In 1976 Stuart Hall interviewed CLR James for the BBC. The tape, made by Mike Dibb, was sadly wiped unaired. This is the full transcript of their conversation, with intro by me, a glorious illustration by @mollycrabapple, and 🔥 editing by @elusivecorporal
https://t.co/wC2kksrGH7
Great final session with @TedCantle Dame Sara Khan @JYDenham @sundersays at today’s Social Cohesion Summit. Plus a packed room of practitioners and everyday experts.
Challenges to cohesion are clear, but so are solutions, and many stand ready to implement them.
As one of the editors, I'm excited to share that the Call for Proposals for The Palgrave Handbook on Frantz Fanon is now out. The submission deadline is February 1, 2025. For more information, visit here: https://t.co/d4WzzGptSj
'Focuses in so well, and so rigorously, on particular things happening at a particular time in a particular place in England'. Still on sale @LW_Books out in the real world (spotted this week @ThePortico , Manchester)
Building capacity, skills & confidence: Belong works with local councils to support organisational development & sure-footedness in tackling issues and promoting integration and cohesion. It was great to explore good practice with @ManCityCouncil colleagues this week.
I filed this just as the Southport riots were breaking out so it's either prescient or period piece. Either way, thanks to @processnorth and @trillingual for the insights it's built on
After the riots
This paper by @togethercoalit@britishfuture@BelongNetwork offers a useful analysis of the recent riots, uncovering longer-term trends that underpinned the violent outbreaks. Now, more than ever, we need to be building bridges, not walls
https://t.co/dfVt4OiFuk
'After the riots' - a new joint paper from the Belong Network, @britishfuture & @togethercoalit published today - sets out a 12-point plan of policy proposals to address what it calls a “vacuum on communities policy”.
https://t.co/htHBFKiQdj
We are pleased to announce Julie Siddiqi MBE as a guest speaker on our Shared Ground programme, starting later this month.
Julie is a mentor, consultant & activist with a focus on gender issues, Jewish-Muslim relations & social action.
Ltd spaces avail⬇️
https://t.co/XVu3S3Rvlq