Old Words #11 – ‘All in this together’
Still from ‘Ghost Town’ The Specials, 1981 THE DEPOLITICISATION OF COMMUNITY ART IN BRITAIN, 1970-2011 In 2011, I was asked
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Access ≠ Democracy
When I began in community art, the photocopier was new technology. In the printshop where I was an apprentice, we
Will someone in government please take responsibility?
On my websites, and Twitter, I try to share stories about community art that are honest, but encouraging. Fortunately, the
Feelings are not reality
On his appointment to the US Supreme Court in 1939 Justice William O. Douglas was told by the then Chief Justice, Charles Evans
Let’s make bus travel free!
The most disheartening thing about politics today is the lack of ideas about how to make people’s lives better. That’s
There is always an alternative. Always.
On Tuesday, I facilitated a talk for the Scottish Culture Collective by my friend Heba El Cheikh. She spoke about
Old Words #4, ‘The Art of Uncertainty’ (2010)
This month’s Old Words are unusual, since they don’t get around to the arts until the last quester of the
Dancing about migration
It’s been said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture. I’ve never been convinced. Human beings are not
Optimism is a valuable resource
Jubilee Arts was a pioneering community arts project founded in 1974, in West Bromwich, an industrial town west of
‘When will I be loved?’
I’ve been made blue, I’ve been lied to When will I be loved? I’ve been turned down, I’ve been pushed
Parliament of Dreams 