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SUMMARY:56a Infoshop Open
DESCRIPTION:Open: Thurs 2-8 / Fri 3-7 / Sat 2-6\n56a 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. \nwe sell radical books\, zines\, magazines\, pamphlets and other printed matter on a wide variety of topics from Anarchism to Zapatistas via everything in between.\nwe have a massive open-access archive so you can read and research about all sorts of radical politics (both local and international).\nyou can hang out and meet people in the space. Tea and coffee is free!\nfind out about what’s going on with other centres\, squats\, struggles and campaigns.\ncome and help us put on small events in our space. We can offer free meeting space for groups / study groups / book launches etc. We fit about 15 ok inside plus we have the outside large yard space good in Spring through early Autumn.\nUse our SQUATTERS NOTICEBOARD to meet other squatters\, post up info on empty buildings\, read legal advice etc. \nFor exceptional closures check twitter: @56aInfoshop
URL:https://www.eroding.org.uk/event/56a-infoshop-open-22/
LOCATION:56a InfoShop\, 56 Crampton Street\,\, SE17 3AE
CATEGORIES:Bookshops/Libraries
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SUMMARY:First Thursday Freedom board game night!
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for a night of frivolity\, fun and friendly competition. Every 1st Friday of the month. Next one is the 5th February\, 7pm Decentre.
URL:https://www.eroding.org.uk/event/first-thursday-freedom-board-game-night/
LOCATION:Freedom Bookshop\, Angel Alley\, 84b Whitechapel High Street\, E1 7QX
CATEGORIES:Bookshops/Libraries
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH: THE LOG BOOKS: VOICES OF QUEER BRITAIN AND THE HELPLINE THAT LISTENED with Tash Walker &Adam Zmith
DESCRIPTION:THE HISTORY OF SWITCHBOARD\nAn intimate history of LGBTQ+ life over four decades\, discovered in a stash of forgotten\, handwritten notes.\nSwitchboard was founded at Housmans\, and operated out of our premises for many years. So we are honored to start LGBT+ History Month by launching a book that covers an intimate part of Switchboard’s proud history and we look forward to welcoming its authors Tash Walker and Adam Zmith to the shop for an evening of discussion and celebration. \n‘A fantastic journey through an overlooked archive bursting with humanity and real life on every page.’ Dan Snow \nIn a crawlspace at the offices of Switchboard\, a queer helpline in operation since 1974\, lies dozens of log books kept by volunteers describing the phone calls they had taken: a teenager whose parents had kicked them out of their home for dressing as the wrong gender; a lesbian terrified of having her baby taken away from her; a man arrested for chatting up another man in a public toilet; a young person wanting to know how to come out. These logs were traces of tens of thousands of queer lives\, a bridge to a past hidden from people like Tash Walker and Adam Zmith in their youth\, captured by people who lent an ear to those in need. Walker and Zmith came of age in the time of Section 28\, a law which banned councils and schools ‘promoting the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship’. In recovering these logs\, they encountered people grappling with feelings\, questions and problems both familiar and different. They set out to learn from – and sometimes speak to – people on both sides of the calls. Charged with joy\, gossip\, sensuality\, heartbreak and sometimes fear\, and with a potent relevancy to the world today\, Walker and Zmith have collected these stories in The Log Books. They capture queer lives in stunning detail\, embarking on a journey of both collective history and self -discovery\, propelling it into the foreground of our national history. \n‘Essential reading\, grounded in the past while also explaining the urgency of LGBTQ+ politics today.’TOM RASMUSSEN\, author of Diary of a Drag Queen \n‘Hauntingly beautiful\, this is a testament to the ongoing courage and care so profound in our community. I was enchanted at every page. Completely life – changing.’ DAN GLASS\, author of Queer Footprints \nOUR SPEAKERS: \nTash Walker is a writer\, podcast producer and community organiser who has worked with institutions such as the Barbican\, BBC\, and Queer Britain; they were a member of Switchboard’s board for eight years. \nAdam Zmith is a writer and multi-format producer; his book Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures won the Polari First Book Prize. He writes theatre shows\, talks and podcasts\, including Press Play Turn On which won Podcast of the Year at the British Podcast Awards 2024. \nAs always\, tickets are priced on a sliding scale. If you are unable to pay for a ticket please do not hesitate to contact us at shop@housmans.com\, and a free ticket will be made available. \nIf you choose ‘book +entry’ your copies of the book will be available to collect on the evening. If you would like to collect it earlier\, or arrange for delivery\, please contact us (postage is £2.95). Telephone 020 7837 4473 or email shop@housmans.com. \nDoors Open at 6:45pm\, Event Starts 7:00.
