We did it, the first meeting of 2025 in the bag and only eleven more to go. Thank you all so much for turning up, it was a great discussion.

Thanks to the power of people present, and managed democracy, we have chosen our books for February and April. The February book, as I’m sure you’ve already guessed is Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis.

If you want a copy of the February book or, any of the books for this year, please complete this form:

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This will be the second time we’re reading Angela Y. Davis as a bookclub, the last one was back in March 2021 with Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement.

There is no shortage of interviews and speeches by Angela Y. Davis and if you search some combination of her name and ‘prisons obsolete’ on popular video website you will get a wealth of good content. As such please see two good videos below but do find more.

Have a good day and I’ll see you on the 11th of February at 19:00 upstairs in Tiny Rebel.

Regards,

Peter Huw Jenkins
Founder, Cardiff Left Bookclub