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  • ‘Why I am a Pacifist’ with Tim Gee

    Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road, London

    Tim Gee tells the story of why he became a pacifist and what it means to him. Gee reflects on the lives of peacemakers past and present to provide responses […]

    £1 – £5

  • David Rovics + Steve White and The Protest Family

    David Rovics + Steve White and The Protest Family Tickets £8 Waged / £6 Unwaged / £10 Solidarity Price  Tickets @ tiny.cc/rovicshousmans Advance booking recommended David 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. […]

  • ‘Happy 50 ‘Weatherman’: From Rebellion To Extinction’ with Jeff Laster

    Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road, London

    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 […]

    £1 – £5

  • Book launch in aid of charity ‘Help Refugees’

    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 […]

  • Free event: Mental Health Discussion Group

    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. Both in the […]

  • Autonomy Now presents: ‘Advertising Shits in Your Head’ & ‘Protest Stencil’ launch

    Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road, London

    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. Advertising Shits in Your Head “Advertising Shits in Your Head provides a history of […]

  • Warrior Nation: Militarism, War and Resistance. Lowkey in conversation with Maya Evans and Joe Glenton

    Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road, London

    A discussion on militarism, war and resistance through culture, presented by ForcesWatch This 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 […]

    £1 – £5

  • ‘Trans Power’ with Juno Roche

    Join renowned author and campaigner Juno Roche in the shop for the launch of her new book - 'Trans Power'! '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.' In this […]

    £1 – £5
  • An emoji mash-up of a face with a party hat, party blower and confetti, celebrating while crying.

    FREE: Post-election Celebration/Commiseration

    Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road, London

    We're dreaming of a Red Christmas... Whether 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!

  • 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

    Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road, London

    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. Steal as Much as You Can is the story of how a generation that was lost for most of […]

    £1 – £5

  • Repeater Takeover: ‘New Model Island: How to Build a Radical Culture Beyond the Idea of England’ with Alex Niven and Juliet Jacques

    Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road, London

    SOLD OUT Join 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. New 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, […]

  • Repeater Takeover: ‘Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation’ with Grace Blakeley and Aaron Bastani

    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. We are at a critical juncture. The ‘recovery’ since the 2008 financial crisis has masked wage stagnation and the growth […]

    £1 – £5

  • Autonomy Now presents: ‘Journey Through Utopia’ with Matthew S. Adams, Rhiannon Firth, and Tim Waterman

    January’s Autonomy Now event considers utopian thought in dystopian times. Join 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. Book description: Journey through Utopia is a richly detailed and critically […]

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