When Xiao Hai turned fifteen, his family paid a vocational-school teacher 1,200 yuan to find him a factory job in Shenzhen. So began fifteen years spent moving between the garment mills and electronics factories of China’s fast-growing southern cities.Adrift in the South is a memoir of life as a migrant labourer in the twenty-first century, […]
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Kill Billionaire: The Riotous Revenge Caper You’ve Been Waiting for Kill Billionaire is the best sort of political thriller: gripping, revenge fueled and unapologetically radical in its politics, discussing climate change and the elite. When her home is destroyed in wildfires, fourteen-year-old Australian outback genius Kayla Connolly decides to hunt down the culprits of climate […] |
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Real Life, Be Sharp and Firejam present Pigeon Pit Emotional folk-punk anthems from Olympia, WA. Cheap Dirty Horse Rowdy queer trash-punks from Nottingham + Support from Sweet Fish Sparkling emo friends from London Billie Skreamz Anarchist folk screams from Manchester New Cross Inn, nearest stations New Cross Gate and New Cross
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. |
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JACK PARLETT IN CONVERSATION WITH AMELIA ABRAHAM Flamboyance is Jack Parlett’s follow up to his acclaimed Fire Island (A Housmans bestseller of 2022). This new book has all the qualities one has come to expect of Jack’s work; big hearted and erudite in equal measure.Flamboyance ignites every aspect of our lives, from art and entertainment […]
We’re honoured to present you with a date where UKHC unites with the finest representative of German Hardcore, touring Europe this summer – Peace Of Mind – after almost a year following the release of their second LP “Blood Is The Price”, a stronghold not only for German and Mid-East Hardcore as well as showing […]
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JACK PARLETT IN CONVERSATION WITH PETER SCALPELLOFlamboyance is Jack Parlett’s follow up to his acclaimed Fire Island (A Housmans bestseller of 2022). This new book has all the qualities one has come to expect of Jack’s work; big hearted and erudite in equal measure.Flamboyance ignites every aspect of our lives, from art and entertainment to […]
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Sad House Daddy presents CARRIE AND THE COAXERS POORLY TRAINED RADICALS REGRETTABLES Free entry – live music from 8pm
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Fundraiser for Sudan £10 entry or what you can afford All proceeds donated to SAG Location TBA on infoline Performances from 10 Mezzo/Mandi/Post Woke/Leftovrrs/Senrab/Problem in the Attic DJs till late Ayumesi/Chichi/AVGDJ/Alyx/DJ Perra and more Stalls Zinebox/Hackney Anarchists/Of the Earth/Scalpel and more
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The Black Feminist Reading Group is back for another wokshop! On Saturday 6th June 12:00-3:30pm at the Feminist Library. We’ll be taking time to reflect and imagine together. The workshop will be centred on a few fun creative reflection activities. We’ll be using collage, reflective writing, and drawing to explore Black Feminism. What does the […]
Feral State (Leicster) – Back in London after the release of their full length ‘II’. Expect raging d-beat and crossover energy. Tomb Slab (Nottingham) – New crushing sludge filth from scene veterans. Regimes – Kings of Deptford. Ferocious and magickal hardcore chaos. Louse – HM-2’d up monstrous hardcore/crust. Vile Rapture – Negative hardcore infused […]
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Regular acoustic night featuring three top folk-punk acts: Pog are a Brighton based group with melodic folk-punk songs Wob is a one-person force of nature, bouncing all over the place with catchy song. The Daffodildos are a neuro-diverse queer punk band
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Disorder, Dread Messiah, Deflagrador @ Helgi’s http://Dice.fm
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Real Life Presents BASTARD HYMNS ACROSS THE UK Excide Carolina fury on Sharptone Records Plus special guests Hollow Suns Ice Grills nu-grunge Wears Me Out South East Emotional Hardcore elentari New London Discordance New Cross Inn, nearest stations New Cross Gate and New Cross £15
