Anyone interested in #poetry and changing society can be part of an interactive session and inform new work. B!TEZ🫀's drop-in, 'Algorithms of Meaning', focuses on meaning making in the age of #AI and asks, who is the future for?' bit.ly/PoCIDropin

Save the MA in black british literature at goldsmiths college - please sign the petition
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The Courage to Say ‘Yes’ 🎙️🤩

Don't miss #BWAH Episode 2: A spirited discussion with SuAndi SuAndi - trailblazer for black artists and stellar writer

Plus bonus writing prompt to inspire and motivate this Friday afternoon!

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I wrote a short essay for the Feminist Review Feminist Futures II special issue, and it's open access!

'Black feminist thought is a glitch in the university matrix'

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Watch the climactic final episode of #Defiance tonight, 10pm on Channel 4

In episode 3: a family is killed in Walthamstow, young British Asians fight back in #Southall and #Bradford , leading to the trial of the #Bradford 12 with the slogan: Self Defence is No Offence

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It was my late father Gurbachan Singh Thind (1938-2019), who showed me the importance of #Defiance . He taught me that it’s necessary at times to fight for your rights, to make your voice heard, & to stand your ground. “Life is a battle, & you have to fight,” he taught me. ✊🏾🔥

Pritpal asad rehman Mukhtar Dar DrRajYouthWorker Taj Ali fahim qureshi NPMP Tariq Ali SouthAsia Solidarity peter kalu writer Tariq Mehmood Ken Fero For the authentic story follow @tariqmehmood000 + Ken Fero for forthcoming feature doc on #Bradford12 , in the autumn. This will be a film about the era, told by leading defendants & campaigners, including a no of Bradford 12 defendants. A film by the people, for the people 20/20

Channel 4’s #Defiance is a problematic & superficial narrative of the resistance to racism fought by South Asian youth fought in the 1970s and 1980s. For more on this history see my bk Black Star: Britain’s Asian Youth Movements plutobooks.com/9781849649469/…
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Pritpal asad rehman Mukhtar Dar DrRajYouthWorker Taj Ali fahim qureshi NPMP Tariq Ali SouthAsia Solidarity peter kalu writer Tariq Mehmood Ken Fero This international solidarity was why they called themselves Black shouting the slogan ‘Black people must unite here to stay here to fight’. This international solidarity is so relevant and important to speak about in the context of the current #Gaza_Genocide 12/20

In February, UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 #CitiesofLiterature came together in solidarity for a very special event, #ReadingForOdesa .

The film below was created on the day, woven together with film and imagery from Odesa #CityofLit by Alonya Kaporina.

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Watch “Jason Allen-Paisant presents the StAnza & Poetry Association of Scotland John Masefield Lecture” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/930864119?ref=…

Walk #3 of my book #OurIslandStories : Country Walks Through Colonial Britain is the tobacco walk along the Whitehaven coast, generally more known for its coal history & owned by the National Trust with Colonial Countryside-commissioned writer peter kalu writer

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'Correct me if I'm wrong that we don't know that genocide has happened' Wilfred Frost on Sky News

Watch this masterclass by Michael Mansfield KC in shutting down what's nothing short of Israel propaganda. That ANY presenter can utter such BS 6 mths into a genocide & claim its…

💥 NEW EVENT 💥

Citizen 32 Poetry Showcase

Sizzling poetry performances inspired by Manchester radical arts magazine Citizen 32 ✊

Featuring founding editor John G Hall

Thursday 23rd May, 6pm at Manchester Poetry Library

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A #HardPressed event

Manchester wordaholics – we’re looking forward to seeing you in 2 weeks at our Open Mic night in #Oldham 💛

Thursday 18th April, 6.30pm at Oldham’s Soul Café

3 open-mic slots available – email [email protected] to sign-up

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Recommend this (very funny) short lecture highly. Also appreciate that mary beard said the National Trust report on slavery & colonialism was 'a statement of the bleedin obvious, but it needed saying'. It really did.

Looking for a new podcast to tune into? Our friends over Commonword have you got you covered👇

Delighted to have my essay, 'Motherless Children', rub shoulders with such excellent writers (John Siddique, Mish Green, Maya Chowdry, Anita Sethi and Selina Nwulu) in Commonword's digital anthology, 'Dreaming in Green'. Read it for free right here!👇
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In relation to the cancelation of the forthcoming 'Voices of Resilience' event at Home, and the libelous allegation that led to it, Comma has made its statement here:
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Writing & Stilt-Walking with Peter Kalu 🤩

Is getting published your goal? 📚

Tune-in to Episode 1 of Black Writers: After Hours to hear inspiring anecdotes from Cultureword’s Artistic Director and how to get involved in our writing prompt series

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