Tuesday 25 September 2012

Reminder - Upcoming events at Bookmarks

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European Revolutionaries and Algerian Independence 1954-1962  with Ian Birchall
Thursday 27 September, 6.30pm, £2*

2012 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Algerian independence. Ian Birchall introduces the first full account of how revolutionary socialists gave solidarity with the Algerian Independence struggle. From encouraging desertion from the French Foreign Legion to the actions of militants at Renault-Billancourt.

Venue: Bookmarks Bookshop, 1 Bloomsbury Street, WC1B 3QE
Please contact us to reserve a place on 020 7637 846 or events@bookmarks.uk.com
*£2  redeemable against any book purchase on the night.

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Fighting Back: The American Working Class in the 1930s with John Newsinger
Thursday 4 October, 6.30pm, £2*

Trade unionists faced beatings, red-scares and murder in the private police state of 1920s and 30s America - yet they provide a lesson in courage, militancy and creativity that we can learn from today. John Newsinger, author of The Blood Never Dried: A People's History of the British Empire, provides fresh insights into these turbulent years in his new book Fighting Back

Venue: Bookmarks Bookshop, 1 Bloomsbury Street, WC1B 3QE
Please contact us to reserve a place on 020 7637 846 or events@bookmarks.uk.com
*£2  redeemable against any book purchase on the night. 

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