Coca Clarke is an 85-year-old Black Power activist and she is still an active member of the vibrant Moss Side community, a community that – despite its many laudable efforts – struggles to shred off the lazy stereotypes and assumptions placed on an entire community by the media since the ‘gang wars’ of the ‘80s and ‘90s. In this interview, Clarke tells her story and that of her sister Kath Locke, the activist to whom the medical and community centre in Moss Side is dedicated. Continue reading
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Labour Party Conference, Brighton 23-27 settembre 2017
Quest’anno il congresso del Partito laburista britannico si è tenuto a Brighton ed è stato inaugurato dalla giornata dedicata al Congresso Nazionale delle donne del partito, la Women’s Conference. Per la prima volta nella storia del Labour Party, la linea definita dalla Women’s Conference sarà parte integrante del programma del partito. Una giornata entusiasmante soprattutto … Continue reading
Manchester Pride 2017 (photos and video)
Commemoration of the Peterloo massacre, Manchester 20th August 2017
Martha Wainwright & Ed Harcourt, Roundhouse – London 2/2/2017
Review and photos by Stefania Ianne The Roundhouse in London is a remarkable building made entirely of bricks and steel. Its architects in Victorian London were Robert Stephenson and Rober Dockray. They need to be credited because thinking that it was a good idea to create a round building to store trains was genius! It is … Continue reading
The Color Bars Experience plays Nick Drake + Troy Von Balthazar, Islington Assembly Hall 5/12/2016
by Stefania Ianne @stillarte The last days of autumn in London seem to be plagued with Victorian water pipes constantly bursting and causing havoc, destroying venues and homes mainly in Islington, one of the rich northern boroughs in the city. A few years ago, while on my way to a gig, I heard the news it … Continue reading
¿Feliz 2017?
por Miguel Ángel Saona Vallejos @masaonav Texto basado en el vídeo: ONU (2015): “THE PRICE OF EXCLUSION: Free & Equal (New York) (translation in English here, in italiano qui) En 2017 se celebra el 69º aniversario de dos hechos importantes, uno histórico-político y otro científico. Y como el 69 es un número que a todos nos gusta, … Continue reading
Happy 2017?
by Miguel Ángel Saona Vallejos @masaonav Text based on the video: UN (2015): “THE PRICE OF EXCLUSION: Free & Equal (New York) (original en español aquí, versione italiana qui.) In 2017 we will celebrate the 69th anniversary of two important events: a historical-political one and a scientific one. Since I know that number 69 is a favourite for many, … Continue reading
Buon 2017?
di Miguel Ángel Saona Vallejos @masaonav Testo basato sul video: ONU (2015): “THE PRICE OF EXCLUSION: Free & Equal (New York) Traduzione e adattamento in italiano di Francesca Nottola (translation in English here, original en español aquí) Nel 2017 si celebra il 69° anniversario di due eventi importanti, uno storico-politico e uno scientifico. E, dato che il … Continue reading
LIVE: Wild Beasts + Money, Roundhouse, London 5/10/2016
Review and photos by Stefania Ianne During the summer, I was given the opportunity to interview singer and keyboard player Hayden Thorpe and multi-instrumentalist Tom Fleming of British band Wild Beasts before the release of their latest album Boy King in August. After a pleasant conversation with both in a hipster North London pub, as I … Continue reading