Ep 7 Literary Activism by Sharon Angela - The Art of Resistance Podcast Series by 1st time podcasters - produced by Miranda Rae Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC.
Sharon applied for the Art of Resistance Podcast course to fulfil her dream of being able to make podcasts and she was overwhelmed at the prospect of learning how to record, edit and produce a podcast. Sharon’s passion for spoken word and her research led her to do a podcast about how women use poetry as a multi-faceted tool to explore the relationship with activism. In this podcast Sharon shares the work of 3 poets that have inspired activism, Maya Angelou, Vanessa Kisuule, former Bristol City Poet and we hear her iconic poem “Hollow” that went viral after the BLM protest of June 2020 in Bristol and the toppling of Slaver Trader Edward Colston’s statue.
Sharon meets with Bristolian poet Malizah.
Malizah is a poet who started writing her work aged seven has shared her journey of stepping out and expressing herself through the power of words.
Malizah says: "In regards to race, I don't harp on about race in the stereotypical way, I don’t focus on the problem - I focus on how to overcome the problem, because I believe nothing can hold us back.”
Malizah delivers her poetry with a confidence and self-belief that captures your full attention as soon as she speaks.
This podcast features music from Malizah’s EP “Hustle & Heal II” available on all digital platforms.
Find out more about this poet and changemaker and visit her website: https://www.malizah.com/
Sharon says: “Literary Activism’ If you are working towards making a difference, you are an activist and poetry has long since been used as a powerful tool of protest, often giving a voice to communities who historically have been discriminated against, oppressed, and silenced into powerlessness by society. Poems of resistance are written by poets who communicate their message well and the existence of these poems is activism.”
Sharon Angela is an MBA graduate who advises in areas of business and finance.
Please note that all the music featured throughout the series has been made by the people featured in the podcasts and with the full permission to use.
The toppling of the Colston statue has put Bristol under the global spotlight.
This, along with the wider Black Lives Matter movement, has led to an outpouring of creative responses - from poetry, to illustration to performance. But this is by no means a new occurrence in Bristol, which has been a city noted of radical art and activism for decades.
Capturing that spirit, The Trinity Centre in Bristol launched the Art of Resistance project which included the Art of Resistance free Intergenerational podcast course to learn how to capture oral histories and tell the stories of creative activism in Bristol. This project was produced by leading community journalist, broadcaster & producer Miranda Rae from Sound Women SW. The free course was aimed at participants of all ages and interest in activism. The successful applicants have received as much group and 1:1 training from Miranda that they needed to enable them to produce their own podcasts, we are proud to announce the launch of the series made by the 9 successful applicants.
Most of the participants discovered that there are so many people battling injustices and fighting against social injustices and yet so often don’t see themselves as an activist.
The series was about exploring 100 years of social activism, protest and civil disobedience in Bristol and the art that underpinned each movement.
We researched and documented just some of the lived stories of inner-city Bristolians and, explored the city's history of grass-roots artistic, community and cultural movements.
About: Miranda Rae
Miranda is currently the Station Manager at Ujima Radio in Bristol and founder of the support and media group Sound Women South West aka Sound Women Bristol CIC.
Miranda is a full-time multi award winning podcast & radio producer and also teaches people of all ages in a variety of radio/podcast & media skills.
About: Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC
The mission of Sound Women SW is to address the lack of gender and racial diversity in the media, radio and audio industries, to provide a safe space for women and girls of all ages to learn. Our key mission is to empower and create confidence and addressing some of the many barriers that we, the founders have faced. Sound Women is about giving a voice to the voiceless and reaching out to marginalised groups particularly from the global majority communities providing a safe space for women to learn and thrive as well as providing training for the private and third sector. Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC is committed to empowering women of all ages and giving a voice to the voiceless.
For information:
https://soundwomensw.com/
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Ep 7 Literary Activism by Sharon Angela - The Art of Resistance Podcast Series by 1st time podcasters - produced by Miranda Rae Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC.
Sharon applied for the Art of Resistance Podcast course to fulfil her dream of being able to make podcasts and she was overwhelmed at the prospect of learning how to record, edit and produce a podcast. Sharon’s passion for spoken word and her research led her to do a podcast about how women use poetry as a multi-faceted tool to explore the relationship with activism. In this podcast Sharon shares the work of 3 poets that have inspired activism, Maya Angelou, Vanessa Kisuule, former Bristol City Poet and we hear her iconic poem “Hollow” that went viral after the BLM protest of June 2020 in Bristol and the toppling of Slaver Trader Edward Colston’s statue.
Sharon meets with Bristolian poet Malizah.
Malizah is a poet who started writing her work aged seven has shared her journey of stepping out and expressing herself through the power of words.
Malizah says: "In regards to race, I don't harp on about race in the stereotypical way, I don’t focus on the problem - I focus on how to overcome the problem, because I believe nothing can hold us back.”
Malizah delivers her poetry with a confidence and self-belief that captures your full attention as soon as she speaks.
This podcast features music from Malizah’s EP “Hustle & Heal II” available on all digital platforms.
Find out more about this poet and changemaker and visit her website: https://www.malizah.com/
Sharon says: “Literary Activism’ If you are working towards making a difference, you are an activist and poetry has long since been used as a powerful tool of protest, often giving a voice to communities who historically have been discriminated against, oppressed, and silenced into powerlessness by society. Poems of resistance are written by poets who communicate their message well and the existence of these poems is activism.”
Sharon Angela is an MBA graduate who advises in areas of business and finance.
Please note that all the music featured throughout the series has been made by the people featured in the podcasts and with the full permission to use.
The toppling of the Colston statue has put Bristol under the global spotlight.
This, along with the wider Black Lives Matter movement, has led to an outpouring of creative responses - from poetry, to illustration to performance. But this is by no means a new occurrence in Bristol, which has been a city noted of radical art and activism for decades.
Capturing that spirit, The Trinity Centre in Bristol launched the Art of Resistance project which included the Art of Resistance free Intergenerational podcast course to learn how to capture oral histories and tell the stories of creative activism in Bristol. This project was produced by leading community journalist, broadcaster & producer Miranda Rae from Sound Women SW. The free course was aimed at participants of all ages and interest in activism. The successful applicants have received as much group and 1:1 training from Miranda that they needed to enable them to produce their own podcasts, we are proud to announce the launch of the series made by the 9 successful applicants.
Most of the participants discovered that there are so many people battling injustices and fighting against social injustices and yet so often don’t see themselves as an activist.
The series was about exploring 100 years of social activism, protest and civil disobedience in Bristol and the art that underpinned each movement.
We researched and documented just some of the lived stories of inner-city Bristolians and, explored the city's history of grass-roots artistic, community and cultural movements.
About: Miranda Rae
Miranda is currently the Station Manager at Ujima Radio in Bristol and founder of the support and media group Sound Women South West aka Sound Women Bristol CIC.
Miranda is a full-time multi award winning podcast & radio producer and also teaches people of all ages in a variety of radio/podcast & media skills.
About: Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC
The mission of Sound Women SW is to address the lack of gender and racial diversity in the media, radio and audio industries, to provide a safe space for women and girls of all ages to learn. Our key mission is to empower and create confidence and addressing some of the many barriers that we, the founders have faced. Sound Women is about giving a voice to the voiceless and reaching out to marginalised groups particularly from the global majority communities providing a safe space for women to learn and thrive as well as providing training for the private and third sector. Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC is committed to empowering women of all ages and giving a voice to the voiceless.
For information:
https://soundwomensw.com/