Sarah Reed – Shake! statement of support
Sarah Reed - Shake! statement of support: Please come to this vigil tonight, 7pm outside Holloway Prison. Sarah Reed's murder holds up what we know already, we know that people of colour and women will only ever be safe outside the system. Outside state structures that are in fact systems of...
Resistance Is Fertile – Showcase feedback
We had a full house and a thoroughly engaged audience at our 6th Shake! showcase of film, poetry, music, song, zines and creativity. Pure magic, beauty and power. Big love and thank you to all the beautiful people that made the night so special. ♥♥♥ Here's a selection of feedback we received: it...
Shake! Showcase no.6 – #ResistanceIsFertile
*** 26th January 2016 *** Our 6th Shake! showcase is gonna be a biggie! Teaming up with the afro-funky family vibes of Numbi we'll be presenting poetic, filmic & musical responses to injustice (themed around #StatesOfViolence + #FoodFight) from the participants on our 2015 Shake! courses....
Moving from ‘no borders’ to broaderland for the borderless
Farzana Khan makes the case for a new way of being open. (web exclusive via New Internationalist magazine) Image © Erin Konsmo www.erinmariek.com Reflections: what does a commitment to no borders look like? Borders are set up to define the places that are safe and unsafe, to distinguish us from...
An Eye-full of #COP21 Paris
We've just returned from solidarity actions and engagement with indigenous and frontline communities at the alternative COP21 summit in Paris. Sending love & light to all our friends, allies from black & brown frontline communities & indigenous folk coming from all over the world,...
Shake! #FoodFight Reflections
By Jethro Jenkins Shake! is a 5-day intensive course for 16-25 yr olds, consisting of creative workshops designed to equip them with the tools they need to fight oppression and build campaigns in their communities. Through various art forms - poetry, filmmaking, music and zine-making – and in an...