From Jo Edwards blog “I am a writer, an archaeologist, and I volunteer at the moment as the P.R and social media manager of our hydroponic social enterprise urban farm. I left university a year ago with my Hons degree in archaeology, and have recently started writing again.” Read more about on her blog on […]
Author: Possil Dude
What happened to the YES movement?
We have come a long way since 2014, since my joining SNP as a member and going to that first conference in Glasgow after the no vote. However, it has not been forward we’ve gone, it has been down. As an ex yesser – and I feel sad that I have to call myself that, […]
Tim Wise visit to Olympia & Shawna Hawk
Anti-racist scholar and activist Tim Wise came to Olympia for a two-part lecture series on February 26th, 2020. Wise’s arrival was part of a speaker series organized by Shawna Hawk of the Women of Color in Leadership Movement. It began two years prior with Dr. Joy Degruy, author of Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome, and continued the […]
Election 2020: The Storm Before The Storm
2020: The (second) Year Without A Summer Seattle University student AJ sat in her apartment on Seattle’s Broadway stretch on the evening of June 6th. She had heard coverage of protests heating up in the area, but as a counselling student, her studies had to take center stage that day. Sharp noises rose in the […]
Fifty Days of Struggle: Robert Danilczuk’s Ongoing Protest & Hunger Strike
*** Follow-up article on Robert Danilczuk’s protest *** ‘I am not here to beg. I stand here to die in protest. Let the world know. Grant me my rights or give me back my health!!’ This article offers an updated account of Robert Danilczuk’s protest against the treatment he advises that he endured whilst in […]
Prison, Protest, & Mutual Aid: The Robert Danilczuk Story
‘[D]o you not realise that the State is the worst enemy you have? It is a machine that crushes you in order to sustain the ruling class, your masters. Like naïve children you put your trust in your political leaders. You make it possible for them to creep into your confidence, only to have them […]
Apologies, Accountability, & A Question of Forgiveness
‘[W]e can today celebrate the achievements of all learners. Young people have received awards that recognise their hard work and allow them to move onto the next stage in their lives.’ – John Swinney (4th August 2020) ‘[W]e did did not get it right for every young person and I want to apologise for that’ […]
‘Friends of Debora’: Solidarity, Capitalism, & Covid Recovery
Saturday 15th August 2020 – little over one week from the time of writing – will see seasoned and newly engaged social activists take to the streets of Bonnyrigg in support of and solidarity of Debora Kayembe and her family. Circa one week ago, EdinburghLive, The Daily Record, and S.T.V. News detailed the sustained racial […]
Luke Ray Di Marco Campbell Biography
Luke Ray Di Marco Campbell (‘Luke Ray; he/they) is a queer working class community worker and anarcha-feminist based in Glasgow. Born in Paisley and having grown up in Dundee, they spent the last decade working across the Scottish central belt addressing social inclusion, supporting anti-hate crime initiatives, and promoting adult education. They currently teach Community […]
Luke Ray Di Marco Campbell Writing
‘We’re Not That Kind of Club’: Football, Fascism, and THAT Banner Almost Anyone But Malky Queer Spaces: Opportunities & Threats ‘Friends of Debora’: Solidarity, Capitalism, & Covid Recovery Apologies, Accountability, & A Question Of Forgiveness Prison, Protest, & Mutual Aid: The Robert Danilczuk Story Five Radical Books Coming in Early 2023