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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Half-Earth Socialism
DESCRIPTION:March 30\, 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHousmans are delighted to welcome Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass to the shop to celebrate the paperback launch of their seminal book Half-Earth Socialism.  \n\n\n\nWithout revolutionary change\, humanity confronts a dystopian future of global heating\, epidemics\, and mass extinction. Yet\, the mainstream ‘solutions’ on offer are either too modest or too risky\, such as toothless cap-and-trade programmes\, dangerous geoengineering schemes\, seaweed in cattle feed\, luxury electric cars\, and wildlife conservation bankrolled by billionaires. In their book Half-Earth Socialism\, newly released in paperback\, historian Troy Vettese and scientist Drew Pendergrass criticize such tepid solutions and offers instead a countervailing vision for the future.  \n\n\n\nHalf-Earth Socialism goes beyond critique to confront a series of difficult questions. What does a just and ecologically-stable society actually look like? How can we go past the colonial history of conservation and replace it with something democratic and grounded in indigenous sovereignty? If capitalism leads inevitably to environmental crises\, how can we organize production and distribution without markets? If we engage in economic planning\, what are the planetary boundaries that constrain our interchange with nature? Can we ensure planning remains democratic? In Half-Earth Socialism\, Vettese and Pendergrass demonstrate that thinking through such questions allows us to imagine a new kind of society that is not only desirable\, but also feasible and necessary.  \n\n\n\nIn this event\, Vettese and Pendergrass will will be joined in conversation by food transparency advocate Robbie Lockie\, co-founder of Plant Based News. Half-Earth Socialism argues that widespread veganism makes it far easier to save land for biodiversity\, renewable energy\, fossil-free agriculture\, and carbon dioxide removal. In addition to the other points of the book\, their conversation will touch on disinformation in animal agriculture\, the role of veganism within broader environmental and left-wing movements\, and the relationship between activism and media. \n\n\n\nAbout our speakers:  \n\n\n\nDrew Pendergrass is a writer\, activist\, and climate scientist whose work imagines how humanity can democratically govern itself under a worsening environmental crisis. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Science and Engineering at Harvard University\, where he also earned a Bachelor’s degree in Physics and Mathematics. His research uses satellite\, aircraft\, and surface observations of the environment to correct supercomputer models of the atmosphere. Drew is currently working on a system that uses satellites to estimate real-time global emissions of methane\, an important greenhouse gas. He is the lead developer of CHEEREIO\, a free\, open-source software used by scientists to characterize the sources of a wide variety of pollutants. Drew is co-author of the book Half-Earth Socialism (Verso\, 2022)\, along with historian Troy Vettese\, with whom he has also co-written articles for Architectural Design and International Labor and Working-Class History. In addition to his scientific publications\, Drew has authored various pieces of popular environmental writing for outlets including Harper’s\, The Guardian\, and Jacobin. \n\n\n\nTroy Vettese is a Ciriacy-Wantrup post-doctoral fellow at the University of California\, Berkeley. He obtained his Ph.D. from New York University and Masters’ degrees from NYU\, St. Andrews\, and Oxford\, and has held research fellowships at the University of Copenhagen\, the European University Institute\, and Harvard University. Troy has taught a variety of courses on environmental studies in connection with Marxism\, neoliberalism\, and critical theory at the University of Milan\, Lund University\, and the University of Copenhagen. Together with Drew Pendergrass\, Troy is the author of the manifesto\, Half-Earth Socialism (Verso\, 2022)\, which has been discussed in Jewish Currents\, New Statesman\, Le Monde\, and the Ecologist\, as well as being translated into Swedish\, Italian\, Thai\, Korean\, and Spanish. He is currently writing a monograph on neoliberal environmental thought and editing a volume on Marxist animal studies. Troy’s popular writing has appeared in n+1\, the Guardian\, Jacobin\, Boston Review\, and Bookforum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRobbie Lockie\, a digital media innovator and food transparency advocate\, leads The Freedom Food Alliance\, promoting informed consumer choices and exposing industry practices. Their recent report unveils disinformation tactics in animal agriculture. As co-founder of Plant Based News\, Robbie raises awareness on veganism\, reaching millions monthly. Inspired by personal health challenges\, Robbie champions ethical\, sustainable living for a better world. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAs always\, tickets are priced on a sliding scale. If you are unable to pay for a ticket please do not hesitate to contact us at shop@housmans.com\, and a free ticket will be made available. \n\n\n\nIf you choose book + event entry\, your copy of the book will be available to collect on the evening. If you would like to collect it earlier\, or have it delivered\, please contact us (postage is £2.95). Telephone 020 7837 4473 or email shop@housmans.com. \n\n\n\nDoors Open at 7pm\, Event Starts 7:30 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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...
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Change Everything by Natalie Bennett
DESCRIPTION:Housmans are delighted to welcome Natalie Bennett to the shop to celebrate the publication of her new book of green political theory: Change Everything: How we can rethink\, repair and rebuild society.  \n\n\n\nWe are living in a social\, political\, economic and environmental emergency. The status quo is profoundly unstable; change is inevitable. Now is the time to get together to build a far healthier and more balanced world. The decades-old political orthodoxy\, that greed is good\, inequality doesn’t matter and we can keep treating the planet as a mine and a dumping ground\, has been a recipe for disaster. Our world needs a new vision\, the Green vision. From Universal Basic Income to free education\, from less stuff but more life\, to genuine democratic opportunities for all\, Natalie Bennett brings together a holistic\, hopeful and practical vision for the future.The foundations of Change Everything are conversations with many thousands of people. We need to engage millions to bring together the imagination\, talents and energy of all to rebuild and repair our societies. Then a positive future is within our reach. \n\n\n\n‘This book is a tonic! Positively bristling with countless common-sense solutions to restore human and planetary wellbeing\, Change Everything powerfully sets out what needs to be done and how to do it. Both practical and hopeful\, it’s essential reading for anyone who wants a route map to a fairer\, greener future.’Caroline Lucas MP  \n\n\n\n‘Natalie Bennett is right. We have to change everything. But how? Sitting on our hands and hoping things will return to ‘normal’ is not an option . . . Natalie Bennett provides hope and inspiration by showing us how in a myriad of practical ways. If you want to “be the change you wish to see in this world”\, read this book’ Christine Milne\, former leader of the Australian Greens \n\n\n\nAbout the author: \n\n\n\nNatalie Bennett was leader of the Green Party of England and Wales 2012-2016\, and entered the House of Lords in 2019. That’s meant a decade travelling the country speaking at public meetings\, in schools\, colleges and universities\, and hearing about the many great grassroots efforts being made to tackle our polycrises. She has degrees in agricultural science\, humanities and social science\, reflecting her passion for joined-up\, systems thinking\, rather than reductionist\, 20th-century-style approaches. She was editor of the Guardian Weekly\, chief sub-editor on the Bangkok Post\, and a volunteer at the Thai National Commission on Women’s Affairs. She grew up on the lands of the Wallumedegal people in northern Sydney. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAs always\, tickets are priced on a sliding scale. If you are unable to pay for a ticket please do not hesitate to contact us at shop@housmans.com\, and a free ticket will be made available. \n\n\n\nIf you choose book + event entry\, your copy of the book will be available to collect on the evening. If you would like to collect it earlier\, or have it delivered\, please contact us (postage is £2.95). Telephone 020 7837 4473 or email shop@housmans.com. \n\n\n\nDoors Open at 7pm\, Event Starts 7:30 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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...
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