlight Book Launch with Jan Woolf DESCRIPTION:Riversmeet Press invites you to the Housmans launch of Stormlight by Jan Woolf \nStories – short and long- setting ordinary people against big themes; love\, war\, loss\, contemporary politics and the search for fulfilment. Like the author’s first collection Fugues on a Funny Bone they are funny\, witty and acerbic as well as serious. \nStormlight includes her Royal Court short play You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know examining the Blair legacy. Stories range from a Rambler’s Christmas day walk\, a childless senior sneaking into a mothers’ and babies’ only film\, a bitter family argument over the EU referendum\, management consultant wonkery\, and the down but not quite out of homeless street life. All are rooted in experience and activism. \nThe evenings readings will include Jan’s short play ‘You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know’ first performed at the Royal Court. Guest actors will include Alan Franks. \nWine included. Cash sales only of Stormlight on the night. \n***FREE EVENT*** \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/stormlight-book-launch-with-jan-woolf/ CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk,In Store,Literary Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/jan-woolf.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200227T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200227T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20200109T181356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200109T181356Z UID:9687-1582830000-1582835400@housmans.com SUMMARY:Autonomy Now presents: 'Occult Features of Anarchism' with Erica Lagalisse and Carl Levy DESCRIPTION:In the nineteenth century anarchists were accused of conspiracy by governments afraid of revolution\, but in the current century various “conspiracy theories” suggest that anarchists are controlled by government itself. The Illuminati were a network of intellectuals who argued for self-government and against private property\, yet the public is now often told that they were (and are) the very group that controls governments and defends private property around the world. Intervening in such misinformation\, Lagalisse works with primary and secondary sources in multiple languages to set straight the history of the Left and illustrate the actual relationship between revolutionism\, pantheistic occult philosophy\, and the clandestine fraternity. \nExploring hidden correspondences between anarchism\, Renaissance magic\, and New Age movements\, Lagalisse also advances critical scholarship regarding leftist attachments to secular politics. Inspired by anthropological fieldwork within today’s anarchist movements\, her essay challenges anarchist atheism insofar as it poses practical challenges for coalition politics in today’s world. \nStudying anarchism as a historical object\, Occult Features of Anarchism (PM Press\, 2019) also shows how the development of leftist theory and practice within clandestine masculine public spheres continues to inform contemporary anarchist understandings of the “political\,” in which men’s oppression by the state becomes the prototype for power in general. Readers behold how gender and religion become privatized in radical counterculture\, a historical process intimately linked to the privatization of gender and religion by the modern nation-state. \nPraise: \n“This is surely the most creative and exciting\, and possibly the most important\, work to come out on either anarchism or occultism in many a year. It should give rise to a whole new field of intellectual study.”\n—David Graeber\, professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science\, author of Debt: The First 5\,000 Years \n“Erica Lagalisse’s Occult Features of Anarchism is a wonderful and learned provocation. Taking the concept of modern politics as a form of theology and magical ritual\, she traces some aspects of the origins of socialist and anarchist politics and performance to the Hermetic tradition which influenced the Radical Enlightenment and its originators\, in for example\, the work of Spinoza. But she also argues that this ‘magical’ or Hermetic tradition rested on a masculinist coup against women’s knowledge\, especially in the transformation of women healers into malevolent witches.”\n—Carl Levy\, professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Goldsmiths\, University of London \nAbout the Speakers: \nErica Lagalisse is an anthropologist and writer. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the International Inequalities Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science\, where she is conducting a research project on dynamics surrounding the “conspiracy theory” in social movement spaces. \nCarl Levy is professor of politics at Goldsmith’s College\, University of London. He is a specialist in the history of modern Italy and the theory and history of anarchism. His recent plublsihed work includes The Palgrave Handbook of Anarchism with Matthew S Adams\, The Anarchist Imagination with Saul Newman and Colin Ward: Life\, Times and Thought. \nEntry to this event is free and unticketed. