‘Think of others’: The life and work of Colin Ward with Ken Worpole and Gareth Evans

Tues 19 Nov

6:30-9pm

2024 marked the centenary of the birth of Britains most famous anarchist, Colin Ward, the author of more than 30 books, whose ideas and writings remain influential across the world. His books include ‘The Child in the City’, ‘Arcadia for All’, ‘Reflected in Water’ and ‘When We Build Again’. He wrote regularly for New Society and The New Statesman. His centenary is celebrated in a collection of essays by eighteen admirers, Mutual Aid, Everyday Anarchy: Essays on Colin Ward, Five Leaves Press, 2024, whose insights into Colin’s work are the subject of this event.

Contributor toMutual Aid Ken Worpole will recall his friendship with Ward and the latter’s influence on his own ideas and writings.

Ken Worpoles new collection of essays, Brightening from the East, will be published by Little Toller Books in Spring 2025. The evening will be hosted by Gareth Evans.