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The Brockley Anarchist Reading Club is excited to dive into Bob Black’s infamous anti-work manifesto, The Abolition of Work. In this provocative text, Black argues that work is the central source of misery, oppression, and social control in the modern world. Moving far beyond traditional leftist demands for “full employment” or better wages, he advocates […] |
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Real Life Presents – 5 new heavy sounds from the underground Burn Brighter Anthemic big riff shoutalong hardcore It’s Cold Out… I Should Kill Myself Whitebelt aggro mathcore Inner Dog Post-hardcore bangers The Chomp New stompy hardcore from members of Safest Spaces Living Spite Heavy moshcore New Cross Inn, nearest stations New Cross Gate and […]
Real Life Presents – 5 new heavy sounds from the underground Burn Brighter Anthemic big riff shoutalong hardcore It’s Cold Out… I Should Kill Myself Whitebelt aggro mathcore Inner Dog Post-hardcore bangers The Chomp New stompy hardcore from members of Safest Spaces Living Spite Heavy moshcore New Cross Inn, nearest stations New Cross Gate and […]
Join Feminist Fightback for our next reading group book: Feminisms, a collection of essays published by Dog Section Press. You can download a copy of the book or purchase it for £6 here: https://www.dogsection.org/product/feminisms. Feminisms is a collection of ten essays from a diverse milieu of writers on the subject of feminism. Each piece is […] |
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Kate Bayliss in conversation with Adrienne Buller PRIVATISING HUMANITY is a powerful exposé of how finance turns our basic human needs into assets.We have entered a new era of turbo-charged financial extraction. Having amassed huge reserves, global finance capital is seeking out fresh areas for profitable investments. Virtually all aspects of our lives are now […] |
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Dalstong Solidarity Cafe – Join us second saturday of the month between 11am and 8pm at Halk Evi, 31 – 33 Dalston Lane E8 3DF for a workshop/presentation. If you would like to get involved on the day, we start cooking from 11am – the more the merrier! Feel free to bring along any food […] Dalston Solidarity Cafe – Connecting grassroot networks over free food, tea & community resources every 2nd Sat of the month. Generally 2pm-8pm. What we practically do is rescuing food, turning it into delicious meals, serving it together with drinks on a “pay what you can basis down to £0“. Over the arc of the day, we also […]
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Body Riot, Dance against Deportations and London Community Defence present……. A packed NO BORDERS FAIR at Pelican House on 13 June from 2 PM until late!!! ⋆.˚✮✮˚.⋆ Expect huge vibes and community-building all day! ⫘⫘ ▼⫘⫘ MUSIC ⫘⫘ ▼⫘⫘ ART EXHIBITION ⫘⫘ ▼⫘⫘ INFO STALLS ⫘⫘ ▼⫘⫘ STREET FOOD & DRINKS ⫘⫘ ▼⫘⫘ HOME-MADE […]
South London Scum presents: SOUTH LONDON PUNX PICNIC 2026 Saturday 13th June picnic- FREE FROM 3PM AT FORDHAM PARK (just down the lane from the venue!) GIG- 6-11PM // £12 ADV/£14 OTD @ NEW CROSS INN 323 New Cross Rd London SE14 6A featuring the talents of: OI POLLOI (Scotland/Germany/Finland) https://ruinnationrecords.bandcamp.com/album/saorsa RANK (Bristol hardcore punk) […]
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The Word in Others’ Mouths: Susan Rudy and Shelly Harder in conversation Susan Rudy and Shelly Harder come together to launch new chapbooks from Ottawa’s above/ground press. Rudy’s Consequences gathers a thousand sentences — from feminist theorists, queer poets, songs, private conversations, and decades of notebooks — stripping them of hierarchy and ownership, letting Brossard and […] |
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Hackney Anarchists are back conquering bread 🍞 Every second Sunday of the month find us at the centre of Hackney downs cooking together, sharing food and discussing politics. Our food is free to share with whomever might need it or want it. Everyone is welcome, no questions asked. We are hoping to share food and […] |
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Real Life Presents Freya Apocalyptic metalcore featuring Karl Buechner of Earth Crisis, back at full strength and ready to explode. + Support from Low Life The realest LBU heavy hardcore xTemperancex New straightedge hardcore ft. members of Break Them and many more Guided By Malice New London metalcore, members of Bullet New Cross Inn, nearest […]