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/autonomy-now-presents-occult-features-of-anarchism-with-erica-lagalisse-and-carl-levy/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Occult-Features.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200226T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200226T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20200104T150555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200125T151546Z UID:9359-1582743600-1582749000@housmans.com SUMMARY:'So We Live: The Novels of Alexander Baron' with Susie Thomas\, Nadia Valman\, and Ken Worpole DESCRIPTION:The novelist Alexander Baron (1917-1999) was born into a working class Jewish home in Hackney\, joined the Communist Party as a young man\, saw the thick of battle in Sicily and Normandy\, and became one of the most admired writers of post-war Britain. His first novel\, From the City\, From the Plough (1948)\, was acclaimed as the definitive novel of the Second World War\, the first of a trilogy including There’s No Home (1950) and The Human Kind (1953). \nThis was followed by a string of novels about working class life in post-war London\, including The Lowlife (1963) a cult novel for many other writers ever since. In recent years his reputation has flourished with many of his fifteen novels back in print. ‘So We Live: The Novels of Alexander Baron’\, published by Five Leaves in 2019\, is the first detailed study of the man and his work. \nOur guests\, literary critic Susie Thomas\, historian Nadia Valman\, and social historian Ken Worpole\, will each take a distinctive approach to the work of Baron and consider why his reputation and his work are currently enjoying such a serious revival. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/so-we-live-the-novels-of-alexander-baron-with-susie-thomas-nadia-valman-and-ken-warpole/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Baron.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200219T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200219T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20200104T145617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200116T134601Z UID:9348-1582138800-1582144200@housmans.com SUMMARY:'In and Against the State: Lessons from our recent past' with Rosemary Grennan and Seth Wheeler DESCRIPTION:To mark the 40th anniversary of the influential text ‘In and Against the State’\, this talk will draw on historical material to trace this seemingly contradictory idea as an identifiable tendency in the history of the Left. Through exploring historical relationships between autonomous social movements and their attempts to exert power through institutional and parliamentarian forms we will draw prescient lessons for contemporary practice. \nPublished in 1979 ‘In and Against the State\,’ addresses how revolutionary socialists were able to square the apparent contradiction of remaining revolutionary while working within the constraints of the state’s  ‘disciplinary architectures’. Informed by ‘autonomist’ political  ideas and practices\,  unleashed in the global ruptures of 1968\, ‘In and Against the State’s authors spoke to a generation of activists wrestling with where best to place their energies in recognition of the central place that state provision  played in the social and technical reproduction of the working class. \nRecently this small text has had something of a renaissance\, particularly in the UK. In no small part\, to the political culture and imagination of many activists who currently compose the ecology of Corbynism. In the last few years\, ‘In and Against’ has also come to be used as short-hand for the emergence of new forms of political practice. \nSPEAKERS \nRosemary Grennan co-runs May Day Rooms. \nSeth Wheeler is a co-founder of Labour Transformed. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/in-and-against-the-state-lessons-from-our-recent-past-with-rosemary-grennan-and-seth-wheeler/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/In_and_against_the_state.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200212T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200212T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20191211T162040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T114324Z UID:8137-1581534000-1581539400@housmans.com SUMMARY:‘The Clamour of Nationalism: Race and the Nation in Twenty-First Century Britain’ with Sivamohan Valluvan and Gargi Bhattacharyya DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT \nNationalism has reasserted itself today as the political force of our times\, remaking European politics wherever one looks. Britain is no exception\, and in the midst of Brexit\, it has even become a vanguard of nationalism’s confident return to the mainstream. Intellectual attempts to account for nationalism’s resurgence have however floundered. \nDesperately trying to read nationalism through one overarching cause – as capitalist crisis\, as cultural backlash\, or as social media led anti-Establishment politics – these accounts have proven woefully inadequate. This book argues that the only way to understand