Ep 9 - Art as a Tool of Resistance by Dahlia Von Carolath in conversation with Beloved Sara Zaltash
The Art of Resistance Podcast Series made by 1st time podcasters, produced by Miranda Rae Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC.
Art as a tool of Resistance by Dahlia Von Carolath
Dahlia is in conversation with Beloved Sara Zaltash about Art as a tool of Resistance.
Dahlia and Beloved Sara converse the power of soul infused, creative expression, prayer, grief tending and sharing food in community, as a necessary form of resistance alongside front line activism such as non-violent direct actions, to enable deep and long-lasting cultural and societal transformation.
'Art is our weapon. Culture is a form of resistance.' Neshat Shirin, Iranian Artist
In solidarity with the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), the strongest force of opposition to Shell and the Nigerian government. The movement was formed as a non-violent action group in 1990 with Ken Saro-Wiwa, a poet, as president. Vast areas of the Ogoniland have been contaminated and destroyed since Shell started drilling for oil there in 1958, leaving people displaced and others murdered as they showed resistance to protect their people and land.
This podcast is part of a series in the Art Of Resistance project, curated by Dr Edson Burton, hosted by Trinity Community Arts, Bristol.
Dahlia von Carolath, a grassroot community organiser and movement builder, originally from Hamburg and based in Bristol since 2014. She is the mother of two boys, an activist, with a background in Immigration Law and Refugee Protection.
She deeply cares for the Earth, its trees and rivers, and believes in the power of showing up in the world with our Soul gifts to build a culture of resilience, collaboration, deep well-being and with that strong communities. She currently works as a community organiser for Bristol Women's Voice, a women's rights charity in Bristol, on making equality a reality in Bristol.
Beloved Sara is a Bristol based, British-Iranian, queer, non-binary, neuro-diverse artist, singer, astrologer, spiritual practitioner and public mystic. They are a Fellow of the Schumacher Institute, Associate Fellow ofSt Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace and lifelong student of theological, esoteric and mystical practices from multiple traditions and teachers.
With a BA Theatre, Film and Television (Bristol, 2008), a Postgraduate Language Certificate in Persian Language and Literature (Tehran, 2010), an MA Performance, Culture, Context (Leeds, 2012), and half a Graduate Diploma in Law (BPP, 2013). They have performed professionally as an actor and singer continuously since 2003.
Songstress Milly, an activist fighting for climate, social and racial justice, captured the Zeitgeist as this song was conceived and sung on the streets during the Kill the Bill protests 2021.
Find out more about their work: https://www.belovedsarazaltash.com/
The podcast also features a song called “Song by Millie Robinson” which was conceived and performed on the streets during the Kill the bill protests.
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 9 - Art as a Tool of Resistance by Dahlia Von Carolath in conversation with Beloved Sara Zaltash
The Art of Resistance Podcast Series made by 1st time podcasters, produced by Miranda Rae Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC.
Art as a tool of Resistance by Dahlia Von Carolath
Dahlia is in conversation with Beloved Sara Zaltash about Art as a tool of Resistance.
Dahlia and Beloved Sara converse the power of soul infused, creative expression, prayer, grief tending and sharing food in community, as a necessary form of resistance alongside front line activism such as non-violent direct actions, to enable deep and long-lasting cultural and societal transformation.
'Art is our weapon. Culture is a form of resistance.' Neshat Shirin, Iranian Artist
In solidarity with the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), the strongest force of opposition to Shell and the Nigerian government. The movement was formed as a non-violent action group in 1990 with Ken Saro-Wiwa, a poet, as president. Vast areas of the Ogoniland have been contaminated and destroyed since Shell started drilling for oil there in 1958, leaving people displaced and others murdered as they showed resistance to protect their people and land.
This podcast is part of a series in the Art Of Resistance project, curated by Dr Edson Burton, hosted by Trinity Community Arts, Bristol.
Dahlia von Carolath, a grassroot community organiser and movement builder, originally from Hamburg and based in Bristol since 2014. She is the mother of two boys, an activist, with a background in Immigration Law and Refugee Protection.
She deeply cares for the Earth, its trees and rivers, and believes in the power of showing up in the world with our Soul gifts to build a culture of resilience, collaboration, deep well-being and with that strong communities. She currently works as a community organiser for Bristol Women's Voice, a women's rights charity in Bristol, on making equality a reality in Bristol.
Beloved Sara is a Bristol based, British-Iranian, queer, non-binary, neuro-diverse artist, singer, astrologer, spiritual practitioner and public mystic. They are a Fellow of the Schumacher Institute, Associate Fellow ofSt Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace and lifelong student of theological, esoteric and mystical practices from multiple traditions and teachers.
With a BA Theatre, Film and Television (Bristol, 2008), a Postgraduate Language Certificate in Persian Language and Literature (Tehran, 2010), an MA Performance, Culture, Context (Leeds, 2012), and half a Graduate Diploma in Law (BPP, 2013). They have performed professionally as an actor and singer continuously since 2003.
Songstress Milly, an activist fighting for climate, social and racial justice, captured the Zeitgeist as this song was conceived and sung on the streets during the Kill the Bill protests 2021.
Find out more about their work: https://www.belovedsarazaltash.com/
The podcast also features a song called “Song by Millie Robinson” which was conceived and performed on the streets during the Kill the bill protests.
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/