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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191125T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191125T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 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:20260403T201150 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:20260403T201150 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:20260403T201150 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:20260403T201150 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191106T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191106T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190922T140004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190922T140004Z UID:4449-1573066800-1573070400@housmans.com SUMMARY:'Why I am a Pacifist' with Tim Gee DESCRIPTION: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 to questions like “Don’t we have to hit back if we’re hurt?”\, “Don’t we need war to respond to evil?” and “Doesn’t religion justify wars?”. This is a critique of war\, but more than that\, it stakes a claim for pacifism’s feminist and anti-racist qualities. This is a call for a more nonviolent world. \nTim Gee is a writer and campaigner. His first book\, Counterpower\, shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Prize for radical non-fiction\, explored movements for change through history. He has written for The Guardian\, New Internationalist and the Independent\, and has worked for Friends of the Earth\, Christian Aid\, Quaker Peace and Social Witness. Gee lives in London\, UK. \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/why-i-am-a-pacifist-with-tim-gee/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tim.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191101T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191101T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20191018T113025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191018T113025Z UID:5536-1572634800-1572638400@housmans.com SUMMARY:AUTONOMY NOW presents: 'Louise Michel\, a French anarchist in London' with Constance Bantman and Martyn Everett DESCRIPTION:We’re delighted to announce that Constance Bantman and Martyn Everett will share and discuss new research on one of the most influential French political figures in the second half of the 19th century plus one of the most powerful women political theorists of her day.\nIf you have never heard of Louise Michel before\, or are merely curious about anarchism\, then this is also an ideal way to get into the topic. You have two excellent speakers who really know their subject area. \nThis is one talk you can’t afford to miss! \nAdditional media.\nPaul Mason discusses Louise Michel for Radio 4’s Great Lives in 2013.\nThe Anarchist Library has lots of reading material by or about her. \nDr Constance Bantman is Deputy Head of School\, Director of Learning & Teaching\, Senior Lecturer in Frenchat the University of Surrey. Her research focuses on the history of French political exiles in Britain and anarchist transnationalism between 1880 and 1914\, with a focus on ideological and political transfers\, experiences of political exile\, the asylum question in the long nineteenth century as well as the history of terrorism. These questions were the focus of her doctoral research and 2013 monograph\, ‘The French Anarchists in London (1880-1914): Exile and Transnationalism in the First Globalisation (LUP\, 2013)’\, as well as a number of journal publications. \nMartyn Everett was a founder member of the Anarchist Research Group\, which is affiliated to the History Workshop\, the collective of professional and community-based researchers which has made the most sustained and substantial contribution to the writing of history ‘from below’. For 2 years he was editor of the Anarchist Research Group newsletter. He has published many articles and reviews in the academic and in the popular press. \nMartyn Everett’s life and work is informed by his anarchist philosophy. He is committed to promoting change ‘from below’ by giving people free access to information which affects their communities: he is an active campaigner for community radio. For over 20 years he has worked to protect the natural environment and to preserve historic buildings and ancient monuments. \nThis event is 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/autonomy-now-presents-louise-michel-a-french-anarchist-in-london-with-constance-bantman-and-martyn-everett/ CATEGORIES:In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Louise-Michel.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191031T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191031T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190927T170018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191022T154635Z UID:4735-1572548400-1572552000@housmans.com SUMMARY:FREE EVENT: The Third Annual Housmans Witchy Night DESCRIPTION:Following the success of the previous two years\, your fave feminist witchy night is back! \nExpect witchy tunes\, potions to drink and discount on cool witchy and feminist titles. More info to follow… \nThis event is free\, but to help us manage space\, please RSVP below to nab your spot. \nImage credit and copyright Louise Pomeroy – check out more of her work 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/free-event-the-third-annual-housmans-witchy-night/ CATEGORIES:Feminist event,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/witchy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191030T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191030T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190922T135415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191003T134959Z UID:4437-1572462000-1572465600@housmans.com SUMMARY:'Here to Stay\, Here to Fight - A Race Today Anthology' with Leila Hassan\, Farrukh Dhondy and Adam Elliott Cooper DESCRIPTION:From 1973 to 1988\, Race Today\, the journal of the revolutionary Race Today Collective was at the epicentre of the struggle for racial justice in Britain. Placing race\, sex and social class at the core of its analysis\, it featured in its articles and pamphlets contributions from some of the leading writers and activists of the time: C. L. R. James\, Darcus Howe\, Linton Kwesi Johnson\, Toni Morrison\, Maya Angelou\, Walter Rodney\, Bobby Sands\, Farrukh Dhondy and Mala Sen and many more.\n\nHere to Stay\, Here to Fight\, draws together many of these key articles and extracts into an impressive collection – the first book-length anthology of its kind – rescuing many contributions from the obscurity of inaccessible archives. \nEditors and contributors to the book will be at Housmans to exploring the legacy of Race Today in contemporary social movements and debates around race\, gender and class\, and to answer your questions. \nLeila Hassan was employed by Institute of Race Relations from 1970 when it was still under the control of Chatham House. A member of the UK’s oldest black power organisation\, Black Unity and Freedom Party\, at that time\, Hassan was one of the staff members who helped overthrow the Institute’s conservative management. Hassan went on to become a member of Race Today Collective\, the deputy editor of Race Today from 1973 and editor from 1985. \nFarrukh Dhondy is an Indian-born award-winning writer\, playwright\, poet\, screenwriter and political activist. He was appointed to Central Core of British Black Panther Movement in 1970 and was a founder of Race Today Collective in 1973.  