Jul 8, 2020 | BlackLivesMatter, Podcast
Listen to Abdullah Adekola read his poem ‘Neighbourhood Library’ published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here. It’s really important to reflect on Leeds experiences in light of the Black Lives Matter movement. Abdullah...
Jul 6, 2020 | BlackLivesMatter, Podcast
Jason Allen-Paisant reads his poem ‘Black Walking’, published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here . Dr Jason Allen-Paisant is a Lecturer in Comparative Literature at the University of Leeds and his work has been...
Jul 6, 2020 | Blog, Poet theologian
Our Poet Theologian, Hannah Stone, considers the urge to get creative in lockdown and considers whether the ‘new normal’ will be a place of greater creativity, be that physical, emotional or political transformation. At the start of lockdown I was...
Jul 1, 2020 | BlackLivesMatter, Podcast
It feels really important to reflect on Leeds experiences in light of the Black Lives Matter protests. Playwright and lyricist, Testament, lit up the Minster with his spoken word performance of Come the Revolution, published in the anthology And The Stones Fell...
Jun 29, 2020 | BlackLivesMatter, Blog
Leo Joslin, postgraduate student and member of staff at Leeds Church Institute, reflects on the role and purpose of faith in activism and protest today. Leo’s article is also published in our Summer CITYtheology magazine. A protest movement in the 21st...
