‘Traditional masculinity is in revolt’: Honoured scholar Victor Seidler reflects on Hackney’s radicalism and Britain’s unrest
‘Our culture lacks a way to talk to young men, such that figures like Andrew Tate have become a major influence’
Centerprise
Turn up for the books: we look forward to an eventful October for Hackney’s independent bookshops
The borough’s bookshops are increasingly staging events to get readers off Amazon, out of their houses and through their doors. We preview a few such bashes in this look at the lay of the literary land
The Lime Green Mystery, Rosa Schling, book review: Dalston die-hards
The team at On The Record brought us history-walk app a hackney autobiography. Sister book The Lime-Green Mystery delves even deeper into radical HQ Centerprise’s colourful history
New phone app to gift locals a “poetic satnav” of Hackney and its history
a hackney autobiography, created by social enterprise On The Record, uses the oral history, music and GPS technology to create spellbinding ‘audio tours’
Hackney Autobiography project launched to remember Centerprise
Bookshop, cultural centre and community publisher Centerprise will be remembered in a lottery-funded oral history project
Centerprise – the radical past of a much missed Hackney institution
Iconic bookshop and cultural centre closed its doors last year but had a remarkable history, finds Dominic Simpson
Stranger in a Borrowed Land – review
Lotte Moos was a writer on Hackney’s radical literary scene in the 1970s
Centerprise Bookshop seized by Hackney Council
CEO Emanuel Amevor says council ‘came like thieves in the night’. Diane Abbott MP expresses ‘disappointment’
Centerprise loses court case against Hackney Council
A black community centre has lost its fight in court to remain in its Kingsland Road premises
Storm over Centerprise rages through Black History Month
Black literature and arts hub unable to meet council’s rent demands
Centerprise eviction threat looms
Embattled Dalston community centre calls for support as an October date is revealed for the court hearing
Hackney Council rent hike threatens Centerprise
An iconic Dalston bookshop and cultural centre may have to close if a new lease fails to be agreed
The £100 Shop
Until Sunday 14 November 2010. Centerprise, 136-138 Kingsland High Street, Dalston