Pelican House is a countercultural space for worker organising, movement building and experimental arts in London.

Welcome to Pelican House, London’s social centre for worker organising, movement building and experimental arts and culture

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Sunday 16 February
3:00pm – 11:00pm
Event Space

IWGB FUNDRAISER PARTY

Fundraisers & Parties
IWGB
IWGB FUNDRAISER PARTY
Wednesday 19 February
12:00pm – 4:00pm
Event Space

WINTER YOUTH FUN DAY

WINTER YOUTH FUN DAY
Every Monday 2024
7:30pm – 8:30pm

PELICAN FITNESS CLUB: MUAY THAI

PELICAN FITNESS CLUB: MUAY THAI
Every Saturday 2024
3:00pm – 5:30pm

TRANS LEGAL CLINIC RESIDENCY

Rights & Advice
Trans Legal Clinic
TRANS LEGAL CLINIC RESIDENCY
Every Monday 2024
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Events Space

PELICAN FITNESS CLUB: VINYASA YOGA

PELICAN FITNESS CLUB: VINYASA YOGA
Two musicians playing guitar at a party

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Thursday 6 February
6:00pm – 10:00pm
The Event Space

We Are Seeds fundraiser

Fundraisers & Parties
Our Diaspora Futures
We Are Seeds fundraiser
Friday 7 February
7:00pm – 11:00am
Event Space

Fundraiser: Fight Casualisation at SOAS!

Fundraisers & Parties
SOAS Tutors 4 Change
Fundraiser: Fight Casualisation at SOAS!
Friday 24 January
7:00pm – 11:00pm
The Events Space

BURNS NIGHT CÈILIDH – STRIKE SOLIDARITY FUNDRAISER!

Fundraisers & Parties
Notes from Below
BURNS NIGHT CÈILIDH – STRIKE SOLIDARITY FUNDRAISER!
Sunday 19 January
12:00pm – 6:00pm
The Event Space

HAYMARKET LONDON RADICAL BOOK FAIR

Festivals & ConferencesTalks & Debates
Haymarket Books
HAYMARKET LONDON RADICAL BOOK FAIR
Friday 17 January
7:00pm – 9:00pm
The Common Room

Rhythms of Resistance: Workshop Protest Rhythms and Chants

Films & PerformancesTrainings & Workshops
Dyarr Collective
Rhythms of Resistance: Workshop Protest Rhythms and Chants
Saturday 14 December 2024
11:00am – 6:00pm
Events Space Workshop

Placard Workshop

Trainings & Workshops
Book Bloc
Placard Workshop
Tuesday 26 November 2024
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Events Space

What Work is Not

Talks & Debates
Future Narratives Lab
What Work is Not
Friday 13 December 2024
7:00pm – 4:00am
Pelican House

The Pelican House Christmas Party!

Fundraisers & Parties
Pelican House
The Pelican House Christmas Party!
Wednesday 4 December 2024
6:00pm – 11:00pm
Events Space

Party Time? New Popular Fronts

Talks & Debates
Pelican House
Party Time? New Popular Fronts
Monday 25 November 2024
7:00pm – 11:00pm
Events Space

Karaoke Fundraiser for Reina’s Visa!

Fundraisers & Parties
Karaoke Fundraiser for Reina’s Visa!
Sunday 10 November 2024
6:00pm – 10:00pm

Book Launch: A World Without Racism – Building Antiracist Futures

Talks & Debates
Pluto Press
Book Launch: A World Without Racism – Building Antiracist Futures
Thursday 5 December 2024
10:30am – 1:30pm
Events Space

Migrants Rights Network Community Coffee Mornings

Socials & Meals
Migrant Rights Network
Migrants Rights Network Community Coffee Mornings
Tuesday 19 November 2024
6:00pm – 11:00pm
Event Space

Party Time? The Workers’ Party of Belgium

Talks & Debates
Pelican House
Party Time? The Workers’ Party of Belgium
Friday 4 October 2024
5:00pm – 10:00pm
Events Space, Yard, Workshop

