CHOOSE YOUR RICH OLD WHITE MAN – AN UNINSPIRING ELECTION

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged barack obama, Bernie Sanders, black lives matter, bolivia, Chile, climate crisis, Covid-19, democracy, democratic party, Donald Trump, Evo Morales, featured, government, Hillary Clinton, ideology, Joe Biden, left wing, MAS-IPSP, Movimiento al Socialismo, patriarchy, politics, Southern Border Wall, US congress, US constitution, US election 2020, US government shutdown, US Politics, US presidential election, US senate, USA.

By Howard Green

Every 4 years, the world’s attention turns to the US presidential election. It is widely seen as the most important election in the world, and it’s hard to argue that it will be any less than that this year. In a time of racial injustice, climate crisis and global pandemic, many in America have been looking for their politicians to put forward an inspiring, achievable vision of the future. Instead they have a choice between an egomaniacal incumbent and a lacklustre opposition.

LOVE, HONOUR AND FOREPLAY – LAUREN KAYE’S I’M ALL IN, FIVE YEARS ON

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged book review, comedy, empowerment, fantasy, featured, female pleasure, gender, Hey Arnold, I'm All In, Lauren Kaye, live poetry, love, lyrics, marriage, non-monogamy, patriarchy, performance poetry, poetry, R&B, relationships, romance, sex.

By Carmina Masoliver

August saw the five-year anniversary of Lauren Kaye’s ‘I’m All In’, a poetry collection described as a ‘seductive collection of romantic and sensual poems that speak on the inevitable episodes of love, sex and relationships’. The occasion was marked on social media – at a time where artists are forced to be more resourceful than ever when the stage is taken away. As Kaye outlines in the introduction, her poetry ‘is written much how I speak’, and it is best to have seen her live or see live videos so you can then hear her voice as you read coming through the pages.

THE BARGING BUDDHI AND OTHER POEMS – SUNITA THIND – REVIEW

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged Bhangra, Black Pear Press, colonialism, colourism, cultural appropriation, family, featured, feminism, Henna, India, marital rape, nature, ovarian cancer, patriarchy, poetry, Punjabi, review, sisterhood, Sunita Thind, The Barging Buddhi and Other Poems, white supremacy.

By Carmina Masoliver

Content warning: brief references to sexual assault

The Barging Buddhi and Other Poems takes us on a journey from human expectations that are created within a set culture, to more cosmic climbs, from which we are brought back to earth with the fragility of life, to then be connected to a wider sense of nature. Sunita Thind’s poetry is rich, sensual and visual. Although her numerous questions throughout the collection hint at self-doubt and uncertainty, she shows a strong sense of voice that is not easily contained, like the ‘pyrotechnical parrots’ she describes, how humans ‘clip their wings to capture the fury of their rainbow constellations / humans devouring them like black holes / sequestered in monster iron cages.’ The collection is strongest when assertive, using imperatives: ‘delete the tears’, ‘stain me’, maroon me.’

HAPPY DAZE – THE REVIVAL OF NORWICH DRAG

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged age, Bishy Barnabee, Blazing Rose, body hair, Devil Child, digital media, Dolores Deepthroat, drag, drag queen, entertainment, featured, femininity, gender, inclusivity, Liv, Lowestoft, Luna Howl, Neon Summer of Love, norwich, norwich pride, patriarchy, Pride on the Green, queer, queer culture, Sylvia Daze, Take The Weight Off Your Mascara, the birdcage, The House of Daze, The Rose Bud Club.

By Laura Potts

Take The Weight Off Your Mascara is Norwich’s up-and-coming drag night, run through The House of Daze drag house. I was lucky enough to interview four key members of The House of Daze: Sylvia Daze, Liv, Bishy Barnabee and Devil Child. Consisting of both regular performers and occasional guests, such as Dolores Deepthroat, The House of Daze are following in the footsteps of previous Norwich drag collectives like The Rose Bud Club and such local drag legends as Luna Howl.

THE LAST WORD FESTIVAL: HERE AND NOW

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged activism, Anita Barton-Williams, capitalism, Deptford, diversity, featured, feminism, Heaux Noire, Lisa Luxx, london, non-hierarchical, Octavia, patriarchy, plurality, poetry, read women, Shagufta K. Iqbal, She Grrrowls, sisterhood, slam poetry, solidarity, Talia Randall, The Albany, The Yoniverse, women, womxn, womxn of colour.

By Carmina Masoliver

One Sunday, in the quiet folds of The Albany in Deptford, a group of womxn came together to talk about our place in the arts, and specifically poetry. We came to listen, to write, and to share our voices.

