With David Rosenberg.
David Rosenberg maps London’s protests and struggles, from the early nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, as explored in his most recent book ‘Rebel Footprints’ (Verso, 2015).
With Bidisha. Bidisha joins us to discuss her book, the result of long-term outreach work with refugees and asylum seekers in London.
With Matthew Beaumont. Matthew Beaumont discusses his fascinating literary portrait of the writers who explored the city at night, and the people they met.
With Andrew Pearmain and Derek Boothman. As an extension of the Gramsci Conference taking place at Kings College on 18th/19th June, we welcome Andrew Pearmain to discuss his latest book ‘Gramsci in Love’ (Top Hat Books, 2015) and Derek Boothman, editor and translator of ‘A Great and Terrible World: The Pre-Prison Letters (1908-1926) of Antonio Gramsci’ (Lawrence & Wishart, 2014).
With Seungho Park.
Women and War in Their Own Words. A Performance by Paula Tait. UN Security Council Resolution 1325 acknowledges that "civilians, particularly women and children, account for the vast majority of those affected by armed conflict." This performance aims to show how women are affected by war by presenting their own poetry and stories, interspersed with songs and music.
Public event with invited speakers from Peace News, including Emily Johns, the artist who designed The World is My Country posters.
To mark the ongoing centenary of World War One (as well as this year's seventieth anniversary of VE day at the end of World War Two) there will be an exhibition of posters called “The World is My Coun
A visual celebration of the people and movements that opposed the First World War. With speakers Gabriel Carlyle and artist Emily Johns
A visual celebration of the people and movements that opposed the First World War. With speakers Gabriel Carlyle and artist Emily Johns
With Sharon Monteith and Katie Hamilton. To celebrate the publication of Harper Lee’s novel Go Set a Watchman, the prequel of To Kill a Mocking Bird, Sharon Monteith and Katie Hamilton will be speaking about then the impact and representation of the US South on Harper Lee’s writing.
With Peter Mortimer, Stanley Middleton and Simon Callow.
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With Ian McMillan. Five Leaves Bookshop is delighted to host the poet, journalist and broadcaster Ian McMillan, who will be talking about his latest book Neither Nowt Nor Summat: In Search of the Meaning of Yorkshire (Ebury press).
With support from Jez Noond. Join us for the launch of Adam Craig’s new novel Vitus Dreams, published by Cinnamon Press as part of its tenth anniversary.
Larry Beckett is the author of Beat Poetry which discusses the work of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg and many others. Tonight he will be performing Gregory Corso’s Bomb as well as from his own new collection Paul Bunyan.
Book Launch with Sara Read Dr Sara Read is a lecturer in English at Loughborough University. She holds a PhD in early modern literature. Her particular interest is in representations of the female body in literature and she has published widely in this field.
Assemble in Downing Street at 17:30
March to: Emmanuel Centre for rally at 7pm, Marsham Street, London, Westminster SW1P 3DW
Discover some of the people and places in London associated with international peacemaking.
Guided walk along the Central London Peace Trail with Bruce Kent and Valerie Flessati of the Movement for the Abolition of War.
Meet by Gandhi's statue in Tavistock Square at 10.30am.
Music and poetry with a Pop Up Peace Garden planting session organised by the Friends of Manchester Peace Garden
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Memorial afternoon at The Sumac Centre in Nottingham on from 2.00pm. There will be vegetarian and vegan food, along with memories and tributes. David was active throughout his life in the peace movement, and distributed Peace News for many years, and well into his illness. He was also involved with animal rights issues. More details tba.
