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Steve McQueen is one of Britain's most acclaimed filmmakers and artists. He is the recipient of the Academy Award for Best Picture, two BAFTA Awards, the Caméra d'Or, a Golden Globe, and the Turner Prize. McQueen's work includes his first feature-length film Hunger about Bobby Sands and the 1981 Irish hunger strike, the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave, the BBC anthology Small Axe, and his most recent film Blitz. In April 2025 McQueen joined us live on the Intelligence Squared stage to discuss the themes of his new book Resistance. Accompanied by a major exhibition of the same name at Turner Contemporary, Resistance is a landmark collection of photographs and essays charting a century of British activism. Speaking alongside author Gary Younge, McQueen explored the power of collective action and uncover the often-overlooked stories of individuals who have been instrumental in forming modern Britain. McQueen discussed how acts of resistance have shaped Britain and the powerful role of photography as a catalyst for change. From the radical suffrage movement in 1903 through key moments including the Battle of Cable Street, the Black People's Day of Action, Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp and the Miners' Strike; onto protests against environmental destruction, struggles for LGBTQ+ and disability rights; and the largest protest in Britain's history: the march against the War in Iraq in 2003. ----- This is the first instalment of a two-part episode. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full ad free conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Greenham Common Women's Peace Encampment was an anti-nuke encampment outside of a US military base in England, that women (and loads of lesbians) occupied from 1981 all the way through 2000. Fed up with male-on-male violence, and society's expectations on women, Sue Say joined the protest in its very beginnings as an 18-year-old. There, every day was exciting, for better or for worse. Greenham women were evicted from their camps and terrorized by police every morning, they rebuilt every day, and by the end of the night found new creative ways to peacefully disrupt the military base next to them. Sue talks all about living in an anarchist society, overcoming her fear of arrest, and Greenham's 80/20 breakdown of lesbians to non-lesbians. You'll also get some additional insights from another Greenham woman, Oak Chezar, who lived at Greenham from 1985-1988.  Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! -Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! -For more Cruising adventures, follow us @cruisingpod on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook -Follow Sue on Instagram -Check out Oak's book about her time at Greenham -Learn more about Greenham Common through Greenham Women Everywhere -Special thanks to this episode's sponsor, Olivia Travel -Discover Olivia at Olivia.com and save $100 on your next trip when you use promo code CRUISING -Support Cruising here! Cruising is an independent podcast. That means we're entirely funded by sponsors and listeners like you! -Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of three: Sarah Gabrielli (host/story producer/audio engineer), Rachel Karp (story producer/social media manager), and Jen McGinity (line producer/resident road-trip driver). Theme song is by Joey Freeman. Cover art is by Nikki Ligos. Logo is by Finley Martin. Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Week’s Featured Interview: Photo from Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp, 1981 – 2000, the model for the upcoming Lakenheath Peace Camp. LINKS from Interview: For people in the USA or other countries wanting to get involved or send a statement of support to the Lakenheath Peace Camp, you can write to: info@lakenheathallianceforpeace.org.uk or use this link:...

If Anne Can's podcast is six months old, I'm very grateful to have had the opportunity to produce such a joyful project. I wish you all much cheer over the festive period, and may your dreams come true in 2023.My guest this week is Jane Lockwood; Jane is an activist who lived in Greenham Common to protest the horror of war and nuclear weapons. She has spoken at the UN and the Royal Albert Hall. She subsequently relocated to  Australia, became a Head Teacher and led a national training programme. Jane is reigniting her passion for writing and talking and has contributed to two books on healing from childhood abuse.  In this fascinating discussion, Jane talks about The Importance of EducationThe drive to escape a complex background and being determined to work hard and take the opportunity to go to university.  Becoming an ActivistThe influence of her father's political stance and his support nurtured Jane's instinct to do something about bad things. Greenham Common ExperienceJane answered the call and was deeply affected and horrified by the sight of nuclear weapons. She felt there was no other option but to become physically involved. This has led to a life-long need to take action. Defying ExpectationsBeing different - Jane found her rebellious nature supported and encouraged by others. She believes fear is the driver of stopping people from doing things. By sticking with others, you gain strength. Not having family or career responsibilities at the time of Greenham made Jane's activism easier. She braved the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence or even being shot on sight. She was prepared to take the risk because other people were unable to. Strong self-knowledge MI is moving to a remote part of Australia. Becoming a teacher gave Jane a ready-made family. Being in the Outback gave Jane great happiness. She was living in connection to the land and being outdoors.  An unlimited horizon and space give Jane a spiritual connection.Ending her teaching career with the Aboriginal people was a revelation and inspiration to fight inequality and patriarchy. Looking forward with hopeAcross the world people are still struggling, and the situation for women remains complicated. National movements lead to inspiration.Focus on the SpiritualJane continues the daily journey of looking at herself, taking steps to a better life, and feeling comfortable in her skin. Nature and seeking her path was more fulfilling than established religions. ReferencesYou can find out more bout Jane  Lockwood here:https://greenhamwomeneverywhere.co.uk/jane/This a project to document the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, recorded testimonies, oral and written, included from over a hundred women who were part of the camp; there is a visual and music archive and information about current and future events by the project. Jane has some artwork on these sitesContemporary Markmakers Totnes https://www.instagram.com › contemporarymarkmakersand the blog https://markmakers.avenda.uk/  Etsy shop name handmaderosarybeadsThe book I chose for Jane: Wild by Cheryl Strayed                      

