27 February 2018 — Housmans Books
NEWS
1. Women’s Strike – Housmans closed in solidarity on Thursday 8th March
2. Police Spies Out of Lives Postcards
3. Jobs and Climate: Planning for a future which doesn’t cost the earth – 10th March
4. Remember Fukushima – Anniversary Events
INSTORE EVENTS
5. Sheroes of Literature Talk Series: ‘Mary Shelley and Frankenstein’ with Lauren Davis
6. ‘The Water-Watcher’s Tale’ with Nancy Charley
7. ‘In Our Hands: Changing the Way we See the Homeless’ with Papakow Baiden, Andy Slaughter (MP for Hammersmith) and Tom Copley (London Assembly Member, Heads Up Housing Committee)
8. ‘Wobblies of the World: A Global History of the IWW’ with Peter Cole
9. Tottenham’s Trojan Horse? A Tale of Stadium-led Regeneration in North London’ with Dr Mark Panton
10. ‘Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions’
with Johann Hari
11. ‘The Book of Riga’ with Svens Kuzmins and Dace Ruksane
12. ‘Anarchist Accounting’ with Anders Sandström
13. ‘Poetry: Community and Self-Care’ with Ari Haque
14. ‘Alt-Right: From 4chan to the White House’ with Mike Wendling
READING AND DISCUSSION GROUPS
15. Fuse Book Club – forthcoming titles
16. Feminist Sci-fi Book Club at Housmans
17. London Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group
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NEWS
1. Women’s Strike – Housmans closed in solidarity on Thursday 8th March
On Thursday 8th of March, International Women’s Day, Housmans bookshop will be closed. Housmans staff will be joining the global Women’s Strike. The women who work at Housmans are fortunate in that Housmans is a non-hierarchical organisation where all staff are paid equally, and where a conscious effort is made to reject oppressive social and cultural norms. Despite this, we have all experienced sexism and misogyny both in our workplace and in our lives. We strike in solidarity with all women who have experienced gender-based oppression.
More info on the strike and ideas of how to get involved on the day here: https://womenstrike.org.uk
2. Police Spies Out of Lives Postcards
No one deserves to be spied on! We all have a right to campaign for change without fear of state abuse. Police Spies Out Of Lives is a campaigning support group working to end the sexual and psychological abuse of campaigners and others by undercover police. These postcards illustrate the kind of people who found themselves the targets of the disgraced #spycops units, and some of the campaigning going on at the time. The full set of eight postcards is now available from Housmans, in-store and also online here (£4 for 8 cards): http://www.housmans.com/blog/?p=2834
3. Jobs and Climate: Planning for a future which doesn’t cost the earth – 10th March
Solidarity plug! This conference, organised by Campaign against Climate Change Trade Union Group, aims to challenge the false choice of good jobs versus the environment. Instead of settling for this, there is both an urgent need for action on climate change and a real opportunity for trade unionists to be at the forefront of campaigning for a transition. One which puts the needs of the planet, decent jobs and social justice at the top of the political agenda.
Full info here: https://www.campaigncc.org/jobs_and_climate
4. Remember Fukushima – Anniversary Events 9th – 14th March
Solidarity plug! Full details: https://rememberfukushima.org
IN-STORE EVENTS
Please note
the previously advertised events ‘Progress of this Storm: Nature and Society in a Warming World’ with Andreas Malm and ‘The End of Policing’ with Alex S. Vitale have both regrettably had to be cancelled due to calendar-clash issues.
5. Sheroes of Literature Talk Series: ‘Mary Shelley and Frankenstein’ with Lauren Davis
Thursday 15th March, 7pm
Tickets available here
Come discover Mary Shelley’s complex, multifaceted sheroic figure: the prolific writer and editor, the deeply emotional woman, and the mother. A talk by University of Oxford Romantic Literature Researcher Lauren Davis, organised by Lon-art.org as part of their Sheroes Social Exhibition.
click here for more info
6. ‘The Water-Watcher’s Tale’ with Nancy Charley
Friday 16th March, 7pm
Tickets £4/£5 on the door
A poetry-telling show brought to you by Nancy Charley in which she weaves poems from Little Blue Hut (Smokestack Books, 2017) written following her residency at a beach hut on the Whitstable coast. This one-woman show will bring the sounds of the sea into the heart of London.
click here for more info
7. ‘In Our Hands: Changing the Way we See the Homeless’ with Papakow Baiden, Andy Slaughter (MP for Hammersmith) and Tom Copley (London Assembly Member, Heads Up Housing Committee)
Wednesday 28th March, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
In Our Hands explains the scope of the issue, what the government does and doesn’t do, and also tells stories of homeless people – with the aim of re-humanising this neglected portion of society.