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Aristotle, Hegel and Marx: Michael Lazarus In Conversation with Bruno Leipold Karl Marx gave us not just a critique of the political economy of capital but a way of confronting the impoverished ethical quality of life we face under capitalism. Interpreting Marx anew as an ethical thinker, Absolute Ethical Life provides crucial resources for understanding […]
Welcome to practical squatters evenings where you can meet old and new squatters to get you ready for a new squatting life Get your burning squat questions answered (for correct legal ones ask Ass and the squatters handbook) Share skills and hang out |
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The question is no longer if we should legalise drugs. It’s: what happens when we do?The future of drugs is here, and it’s dangerously unequal. Over the last decade, the status quo around drugs has collapsed. Drugs once sold as safe cures have been revealed as ineffective or dangerous, while substances criminalised for generations are […]
Join Feminist Fightback for our next reading group book: Feminisms, a collection of essays published by Dog Section Press. You can download a copy of the book or purchase it for £6 here: https://www.dogsection.org/product/feminisms. Feminisms is a collection of ten essays from a diverse milieu of writers on the subject of feminism. Each piece is […] |
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A sweeping account of how we are at our most human when we turn away from the pains of the world. This is a work of breathtaking scholarship. We are delighted to welcome its author, Benjamin A Saltzman, to Housmans for its UK launch. He will be in conversation with Revd Dr Ayla Lepine. Why […]
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Real Life Presents Ingrown Feral Idaho powerviolence ” target=”_blank” title=”www.instagram.com/ingrownidaho/]”>www.instagram.com/ingrownidaho/] + support from King Street London Style Hardcore ” target=”_blank” title=”www.instagram.com/kingstreetlbu/]”>www.instagram.com/kingstreetlbu/] Flesh Prison BN1 Powerviolence Stomp ” target=”_blank” title=”www.instagram.com/fleshprisonuk/]”>www.instagram.com/fleshprisonuk/] Rabbithole Filthy Hardcore Death Youth ” target=”_blank” title=”www.instagram.com/rabbithole.666/]”>www.instagram.com/rabbithole.666/] Wednesday 17th June £12 Doors 7pm London Piehouse Co-Op 213-214 Edward Place, SE8 5HD Nearest stations New […] |
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Real Life Presents Twenty One Children LACE UP YOUR MOSHING SHOES. DIY Hardcore grit from the heart of Soweto. + Support from Ursula Distressed hardcore violence from California State Sanctioned Violence LONDON HARDCORE PUNK Shunkai Emocrust revolutionaries New Cross Inn, nearest stations New Cross Gate and New Cross £12 14+, u16s with an adult 18+
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Real Life Presents Twenty One Children LACE UP YOUR MOSHING SHOES. DIY Hardcore grit from the heart of Soweto. + Support from Ursula Distressed hardcore violence from California State Sanctioned Violence LONDON HARDCORE PUNK Shunkai Emocrust revolutionaries New Cross Inn, nearest stations New Cross Gate and New Cross £12 14+, u16s with an adult 18+
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Need advice about an issue with your boss or landlord? Want support organising in your workplace or community? Want to talk about anarchism or syndicalism? Want to meet members of the group and find out how SolFed works? Just want to say hi? Then come see us at one of these drop in sessions. We […]
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Thursday, June 18th, 7pm onwards, MayDay Rooms MayDay Rooms is pleased to launch its new Anarcho-Punk archive — a growing collection tracing how anarcho-punk helped reignite anarchism in Britain during the 1980s and 1990s. At a moment when anarchism appeared politically marginal and disconnected from everyday life, anarcho-punk transformed it into a lived, participatory […]