The women-only peace camp that became the focus of the anti-nuclear movement of the 1980s and inspired a whole new generation of feminists. (Contains walk on parts for both of John's parents.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On September 5th 1981 a group of women came together to change the world. These women marched from Wales to Berkshire to protest nuclear weapons being kept at RAF Greenham Common, a British airbase. Feature-length documentary Mothers of the Revolution (2021) tells the true story of the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp and how it helped to bring the Cold War to an end. Between 1981 and 2000, in one of the longest protests in history, thousands of women from around the world came together at Greenham Common to take a committed stand against nuclear proliferation.  Joining us is a subject of the documentary, Olga Medvedkov. A peace activist in Soviet Russia along with her husband Yuri, Olga faced severe persecution, partly for her friendship with the Greenham Common Women. Olga explains how she was introduced to the Greenham Common Women and the role they may have had in the collapse of the Soviet Union.  “You live in an Orwellian society, of course you can comply and 99% do because it's dangerous, but 1% doesn't, and we belonged to that one tiny percent.” - Olga Medvedkov Time Stamps:00:40 - The trailer for The Mothers of the Revolution. 04:13 - Who the Greenham Common Women were and how Olga got involved with them. 11:46 - What motivated Olga to go against the Kremlin. 13:35 - How Olga got in touch with the Greenham Common Women. 20:49 - Getting arrested and the time Olga spent in jail. 29:40 - Olga's views on what the Greenham Common Women achieved. 37:00 - The lack of hope Olga has for Russia's future. 38:22 - The concerns of a nuclear crisis starting between America and China. 41:24 - The dangers of the division that is happening in America. 44:50 - What it's like seeing yourself in a movie.   Resources: Mothers of the Revolution (2021) MovieMaker Magazine Innersound Audio Alamo Pictures Connect with Factual America: Facebook Instagram Twitter Connect with Matthew Sherwood: Facebook LinkedIn Twitter More From Factual America: Apocalypse '45: The Harrowing Reality of the Pacific War Tim O'Brien: The Final Book on the Vietnam War MLK/FBI: America on the Collision Course Crip Camp: Cradle of the Disability Rights Movement

On September 5th, 1981 a group of women came together to change the world. These women marched from Wales to Berkshire to protest over nuclear weapons being kept at RAF Greenham Common. The Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp that followed, challenged world leaders, altering the course of history and went on to inspire millions as the world's first and biggest female-only demonstration, preceded only by the suffragettes.  MOTHERS OF THE REVOLUTION, a feature-length documentary that tells the story of the extraordinary women behind the Greenham Common Peace Camp, heads to the USA this Fall. Narrated by Glenda Jackson and featuring interviews with key participants including Julie Christie and Rebecca Johnson, alongside archive footage from the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, Mothers of the Revolution takes you through one of the longest protests in history, when between 1981 and 2000, thousands of women from around the world came together at Greenham Common to take a committed stand against nuclear proliferation.  Forty years ago, these everyday human beings began with that first step on their march to Greenham Common and became the heroes of a movement that changed the world. Director Briar March (Coffin Club, There Once Was An Island) joins us for a conversation on just how groundbreaking and historically under-appreciated this protest movement is, the varied lives of the working class women who came together for this cause and the lessons that every one of us can and should take away from their remarkable story. For news screenings go to: mothersoftherevolution-movie.com

The anti-nuclear weapons protest began in 1981 and lasted nineteen years. Also the first transgender priest in the Church of England, WW2 Polish refugees in Africa, plus why lesbian mothers caused such a stir in the 1970s and was the untimely death of Mozambique's President Samora Machel an assassination? Photo: Women from the Greenham Common peace camp blocking Yellow Gate into RAF Greenham Common , 1st April 1983 . (Photo by Staff/Reading Post/MirrorpixGetty Images)

