Community Organisers in Conversation

This 2-part conversation focuses on love as a political force, with Balraj and Nuradin from Kids of Colour, an anti-racist youth organisation in Greater Manchester. In this episode we talk more about the role of art and culture, the crisis of growing fascism, and the importance of spaces for conversation, care and grief. We reflect on the years of work that has built community relationships agains...

This 2-part conversation focuses on love as a political force, with Balraj and Nuradin from Kids of Colour, an anti-racist youth organisation in Greater Manchester. In this episode they introduce the Boys and Love project, where they run sessions with boys of colour exploring themes of love, solidarity, masculinity, feminism and community. We talk about the oppressive environment of schools and th...

This 2-part conversation brings together two organisers in Brighton to discuss political education: Jo Taylor from the Solidarity Economy Association and Amy McGourty, a trade unionist and Irish language organiser. In this episode, we discuss the Kurdish context, including the huge role of political education in the trajectory of the Rojava revolution. We think about the idea of collective self-kn...

In this 2-part conversation we meet two organisers in Brighton to discuss political education: Jo Taylor from the Solidarity Economy Association and Amy McGourty, a trade unionist and Irish language organiser. In this episode we talk about what we mean by political education, the forms it can take, and the role it has played in movements around the world. We discuss the relationship of language to...

How does a community organise itself to survive in the face of state violence and neglect? In this episode we discuss how asylum seekers and refugees are directly creating the things they need to survive. We talk about how mutual aid builds political power, the significance of self-organisation, and how those most affected by oppression come to lead their own struggles. We discuss the role of art...

In the 2nd episode of this 2-part conversation, we talk more about the political questions involved in community organising, from sharing power to dealing with conflict and harm. We discuss the role of the organiser, the new wave of British abolitionism, and what it means to have an abolitionist approach. With Amardeep Dhillon from We Keep Us Safe Lewisham and Lesbians & Support the Migrants;...

In episode 1 of this 2-part conversation, we discuss what community organising is, and the argument for it as a political approach. We talk about the growing forms of community organising happening in Britain, how people are attempting to politicise everyday life, and the infrastructure we need for a community to exist. With Amardeep Dhillon from We Keep Us Safe Lewisham and Lesbians & Support...