nationalism is through nationalism itself. To understand it as the key force of modernity that calls upon all existing ideological traditions in asserting its appeal: whether it is liberal\, conservative\, neoliberal or left-wing. This ideological clamour that characterises today’s British nationalism requires both recognition and theorisation. \nA meaningful understanding of new nationalism must reckon with the ideological range animating it and the deeply hostile aversion to different racial minorities that pervades its respective ideologies. Drawing on a variety of cultural and political themes – ranging from Corbyn’s dithering\, the cult of Churchillism\, the neoliberal fixation with a ‘point-system’ immigration policy\, the muscular secularism of Richard Dawkins and friends\, fears that the white working class have ‘become black’\, and even simply the strange appeal of Harry Potter and Game of Thrones – this book provides a dazzling but always detailed study of how nationalism is the politics of today only because it is a politics of everything. \nReview\n‘With a rare intelligence\, The Clamour of Nationalism reopens and re-situates debates over nationalism. Valluvan examines its relation to racism and its shortcomings as a vehicle for progressive or radical reconstruction. Along the way\, he skewers the idiocy of Left nationalisms and enumerates the depressing developments unfolding across Europe. This urgent survey conveys the shocking discovery that the aggressive pathology of Britain’s brexit is not\, in fact\, Britain’s alone.’ —Paul Gilroy\, author of There Ain’t No Black in the Union Jack and After Empire \n‘As nationalism rises to a fever pitch across the political spectrum\, Valluvan pulls no punches in arguing against the brutal politics of border walls\, migration raids and retrograde patriotism. His work is a light in dark times.’ —Eleanor Penny\, Senior Editor at Novara Media and Online Editor at Red Pepper Magazine \n‘Amid the nationalist reflux of Europe and North America\, pundits caught unawares have reached for reductive off-the-shelf analyses. They treat nationalism as the mere expression of something more familiar and reassuring: the economy\, class\, or voter stupidity. Sivamohan Valluvan’s astute\, elegantly cussed study takes nationalism seriously. Here\, nationalism is not written off as a reflex\, but treated as a vehicle for the complex demands of diverse constituents assembled across the political spectrum. A vehicle for collective wishing and dreamwork. This\, coupled with its ability to define the non-belonging outsiders against whom the nation can be roused\, is exactly what accounts for its uncanny capaciousness\, its ability to hegemonise the political terrain after a period of relative abeyance. He also warns the Left\, parts of it too easily seduced by the song of nationalism\, or by facile explanations of nationalism as a mere expression of familiar discontents\, against acquiescing in this hegemony.’ —Richard Seymour\, author of Corbyn: The strange rebirth of radical politics \nSpeakers\nSivamohan Valluvan is an Assistant Professor in the department of Sociology at the University of Warwick\, and author of the book under discussion. \nGargi Bhattacharyya is Professor of Sociology at the Centre for Migration\, Refugees and Belonging\, University of East London. Her research interests are in the areas of: ‘race’ and racisms; sexualities; global cultures; the ‘War on Terror’\, and\, increasingly austerity and racial capitalism. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/the-clamour-of-nationalism-race-and-the-nation-in-twenty-first-century-britain-with-sivamohan-valluvan/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/are-we-afraid-no.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200205T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200205T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20200102T155304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T153829Z UID:9232-1580929200-1580934600@housmans.com SUMMARY:Poetry Against Homelessness DESCRIPTION:We’re very excited to welcome back New River Press for an evening of wild and inspiring poetry and music performances by people who have experienced homelessness and the poets who have tutored them.\n\nIt’s in celebration of the project I AM NOT WHO YOU THINK I AM. Since June ‘19 New River Press have teamed up with the novelist Miranda Gold\, who started a writing group at Crisis Skylight. New River became involved and have since been facilitating workshops and one-to-one surgeries with top poets lending their time to spread genius. Out of this New River are editing an anthology of poetry by people who have experienced homelessness due Winter 2020.\n\nTheir events with Crisis so far have been electric. Tighter and richer each time. Watching this most incredible group of poets soar is like nothing else. Not to be missed.\n\nYou can read more about the project here:\nhttp://www.thenewriverpress.com/journal/2019/10/16/i-am-not-who-you-think-i-am\n\nPlease note that tickets are Standard £3 (value redeemable against purchase)\, Unwaged £1 (value redeemable against purchase) and Solidarity £5.