Dhondy worked as a teacher in East End of London before forging a career as a novelist and screenwriter. From 1984 until 1997 he was a Commissioning Editor at Channel Four. \nAdam Elliott Cooper is a London-based academic and activist. His research focuses on postcolonialism\, state power and resistance movements. He sits on the board of The Monitoring 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/here-to-stay-here-to-fight-a-race-today-anthology/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/9780745339757.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191028T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191028T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190927T163844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T163844Z UID:4729-1572289200-1572294600@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. \nSpaces are free\, but if you could RSVP so we have an idea of numbers\, that would be great. \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/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:In Store END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191025T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191025T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190917T125117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191023T111827Z UID:4231-1572030000-1572035400@housmans.com SUMMARY:Solidarity with Catalonia Event with Ignasi Bernat\, Liz Castro\, Robert Knox and David Whyte DESCRIPTION:Protests have raged in Barcelona for over a week after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine Catalan independence leaders to long prison sentences. \nThis Friday at 7pm\, one of the main activists from Catalonia’s independent movement\, Liz Castro\, and three experts\, David Whyte (author of How Corrupt is Britain?)\, Ignasi Bernat and Rob Knox\, will be at the shop to explain and discuss the situation including these latest developments. \nJoin us if you’d like to understand and find out more about the Catalonian struggle and its implications for #Scotland and nationalism in Europe. \nIgnasi and David are the editors of the book “Building a new Catalonia”.  The contributors to this book include some of the best known leaders of the left independence movement in Catalonia. It includes chapters by Catalan political leaders including Jordi Cuixart (currently in jail awaiting trial for sedition)\, Liz Castro and David Fernandez\, and prominent international contributors including journalist Paul Mason and economist Costas Lapavitsas. The book is currently in stock and will be on sale during the event. \nThe essays highlight the political strategies and aspirations of the anti-capitalist\, feminist and socialist movement for self-determination in Catalonia. \nSome of the authors have risked criminalisation for their actions and their words. Some have been exiled or imprisoned for their political activities and views. At the same time\, this book represents a remarkable statement of hope and determination to build a fairer\, more equal and just society; a society in which people can enjoy true sovereignty and autonomy over their daily lives. \nLiz Castro is an author and translator. She is the former Chair of the International Committee of the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) and is a contributor to Building a New Catalonia.. \nIgnasi Bernat is a sociologist and activist based in Barcelona. He has been lecturer at University of Girona and University of Surrey and the editor of Building a New Catalonia. \nDavid Whyte is Professor of Socio-legal Studies at the University of Liverpool and the editor of Building a New Catalonia. \nRob Knox  is a Lecturer in Law at the School of Law and Social Justice\, University of Liverpool. Member of the Historical Materialism editorial board. \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/building-a-new-catalonia-self-determination-and-emancipation-with-ignasi-bernat-liz-castro-robert-knox-and-david-whyte/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/BUILDING_New_Catalonia_portada.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191016T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191016T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190922T133853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190922T134010Z UID:4425-1571252400-1571256000@housmans.com SUMMARY:'Queer Intentions: A (Personal) Journey Through LGBTQ + Culture' with Amelia Abraham DESCRIPTION:Today\, the options and freedoms on offer to LGBTQ+ people living in the West are greater than ever before. But is same-sex marriage\, improved media visibility and corporate endorsement all it’s cracked up to be? At what cost does this acceptance come? And who is getting left behind\, particularly in parts of the world where LGBTQ+ rights aren’t so advanced? \nCombining intrepid journalism with her own personal experience\, Amelia Abraham searches for the answers to these urgent challenges\, as well as the broader question of what it means to be queer in 2019. With curiosity\, good humour and disarming openness\, Amelia takes the reader on a thought-provoking and entertaining journey. Join her as she cries at the first same-sex marriage in Britain\, loses herself in the world’s biggest drag convention in L.A.\, marches at Pride parades across Europe\, visits both a transgender model agency and the Anti-Violence Project in New York to understand the extremes of trans life today\, parties in the clubs of Turkey’s underground LGBTQ+ scene\, and meets a genderless family in progressive Stockholm. \n\n\nA beautifully written\, personal\, intimate voyage into what it is to be queer. Incredibly eloquent\, empathetic and passionate\, this book will not just resonate with a new generation of queer people\, but with all those who seek to be their allies. A brilliant book\nOwen Jones\, author of Chavs and The Establishment \n\nI loved Queer Intentions! Absolutely fascinating and endlessly entertaining\, but so much more than that. It’s also an important read that will resonate with anyone who’s spent more than a minute thinking about gender and sexuality and what it means to identify as queer in 2019\, or who’s ever wondered where we go from here\nSJ Watson\, author of Before I Go To Sleep \n\nAn intersectional and insightful journey through the vast nuances of the queer experience\nMunroe Bergdorf \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/queer-intentions-a-personal-journey-through-lgbtq-culture-with-amelia-abraham/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/original_400_600.