A monthly Radical Reading Group at Left Bank Leeds with Pluto Press & Left Book Club.
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The reading group meet on the last Wednesday of every month at 6.30pm. Register to attend the next one 🗓
Become Ungovernable by H.L.T. Quan •
As if already free by Holly High & Joshua O Reno •
Badvertising by Andrew Murray & Leo Simms •
Less Is More by Jason Hickel •
Radical Intimacy by Sophie K Rosa •
Queer Footprints by Dan Glass
Hope In Hopeless Times by John Holloway
Become Ungovernable by H.L.T. Quan •
As if already free by Holly High & Joshua O Reno •
Badvertising by Andrew Murray & Leo Simms •
Less Is More by Jason Hickel •
Radical Intimacy by Sophie K Rosa •
Become Ungovernable by H.L.T. Quan •
Queer Footprints by Dan Glass
As if already free by Holly High & Joshua O Reno •
Badvertising by Andrew Murray & Leo Simms •
Less Is More by Jason Hickel •
Queer Footprints by Dan Glass
Radical Intimacy by Sophie K Rosa •
Hope In Hopeless Times by John Holloway
Queer Footprints
Enough
Become Ungovernable by H.L.T. Quan • As if already free by Holly High & Joshua O Reno • Badvertising by Andrew Murray & Leo Simms • Less Is More by Jason Hickel • Radical Intimacy by Sophie K Rosa • Queer Footprints by Dan Glass Hope In Hopeless Times by John Holloway Become Ungovernable by H.L.T. Quan • As if already free by Holly High & Joshua O Reno • Badvertising by Andrew Murray & Leo Simms • Less Is More by Jason Hickel • Radical Intimacy by Sophie K Rosa • Become Ungovernable by H.L.T. Quan • Queer Footprints by Dan Glass As if already free by Holly High & Joshua O Reno • Badvertising by Andrew Murray & Leo Simms • Less Is More by Jason Hickel • Queer Footprints by Dan Glass Radical Intimacy by Sophie K Rosa • Hope In Hopeless Times by John Holloway Queer Footprints Enough
Radical Reading
Room FAQ’s
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The Radical Reading Room meet-ups take place on the last Wednesday of the month at 6.30pm as part of the Left Bank Leeds Culture Club.
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The reading room starts at 6.30pm.
Between 6.30-6.45 you will have time to arrive, get a drink and acquaint yourself with the group. We wrap up by 8pm.
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The Radical Reading Group is free to attend.
There will always be at least one copy of the book available in the library to borrow.
If you do wish to buy the book from Pluto Press, you will receive a 40% discount code. To get the code, please email sarahaautumn@gmail.com once you have booked your ticket.
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Whilst you may find the reading group more enjoyable if you have read the book, it isn’t essential. You can come along to listen and learn about the book or discuss the broader ideas within the book. Sarah will highlight passages and quotes to discuss. You will also receive some information about the book and author in your reminder email.
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Yes! We would love to hear your suggestions. It is worth keeping in mind though that this reading group is in collaboration with Pluto Press and Left Book Club so it does need to be a book within one of those two catalogues. Fortunately that gives you lots of awesome books to choose from.
At the end of each group, we discuss books for the following meet up and usually agree one then. The book selection will be added to the event listing on the Left Bank Website, Leeds Inspired and social media.
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YES! The Radical Reading Room Library at Left Bank is available for all!
Exploring Degrowth - A Critical Guide
A sense of urgency pervades global environmentalism, and the degrowth movement is bursting into the mainstream. As climate catastrophe looms closer, people are eager to learn what degrowth is about, and whether we can save the planet by changing how we live. This book is an introduction to the movement.
As politicians and corporations obsess over growth objectives, the degrowth movement demands that we must slow down the economy by transforming our economies, our politics and our cultures to live within the Earth's limits.
This book navigates the practice and strategies of the movement, looking at its strengths and weaknesses. Covering horizontal democracy, local economies and the reduction of work, it shows us why degrowth is a compelling and realistic project.
Hope In Hopeless Times
Hope lies in our richness, in the joy of our collective creativity. But that richness exists in the peculiar form of money. The fact that we relate to on another through money causes tremendous social pain and destruction and is dragging us through pandemics and war towards extinction.
Richness against money: this battle will decide the future of humanity. If we cannot emancipate richness from money-capital-profit, there is probably no hope. Money seems invincible but the constant expansion of debt shows that its rule is fragile. The fictitious expansion of money through debt is driven by fear, fear of us, fear of the rabble. Money contains, but richness overflows.
Anti-Capitalist Book Of Fashion
Fashion is political. From the red carpets of the Met Gala to online fast fashion, clothes tell a story of inequality, racism and climate crisis. In The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion, Tansy E. Hoskins unpicks the threads of capitalist industry to reveal the truth about our clothes.
Fashion brands entice us to consume more by manipulating us to feel ugly, poor and worthless, sentiments that line the pockets of billionaires exploiting colonial supply chains. Garment workers on poverty pay risk their lives in dangerous factories, animals are tortured, fossil fuels extracted and toxic chemicals spread just to keep this season's collections fresh.