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/poetry-against-homelessness/ CATEGORIES:In Store,Literary Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/new-river-press.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200130T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200130T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20191215T163623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191215T163823Z UID:8404-1580410800-1580416200@housmans.com SUMMARY:Autonomy Now presents: 'Journey Through Utopia' with Matthew S. Adams\, Rhiannon Firth\, and Tim Waterman DESCRIPTION:January’s Autonomy Now event considers utopian thought in dystopian times.\nJoin Matthew S. Adams\, Rhiannon Firth\, and Tim Waterman for a lively discussion about historical and contemporary visions of utopia\, framed with reference to the life and writings of Marie Louise Berneri\, author of Journey through Utopia. \nBook description: \nJourney through Utopia is a richly detailed and critically compelling examination of utopian literature\, beginning with Plato’s Republic and continuing through to Huxley’s Brave New World. Utopias have been penned with diverse intentions: some as pictures of an ideal society\, some as blueprints for action\, yet others\, especially in times of severe censorship\, as covert criticisms of existing conditions. \nMarie Louise Berneri exposes the dark shadow that lingers above most utopian works by emphasising the intolerant and authoritarian nature of these visions\, and she warns of the doom that awaits those foolish enough to put their trust in an ordered and regimented world. \nThis new edition is framed with an Introduction from Matthew S. Adams that situates Berneri’s work in the context of her life\, and concludes with an Afterword from Rhiannon Firth that extends Berneri’s analysis into contemporary utopias. Journey through Utopia is a necessary companion\, and in many cases an antidote\, to imagined fictions from antiquity to the present. \nPraise for the book: \n\n“Marie Louise Berneri identifies the authoritarian Utopian State as a concept running through much of the literature. A desire to orchestrate good behaviour through various hierarchical arrangements\, analogous to a mechanical system with predictable results ensured by regulated consistent behavior\, is a dark shadow over many utopias.”  —Chris Carlsson\, author of Nowtopia\n“Berneri’s wide-ranging selection of readings constitutes a superb introduction to the history of utopian thought\, and her often brilliant and insightful commentary remains highly illuminating.”  —John P. Clark\, author of The Impossible Community: Realizing Communitarian Anarchism\n“Berneri’s comments\, explicit and implicit\, are for the most part acutely discerning. . . . This is a fascinating work.”  —Times Literary Supplement\n\nSpeakers: \n\nMatthew S. Adams is lecturer in politics\, history\, and communication at Loughborough University. He is the author of Kropotkin\, Read\, and the Intellectual History of British Anarchismand co-editor of Anarchism\, 1914–1918 and The Palgrave Handbook of Anarchism.\nRhiannon Firth is senior research officer in sociology at the University of Essex. Her research interests include utopian political theory\, anarchist social movements\, prefigurative spatial practices\, alternative epistemologies\, and critical pedagogy. She is the author of Utopian Politics: Citizenship and Practice\, which involved ethnographic research with several intentional communities\, housing cooperatives\, and autonomous social centres around the UK.\nTim Waterman is Senior Lecturer in Landscape Architecture History and Theory at the Bartlett School of Architecture\, University College London. Tim authored Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture\, which is now in its second edition from Bloomsbury and\, along with Ed Wall\, Basics Landscape Architecture: Urban Design. His writing is regularly found in the pages of Landscape Architecture Magazine (LAM)\, The Architects’ Journal\, andGarden Design Journal\, among others.\n\nFREE ENTRY\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/autonomy-now-presents-journey-through-utopia-with-matthew-s-adams-rhiannon-firth-and-tim-waterman/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/large_1008_journey_through_utopia.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200129T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200129T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20191128T142338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191206T170440Z UID:7496-1580324400-1580329800@housmans.com SUMMARY:Repeater Takeover: 'Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation' with Grace Blakeley and Aaron Bastani DESCRIPTION:Join Grace Blakeley and Aaron Bastani to discuss how finance capitalism has been allowed to steal our economies\, our environment\, and even the future itself\, and how we can – and must – change course. \nWe are at a critical juncture. The ‘recovery’ since the 2008 financial crisis has masked wage stagnation and the growth of precarious work\, with political turmoil rife. In STOLEN Grace Blakeley