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191002T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191002T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190828T113416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T113416Z UID:3342-1570042800-1570046400@housmans.com SUMMARY:'Mask Off: Masculinity Redefined' with JJ Bola DESCRIPTION:What is masculinity? Dominating the world around us\, from Trump’s twitter outbursts to deadly gun violence\, from male suicide rates to incels on Reddit and 4chan\, masculinity is perceived to be ‘toxic’\, ‘fragile’ and ‘in crisis’. \nIn Mask Off\, JJ Bola exposes masculinity as a performance that men are socially conditioned into. Using examples of non-Western cultural traditions\, music and sport\, he shines light on historical narratives around manhood\, debunking popular myths along the way. He explores how LGBTQ men\, men of colour\, and male refugees experience masculinity in diverse ways\, revealing its fluidity\, how it’s strengthened and weakened by different political contexts\, such as the patriarchy or the far-right\, and perceived differently by those around them. \nAt the heart of love and sex\, the political stage\, competitive sports\, gang culture\, and mental health issues\, lies masculinity: Mask Off is an urgent call to unravel masculinity and redefine it. \nJJ Bola is a writer\, poet and educator. He is the author of the novel No Place to Call Home (2017)\, as well as three poetry collections. He is one of the winners of the 2017 Spread the Word Flight 1000 Associates Prize. \n‘An uncompromising\, heartfelt and completely vital interrogation of this thing we call masculinity’ – Jeffrey Boakye\, author of ‘Black\, Listed: Black British Culture Explored’ \n‘Male privilege\, male violence\, love\, sex and mental health – there is nowhere JJ Bola refuses to go’ – Benjamin Zephaniah \n‘Incisive\, engaging\, powerfully vulnerable\, JJ Bola has given us an urgent and compelling examination of one of society’s most pressing subjects’ – Musa Okwonga \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/mask-off-masculinity-redefined-with-jj-bola/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/JJ-Bola.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191001T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191001T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190906T140432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190926T133406Z UID:3759-1569956400-1569961800@housmans.com SUMMARY:‘Only Nonviolent Rebellion Can Now Stop Climate Breakdown And Social Collapse’ with Andrew Medhurst DESCRIPTION:Roger Hallam is co-founder of Extinction Rebellion and has written a booklet called “Common Sense for the 21st Century: Only Nonviolent Rebellion Can Now Stop Climate Breakdown and Social Collapse”\, the print copy of which we will be launching at this event. \nThe booklet outlines how the environmental and climate movements around the world need to come together in order to avert extinction of all life. It goes into detail on using nonviolent civil disobedience as well as other strategies and tactics to make real change happen. \nThe booklet is available as a free download\, and we will also have print copies available \nRoger’s position is that mass civil disobedience is the only way to create meaningful change on the issue. He says “I strongly believe in the tactics and strategies found in my booklet which are currently being ignored by many environmental campaign groups. Additionally\, I outline the concept of citizens assemblies and a new transition movement to inspire people to get started on making the necessary changes happen now\, before governments act. In the conclusion I write\, “The cost of freedom is civic duty.” I strongly believe tactics and strategies found in my booklet are currently being ignored by most environmental campaign groups. I invite them all to read my booklet and get in touch. […] \nMy booklet\, Common Sense for the 21st Century\, isn’t just a theory\, it’s a call to action and details the practicalities which I hope will lead to real change. The political class alone is not going to save us from extinction. Only a new common sense and a genuine rebellion can save us now. I hope you join us!” \n\n\n\n\nThe name of the book is inspired by Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense\, credited as being the spark that ignited the American revolution. When Extinction Rebellion made the ‘Declaration of Rebellion’ in October 2018 it inspired thousands of people to break the law and sit down on the bridges in London in November. Since then Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for the Future have grown exponentially\, along with the reach of Nobel peace prize nominated Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough‘s strong messages to the world. \nAs Roger is currently under arrest\, XR’s Andrew Medhurst will be speaking and taking questions.\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/only-nonviolent-rebellion-can-now-stop-climate-breakdown-and-social-collapse-with-roger-hallam/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Common-Sense-cover.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190927T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190927T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190803T162359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190810T110017Z UID:2433-1569610800-1569614400@housmans.com SUMMARY:FREE EVENT: Friday 27th September - Exhibition/Book Launch - Queer Heroes DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of art\, books and drinks to celebrate the release of Arabelle Sicardi and Sarah Tanat-Jones’ new book Queer Heroes\, a beautifully illustrated collection featuring 52 LGBTQ+ artists\, writers\, innovators\, athletes and activists who have changed the world from ancient times to present day. Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising\, this extraordinary book will show children that anything is possible. \nSarah will be joining us to paint a brand new mural on one of the shop windows and will have prints for sale. Come along for a chat\, a signed copy of the book and a celebration of queer history in all its wonderfully varied forms. \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-friday-27th-september-exhibition-book-launch-queer-heroes/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Launch,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/QUEER-HEROS.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190926T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190926T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190803T162039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190810T105901Z UID:2430-1569524400-1569528000@housmans.com SUMMARY:FREE EVENT: AUTONOMY NOW - This Land is Ours: The Fight for Land Justice / Speakers from the Anarchist Communist Group DESCRIPTION:Land\, if we define it to include all physical resources such as water\, air and what lies beneath the ground\, is the source of all wealth and our very existence. However\, what should belong to all of us has been taken from us and concentrated in the hands of a small minority so that they own the land\, decide its use (usually to profit themselves) and control access to the benefits. All our struggles\, whether for housing\, community centres\, and good\, cheap food or against climate change are struggles over how land is used and who makes the decisions. \nThere has been a tradition of fighting for the land in Britain\, most recently in the Scottish movement for land reform. People are beginning to question the idea of private property and moving to more radical ideas such as the land being a Commons- owned and controlled by us all. This talk will first look at the question of who owns and controls the land in Britain (using material from the work of Andy Wightman on land ownership in Scotland and Guy Shrubsole’s new book- Who Owns England)\, consider what is being done in Scotland and elsewhere\, and then open the discussion on what changes we would like to see. \nThis meeting is organised by the Anarchist Communist Group at anarchistcommunism.org\nFor information on land see: the Anarchist Communist Group’s pamphlet Land and Liberty -available from all good radical bookshops. \nhttps://autonomynow.noblogs.org \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-autonomy-now-this-land-is-ours-the-fight-for-land-justice-speakers-from-the-anarchist-communist-group/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Talk,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/LAND-JSUTICE-NETWORK.