"Sell out warning! Caught between consumer feminism, the churn of the manosphere and the steady creep of totalitarianism across the globe, what can the women’s liberation movement do to maintain momentum? Living Dolls author Natasha Walter unpacks the current crisis point (and our fight back) in inspiring new work Feminism for a World on Fire, in conversation with investigative journalist Sian Norris."
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A event held at Bookhaus on Tuesday 19th May. The event starts at 18:00.
Celebrating Feminist Book Fortnight 14 - 28th of May https://feministbookfortnight.wordpress.com/
Across the world, women are facing backlash. Authoritarian states, online misogyny and climate breakdown are creating growing dangers for women, as their safety is being threatened and their freedoms are under attack.
Today, feminism is trapped in a cycle of consumerism and sold to women as individual empowerment. The result is that women are struggling to build connections with one another and with the world around them.
How can women defend their rights and freedoms in this dangerous world?
In the urgent Feminism for a World on Fire, Natasha Walter moves decisively beyond individualism to build a vision of a rooted feminism that can connect women’s liberation to other movements for equality and environmental protection. A world where women can thrive together on a flourishing planet may sometimes seem like a distant dream – but it is still within our grasp.
With clarity and courage, in this passionate and compelling book, Natasha Walter finds a thread of real hope in the dark.
Natasha will be here at bookhaus to discuss this in conversation with Sian Norris (Bodies Under Siege). Tickets cost £7 and include a glass of wine or soft drink and £3 off the book. Presented by bookhaus.
This event is in partnership with The Nerve. The Nerve is a fearless, female-founded media title set up by a collective of five former Guardian and Observer journalists. We believe that the UK needs more truly independent journalism - and that having nerve is the key quality the world needs right now. Our beat is politics, culture and technology.
We publish online at thenerve.news, and the best way to keep up to date with our journalism is by signing up for our twice-weekly newsletter. We are open (no paywall), and funded by members, with regular members' events for our community both in person and online. https://www.thenerve.news/about-us.
GLOBAL IN SCOPE, FEARLESS IN TONE AND DARING ABOUT WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN NEXT
‘The world is on fire, and this is the book we need in this moment’ ANGELA SAINI, author of THE PATRIARCHS
‘Fantastic and timely . . . I highly recommend this book to all women’ ZAHRA JOYA, author of THE VANISHING GIRL OF KABUL
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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