Listen to this post here I was introduced to this film scene from X-Men: Days of Future Past by Azeezat, and have been stuck on the song lyrics ever since. Time, the passage of it, the lack of it, the desire for more, is a constant stream of thought underlying my days; 'managing' my time, and accepting the lack of it, both on a personal and wider scale, feels like…
This was meant to be a foreword for your book, addressed to readers; but as I kept rewriting and reworking, I realised that I needed to write these words out directly to you now, rather than prepping them for others to read and engage with. I deserve to celebrate you; and you deserve to be celebrated unabashedly m'dear.I remember us having a conversation about a call for artists working on/around…
Listen to the essay here (also available through Apple, Google or Spotify) Starry nights in Edinburgh, by Wasi Daniju We were tired of waiting for justice or care, tired of having to face interconnected brutalities alone. For me - and I think for all of us - GEM was about creating a home where we could speak from our bodies, and tend to the wounds that we are told to…