Critical Perspectives is a series of interviews with artists, academics, activists and other cultural producers on local, national and global issues.
England, United Kingdom
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Policy and Protest in the Creative City | Blog by Anthony Killick cusp.ac.uk/themes/a/blog-ak-… via @CUSP_uk
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"Although #culture and #creativity can be mobilised in the service of financial profit, this process could give rise to unintended consequences."—@AntKillick >> cusp.ac.uk/themes/a/ak-paper… #CreativeEconomy #CulturalPolicy #PostGrowth cc @LeedsUniMedia
We're re-posting this interview with Dr Will Jackson in light of news that Caudrilla are about to restart fracking at that Preston New Road site in Lancashire.
We are reminded of the disastrous environmental effects of fracking.
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A lot has happened on the issue of #Fracking in 2018. This is an interview we posted a year ago with @Will_H_Jackson of @LJMUCriminology.
Here's hoping 2019 will be the year this destructive process is finally done away with altogether.
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We've been working on building a tenants union with @AcornLiverpool. Watch this space for updates on countering gentrification through community organisation.
Out doorknocking in the Kenny Fields Triangle with members of @AcornLiverpool renters' union, signing up members and making tenants aware of their legal rights.
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Article on gentrification and video activism by on the @FilmInt website by Critical Perspectives @AntKillick
A while back I was invited to Zagreb, Croatia, to curate a series of films and give a lecture on gentrification and video activism. Here's a shortened version of the lecture on the @FilmInt website: filmint.nu/?p=27665
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"Developing a Zero Carbon Manifesto for Merseyside"
10am, 29 June @BrinkLiverpool
A chance to share ideas & hear from: @DanCardenMP, @clarapa, @mikaminio & Abhijith Subramanian (@StrikeClimate)
Chaired by @LenaForAnfield
Please RT and register here:
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There's an International conference (Marx 201:
Rethinking the alternative) coming up @Unipisa, if you happen to be there. Scholars from various disciplines will be "rethinking an alternative" which addresses issues of #colonialism #climate change and #Crisis Follow it @201Marx!
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE at the University of Pisa, 8-10 May 2019.
Marx 201: Rethinking the Alternative.
@MarMusto @Unipisa @Marx200 @ilmanifesto @potere_alpopolo @direzioneprc @cgilnazionale @JacobinItalia @exploitpisa @jacobinmag @novaramedia @PlutoPress @VersoBooks @The_TUC
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Exposing corruption in Britain's finance sector: An interview w Prof David Whyte of Liverpool University | by CUSP research fellow @AntKillick >> plutobooks.com/blog/video-ex…
CP #13 Corruption and Financialisation
@AntKillick talks to @d_whyte100 about corruption in the globalised financial sector and how it affects our daily lives
Who pays for the costs of failure such as #Carillion’s? Is the corporate model corrupt by design?
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David Whyte on Large-Scale Corruption in Britain's Finance Sector
Watch the full interview with @AntKillick and @d_whyte100 here:
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@PlutoPress @LivUniSoc @anticorruption @TransparencyUK #corruptionperceptionindex #corruption
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Happy anniversary since the start of 14 days of incredible strike action. This branch will always defend the interests of our members. ✊✊✊✊✊✊
Up soon:Corruption and Financialisation
@AntKillick talks to @d_whyte100 about corruption in the globalised financial sector and how it affects our daily lives
Who pays for the costs of failure such as #Carillion’s? Is the corporate model corrupt by design?
@PlutoPress @LivUniSoc
Here's our article on @RedGreenLabour following our interview with @clarapa
redgreenlabour.org/trade-uni…
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@TUvsFracking @frackfreelancs @frackfreeunited @Anothergreen @romaynephoenix @terryconway2 @pcs_union @GMB_union @campaigncc @hilda77 @unitetheunion
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This week, we publish an article by @SRMcDonagh and @AntKillick from @criticalpers alongside their interview podcast with @clarapa fom @RedGreenLabour & @PCSCultureGroup
#socialistSunday
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CP#12:Trade Unions and #ClimateChange
Steph and Anthony talk to @clarapa on the role of unions in tackling climate change, the importance the of union's grassroots, green growth and solutions like the one million climate jobs campaign and energy democracy
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"within the big, bureaucratic world of trade unions there is a place for democracy and grassroots climate activism"
@RedGreenLabour @pcs_union @PCSCultureGroup @TUvsFracking @campaigncc @hilda77 @frackfreelancs @frackfreeunited @tinalouiseUK @ExtinctionR #BanFracking #TradeUnions
Out TOMORROW: Our first episode of 2019 is an interview with @clarapa of @RedGreenLabour @pcs_union. We'll be discussing the role of trade unions in tackling #ClimateChange, the tensions around this issue within the trade union movement, energy democracy, "green growth" and more!
