Peter Kennard: A very unofficial war artist
The Exhibiton — Peter Kennard: A Very Unofficial War Artist, Imperial War Museum, London The Film — Zygosis: John Heartfield and the Political Image by Gavin Hodge & Tim Morrison…
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Podcast: The challenge of Sanders and Corbyn to the extreme centre
http://rozworski.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Podcast150814-Sanders-Corbyn.mp3 Over the past year, unlikely challengers have emerged to the dominant politics of the center-left in both the US and the UK. Jeremy Corbyn is looking increasingly poised to…
UK: 250,000 march to “End Austerity Now”…the Tories respond with more cuts
UK: 250,000 march to “End Austerity Now”…the Tories respond with more cuts. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, UK
Anti-austerity protests: tens of thousands rally across UK | World news | The Guardian
Anti-austerity protests: tens of thousands rally across UK | World news | The Guardian. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, UK
Britain to launch national day of action against austerity
Britain to launch national day of action against austerity. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Capitalism, Protest, UK
The Thought Police: Alive and Well and Ruling in Canada
Ottawa considering hate charges against those who boycott Israel Blaney’s office cites ‘comprehensive’ hate laws for new zero tolerance plans By Neil Macdonald, CBC News Posted: May 11, 2015 5:00…
But What Did They Expect?
David Cameron is wasting no time hammering rightwing nails in Britain’s coffin. He has served notice he’ll be making the most of his slim majority win last week and the…
Fringe party crashes election debate in Hornsey
I can safely say I just got home from one of the most bizarre electoral hustings I’ve ever been to. Tonight’s debate, hosted by Horsney Parish Church and moderated by…
Art and photography tackle the conscience and chronology of war
A review of: Conflict – Time – Photography @ Tate Modern, London Conscience and Conflict: British Artists and the Spanish Civil War @ Pallant Gallery, Chichester Brute @ arthouse1, London…
Humanists discuss political engagement
Last night, I attended a discussion hosted by the pan London Humanist group on what new opportunities there are for greater democratic engagement following the Scottish referendum on independence. It…
#NoMoreGames… but what instead?
I passed a billboard today advertising the British Medical Association (BMA)’s new media campaign. It calls for all political parties to stop playing games with the NHS. I’ll give them…
Lib Dems call on PM to allow humanist marriages in the UK
Late in 2014, I wrote to my MP, Lynne Featherstone, following a call to action by the British Humanist Association. I’ve just received a response from my MP expressing her…
Visualizing Energy Generated from Wind
Renewable energy debates can suffer obfuscation through abstraction and disingenuous allegations like renewable is limited in it’s generation times. For example, wind power is often argued to be useless because…
It is Finished. Scotland Stays Put – For Now.
The BBC has called the Scottish independence referendum for the No side. The pro-independence Yes side did win some notable victories, Glasgow for example, but not enough votes overall to…
Let’s dream a bigger dream, Yes People
I like the Yes People. Who wouldn’t? They’ve got a fantastically daring vision, and they’re unafraid to upset the status quo in favour of creating a society that’s more just.…
London Has Denounced It. So Has Washington. Why the Complicit Silence from Canada?
Israel has just taken another massive bite out of the Palestinian West Bank homeland. Britain has condemned the land grab, so has Washington. As for Canada, “what land grab?” As…
Tens of thousands march in London against coalition’s austerity measures | Politics | theguardian.com
Tens of thousands march in London against coalition’s austerity measures | Politics | theguardian.com. Russell Brand told the marchers there will be a ‘peaceful, effortless, joyful revolution’ against austerity in…
People Are Not Pigeons
You needn’t go farther than the comment section of a UK rag to find the sort of people who are okay with torture devices beging designed into their buildings. Is…
Humanist Hustings–Europe Votes 2014
Moving to London (details eventually coming) has allowed me to attend more great events. Last night, I attended the British Humanist Association’s Humanist Hustings all-candidates forum for the upcoming European…
VoiceOver documentary reframes the 2011 London riots
VoiceOver | Riots Reframed (2013) is Fahim Alam’s first film, shot in the aftermath of the 2011 riots in London and other UK cities, while Alam was under conditional release…