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Totnes Left
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Totnes in Devon UK. Politics, Community, Book club, Podcasts.

Totnes Left Book Club: monthly in The Snug at the Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern St, TQ9 5SP
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Sister book group: totnesitbg.bsky.social
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The book to read for our next discussion on Feb 26th (date changed) at 7.30pm is 'A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto by China Miéville' (2022)

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A Spectre, Haunting | China Miéville | London Review Bookshop
The great writer of 'weird fiction' gives us his brilliant reading of the modern world's most controversial and enduring political document.'It's thrilling to accompany…
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June 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
June 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
June 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
An evening with TAMER NAFAR- “The Godfather of Palestinian Hip-Hop”
Tamer Nafar is a trailblazing Palestinian Rapper, Actor, Screenwriter & Social Activist of Israeli citizenship. Please share this post in solidarity
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"In The Name Of The Father, The Imam & John Lennon" - An Evening with Tamer NafaR - The Barrel House Ballroom
Tamer Nafar is a trailblazing Palestinian Rapper, Actor, Screenwriter & Social Activist of Israeli citizenship. He will take you on a journey merging his art and activism, challenging mainstream narra...
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May 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Regular Hip-hop night for Totnes showcasing rappers, singers, beatmakers, DJs - bringing together original material, special guests, and an open mic freestyle cypher with the finest local vibes. m.facebook.com/groups/70734...
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April 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
For our April meetup we will host a discussion of two books – looking at feminisms. You are invited to read one or both in advance - or just listen to the podcasts linked below.

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Discussing Two Books on 'Feminisms' : Revolutionary Feminisms & Enemy Feminisms
Event in Totnes, United Kingdom by Totnes Left on Wednesday, April 23 2025
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April 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
February 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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7pm Mon Feb 10th. Albert Inn, Totnes TQ9 5AD: On soaring water bills; pollution, don’t pay campaigns and socialist nationalisation

Tues Feb 18th: Maltings Taphouse, Newton Abbot TQ12 4AA with guest speaker from Plymouth, Nigel Buckley on Fight for Disabled People’s Rights

Both also on Zoom
February 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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We are open to new members and suggestions for future books. Best to book a seat in advance by DM or email us @ innertransition.bookgroup@gmail.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"So Now What? movement ecology, collapse and rising fascism" buymeacoffee.com/gailbradbrook/so-now-what
So Now What? movement ecology, collapse and rising fascism — Gail Bradbrook
Post by Gail Bradbrook
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January 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Our book group is on Facebook if you are that way inclined – or no people who are on there and not yet ready to come here www.facebook.com/share/g/1Aia...
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January 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The book to read for our next discussion on Feb 26th (date changed) at 7.30pm is 'A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto by China Miéville' (2022)

londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/a-spec...
A Spectre, Haunting | China Miéville | London Review Bookshop
The great writer of 'weird fiction' gives us his brilliant reading of the modern world's most controversial and enduring political document.'It's thrilling to accompany…
londonreviewbookshop.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Sport has the power to change lives, and for those of us living with sight loss, it can be a game-changer. That’s why I’m thrilled to announce the formation of Totnes Centaurs, a new club for playing visually impaired (VI) cricket right here in Totnes.

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Changing Lives with VI Cricket
Sport has the power to change lives, and for those of us living with sight loss, it can be a game-changer. That’s why I’m thrilled to announce the formation of Totnes Centaurs, a new club for...
www.totnespulse.co.uk
January 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.
January 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Which ideologies do Britons have a favourable view of?

Environmentalism: 64% favourable
Feminism: 56%
Liberalism: 41%
Socialism: 38%
Conservatism: 32%
Capitalism: 30%
Nationalism: 29%
Libertarianism: 24%
Populism: 13%
Communism: 10%
Anarchism: 8%
Fascism: 2%

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December 10, 2024 at 11:05 AM
In conjunction with new 'Totnes Hospicing Modernity Circle'

Inner Transition Book Group

Discusses : Hospicing Modernity: Parting with Harmful Ways of Living by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira
Tues Feb 25th 3.30pm @Totnes Climate Hub
Details shorturl.at/FGixW
Email innertransition.bookgroup@gmail.com
Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira: 9781623176242 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A thought-provoking guide to facing global pandemics, climate change, and other modern crises with maturity, humility, and integrity—for fans of Everything Is F*cked and Against Purity This book...
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January 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Palestine campaigners make emergency call for support at police stations for arrested protesters. Protesters targeted and arrested during march for Gaza during state assault on right to protest - read on to see where help is needed...
Palestine campaigners make emergency call for support at police stations for arrested protesters
Protesters targeted and arrested during march for Gaza during state assault on right to protest – read on to see where help is needed Solidarity protesters have begun to gather at Sutton poli…
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January 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Words, pics, video: the 'terrifying and brutal' arrest of Stop the War founder Chris Nineham. Assault of Starmer's police-state regime on anti-genocide, pro-human rights activism and journalism continues...
Words, pics, video: the ‘terrifying and brutal’ arrest of Stop the War founder Chris Nineham
Assault of Starmer’s police-state regime on anti-genocide, pro-human rights activism and journalism continues Chris Nineham, a founder member of Stop the War and chief steward at today’…
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January 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
How unshocking. 'Oil company was storing a fraction of advertised amount of CO2 at offshore project, data shows.'
www.desmog.com/2025/01/14/e...
Exclusive: Norway’s Equinor Forced to Withdraw Key Carbon Capture Claim
This story is the tenth part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Equinor has retracted a claim that it stores about a million tonnes of ca...
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January 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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