October Community Meal

Socials & Meals
Pelican House
October Community Meal
Thursday 23 May 2024
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Events Space

Mixing Pop and Politics: Music and Marxism with Toby Manning

Talks & Debates
Repeater Books
Mixing Pop and Politics: Music and Marxism with Toby Manning
Sunday 28 April 2024
3:00pm – 10:00pm
Events Space

IWGB Fundraiser: Kasai Masa

IWGB Fundraiser: Kasai Masa
Friday 8 December 2023
6:00pm – 3:00am
Events Space

Pelican House Xmas Party

Fundraisers & Parties
Pelican House
Pelican House Xmas Party
Friday 24 May 2024
10:00am – 5:00pm
Events Space

Tech Transformed

Festivals & Conferences
The World Transformed
Tech Transformed
Friday 19 July 2024
7:00pm – 3:00am
Events Space

Fidida: Pelican House Summer Party!

Fundraisers & Parties
Pelican House
Fidida: Pelican House Summer Party!
Saturday 22 June 2024
10:00am – 11:45pm
Events Space

Games Transformed 2024

Festivals & Conferences
The World Transformed
Games Transformed 2024
Thursday 17 October 2024
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Events Space

Pluto Press Book Launch: Border Abolition Now

Talks & Debates
Pluto Press
Pluto Press Book Launch: Border Abolition Now
Wednesday 16 October 2024
2:30pm – 4:30pm
Events Space

Launch Event: The Shape of Safety

Talks & Debates
NSUN, Act Build Change
Launch Event: The Shape of Safety
Wednesday 17 July 2024
7:00pm – 10:30pm
Events Space

Free Party – A Folk History!

Films & Performances
Joy Collective
Free Party – A Folk History!
Tuesday 12 November 2024
9:30am – 5:30pm
Events Space

3 day Training for Social Movements and Change-makers

Trainings & Workshops
Movement Ecology Collective
3 day Training for Social Movements and Change-makers
Thursday 7 November 2024
5:00pm – 9:00pm
Events Space

For Sama: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Films & Performances
Action For Sama
For Sama: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Tuesday 5 November 2024
6:00pm – 10:00pm
Events Space

Notes From Below Issue 22 Launch: Worker Centres

Talks & Debates
Notes from Below
Notes From Below Issue 22 Launch: Worker Centres
Wednesday 23 October 2024
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Events Space

Sarah Jaffe Book Launch

Talks & Debates
Sarah Jaffe Book Launch
Friday 23 August 2024
7:00pm – 4:00am
Events Space

Unit 38’s Summer Party

Fundraisers & Parties
Unit 38
Unit 38’s Summer Party
Friday 13 September 2024
7:00pm – 4:00am
Events Space

AUTUMN EQUINOX PARTY

Fundraisers & Parties
Joy Collective
AUTUMN EQUINOX PARTY
Thursday 24 October 2024
6:00pm – 11:00pm
Events Space

Party Time? What Next?

Party Time? What Next?
Thursday 10 October 2024
6:00pm – 11:00pm
Events Space

Party Time? What is to be Done?

Party Time? What is to be Done?
Thursday 26 September 2024
6:00pm – 11:00pm
Events Space

Party Time? What’s Left?

Party Time? What’s Left?
Wednesday 1 May 2024
6:00pm – 12:00am
Events Space

MAYDAY AT PELICAN HOUSE

Fundraisers & Parties
Pelican House
MAYDAY AT PELICAN HOUSE
Friday 4 October 2024
9:00pm – 4:00am
Events Space

BISBASS – AUTUMN PARTY

Fundraisers & Parties
BISBASS – AUTUMN PARTY
Saturday 13 July 2024
10:00am – 8:00pm
Friends House, Euston

FESTIVAL OF COLLECTIVE LIBERATION!

