Simon Hall and Owen Hatherley will be at Housmans to discuss Simon’s fascinating new book, Three Revulutions: Russia, China, Cuba and the Epic Journeys That Changed The World.
Housmans are delighted to be welcoming Laura C. Forster and Joel White to the shop for a dicussion of their wonderful, exhilarting book on the radical potential of friendship!
In this invigorating new collection, Briony Hughes uses her experiences tracking bats through the Surrey Hills as a means to expand ‘communication’ beyond the human body.
How One British Family Got Rich (and Stayed Rich) from Sugar and Slavery.
Professor Dan Hicks will discuss his incredible new book Every Monument Will Fall: A Story Of Remembering And Forgetting, a beautifully written, polemical but generous work.
uliana Gleeson, one of the co-editors of the much acclaimed Transgender Marxism, will be back in Housmans to celebrate the publication of her new book: Hermaphrodite Logic: A History of Intersex Liber
In 2003, British police infiltrated a group of young activists, forming sexual relationships and spying without warrant on hundreds of innocent civilians. Kate Wilson fought back.
Speakers:
Panel featuring Jeremy Corbyn, Francesca Albanese, Ahmed Alnaouq and others on the arms trade, the rule of law, and Europe's moral standing.
There will be a wide range of inspiring events to attend and engage with, both in person and online - most of them free. A sample of the events in this year’s programme is outlined below.
Join CND and British Pugwash for an evening of discussion with Annie Jacobsen Author, the bestselling writer of Nuclear War: A Scenario, the chilling minute-by-minute account of how a nuclear war woul
At the Peace Pagoda, Brickhill Street, Willen, Milton Keynes MK15 0B
mkpeacepagoda @gmail.com
Marking the Birth of Historic Peace Churches: Anabaptists (500 years), Quakers (birth of George Fox 400 years)
Remembering 60,000 British COs in WWII and Grandad Eric - Rosemary Rich
Meet at the Peace Tree in Princes Street Gardens for songs from Protest in Harmony, hear about COs and an update on the Opposing War Memorial.
Across continents and conflict zones, brave individuals within the U.S. and Israeli militaries have chosen a different path—guided not by orders, but by conscience.
All welcome to this event to mark CO Day in Leicester, at the CO Marker Stone on Peace Walk. It will be followed by an international online event organised by groups in Leicester on the 18th.
Featuring readings, poems and speeches honouring COs from WW1 and WW2, and from current conflicts around the world. With songs from Didcot Red Kites and Oxford Seagreen Singers.
Meet at 12.30, Thursday 15th May, at the Cenotaph in Barker's Pool. The event will feature singing from the Choir for Peace, hosted by Sheffield Creative Action for Peace.
There will be a short vigil to mark CO Day on Thursday 15th May 2025, 12.30 – 13.30 in Howard Palmer Gardens, behind Cock Pit Path, Wokingham, RG40 2HD.
Show your support for those who refuse to kill, who will never sacrifice their humanity, their compassion, love and care and respect for life.