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190925T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190925T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190803T161414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190923T150153Z UID:2416-1569438000-1569441600@housmans.com SUMMARY:Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto by Aaron Bastani (SOLD OUT) DESCRIPTION:A different kind of politics for a new kind of society—beyond work\, scarcity and capitalism \nIn the twenty-first century\, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation\, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment\, is instead the path to a world of liberty\, luxury and happiness—for everyone. Technological advance will reduce the value of commodities—food\, healthcare and housing—towards zero. \nImprovements in renewable energies will make fossil fuels a thing of the past. Asteroids will be mined for essential minerals. Genetic editing and synthetic biology will prolong life\, virtually eliminate disease and provide meat without animals. New horizons beckon. \nIn Fully Automated Luxury Communism\, Aaron Bastani conjures a vision of extraordinary hope\, showing how we move to energy abundance\, feed a world of 9 billion\, overcome work\, transcend the limits of biology\, and establish meaningful freedom for everyone. Rather than a final destination\, such a society merely heralds the real beginning of history. \nAaron Bastani is co-founder and Senior Editor at Novara Media and has a doctorate from the University of London. His research interests include new media\, social movements and political economy. He has written for Vice\, the Guardian\, the London Review of Books and the New York Times and regularly appears as a commentator on the BBC and Sky News. \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/fully-automated-luxury-communism-a-manifesto-by-aaron-bastani/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Launch,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/falc.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190923T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190923T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190903T134824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190903T142713Z UID:3632-1569265200-1569270600@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. \nSpaces are free\, but it’d be helpful if you could RSVP below so we can get an idea of numbers – thanks for your help. \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/mental-health-discussion-group/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190918T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190918T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190730T153424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190803T161304Z UID:2125-1568833200-1568836800@housmans.com SUMMARY:‘Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century’ with Kehinde Andrews DESCRIPTION:Back to Black traces the long and eminent history of Black radical politics. Born out of resistance to slavery and colonialism\, its rich past encompasses figures such as Marcus Garvey\, Angela Davis\, the Black Panthers and the Black Lives Matter activists of today. At its core it argues that racism is inexorably embedded in the fabric of society\, and that it can never be overcome unless by enacting change outside of this suffocating system. Yet this Black radicalism has been diluted and moderated over time; wilfully misrepresented and caricatured by others; divested of its legacy\, potency\, inclusivity and force for global change. \nKehinde Andrews explores the true roots of this tradition and connects the dots to today s struggles by showing what a renewed politics of Black radicalism might look like in the 21st century. \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/back-to-black-retelling-black-radicalism-for-the-21st-century-with-kehinde-andrews/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Talk,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/P-1531189793-Back-to-Black-640x1015.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190911T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190911T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190726T120759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190726T120759Z UID:2113-1568228400-1568232000@housmans.com SUMMARY:‘Prison: a Survival Guide’\, with Carl Cattermole and Erika Flowers DESCRIPTION:Carl presents his essential guide to life in UK prisons – now fully updated and featuring contributions from female and LGBTQI prisoners\, as well as from family on the outside. Carl will be joined by Erika Flowers who will share her experience of Holloway women’s prison. \nCarl Cattermole is a young ex-inmate and legal reform campaigner. He spent time in five different UK prisons and\, sharing cells with international gangsters\, drug addicts\, psychopaths and sex offenders\, he formulated his idea for a book to help inmates cope with the unique challenges of prison life. \nThe book features contributors Sarah Jake Baker\, Jon Gulliver\, Darcey Hartley\, Julia Howard\, Elliot Murawski and Lisa Selby. \n\n\n‘Essential reading’\nWill Self \n‘We’re in the justice dark ages and Cattermole’s great book switches on the lights’\nDr Theo Kindynis\, Lecturer in Criminology Goldsmiths\, University of London\n\n‘It has the potential to change a lot of people’s lives for the better’\nDaniel Godden\, Partner at Berkeley Square Solicitors’ \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/prison-a-survival-guide-with-carl-cattermole-and-erika-flowers/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Talk,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/PRISON.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190904T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190904T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190725T143307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T121520Z UID:2062-1567623600-1567627200@housmans.com SUMMARY:‘The Twittering Machine’ with Richard Seymour DESCRIPTION:In surrealist artist Paul Klee’s The Twittering Machine\, the bird-song of a diabolical machine acts as bait to lure humankind into a pit of damnation. Leading political writer and broadcaster Richard Seymour argues that this is a chilling metaphor for our relationship with social media. \nFormer social media executives tell us that the system is an addiction-machine. We are users\, waiting for our next hit as we like\, comment and share. We write to the machine as individuals\, but it responds by aggregating our fantasies\, desires and frailties into data\, and returning them to us as a commodity experience. \nThrough journalism\, psychoanalytic reflection and insights from users\, developers\, security experts and others\, Seymour probes the human side of the machine\, asking what we’re getting out of it\, and what we’re getting into. \n‘Richard Seymour has a brilliant mind and a compelling style. Everything he writes is worth reading.’ – Gary Younge\, Editor-at-Large\, Guardian \n‘One of our most astute political analysts.’ – China Miéville\, author of October: The Story of the Russian Revolution \nTHIS IS A TICKETED EVENT – TICKETS AVAILABLE BELOW \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-twittering-machine-with-richard-seymour/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Talk,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/TWITTER-M.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190821T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190821T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190711T154057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190711T155300Z UID:1638-1566414000-1566417600@housmans.com SUMMARY:'Different Class: Football\, Fashion and Funk – The Story of Laurie Cunningham' with Dermot Kavanagh DESCRIPTION:Book launch for ‘Different Class: The Story of Laurie Cunningham’. \nAuthor Dermot Kavanagh hosts an illustrated talk on the life of Laurie Cunningham : footballer\, dancer and dandy. \nCunningham blazed a trail for black footballers at a time when racism was rife on the terraces and won over hostile crowds with his mercurial style. \nA glamorous outsider\, he was also a soul boy who danced on the 1970’s Soho funk scene in bespoke suits. \n‘Different Class’ follows his remarkable journey from the streets of Finsbury Park to the world’s most famous football club\, Real Madrid. \nCunningham’s story is not only a football one\, it is a story of London\, race relations and youth culture too. \nTickets available from this link\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/different-class-football-fashion-and-funk-the-story-of-laurie-cunningham-with-dermot-kavanagh/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Launch,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DIFFCLASS_B_PBK_PRINTREADY-1-1-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190807T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190807T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190711T152903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190711T155328Z UID:1633-1565204400-1565208000@housmans.com SUMMARY:'Curious King’s Cross' with Andrew Whitehead DESCRIPTION:Sex\, pubs and rock’n’roll – King’s Cross has it all\, and so much more … from a fish-and-chip shop once bugged by MI5 to London’s most enduring radical bookshop! \nInside the main line station\, there’s the magic of platform 9¾ … and just outside\, the every bit as magical Keystone Crescent. The locality has a lighthouse … a Welsh tabernacle where services are now conducted in Amharic … social housing with a fairy-tale feel … a canal-side well built to store huge blocks of Norwegian ice … and a cruising club based in a water point which once supplied steam trains. \nThe area has been repeatedly re-branded ever since the 1820s\, when the cinder heaps of Battlebridge were given the more marketable name of King’s Cross\, replete with a royal statue which so ‘grievously offended the eye of taste’ it was pulled down after less than a decade. \nAndrew Whitehead takes us on a tour of some a range of King’s Cross buildings and locations\, and serves up a fresh take on one of London’s most varied and surprising neighbourhoods. \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Author\nAndrew Whitehead is the editor of BBC World Service News and an editor of History Workshop Journal. He is the author of A Mission in Kashmir and runs the website www.londonfictions.com \nTickets available from this link\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/curious-kings-cross-with-andrew-whitehead/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Curious-Kings-Cross.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190731T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190731T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190614T145308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190614T145308Z UID:611-1564599600-1564603200@housmans.com SUMMARY:Marx at the Arcade: Consoles\, Controllers\, and Class Struggle with Jamie Woodcock DESCRIPTION:“Marx at the Arcade” is a groundbreaking study of not only the politics and history of videogames\, but also of their production: of the terrible working conditions that force horrendous hours during the “crunch”\, the intensified exploitation made possible by the supposed glamour of many people’s “dream job”\, the atomisation and deskilling of the workforce in the search for greater profit. And\, crucially\, of the growing efforts of workers across the globe in the industry to organise collectively to demand change.  \nRaking in $135 billion a year\, videogames far outstrip film and music in their generation of vast profits for capital. Yet\, despite the importance of the industry as an avenue for capitalist investment and a source of cultural production\, it is rarely analysed with the same seriousness as more traditional forms of art and entertainment. \nAs class struggle within the sector becomes sharper and more visible\, a Marxist framework helps to untangle the vast networks of artists\, software developers\, and factory and logistics workers whose labour produces commodities that we consume on an ever increasing\, mass scale. \nFor hardcore gamers\, digital skeptics\, and the joystick-curious\, this event is not to be missed. \nAcclaimed researcher Jamie Woodcock is a sociologist of work\, focusing on digital labor\, the gig economy\, and resistance. He is currently a fellow at the London School of Economics and is the author of the award-winning Working the Phones (2016). He is on the editorial board of Historical Materialism and an editor of Notes from Below\, an online journal of workers’ inquiry. \n“Jamie Woodcock has written a book as fun and engrossing as any game. Not only does he bring a sharp Marxist analysis to the videogames industry–in turn\, he uses games to further our understanding of Marx. Whether you game or not\, an indispensable book.” —Sarah Jaffe\, author of Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt \nTickets available 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/marx-at-the-arcade-consoles-controllers-and-class-struggle-with-jamie-woodcock/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Marx-at-the-Arcade.