Housmans are very excited to welcome the celebrated writer, philosopher, and visual artist, Eva Meijer to the shop to launchher novel Sea Now, newly translated into English by Anne Thompson Melo.This work is a profound meditation on the relationship between the human and non-human and a biting satire of governmental ineptitude in the face of climate […]
event for an exciting Dutch writer supported by Arts Council England and New Dutch Writing. ‘Sea Now joins Meijer’s rich oeuvre of novels and philosophical meditations on multispecies coexistence. One could read this novel as the story of two characters—the Netherlands and the sea—posing a question of each other: What am I? What and who […]
Please join us for a warming winter welcome to Des Kay to reflect on Critical Mass London’s history.It is the 20th anniversary of when the London Metropolitan Police tried to shut down Critical Mass. Long time cycling advocate and CM participant Des Kay, with help from the Friends of the Earth, contested the decision. The […]
Open: Thurs 2-8 / Fri 3-7 / Sat 2-6 56a Infoshop is a long-term volunteer-run, 100% unfunded, DIY social centre in Walworth, South London since 1991. We share a collectively-run building with the brilliant Fareshares Food Co-op and the awesome 56a Bikespace. we sell radical books, zines, magazines, pamphlets and other printed matter on a wide variety of […]
Date/time: Friday 5 December, 5-7pm Description: What and where are queer archives? What does it mean to collect/collectivise in queer communities? What does archiving mean for queer struggles? What does collectivity mean for liberation? This discussion is an invitation to visit these (often-asked) questions in the context of the pasts, presents, and futures of […]
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Come and join us for a night of frivolity, fun and friendly competition. Every 1st Friday of the month. Next one is the 1st November, 7pm Decentre.
We know that for some of you, it is not always possible to visit our archive during the regular working week, so we are opening our doors to the public for a full Saturday! This is a great opportunity to browse our collections, learn more about MayDay Rooms, and connect with others interested in archives […]
Open: Thurs 2-8 / Fri 3-7 / Sat 2-6 56a Infoshop is a long-term volunteer-run, 100% unfunded, DIY social centre in Walworth, South London since 1991. We share a collectively-run building with the brilliant Fareshares Food Co-op and the awesome 56a Bikespace. we sell radical books, zines, magazines, pamphlets and other printed matter on a wide variety of […]
Kirsty Loehr’s first book A Short History of Queer Women, a brilliantly written and incisive history of female same-sex desire was one of Housmans’ best-selling titles in 2024. So we are DELIGHTED that she’s back with another brilliantly written and incisive (and warm and funny!!) history, this time of Queer Parenting! Queer families, Kirsty argues, […]
Kirsty Loehr’s first book A Short History of Queer Women, a brilliantly written and incisive history of female same-sex desire was one of Housmans’ best-selling titles in 2024. So we are DELIGHTED that she’s back with another brilliantly written and incisive (and warm and funny!!) history, this time of Queer Parenting! Queer families, Kirsty argues, […]
The Brockley Anarchist Reading Club will be discussing Lola Olufemi’s Experiments in Imagining Otherwise. This book is a an exploration in how we can embrace imagination’s radical potential. Olufemi urges us to look past the confines of the state, capitalism, and actively practice dreaming up necessary political futures, from abolition to total liberation. Join […]
Join Feminist Fightback for our autumn reading group book: Why Would Feminists Trust the Police?: A tangled history of resistance and complicity by Leah Cowan Leah Cowan’s book deals with the tangled history of feminism’s complicity and resistance as it traces the history of British feminism’s alliances and struggles with the law and its enforcers. Drawing […]
A landmark of Black British cinema and incendiary portrait of late-70s working-class life in Brixton, with racial tension and police brutality fuelling the anger that would erupt in the 80s uprisings. Anchored by Dennis Bovell’s propulsive score, the film draws on his personal experiences of racist policing targeting his Sufferer’s Hi Fi sound system. The […]