Festivals & Conferences
Black Lives Matter UK
FESTIVAL OF COLLECTIVE LIBERATION!
Sunday 23 June 2024
12:00pm – 4:00pm
Events Space

FEMINISE POLITICS NOW! SUMMER GATHERING

Festivals & Conferences
Feminise Politics Now!
FEMINISE POLITICS NOW! SUMMER GATHERING
Wednesday 21 February 2024
6:00pm – 11:00pm
Events Space

BOOK LAUNCH – RESISTING BORDERS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF VIOLENCE

Talks & Debates
Haymarket Books
BOOK LAUNCH – RESISTING BORDERS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF VIOLENCE
Friday 5 April 2024
7:00pm – 11:00pm
Events Space

STRIKE FUNDRAISER FOR MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS

Fundraisers & Parties
UNISON Young Members
STRIKE FUNDRAISER FOR MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS
Thursday 28 March 2024
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Common Room

GRAN PIE PODRIDO

GRAN PIE PODRIDO
Monday 23 September 2024
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Online

MIGRANTS IN CULTURE SUNDAY SCHOOL: AUTUMN TALKS

Talks & Debates
Migrants in Culture
MIGRANTS IN CULTURE SUNDAY SCHOOL: AUTUMN TALKS
Friday 26 April 2024
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Events Space

MEDACT LAUNCH EVENT: CRIMINALISING DISTRESS

Talks & Debates
Medact
MEDACT LAUNCH EVENT: CRIMINALISING DISTRESS
Friday 2 August 2024
8:00pm – 12:00am
Events Space

AUTONOMY’S 7th BIRTHDAY

Fundraisers & Parties
Autonomy
AUTONOMY’S 7th BIRTHDAY
Thursday 22 August 2024
6:00pm – 10:00pm
Events Space

NOTES FROM BELOW: ISSUE 21 LAUNCH

Talks & Debates
Notes From Below
NOTES FROM BELOW: ISSUE 21 LAUNCH
Friday 3 November 2023
6:00pm – 4:00am
Events Space

BONFIRE NIGHT

Fundraisers & Parties
Unit 38
BONFIRE NIGHT
Thursday 14 March 2024
7:30pm – 9:30pm
Events Space

THE RENTIER CITY BOOK LAUNCH

Talks & Debates
THE RENTIER CITY BOOK LAUNCH
Friday 29 March 2024
7:00pm – 4:00am
Events Space

SPRING PARTY

Fundraisers & Parties
SPRING PARTY
Sunday 31 March 2024
7:00pm – 11:00pm
Events Space

COMMUNITY IFTARS

Socials & Meals
Pelican House
COMMUNITY IFTARS
Monday 4 December 2023
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Common Room

DREAMING MOVEMENTS: NADA ACUPUNCTURE

DREAMING MOVEMENTS: NADA ACUPUNCTURE
Friday 15 December 2023
7:00pm – 10:30pm
Events Space

WHEREVER LIFE WAS NOT: BRECHT SONGS

WHEREVER LIFE WAS NOT: BRECHT SONGS
Tuesday 5 December 2023
7:00pm – 11:00pm
Events Space

LEFT BOOK CLUB: W/ DAN EVANS & GARGI BHATTACHARYYA

Talks & Debates
Left Book Club
LEFT BOOK CLUB: W/ DAN EVANS & GARGI BHATTACHARYYA
Thursday 2 November 2023
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Common Room

HOUSING CO-OPS: HOW TO FINANCE

Trainings & Workshops
HOUSING CO-OPS: HOW TO FINANCE
Friday 18 August 2023
5:00pm – 3:00am

UNIT 38’s SUMMER PARTY

Fundraisers & Parties
Unit 38
UNIT 38’s SUMMER PARTY
Sunday 11 June 2023
1:00pm – 9:00am
Events Space

SUMMER FETE

Festivals & Conferences
Pelican House
SUMMER FETE
Saturday 13 May 2023
6:00am – 3:00am
Events Space

A SALUTE TO WEATHERALL

Fundraisers & Parties
Pelican House
A SALUTE TO WEATHERALL
Wednesday 1 February 2023
5:00pm – 12:00am
Events Space

S.T.R.I.K.E NITE

Fundraisers & Parties
Pelican House
S.T.R.I.K.E NITE