BEING A MAN 2017: PART 2

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged addiction, Andrew Lovell, andrew mcmillan, BAM, bam festival, Being A Man, being a man festival, binary, body image, Cairo Nevitt, Christopher Green, Daniel Morri, domestic violence, feminism, festival, gender, Justin Hancok, Laura Dodsworth, M People, male suicide, masculinity, Mawaan Rizwan, men, mental health, metoo, mra, Naomi Wolf, Oliver O’Donohoe, patriarchy, Paul Burton, Placebo, Polari, sexual violence, sexuality, Sherren el Feki, southbank centre, Stefan Olsdal, suicide, Tomi Adegoke, Travis Albanza, violence.

by Carmina Masoliver

cw: mentions of rape and addiction

For this second part on the Being a Man (BAM) Festival, I’ll be looking at the various panels that addressed men’s body image, different kinds of addiction, and the concept of masculinity – looking beyond gender as something binary, and taking sexuality into account.Continue Reading

BEING A MAN 2017: PART 1

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged #metoo, BAM, bam festival, Being A Man, being a man festival, domestic violence, Dwaynamics, feminism, festival, gender, male suicide, masculinity, men, mental health, mra, patriarchy, robert webb, sexual violence, simon amstell, southbank centre, suicide, violence.

by Carmina Masoliver

cw: mentions suicide, rape, abuse, domestic violence, sexual violence

I left this year’s Being a Man Festival with over fifty pages of notes and a hopeful feeling – inspired by the coming together of people of all genders to take part in a dialogue on gender and its many intersections. Events like this show just how much there is to gain from men addressing gender from a feminist perspective, as opposed to the toxic perspective of the MRA groups. Below are a few highlights from the weekend focusing, in this first part, on mental health and the role of violence in men’s lives.

REFLECTIONS ON #METOO FROM A TIRED SURVIVOR

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Perspectives and tagged #metoo, #SolidaritynotSilence, activism, activist spaces, ally, Alyssa Milano, attack, awareness raising, BME, campaign, detailed accounts, domination, Donald Trump, Ebony, facebook, gendered violence, Harvey Weinstein, hashtag, hashtag activism, legal systems, liberalisation, masculinity, me too, organisation, patriarchy, perpertrator, pervasive, power, practical steps, rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual violence, social media, structural issues, Survivor, Tarana Burke, toxic, transaction, triggering, university, victims, women, workplace.

by Anonymous

Content warning: mentions sexual violence, abuse, sexual harassment, rape, domestic abuse and violence

Last week saw the hashtag #MeToo achieve viral success, following the accusations multiple women made again Hollywood director Harvey Weinstein. The hashtag started when actress Alyssa Milano, tweeted “If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote ‘Me too’ as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem”.

The next week, social media was bombarded with personal account of sexual harassment, abuse, rape, assault and domestic violence. Famous celebrities talked about their experiences and within 24 hours, Facebook reported that 4.7 million people engaged with the #MeToo hashtag with over 12 million posts and comments. Most of the media’s reaction has been positive – finally we are acknowledging that sexual violence is a pervasive problem rather than a few isolated incidents, they say.Continue Reading

LADY OF THE FLIES: WORKSHOPPING A BAD IDEA

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged David Siegel, female cast, Female Lord of the Flies, feminism, film, film adaptation, Heathers, Hollywood, Lady of the Flies, Lord of the Flies, matriarchal, Mean Girls, movie, patriarchal society, patriarchy, remake, Scott McGehee, William Golding, women in film, workshopping, Y the Last Man.

by Richard Worth

Hollywood seems once again to be trying to prove that it is incapable of coming up with an original idea, while the ideas that they do have are disturbingly off base and fly in the face of prevailing winds. The latest is a forthcoming remake of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies featuring female characters playing the traditionally male roles. Predictably, it got the internet, usually known for its tempered and considered reactions, good and riled up.

Lord of the Flies is a complex and challenging piece of literature. As such, adapting it with such a major fundamental change, threatens the integrity of the original story. Having the story revolve around a group of girls, rather than boys, presents some hurdles but I think it doesn’t necessarily destroy the story’s function.

WALKING THROUGH THE ART IN CÀDIZ

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged Abisal, Ana Torralaba Loyo, artistic freedom, arts, Baluarte de Santa Catalina y Castillo, Carmen Santonja, Cádiz, commission, ECCO: Espacio de Cultura Contemporánea, exhibition, feminism, gallery space, Gloria Garrastazul, Gloria Van Aerssen, independent artists, Lucía Paniagua, message, Mirvia Aranda Marín, patriarchy, patronage, personal, political, Reciclar Arte, representation, review, spain, travel, Un Metro Cuadrado, visual art, work.

by Carmina Masoliver

When I went to Cádiz, I had planned to do little else but lay on its beaches, swim, and eat good food. Yet, I still wanted to explore the area to see what else it had to offer, and it was on a walk to the park that I stumbled upon some of the city’s fine art exhibitions.Continue Reading

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CHOOSE YOUR RICH OLD WHITE MAN – AN UNINSPIRING ELECTION

By Howard Green

LOVE, HONOUR AND FOREPLAY – LAUREN KAYE’S I’M ALL IN, FIVE YEARS ON

By Carmina Masoliver

THE BARGING BUDDHI AND OTHER POEMS – SUNITA THIND – REVIEW

By Carmina Masoliver

HAPPY DAZE – THE REVIVAL OF NORWICH DRAG

THE LAST WORD FESTIVAL: HERE AND NOW

BEING A MAN 2017: PART 2

BEING A MAN 2017: PART 1

LADY OF THE FLIES: WORKSHOPPING A BAD IDEA

WALKING THROUGH THE ART IN CÀDIZ

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