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EVENTS
Richard Reynolds speaks to many audiences about guerrilla gardening. These events are listed below in reverse chronological order.
24 July 10. Windsor, Berkshire
I am one of the speakers at "Up the Garden Path! How Gardens benefit society" a conference at Cumberland Lodge, an educational charity for whom the Queen's "has granted sole occupancy of a splendid seventeenth-century house for discussions aimed at the betterment of society".
20 March 10. Munich, Germany
Buchvorstellung / SHOW & TELL Ampère/Muffatwerk, Zellstraße 4 at 7.30pm. More details here.
19 March 10. Hamburg, Germany
Buchvorstellung / SHOW & TELL. Stavenhagenhaus, Frustbergstr. 4 at 7.30pm
18 March 10. Essen, Germany
Buchvorstellung / SHOW & TELL. Buchhandlung Proust, Akazienallee/Am Handelshof 1 (im Allianzhaus) at 8 o'clock. More details here
17 March 10. Cologne, Germany
A talk at Europe's largest literature festival: Cologne's Lit Fest. I'll be on stage alongside Eva Demski and Sabine Reber at 8pm. More details here.
12 March 10. Covent Garden, London
It's a Garden Party at London Transport Museum, one of their Friday Late's. I'll be talking about guerrilla gardening in relation to their SUBURBIA exhibition. I hear Eco Mohitos will be served. Details here.
4 March 10. Brussels, Belgium
I'll be speaking at the CONFERENCE IBAI: VEGETALISATION, an event in Brussels organised by Recyl Art.
20 Feb 10. Southbank, London
Ctrl.Alt.Shift, Riz MC and British Underground present United Underground 2010 Pre-Event at the Queen Elizabeth Hall at London's Southbank from noon. "Think radicalism, activism, and underground music" I'm told. I'll be there with a Q&A at 7.30pm.
14 February 10. Kew Bridge, London
A talk at 1pm in the Eco Village at Kew Bridge. It's another Seed Swap event, I'll be giving a talk and taking a look around this thriving squat community.
7 February 10. Hove, Sussex
I'll be at the annual Seedy Sunday seed swap event in Hove this year, giving a talk and with a stall of GuerrillaGardening.org Lavender Pillows, books and some seed bombs. More details here
21 November 09. Stockholm, Sweden
The Swedish Architectural Association have invited me to speak at a conference on contemporary theories and practices of planning, urbanism, architecture and geography. They've quoted my old geography lecturer, David Harvey on their website, with a rousing comment on this time of change: "This foreclosure crisis, this financial crisis, has to be thought of as a crisis of the city, a crisis of urbanization - and if it's a crisis of the city and of urbanization, then the solution has to be a reconfiguration of the city and a redirection of what urbanization is about". It'll be interesting. More details at their website here.
11 November 09. Vienna, Austria
I'm talking at PHIL at 8pm this evening as part of Buch Wien (Vienna Book Fair). I've heard my slide show will be book ended by folk singing and that I might be required to dance. More details here in German
17 October 09. Ilkley, Yorkshire
The North of England's liveliest and most prestigious literature festival at Ilkley have invited me to talk on guerrilla gardening. The time and tickets are available here (in due course).
1 October 09. Bloomsbury, London
I'm lecturing, and doing a bit of gardening near by at one of the School of Life's classes again this evening. Enrole for some 'play' at this wonderful establishment.
27 September 09. Cologne, Germany
I'll be speaking at Plan Project's Forum for Contemporary Architecture. I read that this week long event "offers a network situation which serves not only to facilitate direct contact between those involved in architectural and urban development processes, but also to promote more public involvement with architecture, urban planning and building culture."
25 September 09. Lille, France
ATTACAFA have invited me to participate in their three day conference "The Street Belongs To Us" at Maison Folie of Wazemmez. They tell me "During this conference, researchers, sociologists, cultural actors of ground and inhabitants of districts will meet themselves through debates and workshops on practices exchanges leading to the construction of training programms for cultural and social actors".
19 September 09. Southwark, London
As part of the School of Life's Urban Gardening Weekend, I'll be giving a tour of some of the guerrilla gardens of SE1 and planting bulbs. Booking via the School of Life.
15 September 09. Mile End, London
The East End Women's Institute have invited me to talk at St Barnabas Bell Tower, Grove Road E3 at 7.15pm.
10 September 09. Lambeth, London
Once again Lambeth Council have asked me to speak to residents of their estates about guerrilla gardening and dish out the prizes at their annual Lambeth Estates In Bloom competition at the town hall. They seem wonderfully casual about guerrilla gardening in their borough, a far more open minded lot than the fools at Southwark Council who run where I live!
29 August 09. Southwark, London
I'm leading a walk around several of the guerrilla gardens of SE1 this afternoon at 2 until 3.30pm in partnership with the Museum of London - the world's largest urban history museum. Book in advance here.
