Dir: Dr Simon Parker

Precarious Trajectories gives voice to some of the refugees that have undertaken this perilous crossing in order to arrive at what they hope will be the safer shores of Europe. Ruha from Syria and Ahmed from Somalia share their stories. The film is set on location in Libya, Italy and Greece during 2015-16. Followed by Q&A discussion with Dr Simon Parker, who directed the film. A joint RISC / Global Justice Now event

Chris Cole author of Convenient Killing: Armed Drones and the Playstation Mentality & founder of Drone Wars UK will discuss the wider issues of remote warfare, ethical and legal implications of using armed drones across international borders. A joint RISC & Reading Peace Group event. Free with Refreshments. info Zainab: zainab@risc.org.uk

Little Aunt Crane – Yan Geling
In the last days of World War II, the Japanese occupation of Manchuria has collapsed. As the Chinese move in, the elders of the Japanese settler village of Sakito decide to preserve their honour by killing all the villagers in an act of mass suicide. Only 16-year-old Tatsuru escapes. But Tatsuru's trials have just begun. As she flees, she falls into the hands of human traffickers. She is sold to a wealthy Chinese family, where she becomes Duohe - the clandestine second wife to the only son, and the secret bearer of his children. Against all odds, Duohe forms an unlikely friendship with the first wife Xiaohuan, united by the unshakeable bonds of motherhood and family. Spanning several tumultuous decades of Mao’s rule, Little Aunt Crane is a novel about love, bravery and survival, and how humanity endures. 

Global Story Time - We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Join us the first Saturday of the month to hear children's stories at the World Shop. Every month we will explore a different topic!

Stories will start at 10:30, sessions to last about half an hour. Suitable for toddlers and up!

The Seamstress and the Wind – Cesar Aira
A seamstress who is sewing a wedding dress for the pregnant local art teacher fears that her son, while playing in a big semitruck, has been accidentally kidnapped and driven off to Patagonia. Completely unhinged, she calls a local taxi to follow the semi in hot pursuit. When her husband finds out what s happened, he takes off after wife and child. They race not only to the end of the world, but to adventures in desire where the wild Southern wind falls in love with the seamstress, and a monster child takes up with the truck driver. Interspersed are Aira s musings about memory and childhood, and his hometown of Coronel Pringles, with a compelling view of the hard lot of this working-class town, situated not far from Buenos Aires.