bits of life: Archive

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Feb 25th

Feb 23rd

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A walk to work across St.James' park

A walk to work across St.James” park (mp3)

Feb 14th

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BBC Look North interview me about Occupy Leeds →

Jan 14th

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Jan 14th

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Phill Jupitus visits Occupy Leeds →

Jan 14th

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Watch

O Little Town of Occupy, sung at Occupy Leeds on Saturday December 17 2011. We’ll be singing again today (Tuesday 20 December) at 1:30 and will be joined by Phil Jupitus, Chumbawamba and the cast of Red Ladder’s Big Society. And there is a Google Doc with all the lyrics in a handy songbook for you to print off and sing around the fire on Christmas day! Download here

Dec 20th

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Leeds Summat, a summary(ish)

We’re living through extraordinary times, with seismic upheavals and change: economic, political, cultural, social, media, environmental,… Summat Tax Justice, presented by Christian Aid Christian Aid - fighting for a world free of poverty and injustice Tax Accounting for change: My word is my bond (2011) On 15 October 2011, the Occupy London Stock Exchange (LSX) movement...

Dec 1st

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Statement from #occupyleeds

Statement from #occupyleeds (mp3)

Nov 30th

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Walk to the #n30 strike rally in #Leeds

Walk to the #n30 strike rally in #Leeds (mp3)

Nov 30th

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Nov 30th

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Hot Roast Chestnuts seller on Leeds Briggate

Hot Roast Chestnuts seller on Leeds Briggate (mp3)

Nov 6th

Oct 22nd

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LRD Whip Its vs Auld Reekie Cannon Belles...

LRD Whip Its vs Auld Reekie Cannon Belles Rollerderby bout (mp3)

Oct 22nd

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All Points North: Turner Prize 2011 Review

The Turner Prize 2011 opens into a room bathed in warm light. Angular white fins cut across the room, suspended from a metal lattice, neatly hung below the ceiling, precisely filtering light on to the work of Martin Boyce. The fins, the lights, the ventilation grills, the paraffin paper leaves that scatter across the floor are all work by the artist, who has embraced this white space and used all...

Oct 21st

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Oct 21st

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Matt Stokes, Cantata Profana, 2010 @balticmill

Matt Stokes, Cantata Profana, 2010 @balticmill (mp3)

Oct 21st

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Oct 20th

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Oct 19th

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Art Notes from London

Audio Obscura produced by ArtAngel On a recent trip to London I had one evening and a day to explore, but how much art can you see, in the middle of a bizarre Autumnal heat-wave? As long as there is some beer to accompany it, quite a bit it seems! Audio Obscura by Lavinia Greenlaw is a project produced byArtangel, set for the time-being in St.Pancras International Station. I spent a...

Oct 17th

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We are the 99%

A wave of protests is moving around the globe, inspired by the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street, people are mobilising to say that they are fed up of the greed of large corporations, the financial system and the inadequacy of those in charge, with a slogan that has caught everyone’s imagination - we are the 99%. These are peaceful protests which use direct action and community consensus...

Oct 16th

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