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Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, May 31, 2012 0:00 - 3 Comments
Interview | Akala: “Revolution is inevitable”
In an exclusive interview, Akala, one of the UK's most respected Hip Hop artists talks to Ceasefire's Adam Elliott-Cooper and Usayd Younis about race, history and philosophy, with exclusive video performances from his latest material.
Music & Dance, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, April 22, 2012 0:00 - 3 Comments
Music | The Riots: A Grime Perspective
Like much social unrest, the music of the streets has drawn its own narratives of the revolts in August 2011. Terence Elliott-Cooper picks out some of his favourites
New in Ceasefire, The Anti-Imperialist - Sunday, January 29, 2012 22:25 - 1 Comment
The Anti Imperialist | David Lammy and (Mis)understanding Violent Coercion
David Lammy's remarks blaming the riots on a lack of corporal punishment have been widely reported in the media. Adam Elliott-Cooper argues that Lammy's clumsiness not only draws attention from the multitude of factors underpinning the riots, but also the culture of violence that is far more damaging to the communities he claims to represent.
New in Ceasefire, The Anti-Imperialist - Sunday, October 23, 2011 12:47 - 0 Comments
The Anti Imperialist | Riots, Raids and Building Resistance
With dawn raids, arrests and stops of young people a daily occurrence in London, community organisers are standing up for their communities as well as working towards building critical conciousness. Adam Elliott-Cooper reports from Tottenham and speaks, in a series of video interviews, to radical youth organisers and educators about the riots, the aftermath and generating youth-led activism.
New in Ceasefire, The Anti-Imperialist - Sunday, September 18, 2011 14:44 - 5 Comments
The Anti Imperialist The UK Riots: Advertising as a form of violence
In the second of his columns on the political significance of the riots. Ceasefire Associate Editor, Adam Elliott Cooper, tackles the toxic alliance between youth culture, rampant consumerism and corporate interests.
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