Journalist at RFI (ex-DW, BBC, CBC, F24...), writer (on art, music, culture...), I work in radio, podcasting, online, on films.
As a writer, I also contributed to the New Arab, Art UK, Byline Times, the i Paper...
Born in Paris, I was based in Prague, Miami, London, Nairobi (covering East Africa), Bangui, and in Bristol, UK. I also reported from Italy, Germany, Haiti, Tunisia, Liberia, Senegal, India, Mexico, Iraq, South Africa...
This blog is to share my work, news and cultural discoveries.
Remember how we were all - ok some of us - obsessed with music videos and bands' appearances at that time? TV was something else back then, before the internet...
Shara Nelson and 3D in one of the first of Massive Attack Live appearance on the 'Dance Energy' Music Show on BBC2, in June 1991:
Massive Attack - 'Safe From Harm' (Live - Dance Energy 1991)
The British city of Bristol is currently the European Green Capital. In the second of a three part series, RFI reports on the Bristol Pound, an alternative currency being used in the city.
The British city of Bristol has been named the European Green Capital 2015. In the first of a three-part series, RFI reports on the city's green credentials.
Cast: Peter Domankiewicz, Ángela Boix, Daniel AlbaladejoSubtitled. 110 mins, 2014, UK/Spain
Love-struck Londoner David drops everything and makes for Madrid to be with his Spanish sweetheart Marisa, but quickly finds himself dumped, dazed and confused in a land and a language very different from his own. With the help of some lively and outrageous locals, David immerses himself in Latin life and discovers (with a few complications along the way) that in order to love a Spanish woman you first have to learn to love Spain. A charming romp through romance, rejection and culture shock, this romantic comedy plays like a cinematic love letter to Madrid.
We are delighted to welcome ex-Bristol filmmaker Peter Domankiewicz back to Watershed with his new feature Tea & Sangria on Tue 28 April. Multi-talented...
Juste sharing this Facebook campaigning illustration:
HOPE not hate structure
HOPE not hate seeks to challenge and defeat the politics of hate and extremism within local communities, building resilience against the politics of hate and fear, at a national and grassroots level. In order to maximise our contribution to the debate and comply with all UK legislation, HOPE not hate operates via two separate and distinct legal entities, through which we deliver a range of activities and services. 2014 marks HOPE not hate’s 10th birthday as a national campaign.
HOPE not hate Educational Ltd (HNH Ed) is our charitable wing, which is the main vehicle for the development and execution of our community action & engagement plans, training and educational services. HNH Ed seeks to equip local communities and groups to defeat hate at a grassroots level. We also seek to influence the national debate by providing briefings and training to public policy figures as well as statutory and non-statutory bodies. HNH Ed enables us to make direct interventions during and after challenging events. HNH Ed also publishes regular pamphlets, toolkits, informational literature and analysis about extremists and the politics of hate both in the UK and abroad. HNH Ed was founded in 1992.
HOPE not hate Ltd (HNH) was originally established as Searchlight Information Services in 1986. HNH’s main role is to investigate, expose and campaign against the activities of the far right and other promoters of hate in Britain and Internationally. HNH is also the delivery vehicle of the award winning HOPE not hate campaign which has been the driving force in defeating the BNP in communities up and down the country. HNH is a registered third party for the purposes of election campaigning and is not aligned to any political party.
HOPE not hate Educational Ltd is registered with Companies House (2738367) and the Charity Commission (1013880)
HOPE not hate Ltd is also registered Companies House (8188502) as well as with the Electoral Commission.