13 July 09. Zurich, Switzerland
Buchhandlung Spheres Richard Reynolds besichtigt zunachst mit Interessierten Guerilla-Gardening-Orte in Zurich und halt im Anschluss daran einen Vortrag uber das Guerilla-Gartnern. Auch der beruhmte Zuricher Guerilla-Gartner Maurice Maggi wird mit dabei sein. Hardturmstr.66 - 19.00
11 July 09, Stuttgart, Germany
Buchhandlung Hugendubel Richard Reynolds stellt sein Buch vor und halt einen Vortrag uber die vielen Facetten des Guerilla-Gartnerns. Konigstrasse 5 - 18.00
10 July 09. Berlin. Germany
Linke Buchtage orange-press ist mit einem Stand bei den Linken Buchtagen vertreten. Am ersten Tag findet eine Buchvorstellung statt mit anschließendem Stadtrundgang unter dem Aspekt des Guerilla-Gartnerns. Mehringhof, Kreuzberg, Gneisenaustr. 2a - 18.00
9 July 09. Frankfurt, Germany
KAISER&CREAM Event im neuen Frankfurter Showroom von KAISER&CREAM. Vortrag, Diskussion und eventuell kleiner Spaziergang zu einem stadtischen Brachgelande. Mainzer Landstrasse 65-67 - 18.00
8 July 09. Bredgar, Kent
The Bredgar Women's Institute have invited me to talk at the Bredgar village hall in Kent at 7.15pm.
4 July 09. Munster, Germany
A talk at the Free Garden Academy in Munster, which this year is on the theme of "The Island of the Gardeners" (i.e. British Gardeners). There are many talks between 23 June and 23 August. Contact Wilm here for more details.
28 June 09. Hull, Humberside
As part of the Humber Mouth literature festival I'll be giving my slide show at the Pave Cafe Bar, (16-19 Princes Avenue) at 7.30pm. More details and tickets here.
25 June 09. Barbican Centre, London
As part of The Barbican's Radical Nature exhibition I'll be giving a talk this evening.
17 June 09. Romford, Essex
A return to Romford, but this time to Rush Green to talk to their gardening club.
12 June 09. Vienna, Austria
Guerrilla gardening is part of the exhibition "Die Lesbarkeit der Brache (How to read vacant lots)" showing at the Greenhouse, Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna from 3 June to 28 June. I'll be there giving a talk about guerrilla gardening on Friday 12 June.
1 June 09. German edition launch
The new German edition is out, published by Orange Press. It's a beautiful soft back packed with all the photos (and more) from the English hardback edition. Available here.
18 - 19 May 09. Budapest, Hungary
I'll be in Budapest talking about guerrilla gardening (venue and time to be confirmed). Contact Zsuzsa for more details here kravalik@gmail.com.
15 - 17 May 09. Linz, Austria
Linz is European Capital of Culture 2009 and in May they are hosting a Subversive Fair and have invited me to attend. I'll be there with Julia from Grune Welle in Berlin to talk about guerrilla gardening. Come to our stall for a chat.
11 May 09. Plymouth, Devon
A talk to Diggin It at the Roland Lewinsky Building, Plymouth University at 6pm.
4 May 09. UK paperback launch
The new paperback edition of On Guerrilla Gardening comes out today. It's got revisions and updates in every chapter, lots of new photos. More info at Amazon.
27 April 09. Dagenham, London
The Dagenham Club Green Fingers have invited me to talk at the Heathlands Centre, 7pm.
25 April 09. Southwark, London
As part of The School of Life's Urban Gardening Holiday I'll be leading a guided walk of the guerrilla gardeners of Southwark this afternoon.
18 April 09. Reading, Berkshire
A talk at Reading Central Library this Saturday afternoon from 3 - 4pm.
15 April 09. Ashford, Kent
I'm one of several speakers at the East Kent Women's Institute Gardening Day at Ashford School.
8 April 09. Canterbury, Kent
The National Vegetable Society have invited me to talk at Red Cross Hall, Canterbury at 8pm this evening.
8 March 09. British Museum, London
I will be speaking at the "Exploring Food, Connecting Communities" event at the British Museum's Clore Centre, an event that is part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) festival 2009. Doors open at 10.30am.
25 Februrary 09. Hackney, London
I'll be talking and signing books at The Broadway Bookshop, Hackney this evening at 7.
20 February 09. Hanwell, London
I'll be at the Methodist Church Hall at 10.15am talking to the Hanwell Gardening Club.
18 February 09. Okehampton Library, Devon
I'll be in Okehampton library just north of beautiful Dartmoor in Devon giving my slide show and talk at 7pm. My mother 008, and fellow guerrilla will be there speaking too about her activity in Devon.
10 February 09. Romford, Essex
I'll be talking to the Harold Hill Club Garden Friends group this evening at the Salvation Army Hall.
