THE LRM

First Sunday, This Sunday and its going to be grand

Dear friends, comrades and loiterers

It’s First Sunday, this Sunday, and time once again to wander together. It’s the last loiter of the year, and I am delighted that exemplary loiterer Will will be guest host / facilitator/ mischief maker in chief.

Will’s invitation is deliciously intriguing:

Meet 2pm on Sunday December 7th at James Grigor Square on River Street (south end of the Home/First Street complex) for a journey to the centre of the world as we deconstruct/reconstruct the city centre and erect a Mancunian Omphalos

Thanks Will, I am really looking forward to 2025s final loiter.

All are welcome, and there is no fee or ticket required because these streets belong to everyone. As ever, the exact direction and pace will be set collectively. After around 90-120 minutes we will retire somewhere for a brew and blether. Please do be aware though we may encounter busier pavements than we are used to because of Christmas markets, parades and various competing Santas.

If you need more access information, or have any questions, or ideas for future walks, don’t hesitate to get in touch and I will do my best to help.

You can contact me on
email mlrose@thelrm.org
Instagram @moragloiters
The facebook group “the loiterers resistance movement”

Please try to be on time as we don’t quite know where we will go. If we haven’t met before and you are looking for us at James Grigor Square I am short with bright pink hair, I will either be wearing a tiara or striped hat depending on the weather.

There’s a few other things I would also like to share

Firstly, once again, huge and heartfelt thanks to everyone who has supported The Feminist Art of Walking book tour. THANK YOU. It’s been truly wonderful, and frankly I haven’t processed everything yet. But suffice to say I have loved every conversation, question in person event, online encounter and social media share. Overwhelming in the best possible way!

Although the dates on the beer mat have all be crossed off its not over yet.

There’s a bonus reading and signing session on Saturday December 13^th 2-3pm at Books On The Walls Chester: https://booksonthewalls.com/

More events, including a special online launch bringing together some of the featured artists, are planned for the new year so watch this space.

Finally, if you fancy a slightly more academic take, complete with powerpoint slides, I have been invited to give a seminar for The Department of Art History and Cultural Practices at The University of Manchester on Wednesday 10th December, 5-6.30pm. It’s called The Feminist Art of (Not) Walking in Manchester and is free and open to all, but you must book here: https://lnkd.in/eDsa9Ap4

I wish you a wonderful December, Solstice Greetings, Merry Christmas, or Cool Yule, whatever this time of year means to you

With love and golden apples

Morag xx

PS I’m a bit rubbish at this bit but please forgive a blatant plug:

Please review The Feminist Art of Walking if you can, and anywhere you can (yes, even Amazon, maybe especially there as I want to reach as many folk as I can.

If you haven’t got a copy yet, or want another to gift, then do take a look at Pluto’s 50% off sale. It’s cheaper even than I could sell it at the launch party https://www.plutobooks.com/product/the-feminist-art-of-walking/

 

Dear friends and loiterers

Its First Sunday this Sunday and, as I may have mentioned, its going to be a special one to celebrate the publication of my first book The Feminist Art of Walking. Because psychogeography is time travel the book isn’t officially available until October 20^th but of course everything starts with a First Sunday wander….

The book celebrates many amazing women and non-binary folk who have transformed walking into inspiring works of art and activism. It also demonstrates why public space matters and points towards the need for a more holistic and inclusive vision of access. This walking is inclusive and welcoming of all bodies, and includes assistive technologies such as wheelchairs and sticks. This feminism is intersectional, trans inclusive and always learning. Of course the book shares some of my adventures with The LRM, and my heartfelt thanks to everyone who helps make the loiterers such a wonderful wander.

Event timings and important stuff for Sunday October 5th
Walk starts 2pm Victoria Station, under the tiled map – no ticket needed  
Doors for the book launch at The Eagle 4pm – ticket needed, see below
Book talks and stuff 4.30 – 5.30pm – ticket needed, see below
The Eagle Inn, Collier Street Salford open to all 3pm – midnight – no ticket needed

The Walk
As ever our walks are free, and open to all, no ticket needed. We will start around 2pm under the tiled map in Victoria Station on Sunday October 5th. We aim to get to The Eagle around 3.45. The tour will explore some of the themes in The Feminist Art of Walking and share some of my favourite sections of the book. It will be a slow pace with plenty of stops, some of them with seats. There are some uneven surfaces and steps off curbs because we will be on Manchester and Salford streets.

The book launch
We have hired the event space in The Eagle, and  been totally overwhelmed (in the best way) with demand for tickets for the book launch. The room is now at full capacity. I know many cherished loiterers are on the waiting list, and some may not have seen previous requests to register. This presents me with a bit of a conundrum because I really want to celebrate with everyone, so here’s the plan:

Return tickets / Tickets on the door
There will probably be some returned tickets available on the door however I don’t know how many. I do appreciate stuff happens so undoubtedly some ticket holders will cancel or not show up, especially as its free.  We obviously can’t know how much extra capacity there will be, but if you are a ticket holder who has changed their plans please do let me know. I’m sorry I can’t promise anyone who comes on the walk without a ticket for the talk a guaranteed place at the event because The LRM aren’t Ryan Air and we don’t want the room to be uncomfortably crowded.

Therefore: Any returned tickets will be allocated on the door on Sunday on a first come, first served basis from 4.00pm. I’m sorry this isn’t perfect, but we do have faith in the derive and hope this means as many folk as possible can join us.

Alternatively… the pub
The pub will be open from 3pm till late so folk can have a drink and chat regardless of tickets to the event (this will possibly be even better than the event as you don’t have to face me with a microphone).

Other book events
This preview is the start of a UK tour and you would be very welcome at any (or all) of the other events, there are tickets available for all of them including the other Manchester events:  https://www.plutobooks.com/the-feminist-art-of-walking-tour-dates-2025/ There will also be an online event later on in the year.

Discount code
If you can’t join us on Sunday, and want to buy The Feminist Art of Walking please use the special code LRM20 to get 20% at Pluto Press (valid until October 19^th) https://www.plutobooks.com/product/the-feminist-art-of-walking/

If you have any questions or need more information, please email mlrose@thelrm.org you can also now find me on instagram @moragloiters and bluesky @thelrm.bluesky.social

I hope to see you on Sunday or very soon, until then take care

Love and golden apples

Morag

Dear friends and fellow loiterers

It’s First Sunday, this Sunday and I delighted that Dale is facilitating our wander this month. For those who haven’t met him Dale is something of an LRM legend, and this is the invitation he has asked me to share with you all:

“This month's walk started off being about death then turned into not being about death, which includes pretty much everything else (result!). I call it the spurious walk, because spurious is a woefully underused yet perfect word to describe pretty much anything. Or anything else; it depends on your point of view. Glacial erratics, the Pankhursts, glam rock and foxes in the war garden are amongst the subjects likely to be completely ignored on this walk. The ignorant spuriousness commences this Sunday at 2pm, outside the Vine pub on Kennedy Street just off St Peter's Square. Biscuits will not be provided, so bring your own(preferably vegan, so they can be guiltlessly stolen; sweets are also covered by this category. And chocolate. Also cake). "Everything is connected, but finding the connections is why we rip up the map." I was going to falsely attribute that bollocks to some important political or religious leader, like Gandalf. But I couldn't be arsed. Frankly, Gandalf can make up his own fake quotes. Be fast and be spurious; be spurious Oranj's; be there on Sunday. It will probably rain.”

So, please join us Sunday September 7^th, 2pm outside The Vine on Kennedy Street.

As ever our communal walk* is free and open to anyone. When we say these streets belong to everyone we mean that and welcome folk of all or no gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality or belief system and bodies of all shapes, sizes and mobility. *Our walking includes wheelchairs and other mobility aids, sometimes we need to derive around obstacles as needed because we know the city as it is built does not reflect our values. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any specific access issues or questions, I will do my best to help. The standard LRM rules apply: take care of yourself, each other and the environment we share. And don’t be an arse. The pace will be inclusive of all and we will finish after around 2 hours and find somewhere for a drink and chat.

For more information please email mlrose@thelrm.org or comment on the facebook group “the loiterers resistance movement”.

Thanks Dale for facilitating this months First Sunday, it promises to be extraordinary.

With love and golden apples

Morag x

PS The full Feminist Art of Walking Tour will be shared early next week

Dear Loiterers
I am thrilled to share that October's loiter will be a very special one, and I would love to see you there

We will go for a wander starting at 2pm (start point tbc) but I know where we will be finishing - The Eagle Inn in Salford for the launch party for The Feminist Art of Walking
The book will  be released into the wild on October 20th* by Pluto Books: [https://www.plutobooks.com/.../the-feminist-art-of-walking/](https://www.plutobooks.com/.../the-feminist-art-of.../...)

The launch party is 4pm Sunday October 5th at The Eagle, Salford. Full details here: [https://tinyurl.com/FemArtWalking](https://tinyurl.com/FemArtWalking...) It is FREE of course, but booking is needed because of the size of venue so please do book, if it says full please join the waiting list

*Technically that makes it some kind of exclusive preview doesnt it? But. of course it had to be a First Sunday, and yes, there will be an optional wander to the pub starting at 2pm (details TBC)

Expect The Cake Map Part 3: Beyond Manchester, book readings and chat, plus a few treats and random shenanigans. Plus, of course, you can buy the book early and at mates rates

For loiterers beyond Manchester I will be going on a book tour as well. Locations so far confirmed are Edinburgh, Manchester, Sheffield, Eastbourne, Newport, Glossop, Liverpool, London, Birmingham and Nottingham - full details soon

Loitering is at the heart of this book, and there are many folk I need to thank, and I do hope to see you in October (there will be First Sundays in August and September too and I promise not to spam you)

with love and golden apples
Morag xx