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Clapton Punks 10 Year Anniversary gig. Come join us and celebrate the ten year anniversary of our supporters group at the CCFC Clubhouse this summer. We have two days of punk, oi, ska and hardcore – so something for all decent people – in the best place in the world. This is a benefit gig […]
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We Shall Overcome fundraiser for Lewisham Donation Hub featuring Steve White & The Protest Family (punk minstrels) Maddy Carty (soulful singer songwriter) Martin Howard (sardonic songs of political comment) Raising money for Lewisham Donation Hub |
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Join us to learn how you can contribute to Wikipedia, the free, online encyclopedia, written and maintained by a community of volunteers. In these two sessions, we’ll be editing pages on Wikipedia relating to transfeminism and trans women, improving knowledge pathways and clearing up some facts! Trainers from Wikimedia UK will give an overview of […]
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Coinciding with the opening of Alan Morgan’s “From Yorkshire with Love” exhibition in the Access Gallery (in the accessible toilets) at the Cav – Punk 4 The Homeless are hosting a free matinee gig! Featuring: BULLSH*T BOY (rare appearance from fantastic band over from Hamburg) OPERATION JULIE (acoustic set from fka Jellly powerhouse duo) […] |
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Join Feminist Fightback for our next reading group book: Feminisms, a collection of essays published by Dog Section Press. You can download a copy of the book or purchase it for £6 here: https://www.dogsection.org/product/feminisms. Feminisms is a collection of ten essays from a diverse milieu of writers on the subject of feminism. Each piece is […] |
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Join MayDay Rooms and Rebel Tours for a critical exploration of London’s financial district, examining the banks and insurance companies complicit in financing weapons, fossil fuels, border violence and genocide, while reflecting on the long histories of resistance to corporate power in the City. The event will take place in two parts: an afternoon workshop […] |
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*Illegalist, Expropriator, Anti-Organisational, Intransigent During the late 19th century, a singular, vital, courageous and coherent minority of the anarchist movement – warriors of the idea, intellectuals of dynamite – gathered in London. They were exiles not only from European regimes but also, in many cases, from authoritarian, decadent and worm-eaten socialist and anarchist groups. They […]
Research is Poetry: Knots presents our first night of Research is Poetry, hosted at Pelican House on June 26th from 6-9 pm. This will be fundraising for our Co-op registering fee, so we are able to do more noise nights, develop long form productions, and host community workshops, from an art-workers led perspective. If you’re […]
Join us for an intergenerational queer conversation weaving together archival memory, nightlife history, and collective futures. This evening brings together three icons who shaped London’s lesbian and queer scenes from the 1980s and 90s to today: Katherine Griffiths, DJ and researcher who participated in grassroots lesbian nightlife in London through the 80s and 90s; Yvonne […]
Join us for an intergenerational queer conversation weaving together archival memory, nightlife history, and collective futures. This evening brings together three icons who shaped London’s lesbian and queer scenes from the 1980s and 90s to today: Katherine Griffiths, DJ and researcher who participated in grassroots lesbian nightlife in London through the 80s and 90s; Yvonne […]
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Come to the London Action Resource Centre (LARC), 61 Fieldgate Street E1 1ES, for a monthly social and fundraiser. From 8pm until midnight you can meet up with other anarchists for a chill time to chat, gripe, and possibly even plot. The Red and Black Club is last Friday of the month. We do not […]
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PUNK 4 THE HOMELESS in collab with SOUTH LONDON PUNK COLLECTIVE…. in solidarity with Hope OrphangeMENTAL ISSUES THE UGLY SCENES CRAIC KILLERS Live music from 8pm FREE ENTRY (suggested donation of a fiver) P4TH merch on sale on the night Everything raised goes to Hope Orphanage in Sierra Leone.
