You’ve still got to laugh
‘Racist B&B’ is a comedy sketch by Tara Flynn. She explains why she made it on her blog. I tip my hat to an artist who can transform hate into … Continue reading
You’ve got to laugh
It’s an old-fashioned ladies hairdressers’, on a down-at-heel high road in the West Midlands. The owner – let’s call her Linda – has worked there for decades, cutting, washing and … Continue reading
Against Frankenstein
‘Hope today is a contraband passed from hand to hand and from story to story.’ John Berger, Bento’s Sketchbook, 2011 Bread and Salt tells the stories of 18 European artists … Continue reading
Bread and Salt: First words
My old friend Dave and I are doing the final proofs of the English version of Bread and Salt: it will go to print on Monday, for publication on 21 … Continue reading
300 Metres
A few months ago, I was fortunate to be invited to speak at a conference in Budapest. Organised in the context of a European project with partners in Greece, Spain, … Continue reading
Engaged writing
Manuel Castells‘ account of the networks of outrage and hope that have emerged since the economic collapse of 2008 is as inspiring as it is instructive. I’ve been learning a … Continue reading
African inspiration
‘I had to get out of the country without permission, which means I have to cross my fingers when I get to the airport that nothing happens to me. And … Continue reading
Since dirty began
The laws of immigration Those with money have been thieves; those without will be. Those who are kept apart shall be reprimanded for exclusiveness. Those who assimilate shall … Continue reading
Languages and realities
‘I’m used to thinking that stories in English are so much richer or more important than stories I hear in my own language.’ Henning Mankell, The Troubled Man Oppression, subjugation, … Continue reading
Interpretations
‘You cannot understand the migrant if you haven’t heard his story first.’ Gazmend Kapllani In the course of working on Bread and Salt, I have met 18 artists who have … Continue reading
