News and announcements

July 23 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Re-reading Marx’s Capital through a decolonial lens by discussing how theoretical and historical intersections of various oppressions can be read through Marx’s Capital. It is hoped that this will inform not only theory but also practice. No expertise is necessary, but some knowledge of decolonial methods and/or…

July 17 @ 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm We’ll be screening the playful French new wave film Les Stances à Sophie (1971, 97 minutes). Based on the feminist novel by Christiane Rochefort, the film explores themes of sexual liberation, the bourgeois family and its claustrophobic stranglehold, capitalist greed and its environmental catastrophe, set amongst a…

All the courageous cleaners and porters – “the Sotheby’s 4″– that took part in the protest on Wednesday ( 1 July) demanding sick pay and end to trade union victimisation have been banned (aka sacked) by Sotheby’s auction house and their contractor Servest the day after the protest. We will now tirelessly fight for their…

All the courageous cleaners and porters – “the Sotheby’s 4″– that took part in the protest on Wednesday demanding sick pay and end to trade union victimisation have been banned (aka sacked) by Sotheby’s auction house and their contractor Servest the day after the protest. Some of them have been working for Sotheby’s for over…

1 July at 7pm 34-35 New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA This protest will coincide with a Contemporary Art Evening Auction scheduled to start at 7pm .The combined estimated value of the paintings to be sold that evening comes to £353,000,000 (£353 million) A few months ago the grass-roots trade union United Voices of the…

END AUSTERITY NOW – NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SATURDAY 20TH JUNE Creche in the Common House June 20 @ 8:00 am – 7:00 pm For J20 Plan C and friends are co-ordinating a creche for parents and carers who want to join the march. More details to follow but the general gist is that parents will be able to…

June 14 @ 2:30 pm – 7:00 pm Visuals Against the Housing Crisis June 13th and 14th 2015 Organised by the Propagate Collective and No.w.here Location: No.w.here / Common House, Bethnal Green Time: 11:00–18:00 All over the UK and most visibly in London we are facing an unprecedented wave of gentrification with a rise in house prices,…

June 7 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm This is our monthly meet up where we’re sharing food and ideas for how to use the space. All welcome whether you are a regular user, are interested in getting involved, or have never visited the space before.

May 31 @ 4:00 am – 7:00 pm A monthly discussion, peer support, and solidarity group (usually last Sunday of each month) concentrating on thinking and practicing relationships “differently” (that usually means we talk a lot about relationship anarchy, ethical non-monogamy, relationships that don’t conform to the “relationship escalator” idea or other ideas promoted by the capitalist…

May 28 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Screening of ‘Leave To Remain’. The film is about the life of three minors who applied for asylum in the UK. A Q&A with the director and some of the characters will follow the screening. The event is open to everyone. 7 – 9 pm. Hosted by London Welcome Project.…