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Join us to learn how you can contribute to Wikipedia, the free, online encyclopedia, written and maintained by a community of volunteers. In these two sessions, we’ll be editing pages on Wikipedia relating to transfeminism and trans women, improving knowledge pathways and clearing up some facts! Trainers from Wikimedia UK will give an overview of […]
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ANNUAL PHILANTHROPUNKS FUNDRAISING GIG, FREE ENTRY AND DONATIONS WELCOME! FIRST TIME DEAD HEADLINE WITH THE SCUTS, ON A HIDING TO NOTHING, CHAD CALAMITY & THE CARS THAT GO BACKWARDS, JOE BITTER & MORE SUPPORTING. 2PM AT FREAKS & GEEKS BAR, STRATFORD E15 4PH. http://WWWW.PHILANTHROPUNKS.CO.UK
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Join Feminist Fightback for our next reading group book: Feminisms, a collection of essays published by Dog Section Press. You can download a copy of the book or purchase it for £6 here: https://www.dogsection.org/product/feminisms. Feminisms is a collection of ten essays from a diverse milieu of writers on the subject of feminism. Each piece is […]
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For our twenty second reading group we will be reading a selection of four short essays on different ideas about organisation. Each one comes from a different perspective, from left communist to insurrectionary anarchist. The first essay is a left communist view, Centralised Party, Yes – Centralism over the Party, No! by Onorato Damen. The […]
CASH PISTACHE X STRONGER BOOKINGS – Initiate, Bodyweb, Supernova – The Blue Monk, London Very excited to bring a solid mix of modern hardcore names to the Blue Monk in South London. Welcoming as headline the Californian beast from Initiate. They blend their fast, melodic hardcore riffs with straight forward lyrics and punk elements in […] |
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Welcome to practical squatters evenings where you can meet old and new squatters to get you ready for a new squatting life Get your burning squat questions answered (for correct legal ones ask Ass and the squatters handbook) Share skills and hang out |
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New Cross Live and Safe As Milk present The Schizophonics San Diego Rock and Roll! ” target=”_blank” title=”www.instagram.com/theschizophonics/]”>www.instagram.com/theschizophonics/] + Support from Nervous Twitch ” target=”_blank” title=”www.instagram.com/nervoustwitchband/]”>www.instagram.com/nervoustwitchband/] Chinese Junk ” target=”_blank” title=”www.instagram.com/chinesejunkband/]”>www.instagram.com/chinesejunkband/] Thursday 2nd July New Cross Inn £20 Doors 6pm 14+, u16s with an adult
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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 5th February, 7pm Decentre. |
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CASH PISTACHE X STRONGER BOOKINGS – Speedway, Feels Like Heaven + Support TBA – The Blue Monk, London Speedway presents a classic hardcore sound yet adapting and mature. Mosh, Solo, 2 steps… all the classics will be there, with some melodic hints bringing up the bands heavier influences. In a nutshell, Speedway is one of […] |
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Join us for a conversation between two of the most exciting theorists of the digital realm, Dominic Pettman and Alfie Bown We are delighted to welcome our friends Everyday Analysis back to Housmans for what promises to be another stimulating reflection on the agonies and aporias of contemporary culture. This time we have Dominic Pettman […]
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Join us for a conversation between two of the most exciting theorists of the digital realm, Dominic Pettman and Alfie BownWe are delighted to welcome our friends Everyday Analysis back to Housmans for what promises to be another stimulating reflection on the agonies and aporias of contemporary culture. This time we have Dominic Pettman joining […] |
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Real Life Presents Stress Positions Expect the unexpected. Furious hardcore on Three One G ” target=”_blank” title=”www.instagram.com/stresspositions/]”>www.instagram.com/stresspositions/] + Support from Tension Frantic Stompcore ” target=”_blank” title=”www.instagram.com/tension_wcc/]”>www.instagram.com/tension_wcc/] My Tiny Room Golden age Skramz ” target=”_blank” title=”www.instagram.com/mytinyroom_/]”>www.instagram.com/mytinyroom_/] Sarsour Side-to-side distortioncore ” target=”_blank” title=”www.instagram.com/sarsourhardcore/]”>www.instagram.com/sarsourhardcore/] Clouded Metalcore murder riffs ” target=”_blank” title=”www.instagram.com/cloudedisaband/]”>www.instagram.com/cloudedisaband/] Sunday 5th July £13 New Cross […] |
