December 9, 2009 4:00 PM - 40 attended
Booksale for Emitos Girls Humanist Football Club
Human Rights Action Centre (map)
The CLHG is proud to host this charitable booksale in aid of Emitos Girls Humanist Football Club in Uganda. This fantastic project, supported by Women and the Free World Organisation (WOFEWO), aims to empower and educate girls aged 12-20 years through football.
The booksale will take place at the Human Rights Action Centre in Shoreditch (near Old St tube station) and will run from 4pm until 9pm.
Please feel free to pop by for ten minutes, two hours or the whole evening. There will be wine, tea, coffee, cakes and music too!
Some of the books which will be available to buy on the day...
.... and many, many more!
These will be sold at £2 (paperbacks), £3 (hardbacks) and £4 (large hardbacks).
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Several authors have very kindly donated signed copies of their books which will be available to buy on the day. Since the books will be brand new and signed by the author, we’ll be selling these ones at RRP price (with any further donations of course appreciated)
The Atheist's Guide to Christmas by Ariane Sherine (comedy writer, journalist and the creator of the Atheist Bus Campaign). Contributors to the book include Richard Dawkins, Charlie Brooker, Ben Goldacre, Jenny Colgan, David Baddiel, Simon Singh, AC Grayling, Brian Cox and Richard Herring.
RRP: £12.99
Two copies of this book will be available
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Instruments of Darkness by Imogen Robertson, up and coming crime mystery writer
RRP: £6.99
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Kate Bradley, Lecturer in Social History and Social Policy at the University of Kent
Poverty, Philanthropy and the State: Charities and the Working Classes in London, 1918-79 (Hardcover)
RRP: £55.00
Fifty Key Thinkers in Criminology (Routledge Key Guides)
RRP: £16.99
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On Humanism by Richard Norman, Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy, founder-member of the Humanist Philosophers' Group, and a Vice-President of the BHA
RRP: £12.99
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Missing the Point: The Rise of High Modernity and the Decline of Everything Else by John Elsom, commentator on theatre and cultural politics.
RRP: £15.50
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Jim Herrick, distinguished humanist and trustee of the Rationalist Association, has donated a copy of
Humanism: An Introduction
RRP: £14.99
Against the Faith: Some Deists, Sceptics and Atheists
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I Sold My Soul on eBay: Viewing Faith Through an Atheist's Eyes by Hemant Mehta, Chair of the Secular Student Alliance (SSA) Board of Directors and trustee for Foundation Beyond Belief, a charity organization targeting non-theistic donors.
RRP: £8.99
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Thracian Princess by Ginette Ashkenazy
RRP: £9.99
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Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists by Ban Barker
with Foreword by Richard Dawkins
RRP: £8.99
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Remember, books make great Christmas, oops I mean, Winterval, presents!
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The Human Rights Action Centre is located in Shoreditch, a short walk from Old Street tube station (Northern line) and Liverpool Street (Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan lines)
Further information about the venue can be found here
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Alice FullerEvent Host+2 guestsI'm pleased to announce that we raised a fantastic £752.91 at this event and a sister booksale in Hertfordshire a few days later. Thank you so much to everyone who helped with organising and promoting of the event, and those who came along on the day and bought lots of books! A massive thank you also to Amnesty who leant us use of their hall for the event free of charge. -
Jon de BeerIt was a great event. Lots of books sold and lots of money raised. I think I'm still full after that chocolate cake. Well done Alice!
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Josh KutchinskyMembership and e-reminders, OrganizerThanks Alice and Jon. It was a great event - an opportunity to chat and socialise. Lovely venue. It was a nice choice of pleasant background music. It was a lot of work. Thanks are due to many people who contributed books and helping hands. Alice's parents were clearly willing and enthusiastic conscripts. Dave Miller produced some lovely sandwiches - the cakes were enormous. I'll wait for Alice to announce the grand total but we, and particularly Alice, did Emitos proud. Fantastic.
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KrisI bought several good books and was pleased to know that the money was going to such a good cause
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Rob MallowsCommittee member, Assistant OrganizerAlice deserves a virtual round of applause for her efforts. She is a fundraising star!
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Sorry I can't be there but I'd be happy to make an offer for some of them. Perhaps you could auction those that are left after the event?