Feminism Now! [Radical Book Fair]

Please check ticket info for this event below, incl. information about access.

In a world on fire (often literally) what is feminism's role in fighting the flames and raising us from the ashes?

In the years since #MeToo, misogyny, sexism and gender based violence have flooded the news and our social media timelines. Anti-privilege politics and intersectionality have entered the mainstream—systematically trolled on one end of the spectrum; embraced, to questionable ends, on the other. But what has this increased visibility entailed, other than the marketisation of the feminist struggle?

How do we reconnect with and reactivate a feminism that's up to the challenges of our time. By highlighting feminist struggles and traditions from the margins and the Global South we revive an authentic internationalism and propose paths for present and future generations.

Our host:

Kate Nevens is a feminist social justice activist with a background working with civil society and activist groups in Scotland and the Middle East, particularly Yemen and Egypt. She is currently a freelance facilitator and researcher, and has previously worked with Amnesty International, Saferworld, Chatham House and the Scottish feminist policy organisation Engender. Kate is a lead candidate for the Scottish Greens for the upcoming Scottish Parliamentary elections, and is an active member of Campaign Against Arms Trade. Kate is an enthusiastic reader, particularly of feminist fiction!

*Please note that masks will be required at this event (as with all Lighthouse events).

*Accessibility: All events will be professionally filmed & livestreamed. The Roxy is wheelchair accessible (including toilets) and we'll have provisions for neurodivergent guests including stims, quiet space and colour-coded lanyards.

*Events are £5 or free -we completely understand paying for one or two events and then getting free spots for others. The Radical Book Fair is entirely bookshop run and ticket sales are vital to keeping the fair sustainable and paying all our speakers so all support is heartily welcome!

*Featured books: The book & ticket option will select the most recently published book at any given event, if you’re not sure which book you want or don’t want that featured book, then buy a £5 voucher ticket that can be used for any of the books below. There are also DONATION TICKETS which are £10, listed as a 'book', please note these are not redeemable at the fair, and rather a much appreciated contribution to the Fair's running costs,

*If you'd like to help make the book fair accessible to more folks, please consider adding to our pay-it-forward fund HERE.