Lilac Archive

In the 6th Episode of the Lilac Archive, Abbi the organiser and one of the founders of Love and Rage DIY, a community group for survivors of Sexual Violence and trauma, discusses mutual aid, community organising and intersectionality. Artist Links:  Love and Rage DIY InstagramDiscussion Links: SA + SV Resources: Devon and Cornwall SARC Women’s Centre Cornwall The Bridge Project South West First Light Mutual Aid: Mutual Aid UK My Community American Friends Service| How To Create A Mutual Aid Group What is Mutual Aid? SA Recovery Spaces: SARSAS NHS| SARCS SLEEC Rape Crisis UK  Community Organising: Citizens Uk| What is Community Organising The Commons Library| Community Organising The Commons Library Falmouth Town Council| Community GroupsChapters + Bookmarks: “(00:27) Episode Intro” “(1:11) Interview Intro” “(2:55) Question 1- What Led to the Creation of Love and Rage DIY?” “(13:26) Question 2- Is Mutual Aid an Essential Part of Community Organising ?” “(19:34) Question 3- Is There Anything Specific About the Intersection of Violence and Marginalisation?” “(31:05) Question 4- Do You Think More Survivor Led Spaces Are Necessary?” “(39:33) Question 5- How Much Official Qualification Do You Think Is Needed in Therapeutic Spaces?” “(46:08) Question 6- Are Self-Organised Spaces Important for a More Autonomous Future?” “(52:31) Interview Outro” “(53:34) Episode Outro” 

Listen to Abbi from Love and Rage talk about mutual aid, community organising and intersectionality this Friday!

In the 5th Episode of the Lilac Archive, Cora the organiser of Inclusive Skateboarding group, Affinity Skateboarding, discusses how skateboarding and sporting can lead to more inclusive future for Queer sporting participation. Artist Links:   Affinity SkateboardingDiscussion Links: Unity Skateboarding: Unity Skateboarding Dazed | Unity is Tackling Homophobia in Skating  Queer Inclusive Sports: Pride Sports Guardian | Football Toxic for Gay Players AP News | What To Know About Lia Thomas Guardian | Sports Teams Giving Trans Kids a Safe Place to Play Human Rights Campaign | Facts About Transgender and Non-Binary Participation in Sport Stargazy FC Skateboarding and Public Space: Skateboarding Reviving Cities The Role Skateboarding in Urban Well Being  Pickleball: Trans Inclusion In Pickelball Trans Women Belong in Women Sports Chapters + Bookmarks: “(00:27) Episode Intro” “(1:11) Interview Intro” “(1:57) Question 1- What Led to the Creation of Affinity Skateboarding?” “(3:00) Question 2- What Drew You to Skateboarding Specifically?” “(9:03) Question 3- Do You Think More Inclusive Spaces Are Needed in Sport and Skateboarding?” “(16:36) Question 4- Do You Think That Spaces for Sport Can Movement Can Help Community Building?” “(26:39) Question 5- Do You Think Skateboarding Is Unique in This Position?” “(32:55) Question 6- Do You Think That the Transformation of Sports-Centred Spaces Can Help Combat Marginalisation?” “(45:57) Interview Outro” “(47:04) Episode Outro” 

Tune in This Friday to hear Cora from Affinity Skateboarding speak about Queernes, Sport and Inclusivity!

In the second Bonus Episode of the Lilac Archive, we host the second 3 speeches from the Falmouth Trans Collective’s Rad Ed Lecture series! Featuring talks from Cora (Affinity Skateboarding), Leo (Falmouth Trans Collective) and Sophie Meyer (Queer Kernow). Ranging from topics such as Queer skateboarding, the use of physical bodies in protest and Queer history. Artist Links:   Cora: Affinity Skateboarding Leo: Fal Trans Collective Instagram Sophie: Queer Kernow [email protected] Twitter  Instagram   Discussion Links: Skate Pal: Website Skateboarding.Ps Gaza Skate Team Digital Nataal: Skate Pal Jeff Grusso: La Times: The Life and Death of a Skateboarding Soul Love Letters to LGBTQ+ Skateboarders Vague Mag: Jeff Grossos Love Letters to Skateboarding   Unity Skateboarding: Unity Skateboarding Dazed Digitial: Unity is the Collective Tackling Homophobia in Skateboarding SF MOMA: Unity Through Skateboarding The “Useful Corpse”: The Garden Statuary: The Angel of Death The Arts Newspaper: Letting it All Burn 1st Ashes Action: National Parks Service: 1st Ashes Action ACT UP NY: Ashes Action How To Survive a Plague: Slate: How To Survive a Plague Reviewed AMA Journal of Ethics: Lessons on Surviving a Pandemic Sexing Skeletons: Guardian | Archeology's Sexual Revolution PS MAG | Human Bones Reveal Sex is Not Binary Samuel Foote: Queer Kernow| Samuel Foote Rictor Norton | Sodom and Onan Daphne De Maurier: Gender Justice Project | Queerness, Daphne and Me Lavender Menace | Rebbecca and Queer Culture                                                                                 Chapters + Bookmarks: “(00:27) Episode Intro” “(1:15) Lecture Intro” “(2:12) Cora’s- Affinity Skateboarding Lecture” “(14:54) Leo’s - Dissertation Lecture” “(33:04) Sophie Meyer’s - Queer Kernow Lecture” “(40:50) Episode Outro”   

