Lilac Archive

In the 6th Episode of the Lilac Archive, Abbi the organiser and one of the founders of Love and Rage DIY, a community group for survivors of Sexual Violence and trauma, discusses mutual aid, community organising and intersectionality. 

Artist Links:  

Love and Rage DIY 
Instagram

Discussion Links: 

SA + SV Resources: 
Devon and Cornwall SARC 
Women’s Centre Cornwall 
The Bridge Project South West 
First Light 

Mutual Aid: 
Mutual Aid UK 
My Community 
American Friends Service| How To Create A Mutual Aid Group 
What is Mutual Aid? 

SA Recovery Spaces: 
SARSAS 
NHS| SARCS 
SLEEC 
Rape Crisis UK 
 

Community Organising: 
Citizens Uk| What is Community Organising 
The Commons Library| Community Organising 
The Commons Library 
Falmouth Town Council| Community Groups

Chapters + Bookmarks: 

“(00:27) Episode Intro” 

“(1:11) Interview Intro” 

“(2:55) Question 1- What Led to the Creation of Love and Rage DIY?” 

“(13:26) Question 2- Is Mutual Aid an Essential Part of Community Organising ?” 

“(19:34) Question 3- Is There Anything Specific About the Intersection of Violence and Marginalisation?” 

“(31:05) Question 4- Do You Think More Survivor Led Spaces Are Necessary?” 

“(39:33) Question 5- How Much Official Qualification Do You Think Is Needed in Therapeutic Spaces?” 

“(46:08) Question 6- Are Self-Organised Spaces Important for a More Autonomous Future?” 

“(52:31) Interview Outro” 

“(53:34) Episode Outro” 

Listen to Abbi from Love and Rage talk about mutual aid, community organising and intersectionality this Friday!

In the 5th Episode of the Lilac Archive, Cora the organiser of Inclusive Skateboarding group, Affinity Skateboarding, discusses how skateboarding and sporting can lead to more inclusive future for Queer sporting participation. 

Artist Links:  

 Affinity Skateboarding

Discussion Links: 

Unity Skateboarding: 
Unity Skateboarding 
Dazed | Unity is Tackling Homophobia in Skating  

Queer Inclusive Sports: 
Pride Sports 
Guardian | Football Toxic for Gay Players 
AP News | What To Know About Lia Thomas 
Guardian | Sports Teams Giving Trans Kids a Safe Place to Play 
Human Rights Campaign | Facts About Transgender and Non-Binary Participation in Sport 
Stargazy FC 

Skateboarding and Public Space: 
Skateboarding Reviving Cities 
The Role Skateboarding in Urban Well Being 
 

Pickleball: 
Trans Inclusion In Pickelball 
Trans Women Belong in Women Sports 

Chapters + Bookmarks: 

“(00:27) Episode Intro” 

“(1:11) Interview Intro” 

“(1:57) Question 1- What Led to the Creation of Affinity Skateboarding?” 

“(3:00) Question 2- What Drew You to Skateboarding Specifically?” 

“(9:03) Question 3- Do You Think More Inclusive Spaces Are Needed in Sport and Skateboarding?” 

“(16:36) Question 4- Do You Think That Spaces for Sport Can Movement Can Help Community Building?” 

“(26:39) Question 5- Do You Think Skateboarding Is Unique in This Position?” 

“(32:55) Question 6- Do You Think That the Transformation of Sports-Centred Spaces Can Help Combat Marginalisation?” 

“(45:57) Interview Outro” 

“(47:04) Episode Outro” 

Tune in This Friday to hear Cora from Affinity Skateboarding speak about Queernes, Sport and Inclusivity!

In the second Bonus Episode of the Lilac Archive, we host the second 3 speeches from the Falmouth Trans Collective’s Rad Ed Lecture series! Featuring talks from Cora (Affinity Skateboarding), Leo (Falmouth Trans Collective) and Sophie Meyer (Queer Kernow). Ranging from topics such as Queer skateboarding, the use of physical bodies in protest and Queer history. 

Artist Links:  

 Cora: 
Affinity Skateboarding 

Leo: 
Fal Trans Collective 
Instagram 

Sophie: 
Queer Kernow 
[email protected] 
Twitter 
Instagram 

Discussion Links: 

Skate Pal: 
Website 
Skateboarding.Ps 
Gaza Skate Team 
Digital Nataal: Skate Pal 

Jeff Grusso: 
La Times: The Life and Death of a Skateboarding Soul 
Love Letters to LGBTQ+ Skateboarders 
Vague Mag: Jeff Grossos Love Letters to Skateboarding 
 

Unity Skateboarding: 
Unity Skateboarding 
Dazed Digitial: Unity is the Collective Tackling Homophobia in Skateboarding 
SF MOMA: Unity Through Skateboarding 

The “Useful Corpse”: 
The Garden Statuary: The Angel of Death 
The Arts Newspaper: Letting it All Burn 

1st Ashes Action: 
National Parks Service: 1st Ashes Action 
ACT UP NY: Ashes Action 

How To Survive a Plague: 
Slate: How To Survive a Plague Reviewed 
AMA Journal of Ethics: Lessons on Surviving a Pandemic 

Sexing Skeletons: 
Guardian | Archeology's Sexual Revolution 
PS MAG | Human Bones Reveal Sex is Not Binary 

Samuel Foote: 
Queer Kernow| Samuel Foote 
Rictor Norton | Sodom and Onan 

Daphne De Maurier: 
Gender Justice Project | Queerness, Daphne and Me 
Lavender Menace | Rebbecca and Queer Culture 

Chapters + Bookmarks: 

“(00:27) Episode Intro” 

“(1:15) Lecture Intro” 

“(2:12) Cora’s- Affinity Skateboarding Lecture” 

“(14:54) Leo’s - Dissertation Lecture” 

“(33:04) Sophie Meyer’s - Queer Kernow Lecture” 

“(40:50) Episode Outro” 

In the first Bonus Episode of the Lilac Archive, we host 3 speeches from the Falmouth Trans Collective’s Rad Ed Lecture series! Featuring talks from Amy (Worker at We are With You), Abbi (Organiser of Love and Rage DIY) and Scamp Niemz (Local Drag Artist). Ranging from topics such as the history of ACT UP’s activism, the power of mutual aid and radical drag. 

