B-Side Stories

"Alongside being a quiz mistress, it's actually my dream job".

Luana Scowcroft is a candidate in the Motu Kairangi ward in the upcoming Wellington City Council elections. She talked to Sadie Coe about what motivated her to run for council, and told us about some of her achievements to date, including painting an anti-nuclear banner for the Rainbow Warrior as a young child, building an eco-resort at the age of 24 (this was not even her first business), and working for governmental and non-governmental organisations.

Luana also spoke about how her Cook Islands upbringing strengthens her value system, and her passion for building relationships and putting people and communities at the centre of conversations about our city's future.

Thanks to Wellington Access Radio www.accessradio.org.nz and to NZ On Air.

Tyler Smith from the Compassion Soup Kitchen. mp3 by B-Side Stories

Peter Clayworth takes us on a fascinating tour of the sites of struggle in the 1913 General Strike - industrial power struggles, machine guns and horses on the streets of Wellington. You won't see your city the same afterwards!

(note - it gets a bit windy in the middle but worth listening through the wind as there are some really interesting bits in there!)

"We're writing from the point of view of people who are 'it', about things that we're actually dealing with": Check out our interview with local writers Al Gray and Erin Donahue about the problem with fairy tales (and much more!).

Feeding bellies, not bins: Jack Rainey, the Manager of the Dixon St Everybody Eats, tells B Sides all about the concept and the practise of running a pay-as-you-feel restaurant in central Wellington

Kanikani* enthusiasts Sofia, Thomas and Lauren talk to B Sides about why they spend an evening a month dancing in the dark in a room full of strangers (or is it a room full of friends? hard to tell in the dark).

Some great dance tracks included!

*Kanikani means dance in te reo Māori. The monthly event is called Kanikani - dancing in the dark!

An interview with Shuari Naidoo, CEO and Founder of Moraka Mentsrual Cups and President of the Victoria University Feminist Organization.

An interview with the co-founders of Community Comms Collective, giving a free communications boost to community organisations.

An interview with Emma Beattie, content writer and board member at Regenerate Magazine. Regenerate offers employment opportunities to people affected by homelessness and poverty in Wellington.

Vivian Lyngdoh, co-Chair of Wellington Pride, spoke to David about the Festival and being intersectional and inclusive. Kia ora Vivian!

www.wellingtonpridefestival.com