click here for more info
8. ‘Wobblies of the World: A Global History of the IWW’ with Peter Cole
Saturday 31st March, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
This book is the first to look at the history of the IWW from an international perspective. Bringing together a group of leading scholars, it includes lively accounts from diverse countries including Australia, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Sweden and Ireland, which reveal a fascinating story of global anarchism, syndicalism and socialism.
click here for more info
9. Tottenham’s Trojan Horse? A Tale of Stadium-led Regeneration in North London’ with Dr Mark Panton & Amanda Lillywhite
Wednesday 4th April, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
Our guests provide insight into the White Hart Lane stadium regeneration project, from stakeholders on every side including local residents, Haringey councillors, Members of Parliament and Tottenham Hotspur FC managers, and will explore the effects of budget cuts on councils, the consultation process between local politicians and residents, and the history of Tottenham, including the 2011 riots.
click here for more info
10. ‘Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions’
with Johann Hari
Wednesday 11th April, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase – Tickets available here
Johann Hari makes the case for recognising the central importance material and experiential conditions play in affecting mental health, a subject explored in his new book.
11. COMMA PRESS EVENT: ‘The Book of Riga’ with Svens Kuzmins and Dace Ruksane
Friday 13th April, 7pm – Tickets available here
Housmans is very pleased to host the launch of independent publishers Comma Press’s latest instalment of their Reading the City series. Comma Press bring The Book of Riga to UK readers, featuring some of Latvia’s best known and most exciting short story writers. This launch coincides with the Baltic States Market Focus at London Book Fair.
click here for more info
12. ‘Anarchist Accounting’ with Anders Sandström
Wednesday 18th April, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase
How would an economic system based on libertarian socialist principles actually work in practice? What kind of information would need to be recorded in order to enable democratic participation, efficient decision-making and equitable outcomes? Anders Sandström proposes a set of accounting principles for an economy comprised of common ownership of productive resources, federations of worker and consumer councils, and democratic planning.
click here for more info
13. SPRING LOCOMOTRIX IN COLLABORATION WITH BIRDSONG
‘Poetry: Community and Self-Care’ with Ari Haque
Thursday 19th April, 7pm
Tickets available soon
Locomotrix and Birdsong -the feminist ethical fashion company selling sweatshop-free product that give back to their women makers- invite you to come along and read your favourite poems or literary passages, in an intimate circle, alongside a line-up of women/non-binary/queer/immigrant/working class poets, writers, artists and makers reading work they cherish.
click here for more info
14. ‘Alt-Right: From 4chan to the White House’ with Mike Wendling
Thursday 26th April, 7pm
Entry £3, redeemable against purchase
A vital guide to understanding the Alt-Right – the white nationalist, misogynist, far-right movement that rose to prominence during Donald Trump’s successful election campaign in the United States. Mike Wendling looks at the support for this reactionary network, arguing that while Trump is in office and the far-right grows across Europe, we need to gain a deeper understanding of the movement’s philosophy, history and role in politics today.
click here for more info
READING AND DISCUSSION GROUPS
15. 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 8th March
Red Rosa by Kate Evans
Thursday 12th April Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Thursday 10th May Your Life in My Hands: a Junior Doctor’s Story by Rachel Clarke
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
16. Housmans Feminist Sci-fi Book Club
Genderless societies, anarchist planets, polyamorous aliens, parthenogenesis, feminist militias, reproductive dystopias, cyborg families, and more at the Housmans Feminist Sci-Fi Book Club! Join us at the bookshop on the first Thursday of every month, 7pm-9pm. All genders welcome. Please bring drinks or snacks to share.
** PLEASE NOTE: DATE CHANGE FOR THE MARCH MEETING**
March: Carhullan Army by Sarah Hall **Tuesday 13th March**
April: Octavia’s Brood edited by Walidah Imarisha, Adrienne Maree Brown Thursday 5th April
May: He, She and It by Marge Piercy Thursday 3rd May
Book Club books available at 20% discount from Housmans. Any questions please email Hannah on scifi@housmans.com or check the book club page here.
17. 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 MARCH (on Tuesday 13 March), we will look at NONVIOLENCE AND JUSTICE. And at the APRIL meeting (on Tuesday 10 April), the topic will be PACIFISM AND LAUGHTER.
For more information please visit: http://londonpacifismnonviolence.wordpress.com/
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