24 January 09. Pitlochry Scotland
I'll be talking at the Winter Words Festival in Pitlochry on Saturday morning.
19 December 08. Rotterdam, Netherlands
I am speaking at V2's Transagriculture event in Rotterdam. V2 are a twenty five year old Institute for the Unstable Media, an interdisciplinary center for art and media technology. Other speakers include Prof. Rene Boomkens, a cultural philosopher, Annalee Newitz, from Biopunk, Prof. Natalie Jeremijenko, and Michiko Nitta, with a fantastical and fatalistic vision of the future dubiously called Extreme Green Guerrilla. The day runs from 10 - 5.30pm, more information here.
2 December 08. Pewsey, Wiltshire
Pewsey Gardening Club have booked me for their Christmas calendar of events. I'll be with my slide carousel for more talk On Guerrilla Gardening at 7.30pm.
17 November 08. Somerton, Somerset
A slide show and book signing with the Somerton Hortiultural Club in the Parish Rooms from 7.30pm.
10 November 08. Kew Gardens, London
Main speaker with slide show at a talk to the Kew Mutual Improvement Society in the grand lecture hall of Kew Gardens.
2 November 08. Liverpool
The BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking festival in Liverpool have invited me to speak on guerrilla gardening at 10.30am on Sunday morning. More details to be found at their website here.
31 October 08. Moscow, Russia
The British Council have invited me to talk at their "Identity of Cities" conference in Moscow. The event is presented by the Network Effect. More details to follow.
24 October 08. Central London Walk
As part of This Is Not A Gateway festival I will be participating in a walk between guerrilla gardens of central London. The walk begins at Cafe Otto in Dalston, Hackney at 6.30pm.
17 October 08. Holsworthy, Devon
My home town of Holsworthy have asked me back to give a talk in the town library at 7pm.
15 October 08. The School of Life, London
I'll be talking to a class at The School of Life and taking them guerrilla gardening around the Brunswick Centre in London at 9pm. Guerrilla Gardening is one part of the very varied syllabus of the course called PLAY.
8 October 08. Cobham, Kent
I'll be presenting an hour of slides and sharing cake and tea with Cobham Garden and Hortiultural Association in the Meadow Rooms, Cobham at 8pm.
3 September 08. London Bridge, London
Luminopolis (previously known as The Synergy Project) have invited me to talk on guerrilla gardening at 11pm in the SE One night club beneath London Bridge railway station. I could have chosen the 3am slot, but although I'm nocturnal, 11 sounded more appealing. I'll also be making some seed bombs.
19 July 08. Camp Bestival
I'll be on the literature stage on the evening of Saturday 19 July talking to the happy campers of Lulworth Castle in Dorset about guerrilla gardening. Click here for more about Camp Bestival.
19 June 08. Dundee, Scotland
Dundee Literary Festival have booked me to talk about guerrilla gardening on Thursday evening during their long weekend of events from a variety of colourful characters and occasional authors including John Prescott (who I hope remembers me, as we met late at night on Albert Embankment while I was out planting sunflowers and he cheerfully took a packet).
28 May 08. Debate at Museum of Garden History
I'll be talking and debating the subject of guerrilla gardening. Come to the beautiful Museum of Garden History in Lambeth London at 6.30pm for 7.00pm
5 pounds, glass of wine included. More details at the museum website.
5 pounds, glass of wine included. More details at the museum website.
27 May 08. USA Publication
The almost invisibly different USA version of On Guerrilla Gardening goes on sale. All pre-orders with USA retailers will be posted today.
17 May 08. Covent Garden, London
As part of Covent Garden's Spring Renaissance Festival on Saturday 17 May at 12pm I'll be on stage in the piazza giving a talk about guerrilla gardening and demonstrating the domestic production of seed bombs.
6 May 08. BBC1 "The One Show"
Christine Walkden from The One Show joined us last night for some guerrilla gardening in Kensal Green. It'll be broadcast tonight at 7pm on BBC1.
5 May 08. UK hardback publication
Today On Guerrilla Gardening goes on sale in the UK and all pre-orders via UK retailers will be on their way to you.
1 May 08. Night Waves, BBC Radio 3
I'll be in the studio for a live discussion on Night Waves (Radio 3's flagship arts and ideas programme) between 9.45pm and 10.30pm. You can listen to it here on the podcast, the interview is in the last 10 minutes.
23 April 08. Whitechapel, London
Guerrilla gardening is part of the East End Film Festival at the Whitechapel Gallery. A short documentary by David Bond and Ashley Jones will be one of four different films which explore the significance of place in the formation of identity in London's East End. Followed by a panel discussion including Marc Issacs director of "The Lift", Karsten Huneck from the Office of Subversive Architecture; Nick Edwards, Chief Executive of Fundamental Architectural Inclusion and me. I'll be distributing free packets of sunflower seeds to prepare you for ISGD2 on May 1.