masterfully sets the historical record straight and offers an inspiring way forward. \nSTOLEN argues that the 2008 financial crisis was not just about poor regulation and greedy bankers. It was about the collapse of the entire status quo. Blakeley shows how every aspect of life has been redirected towards short-term\, risky\, profit-maximising goals that benefit the few. This has created vast pools of wealth hoarded by an elite which could be going to public investment and a Green New Deal. \nSTOLEN unveils a bold agenda to transform our economy and society. Blakeley sets out a clear plan for a National Investment bank\, a People’s Asset Manager\, Debt Refinancing\, the elimination of tax havens and measures to decarbonise our economy. \nGrace Blakeley is economics commentator at the New Statesman. She is the author of STOLEN: How to Save the World from Financialisation. \nAaron Bastani is co-founder and senior editor at Novara Media. He is the author of Fully Automated Luxury Communism. \nPUBLISHED BY REPEATER BOOKS https://repeaterbooks.com \n  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/repeater-takeover-stolen-how-to-save-the-world-from-financialisation-with-grace-blakeley-and-aaron-bastani/ CATEGORIES:In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/stolen-640x970.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200122T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200122T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20191128T141618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200122T171206Z UID:7484-1579719600-1579725000@housmans.com SUMMARY:Repeater Takeover: 'New Model Island: How to Build a Radical Culture Beyond the Idea of England' with Alex Niven and Juliet Jacques DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT \nJoin Alex Niven and Juliet Jacquesto discuss the problem of “Englishness” and England\, and explore the themes of Niven’s recently-published book New Model Island. \nNew Model Island is essential reading for those who want to critically understand “Englishness” and the twilight of England. Masterfully ranging across poetry\, pop music\,memoir\, history and utopian conjecture\, Alex Niven paints a perceptive picture of the continuities and contradictions of England today. \nNew Model Island encourages us to think about new ways of dividing up the British Isles without thoughtlessly recycling reactionary national myths of the past. Alex Niven argues energetically and convincingly for an overhaul of culture\, constitution and democracy for the British Isles — a dynamic regionalism of a progressive “dream archipelago”. \nPut simply: “we need to abandon England and start looking for a replacement.” \nAlex Niven is a writer and editor from Northumberland. Currently lecturer in English at Newcastle University\, his books include Folk Opposition and Definitely Maybe 33 1/3. His writing has appeared in The Guardian\, The New Statesman\, Jacobin\, The Independent\, Pitchfork and LA Review of Books. \nJuliet Jacques is a writer and film-maker whose most recent book was Trans: A Memoir. She was the founder and host of Suite (212) on Resonance 104.4FM. \n\nPUBLISHED BY REPEATER BOOKS https://repeaterbooks.com\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/repeater-takeover-new-model-island-how-to-build-a-radical-culture-beyond-the-idea-of-england-with-alex-niven-and-juliet-jacques/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/DREAM-ARCHIP-_CMYK-v2-640x1013.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200115T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200115T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20191128T140312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191128T174629Z UID:7472-1579114800-1579120200@housmans.com SUMMARY:Repeater Takeover: 'Steal as Much as You Can: How to Win the Culture Wars in an Age of Austerity' with Nathalie Olah and Vicky Spratt DESCRIPTION:Join journalists Nathalie Olah and Vicky Spratt to discuss the current state of today’s arts\, media and cultural industries\, at a time when a radical cultural response to our political moment is needed more than ever. \nSteal as Much as You Can is the story of how a generation that was lost for most of the 2010s – mired in debt\, stressed by precarious work\, prisoners to capitalist realism –came back at the end of the decade to kick against the privileged minority. If the early 2010s was the era of Nick Clegg and Mumford and Sons\, the late 2010s is the moment of Corbyn\, Stormzy and Cardi B: icons of a positive populism that holds little regard to establishment notions of taste and respectability. \nSteal as Much as You Can tackles the key problems facing cultural workers today: tastefulness\, inclusion and imposter syndrome\, and in response to the failures of our cultural class sets out “acts of theft” by which we can steal back agency and control over our lives. \nNathalie Olah is a journalist and editor based in London. Her writing focuses on the intersection between politics and contemporary culture\, with an emphasis on marginalised and working class communities. She has been published in Five Dials\, Dazed\, AnOther\, i-D\, The