In the first Bonus Episode of the Lilac Archive, we host 3 speeches from the Falmouth Trans Collective’s Rad Ed Lecture series! Featuring talks from Amy (Worker at We are With You), Abbi (Organiser of Love and Rage DIY) and Scamp Niemz (Local Drag Artist). Ranging from topics such as the history of ACT UP’s activism, the power of mutual aid and radical drag. Artist Links:   Amy:  Instragram We Are With You-Cornwall Drug and Alcohol Support Georgia's Voice Abbi:  Instagram Love and Rage DIY Scamp Niemz:  Instragram Website   Discussion Links: A.C.T UP:  ACT UP NY ACT UP NY Historical Archive BBC: A.I.D.S Activist: Terrence Higgins ACT UP London Mutual Aid: American Friends Service Committee: How to Create a Mutual Aid Network Dean Spade: How to Build Solidary Through Mutual Aid Mutual Aid 101: Toolkit  The Global Gag Rule: Open Society Foundation: What is The Global Gag Rule? PAI: Global Gag Rule Guardian: Trump Orders Expansion of Global Gag Rule GuttMarcher Institute: The Unpredecented Expansion of the Global Gag Rule  Radical Drag: Xtra Magazine: British Drag Has Always been Radical Sothebys: The Radical Art of Drag Tobaron Waxman: Radical Drag Chapters + Bookmarks: “(00:00) Episode Intro” “(1:13) Lecture Intro” “(1:50) Amys-ACT UP Lecture” “(16:50) Abbi's-Mutual Aid Lecture” “(33:48) Scamp Niemz’s-Lecture Intro” “(36:43) Scamp Niemz’s-Radical Drag Lecture” “(51:17) Episode Outro” 

In the 4th  Episode of the Lilac Archive, Emma Frankland, a performance artist and writer from Brighton explores her practice and the intersection of radical and punk aesthetics in theatre and beyond. Artist Links:   Emma Frankland  Instagram  Discussion Links: Recent Shows and Performances: No Apologies  Cabaret Acts Holly Oaks  Hearty Was Kurt Cobain Trans? :Reclaiming The Past: Was Kurt Cobain Trans? The 87 Press: Fragments from "In Utero" Kurt Cobain on Identity Role of Activism in Queerness: Queer Activism in the Internet Age   Queer Activism Transnationally Gerard Way and Cross Dressing in Punk: Gerard Way Wore a Cheerleading Outfit on Stage| Them US   Queer as Punk| NPR Inclusivity in Punk| The Guardian 10 Trans Women Changing the World of Punk| The Alternative Press Chapters + Bookmarks: “(00:00) Episode Intro” “(1:15) Interview Intro” “(4:18) Do You See an Intersection of Performance and Writing in Your Practice and If So, How Do They Interact?” “(8:19) Are There any Projects You’re Currently Involved In?” “(13:24) Do You Feel a Healing Element in Performance?” “(16:42) Is Writing and Performance the Translation and Embodiment of Your Experiences for an Audience?” “(25:21) Do You Envision a Space for More Punk and Disruptive Performances in Both Queer and Non-Queer Spaces?” “(27:47) Do You See Radical Thinking and Actions as a Necessity for Queer Activism?” “(33:24) Interview Outro” “(34:54) Episode Outro” 

Come and listen to Emma Frankland discuss her performance practice and all things Punk this Friday on the Lilac Archive!

In the 3rd Episode of the Lilac Archive, Leo Kirk and Andi Searle, two creatives and community organisers of the Falmouth Trans Collective, discuss why they started the collective and how resilience helps them foster links with the community. Including how this effects their own creative practices. Artist Links:                                  Falmouth Trans Collective                                 Leo Kirk                                 Andi Searle                                 Trans Pride Falmouth  Discussion Links: Queer Symbols: Peopel's History Museum                                    A Guide to LGBT Symbols                                   Lavender Languages Ross in LA: "Portrait of Ross in LA"                          Queer Art History                          Smithsonian Erause of Queer Artwork A.I.D.S Quilt: A.I.D.S Quilt                           A.I.D.S Quilt Uk Jewish Erasure:   The Motion Picture Academy Museum Erased Jews, So Did The Smithsonian                                    Lost Art Database Chapters + Bookmarks: “(00:00) Episode Intro” “(1:14) Interview Intro” “(2:45) What Catalysed You to Start the Falmouth Trans Collective?” “(4:10) Do You See a Vitality in Creating and Maintaining Community Networks?” “(9:56) How Important is a Sense of Togetherness in Personal or Community Resilience?” “(14:43) How Does Your Creative Practice Interact with The FTC and Community Organising, If at All?” “(28:48) Do You See Creative Practice, specifically to you in terms of Performance, as an Important Part of Resilience?” “(35:35) Can Marginalised Communities Use Creative Practice as a Process of Resilience?” “(46:45) Interview Outro” “(47:43) Episode Outro” 

Tune in on Friday to listen to Leo and Andi discuss their community leadership with the Falmouth Trans Collective and their own creative practice!