Lilac Archive

By Cassidy Mahler

A dedicated audio space where Queer individuals and organisations can show their work and contribution to Queer culture in an evolving and collaborative format. Each Episode we will be joined by a gue... more

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How many episodes does Lilac Archive have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

Lilac Archive episodes:

May 16, 2025 Episode 6: Love and Rage "Rage and Action"
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”
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55min
May 13, 2025 Episode 6: Love and Rage Trailer
Listen to Abbi from Love and Rage talk about mutual aid, community organising and intersectionality this Friday!
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1min
May 02, 2025 Episode 5: Cora (Affinity Skateboarding) "Queerness as in Skating"
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”
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48min
April 29, 2025 Episode 5: Cora (Affinity Skateboarding) Trailer
Tune in This Friday to hear Cora from Affinity Skateboarding speak about Queernes, Sport and Inclusivity!
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1min
April 18, 2025 Bonus Episode: FTC Rad Ed Part 2 "Disruption and Preservation"
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”

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43min
April 04, 2025 Bonus Episode: FTC Rad Ed Part 1 "Solidarity and Confrontation"
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”
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53min
March 21, 2025 Episode 4: Emma Frankland "Punk and Performance"
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”
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36min
March 18, 2025 Episode 4: Emma Frankland Interview Trailer
Come and listen to Emma Frankland discuss her performance practice and all things Punk this Friday on the Lilac Archive!
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1min
March 07, 2025 Episode 3: Leo Kirk and Andi Searle " Creative Resilence in Community"
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”
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49min
March 04, 2025 Episode 3: Leo and Andi From Falmouth Trans Collective Trailer
Tune in on Friday to listen to Leo and Andi discuss their community leadership with the Falmouth Trans Collective and their own creative practice!
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1min

FAQs about Lilac Archive:

How many episodes does Lilac Archive have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.