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190725T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190725T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190711T152327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190711T155333Z UID:1629-1564081200-1564084800@housmans.com SUMMARY:AUTONOMY NOW presents: 'How I Became An Anarchist' with Peter Marshall DESCRIPTION:Peter Marshall is a philosopher\, historian\, biographer\, travel writer and poet. He is the author of sixteen highly acclaimed books\, which include the essential ‘Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism’ [Harper]\, ‘William Blake: Visionary Anarchist’ [Freedom Press] and ‘William Godwin: Philosopher\, Novelist\, Revolutionary’ [PM Press]. His work has provided a major contribution to fields as diverse as anarchism\, ecology\, alchemy and archeology. \nThis evening Peter will be presenting his autobiography ‘Bognor Boy: How I Became an Anarchist’\, reflecting on how his early life experiences brought him to anarchism\, and also considering how the anarchist milieu has changed over the years. \n‘“I wanted my life to be an open field of unexpected opportunities\, not a closed future\,” Peter Marshall writes in his inspiring chronicle of a boy’s progress from a small seaside town in Sussex to a career at sea to the beginnings of a new life as a writer\, thinker\, traveller\, and anarchist. Bognor Boy gives us\, in beautiful detail\, the experience of growing into a young rebel while the world races to catch up with you. That the world he describes is the ’60s—in the U.K\, the U.S.\, post-colonial Africa\, and the Paris of May 1968—only underscores the fact that the inheritance of that amazing decade was built out of the brave lives of the people who came of age then. Like Peter Marshall. Bognor Boy charts one soul’s path to freedom\, not to mention the yearnings that produced one of the finest radical historians and philosophic speculators of our time.’ Eric Laursen\, activist\, organizer\, and author \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-how-i-became-an-anarchist-with-peter-marshall/ LOCATION:Housmans Bookshop\, 5 Caledonian Road\, London\, N1 9DX CATEGORIES:Book Talk,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Bognor-Boy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190722T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190722T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190617T115254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190617T115442Z UID:622-1563822000-1563827400@housmans.com SUMMARY:Who Was Radclyffe Hall? DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Pride month\, Housmans and Lon-art.org are pleased to present a very special event on LGBTQ+ icon and author Radclyffe Hall. \nHall expert Jana Funke will discuss Hall’s life and place in LGBTQ+ history\, focusing initially on Hall’s visionary LGBTQ novel The Well of Loneliness and its reception both at the time of publication (e.g. the censorship trial and obscenity charges) and its legacies throughout the 20th and 21st century. \nJana will show why the novel needs to be seen as part of both lesbian\, trans and bisexual history and explain why it’s such a divisive and controversial piece of work\, in part due to its use of sexological ideas and racist and classist elements. \nThe talk will also explore Hall’s work beyond The Well of Loneliness to give people a sense of her ambitions and interests as a writer beyond this single novel. \nJana will be drawing on her fascinating archival research on the Radclyffe Hall and Una Troubridge Papers at the Harry Ransom Centre in Austin throughout\, which led to the publication of her book The World And Other Unpublished Works by Radclyffe Hall (Manchester University Press\, 2017). \nSpeaker \nDr Jana Funke is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter. She has published widely on early twentieth-century literature and science\, the history of sexuality\, and queer feminist studies. Books include The World and Other Unpublished Works by Radclyffe Hall (2016)\, Sex\, Gender and Time in Fiction and Culture (2011\, co-edited with Ben Davies) and Sculpture\, Sexuality and History: Encounters in Literature\, Culture and the Arts (2018\, co-edited with Jen Grove). Jana is committed to engaging wider audiences with her research on gender and sexuality. Past projects includes the Wellcome Collection’s Sexology Season\, the Transvengers and Transformations projects (with Gendered Intelligence) and Orlando: The Queer Element (with Clay & Diamonds). \nTickets available here\nThis event is a collaboration between Housmans and Lon-art.org \nLon-art is an organisation that opens a window into herstories\, art\, culture and languages through\, exhibitions\, talks\, education workshops and community events. You can follow them on social media here: \nhttps://www.instagram.com/lonartorg/ \nhttps://www.facebook.com/Lonartorg/ \nhttps://twitter.com/Lonartorg \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/who-was-radclyffe-hall/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,In Store,Literary Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/LA_SH19_RadclyffeHall_1x1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190717T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190717T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190614T144848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190614T145514Z UID:608-1563390000-1563393600@housmans.com SUMMARY:Reading and Rebellion: An Anthology of Radical Writing for Children 1900-1960 with Kimberley Reynolds\, Jane Rosen\, and Michael Rosen DESCRIPTION:Kim Reynolds\, Jane Rosen\, and Michael Rosen present a new anthology of radical writings for children from the first half of the twentieth century. In the years 1900 to 1960\, large sections of the British population embraced a spectrum of left-wing positions with a view to maintaining peace and creating a more just\, less class riven\, more planned\, and more enjoyable society for all. \nChildren’s books and periodicals were a central part of radical activity since the young were expected not just to inherit but also to help make this new society\, and reading was regarded as the most direct way of helping them acquire the skills for this task. From alphabets through picture books\, periodicals\, information books\, plays\, song-books\, pamphlets\, and novels\, many works of children’s literature leaned left\, but with the possible exception of references to Geoffrey Trease’s Bows Against the Barons (1934)\, a Marxist retelling of the Robin Hood story\, it is almost impossible to realise this from standard accounts of this period. \nThis anthology contains a wide selection of the kinds of materials that left-wing and progressive parents would have wanted their children to read and which children understood as part of their initiation into a politically radical class. \nTickets available 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/reading-and-rebellion-an-anthology-of-radical-writing-for-children-1900-1960-with-kimberley-reynolds-jane-rosen-and-michael-rosen/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Reading-and-Rebellion.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190716T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190716T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190620T161222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190625T162108Z UID:808-1563303600-1563310800@housmans.com SUMMARY:Black Feminist Week: What is Black Feminism in Britain? DESCRIPTION:Black Feminist Week is a week-long event (12th July to 19th July) organised by the Black Feminist Bookshop (a radical space of resistance\, sisterhood and community).  \nBlack feminism – born out of the experiences of Black women – gives us a diverse understanding of social\, cultural and political thinking; helps us to unapologetically and intentionally carve out spaces for marginalised voices; and shows us how to build a community from a place of resistance. In offering a radical perspective on resistance\, resilience and perseverance\, Black Feminism\, ultimately\, gives us the political\, cultural and social revolutionary thinking we need to create an equitable\, kinder\, empathetic society not only for Black women but for everyone who experiences marginalisation and oppression. \nBut what does this look like from a British perspective? Join us for a panel discussion with three contemporary Black British feminists to answer the question\, “What is Black feminism in Britain?”: \nChaired by Jade Bentil\, panellists Aviah Sarah Day\, Emma Dabiri and Chloe Filani\, will discuss activism\, literature and being a Black feminist in Britain today. In (re)focusing the conversation on to the UK\, we can (re)start to mobilise towards a Black British feminist future. \nSpeakers  \nJade Bentil is a London-based Black Feminist Historian\, public speaker and writer. Her scholarship centres the experiences of women of African descent and their long histories of Black feminist activism. Find her on Twitter @divanificent. \nAviah Sarah Day is a member of the East End branch of Sisters Uncut – a national\, feminist direct action group fighting cuts to domestic violence services.She has recently completed her her PhD titled “Partnership and Power: Domestic Violence\, the Women’s Sector and the Criminal Justice System”. She also has several years worth of experience in a range of front line domestic violence services. Aviah is currently researching and campaigning against the increased criminalisation of survivors of domestic violence. Find her on Twitter: @Aviah_Sarah_Day. \nEmma Dabiri is a presenter\, teaching fellow in the Africa department at SOAS and a Visual Sociology PhD researcher at Goldsmiths. She has been published in a number of anthologies and academic journals\, as well as in the national press. She is the author of the book\, Don’t Touch My Hair. The Observer named Emma as one of 2019’s “rising stars to watch”. You can find her on Twitter and on Instagram: @EmmaDabiri. \nChloe Filani is a Black feminist\, Poet\, Performance artist and Public Speaker and workshop facilitator. Working with my lived experiences and the broader themes of identity and power structures. Dealing with ideas of precolonial African trans femme ancestors as stories. She has performed at Tate Britain at a Late at Tate. Spoken at UAL feminist society\, Women of the world festival with BLACK LIVES MATTER at women of the world festival. You can find her on Instagram: @1.chloe.f. \nThe Black Feminist Bookshop: Against a backdrop of oppression\, marginalisation and discrimination\, Black women experience mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression at a higher rate than any other ethnic group. The @blackfeministbookshop is a Black queer woman’s response to the need for a safe and welcoming space where Black women and girls can explore and discuss literary works that centre and reflect the Black female experience. A radical space of resistance\, sisterhood and community for Black women and girls\, it will also be a place for everyone who supports the wellbeing of Black women and girls\, and is committed to transformative social change – one book at a time. \nBlack Feminist Week: a week-long event (re)focusing on Black feminism in the UK. Activists\, organisers\, communities and allies come together to highlight and celebrate Black feminist literature\, thought\, knowledge and history and to (re)imagine a Black British feminist future. \n__________________________________________________________ \nFor Black Feminist Week\, Housmans is giving a 20% discount on Black feminist books. (See in-store for details). Please bring your pre-loved Black Feminist books to donate to the Black Feminist Bookshop. Books to donate: Black feminist books (and books written by Black women in general)\, feminist books by women of colour and books by QTIPOC (queer\, trans and intersex people of colour). Books written for children and young people of colour of all genders. \nTickets available here\nPlease note that tickets for the event are £4 + booking fee   OR   £6 + booking fee which will also allow you entry to the Black Feminist launch event “In conversation with Stella Dadzie” (Friday 12th of July\, 7pm) \nThere is a limited amount of both tickets. \nProceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Imkaan\, a UK-based Black feminist organisation dedicated to addressing violence against Black and minoritised women and girls. \nAny Black woman or Black queer person who is unable to pay for a ticket\, can email cristina[at]housmans[.]com to be put on the guest list**. \n**NB: you can only be put on the guest list for one event. Spaces are limited. \nFollow the Black Feminist Bookshop on Instagram here: @blackfeministbookshop \nGender inclusion policy \nThe Black Feminist Bookshop definition of “women and girls” is trans and intersex inclusive. We welcome all expressions of and identities within Black woman and girlhood. As Black feminists and Black queer feminists\, we recognise that all experiences and expressions of womanhood/girlhood are not the same; and we know it is through diversity that we will build communities of resistance. \nWe are sex worker inclusive. \nAccessibility information for Housmans \nThe door entrance is wide enough for a wheelchair and has no steps. The event will be held on the ground floor. Seating for the event will be portable plastic hard chairs with backs but no arms. There is a non-accessible toilet inside the shop with 2 steps leading to the back section of the shop then 5 steps to the toilet and a fully wheelchair accessible toilet with handrails in the cafe next door which our event attendees have full use of. Both toilets are gender neutral. \nThe address is: Housmans Radical Booksellers\, 5 Caledonian Rd\, London N1 9DY. Kings Cross and St Pancras are the nearest stations and they are both fully accessible. The bookshop is a short distance from a multitude of bus stops. To plan your route\, see here: https://tfl.gov.uk/ \nThere is no parking nearby. \nWe are working on getting a BSL interpreter for the events. \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/black-feminist-week-what-is-black-feminism-in-britain/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Feminist event,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BLACK_FEMINIST_WEEK_instagram_detailed_stella.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190712T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190712T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190620T161955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190625T105004Z UID:811-1562958000-1562965200@housmans.com SUMMARY:Black Feminist Week: In conversation with Stella Dadzie DESCRIPTION:Black Feminist Week is a week-long event (12th July to 19th July) organised by the Black Feminist Bookshop (a radical space of resistance\, sisterhood and community).  \nJoin us for the launch of Black Feminist Week and an intimate conversation with Stella Dadzie. \nWe will begin with talking about OWAAD (Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent) and the creation of Black feminist/ radical/ womxn/ womanist/ lesbian centred spaces in the 70s and 80s – why did they exist? What were they like? How did they run? What was their impact and why did they eventually disappear? \nWe will bring the conversation forward to the present day to ask if there is still a need for Black feminist spaces and if so\, what should they look like and how do we organise intergenerationally to make them happen? We will end the conversation with focusing on the Black Feminist Bookshop and ultimately asking\, “does London need a Black Feminist Bookshop?” \nAfter Stella has spoken\, we will then open up the conversation to the audience for a Q&A. Once the Q&A is over\, we invite you to stay for drinks and to mingle with a bookshop full of Black feminists and allies. \nSpeakers: \nStella Dadzie is a published writer and historian\, best known for The Heart of the Race: Black Women’s lives in Britain which won the 1985 Martin Luther King Award for Literature.  She is a founder member of OWAAD (Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent). \nHer career as a writer and education activist spans 25 years. She has written numerous publications and resources aimed at promoting an inclusive curriculum and good practice with black adult learners and other minorities. \nShe is well known within the UK for her contribution to tackling youth racism and working with racist perpetrators\, and is a key contributor to the development of anti-racist strategies with schools\, colleges and youth services. In November 2003\, she received the NBM’s award for Outstanding Contributions to Race Equality in Further Education. She has run workshops and spoken at conferences in Germany\, Slovenia\, Poland\, Norway\, South Africa\, the USA\, Hong Kong and Malaysia. \nShe appeared in ‘And Still I Rise’\, a documentary exploring the social and historical origins of stereotypes of African women and was a guest of Germaine Greer on her BBC2 discussion programme ‘The Last Word’. She was also a member of the Mayor of London’s African and Asian Heritage Commission. \nThe Black Feminist Bookshop: Against a backdrop of oppression\, marginalisation and discrimination\, Black women experience mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression at a higher rate than any other ethnic group. The @blackfeministbookshop is a Black queer woman’s response to the need for a safe and welcoming space where Black women and girls can explore and discuss literary works that centre and reflect the Black female experience. A radical space of resistance\, sisterhood and community for Black women and girls\, it will also be a place for everyone who supports the wellbeing of Black women and girls\, and is committed to transformative social change – one book at a time. \nBlack Feminist Week: a week-long event (re)focusing on Black feminism in the UK. Activists\, organisers\, communities and allies come together to highlight and celebrate Black feminist literature\, thought\, knowledge and history and to (re)imagine a Black British feminist future. \n____________________________\n\nFor Black Feminist Week\, Housmans is giving a 20% discount on Black feminist books. (See in-store for details). Please bring your pre-loved Black Feminist books to donate to the Black Feminist Bookshop. Books to donate: Black feminist books (and books written by Black women in general)\, feminist books by women of colour and books by QTIPOC (queer\, trans and intersex people of colour). Books written for children and young people of colour of all genders. \nTickets for the event are: \n£4 + booking fee available here \nOR      \n£6 + booking fee if you purchase a double event entry ticket which will allow you to also attend the event “What is Black Feminism in Britain?”  Please go here to purchase a double event entry ticket. \nThere is a limited amount of both tickets. \nProceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Imkaan\, a UK-based Black feminist organisation dedicated to addressing violence against Black and minoritised women and girls. \nAny Black woman or Black queer person who is unable to pay for a ticket\, can email cristina[at]housmans[.]com to be put on the guest list**. \n**NB: you can only be put on the guest list for one event. Spaces are limited. \nFollow the Black Feminist Bookshop on Instagram here: @blackfeministbookshop \nGender inclusion policy: \nThe Black Feminist Bookshop definition of “women and girls” is trans and intersex inclusive. We welcome all expressions of and identities within Black woman and girlhood. As Black feminists and Black queer feminists\, we recognise that all experiences and expressions of womanhood/girlhood are not the same; and we know it is through diversity that we will build communities of resistance. \nWe are sex worker inclusive. \nAccessibility information for Housmans: \nThe door entrance is wide enough for a wheelchair and has no steps. The event will be held on the ground floor. Seating for the event will be portable plastic hard chairs with backs but no arms. There is a non-accessible toilet inside the shop with 2 steps leading to the back section of the shop then 5 steps to the toilet and a fully wheelchair accessible toilet with handrails in the cafe next door which our event attendees have full use of. Both toilets are gender neutral. \nThere is no parking nearby. \nThe address is: Housmans Radical Booksellers\, 5 Caledonian Rd\, London N1 9DY. Kings Cross and St Pancras are the nearest stations and they are both fully accessible. The bookshop is a short distance from a multitude of bus stops. To plan your route\, see here: https://tfl.gov.uk/ \nWe are working on getting a BSL interpreter for the events. \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/black-feminist-week-in-conversation-with-stella-dadzie/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Feminist event,In Store ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BLACK_FEMINIST_WEEK_instagram_detailed_stella.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190710T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190710T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T201150 CREATED:20190614T144611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T133508Z UID:605-1562785200-1562788800@housmans.com SUMMARY:Influx Press Presents: 'Activism\, Subversion and Writing Outsiders' with Niven Govinden\, Wayne Holloway and Juliet Jacques DESCRIPTION:Influx Press authors Niven Govinden\, Wayne Holloway are joined by Juliet Jacques to discuss the interaction between literature\, political activism\, subversion and marginalised communities. \nNiven will be reading from his new book\, This Brutal House\, a beautiful novel set in the fiery protest of the LGBTQ+ New York community. Wayne will be reading from Bindlestiff – his incisive exploration of race\, violence and storytelling in America. Juliet Jacques\, author of Trans: A Memoir\, will chair what is sure to be an illuminating\, entertaining and thought provoking event. \nTickets available 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/influx-press-presents-activism-subversion-and-writing-outsiders-with-niven-govinden-wayne-holloway-and-juliet-jacques/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,In Store,Literary Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://housmans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/InfluxPress.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR