| Service | Description |
|---|---|
| 2nd London Iranian Film Festival |
London Iranian Film Festival is the first annual festival to present Iranian cinema in the UK. Film festivals that honor Iranian films are held across the globe and now the time has finally arrived for an Iranian Film festival to have a permanent home in the United Kingdom. |
| Book event - ‘1839: The Chartist Insurrection’ with Chris Ford |
Entry £3, redeemable against purchase Chris Ford considers lessons from The Chartist Insurrection of 1839, in particular examining the nitty-gritty political organising that was needed to run such a forceful national campaign. |
| Book Event - ‘Fortress Europe’ with Matt Carr and Liz Fekete |
Starts 7pm. Entry £3, redeemable against purchase A discussion of the politics and consequences of Europe’s heavily militarised ‘hard’ borders. |
| Book event - ‘Freedom Through Football: The Story of the Easton Cowboys and Cowgirls’ with Will Simpson |
Entry £3, redeemable against purchase The story of Bristol's legendary anarchist football club now celebrating it’s 20th anniversary. |
| Book event - ‘Savage Messiah’ with Laura Oldfield Ford |
Entry £3, redeemable against purchase Artist and writer Laura Oldfield Ford introduces her psychogeographic take on London. |
| Book event - ‘The Legacy of Allen Ginsberg’ with Steve Finbow |
Entry £3, redeemable against purchase Steve Finbow gives an authoritative account of the life and influence of the seminal US poet Allen Ginsberg. |
| Book Launch - ‘From Gay Authors' Workshop to Paradise Press’ |
*Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase* As part of LGBT History Month Housmans welcome guests from the writing co-op, Gay Authors' Workshop, and its allied publisher, Paradise Press, who will be providing an introduction to the project, followed by author readings from two new titles adding to the impressive list of over thirty titles, novels, short stories, memoirs and poetry. The launch titles are A Life's Tales, a memoir by Joe Hucknall, and Eros at Large, short stories. |
| Buddhism in the Modern World, Lama Ole Nydahl |
Lama Ole Nydahl is one of the few Westerners fully qualified as a lama and meditation teacher in the Karma Kagyu Buddhist tradition. In 1969, Ole Nydahl and his wife Hannah became the first Western students of H.H. the 16th Karmapa. After several years of study and intensive meditation training with the highest Kagyu lamas he began teaching Buddhism at the request of the 16th Karmapa. For nearly 40 years Lama Ole has transmitted the blessing of the Kagyu lineage, constantly travelling and teaching worldwide. His depth of knowledge and dynamic teachings inspire thousands of people. |
| GreenNet Christmas break |
http://www.gn.apc.org/page/greennet-2011-winter-newsletter Do also remember that the GreenNet office will be closed from 26th December and will re-open on 3rd January. During this time we will be monitoring our systems as usual, so if you have an urgent query, send an email to support@gn.apc.org or leave a message on 020 7065 0942. Meanwhile don't forget to periodically switch off your own computers (don't leave them on standby) and take a break! With all our best wishes for a peaceful and happy holiday, Andrew, Anna, Cedric, Howard, Ian, Liz, Marek, Michael and Sarah |
| London Radical Bookfair |
Entrance free, no booking required. |
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