29 April 2014 — Housmans
NEWS
1. London Radical Bookfair & Alternative Press Takeover 2014
2. Left Book Club run for sale
3. Zed Books Competition
4. Petition to stop recruitment of 16 year olds into the UK armed forces
IN-STORE EVENTS
5. ‘Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War to End Apartheid’ with Alan Wieder
6. ‘Eco-Anarchism in the 1970s: London’s Street Farm collective’ with Stephen E. Hunt
7. ‘Objection Overruled’ and ‘Comrades in Conscience’ with David Boulton and Cyril Pearce
8. ‘Against Austerity: How We Can Fix the Crisis They Made’ with Richard Seymour
9. Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom present: ‘‘Settling Scores: the Media, the Police & the Miners’ Strike’ with Nick Jones and Tony Harcup
10. ‘Sylvia Pankhurst, Suffrage, and the Battle for the Census’ with Jill Liddington and Katherine Connelly
11. ‘Writings against the First World War’ with Bruce Kent and A.W. Zurbrugg
12. STIR SUMMER ISSUE LAUNCH: ‘Anarchists in the Boardroom’ with Liam Barrington-Bush
READING AND DISCUSSION GROUPS
13. Fuse Book Club – forthcoming titles
14. London Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group
HOUSMANS RECOMMENDS
15. Shortlisted books for the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2014 + The Little Rebels Children’s Book Award 2014
NEWS
1. London Radical Bookfair & Alternative Press Takeover 2014
After last year’s successful inaugural event, the London Radical Bookfair returns bigger and better, this year teaming up with the Alternative Press gang to takeover all three floors of Bishopsgate Institute, opposite Liverpool Street station. 180 exhibitors, author events, book awards, workshops and more – too much going on to list here, so please have a look at the website for full details:http://londonradicalbookfair.wordpress.com/
Please come and along, and spread the word.
2. Left Book Club run for sale
Housmans has a run of Left Book Club books – over 60 in total. If someone would like the whole collection they’re going for £100 + £10 to post to any UK address (or feel free to collect from us). If you need a run down of the exact titles let us know.
3. Zed Books Competition
To celebrate the launch of Zed Books’ new series ‘Critique Influence Change’, Housmans are running a competition to give two people a chance to win all five titles – includes titles by Michael Albert, Vandana Shiva and Ha-Joon Chang. For more information, please visit our blog: www.housmans.com/blog/?p=2146
4. Petition to stop recruitment of 16 year olds into the UK armed forces
Our colleagues upstairs at Forces Watch have organised a petition calling on the UK Government to end its policy of allowing 15 year olds to apply and 16 and 17 year olds to be recruited into the armed forces – the UK is the only country in Europe,- and the only country among the permanent members of the UN Security Council, – to recruit 16 year olds into its armed forces. For more information and to sign the petition, please visit: http://www.forceswatch.net/resources/petition-stop-recruitment-16-year-olds-uk-armed-forces
IN-STORE EVENTS
5. ‘Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War to End Apartheid’ with Alan Wieder
Wednesday 30th April, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
Distinguished academic Alan Wieder explores the complexities and contradictions of this extraordinary couple who fought tirelessly against apartheid as part of the militant group Umkhonto we Sizwe.
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6. ‘Eco-Anarchism in the 1970s: London’s Street Farm collective’ with Stephen E. Hunt
Wednesday 14th May, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
Stephen E. Hunt discusses the innovative ecological work of Street Farm, a collective of anarchist architects who brought urban farming to 1970s London.
click here for more information
7. INTERNATIONAL CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS’ DAY EVENT ‘Objection Overruled’ and ‘Comrades in Conscience’ with David Boulton and Cyril Pearce
Thursday 15th May, wine reception 6.30pm, talks from 7pm, free entryAn event to commemorate International Conscientious Objectors’ Day event, remembering the actions of those who opposed and resisted the first world war, as told in new editions of these two important books.
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8. ‘Against Austerity: How We Can Fix the Crisis They Made’ with Richard Seymour
Wednesday 21st May, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
Richard Seymour examines who really benefits from the policy of austerity and what the alternatives might be.
click here for more information
9. Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom present:
‘Settling Scores: The Media, the Police & the Miners’ Strike’ with Nick Jones and Tony Harcup
Wednesday 28th May, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
In the year of the 30th anniversary of the miners’ strike, contributors from Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom’s new book consider how recently released material has shed new light on the policing and media coverage of the events of 1984.
click here for more information
10. ‘Sylvia Pankhurst, Suffrage, and the Battle for the Census’ with Jill Liddington and Katherine Connelly
Wednesday 11th June, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
A joint book event for two titles considering two aspects of Suffragette history: Connelly’s books looks in detail at the life of Sylvia Pankhurst, whilst Liddington’s book tells the story of the Suffragette’s controversial campaign to boycott the census.
11. ‘Writings against the First World War’ with Bruce Kent and A.W. Zurbrugg
Wednesday 18th June, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
Our guests present the works of those who opposed the First World War and who wrote and published in order to convince others of its horrors, with particular reference to newly published books ‘Not Our War: Writings against the First World War’ and ‘War against War!’
12. STIR SPRING ISSUE LAUNCH
‘Anarchists in the Boardroom’ with Liam Barrington-Bush
Wednesday 25th June, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
To celebrate their latest issue, STIR invite contributor Liam Barrington-Bush to discuss how organisations are horizontalising their practices, open-sourcing their operations, and inviting the public to participate in previously hierarchical decision making processes.
READING AND DISCUSSION GROUPS READING
13. The Fuse Book Club – forthcoming titles
Housmans has a monthly book club which usually meets on the second Thursday of the month, starting at 7pm in the shop. Forthcoming titles under discussion are:
Thursday June 12th
‘Why Internet Porn Matters’ by Margret Grebowicz
An investigation into the impact of the internet on pornography’s social and political effects.
Thursday 10th July
‘Bound for Glory’ by Woody Guthrie
“the funny, cynical and earthy autobiography of Woody Guthrie, the father of American folk music.”
Please note there is no Fuse meeting in May. If you would like to find out more about the reading group, please email catherine@housmans.com
14. London Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group
Housmans has a regular Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group, who meet on the second Tuesday of the month. All are welcome, but please be prepared to join in the discussion. Please try to turn up by 7pm sharp.
On Tuesday 13 May 2014, we will be discussing “WHAT WOULD YOU DO ABOUT (A) HITLER?” For more information please visit:http://londonpacifismnonviolence.wordpress.com/
HOUSMANS RECOMMENDS
15. Shortlisted books for the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2014 + The Little Rebels Children’s Book Award 2014
Shortlisted books for the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2014 + The Little Rebels Children’s Book Award 2014, available in-store and online. Authors from the shortlists will be speaking at the London Radical Bookfair (see above), at which the winner will be announced. Visit the Housmans blog for our thoughts on the Bread and Roses books: http://www.housmans.com/blog/?p=2141
and here for a rundown of the Little Rebels list please visit: http://littlerebelsaward.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/the-little-rebels-have-come-out/
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