URL:https://www.eroding.org.uk/event/book-launch-the-log-books-voices-of-queer-britain-and-the-helpline-that-listened-with-tash-walker-adam-zmith/
LOCATION:Housmans\, 5 Caledonian Road King’s Cross\, N1 9DX
CATEGORIES:Bookshops/Libraries,Presentations
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! THE LOG BOOKS: VOICES OF QUEER BRITAIN AND THE HELPLINE THAT LISTENED with Tash Walker &Adam Zmith
DESCRIPTION:please note this event is now sold out. To be added to a waiting list please email shop@housmans.com An intimate history of LGBTQ+ life over four decades\, discovered in a stash of forgotten\, handwritten notes. Switchboard was founded at Housmans\, and operated out of our premises for many years. So we are honored to start LGBT+ History Month by launching a book that covers an intimate part of Switchboard’s proud history and we look forward to welcoming its authors Tash Walker and Adam Zmith to the shop for an evening of discussion and celebration. \n‘A fantastic journey through an overlooked archive bursting with humanity and real life on every page.’ Dan Snow \nIn a crawlspace at the offices of Switchboard\, a queer helpline in operation since 1974\, lies dozens of log books kept by volunteers describing the phone calls they had taken: a teenager whose parents had kicked them out of their home for dressing as the wrong gender; a lesbian terrified of having her baby taken away from her; a man arrested for chatting up another man in a public toilet; a young person wanting to know how to come out. These logs were traces of tens of thousands of queer lives\, a bridge to a past hidden from people like Tash Walker and Adam Zmith in their youth\, captured by people who lent an ear to those in need. Walker and Zmith came of age in the time of Section 28\, a law which banned councils and schools ‘promoting the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship’. In recovering these logs\, they encountered people grappling with feelings\, questions and problems both familiar and different. They set out to learn from – and sometimes speak to – people on both sides of the calls. Charged with joy\, gossip\, sensuality\, heartbreak and sometimes fear\, and with a potent relevancy to the world today\, Walker and Zmith have collected these stories in The Log Books. They capture queer lives in stunning detail\, embarking on a journey of both collective history and self -discovery\, propelling it into the foreground of our national history. \n‘Essential reading\, grounded in the past while also explaining the urgency of LGBTQ+ politics today.’TOM RASMUSSEN\, author of Diary of a Drag Queen \n‘Hauntingly beautiful\, this is a testament to the ongoing courage and care so profound in our community. I was enchanted at every page. Completely life – changing.’ DAN GLASS\, author of Queer Footprints \nOUR SPEAKERS: \nTash Walker is a writer\, podcast producer and community organiser who has worked with institutions such as the Barbican\, BBC\, and Queer Britain; they were a member of Switchboard’s board for eight years. \nAdam Zmith is a writer and multi-format producer; his book Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures won the Polari First Book Prize. He writes theatre shows\, talks and podcasts\, including Press Play Turn On which won Podcast of the Year at the British Podcast Awards 2024. \nIf you choose ‘book +entry’ your copies of the book will be available to collect on the evening. If you would like to collect it earlier\, or arrange for delivery\, please contact us (postage is £2.95). Telephone 020 7837 4473 or email shop@housmans.com. \nDoors Open at 6:45pm\, Event Starts 7:00. \nplease note this event is now sold out. To be added to a waiting list please email shop@housmans.com \nShare this:  \n				Share on X (Opens in new window)  \n				X 				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)  \n				Facebook 				Share on Insta (Opens in new window)  \n				Insta  \n			Like this:Like Loading…
URL:https://www.eroding.org.uk/event/sold-out-the-log-books-voices-of-queer-britain-and-the-helpline-that-listened-with-tash-walker-adam-zmith/
LOCATION:Housmans\, 5 Caledonian Road King’s Cross\, N1 9DX
CATEGORIES:Bookshops/Libraries,Presentations
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SUMMARY:Creative Anarchy: an event series exploring connections between anarchist thought\, organising\, and creative practice  
DESCRIPTION:Creative Anarchy’ is an event series exploring the relationships between anarchist thought\, organising\, and creative practice. Resulting from a placement at the Mayday Rooms\, researcher Ruari Paterson-Achenbach will host a series of discussions around materials in the archive\, alongside creative practitioners\, trying to explore what it might mean to ‘create anarchically’. What might it mean to consider creative practice a form of direct action\, or vice-versa? How can artists incorporate the principles of mutual aid into their work? Is the notion of ‘art’ compatible with anarchist thought? Across these three events\, we will answer these questions together using historical examples\, with all the possibilities and limitations they might offer us. \nFor the first session\, Ruari will be in discussion with Stefan Szczelkun\, artist and former member of the Scratch Orchestra. They will focus particularly on a performance by the Scratch Orchestra at the 1971 Art Spectrum exhibition where they collectively built a cottage\, “conceived as a place to play – insulated from the context of ‘high art’”\, based on Szczelkun’s designs. Using materials from the Mayday Rooms collection pertaining to the Cottage performance and Szczelkun’s work more broadly\, they will think about the possibilities for conceiving of creative practice as a form of direct action\, and the particular kinds of political imagination that can be worked towards when making something together. \nFuture events in the series: \nSituationism Revisited – 5th March 2026 7 – 9pm \nCreativity and Mutual Aid  – 9th April 2026 7 – 9pm
URL:https://www.eroding.org.uk/event/creative-anarchy-an-event-series-exploring-connections-between-anarchist-thought-organising-and-creative-practice/
LOCATION:Mayday Rooms\, 88 Fleet Street\, EC4Y 1AE
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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