The anti-nuclear weapons protest was the biggest women-led movement in the UK since the Suffragettes. It began in 1981 when Ann Pettitt from Wales organised a women-led peace march from the Welsh capital Cardiff to the airbase at Greenham Common, where American nuclear-tipped cruise missiles were being kept. A small group of women decided to set up camp outside the fences of Greenham Common to continue their protest. Women from all over the UK joined the demonstrations, some travelled from Europe and beyond to lend their support. At its peak, thousands of women camped around the base, and some form of protest camp remained for 19 years until all the nuclear weapons were moved and the airbase was decommissioned. It's now an open nature reserve. Ann Pettitt has been telling Rebecca Kesby why the women were prepared to leave jobs and families to sleep out in the cold to try to stop a nuclear war. Photo: Women from the Greenham Common peace camp blocking Yellow Gate into RAF Greenham Common , 1st April 1983 . (Photo by Staff/Reading Post/MirrorpixGetty Images)

In Texas, a law banning abortion from as early as six weeks into pregnancy has come into force this week. This means that a woman can't have an abortion once a foetal heartbeat is heard, something medical authorities say is misleading. On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court refused an appeal from reproductive health care organisation, Planned Parenthood to stop the law. What will this mean for women and abortion access in Texas? “Girlboss” has been used as a term of empowerment - referring to a new generation of confident, take-charge women who pursue their own entrepreneurial ambitions. But since Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso coined the phrase in 2014, the concept has been derided by those who says it has been dominated by white middle class privileged women. But what impact has the movement had for women of colour? Asma Khan of Darjeeling Express, and Otegha Uwagba, author of ‘We Need to Talk About Money' join Anita to discuss. Beverlee Lewis describes herself as a ‘conscious sex worker'. Working with people who have disabilities, she helps coach them to explore relationships and sexuality. This will include being intimate with her clients, many of whom may have never had sex or a relationship with anyone previously. She speaks to Anita about her work. On Wednesday this week we caught up with some of the women walking from Cardiff to the RAF base in Berkshire, to commemorate 40 years since Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp was set up. The women were protesting US nuclear missiles being allowed on British soil, and many of the original protest banners made are still discussed today. Charlotte Dew is the author of Women For Peace: Banners From Greenham Common. Presented by Anita Rani Produced by Frankie Tobi

Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp was a protest camp established in 1981 to protest against the deployment of USAF controlled Ground Launched nuclear armed Cruise Missiles at RAF Greenham Common in Berkshire, England.On the eve of International Women’s’ Day 2021 I talk with Jan Castro-Fraser who chose to challenge the existence of nuclear weapons during the Cold War.We talk about her experiences at Greenham Common Peace Camp and other demonstrations in the 1980s as well as how her experiences in the peace movement changed her, empowered her and made her who she is today. If you are enjoying the podcast, you can show your support via a monthly donation of $4, £3 or €3 via Patreon, plus you will get the sought after CWC coaster as a thank you and bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/If a financial contribution is not your cup of tea, then you can still help us by leaving written reviews wherever you listen to us as well as sharing us on social media. It really helps us get new guests on the show.I am delighted to welcome Jan to our Cold War conversation…There’s further information on this episode in our show notes which can also be found as a link here. https://coldwarconversations.com/episode166/If you can’t wait for next week’s episode do visit our Facebook discussion group where guests and listeners continue the Cold War Conversation. Just search Cold War Conversations in Facebook.Thank you very much for listening. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coldwarpod)

This week's episode is with artist, actor, peace activist, playwright and pirate radio queen, Margaretta D'Arcy. Margaretta has campaigned for decades on issues related to global peace and civil liberties. In 2014, Margaretta, then aged 80, served two prison sentences resulting from her opposition to the use of Shannon Airport by the US military.  Over the years, her activism has taken many forms. She was a member of Bertrand Russell's Committee of 100 group. She participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations at Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, and took part in the H-Block women's protests in Armagh. Broadcasting from her kitchen in Galway, she operated a long-running women's pirate radio station, which served to give a platform to lesser-heard and marginalised voices in the community. She wrote and devised a large body of 'Loose' theatre, often working in collaboration with her late-partner, the radical playwright John Arden. Together, they created the much-celebrated The Non-Stop Connolly Show, the story of James Connolly told in six parts over 24 hours. In this episode of the podcast, Margaretta talks to us about how she was arrested during a peaceful demonstration in Belfast on International Women's Day 1979, which lead to her taking part in the no-wash protests in Armagh Gaol. She describes the brutality and humiliation of invasive strip searches by male prison guards on women prisoners, and asks questions of whether women are given their proper dues when it comes to acknowledging the place of profound feminist resistance within our complex history of revolutionary struggle.  We look at artistic censorship, political complacency, our complicity in war, and our inability to empathise with strangers in other lands. Is imagination enough to fight back against neoliberal Ireland? And just how is Margaretta D'Arcy still finding ways to resist during these lockdown times? 