As inequalities widen and the effects of austerity deepen, in many countries the wealth of the rich has soared. Why we can’t afford the rich exposes the unjust and dysfunctional mechanisms that allow the top 1% to siphon off wealth produced by others, through the control of property and money. Leading social scientist Andrew Sayer shows how over the last three decades the rich worldwide have increased their ability to hide their wealth, create indebtedness and expand their political influence. Written accessibly for a wide readership, this important book uses simple distinctions to burst the myth of the rich as specially talented wealth creators. Furthermore, as the risk of runaway climate change grows, it shows how the rich are threatening the planet by banking on unsustainable growth. The author forcefully argues that the crises of economy and climate can only be resolved by radical change to make economies sustainable, fair and conducive to well-being for all.
Biography:
Andrew Sayer is Professor of Social Theory and Political Economy at Lancaster University, UK. He has a long-standing interest in moral economy and has written several books on political economy, inequality, class, and philosophy and ethics, including Radical Political Economy: A Critique (Blackwell, 1995); The Moral Significance of Class (2005) and Why Things Matter to People: Social Science, Values and Ethical Life (2011) (both Cambridge University Press).
Copies of the book will be available to purchase from PolicyPress before and after the talk.
The Bookfair will include 2 halls filled with stalls – from local campaigns & groups to national anarchist distros & publishers; plenty of workshops & meetings to discuss & debate the key issues; the Radical History Zone just down the road at Hydra Bookshop; activities in Trinity’s outdoor permaculture garden & green space; an outdoor Soap-Box for Ranters; a quality vegan cafe; an indoor kids space; and a few surprises too!
Seven years on from our first Bookfair, 7 years on from the start of the global financial meltdown, after 7 years of austerity cuts and the rich getting richer, we are still here kicking and fighting back, providing alternatives and demanding a new world based on co-operation, total equality, and freedom. A new world we carry in our hearts and dreams.
We’ll bring you Bristol’s largest, free, open to the public, political event in the month before the election. As just a small part of a Britain-wide anarchist intervention into the key debates surrounding the election, we may well be a part of the largest electoral block – the Non-Voters. Because just as you know, whoever the public votes for – the government always gets in.
The British political system doesn’t just need tweeking, a bit of devolution here or PR there, or a new face in No.10 or City Hall. It is fundamentally flawed, it doesn’t work, and whichever bosses party runs it they will never act in the interests of the majority. It doesn’t need an overhaul, we need systemic change. All over the world, resistance and experimental alternatives to this rigged, biased & broken system are well under way. From everyday resistance enacted in the home, workplace or school, to more spectacular forms of direct action. From a thousand spanners in the works to a million spades in the earth, people are occupying, creating and organising new ways of living without hierarchy, domination and capitalism.
The Bookfair is a space for radicals, independent thinkers and those pissed of with & alienated from the political system, to come together and think outside the box. To discuss, network, laugh, cry and share the ideas, inspirations and strategies to resist and thrive. Leaders, politicians and representatives are never going to create the future we want. A better world is in our hearts – but is only through considered self-organised action, together, that we can make it a reality. --
Full Programme – as of 15th April is now printed x 1000 copies! It’s a black&white affair, sized A3 then double folded to A5. There will be a few copies atHydra Bookshop & Kebele social centre to browse through, with the rest handed out on the day. Right here right now you can download the full programme in 2 separate parts:
The Radical History Zone at Hydra Bookshop is a 5minutes walk down Old Market. It is co-ordinated by BRHG – the full RHZ is here or download as a pdf RHZ_full info
Publicity – we’ve now produced and printed our Bookfair poster, flyer, and we’ve been given some stickers too. You can see all publicity here. Feel free to download/print images, and share them with your friends & comrades on social media and in real life. If you want to pick up some copies from us, drop in at one of our meetings, or send us an email. Cheers!
Cafe at the Bookfair – the vegan cafe will be run once again byKebele Cafe & friends, on the ground floor at Trinity. There will be hot/cold drinks, snacks & cake available from 11am at latest, and main meals from about 1pm, all at very affordable prices. Proceeds from the Cafe help fund the Bookfair, and also a new roof at Kebele. Hydra Bookshop also sells coffee & cake at the Radical History Zone.
