29 March 2017 — Housmans
NEWS
1. Pluto Press Takeover
IN-STORE EVENTS
2. ‘The Punk Kings of Dyslexia’ with Stephen Micalef
3. ‘Sound System: The Political Power of Music’ with Dave Randall
4. ‘Free Movement and Beyond: Agenda Setting for Brexit Britain’ with Kate Hudson
5. ‘The Political Thought of Abdullah Öcalan – Kurdistan, Women’s Revolution And Democratic Confederalism’ with Dr Kamran Matin, Dilar Dirik, and Reimer Heider
6. ‘Voices from the “Jungle” – Stories From The Calais Refugee Camp’
7. ‘Signal Failure: London to Birmingham, HS2 on foot’ with Tom Jeffreys
8. ‘Surviving The Future: culture, carnival, and capital in the aftermath of the market economy’ with Shaun Chamberlin
READING AND DISCUSSION GROUPS
9. Fuse Book Club – forthcoming titles
10. London Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group
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NEWS
1. Pluto Press Takeover
Throughout April we are hosting three events based on new titles published by Pluto Press. Pluto is one of the world’s leading radical publishers, specialising in progressive, critical perspectives in politics and the social sciences. Based in London, they’ve been active for over 40 years with more than 800 titles in print by authors such as Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, John Pilger, Susan George, Ziauddin Sardar, Greg Palast, Eduardo Galeano and Vandana Shiva.
IN-STORE EVENTS
2. ‘The Punk Kings of Dyslexia’ with Stephen Micalef and Shanne Bradley
Wed 29th March, 7pm
An evening with infamous poet and punk-zine writer Stephen Micalef, who will be reading from his book The Punk Kings of Dyslexia, and talking all things Sniffin’ Glue. Stephen will be joined by Shanne Bradley, one of the original ‘She Punks’, founder of the ‘The Nipple Erectors’, putting Shane McGowan in the band and giving him his first break. She later founded ‘The Men They Couldn’t Hang’ as well.
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3. PLUTO PRESS TAKEOVER
LEFT BOOK CLUB PRESENT: ‘Sound System: The Political Power of Music’ with Dave Randall
Wednesday 5th April, 7pm
Musician and activist Dave Randall discusses the power of music as a force for social and political change – how can music serve the interest of the many, rather than the few?
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4. ‘Free Movement and Beyond: Agenda Setting for Brexit Britain’ with Kate Hudson
Wednesday 12th April, 7pm
The books editor, Kate Hudson, addresses the controversial issue of free movement of people, defending it as central to Britain’s economic success and as an advance for the working class across Europe; myths that blame migration for economic woes are debunked and the racism that such myths give rise to is condemned.
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5. PLUTO PRESS TAKEOVER
‘The Political Thought of Abdullah Öcalan – Kurdistan, Women’s Revolution And Democratic Confederalism’ with Dr Kamran Matin, Dilar Dirik, and Reimer Heider
Wednesday 19th April, 7pm
Our guest discuss the political ideas of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, with particular consideration of gender, Democratic Confederalism, and nationalism.
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6. PLUTO PRESS TAKEOVER
‘Voices from the “Jungle” – Stories From The Calais Refugee Camp’
Wednesday 26th April, 7pm
An evening of refugee stories and testimonies from the notorious Calais camp.
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7. ‘Signal Failure: London to Birmingham, HS2 on foot’ with Tom Jeffreys
Thursday 4th May 7pm
A pyschogeographic tale of the failures of capitalism, of community, of the city and the suburbs, of architecture and agriculture, and, in the end, of our age-old failure to find our place in the world we live in.
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8. ‘Surviving The Future: culture, carnival, and capital in the aftermath of the market economy’ with Shaun Chamberlin
Wednesday 12th May, 7pm
Shaun Chamberlin introduces the posthumous work of David Fleming, who explored practical ways of repairing and replacing the atrophied social structures on which most human cultures are built, so as to form the basis of a cohesive society that might survive the turbulent times to come.
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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, starting at 7pm in the shop. Forthcoming titles under discussion are:
Thursday 13th April
G by John Berger
“a brilliant novel about the search for intimacy in history’s private moments”, this 1972 novel by influential art critic John Berger also won the Booker Prize.
Thursday 11th May
Citizen: An American Lyric
by Claudia Rankine
Blurring the lines between prose, poetry and social criticism, this book by American poet Claudia Rankine explores the politics of race and the imagination in the United States.
If you would like to find out more about the reading group, please email catherine@housmans.com. The Fuse has its own web page with more info here: http://www.housmans.com/fuse.php
10. 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.
In APRIL(on Tuesday 11 April) we will be discussing NONVIOLENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH. And in May (on Tuesday 9 May) our theme will relate to PACIFISM AND CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION; the precise topic will be announced shortly.
For more information please visit: http://londonpacifismnonviolence.wordpress.com/
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