Lighthouse - Edinburgh'S Radical Bookshop

25 years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Yolande Mukagasana, author of the first published survivor testimony, visits us to launch the new English translation of her work.
Not My Time to Die, is a gripping story of survival, describing the betrayal of friends, the brutal realities of the genocide, and the help that came from surprising places. Quick-witted and courageous, Yolande never loses hope that she will find her children alive.
Mukagasana, who lives in Rwand...a, will talk about her work, writing her testimony and living with the aftermath of conflict. She is joined by her translator Dr Zoe Norridge and Rwandan publisher, Louise Umutoni of Huza Press.
We hope you'll join us to meet and hear from this extraordinary woman.
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Did you enjoy Lavender Menace returns? Are you pining for queer fun after Pride? You're in for a TREAT!
We've pulled out all the stops with our pals at Monstrous Regiment to host an evening of bivisibility with some of our fave writers at the brilliant (fully accessible) Dovecot, complete with BSL interpreter and BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS!
We have limited number of EARLY BIRD tix for just £3, snap em up quick, they're only available for 24 hours.

On the road again for another #LavenderMenace pop up with the formidable Bob & Sigrid - Queer books for all this #PrideMonth 🌈

Lee from the lovely That's TV Scotland Headline News had a chat with Mairi & Sigrid about Lavender Menace Returns - our wee LGBT Bookshop in a bookshop is still up for ya'll to come and browse, but here's a little history about how we got there :)

Another day of Lavender Menace- #Pride🌈 everyday in this here bookshop!
The free tea/coffee is flowing, & space to reflect & enjoy community!
This feels especially important in light of an elected official (MP Joanna Cherry) stealing a photo of two of our fave queers at Pride to troll them on twitter. Freddie & Caspian were protesting transphobia, in style, AT Pride, and she used their rockin placards as an excuse to spout hatred. If you are up for it, please report the targe...ted abuse on twitter and to the SNP directly for a breach of ethics.
But enough of the sad stuff, we're still CELEBRATING QUEERNESS!
Events on LGBT books at 3 (Reading the Rainbow: Exploring the LGBTQ Books that shaped us) and 6 for 6.30pm (Pride In Print Soiree: from LGBTQ Writing Groups to Bestseller lists)
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There a couple of spots left for today's Resisting whiteness workshop on Racism in Science with the brilliant Amisha Abeyawardene.
This afternoon, 4.30pm in the bookshop, FREE, open to all PoC, no prior knowledge necessary: More details here https://bit.ly/2wt2mxV !

Our latest newsletter is so jolly it's like a beam of digital sunshine; In it we have Generation Share, Lavender Menace Ruturns AND the last batch of tickets for Silvia Federici: An afternoon talk with the feminist writer and activist: have a read: https://tinyurl.com/y6z3xqxk

TONIGHT! We welcome award-winning ecopoet Helen Moore, 8pm kick off!
In her latest collection, Moore explores dispossession in a range of forms, from colonial legacies to planetary systems and our children's future.
Born of being disinherited by her mother, Mother Country is simultaneously a journey through sorrow, a quest for poetic justice, and a movement towards forgiveness and ecological restoration.
... We hope you can join us!
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We’re still programming Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair for 2019, back at AssemblyRoxy 14th-17th Nov, and it’s gonna be smokin!
Readers & publishers: shoot us any topics / authors / presses we really shouldn’t miss- go on, dream line ups too please!
#Edinburgh

Solidarity to all those also exhausted this week by antifeminist drivel gettin airtime, horrific news from disabled community & bullshit comin at queers-esp our trans siblings.
Time for a nap.
Then back to celebratin pride, dismantlin patriarchy/capitalism/whitesupremacy.
... #selfcare #communitycare
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Hello denizens of facebook. Doggo is in the shop today & has a couple of errands she’d like to run (she needs to chase a ball and do a wee).
We’re a little busy so if anyone wanted to accompany Artie on her outing, she’d be much obliged!
#Edinburgh #bookshopdog