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Samantha Ellis’s play How to Date a Feminist is currently on at The Arcola, telling the story of Kate, a journalist who happens to be Jewish, brought up by an Israeli refugee father, and have an attraction to bad men. She meets Steve, a man who happens to be a feminist, brought up by his mother at Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp. With these characters Ellis explores love in the 21st century. Growing up in London with Iraqi-Jewish parents, Ellis speaks here to JR's arts editor Judi Herman about her background, influences – including “old screwball comedies” – and her other written works.

“In retrospect, we tend to create these seamless histories to tell a particular kind of story, but Greenham–it was messy. It was a messy occupation.” —Susan Jahoda Susan Jahoda is an artist, educator, and organizer whose work includes video, photography, text, performance, installation, and research-based collaborative projects. Charlie Morgan speaks with Susan about her experiences organizing the September 2014 exhibition at Interference Archive about the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, a 19-year anti-nuclear protest and encampment at a U.S. Military Base in Berkshire, England. This podcast contains music as sung by the women of Greenham Common.

“In retrospect, we tend to create these seamless histories to tell a particular kind of story, but Greenham--it was messy. It was a messy occupation.” —Susan Jahoda   Susan Jahoda is an artist, educator, and organizer whose work includes video, photography, text, performance, installation, and research-based collaborative projects. Charlie Morgan speaks with Susan about her experiences organizing the September 2014 exhibition at Interference Archive about the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp, a 19-year anti-nuclear protest and encampment at a U.S. Military Base in Berkshire, England.     This podcast contains music as sung by the women of Greenham Common.

In GBA 191 we get better acquainted with Jonathan Blake. He is one of the real people who are fictionalised in the film Pride. We talk about being played by Dominic West, living with HIV, LGBT rights and homophobia, the politics of the left, coming out, housing cooperatives, acting, activism, costume making and more. Content Note: Discussion of suicide, depression, living with HIV, homophobia, transphobia Jonathan plugs: The reformed LGSM who can be found here: http://www.twitter.com/LGSMpride Their Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1414067749/funding-for-tredegar-band-at-london-pride-2015 We mention: Spark London: http://sparklondon.com/ Pride: http://www.pridemovie.co.uk/ Mike Jackson: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-185-mike-jackson GBA 179 Focus E15 Mothers (feat Mike Jackson): https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-179-focus-e15-mothers Dominic West: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_West The Wire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire Stephen Beresford: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Beresford Matthew Warchus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Warchus Janet Baker: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Baker Julius Ceaser: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar_%28play%29 The Miner's Strike: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_miners%27_strike_(1984%E2%80%9385) Margaret Thatcher: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher "Equal" Marriage Bill: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_(Same_Sex_Couples)_Act_2013 Dulais: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulais_Valley Leelah Alcorn: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Leelah_Alcorn Philip Larkin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Larkin CBS Films: http://www.cbsfilms.com/ Sian James: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si%C3%A2n_James_%28politician%29 Rose Bruford: https://www.bruford.ac.uk/ Joe Allen: http://www.joeallen.co.uk/ Act Up / Larry Kramer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Kramer Rupert Murdoch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Murdoch Norman Fowler: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Fowler Terrence Higgins Trust: http://www.tht.org.uk/ Body Positive: http://www.self-help.org.uk/directory/aids-hiv/?entryid54=29538 George House Trust: http://www.ght.org.uk/ Greenham Common: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenham_Common_Women%27s_Peace_Camp AZT: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-rise-and-fall-of-azt-it-was-the-drug-that-had-to-work-it-brought-hope-to-people-with-hiv-and-aids-and-millions-for-the-company-that-developed-it-it-had-to-work-there-was-nothing-else-but-for-many-who-used-azt--it-didnt-2320491.html Gay is the Word: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay%27s_the_Word_%28bookshop%29 Gay Left: http://www.gayleft1970s.org/ Trotsky: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Trotsky NUT: http://www.teachers.org.uk/ SWP: https://www.swp.org.uk/ Equity: http://www.equity.org.uk/home/ Housing Corporation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_Corporation Grand Theatre: http://www.swansea.gov.uk/swanseagrandtheatre All Out Dancing in Dalice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHJhbwEcgrA Still the Enemy Within: http://the-enemy-within.org.uk/ Soma Mining Disaster: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_mine_disaster Ken Livingstone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Livingstone GLC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_London_Council The Stage: http://www.thestage.co.uk/ English National Opera: http://www.eno.org/ Wagner: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wagner You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!