21 June 2013 — Housmans
NEWS
1. Reading and discussion groups at Housmans
2. Supporters Card
EVENTS
London’s Burning season, July-August at Housmans
3. ‘The Two Marys: A Conversation Piece’ with Sasha Hails as Mary Wollstonecraft, Victoria Ross as Mary Shelley, and music devised and performed by David Chernaik
4. ‘The History of Working Men’s Clubs: London and Beyond’ with Ruth Cherrington
5. ‘London’s Industrial Heritage’ with Geoff Marshall
6. ‘The ANC’s London Recruits: The Secret War Against Apartheid’ with Ken Keable and other recruits
7. ‘Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital’ with Lloyd Bradley
8. ‘Revolution and Alienation in Victorian London’ with Clive Bloom
READING AND DISCUSSION GROUPS
9. Fuse Book Club – forthcoming titles
10. London Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group
NEWS
1. Reading and discussion groups at Housmans
Housmans has two monthly discussion groups, The Fuse Book Club and the London Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group. Both groups are open to all who would like to participate. Please look towards the end of this newsletter for further details.
2. Supporters Card
A reminder about Housmans Supporters Card. The card allows you to attend all Housmans events free of charge (Housmans events tend to cost £3, redeemable against any purchase on the night), and receive a 10% discount on all purchases made in-store – all for just £10 a year.
If you would like to become a supporter, either pick up your card in-store, or order one from our website and we’ll get one sent out to you as soon as possible. http://www.housmans.com/card.php
IN-STORE EVENTS
London’s Burning season, July-August at Housmans
For the fifth year running, Housmans will be giving over our summer events programme to a season of talks and book events celebrating radical aspects of the capital’s social history.
3. ‘The Two Marys: A Conversation Piece’ with Sasha Hails as Mary Wollstonecraft, Victoria Ross as Mary Shelley, and music devised and performed by David Chernaik
Wednesday 3rd July, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchaseA theatrical presentation with cello accompaniment, remembering the lives of two of King’s Cross’s most celebrated daughters, Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter Mary Shelley – plus a free glass of wine to all attending.
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4. ‘The History of Working Men’s Clubs: London and Beyond’ with Ruth Cherrington
Wednesday 10th July, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
Ruth Cherrington discusses her book which tells the history of the important role Working Men’s Clubs played in working class communities in London and beyond.
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5. ‘London’s Industrial Heritage’ with Geoff Marshall
Wednesday 17th July, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
Historian Geoff Marshall discusses London’s often overlooked industrial heritage and its implications on workers and the fabric of the city, as told in his new book.
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6. ‘The ANC’s London Recruits: The Secret War Against Apartheid’ with Ken Keable and other recruits
Wednesday 7th August, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
An evening recounting the incredible tales of the London Recruits, who carried out covert operations on behalf of the ANC in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s.
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7. ‘Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital’ with Lloyd Bradley
Wednesday 21st August, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
Lloyd Bradley charts a century of black music in London, and explores the social impact of successive waves of musical innovation.
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8. ‘Revolution and Alienation in Victorian London’ with Clive Bloom
Wednesday 28th August, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
Clive Bloom returns to Housmans to present his latest book which spotlights some of the neglected figures of the Victorian age: the assassins, anarchists, terrorists and revolutionaries.
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READING AND DISCUSSION GROUPS
9. The Fuse Book Club – forthcoming titles
Housmans has a monthly book club which usually meets on the second Thursday of the month. All are welcome, but please email nik@housmans.com if you intend to come, so we have an idea of numbers. Books lined up for the rest of the year are as follows:
Thursday 4th July – ‘Society of the Spectacle’ by Guy Debord
Thursday 8th August – ‘Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class’ by Owen Jones
Thursday 12th September – ‘Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Co-operation’ by Richard Sennett
Thursday 10th October – ‘Scattered Sand: The Story of China’s Rural Migrants’ by Hsiao-Hung Pai
Thursday 14th November – ‘As the World Burns: 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Stay in Denial – A Graphic Novel’ by Derrick Jensen and Stephanie McMillan
Thursday 12th December – ‘Anarchy in Action’ by Colin Ward
10. London Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group
Housmans has a regular Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group, which meet on the second Tuesday of the month. All are welcome, but please be prepared to join in the discussion. For more information please visit:http://londonpacifismnonviolence.wordpress.com/
The next meeting will be on Tuesday 9 July 2013 and the topic will be Pacifism and Personality.
Are certain “sorts” of people more likely to have a pacifist outlook? Or is any causality the other way round? Does deciding you’re a pacifist lead you to develop a certain type of personality?
Is there no necessary correlation at all between a political and/or philosophical and/or intellectual commitment to pacifism, on the one hand, and exhibiting any particular character traits on the other hand?
These – and no doubt many other – ideas will be bounced around at the July meeting. Please try to arrive by 7pm sharp.
Don’t forget to check out our online bookshop at www.housmans.com, with over 500,000 titles available!
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