Welcome to TakeOver! How to occupy and reclaim space with Women of the Wick founder Sara Kärpänen. TakeOver! is dedicated to highlighting the work and personal stories of local activists, artists, and academics working towards a more equal society. Follow us for the latest news at @womenofthewick http://www.womenofthewick.com
We have a right to walk safely without fear of violence. We have a right to the city. We have a right to safe cities, communities and streets. The time is up. A recording responding to the brutal killing of Sarah Everard. The podcast includes clips from the #WeReclaimeTheseStreets Vigil held in Hackney on Saturday 13th 2021.
18 Feb 2021
Cathryn Miles Griffiths on Feminism, Love, Compassion & Equality.
This episode was recorded in December 2018 and it is dedicated to our beloved friend, artist, activist, and fierce feminist Cathryn Miles Griffiths. Rest in Power, Cathryn.
15 Dec 2020
Juliet Can: How to Create Sustainable Change
“Living in a society where artists can’t afford spaces where they can create and evolve makes me really sad. One of the reasons I got involved in building affordable studios was for us to build those connections.” Stour Trust founder and social justice campaigner Juliet Can talks to Women of the Wick about her journey from Uganda to the UK at the age of 10, what it taught to her about kindness, and how to create sustainable change—that lasts beyond our lifetime. Juliet Can have been a socia...
10 Sept 2020
How to Occupy Space with Tamara Al-Mashouk
"You cannot stand with Black Lives Matter and against Palestine." Tamara Al-Mashouk is a London-based Arab artist. Through multi-channel video, performance, and architectural installation, her work explores the epigenetics of place and the movement of people across societal and geographic borders with particular focus on the intersectional body. Tamara's work engages with decolonial feminisms and explores resistance as a site of potential. ⠀ Listen to Tamara's poetic wisdom on activism, op...
27 Aug 2020
How to Occupy Space with Mabel Evans
Cycling from London to Glasgow to End FGM 🚴♀️✊ Yes! Mabel Evans is the co-founder of The Vavengers, a UK-based charity that uses arts to tackle FGM, Female Genital Mutilation. Mabel has set herself an ambitious goal: over the next two weeks, she's solo-cycling from London to Glasgow to raise £10k to support the charity’s work and raise awareness about Female Genital Mutilation across the UK. Did I mention this is her first time cycling outside London? Listen to Mabel's inspiring story on how...
11 Aug 2020
How to Occupy Space with Aida Wilde
Aida Wilde is an Iranian born, London based printmaker, visual artist and educator. Her outdoor installations have been shown at Glastonbury Festival, Adblock & Croydon Rise Festival, among others. Currently showing Art Made During the Lockdown in an exhibition disCONNECT, an international collaborative project between Schoeni Project and Hong Kong Walls. Her HASHTAG series has been used in subversive projects with Brandalism in Paris to highlight climate change in response to the C...
10 Jun 2020
How to Occupy Space with Protest Stencil
How to reclaim and occupy space with Women of the Wick. The series is dedicated to highlighting activists, artists, and academics working towards a more equal society. WoW founder Sara Kärpänen sat down with the anonymous guerilla artist Protest Stencil, who is behind Black Lives Matter and #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd subverts outside the US Embassy - including many other iconic anti-capitalist, anti-Brexit and anti-racist guerilla posters in London. Share, like, review, spread the word 🔈🎙&...
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