Guardian\, The Sunday Times\, The Independent and the Times Literary Supplement. \nVicky Spratt is an investigative journalist and campaigner who has extensively covered the housing crisis through her writing\, including for The i Paper where she writes weekly as Housing Correspondent. Her campaign “Make Renting Fair” highlighted the plight of a generation of renters and resulted in the government banning letting agency fees for tenants. Vicky has also reported on issues around mental health and contraception\, abortion rights and people trafficking. She also writes for Refinery29 where she is features editor and her book TENANTS: Stories of Britain’s Housing Shame will be published in 2020. \n  \nPUBLISHED BY REPEATER BOOKS https://repeaterbooks.com \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/repeater-takeover-steal-as-much-as-you-can-how-to-win-the-culture-wars-in-an-age-of-austerity-with-nathalie-olah-and-vicky-spratt/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/steal-as-much-as-you-can-640x970.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191213T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191213T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20191126T112746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T153854Z UID:7241-1576245600-1576252800@housmans.com SUMMARY:FREE: Post-election Celebration/Commiseration DESCRIPTION:We’re dreaming of a Red Christmas…\n\nWhether we’re celebrating or commiserating\, Housmans will have your back this December 13th. Join us between 2pm and 4pm for emoting\, catharsis and like-minded company\, with drinks\, snacks and 20% discount on selected UK politics titles. No booking needed\, just show up!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/free-post-election-celebration-commiseration/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/partycry.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191211T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191211T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20191022T155633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191022T162320Z UID:5721-1576090800-1576094400@housmans.com SUMMARY:'Trans Power' with Juno Roche DESCRIPTION:Join renowned author and campaigner Juno Roche in the shop for the launch of her new book – ‘Trans Power’! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n‘All those layers of expectation that are thrust upon us; boy\, masculine\, femme\, transgender\, sexual\, woman\, real\, are such a weight to carry round. I feel transgressive. I feel hybrid. I feel trans.’ \n\n\nIn this radical and emotionally raw book\, Juno Roche pushes the boundaries of trans representation by redefining ‘trans’ as an identity with its own power and strength\, that goes beyond the gender binary. Through intimate conversations with influential figures in the trans community\, this book highlights the diversity of trans identities and experiences with regard to love\, bodies\, sex\, race and class\, and urges trans people – and the world at large – to embrace a ‘trans’ identity as something that offers empowerment and autonomy. \nPowerfully written\, and with humour and advice throughout\, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of gender and how we identify ourselves. \n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/5721/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TransPower.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191204T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191204T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20191022T145616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191114T160458Z UID:5704-1575486000-1575489600@housmans.com SUMMARY:Warrior Nation: Militarism\, War and Resistance. Lowkey in conversation with Maya Evans and Joe Glenton DESCRIPTION:A discussion on militarism\, war and resistance through culture\, presented by ForcesWatch \nThis event will be a live recording of ForcesWatch’s Warrior Nation podcast with renowned political hip-hop artist Lowkey\, co-hosted by anti-war activist Maya Evans and author and former soldier Joe Glenton. Topics will include the current state of militarism in the UK\, Britain’s love affair with war at home and abroad and how we can resist through culture. \nYou can hear our previous episodes on topics like the arms trade\, anti-war art and more here:\nhttps://www.forceswatch.net/activity/the-warrior-nation-podcast/\n \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/warrior-nation-in-conversation-with-lowkey-maya-evans-and-joe-glenton/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/housmans_event-people.