Coming together to consider a broader vision of security for France and the UK beyond nuclear weapons
‘An Alternative Vision of Security for France and the UK’
Peace and Craft Fair 2025
With live music, a peace cafe, plenty of jolly company, and stalls selling artisan jewellery, handmade felt critters, calligraphy, gorgeous glassware and olive oil from Palestine, books, bookmarks, sc
BOOK LAUNCH: The First Jasmines by Saima Begum
Housmans and Hajar Press are delighted to celebrate the launch of this important, magnificent novel.
Autonomy Now present ‘Love and Revolution: A Politics for the Deep Commons’ with Matt York
Based on award-winning research, Love and Revolution (Manchester University Press, Contemporary Anarchist Studies series, 2025) brings classical and contemporary anarchist thought into a mutually bene
BOOK LAUNCH: Bourgeois Coldness: Henrike Kohpeiß in conversation with Lilly Markaki
We are delighted to welcome an incredibly exciting scholar, Henrike Kohpeiß, to the shop to launch the new English translation of her book Bourgeois Coldness.
An Evening with Richard Norton-Taylor
Richard Norton-Taylor is a living legend: on staff at The Guardian since the early 70s, and now working at Declassified UK, he is most known as one of the finest, and uncompromising, journalists worki
POETRY Imogen Cassels & Fintan Calpin
We’re extremely excited for the next Housmans poetry series featuring a double launch for two brilliant poets.
the87press & Housmans Bookshop present: Hummingbirds 7.0, a literary salon
Join the87press for a very special Hummingbirds event featuring Alia Al Ghussain and Rayya El Zein to celebrate the launch of Filling the Head: Listening to Rap in Arabic (Indiana University Press, 20
DOUBLE LAUNCH: Danny Hayward AND Matthew Goulish
Housmans and both are worse are delighted to be launching two new excellent essay collections, Training Exercises by Danny Hayward and Kingfisher by Matthew Goulish.
Autonomy Now present ‘Mutant Ecologies: how capitalism is reconfiguring the very texture of life’ with Erica Borg and Amedeo Policante
Mutant Ecologies: Manufacturing Life in the Age of Genomic Capital Ecologies (Pluto Press) traces the spinning of new synthetic threads into the web of life.
Book launch: All Hands On Deck: Climate Activism and the way ahead
Jan Goodey is at Housmans to help celebrate the launch of his essential new book All Hands On Deck: Climate Activism and the way ahead, out now from PM Press.
BOOK LAUNCH: The Feminist Art of Walking by Rose Morag
Feminist writer and academic Morag Rose will discuss her brilliant and essential new book The Feminist Art of Walking; a vital intervention in the growing field of ‘literature about walking.’
‘Stop British nuclear expansion: how to reverse the government’s disastrous war drive’ – CND conference
Join CND for this national conference to discuss why we must campaign against the purchase of these fighter jets and urge the government to reverse its disastrous war drive, and instead focus on provi
Scottish CND AGM
All Scottish CND members are warmly invited to our hybrid annual general meeting (AGM), where we will review the status of our campaign and the rapidly changing world.
‘Hellfire: a journey from Hiroshima’ – London film screening and discussion
HELLFIRE: A JOURNEY FROM HIROSHIMA
(1986, John Junkerman)
SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION
Stroud Peace Fair
With representatives from Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Quakers, Rethinking Security, Stroud Ceasefire Coalition and many more.
‘What can we do to bring about a more peaceful and just society?’
Evening of song and discussion in Stroud. 7:30pm – Peace and social activist songs by Eleanor Holliday with Acapeeps Community Choir from Stroud.
‘Peace not war’
As part of Lakenheath Alliance for Peace’s tour to highlight how we can work together to end the threat of nuclear weapons, increased militarisation of our state, and endless wars, please join us for
Protest at MoD Corsham space warfare centre for Keep Space for Peace Week
Each autumn, events take place around the globe to highlight and challenge the increasing militarisation of space.
‘All to London for Palestine’ – national demonstration
Join us for this national demonstration to tell the UK government to end the genocide and to stop arming Israel.
Assemble 12 noon in central London.