This piece was written by Emily Fraser, a 40-year-old writer, singer, musician and volunteer member of Clydesider Magazine, Scotland. She wrote the poem in her car, just after hearing over the radio the horrifying and tragic story of young Alma’s loss of her whole family in the Israeli army’s genocidal bombing […]
Culture
“Different futures teeter on the brink of collapse and consolidation”
Anyone seeking to become acquainted with the work of Źiźek could do worse than settle down to the thirteen essays, published in October and affordably priced, in “Against progress”. Sean Sheehan Here are some of the topics covered and Źiźek’s take on them. From the “Absolute invariants” essay […]
Music to celebrate winter in the UK
New England vocal quartet Windborne have released their new album + illustrated songbook “To warm the winter hearth”, a collection of songs of solstice and winter music. Performed in English, Occitan and Lithuanian, it is a work of art with songs from the rich US-American, English and European folk libraries. […]
Photographing the past in the present
The Prix Pictet is an international award to photographers for their work in raising consciousness of important environmental and social issues. “Collage” is the title of the book bringing together some of the women photographers who have been nominated or shortlisted for the award since it began in 2008. […]
I don’t enjoy being here… trust me
A social stigma persists which views people in a situation of homelessness as social parasites or hopeless victims of addiction. Recognizing the human potential of marginalized people instead of seeing them as a criminal problem has been shown to be effective. But European decision-makers refuse to implement it.
















