Having studied the #NoDAPL movement in class this week, the part which stuck out to me the most was the concept of #NoDAPL as a feminist struggle.  For many Native American and First Nations women, the personal cost of settler colonialism and capitalist accumulation has been disproportionately high in comparison to others from their nations.…[Read more]

For the theme of Black Lives Matter I have chosen to use a poster from Manual Cinema’s No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks. The multi-media cinematic performance was on at Mandeville Auditorium last Friday (22nd) and whilst I was watching I was struck by some of the lines in her poetry which spoke to the idea of equality and how when A…[Read more]

For this week’s photo share I decided to highlight my friend and mentor Isaiah Wellington-Lynn. Given that this week was on the importance of ethnic studies departments, increasing diversity and equality within education, and how student activism can result in genuine change, I felt it was relevant to highlight Isaiah’s work.

Whilst on his year…[Read more]

For Week 5 I have chosen to submit an image of UK Grime artist Stormzy. From south London, Stormzy is one of the most prominent grime artists in the UK, but in addition to his genius lyrics he is also well known for his political activism and work to support black youth, especially in terms of achieving in Higher Education. He notably used his…[Read more]

The image I have chosen for this week is a photograph of “An Interview with James Baldwin” published in The Village Voice in 1988. I found this image interesting for two reasons. Firstly, Quincy Troupe’s interview at James Baldwin’s home in the south of France was the last extensive interview Baldwin gave before his death, so was the last insight…[Read more]

I have chosen an image from the 201 7 Women’s March in Washington. I believe that, although the march is a nonviolent act of protest which aims to create a feminist backlash against the increased acceptance of misogyny, it actually is highly relevant to Martin Luther King’s “Beyond Vietnam” and “Letter from Birmingham Jail”.

In the sense that…[Read more]

For Week 9 I was initially planning to use the image of Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid kneeling during the national anthem at an NFL football game as I believe this image strongly relates to this week’s discussion of white fragility and the idea of white space as Kaepernick’s peaceful protest was met with public outcry and backlash so intense it…[Read more]

The image I have chosen for this week was taken by indigenous photographer Josue Rivas*, and is titled “Resist”. It depicts two water protectors, one making peace signs with their hands, silhouetted against bright lights and in harsh conditions. Water protectors at the Oceti Sakowin Camp faced police brutality, including the use of rubber bullets…[Read more]

The image I have chosen for Week 7 is of two white women protesting water quality in Flint. The woman at the front carries a bottle of drinking water (brown in colour). I selected this photograph for two main reasons. Firstly, it is successful in demonstrating the poor quality of the water that is supposedly safe for consumption. Second of all,…[Read more]

My photo for this week’s share relates to air pollution and the impact it has on schools. After the comment on Sadiq Khan visiting primary schools I was reminded of the fact that London breached its annual legal air pollution limit before the end of January in 2018 (and this was an improvement on previous years due to the Mayor’s policies). The…[Read more]

I have chosen this photograph as it shows a cordoned off area of Horton Plaza Park in downtown San Diego. After a petition started by a local man, a plaque in honour of Jefferson Davis was removed by Councillor Christopher Ward. Davis was the only Confederate President and when Ward removed the plaque he stated “Monuments honoring bigotry have no…[Read more]

The image I have chosen for this week is by Angel Franco (June 2013), depicting a man mowing the lawn near to the intersection of Charlotte and 170th in the Bronx. The photograph stuck with me whilst I was reading around Majora Carter’s ‘Greening the Ghetto’ as it shows how much difference green space makes to a previously bleak and heavily…[Read more]

The attached photo, by Reuters photographer Darren Staples, features a group of people sat after a protest in Brixton, London. Recent treatment of Windrush immigrants in UK policy has been controversial and demonstrations in areas where many immigrants settled were prevalent during April/May 2018. Brixton in particular is an area undergoing…[Read more]