Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisele Pelicot, took part in a conversation with Afua Hirsch at London’s Royal Geographical Society. LYNNE WALSH reports
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This year’s Bristol Radical History Festival focused on the persistent threats of racism, xenophobia and, of course, our radical collective resistance to it across Ireland and Britain, reports LYNNE WALSH
LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
With most of recorded history dominated by the voices of men, LYNNE WALSH encourages sisters to read the memoirs of women – and to write their own too
LYNNE WALSH attempts to unravel the latest advice from local authorities on tackling violence against women and girls
Anti-fascists from around the world will soon be travelling to Spain to commemorate the International Brigades and walk in the footsteps of the bravest of their generation, writes LYNNE WALSH
From prostitution to surrogacy, access to women’s bodies can be bought for a fee. LYNNE WALSH reports from a conference exploring the mounting crisis in which women are increasingly seen as products to be consumed
LYNNE WALSH reports from the recent ‘Chartism Day’ conference at Reading University, where sisters of the 19th century Chartist struggle emerged from the pages of history
LYNNE WALSH reports from a recent conference in London organised by the Women’s Declaration International
LYNNE WALSH reports on discussions among feminist campaigners and a recent Swansea University event
This year’s International Brigade Memorial Trust
commemoration took on an urgent tone, with
warnings of ‘terrifying wave of fascism’ in Europe
drawing parallels between 1930s Spain and
today, reports LYNNE WALSH
LYNNE WALSH relishes a sweetly anarchic hour of dance and acrobatics, underscored by a big theme
LYNNE WALSH’S choice are photographers prepared to focus on the outcomes of the politics of exclusion
LYNNE WALSH celebrates the prescient political dramas of Trevor Griffiths, playwright, screenwriter and Marxist, born April 4 1935; died March 29 2024
LYNNE WALSH recommends an outstanding production with the zeal to tell stories of our socialist past
LYNNE WALSH swoons over a remarkable musical that charts the changing occupiers of a brutalist block in Sheffield
LYNNE WALSH gets the view from the ground about the relentless tide of misogyny affecting women, young or old – and asks when we’re going to get angry enough to do something about it
LYNNE WALSH applauds an exceptional piece of theatre that pits the BUF against the heroes of Cable Street
LYNNE WALSH interviews writer Alex Kanefsky and designer Yoav Segal about their new musical, Cable Street
LYNNE WALSH pays tribute to a brilliant organiser and fearless campaigner, who died last month aged 64
LYNNE WALSH reports from a conference exposing the reality for women caught up in the porn industry, where rape, torture, degradation and fear are the norm – and where victims are told this is ‘liberating’
LYNNE WALSH reports from the launch of a new film on the sex industry, but warns of discomfort over a focus on the stories of male ‘sex buyers’, rather than female victims
With the cost-of-living crisis showing no signs of abating, LYNNE WALSH talks to women about their experiences with foodbanks and ‘managing finances’ – and discovers some pathbreaking work on poverty being carried out by the Smallwood Trust
With Parliament currently consulting the public on assisted suicide policy, LYNNE WALSH explores the issues and talks to a disability rights activist who warns of troubling stereotypes of disabled people distorting the debate
LYNNE WALSH is thrilled by an exhibition of post-war British art
LYNNE WALSH says a powerful book by Nan Sloane is a keeper that will reward reading and rereading
LYNNE WALSH recommends an uplifting musical narrative of Glasgow shipyards’ struggles past that is perfectly fit for the challenges of today
LYNNE WALSH is unimpressed by the latest wazzackry from the government
The Home Office has been trumpeting new phone software that allows a ‘guardian’ to track women’s movements in an attempt to protect them while out and about. LYNNE WALSH chats to the experts for their views
From a legendary folk singer to a visceral new play and a stunning sculptor
LYNNE WALSH faces the ‘brilliant or bonkers’ conundrum of a simultaneous exhibition of work by Jeff Koons and Cy Twombly
LYNNE WALSH reports from two action-packed and emotional days at FiLiA conference in Portsmouth
LYNNE WALSH looks ahead to the biggest radical feminist conference in Europe, FiLiA, which takes place over two days in October
Lynne Walsh chats to ‘Greenham woman’ SUE LENT about the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking anti-nuclear action, and women’s recreation today of the legendary march from Cardiff to the Berkshire missile base
LYNNE WALSH tells the story of the Welsh international brigaders featured on a new banner that had its first outing last weekend
LYNNE WALSH reports from a recent webinar organised by Nordic Model Now! where contributors explored the best ways to support the vulnerable and traumatised women coerced into prostitution