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191128T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191128T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20191119T174155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191119T174155Z UID:6953-1574967600-1574971200@housmans.com SUMMARY:Autonomy Now presents: 'Advertising Shits in Your Head' & 'Protest Stencil' launch DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening to celebrate the launch of Advertising Shits in Your Head (PM Press) and Protest Stencil (Dog Section Press). Find out more about subverting advertising\, including how to hack advertising spaces and run your own subvertising campaigns. \nAdvertising Shits in Your Head \n“Advertising Shits in Your Head provides a history of the practice (going back to the early ‘70s)\, alarming research and theory on the effects of the industry\, advice about how to take part (including legal information) as well as several stunning case studies. This is essential reading for all who want to fight back against the ‘most powerful and sustained system of propaganda in human history.’“ \n—Jamie Kelsey-Fry\, New Internationalist \nhttps://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=967 \n  \n \nProtest Stencil: \n“Whether it’s the designs\, the politics or the cheek\, we hope this little pamphlet inspires you. See you on the streets!” \n—Protest Stencil \nhttp://dogsection.org/press/protest-stencil/ \n  \n  \nFREE ENTRY \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/autonomy-now-presents-advertising-shits-in-your-head-protest-stencil-launch/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Launch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Pages-from-Protest-Stencil_WEB-727x1030.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191125T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191125T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20191115T174731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T174731Z UID:6769-1574708400-1574713800@housmans.com SUMMARY:Free event: Mental Health Discussion Group DESCRIPTION:A safe space for people to express\, vent and share their fears\, worries and concerns about the current political climate in the UK and globally and the impact it has on our collective psyche – and maybe even come up with some constructive ways of coping\, convened by licensed therapist Hal M. \nBoth in the course of his practice and in discussion with friends\, Hal has noted that political anxieties – such as Trump\, Brexit\, Boris Johnson\, racism\, elitism\, sexism\, climate catastrophe etc – are being increasingly cited as a cause of considerable distress. In response\, he wanted to create a supportive environment to discuss these issues\, emphasising the impact the current political climate has on our collective psyche and on our emotional wellbeing. This discussion group aims to fight the isolation often induced by this anxiety and to bring people together to realise that they’re not alone with their fears\, insecurities and anger. It also hopes to encourage people to find ways to use their anger and turn it into something constructive – and maybe start a positive political change too. \nPlease note that this is a discussion group and not a support group. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/free-event-mental-health-discussion-group-2/ CATEGORIES:Discussion group,In Store END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191122T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191122T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20191018T142228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191018T142445Z UID:5545-1574449200-1574452800@housmans.com SUMMARY:Book launch in aid of charity 'Help Refugees' DESCRIPTION:Anne M Jones will be launching her book ‘How long \, How long?’\, which contains  personal diary extracts\, and shares her experiences as one of the numerous volunteers in Calais since 2015. At this moment in time over 600 refugees\, including many children\, remain stranded camping by hedgerows and in patches of woodland. The ongoing work is a significant counterculture to the hostile environment in the UK and France. All profits from sales of the book (RRP £7) will go to the registered charity ‘Help Refugees ‘ \nHelp Refugees is an organisation with minimal overheads and maximum impact\, bringing help where the need is greatest. The organisation is among the most efficient refugee charities in Europe\, with 89% of funds donated going directly towards supporting refugees. To find out more please visit https://helprefugees.org \nThis event in unticketed and free entry. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/book-launch-in-aid-of-charity-help-refugees/ CATEGORIES:In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Help-Refugees.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191120T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191120T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20191009T144830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191009T144830Z UID:5205-1574276400-1574281800@housmans.com SUMMARY:'Happy 50 ‘Weatherman’: From Rebellion To Extinction' with Jeff Laster DESCRIPTION:The radical WEATHERMAN group (a.k.a. WEATHER UNDERGROUND) was created 50 years ago this year and for the next several years played a leading role in the radical left in the U.S. It took its name from the Bob Dylan’s lyric\, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows”. That Dylan line was also the title of a position paper distributed at an Students for a Democratic Society convention in Chicago on June 18\, 1969. This founding document called for a “white fighting force” to be allied with the “Black Liberation Movement” and other radical movements to achieve “the destruction of U.S. imperialism and form a classless communist world”. \nWith the help of the Housman’s audience\, Ex-Weatherman Jeff Laster will look at the lessons we can learn from both the Rise and the Fall of this legendary group. He will look at the reasons for its relevancy in 1969 and the reasons for its complete irrelevancy (extinction!) in 2019. \nJeff Laster has been involved in  the ‘Alternative Culture’ all his adult life both in the USA and in the UK. \n  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/happy-50-weatherman-from-rebellion-to-extinction-with-jeff-laster/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WEATHER-UNDERGROUND.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191113T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191113T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20191012T131002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191017T160320Z UID:5313-1573671600-1573675200@housmans.com SUMMARY:Off the Fence presents: ‘The Troubles with Democracy’ with Jeff Noonan\, Rebecca Davnall and Michael Neu DESCRIPTION:Our guests launch a new book series\, ‘Off the Fence: Morality\, Politics and Society’ which will be publishing short\, sharply argued texts in applied moral and political philosophy\, with an interdisciplinary focus. The series constitutes a source of arguments on the substantive issues applied philosophers are concerned with: contemporary real-world issues relating to violence\, human nature\, justice\, equality and democracy\, self and society. The point of the series is to demonstrate applied philosophy to be at once rigorous\, relevant and accessible – philosophy-in-use. \nJeff Noonan will be introducing his book The Troubles with Democracy\, which is the most recent Off the Fence book. Providing a new philosophical foundation for thinking about old problems such as class inequality\, The Troubles with Democracy explores the concept of and problems associated with democracy. Ideal for students in politics and philosophy\, the book informs new structural and institutional responses to these problems. \nJeff Noonan is as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Windsor\, in Windsor\, Ontario\, Canada\, where he has taught since 1998. His professional research interests are primarily in social and political philosophy. His major publications focus on human nature\, the social and political implications of human identity and difference\, the normative foundations of democratic society\, the ethical foundations of socialism\, and the principles of materialist ethics. \nRebecca Davnall is a Lecturer in Philosophy and Game Design Studies and a Member of the Olaf Stapledon Centre for Speculative Futures at the University of Liverpool. Her research and teaching cover technology ethics\, media ethics\, futurism\, the philosophy of physics and metaphilosophy \nMichael Neu is a Senior Lecturer at Brighton University. He researches in political and moral philosophy\, with special interests in the politics and ethics of violence. He publishes on contemporary just war theory\, the “Responsibility to Protect”\, sweatshops\, torture and the notion of “complicity”. His future research will be on “friendship”. \n  \n  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/off-the-fence-presents-the-troubles-with-democracy-with-jeff-noonan-rebecca-davnall-and-michael-neu/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/The-Troubles-With-Democracy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191108T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191108T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210740 CREATED:20191022T104223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191022T104223Z UID:5686-1573239600-1573246800@housmans.com SUMMARY:David Rovics + Steve White and The Protest Family DESCRIPTION:David Rovics + Steve White and The Protest Family \nTickets £8 Waged / £6 Unwaged / £10 Solidarity Price  \nTickets @ tiny.cc/rovicshousmans \nAdvance booking recommended \nDavid Rovics is returning to London\, for an intimate unplugged show at Housmans. A truly global favourite amongst those who enjoy folk and radical songcraft\, this is a show not to be missed. \nSupporting him will be  the much loved Steve White & The Protest Family. \nIt’s a small bookshop show\, so tickets are limited and advanced booking is recommended. Tickets are available here and are £8 waged £6 unwaged and £10 solidarity price – in recognition of an artist who’s always given away so much of his music for free. Get them at tiny.cc/rovicshousmans \n“If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today\, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics.” – Andy Kershaw\, BBC \n  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on Insta (Opens in new window)\n Insta\n Like this:Like Loading... URL:https://housmans.com/event/david-rovics-steve-white-and-the-protest-family/ CATEGORIES:In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/david-rovics.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR