Hajar Reads: Infrastructure

Hajar Press

We invite you to the latest session in our new political reading and discussion group, Hajar Reads. This month's theme is Infrastructure.

Mosaic Rooms

<h4>‘Design is more than just an architectural component ... Design is also the speech we use to build and give meaning to the world around us.’</h4><h4>— Lola Olufemi, Experiments in Imagining Otherwise</h4> Join us for Hajar Reads: Infrastructure. In this reading and discussion group, we’ll consider the infrastructures that shape our societies and our lives—from systems of housing and healthcare to rules and designs that regulate ‘private’ and ‘public’ space. What are the impacts of these infrastructures? And how could they be reorganised to better meet our needs?We’ll use short extracts from selected Hajar Press titles—including <a href="https://www.hajarpress.com/books/brick-by-brick" title="https://www.hajarpress.com/books/brick-by-brick" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brick by Brick</a> (Cradle Community), <a href="https://www.hajarpress.com/books/experiments-in-imagining-otherwise" title="https://www.hajarpress.com/books/experiments-in-imagining-otherwise" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Experiments in Imagining Otherwise</a> (Lola Olufemi), <a href="https://www.hajarpress.com/books/pearls-from-their-mouth" title="https://www.hajarpress.com/books/pearls-from-their-mouth" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pearls from Their Mouth</a> (Pear Nuallak) and <a href="https://hajarpress.squarespace.com/books/curious-affinities" title="https://hajarpress.squarespace.com/books/curious-affinities" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Curious Affinities</a> (Sophie Chauhan)—as a starting point for our discussion.Extracts will be shared in advance of the session, but there’s no expectation to have read them all to take part—just come along ready to listen, think and share! <h4>‘What role do broken systems play in breaking bodies?’</h4><h4>— Sophie Chauhan, Curious Affinities</h4> This session, co-hosted by Hajar Press and Mosaic Rooms, will be facilitated by Amber Obasi from Hajar Press, Saeed El-Hassan from Mosaic Rooms and Akil Scafe-Smith from RESOLVE Collective. 😷 Access: Please cancel your ticket if you feel unwell, have flu symptoms or any other contagious illness. Mask-wearing is encouraged. This is to help look after and protect each other, especially vulnerable members of our community.The venue is wheelchair-accessible.If you have an access question or need, please get in touch with us at events [at] hajarpress [dot] com. 🎟️ Tickets: Our standard ticket price is to help cover the cost of facilitators’ labour. We also have a solidarity ticket option for those looking to support our team’s work to organise these events and keep Hajar Press going.There is a free ticket option for people who are unwaged/low-waged. These tickets are limited, so please do not select this ticket option if you can afford to pay for a ticket.As a result of venue and facilitator capacity, spaces are extremely limited. Please do not reserve a ticket if you’re unable to attend the event. Hajar Reads is a new reading and discussion space open to all. Each month, we take a themed selection of extracts from Hajar Press titles as a starting point to imagine beyond the way things are and reflect on our responsibilities to the world and to each other.For early access to spaces at Hajar Reads, consider joining our <a href="https://www.hajarpress.com/subscribe" title="https://www.hajarpress.com/subscribe" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">subscription</a>; we release a limited number of early free spots to our subscribers every month.

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