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"Just Stop Oil activist Roger Hallam launches his new prison-penned work Suicide. Blending memoir, legal theory and climate science, Hallam draws on his Crown Court trials and imprisonment to dissect the moral failures of law and so-called “reasonable” politics, arguing that in an age of ecological collapse, truth-telling itself has become a criminal act."
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A event held at Bookhaus on Today. The event starts at 18:00.
Suicide is part memoir, part political reckoning. Drawing on Hallam’s award-winning research and experience representing himself in four Crown Court trials, it lays bare the moral and legal failures of a society sleepwalking into catastrophe. From climate science and the right of necessity, to the collapse of democratic norms and the illusions of secular reason, this is a radical call to rethink justice, truth, and duty in the face of extinction.
“These protestors are not criminals—they are messengers.”
— Open Letter signed by 1,200+ public figures, incl. Rowan Williams, Brian Eno, Annie Lennox, Sir David King, Tilda Swinton & Philip Pullman
Foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Chris Hedges
In the age of climate collapse, telling the truth has become a criminal act.
From a cell in Wayland Prison, Roger Hallam—farmer, researcher, and co-founder of Just Stop Oil—delivers a searing indictment of a legal system that punishes those who resist, while protecting those who destroy. In July 2024, Hallam was dragged from a British courtroom for refusing to stay silent about the climate crisis. For “conspiracy to cause a public nuisance,” he was sentenced to five years in prison, the harshest punishment for civil disobedience in the UK in modern British history. The case made front-page news and drew global outcry.
Suicide is part memoir, part political reckoning. Drawing on Hallam’s award-winning research and experience representing himself in four Crown Court trials, it lays bare the moral and legal failures of a society sleepwalking into catastrophe. From climate science and the right of necessity, to the collapse of democratic norms and the illusions of secular reason, this is a radical call to rethink justice, truth, and duty in the face of extinction.
We are delighted to welcome Roger Hallam to bookhaus to discuss his new book, composed during his time in prison for climate activism. Tickets cost £7 and include a glass of wine or a soft drink. Presented by bookhaus.
“These protestors are not criminals—they are messengers.”
— Open Letter signed by 1,200+ public figures, incl. Rowan Williams, Brian Eno, Annie Lennox, Sir David King, Tilda Swinton & Philip Pullman
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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