Artist Links:  

 Amy:  
Instragram 
We Are With You-Cornwall Drug and Alcohol Support 
Georgia's Voice 

Abbi:  
Instagram 
Love and Rage DIY 

Scamp Niemz:  
Instragram 
Website 

Discussion Links: 

A.C.T UP:  
ACT UP NY 
ACT UP NY Historical Archive 
BBC: A.I.D.S Activist: Terrence Higgins 
ACT UP London 

Mutual Aid: 
American Friends Service Committee: How to Create a Mutual Aid Network 
Dean Spade: How to Build Solidary Through Mutual Aid 
Mutual Aid 101: Toolkit 

The Global Gag Rule: 
Open Society Foundation: What is The Global Gag Rule? 
PAI: Global Gag Rule 
Guardian: Trump Orders Expansion of Global Gag Rule 
GuttMarcher Institute: The Unpredecented Expansion of the Global Gag Rule 
 

Radical Drag: 
Xtra Magazine: British Drag Has Always been Radical 
Sothebys: The Radical Art of Drag 
Tobaron Waxman: Radical Drag 

Chapters + Bookmarks: 

“(00:00) Episode Intro” 

“(1:13) Lecture Intro” 

“(1:50) Amys-ACT UP Lecture” 

“(16:50) Abbi's-Mutual Aid Lecture” 

“(33:48) Scamp Niemz’s-Lecture Intro” 

“(36:43) Scamp Niemz’s-Radical Drag Lecture” 

“(51:17) Episode Outro” 

In the 4th  Episode of the Lilac Archive, Emma Frankland, a performance artist and writer from Brighton explores her practice and the intersection of radical and punk aesthetics in theatre and beyond. 

Artist Links:  

Emma Frankland 
Instagram 

Discussion Links: 

Recent Shows and Performances:

No Apologies 

Cabaret Acts 

Holly Oaks 

Hearty 

Was Kurt Cobain Trans? :

Reclaiming The Past: Was Kurt Cobain Trans? 

The 87 Press: Fragments from "In Utero" 

Kurt Cobain on Identity 

Role of Activism in Queerness:

Queer Activism in the Internet Age 

  Queer Activism Transnationally 

Gerard Way and Cross Dressing in Punk:

Gerard Way Wore a Cheerleading Outfit on Stage| Them US   

Queer as Punk| NPR 

Inclusivity in Punk| The Guardian 

10 Trans Women Changing the World of Punk| The Alternative Press 

Chapters + Bookmarks: 

“(00:00) Episode Intro” 

“(1:15) Interview Intro” 

“(4:18) Do You See an Intersection of Performance and Writing in Your Practice and If So, How Do They Interact?” 

“(8:19) Are There any Projects You’re Currently Involved In?” 

“(13:24) Do You Feel a Healing Element in Performance?” 

“(16:42) Is Writing and Performance the Translation and Embodiment of Your Experiences for an Audience?” 

“(25:21) Do You Envision a Space for More Punk and Disruptive Performances in Both Queer and Non-Queer Spaces?” 

“(27:47) Do You See Radical Thinking and Actions as a Necessity for Queer Activism?” 

“(33:24) Interview Outro” 

“(34:54) Episode Outro” 

Come and listen to Emma Frankland discuss her performance practice and all things Punk this Friday on the Lilac Archive!

In the 3rd Episode of the Lilac Archive, Leo Kirk and Andi Searle, two creatives and community organisers of the Falmouth Trans Collective, discuss why they started the collective and how resilience helps them foster links with the community. Including how this effects their own creative practices. 

Artist Links:  

                                Falmouth Trans Collective 
                                Leo Kirk 
                                Andi Searle 
                                Trans Pride Falmouth 

Discussion Links: 

Queer Symbols: Peopel's History Museum 
                                   A Guide to LGBT Symbols 
                                  Lavender Languages 

Ross in LA: "Portrait of Ross in LA" 
                         Queer Art History 
                         Smithsonian Erause of Queer Artwork 

A.I.D.S Quilt: A.I.D.S Quilt 
                          A.I.D.S Quilt Uk 

Jewish Erasure:   The Motion Picture Academy Museum Erased Jews, So Did The Smithsonian 
                                   Lost Art Database 

Chapters + Bookmarks: 

“(00:00) Episode Intro” 

“(1:14) Interview Intro” 

“(2:45) What Catalysed You to Start the Falmouth Trans Collective?” 

“(4:10) Do You See a Vitality in Creating and Maintaining Community Networks?” 

“(9:56) How Important is a Sense of Togetherness in Personal or Community Resilience?” 

“(14:43) How Does Your Creative Practice Interact with The FTC and Community Organising, If at All?” 

“(28:48) Do You See Creative Practice, specifically to you in terms of Performance, as an Important Part of Resilience?” 

“(35:35) Can Marginalised Communities Use Creative Practice as a Process of Resilience?” 

“(46:45) Interview Outro” 

“(47:43) Episode Outro” 

Tune in on Friday to listen to Leo and Andi discuss their community leadership with the Falmouth Trans Collective and their own creative practice!