LYNNE WALSH reports on this year's Levellers’ Day
Engaging personal account of international brigader sheds new light on seminal conflict
The great folk artist and activist PEGGY SEEGER is about to release a new album and here she talks to Lynne Walsh about its themes and the importance of speaking out about women's oppression, the environment and the survival of the arts post-Covid
LYNNE WALSH recommends an engaging graphic novel about sisterhood and the city
Earlier this week John McDonnell chatted with feminist academic Selina Todd via Zoom about her new book on social mobility, and its themes of class, education and the struggle for a more egalitarian world. LYNNE WALSH reports
LYNNE WALSH reports on the Future of Work event at the weekend, which saw a panel of expert speakers discuss automation, deskilling and the effects of Covid-19 on the workplace
LYNNE WALSH reports on a meeting celebrating the huge contribution black communist Claudia Jones made to the struggle for socialism and racial equality in the US and in Britain
Lynne Walsh talks to VIVIENNE HAYES of renowned charity the Women’s Resource Centre about the UN convention known as Cedaw – and why it deserves a higher profile
LYNNE WALSH reports on the Communist Party of Britain and Young Communist League’s special events to mark the 84th anniversary of the famous East End routing of Oswald Mosley’s fascists
Brilliant comic cuts from a true national treasure
The Communist Party of Britain’s centenary celebrations were a huge success under the extraorinary circumtances of the coronavirus lockdown, writes LYNNE WALSH
Dynamic young theatre company commemorates the International Brigades
The courage to resist, from WWI pacifists to civil rights activists in America's Deep South
Online essentials, from Cardiff to Cuba
Inspirational acts of solidarity in France and Greece
Licking the lockdown: better times to come with music, talks, photography, drama and opera
Virtual sculpture tours in Scotland, groovy geezers and the 'female gaze' online
Online pleasures, from the opening bars of 2001 to a theatre show, a music festival and a soap-opera rolled into one
Caustic comedy on fraught divisions between baby-boomers and Generation X
JACK SHEPHERD tells Lynne Walsh why he's written a play about what's happened to the modernist movement in art
At last weekend’s Woman’s Place UK event, grassroots feminist activism was flourishing, writes LYNNE WALSH
Almost 1,000 women packed out University College London at the weekend to discuss their sex-based rights as part of a rejuvenated and growing movement. LYNNE WALSH reports
ED EDWARDS has first-hand experience of the hard-drug epidemic ravaging communities and he's written an outstanding play about it. Lynne Walsh reports
LYNNE WALSH sees a spot-on adaptation of Shakespeare's works which confronts the thorny issue of exclusion in schools
This inside story of 'The Trojan Horse' controversy in a Birmingham school is a must-see, says LYNNE WALSH
Russian Revolution conspicuous by its absence in production of Maxim Gorky's 1910 family drama
LYNNE WALSH reports from the Radfem Collective’s annual conference
In an era of cuts to drama education, the Dickens Theatre Company is providing a vital service with its schools tour of Macbeth, says LYNNE WALSH
Acute adaptation of Ibsen's exploration of a woman trapped by her biology
With the Homeless World Cup heading to Cardiff today, Lynne Walsh chats to the head of Shelter Cymru JOHN PUZEY
Lynne Walsh previews the football tournament that is “more than a game” and speaks to the people involved, from players to founders, about forcing a change
CHE WALKER talks to Lynne Walsh about a unique training project in performance and media which is a beacon of diversity and innovation
Theatre director JOLLEY GOSNOLD tells Lynne Walsh why he's bringing an Ibsen classic bang up to date
Tennessee Williams’s play is a reminder of the precarious existence of many in the US of the inter-war years, says LYNNE WALSH
Recent research projects seek to re-examine the role of women during the 1984-5 miners’ strike by focusing on fact rather than prevailing formulaic imagery created by the media at the time. LYNNE WALSH reports
There are troubling flaws in the stage adaptation of Andrea Levy's nuanced account of the Windrush generation experience, says LYNNE WALSH
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown in Christopher Marlowe’s uneven tragedy Edward II
The voice of the underclass rings out loud and clear in a challenging denunciation of the poverty trap
From sexual harassment, to ageism, to having your ideas discounted by men, it’s tough being a female journalist today, says LYNNE WALSH
LYNNE WALSH sees an inspirational production celebrating a landmark women's strike
At a packed meeting of A Woman’s Place UK, feminists made clear the importance of sex-specific laws and research and the danger posed by muddled reforms, report LYNNE WALSH and ROS SITWELL
Charities working with the victims of domestic abuse have criticised the government’s draft domestic abuse Bill this week, and say children will still be at risk, writes LYNNE WALSH
NEIL GORE talks to Lynne Walsh about a rousing new musical show on a groundbreaking women's strike