How I learnt about injustice
From Romania to the US, waves of people recently complained about lockdown/isolation injustice. Some US citizens actively protested on the streets against these measures. Certain stories in…
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Romanian Easter 2020: how the pandemic situation revived meaning and memories
Recently, Romania seethed with argumentative bursts over Easter under pandemic circumstances. The Romanian Orthodox Church opposed social distancing measures from the very beginning. Officials also…
Love lessons – a post Valentine’s Day special
If anybody asked you “how do you love?”, what would you say? You could answer pragmatically or poetically, with humour or with sarcasm or both.…
“We know each other’s dark secrets” – says Scarlett Ward about the Black Country poetry scene
She organizes the spoken word events, on the last Thursday of every month, at Caffe del Nino in Cannock. Nominated at the Saboteur Awards 2018,…
“You learn to accept whatever life throws at you”. Interview with Liz&John Mills
With an open mic or poetry performance event almost every week, local culture flourishes in the Black Country. Regulars on the local scene, poets John…
Meena Centre brings refugee women and the local community together
At their “Breaking Bread and Boundaries” event last Saturday, Meena Centre announced the opening of a new space to support refugees and asylum seekers. The centre will open in…
How the studio session went: a shared passion for photography
Recently, I had my first studio photo shoot with my friend, photographer Gareth Reed. Gareth is working on his MA final project and focuses on portrait…
MapMyCV: a coding team as diverse as it gets
The School of Code presented their first Bootcamp recruits mid-January, with a Demo Day to show off their projects. Out of the five teams, MapMyCV…
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Karen Price teaches belly dance in the West Midlands
I met Karen Price last year at her RaqsW6 event, the annual belly dance show in the Wolverhampton area. Professional artists from around the UK and from…