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Selma James speaking tour this autumn
On the occasion of the launch of Selma James’ anthology Sex, Race and Class – The Perspective of Winning, Selma will be doing a speaking tour in Scotland and northern England during October.
Edinburgh Fri 12th Oct 6pm "Launch of Anthology" Saheliya, 125 Macdonald Rd, EH7 49W Ethnic Minority Women Mental Wellbeing Organisation – women only event. Wheelchair access on ground floor, please call 07786 465238.
Glasgow Sat 13th Oct 1-4pm "Sex Race and Class" 66 Osborne St, Merchant City, G1 5QH. Black History Month event at the African Caribbean Centre
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Liverpool Tue 16 Oct 7pm
"Sex, Race and Class -- What are the Terms of Unity?"
News from Nowhere Bookshop and Angry Women of Liverpool. Venue details:
http://www.liverpoolsocialcentre.org/index.php/bookings.html
Leeds Wed 17 Oct 5-7pm "Sex, Race and Class -- What are the Terms of Unity?" Yorkshire Bank Lecture Theatre Leeds University Business School , cnr Moorland Rd & Clarendon Rd -- hosted by the Geography Department. www.facebook.com/events/265417800228671/
Sheffield Thur 18 Oct 6.30pm
"Sex Race and Class -- Jean Rhys & Charlotte v Emily Bronte."
Quaker Meeting House, main hall 10 St. James Street S1 2EW
07786 465238 for tickets. Off the Shelf Literature Festival programme http://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/off-the-shelf
www.facebook.com/events/342941135794551/
Sheffield Fri 19 Oct 6-8pm "Sex, Race and Class -- What are the Terms of Unity?" Sheffield University, Hicks Lecture Theatre, 3 The Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, hosted by The Exchange student society – access to be confirmed, please call 07786 465238. The Exchange http://www.shef.ac.uk/union/going-out/exchange/
London Sat 27 Oct "Launch of Anthology." Anarchist Bookfair 12 noon Room 3.17 Queen Mary’s University, Mile End Road
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Edinburgh Sun 28 Oct 4.30pm
"Race, Sex, Class and
Solidarity" Out of the Blue Drill Hall
30-38 Dalmeny St
Edinburgh, EH6 8RG
Wordpower Radical bookfair
Selma is speaking along with Daniel Trilling (Verso book : Bloody Nasty People) and Dave Featherstone (Zed book: Solidarity).
http://www.word-power.co.uk/viewEvent.php?id=3004
http://www.facebook.com/events/505501129462289/
Glasgow University Mon 29th Oct
London 30 Jan
Housmans Bookshop near King’s Cross station, London
If you are based in any of these cities or nearby you may want to attend. You may also want to take this opportunity to invite Selma to speak at your organisation, group, local bookshop or library, or if you are part of a university to refer us to women’s, social or cultural studies, English Literature, politics or history departments at your university. Please let us know.
Selma will also be available to speak during December and January, so please don’t hesitate to be in touch, whether you are located in the south or the north, west or east!
See more details or order the anthology
The anthology has had rave reviews and you should already have received an email with these. Here are also two excellent interviews with Selma:
Selma James
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Wed 15 May Speaking at Kilburn Unemployed Workers Group Public Workshop discussion on 'Work'
Quoted in NY Times Op-Ed: Pay People to Cook at Home!
Speaking at The Life and Legacy of C.L.R. James Conference
In the Guardian: From welfare to wages, women fight back against the uncaring market
Thatcherism hasn't failed: it has infected all our politics

Sex, Race & Class - a new book by Selma James
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