TL;DR I love loitering! Assemble for Novembers First Sunday 2pm 2nd November at Eccles Tram Stop. And please write a review or spread the word about The Feminist Art of Walking if you can, thanks.
Dear friends and loiterers
It’s First Sunday, this Sunday, and so time to wander together again.
First though I’d like to give heartfelt thanks to everyone who came to October’s First Sunday, which was the launch party for The Feminist Art of Walking https://www.plutobooks.com/product/the-feminist-art-of-walking/ It was truly wonderful. Thanks also to all who have joined me on tour – I’m carrying our conversations with me. I've also loved seeing photos, so please do share any you may have
This Sunday, 2nd November, will start 2pm at Eccles Tram Stop. We’ll be divining the future and hunting for ghosts, finding anchors in the flux and liminality in the sold…. No promises, but we may also see my favourite entry in the book of Diana memorials.
As ever all are welcome, and the only rules are take care of yourself, each other and the environment. And don’t be an arse. The pace and direction will be set collectively and we will walk for around 90minutes – 2 hours.
I am going to do something unusual and share the end point, as I know being out of town can be a stress for some folk. We will finish in the The Lamb Hotel, Eccles Road – very near the tram stop and bus station we started at.
There are some other great things happening this month from friends of The LRM:
The First Weird Weekend North Film Festival is this Saturday, 1st November at Rixton Community Hall: https://www.weirdweekendnorth.com/film-festival
Manchester and Salford Anarchist Book Fair is next Saturday, 8th November at PHM: https://bookfair.org.uk/
Manchester Reclaim the Night is on Thursday 21st November, starting at UofM Student Union https://manchesterstudentsunion.com/reclaimthenight
And please support Friends of Ryebank Fields with ongoing issues: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FriendsofRyebank/?sorting_setting=CHRONOLOGICAL
If you fancy roaming further afield The Feminist Art of Walking tour rolls on, and I am loving every minute. The remaining dates are:
Liverpool, Waterstones, Tuesday 4th November 6.30pm
In conversation with Bethan Evans https://www.waterstones.com/events/morag-rose-discusses-the-feminist-art-of-walking/liverpool
Nottingham, Five Leaves Bookshop, Thursday 6th November 7.00pm in conversation with walking artist and occasional loiterer Amelia Daiz (very few tickets left) https://www.fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/the-feminist-art-of-walking-with-morag-rose/
Edinburgh, Assembly Roxy, Friday 7th November 5.30pm
Cities (Re)Claimed panel with Crystal Bennes Dan Hicks and Mason Leaver-Yap
https://lighthousebookshop.com/events/cities-reclaimed-dismantling-geographies-of-oppression
Manchester, Peoples History Museum, Sunday 16th November 2pm A walk and talk – extra tickets just released as it had sold out
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-feminist-art-of-walking-with-morag-rose-tickets-1556707206159?aff=oddtdtcreator
Birmingham, Voce Books, Thursday 20th November, 7pm
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/morag-rose-the-feminist-art-of-walking-tickets-1514869648899 With a special WalkSpace walk to the venue, details tbc next week
Newport, Wales Maindee Library, Saturday 29th November 12noon
A walk and talk https://www.maindee.org/events
For more information about loitering, or if you just fancy a chat about psychogeography, walking art, public space, the state of the pavements or anything else really please get in touch
email mlrose@thelrm.org
instagram @moragloiters
facebook "the loiterers resistance movement"
bluesky @thelrm.bluesky.social
I would love to see you on the streets, or in a bookshop, very soon
With love and golden apples
Morag xxx
PS I have a small but vital favour to ask please. If you can please, please leave a review of The Feminist Art of Walking on amazon or goodreads or your favourite bookshops website – anywhere you can think of. It would be an amazing help. The power of loiterers and friends is how I hope to spread the word. So, please review, share and if you happen to be on any social media or in the media please post write, broadcast, podcast, paint or dance about The Feminist Art of Walking. I would really appreciate it so much, Thank you xx
